Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano Sufjan Stevens Collaborations were the order of the day on Big Ears' Saturday, March 27th schedule (day two). At 1pm, the 802 Tour - Nico Muhly, Thomas Bartlett (Doveman) and Sam Amidon with violist Nadia Sirota -... more info

Pitchfork - TV — Cars, concrete, and hula hoopers star in this 50-minute film soundtracked and directed by Sufjan Stevens. more info

The Quietus — Justin Vernon, Sufjan Stevens and Richard Reed Parry guest more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by David Andrako "Clogs tonight at the Bell House Brooklyn w/ the astonishing Shara Worden and (briefly) Sufjan Stevens: Complex, transfixing, transcendent" - Frank Rose As promised, Sufjan showed up to perform with Shara Worden and Clogs (fea... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — My hometown heroes from Cincinnati are preparing to release their next full length LP, High Violet, on May 11th and have slowly started showcasing pieces of their latest work. The National have been around for over a decade and are constantly improv... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Ben Lozovsky It doesn't' really matter who Daniel Smith plays with; whether its with his real family or indie all-stars (and protégés) like Sufjan Stevens and Yoni Wolf, the Danielson directive comes across loudly. On Monday (3/8) at.... more info

Guardian Music — Influenced by a mix of Rachmaninoff and Daft Punk, Bright Eyes and Beethoven, these 11 classically-trained musicians could have sounded messy — and sometimes they do. But it's an intriguing messHometown: New York.The lineup: Emanuel Ayvas (lea... more info

Altsounds — With influences from Beethoven, Rachmaninov and Glass, to their peers such as Arcade Fire, Daft Punk, and Sufjan Stevens, the eleven piece orchestral rock band, Emanuel And The Fear, create extravagant and climactic, intelligent and complex arran... more info

Stereogum — Sufjan Stevens stopped by The Guardian to praise jazz vocalist Jimmy Scott. Scott sings in a youthful soprano, and finds unusual phrasings and emphases inside every song (Stevens talked about this in his interview with Brandon too). Notes Stevens: �... more info

The World Forgot — What would you get if you blended together the compositional sounds of Sufjan Stevens with modern day sing song pop folk and then poured that topping over a cake made out of Final Fantasy?  Stumped?  Well you won’t be for long.  What you g... more info