Nellie McKay (3/6/08)



Whoa Nellie! What a woman... I've had friends telling me about her forever. I've liked her stuff, but never really gave it much time. When I saw she was coming to Cleveland, I was surprised (and kinda excited) by her choice of Nighttown as a venue. Sadly, I've never been to see a show there before.

We had a group of us for this show, and it was definitely a blast. We got a great seat and had a great dinner while we waited for her... It was a full-house (sold out) and we were packed in like sardines. She finally arrived, and immediately entertained us with her off-kilter humor.

Her personality was not at all what I expected. Knowing her penchant for bad words and light-hearted crassness, I was expecting her to be a bit more forward and confident. She was just the opposite, though that only added to her charm. At one point she even forgot lyrics to one of her songs and asked the crowd if anyone had the CD. Someone handed it her and she proceeded to perform the song while reading from the booklet.

She really made the show... I really like her music, but I like her even more!

Posted: Fri - March 14, 2008 at 08:25 PM           |

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