MUSIC

McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Shannon McNally.  With Will Sexton.

SHANNON MCNALLY
“She has the voice: bruised, smoky and ornery, right at home where country and soul meet.. She has the melodies and the timing.. she’s irresistible.” - Jon Pareles, The New York Times

“…Shannon McNally packs a wallop of a vocal a tough, tenacious delivery that’s equally adept at conveying both pain and poignancy…” - Lee Zimmerman, Miami New Times

Shannon McNally in the crux of a prolific phase. Last year she released the highly acclaimed Coldwater, grounded in her love for J.J. Cale, classic rock and the juncture where blues, soul and country music meet, made all the more powerful by the keys of the late, great Jim Dickinson. Then McNally came forth in March with Western Ballad, anchored by the title track written by Allen Ginsberg -- produced by avant-garde artist Mark Bingham at his famed New Orleans Piety Street studios. The record that McNally characterizes as “psychedelic Americana,” is as lauded as Coldwater, with All Music Guide proclaiming it “her masterpiece.” And, McNally has another album waiting in the wings that is produced by none other than the legend -- Dr. John.

WILL SEXTON
Will Sexton, whose writing credits range from work with Waylon Jennings and Stephen Stills to Joe Ely and Bill Carter, is shaped by the unique diversity of the Austin music scene. Fate and his own sheer talent placed him on stage with local legends before he’d lived out his first decade. Will and his big brother, Charlie, started playing together at the Continental Club when Will was 9 and Charlie was 11.

Many of the sounds of his childhood still resonate in his current work. Will received early success in Austin and was signed by MCA at age 16. He has survived in the tough Austin music scene by playing gigs with a variety of notable artists. It is never unusual to go out to catch a show featuring an Austin singer/songwriter and see Will onstage.