Neko Case

Country Music for People who Hate Country

Cardinal fans and Cub fans. Democrats and Republicans. Those who keep up with the Kardashians and those who should be allowed to vote. Country music fans and country music haters. While no end is in sight to the strife between the first three aforementioned warring factions, there may be hope for t ... More >>

Win Passes to the Forecastle Music Festival in Louisville, Featuring Wilco, Sleigh Bells, Neko Case and More

The Forecastle Music Festival, which will take place this weekend in Louisville, Kentucky, boasts more than just a big name lineup -- it will also feature the Sustainable Living Roadshow, art exhibitions, the Kentucky Bourbon Lodge and a poster show. Though let's not kid ourselves: The lineup is wha ... More >>

Twangfest

8 p.m. Thursday, June 7, to Saturday, June 9. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

Lone Pornographer Kathryn Calder Why She Never Gets Compared to Men

Kathryn Calder​Kathryn Calder, a member of indie-rock-mega-supergroup The New Pornographers, will play a December 13 solo show at Cicero's (6691 Delmar Boulevard 314-862-0009).The Canadian songstress is touring the U.S. in support of her second solo album "Bright and Vivid."Calder has been a m ... More >>

Lydia Loveless

8 p.m. Friday, November 18. Cicero's, 6691 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

We Love Lucy and Her Nine Best Food Moments

Image via​Saturday marked everyone's favorite redhead's 100th birthday. No, not Neko Case. Lucille Ball! We all know Lucy was an innovator in television, comedy and even women's issues: She had the audacity to insist that it was OK for her to be pregnant on television. But she also made fo ... More >>

Fleet Foxes and Alela Diane at the Pageant, 7/19/2011: Review, Photos and Setlist

Fleet Foxes. Photos by Christian Schaeffer​Fleet Foxes | Alela Diane The Pageant July 19, 2011 There were occasional wafts of pot smoke in the air, but Robin Pecknold was in the mood for something a little more over-the-counter. "Are there any Claritin users in the house?" asked the Fleet Fox ... More >>

Pitchfork 2011: tUnE-yArDs, Guided By Voices And Other Day One Highlights

Guided By Voices​The weather was perfect and apparently -- horrifically -- it is mom-jean-short-season. It was a day for eccentric acts, the line-up carefully curated to force superfans into buying Friday tickets. The will call line stretched around the block and then some. 4:32 pm:tUnE-yArDs ... More >>

Haley Bonar/Daniel Martin Moore/Holcombe Waller

8 p.m. Wednesday, June 29. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Lydia Loveless

9 p.m. Wednesday, April 6. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Show Review Setlist: New Pornographers and the Dodos Spawn Pop and a Marriage Proposal at the Pageant, Monday, June 28

Annie ZaleskiNew Pornographers last night at the Pageant​When the RFT recently spoke with New Pornographers frontman Carl Newman, he admitted that Neko Case breaking her ankle before the band's April 2008 appearance in St. Louis affected his mood. "It really pissed me off that she was gone for ... More >>

Carl Newman on the rhythms of the New Pornographers

Video: Here's What Not to Do at Next Week's New Pornographers Show at the Pageant -- Or, Don't Piss Off Neko Case

Thanks to Heather West for pointing me toward this video from the New Pornographers' Boston show on June 18. In the clip, someone throws a CD at vocalist Carl Newman as he's talking, which causes bandmate Neko Case to leap to his defense. In a very NSFW, aggro way. Rowr! The YouTube caption notes, " ... More >>

Meet Tangela Tricoli and her 1982 album, Jet Lady

Recap: Record Store Day at Vintage Vinyl and Euclid Records, Saturday, June 17

Dana Smith​As we stood in the slightly elevated perch of Vintage Vinyl's DJ booth, I asked store co-owner Tom "Papa" Ray if Record Store Day was his version of Christmas morning. He thought about it for a second and said, in his inimitable drawl, "You know, I think I like Record Store Day bett ... More >>

SXSW Days Three and Four: Big Star Tribute, Band of Horses, Marianne Dissard, Jakob Dylan, Courtyard Hounds, Boxer Rebellion, KDHX/Twangfest Day Party -- and More

To conclude: Susan Cowsill and the Watson Twins sang "September Gurls," with the remains of Big Star playing loose and beautiful all around them. It shouldn't have happened; most of what happens shouldn't. In life, as with music, we only get so much say. Alex Chilton's passing just days before Big S ... More >>

Top Sellers At Area Record Stores for 2009

Who says the record store is dead? Not us here in St. Louis, where both Vintage Vinyl and Euclid Records sold a lot of tunes. Below, please find the top selling albums from both stores, including a separate top vinyl list from VV. Enjoy! Vintage Vinyl: Top CDs ​1. Murphy Lee - You See Me 2. ... More >>

The Top Ten St. Louis Concerts of 2009

We reviewed a lot of shows this year -- nearly 100, judging by the number of posts in the "Show Reviews" archive. Deciding which 2009 concerts comprised the creme de la creme wasn't easy, to say the least. However, the following stood out from the pack. What did we miss? What were your favorites thi ... More >>

The Best of 2009 in Music

Tomorrow! Dex Romweber Duo at the Fox Hole at Atomic Cowboy

Annie ZaleskiDex Romweber, July 2008 at Off Broadway​This one's flying a bit under the radar, unjustly so: The almighty Dex Romweber Duo is performing at the Fox Hole at Atomic Cowboy tomorrow night, making good on drummer Sara Romweber's July 2008 promise that they'd come back. Bob Reuter's A ... More >>

Show Review Photos Setlist: Neko Case and Sarah Harmer at the Pageant, Thursday, November 5

Photo: Todd OwyoungNeko Case last night at the Pageant. See more photos from last night's show.​Neko Case's show last night at the Pageant wasn't that different from her September 2008 appearance at the same venue. However, the comfortably crowded show was, shall we say, loose. Not musically - ... More >>

Neko Case

8 p.m. Thursday, November 5. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Neko Case at the Pageant, Thursday, November 5

Neko Case is returning to the Pageant on Thursday, November 5, a little over a year after she premiered plenty of solo songs from Middle Cyclone at the same venue. General admission tickets are $22, balcony seats $25, and are on sale this Friday at 5.

Hello, Newman: B-Sides examines A.C. Newman's power-pop talent.

Neko Case/Giant Sand

8 p.m. Wednesday, September 24. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

B-Sides catches up with high-flying ex-Flat Duo Jet Dexter Romweber, and busts a move with throwback bluesman Pokey LaFarge

Show Review: New Pornographers/Okkervil River at the Pageant, Saturday, April 19

Neko Case Breaks Ankle, Will Not Be at New Pornographers Show Tomorrow Night

Mark Pickerel at Off Broadway Sunday, April 6 -- That's Tonight!

New Pornographers with Okkervil River at the Pageant, Saturday, April 19

Jennifer Niceley

:30 p.m. Thursday, October 18. Lucas School House, 1220 Allen Avenue.

The New Pornographers

Challengers (Matador)

Eight Days a Week

Fear and loathing in St. Louis: A to Z's week as a woman-about-town.

Road Tripping: Neko Case, Columbia

Last Night's Show: Neko Case

2006: The Year in Music

Week of December 28, 2006

Let There Be Rock

Ten albums that make it easy to avoid fretting about your old-fashioned, Rockist ways

Don't Stop the Beat

The New Pornographers command you to shake your groove thang

Wang Dang Sweet Ol' Twang

A simpleton's guide to Twangfest

Nora O'Connor

Wednesday, March 23; Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue

Neko Case

The Tigers Have Spoken (Anti)

Various Artists

Touch My Heart: A Tribute to Johnny Paycheck (Sugar Hill Records)

Questions Three

We talk with the honey-voiced songstress Neko Case

Plucky Seven

The New Pornographers play the sounds of summer. Hawaiian shirts optional.

Various Artists

The Slaughter Rule: Original Soundtrack (Bloodshot Records)

Neko Case with Catherine Irwin and Carolyn Mark

Friday, February 7; Off Broadway

Various Artists

Down to the Promised Land (Bloodshot)

Kelly Hogan and the Pine Valley Cosmonauts with Neko Case

Saturday, May 27; Side Door

Blast Furnace

Neko Case's new album, Furnace Room Lullaby, generates real heat

1998: The Year in Music, Part 2