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unusual facts about Bright Eyes


Diana Meltzer

She is primarily known for discovering and signing Grammy award winning band Creed, Evanescence, and other highly successful bands such as Alter Bridge, Seether, Drowning Pool, Finger Eleven, Company of Thieves, 12 Stones, Thriving Ivory, Endless Hallway, Bright Eyes, Eric Durrance, People in Planes, and Megan McCauley.


David Rawlings

He has also contributed to the Bright Eyes album Cassadaga, the Ryan Adams album Heartbreaker (which opens with "Argument with David Rawlings Concerning Morrissey"), and the Robyn Hitchcock album Spooked.

Imaginations from the Other Side

It was also their first album to spawn off any singles, in form of "A Past and Future Secret" and "Bright Eyes".

Jim Campilongo

He has performed, live and in the studio, with artists such as Cake, Bright Eyes, JJ Cale, Norah Jones, Teddy Thompson, Al Anderson, Gillian Welch/David Rawlings, Peter Rowan, Jo Williamson, Sunny Ozell, Marilyn Carino and Julia Darling.

Juan Luis Carrera

In this capacity Carrera has worked with bands like: Modest Mouse, Sleater-Kinney, Bright Eyes, Tortoise, The Sea and Cake, The Hold Steady and Hoover.

Locas in Love

They can be compared to bands like The Good Life, Herman Düne, Bright Eyes, Arcade Fire, The National, Pavement, Luna, The Velvet Underground, Silver Jews, Sonic Youth or German art rockers Blumfeld in their wide array of musical spectres held together by the distinct voices of Björn Sonnenberg and Stefanie Schrank.

Mike Coykendall

After moving to Portland, Oregon in 1999, Coykendall set up a home studio, where he recorded such luminaries as M Ward, Richmond Fontaine, Beth Orton, Tin Hat Trio, She & Him, and Bright Eyes.

Old Blood

Stevens has spent the last couple of years playing in Cursive, as well as backing up Bright Eyes, Dave Dondero, Azure Ray, Simon Joyner, and The Good Life.

Quicken Loans Arena

The arena played host to the politically motivated Vote for Change Tour on October 2, 2004, featuring performances by Bright Eyes, R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band and special guest John Fogerty.

Slowdime Records

Carrera now serves as the manager for a number of internationally touring acts, including Modest Mouse and Bright Eyes.

Sol M. Wurtzel

Wurtzel eventually became involved in production and between 1932 and 1949 he produced more than one hundred and fifty-nine films including a large number of both the Charlie Chan and Mr Moto series as well as other successes such as Bright Eyes in 1934, starring Shirley Temple and featuring her enduring trademark song: "On The Good Ship Lollipop".

Tacoma Radar

Replacing Dunbar with Andy Hazel of Edinburgh band Arctic Circle and drafting in singer, guitarist and violinist Jennifer Cosgrove the band toured with bands such as American Analog Set, Bright Eyes and Her Space Holiday.

The Heathens

Building momentum on the success and release of their first music video for the song "Stickin' Around," the video was accepted at the Los Angeles Film Fest in May 2006, where it played alongside the likes of other such notable artists as Beck, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The White Stripes, Nine Inch Nails, Death Cab for Cutie, The Go! Team, The Shins, and Bright Eyes.

The Uneventful Vacation

The Uneventful Vacation continues to gain popularity even today as fans of Bright Eyes discover Conor Oberst's older material.

Zack Nipper

He has designed several album covers by bands such as Bright Eyes, Criteria, Georgie James and Desaparecidos.


see also

Christian Friedrich Ecklon

The genus Ecklonia, including Ecklon's kelp (Ecklonia biruncinata or E. radiata), as well as Ecklon's Purple Iceplant (Delosperma ecklonis 'Bright Eyes') and Ecklon's Everlasting (Helichrysum ecklonis) were named in his honour.

Inch Chua

Inch Chua, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with others, has recorded cover versions of work by artists including Shiina Ringo, Britney Spears, Radiohead, Bruno Mars, David Bowie, Nat King Cole, Ming Bridges, Death Cab for Cutie, Foo Fighters, Alicia Keys, Paul McCartney, Air, Beck, David Choi, Bright Eyes and Leonard Cohen.

Maddon's Bright Eyes

Maddon's Bright Eyes was foaled on May 12, 1946 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Stay with Me Bright Eyes

"Stay with My Bright Eyes" is a song by Australian band Something with Numbers; it was the first single from their third studio album Engineering the Soul.