The Cairo Gang

Emmett Kelly is an American musician from Van Nuys, California. He has contributed vocal and instrumental work to a variety of international musical projects, appearing on recordings by the likes of Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Azita, Joan of Arc, Angel Olsen, Edith Frost,[1] Women and Children, John Webster Johns, Jeff Harms, Chicago poet/singer Marvin Tate,[2] Matteah Baim, Japanese musician Takuma Watanabe, and Joshua Abrams. Kelly has toured in several of the aforementioned acts in addition to with Sonny Smith, Baby Dee, Beth Orton, and Terry Reid; and in other instances, performed live with Scott Tuma, Joan of Arc, and Pillars and Tongues. He is also one half of the band The Surf, The Sundried, and a founding member of Chicago's Psychojail.

Music[edit]
Emmett’s primary focus is his band, The Cairo Gang, which released its self-titled debut album on Narnack Records in 2006.[3] The Disneyland Reform Party, a label started by Kelly and New York artist, Stasiu Tokarski, released 2008’s Twyxt Wyrd, which was subsequently released as a limited edition LP by Sheffield, UK’s The Blackest Rainbow. Following Twyxt Wyrd, Kelly released the home recorded Holy Clover EP on San Francisco’s Empty Cellar Records and Coventry, UK’s Tin Angel.

The Cairo Gang has toured with notable acts such as The Fall,[4] OCS, Baby Dee, and Pillars and Tongues.

Kelly has been a frequent collaborator of Will Oldham’s (A.K.A. Bonnie “Prince” Billy),[5][6] and has lent his vocals and guitar to his recordings and performances since Oldham’s 2006 album, The Letting Go. In 2010 Drag City released the critically acclaimed album, The Wonder Show of the World,[7][8][9] which featured compositional work by Kelly as The Cairo Gang, along with the single, Midday/You Win, and the 10’’, Island Brothers/New Wonder.[10]

Collaborations[edit]
The Wonder Show of the World - Bonnie "Prince" Billy & The Cairo Gang (Drag City, 2010)
Midday/You Win 7" - Bonnie "Prince" Billy & The Cairo Gang (Drag City, 2010)
Island Brothers/New Wonder 10" - Bonnie "Prince" Billy & The Cairo Gang (Drag City, 2011)
We Love Our Hole/I'll Be Alright 7" - Bonnie "Prince" Billy & The Cairo Gang (Empty Cellar, 2014)
Compilations[edit]
Presence Under The Tree (Attack Nine, 2006)
13 Weeks of Summer (Attack 9, 2007)
Joan of Arc Presents: Don't Mind Control (Polyvinyl Record Co., 2010)
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "The Cairo Gang - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. July 28, 2006. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
Jump up ^ Raymer, Miles. "The Long Layover | Music Review". Chicago Reader. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
Jump up ^ "The Cairo Gang: The Cairo Gang | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. July 13, 2006. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
Jump up ^ Raymer, Miles. "Box Tortoise; Record Time for Plush; The Continuing Adventures of Emmett Kelly | Music Review". Chicago Reader. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
Jump up ^ Beta, Andy (December 9, 2010). "Live: Bonnie Prince Billy & the Cairo Gang Play Dress-Up at Town Hall - New York Music - Sound of the City". Blogs.villagevoice.com. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
Jump up ^ Pareles, Jon (December 9, 2010). "Bonnie Prince Billy and the Cairo Gang - Review". NYTimes.com. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Bonnie "Prince" Billy & the Cairo Gang: The Wonder Show of the World | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. April 2, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
Jump up ^ Murray, Noel (March 23, 2010). "Bonnie "Prince" Billy & The Cairo Gang: The Wonder Show Of The World | Music | Music Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Music - Review of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & the Cairo Gang - The Wonder Show of the World". BBC. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Bonnie "Prince" Billy & the Cairo Gang: Island Brothers | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. March 11, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2012.