Last year Sufjan debuted The BQE at Brooklyn Academy of Music; this year he curates the all-night BAM Takover party. A mere $20 will cover admission to the 9PM-4AM party on Sept 27 featuring various bands, films, DJs and more. Read the full news article at Asthmatic Kitty and find more info about this event at TakeoverBAM.org. (1)

  Asthmatic Kitty news: "Sufjan is receiving The Brendan Gill Prize issued by the Municipal Arts Society for The BQE, which premiered at BAM last November." (0)

Sufjan Scores Natalie Portman’s Directorial Debut Film Short
September 2, 2008

Sufjan adds sad, romantic piano flourishes to Natalie Portman’s directorial debut film short, Eve.

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  Vart Land has just posted some pictures of Steve Stevens (via) as he performs during the Kamerad & Spelemann Festival (Aug 23). He must have left the Happy Hippos in the green room. Most of the reviews so far are in Norwegian but it looks like he played a "greatest hits" set with Sarah Hepburn joining him on "Chicago". If you attended the show be sure to write a review here. (0)

  Happy Feast of the Transfiguration Day. Enjoy this live video of Sufjan and the Magical Chinese Butterfly Brigade performing "The Transfiguration" back in 2006. (1)

  If you haven't had a chance to see Sufjan's performance on Austin City Limits, or if you want to watch it again, check your local listings to find out when the show airs. Sufjan's episode - split with Calexico - is being replayed this week. Videos of "Casimir Pulaski Day" and a short interview are available on the ACL web site. (0)

  Sufjan is among the artists that are featured in Andy Miller's indie rock / (RED) inspired coloring book which he created for his final degree show. Oops, Andy should have done his homework: although Sufjan did a cover of it last year for Take Away Shows, "The Lakes of Canada" is actually a song by the innocence mission. (via)

  The cover story in the Jul/Aug 2008 issue of Symphony examines the convergence of rock bands and orchestras. Sufjan is among the artists featured. "I no longer distinguish between classical and rock forms... Music is not a monologue, after all, but a chattering of conversations." The entire article is available as a free PDF download. (1)

  Tom Eaton has designed a t-shirt featuring the "Young Artist" character (voiced by Sufjan) from his 2004 cartoon Thinking Cap World. (1)

A Thousand Shark’s Teeth
June 19, 2008

Sufjan is credited as the rhythm guitar engineer for a few songs on My Brightest Diamond’s recently released album A Thousand Shark’s Teeth.

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