St. Vincent, “All Born Screaming.” Over the past decade, St. Vincent has ventured into all kinds of new sounds—from electro-pop on 2017’s MASSEDUCTION to ‘70s psychedelic rock on 2021’s Daddy’s Home—mastering every single one of them. But her new LP, All Born Screaming, sees a return to form: quirky,…

Roxy Music performs during its 50th anniversary tour in September 2022. Courtesy Matthew Becker. SAN FRANCISCO — On at least two occasions, large groups of Bryan Ferry fans at Chase Center wanted to send the Roxy Music frontman a message—to sing him a song. Both of those times, he…

St. Vincent performs at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Sept. 23, 2021. Steve Carlson/STAFF. BERKELEY — St. Vincent (artist Annie Clark) isn’t afraid of dramatically changing how she presents herself to the world. And her impressive performance at the Hearst Greek Theatre on Thursday night only reinforced that fact, as…

St. Vincent, “Daddy’s Home.” Americans, we like our heroes, heroines, alive with tragedy. A vicarious struggle pulls out our individualized triumphalism. The blessing is also the gift, as we like to say. Yet in truth, as St. Vincent sings on Daddy’s Home, casualties mount along the way. Daddy’s Home…

St. Vincent performs at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on Jan. 22, 2018. Paige K. Parsons. SAN FRANCISCO — St. Vincent, singer-guitar virtuoso Annie Clark, is using her tour for her fifth album, 2017’s Masseduction, to create an imperfect world on stage. It’s a world of outward perfection…