June 22-Salt Lake Tribune: Oberst shines but he shouldn't share the spotlight too often
"Conor Oberst is a uniquely talented and poetic singer-songwriter, able to evoke the anger of Dust Bowl balladeers while summoning the lyric imagery of Bob Dylan in the midst of a hard rain about to fall. The rest of his band? Not so much. The 29-year-old Nebraskan brought his Mystic Valley Band to headline the Utah Arts Festival's Summer Solstice concert Saturday in Library Square, a fundraiser for this week's festival. The 110-minute show displayed concrete glimpses of why the young guitarist and singer is so heralded by his cult followers and critically beloved."
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By David Burger, Salt Lake Tribune, June 22, 2009
