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

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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

Guardian Music — From little fluffy clouds to UFO sightings, you reached for the sky with suggestions of best opening album tracksA cock crows. An aeroplane soars across the sky. A BBC radio announcer is heard discussing British summertime. His voice floats across th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets to Sufjan Stevens' upcoming show at Prospect Park on August 2nd are currently on AEG Live/Ticketmaster/Celebrate Brooklyn presale. The password is "Heirloom". General sale begins Friday at noon (4/8). Tickets go on sale Friday at 10am for the... more info