St. Vincent

Name: St. Vincent

Associated act(s): The Polyphonic Spree

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY (originally Dallas, Texas)

Albums: Paris Is Burning EP (2006), The Fragile Army (as part of The Polyphonic Spree, 2007), Marry Me (2007), Actor (2009)

Has toured with: The Arcade Fire, Andrew Bird, Death Cab for Cutie, Foreign Born, Midlake, The National, Surfjan Stevens, Television, John Vanderslice, Xiu Xiu

TV shows appeared on: Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, Austin City Limits, PBS

If she was an animal, she'd be: a single swan, flying high in the air

Or if she were a food, she'd be: a bottle of fine French wine, hidden in a basement during wartime, and opened upon liberation

What about a piece of furniture?: a grand piano

Okay, how about something to wear?: twenties vintage gown

Animal, vegetable... pick a mineral: the jewel in the engagement ring John gave her

A side character from The Simpsons: Mona Simpson

Deadly weapon: anything with which you "can shred a little"

Related Articles:

Review of The Fragile Army

Review of Marry Me

Interview with Annie Clark

Photo gallery from Bowery Ballroom in New York, NY on July 17th, 2007

Featured in "Top 25 Albums of 2007"

Featured in "Whose Boobs Are These: Indie Rock Edition"

Live review from Music Hall in Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY on February 28th, 2008

Photo gallery from Music Hall in Williamsburg

Live review from Castle Clinton in New York, NY on July 10th, 2008

Photo gallery from Castle Clinton

Review of St. Vincent as part of the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX on November 8th-9th, 2008

Photo gallery from Fun Fun Fun Fest

Review of St. Vincent as part of SXSW Day Three at Antone's in Austin, TX on March 20th, 2009

Photo gallery from Antone's

Photo gallery from Union Square Virgin Megastore in New York, NY on May 5th, 2009

Review of Actor

Review of Twilight: New Moon Soundtrack, including St. Vincent

Live review from Lincoln Center's Allen Room, as part of Lincoln Center's 'American Songbook' series, in New York, NY on January 29th, 2010

Photo gallery from Lincoln Center's Allen Room

Featured in 2010 Big Ears Festival Preview

Tour dates:

2/23/10 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theatre
2/24/10 - Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club
2/25/10 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church - Sanctuary
3/12/10 - Beijing, China - Yu Gong Yi Shan
3/13/10 - Shanghai, China - Yuyintang
3/15/10 - Singapore, Singapore - Recital Studio, Esplanade
3/18/10 - Wellington, New Zealand - Pacific Blue Festival Club
3/28/10 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre (Big Ears)
3/30/10 - Champaign, IL - Highdive
3/31/10 - Cincinnati, OH - MusicNOW
7/18/10 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork

MP3 Stream: "Paris Is Burning"

MP3 Stream: "Actor Out of Work"
  

St. Vincent playing "Laughing With a Mouth of Blood" live @ Union Square Virgin Megastore:

St. Vincent playing "Actor Out of Work" live @ Union Square Virgin Megastore: