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Kim DeLacy

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Kim DeLacy is a poetic storyteller whos instrumentals and graceful fingerpicking patterns lend poignance to the raw emotion in her voice. Insightful, heart-wrenching lyrics, melodic guitars, and looped percussive beats create a moody, haunting atmosphere that will remain with you long after listening to this talented young songstress. Born in southern California and raised in northern Arizona, and playing countless shows aound the area, DeLacy is no stranger to the western music scene. Kim recently joined Rachael Yamagata on stage at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, CA, and has had such guitar illuminaries as Stanley Jordan, Grant-Lee Phillips, and Keith Martini accompany her live in concert. DeLacy has been refferred to by many as "a musicians musician", not only playing guitar for indie-rock foursome "Red Skedly" and folk duo "Apocolypstick", but she also played drums for the punk-rock bands "Cherry Soda Freak Show" and "Big Dick & the Boys". Kim has proven, with the release of her new album "crescendos and cadences" that she will not limit herself to guitar and drums alone. The new album includes acoustic, electric, and bass guitars, dobro, mandolin, dulcimer, harmonica, cello, trumpet, thump piano, keyboards, organ, churango, xylophones, drums, and Kazoo, all plays by DeLacy herself. All these instruments are a drastic change from her acoustic based 2004 release, "The Kim Show". It was made obvious, when the release party for "The Kim Show" was held at the Orpheum Theater in Flagstaff, AZ, that people are listening and all agree that she has become a timeless songwriter. Then, along with her Early 2006 release "Songbook EP", came a heartwarming response from the fans. Enjoy the Rain Records reacted to the overwhelming demand and decided to release another full length album by Kim DeLacy, which after a year long wait, is complete. The album contains 12 songs that take you through the warmth of the fireplace and the broken glass in the back alley, and 2 secret songs recorded live in Sedona, AZ. This album is an unexpected mix of indie, folk, rock, alt. country, and distortion! DeLacy has successfully composed a musical baring of her soul, which makes for an amazing and unforgetable live performance. Dont Miss Her!Places that Kim DeLacy has performed: Hotel Cafe(CA), The Orpheum Theater(AZ), Largo (CA), The Green Room(OR), Kilby Court (UT), Northern Arizona University(AZ), Bitter End (OR), Towne Lounge (OR), The Know (OR), Room 5(CA), Lizard Head Lounge(AZ), The Clubhouse(AZ), Mias Lounge (AZ), Hideaway (AZ), The White Eagle(OR), The Boardwalk(AZ), Relics(AZ), Produce Row(OR), Oak Creek Brewery(AZ), GumptionFest(AZ), Hospice Festival(AZ), Trunkspace (AZ), Paisley Violin (AZ), Modified Atrs (AZ), Fiddlers Dream (AZ), What you Want(AZ), Riverfront Park(AZ), Wheeler Park (AZ), Sedona Books & Music(AZ), Random Acts Of Coffee(AZ), Olde Sedona(AZ), Casa Rincon(AZ), and many more!
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Member Since: 26/07/2005
Band Website: kimdelacy.com
Band Members: Well, Just me with my solo stuff, but I am also in a band with 3 men called KING CARLOS. We just released an EP! For more info go to myspace.com/kingcarlospdx
Influences: Well, I tend to go through fazes with favorites, but I notice that whatever I am really into at the time will influence my writing. So I'm just gonna name some people who have added to my musical library. I have been in Portland, OR and have discovered some diamonds in the rain... here it goes: Horse Feathers, Nick Jaina, Norfolk & Western, Alela Diane, Laura Gibson, Quality Name Brand, Small Sails, Matt Sheehy, Gravity & Henry, run on sentence, The Beauty, Seth shaper's solo stuff, March Forth Marching Band, Sweater!, Mirah, the beauty, Drew Grow, Emma Hill, Bryan Free, Tara Jane O'neil, Adam Singley & the pants machines, Wax Populi, Heroes and Villians, Eric Bachman, Manuok, Celilo, and Annalisa. As for everywhere else, there's Ani DiFranco, Bright Eyes, Rachael Yamagata, Sublime, Daniel Johnston, Rilo Kiley, Imogen Heap, Ben Gibbard, The Decemberists, Gogol Bordello, Death cab for cutie, The Good Life, Margot & the Nuclear So & So's, Jenny Owen Youngs, Sleater Kinney, Midlake, Jake Payne, Tacks the boy disaster, Camera obscura, dr. dog, the clientelle, feist, Now its overhead, Erin Mckeown, Eisley, Bob Marley, Janis Joplin, Meg Baier, the Cure, Tegan & Sara, Blake Sennett, Imogen Heap, Ella Fitzgerald, Shannon Wright, The Via Maris, What Laura says thinks and feels, a girl called eddy, eleni mandell, The Roches, Azure Ray (and Maria Taylor), and I have to admit TLC, Matt Hopper, Alanis (jagged little pll), Julia Jordan, New Pornographers, Of Montreal, Teitur, Damien Rice, Kate Earl, Concrete Blonde, Butterfly Boucher, Neva Dinova, The Distillers, Less than Jake (Hello Rockview), the Smiths (morrisey), No Doubt (Tragic Kingdom), The Elected, Cameron McGill, the Lionelle, Postal Service, Throw Rag, PJ Harvey, Amusement Parks On Fire, Nirvana, Jenny Lewis, Linda Perry, The Cranberries, John Mayer (room for squares), Jewel (peices of you), Incubus, Bjork, Cex, Billie Holiday, Cat Power (chan marshall), Kat Jones, The Deftones, Weezer, Julia Jordan, The Sundays, The Blake Babies (Juliana Hatfield), Fiona Apple, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Rev Horton Heat, Rufus & Martha Wainwright, Trina, Joanna Newsome, Be Good Tanyas, Zoe Keating, Rose polenzani, Whispertown 2000, Emiliana Torrini, King Jazzy, The Cheaters, Tupac, Cursive, M. Ward, Zooey Deschanel, one line drawing, Jeff Buckley, Jose Gonzales, Rancid, Antony Johnston, and many more that I cant think of. If you havent heard of one or more of these people, I suggest that you check them out.
Sounds Like: You Decide.
Record Label: Enjoy The Rain Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Who would win in a brawl, The Thirsty Lion or The Hungry Tiger?

This is a clever way to get you to think about my 2 shows coming up...**if this makes no sense to you, click on the picture of me next to this blog and see "shows"
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:44:00 GMT

More KING CARLOS

This is a quick note to let the ones who dont know, that my new band King Carlos just released an EP. You can obtain it from me if you know me personally, if not come to a show! They are hand pressed ...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:38:00 GMT

New Recordings!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello All,I am just posting this to let you know that the new band that I am in, "King Carlos", has been busy in the studio and has 3 songs posted (not yet mastered) on our myspace site. We  are ...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:50:00 GMT