Jack's Mannequin scored an impressive showing for their third release, People and Things, which debuted at no. 1 on Billboard's Alternative Albums Chart and at no. 9 on the overall Billboard 200 chart this week. The band is out now on a headlining tour that kicked off last week with a special show with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra where they created symphonic arrangements for some of their best-known hits.
11 short films were created for every song on People and Things. Andrew McMahon wanted to provide an artistic visual counterpart to the album and enlisted the help of independent film directors from around the world, many of which he found on Vimeo. The films debuted in a special screening at Angelika Theatre in NYC last week and are all now streaming on YouTube.
List of songs & directors:
My Racing Thoughts, Director: Anders Rostad, Los Angeles, CA
Release Me, Director: Nate Weaver, Pasadena, CA
Television, Director: Alan Del Rio Ortiz, New York, NY
Amy, I, Director: Chloι Fleury, San Francisco, CA
Hey, Hey, Hey, Director: Alicia J. Rose, Portland, OR
People, Running, Director: Hettie Griffiths, London, England
Amelia Jean, Director: Emily Wormley, Asheville, North Carolina
Platform Fire, Directors: Alice Glenn & Eugenia Lim, Melbourne, Australia
Hostage, Director: Nina Mühlenkamp, Berlin, Germany
Restless Dream, Director: Aaron Hymes, Long Beach, CA
Casting Lines, Director: Claire Marie Vogel, Los Angeles, CA
Jack's Mannequin will also perform at the 2nd Annual Dear Jack Foundation Benefit Concert on 11/11 at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. The sold out benefit concert will also feature a special acoustic set by the band FUN. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Dear Jack Foundation, a volunteer-run charitable organization set up by Andrew McMahon to help raise awareness and support organizations and charities that help young adult cancer patients. For more information about the Dear Jack Foundation and the benefit concert please visit http://www.dearjackfoundation.com.
Jack's Mannequin Headlining Tour
Oct 12 - Huntington, NY The Paramount Theater
Oct 13 - Norfolk, VA The NorVa
Oct 15 - Jacksonville, FL Free Bird Live
Oct 16 - Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues - Orlando
Oct 18 - Nashville, TN The Cannery Ballroom
Oct 20 - Austin, TX Emo's Alternative Lounge
Oct 21 - Houston, TX House of Blues
Oct 22 - Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom
Oct 24 - Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Oct 25 - Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
Oct 26 - Boise, ID Knitting Factory Concert
Oct 28 - Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
Oct 29 - Seattle, WA The Showbox SODO
Oct 30 - Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
Nov 01 - Edmonton, AB Edmonton Event Centre
Nov 02 - Calgary, AB MacEwan Ballroom
Nov 04 - Missoula, MT The Wilma Theater
Nov 05 - Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Concert
Nov 07 - San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
Nov 08 - San Luis Obispo, CA The Graduate
Nov 09 - Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
Nov 11 - Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre (Dear Jack Foundation Benefit Concert)
Nov 12 - Pomona, CA The Fox Theatre
