MOJO NIXON PROCLAIMS: "I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY. I AM DONE."
-MOJO NIXON TO PERFORM FINAL CONCERT MARCH 20 AT CONTINENTAL CLUB IN AUSTIN
DURING ANNUAL SXSW PARTY
Pigfoot, Louisiana- March 2004Mojo Nixon, has announced that on March 20,
2004 he will perform his final concert at the Continental Club in Austin
Texas. Rumors have been circulating about Nixons retirement for some time
and Nixon finally confirmed this will indeed be his final performance.
"I have nothing more to say,"says Nixon. "Not only am I empty, but
obviously nobody gives a rat's ass about the things I have been saying for
twenty years. The masses are just as blinded by the light of stupidity,
prudery and the shiny objects of hate.
Performing in Houston on March 18 and Austin on March 20 Nixon will cap a
20-year career that spawned such mega-hits as: "Elvis Is Everywhere;""Don
Henley Must Die;""Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant With My Two-Headed Luv
Child;""Stuffin Marthas Muffin;""I Hate Banks;""Bring Me The Head Of David
Geffen"and "I Saw Jesus At McDonald's At Midnight."
Nixon's recording career encompassed more than a dozen albums and included
a country album with punk icon Jello Biafra, a Las Vegas showroom big band
with Dave Alvin and the late Country Dick Montana, a Triple X rated XXX-Mas
album and more social commentary than the American people could swallow.
"He has been on the cover of the Wall Street Journal, he has appeared nude
in magazines, he has been in bad movies, been censored by Hustler magazine,
three record companies and MTV, he played every possible music joint where
nutjobs congregate in 45 states, he even played in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan
and did a three-week tour of Norway," says longtime manager Scott Ambrose
"Bullethead" Reilly. "He has suffered death threats; he sang with Don
Henley; he has even been an answer on Jeopardy for God's Sake. He was the
captain of a US Olympic team and debated Pat Buchanan. For us. He did
this all for us.
"I have debased your false icons, mocked the myths and tried to shine the
light of truth and freedom on the Big Lies" says Nixon. "I have done all I
can."
Following in the tradition set forth by entertainers such as Frank Sinatra,
The Who, Kiss, David Bowie, Judy Garland, Michael Jordan and George
Foreman, Nixon decided to end his career with one final tour and a final
date at his favorite and most frequent concert venue, The Continental Club
in Austin, Texas. Once called "America's greatest living poet" by the
Austin Chronicle following a Continental Club performance in 1987 Nixon
decided it would be the fitting venue for his final performance. Nixon
will host a full day of music beginning at 10 am and will take the stage
with his band, The Toadliquors, at 5 pm for the final performance of his
career.
Over the course of two decades Nixon toured or performed shows with artists
ranging from Butthole Surfers, Koko Taylor, Soul Asylum, Allen Ginsburg,
Dead Milkmen, Ali Farka Toure, Dead Kennedys, Buddy Guy, The Pogues, Del
Lords, Violent Femmes, NRBQ, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Hitler, Meat Puppets,
David Bromberg, Mike Watt, The Beat Farmers, Einstuerzende Neubauten and
Camper Van Beethoven.
Nixon has been a candidate for President in the previous four presidential
elections under the Mushroom Party banner. In describing his absence from
this year's political events Nixon says, "Hell, I got a J-O-B. I got
nothing new to say, no one cares, the road will kill me. The road will
surely kill me. I can do no more.
Nixon will retire to Coronado, California where he will be an on-air
personality for classic rock station KGB. "Isn't 10 albums enough?" asks
Nixon.
About Mojo Nixon
Fat, fucked-up and forty-something.
About Continental Club
The granddaddy of all local music venues, The Continental Club has enjoyed
a coast-to-coast reputation as the premier club for live music in Austin
since 1957. Originally opened as a BYOB swank supper club featuring
artists like Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller it is believed to be the first
location in Travis County to sell liquor by the drink. Located at 1315
South Congress Ave in Austin. (512) 441-2444.
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