Annie Clark AKA St Vincent parks her glammy art pop troupe in NewHaven for a Good Friday. Even as a Grammy winning artist with notable high profile collaborations, her music is elusive. Absent is the money driven focus of “hits” or “success”. St Vincent has been birthing angular guitar driven art pop since the early aughts and most was on display this evening. I correctly guess that Clark is 42 and share a Terri Gross story about her artistic beginnings. Seems that her uncle is Tuck Andress, the guitar virtuoso half of the duo Tuck and Patti. Andress helped Clark cobble together a home studio which must have enabled her sideways entry into the music world. Clark is an accomplshed guitarist and is joined by lead guitar, bass/keys, keyboards and drums. Clark is a sight, with an oversized shirt with questionable undergarments, she oozed a confident sensuality. Adding to this effect was the wafer thin female bassist who chose black latex booty shorts for this evenings attire. Side note, the bass player seems to also be an AI entrepreneur. The setlist: Reckless, Fear The Future, Los Ageless, Broken Man, Birth in Reverse, Dillettante, Pay Your Way in Pain, Flea, Cheerleader, Big Time Nothing, Marrow, Violent Times, New York, Sugarboy, All Born Screaming, and Encored with Candy Darling. The music runs the gamut from pop sing along moments to industrial blowouts. The NYC art world is on display with the eponymous anthem and the Candy Darling name check. The Hall was filled with a wide swath of ages and close to a 50-50 gender mix. One can see why St Vincent has admirers (collaborators) like David Byrne, she is a true artist, making art on her own terms.
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