Jennifer O'Connor Tours, Joins Sykes, Dump for 7" Club
More 7" buds: Mascott, Hotel Lights, Choo Choo La Rouge

Acclaimed Matador Records songstress Jennifer O'Connor is all primed to go over some mountains and across some valleys this winter, on a month-long tour in support of, you guessed it, 2006's lovely Over the Mountain, Across the Valley and Back to the Stars.

Joining Ms. O'Connor for the jaunt: the Bright Eyes-esque excitable folk musings of former Miracle of 86 frontman Kevin Devine (who headlines), Filter magazine-adored Pablo, and erstwhile Vagrant Records dudes Koufax (whose "Brightside" should totally be on your iTunes, people).

What's more, Jennifer jumpstarts her own Kiam Records imprint-- on which she released her first couple solo discs-- this January with a new limited edition collaborative 7" series. For a mere $25 (including shipping), she'll treat series subscribers to five different 7"s over the course of the year, each featuring a joint effort and individual tracks from O'Connor and a quality act of her choosing. Those quality acts include Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter, Dump (aka James McNew of Yo La Tengo), Mascott (ex-Helium and Sparklehorse player Kendall Meade), Hotel Lights (ex-Ben Folds Five drummer Darren Jessee), and Boston rockers Choo Choo La Rouge.

The first 7" pairs O'Connor with Choo Choo on a tune called "Little Airplane Heart" and should be out soon (on red vinyl, no less). Join the club by Paypal-ing $25 to jennifer@jenniferoconnor.net and keep your eyes peeled for a new Kiam website and more releases to follow in the near future. So rad!

Devine-O'Connor-Pablo-Koufax:

01-24 Middletown, CT - Wesleyan University *
01-25 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place *%
01-26 Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe *%
01-27 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop *%
01-29 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace *%
01-30 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *%#
01-31 Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection *%
02-01 Bloomington, IN - Rhino's at Indiana University *%#
02-02 Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen *%#
02-03 Madison, WI - The Annex *%#
02-04 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club *%#
02-06 Ames, IA - Maintenance Shop at Iowa State University *%#
02-07 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Music Hall *%#
02-08 Columbia, MO - Mojo's *%#
02-09 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway *%#
02-10 Urbana, IL - Canopy Club *#
02-11 Nashville, TN - 3rd & Lindsley *#
02-13 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *%#
02-14 Athens, GA - 40 Watt *%#
02-15 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 *%#
02-16 Washington, DC - The Rock and Roll Hotel *%#
02-17 New York, NY - The Knitting Factory *%#
02-21 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church *%
02-22 Boston, MA - Great Scott *%^
02-23 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street *%
02-24 Hamden, CT - The Space *%

* with Kevin Devine
% with Pablo
# with Koufax
^ with Choo Choo La Rouge