John Melloncamp, Stephen King and T Bone Burnett have teamed up on Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, an album featuring contributions from Elvis Costello, Ryan Bingham and more. Today we get what I’m sure is the best cut from the record, Neko Case singing “That’s Who I Am.”

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#35: The Head and the Heart @ Forecastle [Original Post] I’d heard a song or two by Head and the Heart going into their show at Forecastle, but I’ll admit that I was really just seeing them because there wasn’t a lot of competition for their time slot at Forecastle. But just like what happens [...]

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This was one of my most anticipated sets of the festival. Neko Case is a real treat live, and this time I had it planned out so that I could catch just a song or two shy of her entire set. She took the stage as the sun began its decent, but apparently not far [...]

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Incredible news from Louisville today. Forecastle just shared their 2012 lineup and it’s nothing short of incredible. My Morning Jacket, Bassnectar and Wilco are headlining the three-day festival. Other notables include Girl Talk, Andrew Bird, Sleigh Bells, Neko Case, Beach House and JEFF the Brotherhood. Snag your tickets at Forecastle’s web site or at CD [...]

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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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