In a recent post we lamented on whether or not Conor Oberst does Halloween concerts, as they might hopefully make him feel less alone with everyone in their mask and costume with him on stage. Well, as it turns out not only does he do them, but he does them very very well.

With his Monsters Of Folks team of indie-folk superheroes (him, M. Ward, Jim James, Mike Mogis) in Lousville Saturday, they united as the greatest four man band in the history of the world (no, not that one) and gave a roaring cover of “Detroit Rock City” with James in the Simmons’ tongue… err shoes. Speaking of shoes, apparently Oberst wore eight-inch heels to play the Paul Stanley part. This is all generally awesome on a couple levels. One, it’s probably not what the crowd in Kentucky saw coming when they bought tickets to a “folk” concert. And two, it’s pretty rad that these dudes can legitimately pull this off/shred so wildly. (Via: P4K)

While gearing up for their monstrous tour, the boys of Monsters of Folk have added three songs from their upcoming self-titled debut album on their MySpace page. In addition to lead single “Say Please’, “Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)” and “The Sandman, the Brakeman and Me” can both be heard endlessly on repeat to satisfy your M.O.F craving until their disc comes out on September 22nd.

Monsters of Folk, the indie supergroup comprised of Jim James, Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and M. Ward, will release its self-titled debut album on September 22 via Shangri-La Music. To accompany this epic event, the group is setting out on a tour of the world, touching down all over the place to blow people’s minds with their epic ways. As if such a possibility weren’t enticing enough, the band is partnering with Air Traffic Control, a organization focusing on musicians’ philanthropic and social change work, and will donate $1 from every ticket sold on the tour to local non-profits. Now you have personal and moral imperatives to attend.

Tour dates are as follows:

10.13.09 Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum
10.14.09 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
10.15.09 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
10.17.09 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
10.18.09 Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
10.20.09 San Diego, CA @ Spreckels Theatre
10.21.09 Phoenix, AZ @ Orpheum Theater
10.22.09 Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
10.28.09 Omaha, NE @ Holland Center
10.29.09 Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
10.30.09 Chicago, IL @ Auditorium Theatre
10.31.09 Louisville, KY @ Louisville Palace Theatre
11.02.09 Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
11.03.09 Boston, MA @ The Orpheum
11.06.09 New York, NY @ United Palace
11.08.09 New York, NY @ Beacon Theater
11.09.09 Philadelphia, PA @ Academy of Music
11.12.09 Stockholm, SE @ Philadelphia Church
11.14.09 Berlin, DE @ Huxleys
11.15.09 Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
11.17.09 London, UK @ Troxy
11.18.09 Paris, FR @ Elysee Montmartre
11.19.09 Koln, DE @ E-Werk
11.21.09 The Hague, NL @ Crossing Border
11.22.09 Antwerp, BE @ Crossing Border

Monsters of Folk, bka Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward and Mike Mogis have just made available the first track off their forthcoming self-titled album. It is called “Say Please” and you can get it by submitting, and we do mean submitting, your email address to their web overlords. The B-side to “Say Please,” entitled “Small Fork on the Outside” can be had by anyone willing to cry like a baby as Conor Oberst gives them a purple nurple. Welcome to the Record Industry 3.0.