Commander Venus was an American emo band from Omaha, Nebraska. Fronted by Conor Oberst and Tim Kasher, the band also included Todd Fink and Matt Bowen of The Faint, Ben Armstrong of Head of Femur and Robb Nansel, executive producer of the indie label Saddle Creek.[1][2] Kasher subsequently went on to front the band Cursive, and Oberst later became famous as the core member of the indie folk collective Bright Eyes, and later the punk band Desaparecidos.[3][2]

Commander Venus
OriginOmaha, Nebraska, USA
Genres
Years active1995–1997
LabelsSaddle Creek
Grass Records
Past membersBen Armstrong
Todd Baechle
Matt Bowen
Tim Kasher
Robb Nansel
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst in 2010

They recorded two albums, Do You Feel at Home? on Saddle Creek and The Uneventful Vacation,[4] on Grass Records, which became Wind-up Records, that ultimately licensed the CD to Thick Records.

Discography

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Albums

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Singles

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Compilations

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  • Apollo's Salvage (1995; CD on Ghostmeat Records; features the song "Pay Per View")[1]
  • Saddle Creek Records, A Sampler (1998; CD on Saddle Creek; featured the songs "Bent on Broken Nerves" & "Waiting for Enoch Arden")

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ghostmeat Records | Commander Venus". www.ghostmeat.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  2. ^ a b "Commander Venus". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Commander Venus reviews, music, news - sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  4. ^ a b c d "Commander Venus". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  5. ^ "The Uneventful Vacation - Commander Venus". AllMusic.
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