Jim O'Rourke

From playing an influential role in the '90s Chicago avant-rock scene to singing enka on Japanese TV, via a stint with Sonic Youth, Jim O'Rourke's career has certainly had its moments. The Tokyo resident is playing a solo show as part of venerable leftfield music den SuperDeluxe's 9th anniversary celebrations, though your guess is as good as ours as to what form that might end up taking.