Neko Case's News tag:www.nekocase.com,2009:/news//3 2009-07-24T14:39:36Z Movable Type 3.2 HELLO READERS... WELCOME TO MY WEBSITE tag:www.nekocase.com,2006:/news//3.143 2080-06-30T05:06:23Z 2009-07-24T14:39:36Z It has taken years and millions of tax dollars to develop, so I hope you will not be disappointed.... Neko Case It has taken years and millions of tax dollars to develop, so I hope you will not be disappointed.

]]> It’s late and I have exactly 100 miles in the dark to write this. I am headed Westward on Arizona Highway 60, one of the most treacherous stretches of road in the land; scary hairpin turns and bottomless canyons, smashed, exploded fragments of autos from all eras littering the cliff sides round nearly every corner. It’s like a James Bond movie, which is funny, because so is my life, observe...

I was born on an Air Force base in Virginia to some teenage children. After a short classified assignment for the president, my family returned home to Washington State. From about age four to age fifteen, I was raised by dogs and cats. I occasionally intersected with my parents by accident. “Oh it’s you?! I have to make you a lunch, don’t I?” As I grew into a young adult I was very confused and lacked direction. My parents very much wanted me to become a crack-whore, but I gravely disappointed them by graduating from college. Though they did not notice until years after the event, they still take my failings personally.

And now, here I am, humbled before you dear readers, begging your attention from such things as reality television and Wendy’s bacon cheeseburgers so that you might notice my rock band. Yes, my rock band. I never in my wildest dreams imagined that I, Neko Case, could be part of something so grand. I have become equal parts truck driver, gladiator, and mule. It has been no bed of roses, and clean gas station toilets are few and far between, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. And in America no less! It just goes to show that if you keep plowing away, extraordinary things can happen. Why just today in this beautiful part of the country I’ve seen two wolves, an elk, four javelinas, a fox, a coyote, and a great horned owl. Wow! Wealth indeed! By far the wildest thing I’ve seen today however was a KFC day-manager named “Shelly” wearing a floor length leather trench coat sporting a very serious tattoo of a vampire bite/neck puncture wound. She had her KFC baseball cap on too. I wonder what kind of fantasy mate Shelly is trying to attract? To me, the tattoo says “I’m lookin’ to date make-believe Draculas.” That’s the kind of pioneering spirit I’m talking about. Just out there waving in the wind. Rock is my make-believe Dracula. I just don’t have a tattoo of it on my neck, I have a website.

]]> Save These Greyhounds! tag:www.nekocase.com,2009:/news//3.301 2009-11-20T05:47:49Z 2009-11-20T06:16:16Z Dairyland Greyhound Racetrack in Kenosha will be closing on December 31. Some 900 Greyhounds will need to be adopted otherwise they will be euthanized. Now is a great time to consider adopting a Greyhound. Please help get the word out--only... Celia Blackwood Dairyland Greyhound Racetrack in Kenosha will be closing on December 31. Some 900 Greyhounds will need to be adopted otherwise they will be euthanized. Now is a great time to consider adopting a Greyhound. Please help get the word out--only 6 weeks to get this task done. Call Joanne Kehoe Operations Director P: 312.559.0887 Or Dairyland Race Track Adoption Center direct at (262) 612-8256.
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]]> NEKO CASE ON WORLD CAFE tag:www.nekocase.com,2009:/news//3.297 2009-09-18T19:19:22Z 2009-09-18T19:24:42Z Neko's performance on World Cafe will air Monday, October 5th. National Public Radio’s World Cafe with host David Dye can be heard on over 200 stations nationwide. Fans can find their local station at the following link by selecting a... Celia Blackwood Neko's performance on World Cafe will air Monday, October 5th.

National Public Radio’s World Cafe with host David Dye can be heard on over 200 stations nationwide. Fans can find their local station at the following link by selecting a state from the pull-down menu:
http://www.npr.org/templates/stations/schedule/?prgId=39

…or, worldwide, fans can connect to the WXPN Philadelphia stream Monday through Friday, 2pm to 4pm EST, here:
http://www.xpn.org/listen-live/listen-live

]]> TOUR PROJECTIONS tag:www.nekocase.com,2009:/news//3.294 2009-08-26T21:08:47Z 2009-08-26T21:09:08Z Many friends have allowed us to use and/or manipulate their videos, drawings and photographs, for use in our concert video projections. THANK YOU!!: NEKO CASE, KATHLEEN JUDGE, SUSAN HALL, JASON CREPS, JULIE MORSTAD, PAUL MORSTAD, BOB MYERS, AMY LOMBARDI, KELLY... Neko Case Many friends have allowed us to use and/or manipulate their videos, drawings and photographs, for use in our concert video projections. THANK YOU!!: NEKO CASE, KATHLEEN JUDGE, SUSAN HALL, JASON CREPS, JULIE MORSTAD, PAUL MORSTAD, BOB MYERS, AMY LOMBARDI, KELLY HOGAN, DIANA SUDYKA, KELLEY ALTIZAN, GERARD JUDGE, and BOBBY REED.

]]> Oregon Public Radio tag:www.nekocase.com,2009:/news//3.284 2009-06-19T16:56:16Z 2009-06-19T17:04:06Z Here's a link available for streaming of an in-studio session Neko, Paul and Hogan did at Oregon Public Radio... OPR... Neko Case Here's a link available for streaming of an in-studio session Neko, Paul and Hogan did at Oregon Public Radio... OPR

]]> WED, APRIL 15 - LETTERMAN tag:www.nekocase.com,2009:/news//3.281 2009-04-13T22:53:46Z 2009-04-23T19:26:03Z Click this link to watch Neko and the band's performance on CBS's The Late Show with David Letterman on April 15, 2009. Guest guitarist Eric Bachmann (Crooked Fingers) and additional vocal power from Rachel Flotard (Visqueen), Nora O'Connor and Lucy... Neko Case Click this link to watch Neko and the band's performance on CBS's The Late Show with David Letterman on April 15, 2009. Guest guitarist Eric Bachmann (Crooked Fingers) and additional vocal power from Rachel Flotard (Visqueen), Nora O'Connor and Lucy Wainwright Roche.

]]> NEW VIDEO FOR PEOPLE GOT A LOTTA NERVE! tag:www.nekocase.com,2009:/news//3.274 2009-03-21T15:37:44Z 2009-04-18T23:23:41Z Watch the new video by for People Got A Lotta Nerve by brother/sister team Paul and Julie Morstad!... Neko Case Watch the new video by for People Got A Lotta Nerve by brother/sister team Paul and Julie Morstad!

]]> Middle Cycone 2009 Touring tag:www.nekocase.com,2009:/news//3.266 2009-03-16T20:49:12Z 2009-03-16T18:03:21Z Keep checking out nekocase.com/touring for the current tour schedule, new dates, presale opportunities and purchasing locations with no ticket fees (where & when possible).... Celia Blackwood Keep checking out nekocase.com/touring for the current tour schedule, new dates, presale opportunities and purchasing locations with no ticket fees (where & when possible).

]]> VINYL IN THE WORKS tag:www.nekocase.com,2009:/news//3.271 2009-03-11T06:10:03Z 2009-03-11T06:13:24Z So many people have inquired about Middle Cyclone on vinyl and we just wanted to let you know that we are doing it but it won't be available until late spring. Ta-da!... Neko Case So many people have inquired about Middle Cyclone on vinyl and we just wanted to let you know that we are doing it but it won't be available until late spring. Ta-da!

]]> NEKO ON THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO tag:www.nekocase.com,2009:/news//3.268 2009-03-06T03:09:34Z 2009-03-21T15:25:41Z If you missed Neko's performance on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno watch it now at THE TONIGHT SHOW - MARCH 4, 2009. Select the last chapter to catch Neko's performance... Celia Blackwood If you missed Neko's performance on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno watch it now at THE TONIGHT SHOW - MARCH 4, 2009. Select the last chapter to catch Neko's performance

]]> STREAM MIDDLE CYCLONE tag:www.nekocase.com,2009:/news//3.260 2009-02-24T23:26:53Z 2009-03-21T15:22:26Z NPR Music is now offering an exclusive sneak preview of the entire album. Middle Cyclone will be streaming here until March 3rd, when it hits stores.... Neko Case NPR Music is now offering an exclusive sneak preview of the entire album. Middle Cyclone will be streaming here until March 3rd, when it hits stores.

]]> SORRY AMSTERDAM tag:www.nekocase.com,2009:/news//3.259 2009-02-22T13:55:48Z 2009-02-23T14:53:39Z Tonight's show at the Paradiso has been canceled because Neko is sick. Please see the Paradiso box office for ticket refunds. So sorry for the inconvenience.... Neko Case Tonight's show at the Paradiso has been canceled because Neko is sick. Please see the Paradiso box office for ticket refunds. So sorry for the inconvenience.

]]> BONNAROO tag:www.nekocase.com,2009:/news//3.258 2009-02-17T16:43:33Z 2009-03-11T06:09:57Z Neko and the band will perform at Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN on Sunday, June 14.... Neko Case Neko and the band will perform at Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN on Sunday, June 14.

]]> MIDDLE CYCLONE, OUT MARCH 3rd tag:www.nekocase.com,2009:/news//3.254 2009-01-28T22:33:21Z 2009-02-06T22:09:18Z Neko recorded a new album. Fifteen tracks make up Middle Cyclone. Produced by Neko with Darryl Neudorf and recorded in Tucson, Brooklyn, Toronto, and Vermont, it features Neko backed by her much-beloved core band - guitarist Paul Rigby, bassist Tom... Neko Case Neko recorded a new album. Fifteen tracks make up Middle Cyclone. Produced by Neko with Darryl Neudorf and recorded in Tucson, Brooklyn, Toronto, and Vermont, it features Neko backed by her much-beloved core band - guitarist Paul Rigby, bassist Tom V. Ray, backing vocalist Kelly Hogan, multi-instrumentalist Jon Rauhouse, and drummer Barry Mirochnick - along with numerous guests including M. Ward, Garth Hudson, Sarah Harmer, and members of The New Pornographers, Los Lobos, Calexico, The Sadies, Visqueen, The Lilys, and Giant Sand, among others. In addition to twelve new songs written by Neko, Middle Cyclone includes covers of 'Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth' by Sparks, and "Don't Forget Me" by Harry Nilsson. Released by Anti- on March 3rd!

]]> SPRING 2009 TOUR tag:www.nekocase.com,2009:/news//3.252 2009-01-26T06:58:59Z 2009-02-04T17:18:32Z It starts in Austin, TX at Stubb's on Tuesday, March 31 and ends in Minneapolis, MN at the State Theatre on Sunday, April 26. Lots of cities in between and the awesome Crooked Fingers supports on a bunch of dates!... Celia Blackwood It starts in Austin, TX at Stubb's on Tuesday, March 31 and ends in Minneapolis, MN at the State Theatre on Sunday, April 26. Lots of cities in between and the awesome Crooked Fingers supports on a bunch of dates! More at http://www.nekocase.com/touring

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