Sufjan Stevens is the true minstrel of my heart, born and raised in the city of sin Detroit, Michigan and releasing his first EP "A Sun Came" in 2000 with label Asthmatic Kitten. It wasn't very long before people started noticing this Detroit local, in 2008 he hit the Billboard Charts and won the Pantheon award with his smash hit "Illinois" released in 2005.
Thus skipping all the little things and bringing us to his newest release "The Age of Adz", I'm not going to drone on about how great this album is, but it is great. I haven't given it all the time it deserves, but just once overring this gem highlights two favorites "The Age of Adz" the self titled track as well as "I want to be well", these songs alone makeup for some of the best music of the year. Pretty big statement, so why don't you guys have a listen and decide for yourselves:
Or you can stream the entire album off NPR here.
Thankfully with a new album comes a new tour, luckily enough it is a North American tour and these tickets are selling like hotcakes! Diane from Asthmatic Kitten was able to score us some spots for the upcoming show at Massey Hall in Toronto this Wednesday unfortunately the show is sold out, so you Torontarians will have to scalp em. The tour is listed below and if you are lucky enough to be in an area where the tour is I highly suggest getting tickets ASAP! This show will be one to remember:
| Tuesday 2010-10-12 |
Metropolis Theater 59 Ste. Catherine Street E. Montréal, QC Canada, H2X 1K5 |
| Wednesday 2010-10-13 |
Massey Hall 60 Simcoe St Toronto, ON Canada, M5J 2H5 |
| Thursday 2010-10-14 |
Royal Oak Music Theatre 318 W Fourth St Royal Oak, MI 48067 |
| Friday 2010-10-15 |
Chicago Theatre 175 N State St Chicago, IL 60601 |
| Saturday 2010-10-16 |
Orpheum Theatre 910 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN 55403 |
| Sunday 2010-10-17 |
Uptown Theater (816) 753-8665 3700 BRdway Kansas City, MO 64111 |
| Tuesday 2010-10-19 |
Long Center For The Performing Arts 701 W. Riverside Drive Austin, TX 78704 |
| Wednesday 2010-10-20 |
McFarlin Memorial Auditorium 6405 Boaz Lane, Suite 101 Dallas, TX 75275 |
| Friday 2010-10-22 |
Mesa Arts Center 1 E Main St Mesa, AZ 85211 |
| Saturday 2010-10-23 |
Wiltern Theatre 3790 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90010 |
| Sunday 2010-10-24 |
Wiltern Theatre 3790 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90010 |
| Monday 2010-10-25 |
Paramount Theater (303) 825-4904 1621 Glenarm Place Denver, CO 80202 |
| Tuesday 2010-10-26 |
Paramount Theatre 2025 Broadway Oakland, CA 94612 |
| Thursday 2010-10-28 |
Orpheum Theatre 884 Granville St. Vancouver, BC Canada, V6B5G1 |
| Friday 2010-10-29 |
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Portland, OR 97205 |
| Saturday 2010-10-30 |
Paramount Theatre (206) 682-1414 911 Pine Seattle, WA 98101 |
| Monday 2010-11-01 |
Kingsbury Hall (801) 581-6965 1395 E Pres Circle Salt Lake City, UT 84112 |
| Tuesday 2010-11-02 |
Paramount Theater (303) 825-4904 1621 Glenarm Place Denver, CO 80202 |
| Thursday 2010-11-04 |
Hilbert Circle Theatre 45 Monument Circle Indianapolis, IN 46204 |
| Friday 2010-11-05 |
Bijou Theatre Center 803 S Gay St Knoxville, TN 37902 |
| Saturday 2010-11-06 |
Tabernacle 152 Luckie St Atlanta, GA 30303 |
| Sunday 2010-11-07 |
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium 87 Haywood Rd. Asheville, NC 28801 |
| Wednesday 2010-11-10 |
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts (215) 790-5800 260 S BRd St Suite 901 Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
| Thursday 2010-11-11 |
Orpheum Theatre 1 Hamilton Pl Boston, MA 02108 |
| Friday 2010-11-12 |
Orpheum Theatre 1 Hamilton Pl Boston, MA 02108 |
| Sunday 2010-11-14 |
Beacon Theatre 2124 BRdway New York, NY 10023 |
| Monday 2010-11-15 |
Beacon Theatre 2124 BRdway New York, NY 10023 |
