Jack’s Mannequin “Farther From the Earth Tour” Hits Boston

Jack’s Mannequin
Matt Nathanson
Erin McCarley
House of Blues Boston
April 27th 2009
Last November, Jack’s Mannequin paid a visit to the Paradise Rock Club, one of Boston’s smallest and most venerable venues.  On that night, Andrew McMahon and company put on a fantastic show, premiering a number of songs off their then recently released second record The Glass Passenger, [...]

Top Ten Records of 2008

I’ve always liked “Best Of” lists, but I’ve always had a lot of trouble compiling my own. In 2005, I made a list of the year’s 25 best records and gave a reason why for each. I’m not nearly that ambitious anymore, and I certainly didn’t hear 25 albums worthy of making such a list [...]

Jack’s Mannequin’s Hammers and Strings Tour

“On this tour we were looking to play in the smallest and most intimate venue in Boston…. And I think we found it”
To say the Paradise Rock club is a little too small for a band like Jack’s Mannequin would be quite the understatement. The band normally plays venues four to five times larger than this [...]