neko case at beacon theatre

neko case at beacon theatre 

photo: katie dadarria

new pornographers at webster hall

 

photo: maggie v. miles

The New Pornographers Delight Webster Hall with Album Milestone on Saturday

neko case at wfc

best repeat viewing without the fee: neko case at world financial center as part of the lowdown hudson blues festival.  i caught neko over two years back.  she didn't disappoint then or tonight.  it was a perfect summer night in lower manhattan with boats docked, swaying to the soothing vocals of one red headed siren just at sunset.  all i needed was a date, but somehow neko was still great solo with her woefully lonesome lyrics, especially on "i wish i was the moon."  she hit up a bunch from fox confessor brings the flood, starting with "that teenage feeling" and "margaret vs. pauline." she debuted a new song about dating your dad who is really your mom.  gosh, that neko. kelly hogan, as always, provided witty sidekick comments greeting the folks in the towering office buildings. the set with tied up nicely with neko encoring with "don't forget me."  best outdoor summer show so far this year.

neko case at beacon theatre

best live vocals: neko case at beacon theatre. shar's seen neko with the new pornographers (missed ya julie) but never solo. i shelled out the duckets to see her at the famed beacon theatre. that was a first for me as well. the theatre is gorgeous and reminds me of a mix of the paramount and warfield back home. i was up in the lower balcony, but still a nice bird's eye view of the flaming redhead siren.


the night was a good mix of her latest effort, "middle cyclone" and also a lot of my favs from "fox confessor brings the flood". neko started it off with "things that scare me" and then one of my all time favs "maybe sparrow". clad in a satin red dress, she said she got it at cougars 'r us. really she got it at a mall in boston. she and kelly barreled through "people got a lot of nerve", which just made me envision the cute video with the whale.



the evening was just what i was expecting and little more. lots more tracks played from "fox confessor" that were quite the treat - "that teenage feeling", "margaret vs. pauline"and "hold on, hold on".