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.Nellie McKay Performs at The Mitch

Apr 17, 2023

In the spirit of Doris Day and Joan Rivers, singer-songwriter Nellie McKay channels old Hollywood glamor into witty work from a fresh, feminist perspective. Few musicians manage to garner acclaim across the wide artistic spectrum McKay has traveled in her two-decade career, appearing in Broadway shows, writing for TV and movies, gaining fans at SXSW and once even opening on tour for the Barenaked Ladies. Bob Boilin of NPR describes her as reminiscent of “a young Judy Garland” but with a progressive, satirical spark fit for the 2020s. Local promotor Earthwise brings this radical, charming chanteuse to the South Bay this weekend.

Nellie McKay

Sun, 7pm, $20

Mitchell Park Community Center, Palo Alto

Addie Mahmassani https://www.addiemahmassani.com/

Addie Mahmassani is a poet based in Santa Cruz. She holds a PhD in American Studies from Rutgers University-Newark and is currently an MFA student in creative writing at San Jose State University. There, she is a Teaching Associate as well as the lead poetry editor of Reed Magazine, California's oldest literary journal. She also surfs, sings and loves a part-sheepdog named Lou.