Brooklyn Vegan — Sufjan Stevens @ Bowery Ballroom last night (more by Tammy Lo) tonight in NYC DANCE Whiplash @ UCB Theatre Lucinda Williams @ Irving Plaza Rev. Vince Anderson @ Union Pool Sufjan Stevens, Cryptacize @ Bowery Ballroom The Choke, Wild Yaks,... more info

The Late Greats — I’ve said before Ukulele is THE instrument for 2009. Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele are hitting the road with Fiery Furnaces – more proof that the uke is hotter than Brett Farve and The Vikings. Listen: Dent May & His Magnificent Uk... more info

Altsounds — This past Monday night, *Cryptacize* and *Sufjan Stevens* began their tour in Philadelphia. We imagine it will be very exciting as both put on a truly terrific show. Unfortunately these tours dates are all sold out. But fret not! Cryptacize tours on... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Though they will hit Hoboken, there are no NYC dates listed in the Fiery Furnaces's November tour with Cryptacize and Dent May. NYC will just have to wait until December. Tickets go on AmEx presale on Wednesday followed by... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Fiery Furnaces - The End Is Near (MP3) Fiery Furnaces @ East River State Park in August (more by Bao Nguyen) Playing with Elbow in a few days--at the MEN arena. Sometimes referred to as the M.E.N. arena. What... more info

Lost In Your Inbox — If I could have three musical wishes come true in the form of new albums, I'd wish for ones from Sufjan Stevens , Broken Social Scene and Moonbabies . They are probably my three favorite bands (well, let's not forget Andrew Bird)... 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

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

Stereogum — There's been some action in camp Sufjan lately, though much of it's a retread/revisiting of past material. Good news, then, that the man's hitting smaller east coast venues with Cryptacize ("refreshingly coherent!" -S. Stevens) this fall and, as A... more info