Annie Clark

The Polyphonic Spree

9 p.m. Friday, May 11. Duck Room at Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From May 7 to May 13

This week's Most Triumphant Beard of the Week award goes unequivocally to Map's and Atlases' Dave Davison, whose facial hair would be worthy of IFC's cut-throat Whisker Wars competitions -- if that show is still a thing, anyway (I sure hope so, but doubt it). Jack Passion would be proud. Maps and At ... More >>

Six Most Exciting Record Store Day Releases

It's April and the smell of vinyl is in the air. Record Store Day is this weekend, that annual celebration of those places where the things you illegally download live. This equates to a wealth of exclusive releases and reissues, some of which are made in such small quantities they are practically o ... More >>

Six Best Coachella Death Matches

You may know that the Coachella festival begins this weekend, in which Indio, California is overtaken with every type of person from hippies to people who like watching bands outside and camping yet deny being hippies. The impressive lineup has a few notably similar acts who may not be rivals but st ... More >>

An Interview with Tom Waits' Tribute Organizer David Anderson

When David Anderson isn't busy leading local psych-folk quartet Tenement Ruth his his wife Melissa, he can be found on stages and in studios around town as an in-demand session player, and he's lent his fiery lead work to bands like Magnolia Summer, Grace Basement, Old Lights and others. But in the ... More >>

Hail the Women of St. Vincent and tUnE-yArDs, Creators of Some of 2011's Best Music

tUnE-yArDs, left, by Jason Stoff. St. VIncent, right, by Kiernan Maletsky​The annual apocalypse is nigh, wherein critics celebrate the end of the year with a debaucherous amount of self-important analysis on the previous twelve months in music. I am among the many to rank my favorite records, ... More >>

Six Best Uses of Saxophones in 2011

So smooth.​Nobody saw this coming - 2011 may go down as the Year of the Saxophone. The instrument infiltrated many of the year's most creative albums, often showing up unannounced to push an already awesome song into unforeseen greatness. As the world begins looking back at the past twelve mon ... More >>

St. Vincent At Old Rock House, 10/6/11: Review, Photos, Setlist

St. Vincent | Cate Le Bon Old Rock House October 6, 2011 St. Vincent songs do not politely proceed from verse to chorus. They circle, predatory and lithe. Annie Clark's astral voice folds pleasant-sounding words into sinister sentiments, and her guitar whips like a fat coil of cut live wire shower ... More >>

St. Vincent

8 p.m. Thursday, October 6. The Old Rock House, 1200 South Seventh Street.

St. Vincent's Enormous Eyes

Henry Hargreaves|Anthem Magazine​On Tuesday, on the occasion of the release of St. Vincent's third fantastic solo album, Strange Mercy, we offered the chance to win a pair of tickets to her upcoming show at Old Rock House. The terms? Find the photo where Annie Clark's eyes appear the largest. ... More >>

St. Vincent's Strange Mercy Comes Out Today; Win Tickets To Her Show At Old Rock House

Tina Tyrell​St. Vincent's Strange Mercy came out today (though it has been streaming for a while now, through NPR's First Listen and other outlets). To celebrate, we're giving away a pair of tickets to her October 6th show at Old Rock House. Go to our Facebook page for details. St. Vincent i ... More >>

St. Vincent Is Coming To Old Rock House

​Annie Clark, a.k.a. St. Vincent, is coming to St. Louis. She'll play the Old Rock House on October 6th -- tickets are $16 and not on sale yet. St. Vincent will release its third LP, Strange Mercy, on September 13th on 4AD. Her previous effort, 2009's Actor, saw Clark continue an impressive ... More >>

Liars Coming to the Firebird in July, Furthering the '80s Revival with Beck

Anyone who showed up early at Radiohead's set a few years ago experienced the face-melting Australian nomadic rock band Liars. Although the cavernous Verizon Wireless Amphitheater swallowed the group's post-punk throttling, fans will have a chance to experience annihilation up close on July 22: The ... More >>

Pattern is Movement/Via Audio

9 p.m. Thursday, March 4. The Billiken Club, 20 North Grand Boulevard, in the Busch Student Center on the campus of Saint Louis University.

Show Review Photos: St. Vincent and Elsinore at the Firebird, Thursday, October 1

Photo: Egan O'KeefeSt. Vincent last night at the Firebird. See more photos from last night's show.​ A few songs into her hour-plus set, St. Vincent's Annie Clark told the crowd that she was "flummoxed by your enthusiasm." For once, it didn't seem like an instance of rock-star faux-modesty -- her w ... More >>

St. Vincent

8:30 p.m. Thursday, October 1. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

St. Vincent at the Firebird, Thursday, October 1

Making her first appearance in St. Louis since wowing the crowd opening for John Vanderslice a few years ago: St. Vincent! The artist known as Annie Clark just confirmed a show at the Firebird on Thursday, October 1. Ticket info TBA. Her new album, Actor, is a clash of the beautiful and macabre. See ... More >>

Last Night's Show: John Vanderslice