2008 Woodie Awards
Out of the hospital, and into the music
Susan Elgin - The Daily Iowan
Issue date: 4/24/06 Section: Arts
- Page 1 of 1
For almost three years, Andrew McMahon has been confronting some of the satisfying moments in his professional life and the most grueling in his personal life.
The frontman formerly of piano-driven punk-rock band Something Corporate opened for Good Charlotte in eastern Iowa in September 2003, hawking a newly released sophomore album. Two and a half years later, singer-songwriter McMahon has found himself dealing with stock road weariness and the inevitable launch of his solo side project, Jack's Mannequin - and acute lymphatic leukemia.
The album's release date was delayed because of his illness, coinciding with the day of McMahon's bone-marrow transplant.
"The culmination of years of work and inspiration now falls on the same day that I will be transfused with stem cells from my sister to fight the monster huddled within my marrow," wrote McMahon on Aug. 23 in his online blog. "I can say for the first time that I am not afraid."
On Jack's Mannequin's debut release, Everything In Transit, McMahon mulls over his return home to Southern California. The 23-year-old began writing songs divergent from Something Corporate's sound, an effort that eventually pieced together Jack's Mannequin.
When fronting Something Corporate, McMahon was known to sing into numerous microphones, dance around the stage, pound on his piano, and even jump up on his instrument and play with his feet. Even though he is still weakened from the leukemia, fans can still expect a highly animated performance from McMahon, said fan Kelly O'Regan, who saw Jack's Mannequin perform in Lawrence, Kan., in March.
"Oh my gosh, it was fabulous," gushed the UI freshman, who has already bought tickets to a Jack's Mannequin show this summer. SCOPE has used McMahon's Something Corporate-fame to help promote tonight's show, which was done because of McMahon's illness.
"He did little touring and little publicity, because he was in the hospital," SCOPE talent buyer Chris Kapolas said. "It was a good way to advertise."
E-mail DI reporter Susan Elgin at:
susan-elgin@uiowa.edu
The frontman formerly of piano-driven punk-rock band Something Corporate opened for Good Charlotte in eastern Iowa in September 2003, hawking a newly released sophomore album. Two and a half years later, singer-songwriter McMahon has found himself dealing with stock road weariness and the inevitable launch of his solo side project, Jack's Mannequin - and acute lymphatic leukemia.
The album's release date was delayed because of his illness, coinciding with the day of McMahon's bone-marrow transplant.
"The culmination of years of work and inspiration now falls on the same day that I will be transfused with stem cells from my sister to fight the monster huddled within my marrow," wrote McMahon on Aug. 23 in his online blog. "I can say for the first time that I am not afraid."
On Jack's Mannequin's debut release, Everything In Transit, McMahon mulls over his return home to Southern California. The 23-year-old began writing songs divergent from Something Corporate's sound, an effort that eventually pieced together Jack's Mannequin.
When fronting Something Corporate, McMahon was known to sing into numerous microphones, dance around the stage, pound on his piano, and even jump up on his instrument and play with his feet. Even though he is still weakened from the leukemia, fans can still expect a highly animated performance from McMahon, said fan Kelly O'Regan, who saw Jack's Mannequin perform in Lawrence, Kan., in March.
"Oh my gosh, it was fabulous," gushed the UI freshman, who has already bought tickets to a Jack's Mannequin show this summer. SCOPE has used McMahon's Something Corporate-fame to help promote tonight's show, which was done because of McMahon's illness.
"He did little touring and little publicity, because he was in the hospital," SCOPE talent buyer Chris Kapolas said. "It was a good way to advertise."
E-mail DI reporter Susan Elgin at:
susan-elgin@uiowa.edu
Be the first to comment on this story