“Vampire Weekend, the uber popular band”
Never heard of them.
Phish wasn’t available?
Your profile says you're a Vietnam veteran. Thank you for your service. Nonetheless, I figure this makes you about 65, give or take a few years. No one expects that you've heard of Vampire Weekend.
Thus illuminating the effect of the word "uber" in "uber popular."
I never heard of them either, and I figure that "uber popular" is roughly synonymous with "unknown."