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Neko Case Last time in New York (NYC): 10 months ago

Venue

National Sawdust

80 N 6th St, 11249, Brooklyn, NY, US

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Doors open: 19:30

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Neko Case biography

Neko Case (born September 8, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter and musician, known for her work with the Canadian band The New Pornographer, hailing from Tacoma, Washington, U.S.

After leaving home age 15, Case became the drummer in a number of America’s Northwest's punk bands including the Del Logs and the Propanes. In 1994 the musician moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to attend the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, whilst continuing to play drums. Having graduated in 1998, Case was forced with a lack of visa to return to the U.S. and contributed lyrics to The New Pornographers debut album “Mass Romantic” – which became a surprise success. Coupled with her work with The New Pornographers, Case has worked with other Canadian acts The Sadies and Carolyn Mark, and has become a prominent female figure in Canadian music.

Neko Case released her country-inspired debut album “The Virginian” in 1997. The album features both original material as well as covers of artists including Ernest Tubb, Loretta Lyn and Queen. The musician’s sophomore album “Furnace Room Lullaby” was issued on Bloodshot Records in 2000 and earned considerable acclaim for its original and dark compositions. Case has subsequently released the EP “Canadian Amp” in 2001, after relocating to Chicago, Illinois, U.S., followed by the 2002 full-length “Blacklisted”. The album earned even stronger reviews than its predecessor and subsequently landed the singer-songwriter an opening slot for Nick Cave.

In between recording and touring with The New Pornographers on an irregular basis, Case released the live album “The Tigers Have Spoken” in 2004, and the full-length “Fox Confessor Brings the Flood” in 2006. The latter proved to be Case’s most accessible album to date and peaked at No. 54 on the Billboard 200. After a live album recorded at Austin City Limits entitled “Live from Austin, TX” and contributions to the New Pornographers album “Challengers”, Case returned to the studio at her home in Vermont, and released the album “Middle Cyclone” in March 2009. The album was followed up by “The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You” in 2013, which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album in 2014.

Live reviews

When I bought my tickets to Coachella this year, there were a lot of bands I had planned to see. I wasn’t even intending on catching the Neko Case set, but I am so glad that I did. She turned out to be one of the best live performances I have ever seen.

The scene for her to take the stage was perfect, the sun was setting, the crowd was warmed up (both literally and figuratively,) and the California mountians were looking over us. With the mood set, her full band took the stage, keyboards, back-up singers, all of it, and they started rocking. She was playing the guitar with passion and belting out the lyrics. Her energy was over the top but she hit all the notes. You could tell that the crowd was really getting into her excitement.

Although the crowd wasn’t packed, she was playing to dedicated fans. I was toward the back and as she played “Man” I could see people everywhere just dancing and having a good time. Up front people were screaming a long and some people were even crowd surfing. The set was short, but everyone seemed to be having a really good time and were really feeling the power in her vocal. A strong group of musicians lead by a strong women.

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