Peter Case • folk

Peter Case was a founding member of the Nerves, leader of the Plimsouls, and the first troubadour of the post-punk era. The Nerves' 1976 "Hanging on the Telephone" EP, its title song covered by Blondie, remains a classic and has earned the band a strong following of young fans around the world. The Plimsouls song "A Million Miles Away" is a power pop classic. Case's debut solo album, produced by T-Bone Burnett, earned him his first Grammy nomination and spearheaded a songwriter movement, now dubbed Americana. Twelve solo albums and two more Grammy nominations followed, including one for his 2007 album "Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John." Sean Healen will open the show.