On October 12, 2011, Jack’s Mannequin performed at The
Paramount, one of the first shows the venue hosted after its opening in
September. While this was not my first
time seeing Jack’s Mannequin, it was my first time visiting the Paramount. Since then, Andrew McMahon has dropped the
“Jack’s Mannequin” moniker in favor of simply touring under his name, playing
songs from both of his previous bands, Jack’s Mannequin and Something
Corporate, as well as some new material.
Most recently, he did a short run with breakthrough artist Fun. and is
about to start a national tour on his own, when he’ll be returning to the
Paramount on April 13! For those who
don’t know much about Andrew McMahon, he has quite an inspiring history. While taking a break from working with Something
Corporate to work on material for Jack’s Mannequin, he was diagnosed with
leukemia. He was forced to cancel all of
his upcoming tour dates and Jack’s Mannequin’s debut album, Everything In Transit was released while
he was in the hospital. After rigorous
treatment, including a stem cell transplant from his sister, he made a full
recovery. He founded a non-profit
charity for cancer research named the Dear Jack foundation in 2006 and in 2009
a documentary was released entitled Dear
Jack chronicling his battle with leukemia and the beginnings of Jack’s
Mannequin. He released three full-length
albums with Jack’s Mannequin before deciding to retire the name. I can’t wait to see him again – and I’m
especially hoping to hear him play some of Something Corporate’s older songs
and what direction his new music is taking him in!
Check out this video of a new Andrew McMahon he performed
at his first show as a solo artist!
- Molly (Intern)
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