neko case

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I arrived at the Granada with just enough time to nab a beer, select my own personal standing area, and settle in for my first chance at catching Neko Case up close and personal. First up were some good ol’ Austin Texas boys called the Oh No! Oh My!. They have recently altered the name of the band to omit the dueling exclamation points, and while this may have been to make Google searches easier, it also parallels their musical inclinations; that is to say there was nothing too remarkable about these guys. If I am in a good mood, then maybe Oh No Oh My can pass as a more cheerful Wolf Parade, while on a worse day they may just come off as a(nother) Shins spawn. At times they could hit upon a kind of groovy, feel-good buoyancy, but these moments were marred by tiresome lyrics (“cut like a knife”), and the inability to prevent catchy from turning into cutesy. Read on for my take on Neko Case, as well as a couple more photos cribbed from a stranger’s flickr account after the jump.

Congratulations to Mallory Gahm who will be headed to Warehouse Live tomorrow night to see Neko Case and Deer Tick courtesy of Breakfast On Tour, The Messina Group and Warehouse Live. We're sorry we couldn't give you all tickets – if it were up to us, we would. We will be putting up another ticket-giveaway (think measurement scales) in the next few days, so stay tuned to BOT for all the details.

Photo by Oliver Peel

We are giving away one pair of tickets to see Neko Case and Deer Tick at Houston's Warehouse Live on Sunday, November 22nd. All you have to do to win is leave a comment with your full name that would be on your ID, as well as a valid e-mail address and/or phone number. We will choose the winner on Saturday, November 21st, and will immediately contact that person by e-mail and/or text.

If you are afraid of a sell out, and are worried your luck is not too hot this week, feel free to purchase a ticket here. For more information about the show, feel free to stop by Warehouse Live's show detail page.

Big thanks goes out to The Messina Group and Warehouse Live for letting us give so many tickets away. Much love!