![]() ![]() Unimpressed doesn't even begin to describe McNally's reaction. McNally may be allergic to the boob tube and doesn't listen to the radio, but that hasn't stopped from hearing about all of the reality TV shows revolving around music. Other than that, I don't know what else is on the radio." I like the sentiment of it, considering now when every poptart on the planet suddenly thinks it's cool to go to rehab. Somebody who can handle her drugs,' but maybe she can't. Until I knew what kind of shape she was really in, I thought, 'Yeah, I like that. I think it's a cute tune and I like that somebody's like, 'Yep, nope, sorry. "I don't understand the uproar over it, but I like the song. One song on the radio that she really digs is "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse. "I'm lovin' the last James McMurtry record it's called 'Childish Things.' The new Mavis record is called 'We'll Never Turn Back.'" "My absolute favorite record right now is the new Mavis Staples record," she says as pulls up her iTunes to get the correct name. No surprise, she's totally unimpressed with mainstream radio and leans more toward musicians that inspire her when it comes to listening as a fan. Her insightful lyrics should resonate with everyone on some level, and her music is just as memorable, a melodic mix of rock, soul and alt-country, McNally grabs hold and demands undivided attention from start to finish. They're up on MySpace: 'This Ain't My Home,' 'Jack B Nimble' and 'Sinful Daughter.' Those are three news songs from the new record." "I don't have a release date just yet, but I do have a new record. "Yeah! I do have a new record comin' out one of these minutes," she laughs. Asked if she'll be playing any new songs since her 2006 album, "Geronimo!," McNally gets almost giddy. ![]() Her gig at the Colony Cafe is as a headliner, but this month she's touring in support of Railroad Earth, and in October she's on the road with Blue Mountain. She's been on the road almost nonstop since then and will remain that way pretty much through December. The last time McNally was in the mid-Hudson, she played the Bearsville Theater in March 2006. Sorting through laundry with Janice Joplin's "Take Another Piece of My Heart" playing in the backyard, the 34-year-old is home in Mississippi, multitasking before she heads out on the road again. And I can't really read magazines because they're all designed to destroy your self-esteem and then sell you the cure." I've come to the conclusion that I have the central nervous system of a cat and that just the electromagnetic energy that comes off the television when the thing is on, I literally think I have an allergic reaction to it," McNally says, her voice showing no trace of her Long Island upbringing. "I try pretty hard to live a media-free existence. Rich and soulful with a beautiful lilting twang, singer/songwriter Shannon McNally's voice is so entrancing that even when she's speaking negatively about something, it sounds as if she's waxing poetic. ![]()
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