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Conor Oberst Doc on the Way

An online-only documentary about Conor Oberst, One of My Kind, has been set for an April 15 release through the following Web sites: Causecast, IFC, Merge Records, Wichita Recordings and, of course, www.conoroberst.com. The Phil Schaffart (a.k.a. Oberst's guitar tech) film will be available as a free download or stream, with fans urged to donate money to one of the nonprofits listed here.

In related news, Oberst's second album with the Mystic Valley Band, Outer South, is due out May 5 through Merge. The group's North American tour will also hit the following cities starting later this week:

4/9 Omaha, NE - The Slowdown
4/10 Denver, CO - Ogden Theater
4/11 Aspen, CO - Belly Up
4/12 El Paso, TX - Barnett Harley Davidson
4/13 Albuquerque, NM - The Sunshine Theater
4/14 Tempe, AZ - The Marquee
4/15 Pomona, CA - The Glasshouse
4/17 Indio, CA - Coachella
6/17 Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep
6/18 Telluride, CO - Telluride Bluegrass Festival
6/19 Moab, UT - Star Hall
6/20 Salt Lake City, UT - Library Square
6/21 Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
6/22 Missoula, MT - Wilma Theater
6/24 Minneapolis, MN - First Ave
6/25 Milwaukee, WI - Summer Fest
6/26 Omaha, NE - Anchor Inn
6/28 Kansas City, MO - Beaumont
6/29 Columbia, MO - Blue Note
6/30 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
7/1 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
7/2 Bearsville, NY - Bearsville Theater
7/3 New Haven, CT - Toad's Place

—The ARTISTdirect Staff
04.08.09