Altsounds — These newcomers to the 2009 edition of the POP Montreal International Music Festival will join some of the best headliners that Pop world has to offer. Some of them are our heroes, some are iconoclasts, some we have been planning for years, and all a... more info

NME — They join Dinosaur Jr and Butthole Surfers at fall festival more info

Stereogum — As we mentioned, it was Bryce Dessner who first approached Sufjan Stevens about re-arranging the 2001 Chinese Zodiac song cycle Enjoy Your Rabbit for the New York string quartet Osso. They were likely on his radar because they'd previously done strin... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Shannon Stephens - In Summer in the Heat (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Fol Chen - The Longer U Wait EP (ZIP) Tickets for the NYC shows on Sufjan Steven's upcoming tour with Cryptacize go on sale this Saturday (August 15th) at... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Speaking of the BQE, 92YTribeca added a 3rd show (on sale now)... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I've been waiting for this day for a while now... the day that Sub Pop spinoff Hardly Art would release a new song from the miraculous Le Loup (whose debut album was an overlooked gem of 2007). With comparisons to Animal Collective and Sufjan Steven... more info

NME — Outing kicks off September 21 in Philadelphia more info

Live Daily — Singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens [ tickets ] will take a timeout from his busy creative schedule long enough to embark on a headlining tour this fall ahead of a pair of new releases. Following a Sept. 12 slot at Monticello, NY's ATP festival, Stev... more info

Rolling Stone — Lucinda Williams celebrates three decades of making music with a 30th anniversary tour, plus Sufjan Stevens maps out a headlining tour before the release of his The BQE project and Joshua Radin plots out an autumn trek in continued support of his 200... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS- After adding himself to the ATP and a DVD release for his 2007 performance of the BQE, Sufjan Stevens, has some live dates in store starting mid September. Mainly East Coast and Midwest gigs, accompanied by labelmates, Cryptacize... more info