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Omaha NE, United States

Commander Venus was an indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, fronted by singer-songwriter Conor Oberst of the bands Bright Eyes and Desaparecidos. The band also included many other notable performers, such as Todd Fink and Matt Bowen of The Faint, and Tim Kasher of Cursive and The Good Life, Ben Armstrong of Head of Femur and Robb Nansel, executive producer of the indie label saddle creek.

They recorded two albums, Do You Feel at Home? on Saddle Creek and The Uneventful Vacation, on Grass Records, which became Wind-up Records, that ultimately licensed the CD to Thick Records.

History

Shortly after his two solo recordings, Conor Oberst (guitar, vocals) began playing with Tim Kasher (bass) and Matt Bowen (drums) to form Commander Venus the summer before Oberst’s freshman year at Creighton Prep. “I didn’t know how to play with a band at all,” he says. “I couldn’t keep in time with the drums.” Robb Nansel, who runs saddle creek records, also joined the band on guitar.

In 1995, they released Do You Feel at Home? on their own label, Saddle Creek. They were later signed to Grass Records for whom they recorded The Uneventful Vacation in July 1997. The story of how the second album was recorded, and the band’s dealings with Wind-up Records management, is one of carefree excess. The Uneventful Vacation cost $15,000 to record, a staggering sum for an indie album.

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Top Tracks

1	My Collapsing Frame	68
2	Dress To Please	63
3	Refused By Light	62
4	We'll Always Have Paris	60
5	The Role Of The Hero In Antiquity	48
6	The Way Things Had To Be	45
6	Life As Expected	45
8	Jean's TV	42
9	Lock 'n' Chase	39
10	The Walk-Around Problem	38
11	The Uneventful Vacation (Part 1)	33
12	My Other Car Is a Spaceship	21
13	Callin' Sooyoung	18
13	Showcase Showdown	18
15	The Raining Holiday (Part 2)	17

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dontsagemebro

the best.

November 2011
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June 2011
ColorfulPage

Ohhhh.Conor in that photo is cute.Love 'em.

June 2011
FoolmeThrice

such a powerful band. i love this so much.

May 2011
baldonls

ah man bright eyes was so kyute!

May 2011
p-each

A teenage Tim Kasher and Conor Oberst; how could it not be awesome?! [2]

April 2011
cursive_pulse

Oh hey, I remember this. It's been such a long time since I've taken a listen.

January 2011
tehkatydaly

A teenage Tim Kasher and Conor Oberst; how could it not be awesome?!

September 2010
LambentWinter

Screaming indie kid, my kind of music.

August 2010
moneybernd

is there today still a chance to get their records on vinyl?

August 2010
Seven7h_Strain

bands like this don't need to get back together, the stuff they released in their prime is too good to reproduce

July 2010
luminousbug

i adore this shit so fucking much but they can never be this again even if they got back

June 2010
Schoolis4fools

cursive+desparacidos/bright eyes are like the sickest...imagine if they got back together now ugh!!!!!!!!!

April 2010
meggoog

<3<3<3<3

March 2010
borntohang

JOIN: http://www.lastfm.se/group/Tim+Kasher

March 2010
therewasatime

sure wish i had a copy of do you feel at home...!

February 2010
Silomin

im lost. did conors voice really change so much between first album and second lol? or is a different guy singing.. he sounds 12 in first album, and totally different in second

February 2010
Cameleont

Either, theres a LOT, and I really mean a lot, of irony in this shoutbox. Or everyone here is completely out of their mind. This is something that shouldn't have happened, and wouldn't, if Conor's brother did not own a minor (with emphasis on minor) record label. Some teens with forged heartache, accompanied by out of tempo guitars, YEAH. Still, I do enjoy listening to My Other Car Is A Spaceship.

December 2009
britanygee

CONOR OBERST FANS....JOIN THIS NEW FAN GROUP!! :] http://www.last.fm/group/Everything+Oberst

November 2009
shaunasthescene

I just discovered this band & I enjoy them. Still... Bright Eyes > This

October 2009