NELLIE MCKAY

Wednesday-Thursday: Nellie McKay's idol is the subject of her latest CD, "Normal as Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day." The wacky 27-year-old New Yorker, the most exciting cabaret figure to emerge in the '00s, makes Day's songs her own. With members of the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band Pat Donohue, Gary Raynor and Peter Johnson. (7 p.m. Wed.-Thu. $30. Dakota Jazz Club, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Mpls. 612-332-1010.)

JON BREAM