I saw Nellie McKay (web pages here and here) last night at the El Mocambo. Wow! I love this girl! What an amazing, unique talent. She's been getting rave reviews for her album Get Away From Me, and you can believe the hype.
It's like the ghosts of George and Ira Gershwin inhabited the body of a 19-year-old misfit chick from New York City who was raised by a bohemian mom. Or maybe it's Cole Porter meets Phoebe Buffet? Nah, that's not fair, because she's not a comedy act, although she is very funny, but also incredibly witty, incisive, poignant and lots of other wonderful things. Wait, I know who she is! She's the love child that Elvis Costello and Diana Krall haven't had yet!
Check out some MP3s for David and Inner Peace and videos here.
Her electronic press kit is here
Go Nellie!
A mythical, far-off destination, or just another point on the map?
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