Rolling Stone — Chicago's Northerly Island was the picturesque home to the second annual Country LakeShake festival this past weekend, hosting some 50,000 fans for three days of performances. The lineup of more than 30 acts included Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum,... more info

Rolling Stone — Brandy Clark's 2013 debut, 12 Stories, heralded a Nashville songwriting renaissance, alongside pathfinders like Kacey Musgraves and Eric Church. Its sequel, and proper major label debut, ups the ante: It's music tooled alternately for stadiums and so... more info

Stereogum — On Saturday, Conor Oberst performed at the Northside Festival in Brooklyn’s McCarren Park. During his set, he played a new song called “You Loved Him Once,” and he also popped up during country star Kacey Musgraves’ set for a little collabora... more info

New York Times — Recent performances demonstrate how expansive and politically tolerant country music has become. more info

Chorus.fm — Kacey Musgraves and Conor Oberst covered “Hey Good Looking” together over the weekend. A fan-shot video has been uploaded to YouTube. The post Kacey Musgraves and Conor Oberst Cover “Hey Good Looking” appeared first on chorus.fm. more info

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Rolling Stone — "It's like country and emo mixing perfectly, and I love it," Kacey Musgraves announced midway through her set, before calling co-headliner Conor Oberst onstage Saturday night at Brooklyn's Northside Festival in Williamsburg. Oberst then joined Musgra... more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — After Wolf Parade and before Brian Wilson, Brooklyn's McCarren Park hosted a Northside Festival show with Kacey Musgraves, Conor Oberst and The Felice Brothers. The Felice Brothers kicked things off, and then immediately took the stage again as ... more info

Stereogum — A man who’d pledged allegiance to ISIS opened fire in a gay club in Orlando early this morning, killing 50 people and wounding at least 50 more in our country’s deadliest mass shooting ever. Every time there’s horrible gun violence, people try ... more info