One of the odder musical double-bills of late has to be tonight's Neko Case-Victoria Williams gig at West End Cultural Centre.
If you go by order of appearance, Case is ostensibly the headliner. But if this matchup were a boxing card, either gal is qualified to be queen of the ring. Case has youth on her side -- she's a brash, insurgent country rebel with a mane of crimson locks, more attitude than a civil servant and torchy pipes that just won't quit. But Williams has experience -- this veteran folksinger-songwriter with the Olive Oyl voice has an idiosyncratic style that's been hard to beat and has made her a fan favourite.
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