Pretty sure it's half operator error and half actual camera, but the pictures for last week's Neko Case concert came out less than stellar (surely, this is not a trend, right?).
The first time I saw Neko Case in concert (performing solo) was at the Twilight Concert Series. My sister and I bemoaned the fact that Kelly Hogan was not singing back up vocals and soon after Neko herself noted the much missed absence (Kelly released an album earlier this month called "I Like to Keep Myself in Pain"). Luckily, Kurt from The New Pornographers (and, we were told, all of the male members of the band) could sing a woman's soprano. Such nuggets of insight were littered throughout the show and I remembered that no one does between song banter like Ms. Neko Case.
She sang mostly from Middle Cyclone and Fox Confessor but we were able to hear several songs from her as yet to be released album and one acapella number that was so new the band didn't even know it. I was hoping for the Sparks cover from Middle Cyclone "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth", but was at least happy she sang the Harry Nilsson cover "Don't Forget Me" and my personal favorite, "Hold On, Hold On". Overall this concert felt like a kickoff to summer and since it is actually the first day of summer, I thought this show needed to be posted.
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