Brooklyn Vegan — Sufjan Stevens @ Bowery Ballroom on October 5th (more by Vincent Cornelli) a few more things in NYC tonight * Saturday night highlights * Hip-Hop @ CMJ 2009 * True Panther showcase @ Pianos * Jessica 6 @ Tribeca Grand... more info

Rawkblog — Photo by David Greenwald Sufjan Stevens, he of the public existential crises, says he’s ready to love again: “I think that a lot of the new material that I’m working on is inspiring enough to get me to record it and maybe have a new record... more info

Music For Ants — Sufjan Stevens could have easily sold out the any number of theatres, ballrooms, or pavillions in Chicago but he chose to take his sole Illinois stop on this tour at a tiny rural bar called The Highdive in Champaign, IL. The show sold out instantly a... more info

Quick Before It Melts — Awhile back I came to the realization that I had never posted about Sufjan Stevens, mostly due to the fact that I started QBiM well after the broohaha surrounding Illinois had died down.  It was sort of a badge of honour for me, that I didn’t pu... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Quietus and Death + Taxes interview Sufjan Stevens about his new symphonic album, The BQE. Magnet (courtesy of comedian Eugene Mirman) shares an mp3 from Alina Simone's forthcoming album. Spinner lists the 10 worst greatest hits album mistakes. D... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — This week may provide the greatest variety of music releases all year. From Sufjan Stevens' debut classical work, The BQE to Jay Farrar and Benjamin Gibbard's collaborative effort One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Music From Kerouac's Big Sur... more info

Culture Bully — New music videos from No Bird Sing and Felt, Rain Machine plays The Current and Sufjan Stevens to return to the TC later this month. more info

My Old Kentucky — It has been selling quickly, so hopefully you already know that MyOldKentuckyBlog.com has teamed up with The Indianapolis Museum of Art and Asthmatic Kitty Records for a special evening of music and film at The Toby Theater on November 1st.Performanc... more info

Guardian Music — Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Music Weekly. On this week's show, singer-without-portfolio Sufjan Stevens talks to Rosie Swash about why his latest album, the BQE, was inspired by a New York interstate (what else?). He also discusses reli... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Jacket Copy interviews Michael Chabon about his new essay collection, Manhood for Amateurs. JC: It's kind of stunning to anyone who's ever tried to write that you and Ayelet have four kids and you both actually finish books. What's your... more info