Live From the Greene Space

Soundcheck | Oct 8, 2010

Nellie McKay has done Brecht on Broadway, duetted with Eartha Kitt and played Hilary Swank’s sister on film. Mark Ronson is a musician and  Grammy-winning producer who crafted hits for Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen. Join us today as McKay and Ronson each perform for a live audience in The Greene Space. Plus: New Yorker editor Ben Greenman tests our audience's musical knowledge. And: he talks about his high-low culture mashup, Celebrity Chekhov.

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