St. Vincent, the woman of my dreams, released a new video for “Laughing with a Mouth Full of Blood” yesterday. Guest appearances by Fred Armisen (as a very pretty woman) and Carrie Brownstein make this even better. Texan rockers, The Strange Boys, showcase the debut video for “Be Brave.” L-u-v this song. Finally, we have … Read more
Two nights ago, I dreamt that St. Vincent gave me a bunch of t-shirts. Absolutely no clue why. Yesterday, I stumbled across this video of St. Vincent covering The National at a recent Brooklyn Vegan benefit for Haiti, thanks to You Ain’t No Picasso via Muzzle of Bees via Twitter. (It takes a village…) Listening … Read more
Photo credit: Katie Guymon I trekked to Chicago last weekend to attend the Pitchfork Music Fest for the first time ever. Knowing that I’m simply not as quick and nimble as I once was, coupled with the fact that my “bounce back capabilities” aren’t completely intact, I only bought tickets for Sunday’s line-up (what I … Read more
Annie Clark aka St. Vincent took her “Digital Witness” tour to The Pageant in St. Louis last night. Sarah Neufeld opened the show. Before Clark took the stage, an automated PSA announcement (sounded like Stephen Hawking) informed the audience to enjoy the show and to please not try and capture it digitally. Tim Bottchen of … Read more
PHOTO BY JASON GONULSEN St. Vincent (with Sarah Neufeld of Arcade Fire) will be hitting The Pageant on May 27th, and we have TWO PAIRS of tickets to give away. But before we get to details on how to enter, let’s have a listen to “Digital Witness.” Here’s how to enter to win a pair … Read more
Via Alarm Magazine David Byrne has been busy recently. After collaborating with St. Vincent on last year’s delightful art rock gem, Love This Giant, the Talking Heads’ frontman is putting heads together (no pun intended..) with yet another budding young artist. Jherek Bischoff’s compositional and arrangement skills are astounding for someone with nearly no formal … Read more
Photo by Renata Raksha Since I’ve never really understood St. Vincent’s music and/or the lure of her exceptional guitar talents, which I’m sure are out of this world — I’ve just never witnessed them live, it makes total sense that I might be finally on board with today’s Jam of the Day which relies on beats. … Read more
All photos by Jason Gonulsen Day One of the 2nd weekend of the Austin City Limits Festival opened with bang, highlighted by Childish Gambino, St. Vincent, Belle and Sebastian, Sam Smith, Jimmy Cliff, Lake Street Dive, The Preatures, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Temples, CHVRCHES, and OutKast, Please enjoy these photos by Jason Gonulsen. CHILDISH GAMBINO … Read more
All photos by Jason Gonulsen Austin City Limits Music Festival: once again, you were amazing. We’ll be back in 2015. But until then, we’ll be thinking of our 10 favorite moments of 2014. Just. Wow. Thank you. Let’s countdown, shall we? 10. Benjamin Booker during “Always Waiting.” There is considerable talent here, even if it’s … Read more
Aww shit y’all, it’s Hopscotch week once again here in North Carolina, and we’re diving head first into preparations. We’ve broken in a new set of SIC-branded Vans, practiced staying up later than 10:30 pm and even nailed down the fastest routes between all venues. Bring. It. ON! We’ve also been combing over the lineup this … Read more
All Photos by Aggie Donkar Unless Noted Lonnie Walker I’ve seen Lonnie walker 6,654 times now. More than anyone has seen any band in the entire world. Hell, I’ve seen Lonnie Walker more times than the number of shows Lonnie Walker has played. Chew on that for a second. So while Lonnie Walker’s set in City Plaza … Read more
All photos by Jason Gonulsen Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys was once the captain of his high school soccer team. He probably wore Umbro shorts, the kind where the double diamond logo would peel from the bottom left corner. The kind where the material was so thin, it would immediately stick to your sweaty … Read more
Photo by Tina Tyrell I can’t lie and say that I’m a fan of everything Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) has ever recorded. No, I don’t celebrate her entire catalog. Some of it I just don’t understand, which I mean as a total compliment — Clark is sometimes wacky, occasionally uninterested in melody — she … Read more