Guardian Music — Various venues, BrightonThe Great Escape, Brighton's bold attempt to come up with something roughly equivalent to South By Southwest, needs established names to pull in the crowds. But while there is nothing wrong with Katy B or Sufjan Stevens packin... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonSufjan Stevens is a compulsively restless artist, but his latest volte face is quite extraordinary. For his sixth album, The Age of Adz, the cult US singer-songwriter eschewed his usual cerebral folk-pop in favour of barbed... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The National show in Prospect Park (more by Amanda Hatfield) We already knew that 'Celebrate Brooklyn' is hosting an impressive lineup of ticketed Prospect Park Bandshell shows this summer: The Decemberists, Animal Collective, Sufjan Stevens, Bon Ive... more info

NME — Singer-songwriter speaks about 'supernatural' sensory illness more info

Guardian Music — Sufjan Stevens is one of America's most restlessly creative musicians, his 2005 album, Illinoise, a dizzying masterpiece. Here he talks about his hippie childhood, his wilfully disorienting new sound and why, at 35, he's celebrating a 'second pubert... more info

Guardian Music — Sufjan Stevens, On tourWhen Sufjan Stevens was last here, his live shows were fantastical affairs with troupes of 50s-style cheerleaders and orchestras wearing butterfly wings. Back then his stock-in-trade was turning the civic histories of unfashion... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Matt Hires (born August 5, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter from Tampa, Florida. Drawing inspiration from influences as disparate as The Band, Sufjan Stevens, Wilco and Ryan Adams, Matt became the first artist to sign with F-Stop Music, an im... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian band built around the melodic folk rock songs of singer-songwriter Tony Dekker. Originally from Wainfleet, Ontario, the band is currently based in Toronto. The current touring line-up includes Tony Dekker on lea... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — At Big Other, author Curtis White shares his love for the music of Sufjan Stevens and the importance community plays in music appreciation. This may seem as if I am glorifying Sufjan in a way that his music will not... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The new album from William Fitzsimmons, in stores now on Nettwerk Records. This is one heck of a Gem. Take your time to immerse yourself in it. William Fitzsimmons is an American singer-songwriter, based in Illinois, perhaps best known for his s... more info