All Good Naysayers

Sufjan Stevens in a recent Guardian article: “I have no qualms about admitting [the Fifty States project] was a promotional gimmick.”

Super Teenage Hooper Heroes comic book, written by Sufjan Stevens and illustrated by Stephen Halker, is available now in the following formats: Black and white version, with The BQE special edition vinyl package Color version, paperback iPhone/iPod Touch version (iTunes link), downloadable media...

Sufjan interviews Shannon Stephens: “Back in my collegiate days.. I was in a band called Marzuki.. Our striking lead singer was a local songwriter named Shannon Stephens.. who had a gorgeous alto voice like Judy Collins and a penchant for writing catchy folky songs about love and heartache. ...

All The Way From Michigan Not Mars a DVD featuring Rosie Thomas, with Denison Witmer, Sufjan Stevens and Sheila Saputo, will be released by Factory 25 on October 27th...

I had the pleasure of attending the first night of the Sufjan/Cryptacize tour at Johnny Brenda’s in Philly. A few brand new songs were interspersed between selections from Seven Swans with “Romulus” as the encore. I ha...

The BQE and Run Rabbit Run are now available for pre-order at Insound. Use the links and coupon code below to get 10% off. The coupon code is good for the rest of 2009, so use it any time you order from Insound...

ATP New York: “We’re very excited to announce that Sufjan Stevens will perform his album Seven Swans in its entirety at ATP New York this weekend.” Tickets are still available.

This week, Lenny, Marian, Elin and Daniel Smith launch Great Comfort Records, a new label that promises to deliver “unique and wonderfully fresh” worship music. Th...

Ben + Vesper will soon release a new EP, LuvInIdleness, and kick off a month-long residency at Brooklyn’s Sycamore Bar and Flower Shop. Sufjan contributed “some gorgeous piano and kick-butt vocal arrangements” to LuvInIdleness. Home...

Stereogum has the premiere of Osso’s version of “Enjoy Your Rabbit.” Run Rabbit Run, Osso’s string re-arrangement of Sufjan’s electronic album Enjoy Your Rabbit drops on Oct 6. Catch Osso on tour in Oct/Nov with DM Stith and screenings of The BQE.

This week Pitchfork incrementally released their list of The Top 500 Tracks Of The 2000s. Three of Sufjan’s songs made the list: #49 – Chicago #154 – Casimir Pulaski Day #441 – For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fathers in Ypsilanti

“Sufjan and Cryptacize wanted smaller venues for a variety of very good reasons, but one of those reasons is because of a lower ticket cost.. ...