Neko Case - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

KEXP.ORG presents Neko Case performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded May 17, 2018.
Songs:
Hell-On
Curse of the I-5 Corridor
Gumball Blue
Bad Luck
Host: Cheryl Waters
Audio Engineers: John Hagler & Kevin Suggs
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Scott Holpainen & Justin Wilmore
Editor: Jim Beckmann
kexp.org
nekocase.com

[@c708746]

Just got the name Neko Case off the radio. How on earth isnt this a name everyone knows? Insane vocals and choir - and geez that band!

[@christined4842]

She’s pretty well known I think

[@michaeldunn3864]

Bro I'm very happy yoy found her.. I nevet heard herd of Gillian Welch Robert earl Keen or Jason Isbell before I got a satellite radio in o7 I belive. All of them NC included were certified A listers for a decade at that point. . Keen since 78 perhaps. He was the guy Straight Chesnutt brooks were trying to sound like. Long story short Americans were getting fucked hard by the radio station for 30 years before the interwebs Cool story gor me. Perhaps the most culturally significant show I've seen and I've seen a lot was Sturgill Simpson playing opening for NC at a local brewery in Indianapolis. His first visit to Nap. First album. Everyonecane to seeCase of course but the entire crowd was like what the fuck was that? He immediately sold out every show for the next 5 years each time a bigger more important more significant that 5th show ge was after OCMS and before Willie Nelson. But he was in interesting form. He appeared to me Like the literal Reincarnate of Jerry Garcia

[@shawnlee3871]

Neko is the coolest. It is not possible to be cooler than her.

[@andremunoz3939]

That gorgeous unmistakable voice. I can't think of anything more magical than stumbling onto new music from Ms Case

[@psommer4218]

What an amazing group of musicians. You are all amazing. Greetings from Germany.

[@Thenocturnalflowers]

Amazing voice, incredible story teller, reflector and communicator.

[@jayadam5710]

goddamn Curse of the I-5 gave me chills and goosebumps. Idk why but her voicing "instrumental over the bridge" is my favorite part.

[@Quarantineism]

I love it, too. But it's kind of emotionally exhausting for me. So intense.

[@tmcmojo2292]

Neko Case at the gorge in a hailstorm is one of my favorite concerts of all time! it was chaos, they finally shut down when it started to hurt the singers and you could hear the hail hitting the drums and it being picked up on the drum mics!! everyone tried to hunker down....people were cracking up. it got really cold, concessions stayed open!!! started to drink like ice cold 24 oz beers, it got better real quick. one of the best concert ever!! thanks Neko! thank you mother nature! thanks lots of beer!!

[@AndrewGreeneAg]

I was there (!) in the standing room, getting hailed on and freezing, and some Canadians came over and tried to cover me with their tarp turned umbrella. I was in the corner and it kept dumping down my back, haha. I think it was halfway through Star Witness when Ms Fox Confessor herself called the flood and they had to stop the show. It was only her second song, I think. Bummer, but in a way unforgettable for sure.

[@tmcmojo2292]

@@AndrewGreeneAg we hung out together i think! Everyone was so nice!

[@AndrewGreeneAg]

@@tmcmojo2292 haha. #facts

[@beckybrown6332]

I was there too. Too awesome. But froze my ass off.

[@martianalligatorfarm3561]

how can she remember these lyrics!!! so seamlessly such intense poetry !!! dayum!!!

[@susancharlton9368]

her words are pure present day needed poetry. I loves her and everything she does

[@jgnetwork2786]

her lyrics are great - but I have to read them separately - when she is singing I get so caught up in the sound of her voice, I don't really even hear her singing as words

[@guyville1]

She just keeps getting better and better. Amazing!

[@aaronwimberleymbamsf5776]

always count on KEXP for bringing the real live indie, folk, and everything that CBCG would represent.

[@alskjdfsldkjf]

Fantastic... excellent band and backup singers, not to mention the new songs. Seriously... the woman is a goddess!

[@myjizzureye]

Little pitchy though dawg.

[@amplefry]

Yes!

[@leemythic4400]

I'm so glad and thankfull I can listen to this when I need to escape from my family's crappy attitudes.

[@darrenbrennan7679]

I love to listen to the interview parts of these KEXP performances. Neko Case is such a great artist. Thanks, Cheryl Waters and KEXP for sharing this with the googletubes.

[@bullmoose2962]

I have followed her for years and her voice, her singing, and her lyrics never disappoint!

[@SuperUrsusmaritimus]

the natural world writes songs about her

[@CDurai]

The medicine we have been waiting for. Neko and her amazing band have done their best work yet.

[@laviniamihaibeauty1496]

Great artists, great voice! I listen to this concert every night to fall asleep. Love, love, love! ❤

[@lindsey7363]

Neko is awesome. I saw her multiple times in Seattle and in Tucson. I love her songs and her fabulously unique voice. She's one of my favorite artists. Thank you, Neko, for such good music.

[@drakehonest2]

Hello how are you doing…?

[@mkilptrick]

I absolutely love the music from Neko Case and the band. She is one of my favorites from the last decade and I don't have many. Really enjoyed this interview and how she shared the process of her songwriting. I'm always blown away by the melding of harmonies and melodies in her music.

[@cptbrncls7050]

Love the new album Neko, and thanks to KEXP for all the great live music

[@GoenkaleKokotxa]

thank you for this great gift!

[@platoquemado]

Been listeninng to Neko case for a long long time friggin kexp is so good they have the best bands play

[@cirorumoroso]

You guys at KEXP make the music shines.❤️❤️❤️

[@soulscanner66]

Wow. She really keeps getting better.

[@matthewt.5313]

Beautiful Magic in that voice, the songs, the band....

[@burtonlindquist6921]

Get to see her here very soon in the Midwest! Can't wait!!!!

[@lirikk6452]

Queen!!!

[@jgnetwork2786]

I could listen to her voice all day... today, I think I will!

[@innerdinosaurraar7734]

How have I never heard of this before now? I love it.

[@dwhitman3092]

Such unique and beautiful songs.

[@tomkirk6942]

Just outstanding!

[@Gnomaxx]

Quel bel ensemble ! Magnifique voix, chœurs splendides, délicates compositions. Parfait. Merci.

[@inova11901]

D'accord.

[@vladartov2817]

fantastic breathtaking performance

[@wigs2u]

so freaking awesome!

[@jacksoncreekpress]

wow, always impressive

[@uncbbfblives]

I LOVE HER!

[@unkakrunk]

Brilliant.

[@jeremywalsh5666]

I just recently got back into her. So amazing. Transcends genres.

[@jvedo389]

An absolute underrated legend.

[@Gradhmhor27]

Gawd I love this, though I wished for the screams after "nothing quite so poisonous as a promise", that blew me away during a live performance.

[@annavanwys7598]

Thanks for this amazing Music from Paris.

[@drakehonest2]

Hey how are you doing..?

[@ImplosiveCatt]

Love you Neko....and the beautiful band..of course.

[@RMoore-zt7zs]

Love her stuff. Tight band, good performance...

[@seanohalloran384]

She’s so great.

[@julybo4584]

Just and beautiful voice

[@davidklebek5068]

Just saw then in Kansas City tonight. In my top ten all-time concerts. Excellent.

[@esaltes]

how have I not seen this before. Love Neko.

[@MeganNashMusic]

So so so good 🥰

[@gplunk]

Total; and complete, love.

[@jude999]

Great sound.

[@TS-bwey]

Free medicine: When I am dark and I am down As dark and down as I am now The only thing that makes me smile Is to remember That I'm beloved of the wild

[@katjavirtanen2875]

Damn, that was fine!

[@jonathankroeker305]

Elegant and beautimous.!!!

[@bradgibson4459]

Kudos to everyone in this video!!!! Neko does have a voice and presents!!

[@philfitt3906]

Presents? 😂

[@absolutelynonameslef]

@@philfitt3906 presence. But her voice is certainly a gift.

[@seankelly4096]

Another Happy New Year everyone!

[@amplefry]

Excellent

[@KR-wk6vi]

This is great. Thanks to college radio stations around where I live I heard this while driving.

[@aportman58]

Saw Neko live last night in Houston! She and band were incredibly awesome! I actually recently retired after playing bass for over 40 years, but was sure enthused to pick-up bass and start playing after seeing Neko Case's concert! Bass player style is right up my taste of playing!

[@jodylowe8476]

Unfortunately, with the music industry the way it is, talent like this will only be heard on public radio and never have popular appeal. I discovered Neko on WNCW Spindale years ago and have loved her since.

[@JohnLnyc]

Neko has had a long and quite successful career. Her recordings seem to sell quite well and her concerts--I have seen her five times over the last two years--are well attended. There are quite a few radio stations in the US as well as all the internet (Spotify etc) outlets. Things are not quite so bad! The music industry is just fine.

[@jonholt201]

True, but who cares about popular appeal. There's substance in this music and if it brings something out in you, that's where it counts.

[@JohnLnyc]

Yes. Though there's nothing wrong with popular appeal! A "silly love song" can be a pleasant respite from "substance"! Every once in a while we should put the Mahler away and crank up the mirrored ball!

[@kirkmooneyham]

What you said is probably why I never heard of her before today, looking for artists who don't use Autotune to "fix' their voice. She obviously doesn't need it...because she can actually sing.

[@jimonalimb]

This woman has maintained her voice like no other!

[@BridgeCityPassages]

Shelley Short is a national fucking treasure. Same with Flo. Neko is a BOSS!!

[@nickautry7332]

Such a treasure; such a voice and lyrics. The keyboard player was the guitar player on Case/lang/Viers, also sooooo worth listening to the ClV video and but all the CDs, esp Case lang Viers Cd. Masterpiece.

[@ExperimentalAddict]

Love her

[@oliver5976]

I love Neko

[@bellicosebumpkin]

amazing

[@jeremycarnahan462]

Love. It.

[@franklott834]

I love Neco Case........I love her.

[@hollisrivenbark7250]

Frank Lott *neko

[@nomanmcshmoo8640]

She gets older....and more beautiful by the day.

[@fiorellaconstanza4722]

Finest singer in the world.

[@9496TULL]

Fiorella Loexplicatodo Agee. She is good

[@Collective239]

Such an amazing song writer.

[@dawnmostafa7877]

Shes An Angel..That voice makes me feel things...

[@followmeintothecommentsect4476]

mellifluous

[@sandreoni1]

Vey original and very underrated

[@turfmoor4564]

La mejor voz de todos los tiempos

[@sbarbarinoo]

American female songwriters are the best ones

[@schallrd1]

Case in point.

[@roadpancake]

So fucking stunning.

[@cecily222]

her voice sounds like home

[@stephangruza9409]

Great

[@lirikk6452]

She's a genius...

[@chuckabbate5924]

Just saw them inBoston last night.She killed it.

[@Feedurehed]

Hooked at the first line!

[@glfriendliness9793]

She's fucking HOOOT!!! DAMN THAT MUSIC IS STILL AMAZING!!

[@DogAmongMen]

so humble

[@SamSneed-th4du]

Saw her 2006 at Hollywood Bowl. I remember someone tossed a really nice belt onto he stage ☺

[@georgerobles6500]

Her voice has not changed one bit still sounds great !

[@eduardoespinosa17]

tome su like buena señora

[@danzinder179]

Great moment around 25:40 when she's talking about her love for her bandmates and they cut to Jon making that gushed over look back.

[@jimsmint]

"Instrumental over the bridge" genius

[@garrettwidner6915]

Sing for him John Kruk!

[@elenaanele8211]

Just like a scuba compressed air tank 🏝️

[@drakehonest2]

Hello how are you doing ?

[@youroldgranny]

Grandma approves!

[@leemythic4400]

Yay!!

[@inthemountainswithken]

the advertisement that preceded watching this kexp video was for a prescription pharmaecutical that is supposed to be taken to reduce constipation for those that are on prescription opioids ... Seriously

[@cleocole493]

Kenneth Harrison so?

[@dana102083]

Many, many people are in opioids and/or are constipated. It may know something if its targetting you..

[@MoonsickStridor]

I love this performance, and this band is amazing. I just miss the BJ Queen, herself, Kelly Hogan.

[@drakehonest2]

Hello how are you doing…?

[@andrewmartin9325]

And here I was thinking Gumball Blue sounded like Carl was rubbing off on her only to find out Carl co-wrote it!

[@SuperSergiosj]

💜💜💜💥💥💥💜💜💜

[@FathomFrequency]

She says " instrumental overlay " on the break in the second song

[@FathomFrequency]

Before the crescendo...beauty...

[@angrygoldfish]

One of my favourite albums of 2018. I've liked Neko Case for a while, but not like this. Hell-On is a fantastic record.

[@nick7028]

Neko is a goddess, one of the best musicians, songwriter and singers of my generation, and to top it off she is a loud and proud ginger. Neko,, in my dreams we are together x