PETER CASE, KEVIN KERBY
9 p.m. White Water Tavern. $15.
Singer/songwriter Peter Case was in L.A. legends The Nerves, a trio that only released one four-song EP (but what an EP!) featuring, among others, a ditty that Blondie made pretty popular (“Hanging on the Telephone”) and one by Case (“When You Find Out”) that is a nugget of pure power-pop bliss.
Case went on to found The Plimsouls and then eventually to a fruitful solo career exploring various facets of American music. He’s a big fan of Mississippi John Hurt (whose 1928 sessions are some of the greatest sides ever recorded, maybe the greatest American music ever, IMO), producing “Avalon Blues,” an incredible, star-packed, Grammy-nominated tribute to the blues legend.
Check out Case’s “Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John,” which is a damn-near perfect album that easily draws from his influences without ever sounding like an imitation or lifeless homage.
Kevin Kerby is as natural a fit for this show as you could possibly ask for. This will be a really good one, folks.