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Peter Case at The Back Room

Courtesy of Bandsintown | Posted on December 31, 2018

Where

The Back Room
1984 Bonita Ave.
Berkeley, CA
Map
(510) 654-3808

When

Sat, March 30, 2019
8:00 pm

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Musicians

Peter Case
guitar and vocals

About

Peter Case returns to The Back Room for fifth appearance and we are honored to have him back!
Peter’s work sets the bar for authenticity, passion and imagination and spans a number of genres, including folk, blues, and rock. Raised in Buffalo, NY, Case came to the Bay Area in 1973 and worked as a street musician and played in the seminal power pop group The Nerves, before moving to Los Angeles to form the Plimsouls, landing a deal with Geffen Records.The Plimsouls achieved success with the single, "A Million Miles Away,” but broke up shortly after. Case’s 1986 solo Geffen record revealed deep roots in folk and blues, and earned him his first Grammy nomination for the song “Old Blue Car,” as well as the Number 1 spot on the New York Times’ 1986 Best CDs list. Six CDs later, Case earned another nomination for Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John, a remarkable collection of songs that features Case’s voice and a single guitar. With or without a backing band, Case delivers his songs with both intense passion and introspective nuance. It’s clear that Case is a major talent on the Americana troubadour landscape. ...

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