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HOME GAMES Casey Mecija and her Ohbijou crew hit Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West) Friday (August 10), 8 pm. Free. www.harbourfrontcentre.com. Mecija flies solo at the Tranzac (292 Brunswick) Sunday (August 12), 10 pm. Pwyc. 416-923-8137.
NICKNAME Casey “One Do” Mecija.
POSITION Vocals, piano, guitar, bass.
TEAM MEMBERS Ohbijou teammates are Heather “Birby” Kirby (banjo, bass) James “Boomtown” Bunton (drums, trumpet) Ryan “Carlos” Carley (piano) Jenny “Million Shoes” Mecija (vocals, violin) Andrew “Andro” Kinoshita (mandolin) Anissa “Farts” Hart (cello).
ROOKIE YEAR Started playing piano at age six first performed live that year at the Kiwanis Music Festival in Brantford, Ontario.
LEAGUE “An orchestral frenzy of sweet licks and kicks.”
STATS Swift Feet For Troubling Times (digipak reissue 2007 original letterpress version 2006). CBC Rising Star Award nomination, 2007.
SPECIAL TALENTS A tendency toward naked bravado while inebriated (translation: frequent mooner).
