The New Yorker has warily described McKay as “funny and touching, ceaselessly clever and scarily talented.”
Since her last album, besides eating potato chips, scratching her ass, and watching reruns of Mister Ed, Nellie has indulged an extended run in the award-winning off-Broadway hit Old Hats and written three acclaimed musical biographies – I Want to Live!, the story of Barbara Graham, third woman executed in the gas chamber at San Quentin, Silent Spring: It’s Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature, an exploration of environmental pioneer Rachel Carson, and her latest, A GIRL NAMED BILL – The Life and Times of Billy Tipton, named one of the Best Concerts of 2014 by The New York Times.
Her 2015 album "My Weekly Reader" is a collection of songs made famous in the 1960s. The range of materials is wide, with songs from from The Beatles to Frank Zappa. Listen to the NPR segment with interview and music
We will be collecting non-perishable Thanksgiving food items for the Human Needs Food Pantry at this show