Sufjan Curates All-Nighter With St. Vincent, Nico Muhly

Or, more accurately, "St. Vincent and the music of Nico Muhly"
Sufjan Curates All-Nighter With St. Vincent, Nico Muhly

Photo by Eirik Lande

As September 27 turns to September 28, the Brooklyn Academy of Music-- the very same one that commissioned Sufjan Stevens' award-winning "The BQE" piece-- will play host once again to Takeover, a glorified all-nighter rife with all manner of artsy entertainment.

Our man Sufjan is responsible for selecting the live music for the event, which thus far includes St. Vincent, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus (performing the music of Nico Muhly and others, and probably up way past their bedtimes), and Daptone Records outfit Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens. No appearance from Takeover's esteemed musical curator is planned at this time (though he ought to be in the area to accept his Brendan Gill Prize), so you may want to put those Sufjan slumber party dreams on hold for now.

Among the other Takeover diversions: DJs King Britt and Vikter Duplaix, plenty of films (including The Warriors, Saturday Night Fever, the first part of Lars Von Trier's The Kingdom, and Guy Maddin's The Saddest Music in the World), ping-pong, Guitar Hero, and the almighty Wii.

Posted by Matthew Solarski on Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 1:30pm