Nellie McKay: Nice Try, '60s

Fearlessly sharp, fabulously bonkers singer-songwriter Nellie McKay is a total original, which may be why her cover songs are so terrific. Her latest CD, My Weekly Reader, is a marvelous reinvention of tunes from the 1960s, including "Sunny Afternoon," "Murder in My Heart for the Judge" and a perfect "Red Rubber Ball."