Quick Facts
Biography
Jason Lyon Boesel (born 1977/1978) is an American musician based in Los Angeles. He was the drummer for Rilo Kiley and has also played with The Elected and Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band.
Bands
He also drummed in the Bright Eyes touring band during their 2005 tour, and went on to write the liner notes for the consequent Bright Eyes live album, Motion Sickness and contributing to Bright Eyes' 2007 record, Cassadaga. From December 2007, he has played with Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst in his latest project, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band.
The band played this year's Reading and Leeds festivals in England and released the album Conor Oberst in August on Merge Records. Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band released their second album Outer South at Sonic Ranch Studios in Texas in November and December 2008- in which Boesel wrote and sings lead for two tracks. On January 12, 2010, Boesel released his debut solo album 'Hustler's Son' via Team Love.
See
- Evergreen
- Ben Lee
- Dawes
- Bright Eyes
- The Elected
- Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins
- Johnathan Rice
- The Lassie Foundation
- Rilo Kiley
- Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
- JJAMZ
- Our Lady Peace (appears on "Won't Turn Back" single)
- Phases
Album Appearances
- Bright Eyes - Lua (Single) (2004 · Saddle Creek)
- Bright Eyes - Take It Easy (Love Nothing) (2004 · Saddle Creek)
- Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005 · Saddle Creek)
- Bright Eyes - Digital Ash in a Digital urn (2005 · Saddle Creek)
- Bright Eyes - Motion Sickness (2006 · Team Love)
- Bright Eyes - Four Winds (2007 · Saddle Creek)
- Bright Eyes - Cassadaga (2007 · Saddle Creek)
- Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band -Conor Oberst (2008 · Merge Records)
- Jakob Dylan - Seeing Things (2008 · Capitol)
- Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band -Outer South (2009 · Merge Records)
- The Young Veins - Take A Vacation! (2010 · One Haven Music)
- Jenny & Johnny - I'm Having Fun Now (2010 - Warner Bros.)
- The Elected - Bury Me in My Rings (2011 - Vagrant Records)
- Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain (2014 - Nonesuch)
- Springtime Carnivore - Midnight Room (2016 - Autumn Tone Records)
- Ryan Adams - Prisoner (2017 - PaxAm)
