In Concert: Neko Case

Truly bizarre concert. She has a big, bad, beautiful voice. Truly spine-tingling. But every song was truncated. Average length in concert = 90 seconds? Very bizarre. Her band is full of musicians who can clearly play many instruments, styles, etc., as they were also the opening band of the night. But during her portion, it was almost as if any bridges, or instrumental parts, or song “breathers” had been cut out. Just verse, chorus, verse, chorus, ABRUPT ENDING. At one point, my friend leaned over and said “Uh, dude? Do all the songs seem really. really. SHORT. Like they just END. all of a sudden.” I said, “Uh, dude? Yes. Yes they do.”

And, as has happened to me at this venue before which is now making me wonder if there’s some secret Christian Coalition behind it all, the end of the concert (and the only songs that were spun out to any length whatsoever) turned into a bible banger gospel session. If I wanted to hear bible music, I’d go to church!