Nellie McKay
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Nellie McKay is hard to categorize. She’s done Brecht on Broadway, opened for Lou Reed at Carnegie Hall, sung Woody Allen movie songs at the Hollywood Bowl, performed on A Prairie Home Companion, duetted with Eartha Kitt and Triumph The Insult Comic Dog, played Hilary Swank’s sister on the big screen, paid tribute to Doris Day, and released four wildly acclaimed albums of original music.
Her music is as tuneful and clever as the best of the Great American Songbook-part cabaret, part sparkly pop. But beneath the charming melodic surface is a wit that cuts, and a sharply tuned social conscience.
Home Sweet Mobile Home is McKay’s latest and first album of all-original material since 2007′s Obligatory Villagers, and features the musical wanderlust, lyrical playfulness and unique point of view that has characterized her music since her breakthrough debut Get Away From Me. Songs from the new project were recently debuted at her NYC engagement at Feinstein’s, and The New York Post noted that “songs like ‘Bodega’ and ‘Caribbean Time’… feature a blend of whimsical humor and social commentary that blended in beautifully alongside the Doris Day standards from the Blueberry Pie album.”
The new album, produced by McKay and Robin Pappas, was recorded in Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, New York, Jamaica, the Pocono Mountains, and even more than her previous albums, combines diverse musical moods and cultures. Reviewing a recent McKay show, Stephen Holden from The New York Times described her as a “vocal chameleon,” and that varied musical palette is used to great effect on the 13 songs of Home Sweet Mobile Home.
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Normal As Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day
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postymcpostertn Brilliant 'I Want To Live!' shows in Oregon. Photos, setlists and review of the Eugene (Shedd 3/2) and Portland (Alberta Rose 3/4) are up at: http://pacificlectic.com/2012/03/06/nelliemckay-oregon2012/
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Retinend That was a good read, jethro1138. Well done.
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vera_gemini The 9th!!!
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daydreamer5902 I should really listen to her new stuff... but I can't stop going back to Get Away From Me!
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joNafuNfageT Why I've loved Get Away From Me all the time, don't know :3
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jethro1138 If anyone is interested, I got to do a semi-interview with Nellie last week. I've posted the result on my blog at http://www.freakzilla.com/music/index.php/2011/10/16/so-i-got-to-hang-out-with-nellie-mckay/
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leinadrebuh Dear Nelly Don`t expect the paying part of Your Public to understand every detail of Yore messages. Music for the masses and kicks for the lovers, thats what i would like to get from You! Thank You
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bigollo ¡Ole Bodega!
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Nellie McKay in Washington, D.C. on 07/28/12
28 Jul 2012 | from www.nelliemckay.com/tour/
- Nellie McKay in East Meredith, NY on 07/14/12 14 Jul 2012 | from www.nelliemckay.com/tour/
- Nellie McKay in New York, NY on 07/11/12 11 Jul 2012 | from www.nelliemckay.com/tour/
- Nellie McKay in Blowing Rock, NC on 07/04/12 4 Jul 2012 | from www.nelliemckay.com/tour/
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