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Sufjan Stevens at Music Hall of Williamsburg in October. (tammylo/flickr)
Singer-songwriter, composer and comic book author Sufjan Stevens is one of the leaders of the folk revival movement in indie rock. He's written songs based on things like Chicago and the Bible. He joins us to talk about the CD/DVD release of his piece The BQE -- a visual and musical homage to NYC’s infamous clogged highway –- and to explain how he suffered a creative crisis.
- Sufjan Stevens' web site
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- Sufjan Stevens: The Hooper Heroes
Comments [4]
i too live right next to the bqe, and have for several years. although apprehensive when i first moved in, i've grown to love the soothing ebb and flow of the traffic - except for the semi trucks downgrading. those i can do without! sufjan, it seems as though you've portrayed it well! can't wait to hear it in it's entirety!
No matter how good the music sounds, there is nothing worse than living on a busy street,doesnt matter if its the bqe or myrtle ave, give me peace and quiet.
Jerry
p.s im off to renew my pledge now
Strange as it sounds, as soon as I heard BQE, I realized that music fit our expansive expressway perfectly. Sufjan, you really nailed the essanse of BQE
We live directly next to the BQE...and are moving tomorrow. Literally. No, really. We hate it that much. It's like living next to a loud, toxic river of metal and rubber. Sufjan - yay! BQE - booo!
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