Peter Case is one of my favorite performers from the last 30 years who I have never seen live -- until Wednesday night at Natalie's. Peter was a founder of the power pop, alternative band the Nerves, the alternative rock band the Plimsouls, and has been a long time contributor to the Americana singer-songwriter scene with excellent material throughout his career. The Plimsouls album Everywhere at Once is one of my favorite alternative albums of the 1980s.
Peter has a new CD out, Hwy 62, and the audience was fortunate to hear a number of excellent material from the CD. "Pelican Bay", "Waiting On A Plane" (written in Port Columbus, per Mr. Case!), and "All Dressed Up (For Trial)" were all topical and interesting.
A gentleman sitting near me asked Peter to play "Million Miles Away" from the Plimsouls Everywhere At Once album and Peter did an excellent version on his 12 string guitar, sounding in excellent voice also. In addition, Peter did another excellent song from that album, "Oldest Story In the World". Hearing these made me very happy!
The rest of the set included a very funny story about a late-night packed hotel room in Athens, Georgia that featured a meeting between Peter and now recently deceased Guy Clark. Peter followed the story with a tribute to Guy Clark. Peter also told a funny story about him introducing a politician on stage with a humorous slip-up. Mr. Case has met so many talented musicians over the years that the audience was blessed to hear some of these excellent stories.
After the performance, Peter stayed around to interact with the fans and I was lucky enough to talk with Peter for a few minutes. I was thrilled he signed the new CD and some older record albums. Overall, an excellent evening. I hope to catch him again live. The 30+ year wait was very worth it!
Peter Case
Peter Case
Peter Case on keyboards and harmonica
Thanks for signing the new CD, Peter!
Peter was kind enough to sign this Plimsouls LP and these two Peter Case LPs.
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