So, I guess every Indie Rock media outlet in the IRPA (Indie Rock Press Association) hopped on GoToMeeting.com or whatever and had a quick conference some time ago, in which they unanimously decided that “The Western World loves St. Vincent and cannot wait for her new record and subsequent tour plans to drop.” Unfortunately, we here at Tiny Mix Tapes don’t really get those meeting invites anymore, ever since we unwisely tried to voice our concerns at that whole Vampire Weekend-Weekend Conference thing last year. We just get emailed a bunch of cliff notes after the fact, and that’s about it. Oh well, what can you do? Here, let’s see what we’ve got this time...
IRPA Basics, “St. Vincent”:
- St. Vincent (Annie Clark) confirms an extensive U.S. Tour in support of “anticipated new album.”
- New Album Actor due May 5 on 4AD.
- The tour will include the largest venues St. Vincent has ever headlined (important; stress twice if you have to!) and also includes stops at Sasquatch! And Bonnaroo this summer.
- Clark to preview songs from Actor this week at South by Southwest (call it “SXSW”); two showcases there (many other bands are actually playing several more times than that: don’t mention!)
Suggested, pre-approved article angles:
- Clark’s good looks
- Clark’s affiliation with Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens (call him “Sufjan”)
- Tthe real Saint Vincent, relation to; info available here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_de_Paul
Supplementary Material:
- Pre-order Actor with free, limited-edition 7-inch with “exclusive, non-album track” here.
ST. VINCENT 2009 U.S. TOUR DATES (Formatting reminder: mm.dd.yy – City, ST – Venue):
03.18.09 – Austin, TX – Central Presbyterian Church (SXSW 4AD Showcase)
03.20.09 – Austin, TX – Antone’s (SXSW Billions Showcase)
05.19.09 - Somerville, MA - Somerville Theatre
05.20.09 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
05.21.09 - Philadelphia, PA - Unitarian Church
05.22.09 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
05.24.09 - George, WA - Sasquatch!
05.25.09 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
05.27.09 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club
05.28.09 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
05.30.09 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
05.31.09 - Phoenix, AZ - Modified
06.02.09 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
06.03.09 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown Jr.
06.04.09 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
06.05.09 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
06.07.09 - Chicago, IL - Epiphany
06.10.09 - Lexington, KY - The Dame
06.11.09 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
06.12.09 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06.16.09 - Birmingham, AL - Bottle Tree
06.18.09 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre
06.19.09 - Austin, TX - Mohawk