Jim O'Rourke Finally Realizes Insignificance

Shelters self from harsh American press in cuturally superior Japan, where they draw bunnies sucking the wangs of fat, balding manbabies

A go-getter if there ever was one, Jim O'Rourke, has recently completed a new full-length solo record. Amidst production efforts on Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and Stereolab's Sound-Dust, Jimmy has found time to O'Rourkify an LP of his own, his third for Drag City. Entitled Insignificance and slated for November release, it's said to explore O'Rourke's rock instincts and burgeoning mainstream appeal as well as his newfound affection for reverse psychology. After performing Hoffman Estates material with such names as Alan Licht, Loren Mazzacane-Connors, Rob Mazurek, Chad Taylor and Ken Vendermark, O'Rourke plans to tour Japan for four October shows with Thurston Moore and Swede avant-saxophonist Mats Gustafsson. But not before Jim and Thurston crash New York with Wizz Jones. Full-length tour this winter with Piss Smith is still up in the air. Dates:

09-17 New York, NY - Tonic
10-24 Kyoto, Japan - Club Metro
10-25 Osaka, Japan- Fandango
10-27 Tokyo, Japan - 20000 Volt
10-28 Tokyo, Japan - CAY

Posted by Michael Ulrich on Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 12:00am