Nellie McKay news

New York Magazine - Nellie McKay on channeling Doris Days sunshine.

Pitchfork - On February 23, David Byrne and Fatboy Slim unleash Here Lies Love , a pop project about former Philippines First Lady Imelda Marcos. The boxed set from Todomundo/ Nonesuch features two CDs, a 100-page book, and a DVD. Guest stars on the song cycle include Tori Amos, Cyndi Lauper, Sharon Jones, Steve Earle, Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond, Róisín Murphy, Nellie McKay, and Kate Pierson of ...

All About Jazz - Vocalist Amy Cervini is one of a handful of jazz singers who are successfully taking their repertoire from outside the Great American Songbook. On Cervinis new album, Lovefool (Anzic Records, 2009), she tackles everything from the Cardigans to Depeche Mode to Nellie McKay and makes it all work. In t...

Pitchfork - Live music on T.V. this week: Monday, January 11: NBC: Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien: Vampire Weekend CBS: Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Nellie McKay Fuel TV: The Daily Habit: Vampire Weekend Tuesday, January 12: NBC: Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien: Rosanne Cash NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly : The Raveonettes (rerun) Fuel TV: The Daily Habit: Vampire Weekend Wednesday, January 13: CBS ...

Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Nellie McKay during her show Wednesday night at the Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant. When: 7 p.m. Thu.

Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Ashley Brown, "Speak Low"; Findlay Brown, "Love Will Find You"; Ke$ha, "Animal"; Katharine McPhee, "Unbroken." Spotlight: Nellie McKay - Wednesday-Thursday: Nellie McKay's idol is the subject of her latest CD, "Normal as Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day."

Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Wednesday-Thursday: Nellie McKay's idol is the subject of her latest CD, "Normal as Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day." The wacky 27-year-old New Yorker, the most exciting cabaret figure to emerge in the '00s, makes Day's songs her own.

All About Jazz - 1 14 — Nellie McKay Normal As Blueberry Pie: A Tribute To Doris Day (Verve) 194 112 +82 0 44 1 9 2 6 — Carla Bley Carla’s Christmas Carols (ECM) 192 157 +35 13 55 2 2 3 1 2 Poncho Sanchez Psychedelic Blues (Concord)...

New York Times - The year in jazz included great releases by Vijay Iyer, Bill Callahan and Marcus Strickland. Nellie McKay, Raekwon and the Dirty Projectors round out this critic’s list.

NPR - McKay's songs lean on influences like vaudeville and hip-hop, and they display a sharp wit: Her debut album was called Get Away From Me . McKay has a new album of songs originally recorded by Doris Day, titled Normal as Blueberry Pie .

Playbill Arts - A look ahead at a diva-heavy season of Lincoln Center's American Songbook, commencing in January. A few of the talented ladies to take the stage will include Marianne Faithfull, Rebecca Luker, Chita Rivera, Suzanne Vega, Annie "St. Vincent" Clark, Nellie McKay and Leslie Uggams.