Rolling Stone — Near the end of her thrilling set with Neko Case Sunday afternoon at Lollapalooza, Kelly Hogan admitted the group was trying to pull off a little trick: “We’re going to try to play some nighttime songs in the daytime.” They then launched into a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Deer Tick / Neko Case "...And to think it almost didn't happen. When the [Newport Folk] festival's future was in question earlier this year, original executive producer George Wein took back the reins and scrambled to fill two days with... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Hour profiles author Neil Gaiman. The Edmonton Journal interviews singer-songwriter Neko Case. Q: Your songs would certainly never be categorized as "vapid" -- they usually eschew obvious musical or lyrical themes. Like This Tornado Loves You from yo... more info

Perfect Porridge — I won’t be making the trek to Chicago for this year’s Lollapalooza this weekend, but I will be partaking in Fuse Fest: The Best of Lollapalooza ’09 on Fuse on August 15th. Meanwhile, Fuse has over 50 Lollapalooza ‘09 artist tracks up f... more info

Live Daily — Aside from the stellar lineup of bands at this year’s All Points West music festival, the buzz from the event seems centered around two main themes: Beastie Boys [ tickets ] tributes and the weather. Hip-hop superstar Jay-Z [ tickets ], who... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Relive this past weekend's Newport Folk Festival at NPR, with streaming audio of performances by Fleet Foxes, Pete Seeger, Gillian Welch, Neko Case, and many other artists. Pitchfork reviews the new Fruit Bats album, The Ruminant Band. PopMatters exp... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — Checking in on Day 2 of All Points West. We saw many more acts today including: Arctic Monkeys, Crystal Castes, My Bloody Valentine, Cage the Elephant, The Cool Kids, Neko Case and Chairlift. Luckily the day was beautiful and a lot of the mud solidif... more info

Pasta Primavera — Tonight in Baltimore Neko Case brings her cyclone of sound to the Rams Head Live and has a special guest, Jason Lytle!  Down in DC Destroyer and Iran play the Black Cat while Illinois and The Builders and the Butchers play DC9 – both sweet shows... more info

Persona Sauna — NPR listeners came out of the woodwork to cast their votes for the year's best music thus far, and Animal Collective took the top spots in both Best Album and Best Song.Best Singles of 2009 (so far)1. "My Girls" Animal Collective2. "Two Weeks" Grizz... more info

JamBase — JAY-Z CONFIRMED AS FRIDAY NIGHT HEADLINER OF ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL SHOW TO MARK HIP-HOP SUPERSTAR'S U.S. FESTIVAL DEBUT Jay-Z ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL organizers have just confirmed the U.S. festival debut of Jay-Z... more info