Neko Case
with Des Demonas
About Neko Case
Singer, songwriter, music producer, visual artist, and writer Neko Case is the consummate career artist 鈥 fearless and versatile, with a fierce work ethic and a constant drive to search deeper within herself for creative growth. 鈥淥ne of America's best and most ambitious singer-songwriters" (Rolling Stone) and 鈥渆ssentially peerless鈥 (NPR), Case has long been revered as one of music鈥檚 most influential artists, whose authenticity, lyrical storytelling, and sly wit have endeared her to a legion of critics, musicians, and lifelong fans. In addition to numerous acclaimed and GRAMMY-nominated solo records, Case is a founding member of Canadian supergroup The New Pornographers. She is the author of The New York Times bestselling memoir 'The Harder I Fight the More I Love You' and the weekly Substack newsletter 鈥楨ntering The Lung,鈥 and is currently composing the musical theater adaptation of the Academy Award-winning motion picture 'Thelma & Louise.'
About Des Demonas
Washington, DC鈥檚 DES DEMONAS have been hailed as a favorite of Neko Case, Henry Rollins (KCRW FM/Black Flag), Marc Riley (BBC6 Music/The Fall), and Iggy Pop (BBC6 Music/The Stooges) since the release of their debut LP on In The Red Records and their subsequent singles and EP.
DES DEMONAS鈥 much anticipated follow-up LP 鈥淎POCALYPTIC BOOM! BOOM!鈥 was just released on In The Red Records.
The group is made up of some familiar names from the DC punk, garage, and indie scenes. A Kenyan punk-poet-politique Jacky 鈥淐ougar鈥 Abok (Sex Faces, Foul Swoops, Thee Lolitas) is on vocals & percussion, Chicano/Indigenous-American Mark Cisneros (Hammered Hulls, Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds, The Make-Up) is on guitar, Paul Vivari (Benjy Ferree, DJ Soul Call Paul) is on Farfisa organ and bass machine, and Matt Gatwood (Halpine, Two Inch Astronaut) is on drums.
Des Demonas鈥 music is a melding of disparate sounds and influences, hitting with a driving pulse and fiery intent.
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