We saw Neko Case last night.

Short review: I like her, but I don't consider myself a huge fan. Her voice is as good live as it is on the record. I'd never noticed before, but many of her songs are surprisingly short. Her voice is better than most of her material, which, because she re-uses the same vocal licks and patterns over and over, tends to run together. I enjoyed it nonetheless - the songs are still pretty good (her voice is, of course, great). She should buy a rubber band and quit trying to twist her hair into a knot after every song.

I tried to get some pictures, but the theater staff scolded me for it during the opening band. "I need to see you delete that picture, now!" "Err, ok..." [*click* *click* *click* , shows her a blank screen] "How's that?" Later, when Case was on, I surreptitiously tried to take a picture, but forget to turn off the flash, and scared the hell out of myself - "oh shit, they're gonna kick me out for sure!" But they didn't even come around. Still, I put the camera away, after that.

Here is a low-quality MP3 of her opening song, Maybe Sparrow.

Assertion: the probability that the sound at any concert will suck is 80% or higher.

Robyn Hitchcock, tonight.