Concert Review: Neko Case Live With Merle Haggard

John Edwards may have something with this "We live in two Americas" thing. Although tonight, in this packed theater, behind constant construction on Seattle's downtown streets, the two Americas we're talking about and the two Americas John Edwards is talking about are, well, four different Americas.

Tonight at Seattle's Paramount Theater, one of the Americas milling through the lobby is Neko Case's America—made up of Seattlite aging urban hipsters in their late 20s or early 30s, mostly dressed in dark clothing, dark plastic-rimmed glasses, and at least a few tattoos. In other words, people who look like they do graphic design, or who are, perhaps, musicians themselves, for a living ... Full Neko Case Concert Review

photo of Neko Case © Dennis Kleiman, courtesy Anti Records