Neko Case

Co-Presented by: Iowa Public Radio with Destroyer (solo) Co-Presented by: Iowa Public Radio with Destroyer (solo) Doors Open 6:30 PM Event Starts 7:30 PM Every handful of years, Neko Case resurfaces with a new album and reminds listeners that she is one of our greatest living songwriters — perpetually becoming more fearless and adventurous. “She has cultivated one of the most distinctive voices in American song,” Stereogum declared. “Her albums unravel like musical picaresque: restlessly digressive, bluntly funny, strange — but never in ways you’d anticipate.” The Grammy-nominated iconoclast’s ninth LP, Neon Grey Midnight Green, is her biggest-sounding and most intimate-feeling album yet. Released last fall to immediate critical acclaim and declared an essential album in her catalog, the album was laid down live with a full band. More “in the room” than any of her past work, even breaths and shirt-sleeve rustlings were kept in the final mix as a reminder that “humans were here.” “There are so few producers who are women, nonbinary, or trans,” says Case, who identifies as gender fluid and uses she/her pronouns. “People don’t think of us as an option. I’m proud to say I produced this record.” Dinner. Community. Neko Case. Kick off ICSF week with a meal from one of Iowa City’s best restaurants and a show from one of her generation’s best songwriters. This package includes a pre-show dinner at St. Burch Tavern, downstairs at The Den*, starting at 5:45 pm, followed by the show at The Englert at 7:30 pm. Due to a generous partnership with St. Burch, all proceeds from the dinner will go towards the Iowa City Songwriters Festival scholarship program, which invites 20 songwriters from Iowa and around the world to dive deep and hone their craft without financial barriers. *The event takes place downstairs at The Den. The Den is only accessible via a flight of stairs with limited accessibility. Doors Open 6:30 PM Event Starts 7:30 PM Tue: 10am - 6pm Wed-Fri: 10am - 4pm Oct 21, 2026 The Englert Theatre with Matthew Logan Vasquez Oct 23, 2026 The Englert Theatre 40 years of Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams... and Good Things Oct 23, 2026 Wildwood Saloon