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Video: Neko Case and My Morning Jacket Sing ‘Islands in the Stream’
At a show in Pittsburgh yesterday, Neko Case joined My Morning Jacket onstage for a performance of “Islands in the Stream,” which means that Neko Case and Jim James are our generation’s Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers. It’s true: Neko even ends the performance by saying, “Thank you, Kenny.” More »
Parting Tweet: Neko Case Loves Plants!
You know what, Neko Case? I fucking love plants, too. I think plants are terrific. And it’s important to let people know how much we care about plants on all available platforms. CRUSHABLE FUCKING LOVES PLANTS! More »
Hey, You Could Totally Win Neko Case’s Car!
Crushable favorite Neko Case is auctioning off a 1967 Mercury Cougar to benefit 826 National, the Dave Eggers-founded charity that helps kids hone their writing skills. The awesome cherry red muscle car was featured on the cover of Neko’s latest album, Middle Cyclone, and is one of many prizes the auction promises to yield. Tickets are $45 and for a good cause — what are you waiting for? More »
Video: Watch This New Pornographers Comedy Spectacular Now!
We like comedy and we like The New Pornographers, so we looove this new video from director Tom Scharpling. It’s got folks like John Hodgman, Donald Glover, Julie Klausner (as NP singer Neko Case, you guys!), and Todd Barry — plus Wyatt Cenac from The Daily Show does cocaine off a slice off pizza (er, that can’t be good for him). We’re such big fans of this we’d watch it intravenously if we could. More »
New Yorker Festival Tickets On Sale
Everyone’s favorite snooty magazine, The New Yorker, is having its annual festival, chock-full of author readings, interesting interviews, concerts, and more. It’s going down October 16-18, 2009. You can see the full schedule here, but here are details about the musical happenings:
A Special Concert Featuring Bands from the County of Kings, with Dirty Projectors, House of Ladosha, Jubilee, and Liturgy. Curated by the New Yorker staff writers Sasha Frere-Jones and Kelefa Sanneh. It’s at The Bell House on October… More »
Sonic Youth, Neko Case, and More On Sale
Sorry for my sporadic posts, I am out of the country. But here is a full list of what’s on sale now!
On sale now:
The Sounds at Roseland Ballroom on September 17. Tickets
Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Radio City Music Hall on September 23. Tickets
Moby at Music Hall of Williamsburg on September 23. Tickets
Jupiter One at Music Hall of Williamsburg on September 25. Tickets
Brazilian Girls, Man Man, and Phenomenal Handclap Band at The Beach at Governor’s Island on October 2. Tickets
Sufjan Stevens… More »
All Points West: Coldplay, Beastie Boys, Tool, and More
Image: Devorah Klein
Andrew Bird at All Points West Festival 2008
The dates and lineup of the second year of All Points West Festival has finally been announced. Here are the deets:
It’s at Liberty State Park In NJ again (they promised better trasnsportation this year) and will take place on July 31, August 1 and 2. But you want to know the lineup don’t you? Here it is:
Friday, July 31: Beastie Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend, The National, Fleet Foxes, MSTRKRFT,… More »
Upcoming Shows
More show announcements, and more tickets going on sale. These shows go on sale FRIDAY:
Ne-Yo at Radio City Music Hall on February 20. These tickets are on presale right now until 10 pm tonight, password is HOTKISS. Regular sale starts at 10 am tomorrow (Friday).
Tom Jones at Terminal 5 on February 25. Tickets here.
The Homosexuals at Mercury Lounge on March 8. Tickets here.
The Soundtrack of Our Lives at Music Hall of Williamsburg on March 11 and Bowery Ballroom on March… More »
New Neko Case MP3 for Charity
Neko Case has released a new song called “People Got A Lotta Nerve,” which is the first single from her forthcoming album Middle Cyclone, due March 3 on Anti. The exciting news is that “for every blog that reposts the song and/or iLike user who adds it to their profile, Neko Case and ANTI will make a cash donation to Best Friends Animal Society.”
So, here is my contribution: http://www.anti.com/media/download/708
Download it and repost it! More info here…. More »