Video: David Byrne & St. Vincent -- Burning Down the House -- Minneapolis 9/15/12

by Kelly Pratt with photos by Bryan Murray Kelly Pratt is currently on tour with St. Vincent and David Byrne , acting as co-musical director as well as one of their many band members . Since last week he's been chronocling that tour right here on BrooklynVegan. Welcome to the second installment... End of [...]

photo by Alex Crick Ahead of the release of their forthcoming LP, Scottish quintet Frightened Rabbit are prepping to release an EP, entitled State Hospital , on September 25th through Canvasback/Atlantic. A week out from the official release, the band have put the whole thing up for streaming over at Soundcloud . The band will support the release with a handful of tour dates, including a stop at The Triple Door on October 15th. David Byrne & St. Vincent kicked off [...]

David Byrne and St. Vincent got their tour bus wheels rolling last night with their first live show in Minneapolis. But instead of sticking to the tracks from recent collaborative LP Love This Giant , the pair decided to throw in a few pseudo-covers of each other's own material. Check out their take on Annie Clark's 'Cruel' above and a couple more cuts below. 'Burning Down The House': 'Northern Lights':

David Byrne y St. Vincent arrasan en su tour Love This Giant en Minneapolis el sábado por la noche. Y como siempre un fan nos hace favor de darnos una vista de la versión indie-rock del tour Watch the Throne. Byrne y Annie Clark tocaron material de su álbum de colaboración y de sus respectivos catálogos.

In support of their collaborative project, Love This Giant , St. Vincent and David Byrne are currently on the road for a four month long tour. Last night, they kicked off their tour in Minneapolis, playing songs from Love This Giant , as well as their own material. Check out the footage from last night's show, as well as the setlist, below. THE 15 BEST ST. VINCENT GIFS "Burning Down The House" "Cruel" [...]

David Byrne and St. Vincent kicked off their Love This Giant Tour on Saturday night at the State Theatre in Minneapolis, Minn., where the pair and a large backing ensemble (12 pieces in all) treated the crowd to a mix from their collaborative album of the same name and songs from their respective catalogs. According to a review from the local Star Tribune , Byrne and St. Vincent "seemed hot to trot, full of cool ideas and nervy enthusiasm as well as some odd ideas and heady intentions that were not well thought out." Overall, the reviewer thought [...]

David Byrne and St. Vincent kicked off their tour behind Love This Giant in Minneapolis on Saturday night. And by the looks of the setlist and accompanying fan footage, it was an indie-rock version of the Watch the Throne tour. Byrne and Annie Clark performed material from their joint album plus cuts from each other's respective catalog, including Talking Heads' "This Must Be The Place" and "Burning Down the House". Clark played guitar and sang backing vocals on "Burning Down the House", and Byrne did a nice jig during "Cruel". [...]