Mario Speedwagon’s Under The Radar News Round Up: Conor Oberst, Jim James, and M. Ward = Monsters of Folk, A Bunch of Bitches Go On Tour to Support Their Newly Released or Soon to Be Released Albums: AA Bondy, These United States, Magnolia Electric Co.

- Remember how Conor Oberst, Jim James, and M. Ward were going to make a record together? Well they did, and it comes out September 22, and it's called Monsters of Folk. Seriously. The band also features Oberst’s Bright Eyes bandmate Mike Mogis.

- AA Bondy are currently on tour supporting their second album, When The Devil’s Loose, which comes out September 1 via Fat Possum. "Fresh" from Bonnaroo, they'll continue trekking it until July 7 where shit ends at the Spanish Moon in Red Stick, LA. You can check out the dates by scrolling around in here.

- These United States are also releasing an album on September 1 -- their third, entitled Everything Touches Everything, out via United Interests. And guess fucking what? They’re going to go on tour. Their dates include shows with Dr. Dog, Phosphorescent, Deer Tick, Dusty Rhodes, and Red Cortez. They start in mid-June in Chicago and continue to the end of July where it all winds down in New York City. Dates on the MySpace, yo.

- Magnolia Electric Co. is releasing a record and going on tour (with The Donkeys!) First things first: the record comes out July 21 on Secretly Canadian and is called Josephine. The tour kicks off July 10 in Bloomington, IN at Russian Recordings and ends August 8 in Dubuque, IA at Busted Lift. Dates on the MySpace, yo.

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