Jack’s Mannequin will launch a headlining tour starting in Atlanta on October 14th, performing The Glass Passenger in its entirety. Andrew McMahon and the band have just finished a successful run supporting Paramore and are excited to play new material on the road. This fall tour, entitled “Hammers and Strings: An evening With Jack’s Mannequin and The Glass Passenger,” will be unique as the band chose to book small, intimate clubs instead of large theaters. Those fortunate enough to score a ticket will be treated to a one of a kind, very close and personal performance of the new record.
The Glass Passenger is due out on September 30th and can be pre-ordered at JacksMannequin.com.
Tour Dates:
09-05-2008 - Milwaukee - WI Patherfest at Marcus Amphitheatre
09-27-2008 - Salt Lake City - UT X96 Big Ass Show @ Usana Amphitheatre Buy Ticket
10-06-2008 - Omaha - NE Sokol Underground
10-14-2008 - Atlanta - GA The Loft
10-15-2008 - Charlotte - NC Visulite Theatre
10-17-2008 - Orlando - FL The Social
10-18-2008 - Delray Beach - FL City Limits
10-19-2008 - St. Petersburg - FL The State Theatre
10-21-2008 - Houston - TX Warehouse Live Studio
10-22-2008 - Dallas - TX Palladium Ballroom
10-23-2008 - Austin - TX Antone’s
10-26-2008 - Tucson - AZ The Rock
10-27-2008 - West Hollywood - CA Troubadour
10-31-2008 - San Diego - CA House of Blues
11-02-2008 - San Francisco - CA Slim’s
11-05-2008 - Denver - CO Bluebird Theater
11-07-2008 - Minneapolis - MN Varsity Theater
11-09-2008 - Chicago - IL The Bottom Lounge
11-10-2008 - Cleveland Heights - OH Grog Shop
11-11-2008 - Grand Rapids - MI The Intersection
11-13-2008 - Toronto - ON The Opera House
11-14-2008 - Montreal - QC Le National
11-16-2008 - New Haven - CT Toad’s Place
11-17-2008 - Boston - MA Paradise Rock Club
11-18-2008 - Philadelphia - PA The Fillmore at the TLA
11-20-2008 - Washington - DC 9:30 Club
11-21-2008 - New York - NY Blender Theatre at Gramercy
11-22-2008 - New York - NY Blender Theatre at Gramercy
Jack’s Mannequin may not be releasing their sophomore album until September 30th, but their new EP, The Ghost Overground, is available on iTunes now. The 4-song EP features “The Resolution” and “Bloodshot,” two new songs off of The Glass Passenger. Additionally, it includes older tracks “Holiday From Real” (live from SIR) and “Kill The Messenger” (live from Rock Xentral). Catch the band on tour now with Paramore.
Jack’s Mannequin, led by singer-keyboardist Andrew McMahon, will release its second album, entitled The Glass Passenger, on September 30th, 2008 on Sire/Warner Bros. Records.
Co-produced by McMahon and Jim Wirt (Incubus, Hoobastank), The Glass Passenger is the follow-up to the band’s debut Everything in Transit, which was released in August 2005 and debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart.
Like that album, The Glass Passenger was written and recorded over the course of nearly two years with McMahon going into the studio whenever inspiration struck. As a result, McMahon describes the album as “a bizarre balance between present and past. I was trying to use the music to sort through and reconcile with the adversity of my past.”
While The Glass Passenger is essentially autobiographical, the album is not meant to serve as a direct description of McMahon’s life. “My past is my past and a lot of this record is about that,” he says “but it’s also about trying to write myself out of it. This is a record about trying to get well. It’s about getting out from underneath something. I want people to receive the music for what it is and not have to contextualize it against my own personal battle.”
Teaser for The Glass Passenger:
Jack’s Mannequin, which McMahon formed in 2004 with guitarist Bobby Anderson, bassist Jonathan Sullivan, and drummer Jay McMillan in Orange County, CA, has been busy touring this year, including an appearance at the Bamboozle Festival in May. They have performed a series of acoustic shows on this year’s Vans Warped Tour, and will hit the road with Paramore on July 28th.
For more on Jack’s Mannequin, including the latest news, photos, tour dates, and McMahon’s blog, please visit the band’s official website www.jacksmannequin.com or MySpace page: www.myspace.com/jacksmannequin
The track-listing for The Glass Passenger is as follows:
“Crashin”
“Spinning”
“Swim”
“American Love”
“What Gets You Off”
“Suicide Blonde”
“Annie Use Your Telescope”
“Bloodshot”
“Hammers and Strings (A Lullaby)”
“Drop Out - The So Unknown”
“Orphans”
“The Resolution”
“Caves”
And don’t miss Jack’s Mannequin on tour!
TOUR DATES
* w/ Paramore
7/28 Grand Sierra Theatre - Reno, NV *
7/29 Henderson Pavillion - Henderson, NV *
7/30 Pacific Amphitheatre - Costa Mesa, CA *
8/01 Concerts On The Green - San Diego, CA *
8/02 Mesa Amphitheatre - Mesa, AZ *
8/03 Sunshine Theatre - Albuquerque, NM
8/05 Riverfest Amphitheatre - Little Rock, AR *
8/06 The Sugarmill - New Orleans, LA *
8/07 Mud Island Amphitheatre - Memphis, TN *
8/08 Bogart’s - Cincinnati, OH
8/10 The Pageant - St Louis, MO
8/12 Congress Theatre - Chicago, IL *
8/13 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre - Sterling Heights, MI *
8/15 Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing - Philadelphia, PA *
8/16 Asbury Park Convention Hall - Asbury Park, NJ *
8/17 Providence Piers - Providence, RI *
8/19 Crocodile Rock - Allentown, PA
8/20 Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY
8/22 Metropolis - Montreal, Quebec *
8/23 Kool Haus - Toronto, Ontario *
8/24 Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre - Cleveland, OH *
8/26 Minnesota State Fair Grandstand - St Paul, MN *
8/28 Rumsey Playfield - New York, NY *
8/29 NTELOS Pavilion at Harbor Center - Portsmouth, VA *
8/30 Chevrolet Theatre - Wallingford, CT *
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