Sunday 04.04.10: Spaceland Productions & KCRW present An Evening with NELLIE MCKAY @ echoplex

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What could notoriously eccentric young New York singer-songwriter Nellie McKay have in common with notoriously normal Hollywood icon Doris Day? The comparison only begins with McKay’s new album, Normal as Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day.

McKay first declared her love of Doris Day in a 2007 book review she wrote for The New York Times. McKay wrote of the exemplary pop singer, whose wholesome persona made her Hollywood’s biggest female draw: “Her music is uncluttered, sensual and free, driven by an irrepressible will to live.”

But while Normal as Blueberry Pie wouldn’t be a Nellie McKay album if it weren’t a little kooky, McKay’s arrangements find a graceful midpoint between her postmodern cabaret and Day’s popped-up big-band singer with chops for miles. It emphasizes the purity McKay’s voice shares with Day’s. It, too, is uncluttered, sensual and free. – NPR

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Tickets purchased for Nellie McKays’ show at Alex Theatre on 3/28/10 will be honored at the Echoplex or 100% refunds are being offered. For a refund, please contact the point of purchase.

9pm / $23 advance, $26 day of show / All Ages