Nancy And Beth - The girls in the band

Growing up in Oklahoma City in the 1960s, Megan Mullally performed in the local ballet company, where she heard plenty of classical music. But her primary exposure to contemporary genres came through AM radio.

"There was really only one station: WKY; just three call letters. But they had to be all things to all people," Mullally recalls fondly, describing a listening experience longtime San Franciscans will recognize as akin to vintage KFOG. "So they'd play everything from the Rolling Stones to Willie Nelson to Nina Simone. I think that's part of why I have such broad taste."

Mullally, best known for playing Karen on Will & Grace, but also a Broadway musical veteran, discovered that her eclectic musical perspective was shared by fellow singer-actress Stephanie Hunt (Friday Night Lights, The Resident) when the pair was shooting an indie film in Austin, Texas back in 2011. Hunt whipped out her ukulele for an impromptu sing-along and a partnership was sparked.