You may recognize the name of the band by perhaps hearing of front man Andrew McMahon's bout with cancer a few years ago. In 2005 at the age of 23 he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The diagnosis came just as Jack's Mannequin debut album was set to be released a few months later. Obviously his engagements and touring had to be canceled. After receiving a bone marrow transplant from his sister in August McMahon has been doing well in his cancer recovery.
Andrew McMahon was also the previous front man of Something Corporate, a band who dismantled around 2004. While Andrew has not done any work with Something Corporate in many years, Jack's Mannequin has recorded and just released: The Glass Passenger which was released the first day of 2010. Jack's Mannequin fans have waited patiently for this release, the last album came out 5 years ago.
First Avenue tickets are on sale now for the Jack's Mannequin show on Saturday, February 20th. Andrew McMahon was in Minneapolis last summer on his tour which raised money for his charity, The Dear Jack Foundation. That tour was just solo and acoustic, however, this tour will be with a full band. First Avenue tickets may be a hot commodity due to the fact Jack's Mannequin has not been on a full scale tour in years!
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