10.10
Tokyo Police Club got a shoutout on Desperate Housewives. Check it out here.

10.01
Tokyo Police Club were interviewed on MTV2's Subterranean Podcast. Listen to it here.

9.22
A couple nice videos of Neva Dinova's Jake Bellows have been posted at theyshootmusic.at.

9.18
Land of Talk - Some are Lakes is now available as 320 Kbps MP3s from our online store. Pre-order the album today and you'll receive a code to download the album immediately. We will ship your order on September 23 -- two weeks before street date!

9.16
Land of Talk are featured on NPR's All Songs Considered. Listen to it here.

8.19
Rhapsody will be airing a live webcast of Two Gallants on Wednesday 8/20. You can watch it here.

7.30
Neva Dinova has four live performances and an interview up now at Roxwel.com.

7.23
Son Ambulance recently recorded a live session with Radio K in Minneapolis. Their performance will air at 3:30pm on Thursday, July 24th. It will be broadcast on 770 AM/106.5 FM in Minneapolis and 100.7 FM in St. Paul. It can also be streamed at radiok.org

7.17
We'd like to welcome Land of Talk and Sebastien Grainger to the Saddle Creek family. We're tremendously excited to be working with both of them. Look for full length releases in October. Sebastien Grainger's American Names digital EP is available now!

Georgie James' episode of NPR's Project Song has been nominated for an Emmy in the category of New Approaches to News and Documentary Programming! Check out the episode here.

7.10
Earlier today in San Francisco Maria Taylor's van was broken into. We're hoping some of these items may turn up online or in local San Francisco pawn shops. Please take a look at this list and keep your eyes open! If you have any information or are ready and willing to help us keep watch on ebay, craigslist, etc send a message to info@saddle-creek.com

Stolen Gear:
Left-handed RED Gretch Tennessee Rose Guitar
Left-handed Martin Acoustic Guitar
Left-handed WHITE American Fender Precision bass (w/ green pick guard)
Right-handed PURPLE Fender Jazz Bass guitar
Right-handed 1976 BLACK Les Paul Deluxe
Right-handed Alvarez acoustic guitar (Hand painted white w/ black swirls. Guitar strap is nailed on)
Boss Tuner Pedal
Boss distortion Pedal

7.08
Self-titled Daily has posted a studio update from Tim Kasher of Cursive. Check it out here.

7.07
Son Ambulance is the Artist of the Day at SPIN.com. Check it out here.

6.12
Sound Opinions is a weekly rock and roll talk show hosted by Chicago Sun-Times' Jim DeRogatis and Chicago Tribune's Greg Kot. On this week's episode, Cursive sits down with Jim and Greg live in their hometown to perform some never-before-heard tracks. Find out when Sound Opinions airs in your area, or subscribe to podcast at soundopinions.org.

6.02
Oregon Public Radio just posted a new interview and live session with Georgie James. It was taped during their acoustic west coast tour a couple months ago. They played 6 songs, including 2 covers! check it out here.

5.22
Neva Dinova has a video interview on prefixmag.com. Check it out here.

5.16
Georgie James dropped in on the Fuel TV folks during their recent west coast tour. John and Laura, as an 'acoustic duo', performed "Cake Parade" and "Need Your Needs".

John Davis, of Georgie James, has his very own specialty show on XM Radio! The show is called 1, 2, 3, 4 More More More, and it's on every Saturday at 4pm eastern time on the XMU Channel (43). He'll be playing lots of classic power pop, new wave, punk, post-punk, indie rock and more. You'll also hear a good helping of the bands of today that are keeping the tradition going. For playlists, show info, links to bands you hear on the show, special guests, etc, check out the myspace page for the show.

5.13
Cursive will be the special guests on an upcoming edition of Sound Opinions. The performance and interview taping will take place at 3pm on May 19 at The Waiting Room in Omaha. Admission is free.

5.12
Check out the new Tokyo Police Club video for "In A Cave". It was part of MTVU & Best Film On Campus' "Breaking the Video" Competition. TPC choose Olan Rodgers and his cup on a string telephone idea to direct.

Cursive stopped by the Daytrotter studios last month to record a short set before their Iowa City show that night. The set consists of one Cursive classic, and two brand new songs! Check it out here.

4.30
Synthesis.net did an interview at SXSW with Neva Dinova's Jake Bellows. Check it out here.

4.29
Neva Dinova performed a couple songs in The Current studios. Check them out here. You can watch their music video for "Clouds" here.

Also, be sure to check out Tokyo Police Club's interview and performance airing on Wednesday night at 8:30pm on YrockOnXPN.org, and live on air at 88.5fm in Philadelphia.

4.17
Independent record stores across the country will be celebrating Record Store Day this Saturday, April 19th with giveaways, special releases, in-store performances and goodie bags for customers. Check out the list of participating stores here to find the store closest to you to support. If you're in the Omaha area, be sure to swing by Homer's in the Old Market at 2pm for a solo acoustic set from Jake Bellows of Neva Dinova.

4.14
Tokyo Police club will be performing at the Virgin Union Square Megastore on April 22nd. If you purchase the new CD/LP Elephant Shell at the Union Square location you'll receive a wristband for priority entrance to the performance and meet & greet. Space is limited, so please arrive early. 7:00 PM, meet and greet following performance.

4.08
Broken Spindles' new limited edition album Document Number One is now available. You can order it here.

3.26
Tokyo Police Club have been invited back to play on The Late Show with David Letterman on April 23rd. Set those tivos!

Also, TPC’s "In A Cave" has been selected by our friends at The Current as their song of the day on April 9th.

3.25
TPC’s debut album Elephant Shell is now available digitally on our online store. (320 Kbps non-DRM MP3’s) In addition to the instant album download, you’ll receive another link via email on April 8th for a 5 track remix bonus disc featuring remixes by Dntel, Field Music, The Good Life, Tom Campesinos, and Flowers Forever.

We’ve made the special edition CD and 180 gram LP available for pre-order as well. The special edition CD comes with the remix bonus disc. The 180 gram LP comes with a digital download card so you can download the album and remixes. They will ship from our Omaha headquarters on April 8th, two weeks before street date!

So you want the CD or LP, but April 8th is too long to wait to put the record on your ipod? No worries. When you pre-order Elephant Shell on CD or LP you’ll receive a link instantaneously via email to download the entire album.

Order:
DIGITAL
LTD. EDITION CD + DIGITAL
180 GRAM LP + DIGITAL

3.21
Check out Georgie James on MTVU's Backstage Pass!

3.03
Check out Georgie James' live performance on Soundcheck here.

2.18
Georgie James' "Need Your Needs" is on the new KEXP podcast. If you are not already a subscriber you can subscribe on itunes or KEXP.

Broken Spindles has a new limited edition album available at brokenspindles.com. Visit the site for details/ordering info.

2.11
Congratulations to Saddle Creek graphic artist Zack Nipper for winning the best record packaging Grammy last night for Bright Eyes' Cassadaga!

2.07
Georgie James will be performing on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on Wednesday 2/27. They will be releasing a digital single of Cake Parade on 2/19, as well as a 7" through our online store soon after. Stay tuned for more info.

2.06
We are very pleased to announce that Georgie James has been selected as one of MTVU's Freshman 5 for the spring semester! MTVU will be featuring the band in a number of different ways. (interviews, backstage pass, live shows, etc). You can vote for "Need Your Needs" as your favorite Freshman 5 video at here.

2.05
John Davis from Georgie James will be the guest host for the month of February on the XM's AIRTime radio show on XMU (Channel 43). The first show airs on Tuesday the 5th, and on every Tuesday night in February at 10pm Eastern/7pm Pacific. There are encore airings on Wednesday at 2pm Eastern/11am Pacific and again on Thursday at 6am Eastern/3am Pacific.

1.30
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band will be playing Feb 1, 2008 at Pasaguero. The address is Motolinia 33 Col. Centro, Mexico.

1.29
Have you ever had a question you wanted to ask Georgie James? Well now is your chance. John and Laura are filming a 'Backstage Pass' segment for MTVU at the end of February. As part of the program, they will be answering some fan questions. To submit a question go here. The deadline for questions is February 29th.

1.29
Eric Bachmann performed live and was interviewed on Soundcheck. Listen to the segment here.

1.10
Two Gallants' performance on Jimmy Kimmel (originally 1/3), will be repeating again on 1/11. Watch the performance here. 2Gs also played 'reflections of the marionette' that can be seen on EW.com's PopWatch section.

1.09
Happy New Year! We wanted to start off 2008 with a quick reflection back on what 2007 had to offer. We've once again teamed up with our friends at Bittorrent.com to bring you a brand new MP3 sampler. As a New Year's gift we are making songs from each of our 2007 full-length releases available as part of a free sampler. Including songs from Maria Taylor, Bright Eyes, Two Gallants, Georgie James, The Good Life, and Art In Manila. This is the first time these songs have been available free of charge. Enjoy!

1.08
Click here to view a slideshow of Zack Nipper's Grammy nominated artwork for Bright Eyes' Cassadaga.

12.21
Eric Bachmann stopped by Electric Lady Studios last time he was in NYC to record a short live set and interview for UGO.com. He played songs from 'To The Races' as well as older gems from Crooked Fingers and Archers Of Loaf. Check it out here.

12.12
Georgie James's NPR 'Project Song' segment will be online Monday, 12/17.

12.06
Our very own Zack Nipper has been nominated for a Grammy for his work on the Cassadaga album art. Check out all of the nominees here.

11.30
There will be a broadcast of a session with Georgie James on NPR's World Cafe on January 2nd. You can listen to it here.

11.27
We are looking for people in some areas to help us spread the word about our releases and shows. For a list of areas and more information about our street team, visit here.

11.19
Bright Eyes, Cursive, and Tokyo Police Club have videos nominated for the Subterranean Best of 2007 countdown. Vote here.

Georgie James performed on KCMP. Listen to it here.

11.15
The Cassadaga CD/LP packaging has been nominated for the PLUG 2008 Independent Music Awards Album Art/Packaging Of The Year. "Four Winds" has also been nominated for Song of the Year. Check out all of the nominees and vote here.

11.12
Be sure to check out Tokyo Police Club on the mtvU Woodie Awards when it airs on 11/15. The full show will premiere simultaneously on mtvU and mtvU.com November 15th at 8pm EST, with the half-hour special "Best of the 2007 mtvU Woodie Awards" set to follow on MTV November 17th at 10pm ET / PT and MTV2 November 18th at 12:30am ET.

10.24
Georgie James' shows from 10.24 - 11.7 have been cancelled. The tour will resume in Omaha on 11.8. For more info visit GeorgieJames.com

10.22
Georgie James' "Henry and Hanzy" is the NPR Song of the Day. Check it out here.

10.15
Daytrotter has posted a Two Gallants session. Check out the free mp3's here.

10.02
Tokyo Police Club has been nominated for a Woodie Award. Find out more and vote here.

09.26
Bright Eyes will perform "Four Winds" tonight on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

09.20
Bright Eyes has been nominated for a Woodie Award. Find out more and vote here.

09.19
Georgie James' new album Places is now streaming on Virb.com. Check it out here.

09.12
"Omaha" will be the password for all Ticketmaster related pre-sales for the upcoming Bright Eyes tour. We will post a list of the shows with pre-sales on the tours page as soon as we have it.

08.14
Saddle Creek's 2007 Sampler is available for download via BitTorrent. It can be downloaded here.

With regret Brght Eyes has cancelled this week's shows and appearance at V-Fest (Bristol Aug 15; Liverpool Aug 16; Nottingham Aug 17; Vfest Aug 18 & 19). Illness has forced the cancellation. Bright Eyes would like to express their utmost thanks to all their fans and supporters and sincerely apologize for this unfortunate occurrence.

08.01
Art in Manila is the band of the day on Spin.com! Check it out here.

07.20
We are very excited to welcome Tokyo Police Club to the family! They will be recording their debut full length in September. We are hoping for an early 2008 release. TPC are on tour for the next two months! Check their tour dates and listen to some songs at www.myspace.com/tokyopoliceclub.

Fall releases from Georgie James, The Good Life and Two Gallants will round out our 2007 release schedule. Release dates are:

The Good Life - Help Wanted Nights CD/LP - September 11
Georgie James - Places CD/LP - September 25
Two Gallants - Two Gallants CD/LP - September 25

Stay tuned for pre-order and tour information for all of these!.

07.18
Rural Route Film Festival in NYC is featuring Bright Eyes and Eric Bachmann videos on the big screen this Friday-Sunday.

07.12
Five directors from around the world have created videos for songs from Bright Eyes' album Cassadaga. Check them out here.

06.29
MTV ran a piece on Bright Eyes. An extended version can be viewed at mtv.com.

06.14
If you're in the Omaha area, Cursive is requesting extras for their video shoot this Saturday, From 10 to 5 at 32nd and Harney. The place is Called "A Merry Occasion Wedding Chapel". Everyone should dress in white as if they are going to church.

06.13
Winners of Cursive's Bad Sects Remix Contest have been announced. You can listen to all the winning entries at www.badsects.com.

06.11
On September 29 at 7pm Bright Eyes will play live at the legendary Hollywood Bowl, accompanied by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Tickets are onsale now at www.hollywoodbowl.com.

06.06
Saddle Creek gets new offices and Omaha gets a new rock venue! Read more about it at Lazy-i and the Omaha World Herald.

06.04
Bright Eyes will be performing tonight, June 4th, on The Late Show with David Letterman. Bright Eyes will also be perfoming on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Wednesday, June 6th.

05.29
We are happy to announce that we'll be releasing the debut record of Art in Manila on August 7th. You can check out some songs at www.myspace.com/artinmanila.

05.18
Scene Point Blank has posted an interview with Maria Taylor. Check it out here.

Two Gallants are featured in this month's Noise Pop New Music Podcast. Listen here.

05.17
We are pleased to announce that we'll be putting out the debut record of Washington DC's Georgie James later in 2007. They'll be touring throughout Autumn. You can check out some songs at www.georgiejames.com or www.myspace.com/georgiejames

Two Gallants will be performing a free show in Houston on June 18 to "finish" their October 13, 2006 performance that was cut short. The show's promoter would like to first offer tickets to those that were at the October show. For more info, go here.

05.16
Maria Taylor and band recently stopped by AOL's LA studios to record a special stripped down set and brief interview. Maria and her brother Macey played acoustic versions of 'Leap Year', 'Clean Getaway', and 'Lost Time.' In the interveiw, Maria talks about collaborations, the album title, touring, her family, and much more. Check it out!

MOG has a contest to win an iPhone packed wit Bright Eyes tunes. Enter the contest here.

05.02
Cursive will perform “Big Bang” and “Bad Sects” on Fuel TV’s Daily Habit 5/17 at 6:00 and 9:00 PM PST and 5/18 at 12PM and 3PM PST.

04.23
The "Four Winds" video is up for voting on MTV2.com under the “T-Minus” Rock section. The winning video is played on the T-Minus rock countdown. Check out this week’s videos under “vote”

04.19
Two of Maria Taylor's songs are going to be on Grey's Anatomy tonight - 'A Good Start' & 'Clean Getaway'.

04.16
Studio 360 aired a piece on Omaha. Listen here.

04.12
The World Cafe will be broadcasting the session with Bright Eyes on Friday, April 13. You can listen online to the WXPN stream Monday to Friday 2pm to 4pm Eastern Standard Time. Late in the day of broadcast, the audio will be available on the National Public Radio website.

04.10
Bright Eyes performs in studio on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic. Watch it here.

04.09
Bright Eyes performs live on AOL 'Sessions'. Watch it here.

04.05
Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst answers some questions on MTVu's Backstage Pass.

04.04
The Maria Taylor song "A Good Start" will be the daily download on KCRW's "Today's Top Tune" and featured for 24 hours on Friday, April 13. Check it out at www.kcrw.com.

03.13
For a limited time, Bright Eyes Cassadaga pre-orders will include a 3" CD (if you order the CD) or a Vinyl 7" (if you order the LP) featuring the unreleased track "Susan Miller Rag"!! Pre-order the CD here and the LP here.

03.12
Any questions about the Bright Eyes ticket pre-sale conducted by Ravenhouse should be sent to tickets@thisisbrighteyes.com.

03.09
Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes is the guest DJ on this this week's All Songs Considered. Check it out here.

03.06
Cursive's video for 'Big Bang', directed by Eric David Johnson is premiering on Spinner.com for the next 72 hours.

Starting May 1, Cursive will hit the road with Mastodon and Against Me!! There will be a ticket pre-sale at Frontgatetickets starting Wednesday, March 7 at 12pm EST. We will post general on-sale info and tickets links on the tours page as soon as possible.

Bright Eyes has a US tour planned for April 22 through June 1! Pre-sale tickets for all shows will go on sale this Saturday, March 10. Check here for pre-sale ticket information. The general public on-sales for most shows will be on March 17. Stay tuned to the saddle creek tours page for updates and ticket links.

03.05
Cursive's show in Paris on March 7th, has been cancelled.

03.01
Maria Taylor cancelled her show tonight (3/01) in Norman due to weather. The Austin show on Friday (3/02) is on.

02.16
Eric Bachmann will be featured on NPR's "Weekend America" program on Saturday, February 17. For a list of stations and times and to hear the piece after it airs, go to www.weekendamerica.org.

The Bright Eyes song "Tourist Trap" will be the daily download on KCRW's "Today's Top Tune" and featured for 24 hours on Thursday, February 22. Check it out at www.kcrw.com.

01.31
Bright Eyes are filming a music video in the Los Angeles area on Friday, February 2 and would love to have some fans in the audience!! Unfortunately you must be 18 or older. If you are interested and would like more information please send your name and contact information to brighteyesvideo@yahoo.com.

01.30
The Family Tree Collective will present Arrival, an evening of live music to raise money for Nebraska AIDS Project, on February 5 at Downtown Blues in Omaha. Go here for more info on the Collective and the event.

01.24
Tickets for the upcoming Bright Eyes tour will go on sale via each venues regular ticket outlets on January 25 at 10am local time, except Chicago Metro tickets which will go on sale January 27 at noon.

01.16
On Thursday the 18th of January, Fabchannel will live webcast the Now It's Overhead show from Paradiso in Amsterdam. The concert starts at 20:00 CET, check for your local time.