Brooklyn Vegan — Phoebe Bridgers first caught our ears last year with her Ryan Adams-recorded 7" Killer and on her tour with Julien Baker. Then she contributed backing vocals to "Do You Really Want To Not Get Better" on Joyce Manor's excellent Cody, and now she&... more info

Stereogum — You can learn a lot about Phoebe Bridgers' sound by her associations. Ryan Adams produced and released her 2015 debut EP Killer , and she's opening for Conor Oberst on a European tour this winter. Perhaps most pertinently, she also played some shows... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — All photos by Rachel Barrish On October 14 Conor Oberst debuted his new album Ruminations (released via Nonesuch Records) exclusively at Housing Works as a part of NPR and WFUV’s First Listen Live series. He played the full album in order, and also... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — From Conor Oberst and Kevin Devine to Camp Cope and Pinegrove. Continue reading… more info

Chorus.fm — Conor Oberst has released the two songs from his Record Store Day 7″, a new version of “Tachycardia” and the b-side “Afterthought.” The post Conor Oberst Posts Up RSD 7″ Songs appeared first on chorus.fm. more info

Stereogum — Earlier this fall, the erstwhile Bright Eyes mastermind Conor Oberst released the sad, spare, minimal solo album Ruminations, which he recorded while snowed in in his Omaha hometown earlier this year. Then, for Record Store Day’s Black Friday event... more info

Consequence of Sound — Weezer, Run the Jewels, Cage the Elephant, Vince Staples, and Conor Oberst also playing the three-day Louisville festival. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The festival also includes Weezer, Vince Staples, Charles Bradley, Modern Baseball, Cashmere Cat, Foxygen, and more. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Forecastle is returning for its 15th year this summer, and the Louisville, Kentucky festival has just announced its initial lineup. Festival headliners extraordinaire LCD Soundsystem are headlining alongside Weezer and Odesza, and the rest of the ecl... more info

Chicago Tribune — Conor Oberst got personal Saturday in front of a rare seated audience at Thalia Hall. Performing the first of a sold-out two-night stand, the Nebraska-born singer-songwriter devoted the first half of the intimate concert to playing his recent strippe... more info