I am so excited for their show in Cincinnati next Wednesday. I. Am. So. Excited. That’s especially impressive, given that I’ve seen My Morning Jacket three times this year already – – and Neko Case once. ps: I will be the first to say that I love “Islands in the Stream” non-ironically. This song’s awesome, [...]

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Unlike other americana acts that I enjoy, I doubt I could ever get tired of seeing Neko Case live. I’ve only seen her a couple of times, but it seems there are no diminishing returns on her show. Her show at Pitchfork wasn’t the flashiest or most powerful set of the festival, but it was [...]

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I expected Guided By Voices’ set to be a drunken, but nostalgicly great, mess. It was a bit of that, but mostly just a powerful set by a classic act that I never expected to see live. They group were so fierce in 2011 that it made me wonder how incredible it would’ve been to [...]

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Pitchfork Music Festival 2011 begins today in Chicago, IL. I made it here in great time, so I should be there when the gates open. Time permitting, I’ll be doing updates this weekend with lots of photos. UPDATE: Neko says she plans on hitting the stage with GBV. Awesome news!

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Even though I was anxiously awaiting the release of the Nick Cave/Neko Case collaboration, this was still quite unexpected. Who’d have thought it would hit the internet around 2pm on a Friday? Well, enough jawing from me. Go check it out! Stream the Cave/Case collaboration at KCRW

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MP3: My Morning Jacket – Holdin On to Black Metal Well hot damn! I was feeling all bad about missing Neko Case in Louisville this upcoming Monday, but it turns out that she’ll be accompanying My Morning jacket all around this summer — including an August 17 stop in Cincinnati! My Morning Jacket Tour Dates [...]

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Pitchfork is so reliable when it comes to continuing to add excellent acts with subsequent announcements. Every year the initial announcement is great, then it only gets better with each round of additions. This year might be one of the best yet: round two adds Guided By Voices, Neko Case, Kurt Vile, the Radio Dept [...]

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Super, super, super awesome news from Louisville. Neko Case is playing a solo show at Headliners in May. Neko Case at Headliners 5/16/11 8pm $25 | 18+ Tickets on sale tomorrow 3/11 at 10am through ear X-tacy, etix and Headliners’ box office.

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As you may have heard, Neko Case is raffling off the Cougar from the cover of her album Middle Cyclone to benefit 826 National. To promote the event, she’s currently answering your car questions over at Jalopnik. You may not want to ask her what’s wrong with your Camry, but it’s perfect if you want [...]

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