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posted by chrysb on Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:21 pm
Nellie McKay Releases Christmas Song To Benefit
(check it out on nelliemckay.com)
The Nellie McKay Disaster Fund
Hour-long Segment On Fresh Air with Terry Gross
To Air Wed, November 21st
New Headline Dates And Aimee Mann
Holiday Tour Confirmed, Including
December 15th @ The Concert Hall, NYC In Support Of
‘Obligatory Villagers’ (Hungry Mouse)
“McKay makes witty, issue-oriented music that bridges the vintage sounds of Tin Pan Alley and the subversive sensibilities of the East Village. Thanks to her, the Great American Songbook has a living, breathing present as well as a glorious past.” – Joan Anderman, Boston Globe
Performer, activist and “era-defying songstress” (Pitchfork) Nellie McKay has released a new single“ A Christmas Dirge” free of charge on her website (nelliemckay.com), with the option to make a donation to the Nellie McKay Disaster Fund (all proceeds go directly to Nellie McKay’s bank account).
On Wednesday, November 21st, Nellie will take over the entire episode of Fresh Air with Terry Gross in support of her new album Obligatory Villagers.’ This self-produced, composed and arranged odyssey has been hailed as a “breathless first act of a stage musical decrying American fascism” (Spin), finding “Nellie and her collaborators at their most lively and rambunctious” (Pitchfork)
December 21st will mark her feature film debut in "P.S. I Love You," - not since OJ Simpson in "The Naked Gun" series has the screen erupted with such prodigious passion and raw muscularity.
Catch Nellie this fall / winter as a guest on the Aimee Mann Holiday tour as wells her own headline dates in Milwaukee (11/26), Indianapolis (11/27), Annapolis (12/20) and December 15th at the Concert Hall in New York City.
Nov 26 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom (Headline)
Nov 27 Indianapolis, IN The Music Mill (Headline)
Dec 5 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
Dec 7 Aspen, CO Wheeler Opera House
Dec 8 Boulder, CO Boulder Theater
Dec 10 Minneapolis, MN Guthrie Theater
Dec 11 Chicago, IL Vic Theater
Dec 12 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Theater
Dec 15 New York, NY The Concert Hall (Headline)
Dec 20 Annapolis, MD Ram’s Head
For more information contact Carla Parisi at Kid Logic, kidlogic@nj.rr.com, 973-563-8204
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posted by chrysb on Sat Mar 17, 2007 2:34 pm
Cool firebrand Nellie McKay earns a warm welcome
By Margaret Wappler, Times Staff Writer
Nellie McKay, the cabaret-pop princess who dazzled with her 2004 debut, "Get Away From Me," is in a good mood. Her fine-boned face is illuminated with a bright smile as she settles herself at the Hotel Cafe's piano Friday evening. "How is everyone?" she asks, looking like Doris Day back from the ashram in her fluffy blond hair and chartreuse tunic.
The crowd is sending her beams of adoration and sighing with relief. It's as if the estranged daughter has come to the family reunion and no one wants to be the jerk who sets her off.
More than a year ago, McKay broke down in tears at the Troubadour, distraught over Columbia Records' plans for her second album. She had her heart set on 65 minutes and 23 tracks; the label wanted 48 minutes and 16 tracks. So she walked, releasing "Pretty Little Head" on her own Hungry Mouse label.
All that seems forgotten by the time McKay, 24, switches from "Ol' Man River" to a song from the new album she's recording. It's trademark McKay: sensual and emotionally resonant.
Thumping out a peppery beat for "Happy Flower," she says, "This is the part where David Letterman goes to commercial…. He only cares about Ryan Adams." When an audience member praises her candor, she says with a laugh, "Well, you should've seen me before."
McKay's encore takes off from audience suggestions and weaves together three songs. The mash-up perfectly encapsulates her bold talent and complex identities: feminist firebrand, martini-cool chanteuse and resilient blithe spirit.
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posted by chrysb on Fri Mar 09, 2007 1:16 pm
This time Nellie is the one writing!
Here's an excerpt from the full story:
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"Are you ready, Mr. Basie?" So goes one of many immortal lines on the new box-set Vegas (Warner/Reprise), which finds Frank Sinatra away from home yet on home turf. The collection—four discs of live recordings from different eras, plus a DVD—has the voice, in fine fettle and full of easy charm. It also boasts one hell of a personality. Sinatra, like most comedians, saw the world in black-and-white, which gave his showmanship crispness and cut.
We hear generous Sinatra. Before or after, and sometimes both, he credits the composers and arranger of the songs he sings: They're "swell," "lovely," "marvelous," "tops." He thanks, mocks, and effuses over his musicians. He toasts his audience: "To you and your families."
One-liners overfloweth. "Good morning, you buncha drunks." "I gotta stop sleepin' in the pool." "As Joe E. Lewis said, 'A friend in need is a pest.'" His persona often blends with Phil Hartman's Saturday Night Live impression, full of menacing humor and jokey threats. "What are you staring at?" he asks. Or, in reverse, "I'll stand and stare at you as long as I want to." "When I'm on this stage, I'm the boss."
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