Sufjan B-Sides and way more megapost

Katrina Kerns (best photo ever by Brooklyn Vegan)

Dude how bad does it suck that Sufjan's current tour isn't coming within 500 miles of Dallas? Illinois is my album of the year, and I'm not going to see the tour supporting it. Which means I don't get to see Katrina Kerns. So lame. And to make matters even worse, Sigur Rós, creators of what could very well be my album of the year runner-up, aren't coming to Texas either, although my friend Marcel and I may be basing a Vegas trip around them. Okay enough with the whining...

Here are a couple Illinois b-sides (follow link):

Sufjan Stevens Chicago (To String Remix by Jon Galloway) mp3
Sufjan Stevens The Avalanche mp3

On the bright side, I'm going to see M.I.A. tomorrow in Austin, then going back to Austin next week for ACL, where I'll be seeing the Arcade Fire twice and hanging out with some of the world's most famous mp3 bloggers. Say hi if you see us, we'll be the nerds competing for the best pictures for our blogs.


In related news, I'm hoping Diplo will be DJ'ing for Maya tomorrow in Austin. That Diplo is a funny motherfu**er...check out his response when asked about his Central Park show w/ M.I.A.:

"Central Park was just like a joke, man. Corny crowd. Didn’t even know "Heads High," but knew "Bucky Done Gun." It’s like, "Huh? What planet are you from? Planet Blog?"

Ouch. Nevertheless:

Diplo Diplo Rhythm mp3 (follow link)
Mr. Vegas Heads High mp3 (follow link-now you bloggers know)

Finally, thanks to Torr for the heads up on the following:

An incomplete list of shows I will be attending in the near future has been added to my sidebar (via upcoming.org). Holler at your boy.

Torr calls these guys the "Swedish Polyphonic Spree", but to me they sound more like the Swedish Brady Bunch. Either way, I'd say they're worth a listen:


I'm From Barcelona We're From Barcelona mp3
I'm From Barcelona Treehouse mp3