Annie Clark

St. Vincent on Fire (Well, Arcade Fire, Anyway)

St. Vincent and the Lord Vishu

St. Vincent Not Quite Signed, But Still Very Awesome

The Best Song Around "These Days"

Taking a Spin on St. Vincent

Bless Your iPod With Some Live St. Vincent

See St. Vincent's Modern Art Show

St. Vincent's Annie Clark To Open Custom Stomp Board Shop

Download: Two New Tracks From St. Vincent

It's no secret that we're big Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) fans around these parts. So we're pretty much giddy about the two new mp3s from the former Dallasite that are making the rounds on the blogosphere today--ones you should definitely check out and download ASAP.The first finds Clark pairing ... More >>

St.Vincent, The Theater Fire, Peter and the Wolf

Thursday, June 29, at the Double Wide

Stream St. Vincent's Actor At NPR.org Starting Tonight

Our favorite former-Polyphonic-Spree-member-turned-indie-rock-sensation, Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) just keeps getting more and more love and hype for her upcoming May 5 release, Actor. And not just from us, go figure.Starting tonight at 10:59 p.m. (11:59 p.m. EST), NPR will stream St. Vincent's ... More >>

St. Vincent

Actor (4AD)

St. Vincent Gets All Felt Up. (Think About It.)

Still pretty cute...even as a puppet. In case, maybe, you're the kind of person who says, "Hey, self: You know what I'd love to see?" And your immediate answer is an emphatic "St. Vincent as a puppet, introducing some music videos!" well, you, kind friend, are probably gonna flip your shit right abo ... More >>

Like Everyone Else In The World, ABC News Has Fallen For St. Vincent

Like VEGA before her, St. Vincent is now the feature of some ABC News adoration, as the network continues to make a strong push to up its indie cred and web presence. Earlier this week, ABC's music-centric web feature, "Amplified", debuted this five-minute clip, in which host Dan Harris met up with ... More >>

Blogaroo No. 2: St. Vincent at That Tent

Friday, 3 p.m."Yeah! Brooklyn!" someone yelled during a lull after "The Party" during St. Vincent's Friday afternoon set. Now, I'm not the kind of guy who needs to shout his affirmations of civic pride, but I was tempted to clarify where St. Vincent got her start by offering a counter-shout of "No, ... More >>

Giveaway: Five Pairs Of Tickets To Tomorrow Night's St. Vincent Show At The Granada

In the paper that comes out either tonight or tomorrow, depending on where your go-to rack stands in our distribution route, contributor Adam Perry geeks out all over St. Vincent--and particularly the above track "Jesus Saves, I Spend," calling it "one of the most memorable turns of phrase from the ... More >>

Video: St. Vincent -- "Actor Out Of Work (Unplugged)"

At the risk of further over-hyping tonight's performance from St. Vincent at the Granada Theater, check out the above clip of Annie Clark performing an unplugged version of "Actor Out Of Work" for this web video series called Lake Fever Sessions. It's an interesting rendition for a few reasons, n ... More >>

Last Night: St. Vincent at the Granada Theater

St. VincentGranada TheaterJune 18, 2009 Better than: the first time you watch Bambi.  Check out photos from the show in our slideshow, too.There she stood on stage, impossibly cherubic and near-porcelain with her noir-ish good looks, appearing oh-so-innocent one moment and possessed by so ... More >>

St. Vincent, Pattern Is Movement

Thursday, June 18

St. Vincent To Perform On Jimmy Kimmel Live Tonight

​Indeed, Dallas native Annie Clark will be on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight performing, one would guess per the protocol of these things, to close out the show. Were I a betting man, I'd say the song we're going to hear tonight is "Marrow," the rousing song track Clark stunningly performed during her ... More >>

Watch: St. Vincent Performs "Marrow" On Jimmy Kimmel Live

As promised, St. Vincent stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, again offering up a phenomenal take on "Marrow" for the cameras. Among those joinging her in this performance, Kimmel's house band leader, Cleto Escobedo III. In other news, Annie Clark is still the coolest. Clearly.

Hipster Runoff Checks In With Neon Indian's CMJ Debut, Mocks The Indie Bro Obsession With St. Vincent

​Even if you're not a regular reader of its dripping-with-sarcasm content, visiting the oh-so-self-aware Hipster Runoff today is a must for any local music fan, as famed HR webmaster Carles has taken two local products, St. Vincent and Neon Indian, and, more specifically, their fanbases, to task t ... More >>

St. Vincent's Actor Named To All Songs Considered, AV Club and Spin Year-End Lists

​Former Polyphonic Spree guitarist Annie Clark, a.k.a. St. Vincent, is starting to turn up on year-end lists on the strength of her album Actor. That's no surprise--it impressed us too--but it is certainly refreshing to see a Dallas musician getting such high praise, even if she calls Brooklyn hom ... More >>

Counting Down the Best Local Albums of '09

​Former Polyphonic Spree guitarist Annie Clark, a.k.a. St. Vincent, is starting to turn up on year-end lists on the strength of her album Actor. That's no surprise--it impressed us too--but it is certainly refreshing to see a Dallas musician getting such high praise, even if she calls Brooklyn hom ... More >>

Presenting The Best DFW Albums of 2009...

[Editor's Note: In this week's paper, you'll see my picks for the best DFW albums of 2009. Unfortunately, because of space concerns in print, some of the column was cut. So I've decided to print the whole thing here in full. Check it out. Argue away. Do your thing. And check some of our writers' pic ... More >>

The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2009: St. Vincent's "Marrow" Chills Us To The Core at No. 3

[Editor's Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be presenting my favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today we take an in-depth look at song No. 4 on the list--and, please, feel free to click after the jump for a free download of the track. Lastl ... More >>

Someone Dipped Their St. Vincent in My Neil Young (and Dolly Parton and The National)

​Ya know, before Pete came along, I was doing a fine job of writing about St. Vincent all by my lonesome. So, don't tell, but a Friend of Unfair Park sends along these MP3s featuring Annie Clark and Bon Iver performing at Saturday night's Haiti benefit concert at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsb ... More >>

Watch: St. Vincent and David Byrne -- "Breathing"

On Friday night, St Vincent headlined a rather highbrow affair in The Allen Room of New York's Lincoln Center, providing a scenic fifth-floor view of Manhattan's Columbus Circle as a backdrop for Annie Clark and her band--as well as a few very exciting special guests. How exciting? Well, yesterday ... More >>

Watch: St. Vincent -- "Laughing With A Mouth Of Blood"

Last week, Dallas native Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent, duh) released the above video for the third single off her pretty darn awesome, May-released album, Actor, "Laughing With A Mouth Of Blood." And it's pretty brilliant, too, enlisting the help of Thunderant, the comedy duo featuring SNL vet Fred ... More >>

For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: Slobberbone's, Ahem, Last Waltz in '05

​The Kessler Theater has yet to offer it formal how-do's to W. Davis -- remember, tomorrow night it throws open its doors -- but already Jeff Liles has assembled an impressive concert calendar. And for this work week's adios we need look no further than next Friday's Kessler lineup, featuring old ... More >>

Watch: St. Vincent Joins Beck, Liars and Os Mutantes to Cover INXS

Annie Clark and friends are covering INXS. And we found video.​While most music journalists of the world were off in Austin, distracted by day parties offering free booze, news broke on Friday that Beck had enlisted the aid of Liars, Os Mutantes and Dallas native Annie Clark/St. Vincent to partici ... More >>

Watch: St. Vincent and Beck's Record Club Tackle INXS' "New Sensation"

When the powers of Dallas native Annie Clark (St. Vincent, duh), Beck, and members of Liars and Os Mutantes combine, they form Record Club, which, for the past few weeks, has been slowly leaking out videos of its efforts to cover INXS' Kick. The most recent video installment finds the musicians ine ... More >>

For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: David Bowie and Stevie Ray and the Tour That Wasn't

​I had intended to provide as this week's aural audio the entirety of Beck's redo of INXS's Kick, which features on guitar and vocals none other than Lake Highlands' own Annie Clark, or St. Vincent. (The formerly Dallas Observer Music Awards-nominated St. Vincent, Pete asks me to remind you as I d ... More >>

Download: Beck's Record Club Does INXS' Kick With St. Vincent, Liars and Os Mutantes

We've linked to and posted video from Beck's most recent Record Club venture (covering INXS' Kick in its entirety) in the past, mostly because we think it's awesome, but also because we could--the local tie-in with St. Vincent, a Dallas native, participating in this project (alongside Beck, Liars an ... More >>

First Song From The Upcoming St. Vincent, David Byrne Collaboration Will Be Performed By A Marching Band

​The collaboration we mentioned a few months back between our own Annie Clark (St. Vincent) and David Byrne appears to be moving along slowly but nicely. We just read this morning that one of the songs they've teamed up on (either called "The Movie" or "Two Ships"), will initially be performed by ... More >>

Q&A: The National's Scott Devendorf Talks Meeting Obama, Collaborating With St. Vincent and The Stresses of Recording

Keith KlenowskiThe National​In this week's print edition we featured The National's Saturday show at the House of Blues. But the article--concentrating mostly on the band's latest album, High Violet--offered only a glimpse into an interview with bassist Scott Devendorf. Here, we're giving you the ... More >>

Download: Kid Cudi and Cage Team Up Over A St. Vincent-Sampling Beat

​Kid Cudi, like Kanye West before him, has been steadily releasing leaks from his upcoming Man On The Moon 2: The Legend Of Mr. Rage of late to build up anticipation. A new leak today finds the rapper collaborating with another recent up-and-coming in the hip-hop game, Cage.But, really, what's mos ... More >>

St. Vincent Sets Sept. 13 Release For Third LP, The John Congleton-Produced Strange Mercy

St. Vincent​Two years after the release of her sophomore (and breakout) album, Actor, the Dallas-born guitar heroine Annie Clark, who performs hauntingly gorgeous music under the name of St. Vincent, has just announced that her third full-length album, Strange Mercy, will be released via the 4AD ... More >>

St. Vincent Releases Strange Mercy Track List and Cover Art, Announces Kessler Theater Gig

Tina TyrellNew St. Vincent press photos day! Yay!​Back in early June, we passed along the word that Dallas native Annie Clark, known to most by her stage name of St. Vincent, had set a September 13 release date for her highly anticipated third LP, the locally recorded, John Congleton-produced Stra ... More >>

Watch: St. Vincent Covers Tom Waits

Tina TyrellSt. Vincent​There will probably be a lot of Annie Clark, or as she's known on stage St. Vincent, news on DC9 in the coming weeks. Call it a hunch.Fresh off the heals of announcing a September 13 release date for her third record Strange Mercy, and a Sunday, October 23, Kessler Theater s ... More >>

St. Vincent Reveals New Song From Forthcoming Strange Mercy

​Just a few days ago, we heard news that St. Vincent's forthcoming, Oak Cliff-recorded album Strange Mercy would see its release on September 13. That announcement, followed by a handful of Tom Waits covers, has put the St. Vincent new album buzz full speed ahead.But the biggest news yet comes to ... More >>

St. Vincent's On The Cover of Spin This Month, Talking Fears and Texas Rangers Baseball.

Look!​Hey, look who it is on the cover of Spin this month! Dallas native Annie Clark, the indie guitar heroine straight outta Dallas better known as St. Vincent. Yup, the former Polyphonic Spree player (forever ago, really) graces the cover "The Style Issue" from the mag -- looking fairly stylish, ... More >>

Stream The New St. Vincent and Get Nostalgic With Her About a Closed Dallas Record Store

Tina TyrellRest up, Annie. Shit's about to get real.​Some pertinent St. Vincent news to pass along to end the day today, exactly one week before Dallas product Annie Clark releases her this solo record, Strange Mercy, the most pressing of which is this: In case you haven't yet noticed, the new, ma ... More >>

Kessler Theater Adds Second St. Vincent Show

Dylan HollingsworthSt. Vincent in her last hometown performance, at the Granada Theater in 2009.​Seems like we've been waiting weeks -- far longer than we expected -- for the scheduled Sunday, October 23, performance at the Kessler Theater from Dallas product Annie Clark, better known as St. Vince ... More >>

St. Vincent

Saturday, October 22, and Sunday,October 23, at the Kessler Theater

Dallas' Own St. Vincent On Her Hometown Love For John Congleton, Zoo Music and Pantera

Dallas' Own Annie Clark.​Before Annie Clark was St. Vincent, before she was a member of The Polyphonic Spree and before she a member of Sufjan Steven's touring band, she was just a girl growing up in the Dallas suburbs that took guitar lessons at the Zoo Music on Garland Road."That's just in me," ... More >>

Last Night Picture Show: St. Vincent at the Kessler Theater

St. VincentKessler TheaterOctober 23, 2011Better than: missing out on all three of Annie Clark's hometown performances this weekend.All photos by Pete FreedmanSt. Vincent performed triumphantly last night before a sold-out, hometown crowd at the Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff.​This much is clear, ju ... More >>

Watch: St. Vincent Performs 4AD Session

St. Vincent​St. Vincent's performance(s) at the Kessler Theater and Good Records this weekend were stellar showcases of the Dallas native's ability to totally shred on the guitar, while keeping it together vocally. Only problem is, the Kessler shows were sold out.Fortunately, if you were one of th ... More >>

News And Notes: St. Vincent Performs On Fallon, The Boom Boom Box Release Debut & More

With the release of St. Vincent's new album Strange Mercy, Annie Clark, the artist behind the moniker, is making the late night television rounds, performing what we'd presume would be a song from the new record. Except, last night on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, she didn't.Instead, the Dallas nat ... More >>

St. Vincent Pays Homage to Elvis Costello on Conan

It's no secret St. Vincent has a certain affection for pop-punk heroes a few generations back. Note her impressive collaborations with the Talking Heads' David Byrne, which include live performances, a record and an interpretation by a 12-piece marching band. Now St. Vincent (er, Annie Clark) seems ... More >>