2003-12-14 Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON [Audio]
Sufjan Stevens
14 December, 2003
Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON
Canada
Source: Matrix, KM-184(20cm,70) > UA-5 > Wavelab 4.0g 24 bit (laptop) Soundboard > JB3 > ???? > MP3
Taper: Unknown
Quality: A-
Even though this is one of my favourite early Sufjan shows, I've been holding off on posting it because I've been on a hunt for a better copy for a long time now. I even found a few leads over the years: someone whose CD is in storage at their parents' house far away; a guy who lost part of his music collection in a basement flood, but believes the salvaged bootleg is sitting intact in a box somewhere. But those were dead ends, and so far I've been unable to track down a complete, lossless copy.
This show has been widely circulated in MP3 format since at least 2004 on Soulseek. The quality was fine, but "That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!" was cut off halfway through, and we could only hear the first few seconds of "Chicago". This seemed to be a problem with the MP3 files themselves (likely an incomplete download that was then shared with everyone else), not the initial recording or rip.
Last night, I finally found someone who appeared to have a complete MP3 copy. Sadly, "That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!" was still incomplete, but “Chicago” was not! This is the first known recording of the song, in an arrangement that hasn't been reproduced since, so I thought it was a good time to share it more widely.
If you have access to the complete recording, please get touch with us!
01. Vito's Ordination Song
02. The Upper Peninsula
03. The Friendly Beasts
04. That Was the Worst Christmas Ever! [incomplete]
05. For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti
06. Chicago
07. Rake
Download: v2 MP3
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2004-10-13 KEXP, Museum of Television & Radio, New York, NY [Audio]
Sufjan Stevens
13 October, 2004
KEXP, Museum of Television & Radio, New York, NY
USA
Source: FM, combined files from two different captures (both 160 kbps, but the best one didn't have the intro or outro)
Taper: Unknown
Quality: A
01. [Intro]
02. For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti
03. He Woke Me Up Again
04. [Interview]
05. The Transfiguration
06. A Good Man Is Hard To Find
07. [Outro]
Download: 160 kbps MP3
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2004-07-28 KEXP, Seattle, WA [Audio]
Sufjan Stevens
28 July, 2004
KEXP, Seattle, WA
USA
Source: FM, combined files from two different captures (192k kbps for the music, 160 kbps for the spoken parts)
Taper: Unknown
Quality: A+
01. [Opening]
02. For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti
03. He Woke Me Up Again
04. [Interview]
05. The Dress Looks Nice On You
06. [End]
Download: 192 kbps MP3
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2006-09-17 Austin City Limits, Austin, TX [Audio]
Sufjan Stevens
17 September, 2016
Austin City Limits, Austin, TX
USA
Source: SBD > extracted audio from highest quality video available (found here), tracked it, and converted to 320 kbps MP3.
Quality: A+
01. [Intro]
02. The Lord God Bird
03. Casimir Pulaski Day
04. Jacksonville
05. [Predatory wasp story]
06. The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!
07. Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!)
08. A Good Man Is Hard to Find
09. The Dress Looks Nice on You
10. Chicago
11. [Outro]
Download: 320 kbps MP3
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2005-10-27 Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands [Audio]
Sufjan Stevens
27 October, 2005
Paradiso, Amsterdam
Netherlands
Source: SBD, Unknown
Quality: A
01. The 50 States
02. The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders
03. Prairie Fire That Wanders About
04. They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back from the Dead!! Ahhhh!
05. Jacksonville
06. Casimir Pulaski Day
07. Chicago
08. The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades is Out to Get Us!
09. A Good Man is Hard to Find
10. John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
11. All The Trees Of The Field Will Clap Their Hands
12. Seven Swans
13. The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts
Download: 192 kbps MP3
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2005-07-14 Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW, Santa Monica, CA [Audio]
Sufjan Stevens
14 July, 2005
Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW, Santa Monica, CA
USA
Sources:
FM capture > FLAC
WEB, MP3 downloaded from http://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/morning-becomes-eclectic/sufjan-stevens and split with mp3splt-gtk
Quality: A
This radio session was recorded the day before the Illinois tour started.
Note that the lossless and lossy recordings shared here come from different sources. The lossless one is an FM capture (sounds brighter, but also has more hiss), while the lossy one was downloaded directly from the KCRW site (no hiss, but sounds a bit more muffled at a lower bitrate).
01. [Intro]
02. Casimir Pulaski Day
03. The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts
04. Chicago
05. Interview
06. John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
07. A Good Man is Hard to Find
08. Jacksonville
09. [Outro]
Download: FLAC / 128 kbps MP3
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2015-10-27 Paramount Theater, Denver, CO [Audio]
Sufjan Stevens
27 October, 2015
Paramount Theater, Denver, CO
USA
Source: Nevaton MCE400 > Naiant Tinybox > Sony M10 (@24/48)
Conversion: Wavelab 6 (Adjust levels between clapping and music > Waves Q10 Paragraphic EQ > Waves L3 Multimaximizer) > CD Wave (tracking) > r8brain (convert to 16/44.1) > Traders Little Helper (FLAC level 8) > foobar2000 (tagging)
Taper: Unknown
Quality: B+
Taper's notes:
Some clipping during Blue Bucket of Gold as the end was roughly 15db louder than the rest of the show. I was located under the balcony so when it gets louder it sounds slightly muddy.
I normally wouldn't thank a crowd in the info file, but THANK YOU! This was probably the most well behaved crowd I have ever encountered an the recording reflects that. Dead silence during the songs...but honestly though...if you could even utter a word during this performance something is wrong with you. It's sort of hard to talk when your jaw is on the ground. :D
1. Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)
2. Death With Dignity
3. Should Have Known Better
4. Drawn to the Blood
5. Eugene
6. John My Beloved
7. The Only Thing
8. Fourth of July
9. No Shade In The Shadow of the Cross
10. Carrie & Lowell
11. All of Me Wants All Of You
12. The Owl And The Tanager
13. Vesuvius
14. I Want to Be Well
15. Blue Bucket of Gold
16. Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, IL
17. Futile Devices
18. To Be Alone With You
19. Chicago
Download: FLAC / v0 MP3
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2015-09-16 Admiralspalast, Berlin, Germany [Audio]
Sufjan Stevens
16 September, 2015
Admiralspalast, Berlin
Germany
Source: AUD, DPA 4061 > MPS 6020 > Edirol R09
Taper: hanno
Quality: A-
01 Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)
02 Death With Dignity
03 Should Have Known Better
04 Drawn to the Blood
05 Eugene
06 John My Beloved
07 The Only Thing
08 Fourth of July
09 No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross
10 Carrie & Lowell
11 The Owl and the Tanager
12 All of Me Wants All of You
13 Vesuvius
14 Blue Bucket of Gold
15 Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
16 Heirloom
17 For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti
18 Futile Devices
19 John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
20 Chicago
Download: FLAC / v0 MP3
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2015-05-02 Kings Theatre, New York, NY [Audio]
Sufjan Stevens
02 May, 2015
Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, NY
USA
Source: TASCAM DR-40 (internal mics) > Adobe Audition (levels, fades) > CDWav (tracking) > MP3Tag (tags) > XLD (FLAC 8 compression) > TLH (md5) > DIME (seed date 2015-05-05)
Taper: Doc
Quality: B+
Taper's notes: The venue combined with my seat location was not kind to the recording process—-it was strangely quiet where I sat, especially for acoustic numbers. Even so, I think I got a solid B out of this recording--samples are below, so judge for yourself. The show was great, especially the second half. I haven’t seen Sufjan in such a talkative, happy mood before.
01. Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)
02. Death With Dignity
03. Should Have Known Better
04. Drawn To The Blood
05. All Of Me Wants All Of You
06. Eugene
07. John My Beloved
08. The Only Thing
09. Fourth Of July
10. No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross
11. Carrie & Lowell
12. The Owl and the Tanager
13. In the Devil's Territory
14. Casimir Pulaski Day
15. Futile Devices
16. The Dress Looks Nice on You
17. Blue Bucket of Gold
18. Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, IL
19. To Be Alone With You
20. For The Widows in Paradise, For The Fatherless in Ypsilanti
21. Chicago
Download: FLAC / v0 MP3
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2015-04-17 Palace Theatre, Columbus, OH [Audio]
Sufjan Stevens
17 April, 2015
Palace Theatre, Columbus, OH
USA
Source: JF Master Audience audio recording. 16 bit 44100 hz version, downsampled from 24 bit 9600 hz master recording.
Lineage: Audio mastered in MAGIX 12
Equiptment : Audio - Edirol R-09HR - MM-BSM-8 Binaural Stereo Microphones - And MM-MBM "Mint Box" Battery / Filter Module
Taper: Unknown
Quality: A-
Taper's notes: very low recording, had to do some boost to make it loud enough. i had to do some editing between songs, the guy next to me did a lot of yelling between the songs, but was respectful while they were being played, almost all edited out.
01 . Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)
02 . Death With Dignity
03 . Should Have Known Better
04 . Drawn to the Blood
05 . All of Me Wants All of You
06 . Eugene
07 . John My Beloved
08 . The Only Thing
09 . Fourth of July
10 . No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross
11 . Carrie & Lowell
12 . The Owl and the Tanager
13 . In the Devil's Territory
14 . For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti
15 . Futile Devices
16 . Sister
17 . Blue Bucket of Gold
18 . Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
19 . The Dress Looks Nice on You
20 . To Be Alone With You
21 . Chicago
Download: FLAC / v0 MP3
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2015-04-09 Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA [Audio]
Sufjan Stevens
09 April, 2015
Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA
USA
Source: AUD, TASCAM DR-40 > Adobe Audition Mac (amplification, limiting, no EQ) > CDWav (track splitting) > Mp3Tag > XLD (FLAC 8) > DIME
Taper: Doc
Quality: B+
Notes: Debut date of the Carrie & Lowell Tour.
01. Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)
02. Death with Dignity
03. Should Have Known Better
04. Drawn To The Blood
05. All of Me Wants All of You
06. Eugene
07. John My Beloved
08. Carrie & Lowell
09. The Only Thing
10. Fourth of July
11. No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross
12. Heirloom
13. For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti
14. The Dress Looks Nice on You
15. To Be Alone With You
16. Blue Bucket of Gold
17. All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands
18. John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
19. Chicago
Download: FLAC / v0 MP3
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2015-09-24 Koninklijk Theater Carré, Amsterdam, Netherlands [Audio]
Sufjan Stevens
24 September, 2015
Koninklijk Theater Carré, Amsterdam
Netherlands
Source: AUD, Unknown
Taper: LysWantTwo
Quality: B+
Notes: a rare C&L show where Sufjan played "Stone" instead of "John My Beloved". There was also a rare performance of "Holland". Sadly, the recorder failed for about a second a few times throughout the show, causing a few short but extremely harsh bursts of digital distortion. I've edited those out, leaving silence where they occurred.
01. Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)
02. Death With Dignity
03. Should Have Known Better
04. Drawn to the Blood
05. Eugene
06. Stone
07. The Only Thing
08. Fourth of July
09. No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross
10. Carrie & Lowell
11. All of Me Wants All of You
12. Vesuvius
13. Blue Bucket of Gold
14. [Encore break]
15. Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, IL
16. [Thank you]
17. Heirloom
18. For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti
19. Holland
20. The Dress Looks Nice on You
21. Casimir Pulaski Day
22. Chicago
Download: FLAC / v0 MP3
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2015-05-12 Bass Concert Hall, Austin, TX [Audio]
Sufjan Stevens
12 May, 2015
Bass Concert Hall, Austin, TX
USA
Source: Tascam DR-07mkII > Wav > Audacity > Flac 24/96
Location: 1st Balcony, left of stage.
Taper: wbhendrix
Quality: B+
01. Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)
02. Death With Dignity
03. Should Have Known Better
04. Drawn to the Blood
05. All of Me Wants All of You
06. Eugene
07. John My Beloved
08. The Only Thing
09. Fourth of July
10. No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross
11. Carrie & Lowell
12. The Owl and the Tanager
13. [Childhood Stories, etc]
14. In the Devil's Territory
15. To Be Alone With You
16. Futile Devices
17. [Name Changes, Cults]
18. Sister
19. Blue Bucket of Gold
20. Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
21. The Dress Looks Nice on You
22. Casimir Pulaski Day
23. For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti
Download: FLAC / 256 kbps MP3
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2015-04-16 Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, OH [Audio]
Sufjan Stevens
16 April, 2015
Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, OH
USA
Source: AUD, Unknown
Taper: Unknown
Quality: B+
01. Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)
02. Death With Dignity
03. Should Have Known Better
04. Drawn to the Blood
05. All of Me Wants All of You
06. Eugene
07. John My Beloved
08. The Only Thing
09. Fourth of July
10. No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross
11. Carrie & Lowell
12. The Owl and the Tanager
13. For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti
14. In The Devil's Territory
15. To Be Alone With You
16. Sister
17. Blue Bucket of Gold
18. Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, IL
19. John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
20. The Dress Looks Nice on You
21. Chicago
Download: FLAC / 320 kbps MP3
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2006-09-11 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN [Video]
Sufjan Stevens
11 September, 2006
Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
USA
Source: AUD, Panasonic PV-GS9 > PC > Authoring > DVD > VOB files salvaged from a malfunctioning DVD > Concatenated and converted to mp4 (ffmpeg)
Taper: Unknown
Quality: C
I've known about this DVD for over a decade, but only recently did I manage to track down a copy. I'd seen it described as a "great audience shot video", but sadly, it is A LOT more underwhelming than that. If you want to feel like your friend sneaked you into a Butterfly Brigade show inside a bag, this is the video for you!
Audio is fine (I'd give it a B). Video ranges from okayish to the camera not pointing to the stage at all. But I've decided to share it for historical purposes: it is the only (almost) complete video recording of the 2006 tour, if you ignore the atypical, televised Austin City Limits performance.
This is, of course, just a warning as to what to expect. Thank you to the taper for taking the time and effort to tape in difficult conditions, and to the person who was generous enough to find their DVD in storage and share it with us.
01. Sister
02. The Mistress Witch From McClure (or, The Mind That Knows Itself)
03. A Good Man Is Hard to Find
04. That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!
05. Jacksonville
06. They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh
07. Casimir Pulaski Day
08. Dear Mr. Supercomputer
09. Predatory Wasp story
10. The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!
11. Majesty Snowbird
12. Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!)
13. Chicago
14. To Be Alone With You
15. The Dress Looks Nice on You
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2005-08-22 The Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY [Audio]
Sufjan Stevens
22 August, 2005
The Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
USA
Source: AUD, Unknown
Taper: Unknown
Quality: A-
Note: these files were originally shared by the taper on the late sufjanfans forums. According to the taper, the missing songs were not recorded at all. Still, this is a very nice audience recording, and it includes what is likely the best live version of "Decatur" available.
03. Prairie Fire That Wanders About
04. Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!
05. They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back from the Dead!! Ahhhh!
06. Casimir Pulaski Day
07. Jacksonville
08. The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!
09. For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti
10. Chicago
11. The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts
Download: 256 kbps MP3
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2012-12-20 The Royale, Boston, MA [Audio]
Sufjan Stevens
"The Surfjohn Stevens Christmas Sing-a-Long Seasonal Affective Disorder Yuletide Disaster Pageant on Ice"
20 December, 2012
The Royale, Boston, MA
USA
Source: AUD, Core Sound Binaurals (battery box)/Edirol R09 > Audacity > xACT > flac
Taper: Unknown
Quality: B+
01. Christmas Woman
02. Come On! Let's Boogie to the Elf Dance!
03. Only at Christmas Time
04. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
05. Happy Karma Christmas
06. (Christmas memories)
07. That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!
08. (Wheel of Christmas)
09. Silent Night
10. (Wheel of Christmas)
11. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
12. (Wheel of Christmas)
13. Jingle Bells
14. (Wheel of Christmas)
15. Joy to the World
16. (Wheel of Christmas)
17. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
18. To Be Alone with You
19. Do You Hear What I Hear
20. Sister Winter
21. Ah Holy Jesus
22. Put the Lights on the Tree
23. The Child with the Star on His Head
24. (Wheel of Christmas)
25. We Need a Little Christmas
26. (Wheel of Christmas)
27. A Holly Jolly Christmas
28. (Wheel of Christmas)
29. O Holy Night
30. Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
31. (Christmas philosophy)
32. Silver and Gold
33. (Christmas Mad Libs)
34. Christmas Unicorn
35. (off stage)
36. Concerning the Ufo Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
37. For The Widows in Paradise; for the Fatherless In Ypsilanti
38. Come on Feel the Illinoise
Download: FLAC / v0 MP3
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