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Looks like Neko Case's cyclone is picking up some speed.
The Canadian (brain fart, sorry folks!) alt.country chanteuse, whose gorgeous, lush album Middle Cyclone hit #3 on Billboard in the spring, has been gaining momentum all year. The one-time Paste cover star just announced a fall tour that'll take her all over the country.
Last week, Case stopped by New York City to chat with Elvis Costello and tape a segment for his Sundance Channel show, as well as a duet with Meatwad from Cartoon Network's consistently ridiculous and fantastic Aqua Teen Hunger Force. And it wasn't Case's first run in with the talking ball of meat; she guest starred on an ATHF episode just last year. We've long known Case's affinity for animals; apparently it extends to animal products as well.
On Oct. 10, Case will visit Garrison Keillor's A Prarie Home Companion, and just a week later she'll appear at The New Yorker Festival for a chat with Sasha Frere-Jones.
But you don't have to be famous to see Lady Case. Here are those tour dates:
October
4 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
November
4 - Memphis, Tenn. @ Minglewood Hall
5 - St. Louis, Mo. @ The Pageant
6 - Urbana, Ill. @ Canopy Club
7 - Bowling Green, Ohio @ The Clazel Theater
8 - Rochester, N.Y. @ Harro East Ballroom
10 - Boston, Mass. @ Wilbur Theater
11 - Tarrytown, N.Y. @ The Tarrytown Music Hall
12 - Portsmouth, N.H. @ The Music Hall
13 - Northampton, Mass. @ Calvin Theatre
14 - Providence, R.I. @ Lupo's
15 - Montclair, N.J. @ Wellmont Theatre
16 - New York, N.Y. @ Beacon Theatre
18 - Charlotte, N.C. @ Knight Theater
19 - Orlando, Fla. @ The Plaza Theatre
20 - Tallahassee, Fla. @ The Moon
21 - New Orleans, La. @ The Republic
22 - Houston, Tex. @ Warehouse Live
23 - Dallas, Tex. @ Granada Theater
Related links:
Cover Story: Neko Case Drives Us Batty
News: Neko Case Talks Farm, Middle Cyclone
List of the Day: 10 Great Cardigans That Neko Case Might Also Love
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Does this tour have Kelly Hogan? I'm sure Kelly is nice, but she was talking non-stop when I saw the show back in April. I didn't really go to see or hear Kelly Hogan - I was there to see Neko. Even if Neko didn't have much to say... I just found Kelly annoying and distracting.
I'm betting Kelly will be there. She's toured pretty consistently with Neko for the past several years.
I found Kelly's and Neko's banter pretty damn funny and entertaining. Beats a show where the artist just runs one song into another and never says a word.
She's not Canadian, as much as I wish we could lay claim to her. She attended art school here and certainly spent her formative years here musically hanging out with Carolyn Mark.
Wikipedia lists her "Origin" as Vancouver, so I like to think of my hometown as the place that gave her superpowers. Something in the water I guess.
Come to think of it I'm kind of GLAD she's not Canadian, because if she ever DOES decide she wants to be I'd be happy to marry her so she gains citizenship. I would, personally, consider it a noble sacrifice to make for the greater good.
She grew up in Tacoma -- listen to her song "Thrice All American" on Furnace Room Lullaby.
I think Kelly Hogan is hilarious, and the interplay between herself and Neko, obviously super tight friends, is an exciting part of the entire live Neko experience.
In any event, I feel like what's going on when Kelly is talking is that Neko is switching guitars, and tuning up, etc. I did notice it was mostly Kelly talking on this tour, whereas Neko used to fill in that air space herself. I've thought about it before today. I think Neko must have ASKED Kelly to do the talking on this tour.
That still doesn't mean anyone ELSE has to like her sense of humor or whatever, but I wanted to throw it out there that I, PERSONALLY, think Kelly is awesome.
As an aside, she doesn't seem too...fond...of Tacoma these days.
Kelly Hogan is not only witty, she is a superb singer. Unlike an earlier commenter, I go to see Kelly, not Neko!