Neko Case @ Kimmel Center, 7/29

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Neko Case @ Kimmel Center, 7/29

POSTED: Thursday, July 30, 2009, 7:00 PM

Filed Under: Music | Show Last Night

Photos by Patrick Rapa

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She really sounds that good live. You hear Neko Case's tender powerhouse vocals on her CDs and you think wow. But when you're there in the enormous and strange reddish-orange arena that is Verizon Hall and she's up there really puling it off, wow. Especially the choruses, when Case's voice was bolstered by back-up singer (and lead banterer) Kelly Hogan. Case also drew strength from the skilled band of banjo, slide guitar, bass, drums and tambourines behind her. Behind them loomed a large screen that sometimes displayed abstract shapes and other times comically corresponded with the music. Best example: The little girl flying into the Orca's mouth during "People Got A Lotta Nerve." She didn't do "Star Witness," but that's okay. Everything she did play ' including "This Tornado Loves You," "Margaret Vs. Pauline," "That Teenage Feeling" and a rollicking cover of "Train from Kansas City" ' had a casual confidence, a bold and charming clarity. She sounded great and completely at home in a hall built for an orchestra.

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