Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground is an indie-rock orchestra
with big-top pizzazz, a freewheeling vaudevillian jamboree, with
bandleader Kirk Huffman as our cool-kid ringmaster. The 11-piece
ensemble’s muted trumpets and pizzicato strings maximize the
good-time swing and big-band drama. Opening pop band Aqueduct has
the most fun onstage, and their rosy-cheeked enthusiasm is
contagious. (Chop Suey, 1325 E Madison St, 324-8000. 8 pm, $10,
21+.)