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Interviews || BY S.T. VanAirsdale || 04 17 2012 3:50 PM

Nellie McKay: The Musician, the Myth, the... Movie Star?

Nellie McKay: The Musician, the Myth, the... Movie Star?

On the last day of her twenties, Nellie McKay paused to contemplate the milestone before her — or not. Taking a deep breath that soon escaped as a halting laugh, the singer/songwriter/actress and all-around pop polymath brought to mind another benchmark that loomed in her decade past.
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My Favorite Scene || BY S.T. VanAirsdale || 04 13 2012 12:30 PM

Nellie McKay Plays My Favorite Scene: 'I Don't Know How They Got to Keep That Ending'

Nellie McKay Plays My Favorite Scene: 'I Don't Know How They Got to Keep That Ending'

It's been a while since we've played My Favorite Scene around here, but we found just the right candidate this week: Nellie McKay, the pop polymath, cultural classicist and all-around megatalent who brings both her musical and acting chops to the screen next week in the New York-based indie Downtown Express. I'll have more with her in days ahead, but in the meantime: What's your favorite scene, Nellie?
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