St. Vincent (10pm at the Walker)

The Walker Art Center and The Cedar co-present St. Vincent in concert at the McGuire Theater, Walker Art Center. St. Vincent, the nom-de-stage of "playful chanteuse [and] fearsome shredder" (NY Times) Annie Clark, releases her third album Strange Mercy (4AD) on Sept 13. The record's 11 new tracks showcase Clark's gift for fusing the cerebral and the visceral, her melodically elegant arrangements packing hefty emotional punches. Strange Mercy finds St. Vincent redefining the idea of the guitar hero, utilizing the instrument as a pointillist artist might wield a brush. Countless judiciously placed riffs and instrumental flares, each distinct and unique, cohere into grand tableaus. On "Cruel," she elicits punchy bursts like an R horn section. "Cheerleader" froths and boils, with deep and fuzzy guitars bubbling up to the surface, while "Surgeon" twirls about endlessly, Clark's vocals dancing amid a blizzard of notes.

The Cedar is now fully air-conditioned for your year-round comfort!

Ticket options and info

• On sale date: now
• Phone: 612-338-2674 ext 2 ($1 fee per ticket) or The Walker (612.375.7600)
• In person: From a Cedar volunteer in the front lobby before and after shows (no fee).
• Online: Ticketweb (fees apply, limited availability) or from the Walker Art Center.
• All Cedar shows are all ages.

St Vincent

Strange Mercy, the beguiling new album from St. Vincent, is an unsparing examination of personal catharsis cloaked in some of the most sublime music of Annie Clark's career.  “Many of the songs are about wanting relief from pain, and searching high and...