Last night's broadcast of the 90th Academy Awards featured a performance of "Mystery of Love" by Indie hero Sufjan Stevens that had many comparing it to Elliott Smith's unlikely fish-out-of-water appearance at the Oscars 20 years ago. Stevens played an abbreviated version of the Best Original Song nominee from Call Me By Your Name with a band of Indie all-stars, most of whom have participated in MusicNOW, the Cincinnati festival founded by The National's Bryce Dessner in 2006.
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