concert review September 30, 2006

Sufjan Stevens at the Town Hall – pics, live mp3

For this tour Sufjan has given himself to the spirit of the Majestic Songbird, and his remarkable crew he should feel blessed to have, and I’m sure he does, is his Butterfly Brigade. This show was a delicious slice of what Sufjan seems best at offering: a synergy of storytelling, musicianship, and performance. In order to qualify, storytelling must involve a predatory wasp, musicianship must involve mastery over a mini orchestra, and performance must involve wings, masks, and Superman balloons and Santa Claus balloons flying out of the stage into the audience, depending on whether you’re singing about the Metropolis or the worst Christmas ever.

All pictures after the jump.

ryspace.com has this particular show for download. Get it while it lasts.

  • nakednepali:

    very nice !! nice saturated colours !! and the music must have been great too !! Only thing I wanna say is, in his music video, he could have someone flying him as a kite !! :) or that could be part of his stage act !! :)

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