Conor Oberst has been taking a break from the Bright Eyes reunion lately to play star-studded weekly Thursday night residencies in LA and NYC. These shows are billed as Conor Oberst And Friends, and out West, those friends included his Better Oblivion Community Center bandmate Phoebe Bridgers among others like Oberst’s fellow Monster O...

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Last year, the new music festival FORMAT held its inaugural edition in the Ozarks town of Bentonville, Arkansas. This year, FORMAT is coming back with another pretty-impressive lineup. This year’s FORMAT goes down 9/22-24, and its headliners are Alanis Morissette, LCD Soundsystem, and Leon Bridges.

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