Stereogum — Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and the National’s Aaron Dessner are kicking off their inaugural Eaux Claires Festival on 7/17 and 7/18 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The National and Bon Iver are both headlining, of course, along with Spoon and Sufjan Steve... more info

Stereogum — In 2012, the French cellist Gaspar Claus asked 11 musicians to partake in a one-time-only collaborative performance piece that took place over the course of a night at Littlefield in Brooklyn. Claus’ invitation list included Sufjan Stevens, Pedro S... more info

Stereogum — If you’re going to name a piece of music “Harsh Noise,” that title either has to be completely ironic or completely accurate. In the case of Sufjan Stevens, it’s the latter. Stevens recently took part in One Night Stand, a musical project arr... more info

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Stereogum — In 2012, French cellist Gaspar Claus gathered a group of musicians in Brooklyn to create something in a single night. The session featured some key members of the current musical scene: Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner of the National, Mauro Remiddi of ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Stranger Cat is Cat Martino's electronic pop project with Sven Britt, and they recently released their debut album In The Wilderness on Joyful Noise. The album features her Sufjan Stevens collaboration "I Promise," as well as "Ecstatic Energy," which... more info

Stereogum — Sufjan Stevens has been touring North America over the past month in support of Carrie & Lowell, and he’s taking a few weeks off before embarking on a quick West Coast tour, followed by a European tour later this summer. At his last show in Austin ... more info

Perez Hilton — Why has it taken us so long to discover Tennis? The husband/wife duo is so in our sweet spot! Dreamy. Lush. Lo fi. Pop. With female vocals! If you like Ray Lamontage or Sufjan Stevens, then you will really dig Tennis! Check out Bad Girls, the prettie... more info

Stereogum — Pfarmers are a hodgepodge band with some serious indie cred, comprising members of The National, Menomena, and contributors to Sufjan Stevens and St. Vincent. The band teased their upcoming LP, Gunnera, in late March with lead single “The Ol’ Riv... more info