Jack's Mannequin

Formed in 2004, Jack's Mannequin is an alternative-rock band originally hailing from Orange County, California. The band began as a side project of Andrew McMahon, the frontman for Something Corporate, and is composed of guitarist Bobby Anderson, bassist Mikey "The Kid" Wagner, and drummer Jay McMillan.

In June 2005, McMahon was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, just months before the release of Jack's Mannequin's debut studio album. They released the album, Everything in Transit, in August 2005. The album peaked at number 37 on the Billboard 200. McMahon made a full recovery and the band returned to touring. They released The Glass Passenger after a series of delays in 2008. It sold 49,000 copies in its first week and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200. "The Resolution" was released as the first single and charted at number 27 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.

The Ghost Overground EP was released to iTunes on August 5, 2008. The EP contains two tracks from the second album, "The Resolution" and "Bloodshot," and two live tracks from Everything in Transit. Another EP, In Valleys, was released on iTunes on September 9, containing one song from the album, "Swim," and three b-sides, "Cell Phone," "Sleazy Wednesday," and "At Full Speed".

On October 4, 2009, McMahon began a solo tour across the country to raise awareness of leukemia and to support the release of the Dear Jack documentary due out on November 3, 2009. On November 3, 2009, the EP associated with the Dear Jack documentary, also of the same name, was released, including the songs "Dear Jack," "Diane, the Skyscraper," "There, There Katie," and "Swim (Music Box)".

McMahon debuted a new song titled "Restless Dream" during an acoustic tour in Australia in February 2011. It is believed that this song, along with "Hey Hey Hey (We're All Gonna Die)", and "Platform Fire", which was debuted in late 2010, will be on the new album. On March 21, 2011, Andrew McMahon sent an email to his fans announcing a summer tour with Guster and revealing the title of Jack's Mannequin's third studio album, People and Things. The album is set to be released on October 4th. The first single off the album, "My Racing Thoughts" was released on August 2, 2011.

Jack's Mannequin will headline its own tour of the U.S. in support of the forthcoming release People and Thing beginning in early October.

The People and Things Tour Dates:

• Oct 6 - Hartford, CT - Mortensen Hall at the Bushnell w/ The Hartford Symphony Orchestra
• Oct 8 - Grantham, PA - Messiah College
• Oct 11 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Zoo
• Oct 12 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount Theater
• Oct 13 - Norfolk, VA - Norva
• Oct 15 - Jacksonville, FL - Free Bird Live
• Oct 16 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
• Oct 18 - Nashville, TN - The Cannery Ballroom
• Oct 20 - Austin, TX - Emo's
• 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
• Oct 28 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
• Oct 29 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox SODO
• Oct 30 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre

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