by Brendan O'Connor | Jul 20, 2016 | Photos
While I’m sad to see it go, Pitchfork Music Festival was without a doubt one of my favorite music festival experiences of all time. There wasn’t a band all weekend that I was disappointed by, and I was blown away by multiple bands I hadn’t heard before. With a...
by Brendan O'Connor | Jul 13, 2016 | Road Trip
Last year was my first ever Pitchfork Festival experience, and let me tell you, it’s something I’ll never forget. The bands, the food, the city, and just the overall vibe of the festival, all come together to make one of my favorite music festivals...
by Ronald Walczyk | Nov 2, 2015 | Concert Review
So we may not have been treated to a very random cover of Drake’s “Hotline Bling,” but we were still undoubtedly treated. Sufjan Stevens, in his long-awaited return to Buffalo this past Friday, delivered one of the most spectacular live performances the city has seen...
by Nick Muldoon | Oct 30, 2015 | Preview
It’s rare enough for an artist to produce an album revered as a masterpiece once in their career. And to do it twice is nothing short of remarkable. But that’s exactly the kind of artist Buffalo will welcome to tonight as eclectic singer/songwriter Sufjan...
by Mac McGuire | Jul 21, 2015 | News
After a run of somewhat gimmicky releases – the electro 180 turn of The Age of Adz, a second round of Christmas albums, an experimental ode to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway – Sufjan Stevens returned in prime form earlier this year with the stark and...
by Ronald Walczyk | Apr 1, 2015 | Album Review
Loss can alter a person. Whether it’s reinvention, recollection, or flat-out despair that hits the hardest, the death of a loved one often times has a profound effect on an individual. In the case of Sufjan Stevens, the feelings resulting from his mother’s death in...
by Ronald Walczyk | Feb 16, 2015 | Listen Up
Sufjan Stevens fans rejoice! Earlier this morning, we were given a taste of the prolific songwriter’s new album, Carrie & Lowell, in the form of the deliciously dark folk morsel “No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross.” It’s been a while since...
by Mac McGuire | Jun 19, 2014 | Rochester
A couple years ago, we caught wind of Rochester songtress, Mikaela Davis, and her rendition of Sufjan Steven’s “Casimir Pulaski Day.” The cover was a hit of sorts on Youtube and firmly entrenched the talented harp player on the blog’s radar....