Yesterday, when putting together our daily “About Tonight” feature, I scanned several recent concert reviews, looking for signs about whether or not enigmatic singer Neko Case would be performing with the New Pornographers at the 9:30 Club. It was a question anyone with tickets to last night’s show (or tonight’s), including myself, was asking, because Case, often busy with her solo career, has been known to skip out on New Pornographers tours before. Dan Bejar, off touring with his own band, Destroyer, was already confirmed not to be on this tour, but Case was supposed to be making the journey this time around.

I found a review of a concert held last week in Ottawa that suggested Case’s presence was in question, but I didn’t read it carefully enough, and said in Monday’s About Tonight that I was under the impression she was not playing with the band in D.C. In reality, Case missed one date in Ottawa, but rejoined the tour the following night in Toronto, and was in fact with the band this week as well. A call to the 9:30 Club then confirmed that Case was in D.C. and scheduled to perform last night. So I posted a correction, and then a subsequent secondary apology in the Weekly Music Agenda. Based on the emails I received from incensed New Pornographers fans, I really felt terrible for getting you all so worried about the Case or no Case question. I also really hate posting incorrect information, and wanted to make sure we had it right.

But as those of us who were there last night quickly learned, turns out I was right the first time, though for the wrong reasons. Neko Case was in the District last night, but Carl Newman told the packed house she was sick, and so did not perform with the New Pornographers after all. If she’s feeling better today, those of you with tickets for tonight’s show may still get a chance to see her. Or you might not. Such is the way of all things Neko. When you’ve got a voice that powerful and expressive, I guess you get to show up when it suits you. Fair enough. Though some of us joked that we might like to have half of the cost of our $27 tickets back, seeing as how we only saw half of the New Pornographers perform.

DCist Graham has some more thoughts on the show itself after the jump. As for me, I will now be retiring from any and all further comment on Neko Case or the New Pornographers. I can’t take this kind of stress.