Don Yates wrote:
> . the divine Neko Case (who's playing the Tractor
> Tavern on March 11).--don
Also found this on the Mint site. When *is* this shaping up as a
masterpiece gonna be out?
> NEKO CASE
> Furnace Room Lullaby!
>
> Neko Case is currently in the midst of putting the finishing touches on her new
> album, a record that has seen her hop between studios east and west. In
> November, Neko made tracks for Toronto, working on duets and recordings
> with all-star backing from Wilco's Bob Egan, Ron Sexsmith, Brian Connelly
> (formerly of Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet), Dallas Good and Travis
> Good of Bloodshot Recording Artists The Sadies, Henry Sangalang, Matt
> Murphy of The Superfriendz, and the Rheostatics' Don Kerr at the Gas
> Station studio.
>
> Neko then returned to Vancouver to complete her follow-up to "The
> Virginian," tentatively titled "FURNACE ROOM LULLABY." The album is
> being produced by newsy Darryl Neudorf, and will feature an array of great
> musicians and vocalists, handpicked by Ms. Neko Case - including Evan
> Johns, Kelly Hogan, Carl Newman, Ford Pier, Linda MacRae, Carolyn
> Mark, Rose Melberg - as well as her established band-mates John Ramburg,
> Joel Trueblood and Scott Betts. By all reports, the new album is shaping up
> to be a masterpiece!
>
> Neko's next scheduled live performance will take place at this year's South
> By Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, March 17-21, 1999. Catch
> Neko wailin' out the hits at the Jazz Bon Temps Room, Saturday, March 20,
> at 11:00 p.m.
>
