Neko Case

Neko Case (born September 8, 1970 in Alexandria, Virginia) is a American singer and songwriter. Her music is frequently called alternative country, though Case tends to shy away from the label. She recorded and toured as Neko Case & Her Boyfriends before switching to her own name.

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September 8 - 1970 - Alexandria, Virginia - American - Singer - Songwriter - Alternative country

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Case lived in Vancouver, British Columbia for several years, playing with a variety of local punk bands, most prominently cub and Maow, and releasing her first country album while living there. She frequently collaborates with a number of Canadian musicians, including The New Pornographers, The Sadies and Carolyn Mark, and has recorded material by several noted Canadian songwriters, notably on the 2001 EP Canadian Amp. As a result, she is a significant figure in Canadian music as well, and even American media have sometimes referred to Case as Canadian.

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Vancouver, British Columbia - Punk - Cub - Maow - Canadian - The New Pornographers - The Sadies - Carolyn Mark - 2001 - Canadian Amp

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Case both writes her own material and performs cover versions of songs by artists such as Loretta Lynn, Bob Dylan, and Hank Williams. She is protective of her artistic independence, combining punk's "do it yourself" aesthetic, a strong business sense, and clear opinions about her artistic goals. She has spurned offers from major record labels because they don't offer her enough control of her music, remaining affiliated with Mint Records in Canada and Bloodshot and Anti Records in the U.S.

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Cover version - Loretta Lynn - Bob Dylan - Hank Williams - Mint Records - Bloodshot - Anti Records

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:"I hope I can comfort people a bit-?maybe show people that making music is fun and accessible to them as well. I'm not out to become Faith Hill, I never want to play an arena, and I never want to be on the MTV Video Music Awards, much less make a video with me in it. I would like to reach a larger audience and see the state of music change in favor of musicians and music fans in my lifetime. I care very much about that." http://www.thestranger.com/2002-10-31/music3.html

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Faith Hill - MTV Video Music Award

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