Guardian Music — This week's show is devoted to an extended interview with Steve Reich – the rebel who changed classical music forever.This is the first time that the show has featured a contemporary classical composer, but Reich's influence on a number of Music We... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Jessica Amaya & words by Rachel Kowal There's no question. The Age of Adz, Sufjan Stevens' bombastic game-changer-of-an-album is hugely divisive among fans and critics alike. Many balked at its sheer absurdity and accompanying oddball aesth... more info

Guardian Music — Damon Albarn's latest musical travels and Sufjan Stevens's dance epiphany should help you get your clicks this weekDamon Albarn finds it difficult not to make music. In the last year, he's launched an opera; made a Gorillaz album on his iPad to reli... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield, words by Andrew Sacher Sufjan Stevens and his elaborate band walked out onto a dark stage at Prospect Park last night (8/2), masked by a black transparent screen. They slowly began the delicate "Seven Swans" as... more info

Stereogum — The folks at Vulture brought cameras to critically acclaimed Adz salesman Sufjan Stevens’s recent dance rehearsals in preparation for his pair of upcoming, tour-concluding Prospect Park shows. What? Oh yeah, Sufjan’s live show now features intric... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — members of Brooklyn Philharmonic at the Seaport in 2010 (more by Chris La Putt) The 2011-2012 season for The Brooklyn Philharmonic has been announced and you can browse the full schedule below or at that site, but we'll highlight a... more info

Stereogum — During a trip to WNYC’s Soundcheck in anticipation of his Age Of Adz shows at Prospect Park, Sufjan Stevens performed “Pleasure Principle,” the final pretty bit of 25-minute Adz closer “Impossible Soul.” The National’s Bryce Dessner and t... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Sufjan Stevens visits Soundcheck for an interview and live performance. The Wall Street Journal lists the five best baseball novels. My list of favorite baseball books. The list of online 2011 summer reading lists has been updated with The Book... more info

DrownedInSound — New Sufjan Stevens video. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Diagrams Antelope (Full Time Hobby Records) Lifted from their debut EP, this minimalistic yet charmingly whimsical slice of lo-fi alt-folk opens with nought but a lone slappy bass riff and jerky surreal prose, before blossoming out into a cacophony o... more info