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Sufjan Stevens is best known for plucking his banjo and delivering brilliant

Published 8:00 am Monday, November 26, 2012

Sufjan Stevens, complete with angel wings and glow-sticks
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Sufjan Stevens, complete with angel wings and glow-sticks
Sufjan Stevens, complete with angel wings and glow-sticks
Two backup singers of Stevens' 10-person backing band
Sufjan Stevens is best known for plucking his banjo and delivering brilliant
Stevens performing in front of a sold-out Paramount
A mesh curtain displays animations in front of the band
Sufjan Stevens is best known for plucking his banjo and delivering brilliant
Stevens opened the set with Seven Swans before diving into material from The Age of Adz
Sufjan Stevens is best known for plucking his banjo and delivering brilliant
Sufjan Stevens is best known for plucking his banjo and delivering brilliant
Sufjan Stevens is best known for plucking his banjo and delivering brilliant

Sufjan Stevens is best known for plucking his banjo and delivering brilliant folk albums like 2005’s Illinois. But on October 30, the singer-songwriter brought his surprising electronic side (this year’s The Age of Adz) to The Paramount.Photos by Laura Musselman.Published on November 1, 2010