Well-Rounded Giants
August 19, 2012Events

Well-Rounded Giants

Behold David Byrne, 21st-century Renaissance man. In his thoughtful and erudite blog, he writes about everything from neuroscience research to the architecture of African anthills, even furthering the cause of bicycle-friendly cities around the world. He’s working on a Broadway-style musical about Imelda Marcos. And one of his recent collaborators is Annie Clark, otherwise known as St. Vincent. Hence, their show at the Riverside. After meeting at a New York City benefit concert, the pair decided to do a record together, co-writing 10 songs that will be released as Love This Giant, which features a brass-heavy sound with expansive drum…

BY Paul Kosidowski

Behold David Byrne, 21st-century Renaissance man. In his thoughtful and erudite blog, he writes about everything from neuroscience research to the architecture of African anthills, even furthering the cause of bicycle-friendly cities around the world. He’s working on a Broadway-style musical about Imelda Marcos. And one of his recent collaborators is Annie Clark, otherwise known as St. Vincent. Hence, their show at the Riverside. After meeting at a New York City benefit concert, the pair decided to do a record together, co-writing 10 songs that will be released as Love This Giant, which features a brass-heavy sound with expansive drum programming by production wiz John Congleton.

David Byrne and St. Vincent (Sept. 16). Riverside Theater. 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., 414-286-3663, riversidetheater.org.

Paul Kosidowski
Paul Kosidowski is a freelance writer and critic who contributes regularly to Milwaukee Magazine, WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio and national arts magazines. He writes weekly reviews and previews for the Culture Club column. He was literary director of the Milwaukee Repertory Theater from 1999-2006. In 2007, he was a fellow with the NEA Theater and Musical Theater Criticism Institute at the University of Southern California. His writing has also appeared in American Theatre magazine, Backstage, The Boston Globe, Theatre Topics, and Isthmus (Madison, Wis.). He has taught theater history, arts criticism and magazine writing at Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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