Wow, everybody, let’s hear it for The Okkervil Rivers. Those hardworking motherfuckers are always out there sweating it out on the ol’ dusty tour trail. And you know what? Sure, sometimes its because there’s an “album” they’re “pushing,” a “product” they’re “marketing” or whatever else you want to stick annoying quotes around (as they certainly did with 2011’s I Am Very Far). But SOMETIMES, ladies and gentlemen, sometimes they just get out there and tour for the sheer fucking THRILL of bein’ out there on the road, playing out-of-sight music for eager college kids; mildly-optimistic, out-of-college kids; and morose, out-of-shape, debt-stricken, child-laden, way-out-of-college kids. And guys, you’ll never guess what! This is one of those times. (Does anyone else ever get that creepy déjà vu feeling?)
Yup. Okkervil River is hitting the road this fall in support of absolutely nothing. Which is, now that I think about it, another way of saying that they’re hitting the road in support of absolutely anything at all! So, just take your pick of what you want them to be touring in support of, and (I assume) they’ll support it. Interested in the original TurboGrafx-16 gaming console? Boom. Blazing Lazers tour. Are you a fan of Neil Degrasse Tyson on Facebook?? Cool, because Okkervil River is touring in support of all those dumb Carl Sagan rip-off quotes that your friends are always re-posting. Do you like that one band Deerhoof? Well you’re in luck, because Okkervil River is coming to your town to promote the fact that they’ll be coming to your town like a month later. And so on and so on. In fact, the only real danger here is if the thing that you you like is actually Okkervil River. Because no matter how harmless it sounds, Okkervil River can’t tour in support of Okkervil River without starting an endless feedback loop and ripping the fabric of the universe apart, ending all of existence for all space and matter and time for ever and ever in the blink of an eye. So yeah, if you just like Okkervil River, stay home and listen to Deerhoof.
Dates:
08.24.12 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
08.25.12 - Mobile, AL - Alabama Music Box
08.27.12 - Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theatre
08.28.12 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater
08.29.12 - Baltimore, MD - Ram’s Head Live
08.30.12 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Small’s Theatre
08.31.12 - Bloomington, IN - Upland Brewery
10.06.12 - Denver, CO - Cultivate Music Festival @ Denver City Park *
* Best Coast
• Okkervil River: http://www.okkervilriver.com
• Jagjaguwar: http://www.jagjaguwar.com
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