It was a fun little show, especially considering it was Oberst's first in awhile.

After a brief hospitalization, he canceled two months of tour dates (mostly for his punk band, Desaprecidos) last year citing exhaustion.

Playing with Dolores Diaz & the Standby Club, Oberst took the stage Sunday for the first time since October.

The all-star band was certainly pretty excellent even if they probably didn't practice that much. Some of them wouldn't be what I would usually categorize as country music, but the way they played (especially with Mogis on pedal steel) definitely sounded country.

Vocal duties rotated through the band. After the show, McCarthy told me members sang the songs they picked for the band. McCarthy ended the show with "Stay All Night."

Most people in attendance didn't seem to know most tunes. I only recognized a few, but I sang along to "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere." (Oberst sang that one. I know it from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, but its most famous version is by The Byrds. Bob Dylan wrote it.)

From what I gathered, the band formed out of boredom, more or less. Members were looking for something to do, and they slowly asked around to see who could join. It's quite a talented cast, and I hope they do more.