Star Witness

Went to see Neko Case play at the Commodore Tuesday night. We arrived to catch the final song from opener Eric Bachmann, who played a solo singer-songwriter acoustic set. The crowd for the night was diverse, with an indie-hipster meets adult contemporary feel.



Neko Case and her five piece backing band came on and opened with Things That Scare Me, followed by Favourite. The last time I saw her perform was at last year's Sasquatch Music Festival, where she was about 3 songs into her performance when the hailstorm of the century hit and ended her set.....thankfully we were indoors on this night so we didn't have to worry about being pelted by marble-sized hailstones.

The part-time New Pornographers member has such a striking and captivating voice that could be heard throughout the entire sold out Commodore crowd. The supporting band sounded tight and the harmonies were fantastic. Neko and company also cracked a few jokes, including one about Sting's leather vest apparel during The Police Grammy performance.

The encore included Neko singing a song written by filmmaker, actor, and media personality Sook-Yin Lee.....who has actually released a few albums. Some other highlights from the 1hr 25min set included solid performances of Hold On Hold On, Maybe Sparrow, The Tigers Have Spoken, and John Saw That Number.