Spinning On Air - July 1, 2005

Sufjan Stevens and the Illinoisemakers appeared on the WNYC radio program Spinning On Air on July 1, 2005. Most of the songs from Illinois were played on the show in between interviews and live performances.

The brilliant young singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens returns to Spinning On Air to present his forthcoming album, “Illinois” (due out July 5th). Continuing his ambitious project of recording an album for each of the 50 states, Stevens has created an elaborate, innovative, poetic, emotionally powerful album of songs that are inspired–sometimes directly, sometimes abstractly–by people and places in Illinois. Stevens joins host David Garland to talk about his album, and brings his group, The Illinoisemakers, into the WNYC studio to perform some songs live.

Songs performed live: “Chicago,” “Casimir Pulaski Day,” and “John Wayne Gacy Jr.”
The Illinoisemakers: Shara Worden, Katrina Kerns, Craig Montoro, Sufjan Stevens.
Photo by: David Garland/WNYC, used by permission.

This two-hour radio appearance is archived at the Spinning On Air site along with a few in-studio photos.

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