Neko Case is hitting the road for the first time since the January release of her memoir, The Harder I Fight the More I Love You, with a fall run of dates that includes an Oct. 18 stop at Milwaukee’s Pabst Theater.
The venerated singer-songwriter and occasional New Pornographer was last in the city almost three years ago, following the release of 2022 compilation album Wild Creatures. It sounds like she has a new album winding its way toward completion, so there’s a chance we’ll get some fresh music prior to her Milwaukee visit.
Regardless of whether it shows up in time, Case isn’t exactly hurting for material to share on stage. Her solo output alone includes seven studio albums, with the last four climbing into the top five of Billboard’s U.S. indie chart. You can throw another nine records on the pile if you include her contributions to The New Pornographers, two members of which joined her the last time she came to town.
If you’d like to be there for Case’s next visit, tickets to the Oct. 18 show go on sale to the general public starting at 10 a.m. this Friday, April 18, online and at the Pabst/Riverside box offices
Artist bio
Grammy-nominated indie icon Neko Case — “one of America's best and most ambitious singer-songwriters" (Rolling Stone) and “a badass of the highest order” (Pitchfork) — most recently shared her literary side via the critically acclaimed memoir ‘The Harder I Fight The More I Love You’ which debuted at No. 5 on the New York Times bestseller list.
Case has long been revered as one of music’s most influential artists, whose authenticity, lyrical storytelling, and sly wit have endeared her to a legion of critics, musicians, and lifelong fans. She authors the weekly Substack newsletter “Entering the Lung” and is currently composing the musical theater adaptation of the Academy Award-winning motion picture Thelma & Louise.
Released in 2022, Wild Creatures — a 23-song career-spanning compilation album celebrating Neko's two decades of solo work — is available now and accompanied by an immersive website containing animated artwork by Laura Plansker, short essays and track-by-track commentary.
