Subject: Sufjan Stevens

• St. Vincent and the Lord Vishu

  March 29, 2007

• The Best Song Around "These Days"

  November 14, 2006

• The Scene, Heard

  September 22, 2006

• Really, Nobody Wants Free Flaming Lips Tickets? Shame.

  September 15, 2006

• Ducats in the Cradle

  August 23, 2006

• Gorilla vs. Bear vs. Dallas music

  March 1, 2006

• Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

  In next week's paper, we'll unveil our national package on the best music of the year (the following week, we'll tackle the best in DFWd music). But, as a teaser, here's our paper's contribution to the national package: Noah W. Bailey's picks for the best Americana/folk releases of '08. Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too

  December 18, 2008

• My Brightest Diamond Feels Good Covering Nina Simone.

  No, nothing will ever, ever compare to this, the original version of Nina Simone's "Feeling Good". Nothing.And yet, somehow, this new cover of the song (via) from one-time Dallas resident Shara Worden (aka My Brightest Diamond) is a pretty decent effort in its own right--and certainly worth a listen. Girl's got pipes, man. Seriously.Her version was recorded for 4AD's Dark Was The Night compilation, a benefit CD being released on February 17 that features 32 exclusive tracks from some of the big

  January 26, 2009

• What It Was Like: Efterklang, Alela Diane, Camera Obscura, Dark Meat, Megafaun

  Patrick MichelsEfterklang under a tent at the French Legation MuseumBand: EfterklangWhere: Other Music Party at the French Legation MuseumWhat It Was Like: Seven people from Copenhagen playing ornate pop combining violin, trumpet and flute with glitchy electronics. Closer "Cutting Ice to Snow" started slow, quiet and choral before building into a gorgeous cacophony of yearning gang vocals and frantic tamborine playing. Verdict: Fans of Sigur Ros, Sufjan Stevens or Broken Social Scene would be wi

  March 20, 2009

• Andrew Bird, Haley Bonar

  Sunday, March 22, at the Granada Theater

  March 19, 2009

• Making a List, Checking It Twice

  December 27, 2007

• Sanctified

  We know her as Annie Clark, but the world knows her as St. Vincent

  July 5, 2007

• Handsome Famile

  Daniel Smith sets sail

  July 6, 2006

• Sufjan Stevens / Vince Guaraldi

  Songs for Christmas Singalong (Asthmatic Kitty) / A Charlie Brown Christmas (Fantasy)

  November 30, 2006

• Bird on a Wire

  IM'ing—the new criticism

  March 8, 2007

• Steve Reich

  Phases

  October 19, 2006

• Festivus for the Rest of Us

  No need for ACL--there was plenty to see within Dallas city limits

  September 21, 2006

• Sufjan Stevens

  Wednesday, September 13, at the Lakewood Theater

  September 7, 2006

• Uganda Get Outta This Place

  September 7, 2006

• Odds & Ends

  At this week's Dallas Video Festival, local audio gets the spotlight treatment

  August 10, 2006

• Sufjan Stevens

  The Avalanche ( Asthmatic Kitty)

  July 13, 2006

• Which Voice?

  Weekend Christian concerts approach the cross from opposite sides

  July 20, 2006

• Our critics' top 10 albums

  December 22, 2005

• Year of the Concept

  After Green Day, expect more American idiots

  January 5, 2006

• Heading Out

  A prayer journal reveals life on the other side of Korn

  December 15, 2005

• Sufjan Stevens

  Illinois (Asthmatic Kitty)

  June 30, 2005

• St. Vincent

  May 14, 2009

• Gig Alert: Matthew Gray, Baruch The Scribe, The Fox & The Bird and Angel Lenora at The Hydrant in Denton Tonight... For Free

  This looks to be a grand weekend for shows in Denton, with an excellent bill at The Hydrant tonight kicking off the weekend one day early. If you haven't been to a show at The Hydrant yet, then this should be a great bill to catch. The two-story coffee shop/venue is a block off the Square, and it has a great upstairs performance space, which we've already inked and blogged about plenty. Tonight's free show, put together by The Bee's Fifth Collective, features the art collective's own Matthew Gra

  June 18, 2009

• St. Vincent, Pattern Is Movement

  June 18, 2009

• Today In Music News: Bright Eyes Retires, Sufjan Gets His Movie On and RZA Get Philosophical

  Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, July 23, 2009... Conor Oberst is allegedly retiring his Bright Eyes moniker. I would like to suggest a new name: George Taylor. Sufjan Stevens is set to release a CD/DVD set for his movie The BQE. No word yet on a set of wings coming with the combo set. RZA is set to release his second book The Tao of The Wu.  It covers philosophy and spirituality and possibly how to talk with marbles in you mouth.

  July 23, 2009

• Sunnybrook's Paul North Follow's In His Big Brother's Foot Steps.

  September 10, 2009

• Today In Music News: Leona Lewis Gets Punched, Editors Gets Googled And Sufjan Stevens Gets Contemplative

  Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, October 15, 2009...Leona Lewis took a right hook to the dome--for literacy--when a "fan" punched her in the head at a book signing.Care to know what the Editors are up to in London? Check out their very own Google Earth.Sufjan Stevens is contemplating the meaning of him making music, and it seems he's not a big fan of people breaking up his albums by downloading just a song or two. And albums, he says, are a dying medium...

  October 15, 2009

• Listomania: A Sountrack for Your Swine Flu Sickness

  So, lately, pretty much the only thing on the minds of, well, everyone seems to be ways of refraining from getting any small strain of any sort of sickness--especially the infamous H1N1. Those who haven't been infected, pat yourself on the back and keep soaking up the Purell. Those who weren't so lucky, here's a natural remedy of songs that are guaranteed to at least take your mind away from your miserable headache... 10. Band Of Horses - "The General Specific" The clapping throughout the song

  October 21, 2009

• Midlake Sets Release Date, Moves Forward With New Album. Which May Explain Why Jason Lee Is In Town.

  Looks like ritual day at the Midlake house...​Big news today from Midlake camp, as the band's publicity team has sent out a press release announcing the date (February 2, 2010) and cover art (see right) of the band's first release in three years (The Courage of Others)--not to mention the somewhat unsurprising, but still comforting, news that the record will once again be release under the Bella Union label. After the jump, check the full press release, which includes a tracklisting and short

  October 27, 2009