The sprawling orchestral pop assembly Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground is on the road.  Twelve members in this band.  Are they the biggest in Seattle?  Watch them fit onto a stage near you. 

DATE         CITY                        VENUE
08.09.11     Manchester, NH      Rocko’s
08.10.11     Boston, MA             The Middle East – Downstairs
08.11.11     Hamden, CT           The Space
08.12.11     Brooklyn, NY          The Knitting Factory
08.13.11     Philadelphia, PA     North Star Bar
08.16.11     Atlanta, GA             The Drunken Unicorn
08.17.11     Jacksonville, FL      The Pit
08.18.11     Tampa, FL              The Orpheum
08.19.11     Lake Worth, FL       Propaganda
08.20.11     Orlando, FL            The Social
08.22.11     Houston, TX           The Warehouse Live
08.23.11     Dallas, TX               The Prophet Bar
08.24.11     Austin, TX               Emo’s
08.26.11     Phoenix, AZ            Sail Inn
08.27.11     Pomona, CA           The Glass House
08.29.11     Los Angeles, CA     The Echo

Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground "World’s Entire" by IllegalPetes

NYC’s dual art-pop sisterhood Zambri just announced that they signed to Kanine Records. These young ladies have been working on this for quite some time – I personally met them in 2003 (I think), when they were talented teens looking for a producer – that’s what my job was at the time. Their signing to one of the most successful new NYC indie labels is a testament to how far you can go when you have talent and determination – and also to how long that may take. For a first introduction into the world of Cristi Jo & Jessica Zambri, Kanine Records will be releasing Zambri’s debut EP Glossolalia on November 8, 2011. You can see them live at Glasslands on August 18th and at SummerScreen @ McCarren Park on August 24.

Lo-fi New York based he-she duo Schwervon! is happy to announce that they will be taking a little trip down south to record with legendary sound engineer/ producer Doug Easley (Sonic Youth, Pavement, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion) in Memphis, Tennessee. They will be playing some shows on their way down there and back. More info about the dates can be found here. – (as posted in The Deli’s Open Blog – post your band’s entries, videos, and Mp3s here). The Deli’s NYC Open Blog is powered by The Music Building.

Get your cream and sugar ready! Released on Monday 08.08, Dollar Coffee‘s debut album "Nice Things" – available for free here – is the first full length collaborative release from Brooklyn MCs Albert Rhymestein & BS. With production credits from K.O. Beatz, Willie Green, AM Breakups, brokeMC, and Mic-L, and guest appearances from notable MCs like Rabbi Darkside, PremRock, and Dru the Monster (among others), "Nice Things" it is guaranteed to brighten your mornings (as long as you don’t read the news) .- brokeMC

Have you heard of or seen this guy?  Bill Campbell is Thee Midnight Creep, and underneath the patina of eerie/gothic music that his image belies, are well crafted, thoughtful lyrics and a deep nostalgic croon for a voice.  Nick Cave meets Castanets- that’s Thee Midnight Creep.  Usually, here on The Deli, we post about an upcoming event, or an album about to be released, but damn it, I can’t find any "news" item to post for this fellow other than I think he is magnificent and you should listen to him on his myspace, or see him live, or buy his album (does he have an album out?)!  If you have more information on this one-man-band, please comment.  His myspace info, which serves as an example of his ambiguousness, is below:

Bio: southern ex-patriot
Members: a Martin, a Guild and an Auto-harp
Influences:
Sounds Like: hollerin’ into a well   

-Here’s Thee Midnight Creep performing Lee Hazelwood’s "My Autumn’s Done Come"-

You can’t really say that Brooklyn Psych-Rockers Weird Owl "are not what they seem". Yes because their Lynchian name perfectly describes the kind of music they play, i.e. dreamy weirdness which would be the perfect soundtrack for a movie by… David Lynch! The band has just released its sophomore album "Build Your Beast A Fire" on Tee Pee Records – the release show is tonight at Brooklyn’s Union Pool. Here’s the brand new video for the track "Skin the Dawn".

Emil & Friends consists of Emil Hewitt and his friends: the killer bassline and his “mixologist” brain. Plus a rotating team of musicians of course… In what he describes as “weird pop,” he creates a version of combined disco and indie pop that doesn’t always travel in a straight line, but can still keep you moving with it. He just announced a that the upcoming LP “Lo & Behold” will be released in October, but you should stop by for his year-old baby EP available for stream here. Here’s a video from last year’s record. – Caitlin Clive

Thursday night at the Lower East Side hotspot, Pianos, was filled to the gills with a rowdy audience anticipating an even more energetic band, The Click Clack Boom. The trio combines New Wave vocals, throwback rock cadences, dancey grooves, and punk paces, pushed forward by spastic outbursts and animated stage presence. Mostly unreleased material, set list selections included frantic and grungy “10:24,” counter-intuitively upbeat “Cryptic Condition,” echoing and impassioned “Tow the Line,” calypso-inspired “ZKBK, freewheeling rock track, “Ghosts” from the band’s debut album, “Howling,” brand new “Plastic Dolls,” and ominous, bassy closer, “Lighter.” The Click Clack Boom’s quirky, crowd-pleasing, and zealous demeanor, and fashionably disheveled appearance epitomize the characteristics of Brooklynite artists, reaffirming their recognizable and well-earned upswing as a prime NYC band. – Meijin Bruttomesso

Illuminator and their debut album "Answer Voice the Child" (released in January) confirm our suspicions that NYC bands with a mellow sound currently have an edge in terms of originality over rocking/shredding ones. This guitarless up and coming Brooklyn group often sounds like a crazier but also more laid back version of french duo Air, with some added psych/experimental influences reminiscent of artists ranging from Pink Floyd to Grizzly Bear and Dirty Projector. Their soulful melodies also bring to mind early TV on the Radio. In "Hey Crazy (Cough)" and "You Are Overgrown" – two of our favorite songs – electronic percussions, often distorted, introduce an interesting industrial element, but are confined to the background, while sweeping, heavily effected vocals take center stage.
The ancient Greeks thought that at night you could hear the music of the universe while staring at the stars. Nobody ever heard that music, but if it existed it would sound very much like this record. Cosmic. – You can see Illuminator live at the Church For All Nations (417 West 57th St, NY) on August 13 with Teletextile.

This year’s edition of KEXP‘s awesome free concert series Concerts at the Mural kicks off tonight at Seattle Center’s Mural Amphitheatre.  The show features local actsThe Maldives, Black Whales, and Hey Marseilles.  The series continues all month with shows every Friday, plus tomorrow’s 9th Annual KEXP BBQ.  The BBQ starts at 3 pm, all other shows start at 6pm.  Get there early and eat something from Skillet Streetfood.  Below we’ve got the lineups and the video for Hey Marseilles hit "Rio."

Friday 8/5, Doors at 5pm, Bands at 6pm 
Hosted by DJ El Toro
The Maldives
Hey Marseilles
Black Whales

Saturday 8/6, The 9th Annual KEXP BBQ! Doors at 2pm, Bands at 3pm
Hosted by Larry Mizell Jr., Troy Nelson, John Richards and Kevin Cole
Fool’s Gold
Rainbow Arabia
Capsula
School of Rock
Virgin Islands
Mad Rad

Friday 8/12, Doors at 5pm, Bands at 6pm
Hosted by Troy Nelson
Seapony
Gold Leaves
Math and Physics Club

Friday 8/19, Doors at 5pm, Bands at 6pm
Hosted by Hannah Levin
Black Mountain
My Goodness
Whalebones [Record Release]

Friday 8/26, No Depression Night, Doors at 5pm, Bands at 6pm
Hosted by DJ El Toro
Shane Tutmarc
Ravenna Woods
Pickwick
Drew Grow & the Pastors’ Wives