Jeff Mangum touring. Seeing him live would be fannnnnnnnnnntastic.

[Swish]

Never thought I would have the opportunity to see this guy perform. For those of you who don't recognize the name, he was the front man (vocals, guitar, lyrics) for seminal indie band Neutral Milk Hotel and co-founder of the Elephant 6 Recording Company. The band split up in 1998 and has been rarely seen since then, although he's played drums on a recent recording for the Apples in Stereo and also for Circulatory System.

He's playing basically all NMH songs on this tour, and it should be most excellent. Here are the dates for his upcoming shows. Swish highly recommends it!


01.23.13 - New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks * (early and late shows)
01.24.13 - Tallahassee, FL - The Moon *
01.25.13 - Gainesville, FL - Florida Theater *
01.26.13 - Orlando, FL - The Beacham *
01.28.13 - Augusta, GA - Sky City Sacred Heart Cultural Center *
01.29.13 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall *
01.30.13 - Wilmington, NC - Brooklyn Arts Center, St. Andrews *
01.31.13 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre *
02.01.13 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre *
02.02.13 - Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle * (early and late shows)
02.04.13 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater *
02.05.13 - Wilmington, DE - Dupont Theatre *
02.06.13 - York, PA - Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center *
02.08.13 - Hartford, CT - The Great Hall in Union Station *!
02.09.13 - Portland, ME - State Theater *!
02.10.13 - Providence, RI - Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel *!
02.13.13 - Ithaca, NY - State Theatre *!
02.14.13 - Clinton, NY - Hamilton College Chapel *
02.15.13 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Barvadon Opera House *!
02.16.13 - North Adams, MA - MASS MoCA *!
02.24.13 - Santa Cruz, CA - Rio Theatre
02.25.13 - Santa Barbara, CA - Lobero Theatre
02.26.13 - San Diego, CA - Spreckles Theatre
02.28.13 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
02.29.13 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
03.30.13 - El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls
03.31.13 - Marfa, TX - Goode Crowley Theatre
04.02.13 - Santa Fe, NM - The Lensic
04.04.13 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
04.05.13 - Boise, ID - Egyptian Theatre
04.07.13 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre

[jonnyhambone]

He played here, in Minneapolis, last year too. Heard it was great, but as might be expected, EVERYONE sang along with every song, as loudly and joyously as they could. I would've been so annoyed with that, I was afraid it'd ruin the show for me. Plus it sold out in minutes. Hope it's a great show though if you make it, truly rare opportunity that I'd never thought would happen a few years ago.
btw, he put out an incredible vinyl box set a year or so ago that I think is still available...both full lengths, 'Everything Is' EP, some amazing 45's, a 10" w/ 10 solo acoustic songs from Aeroplane...plus it's the prettiest music object I own.
Neutral Milk Hotel | Releases (http://walkingwallofwords.com/releases.html)

[Swish]

EVERYONE sang along with every song, as loudly and joyously as they could.[/url]

I can't recall a recent show where there weren't a gazillion people singing along and it IS annoying. Well, not so much at the Andrew Bird show, which was awesome.

[Jack in Wilmington]

Thank God they didn't do that when I went to concerts. Maybe my kind of music doesn't lend itself to sing-alongs. More the air guitar group.

[dean_martin]

The wife and I were deciding what to do for our anniversary March 28 when I saw this post. She loves San Antonio and we've wanted to visit Marfa for a weekend. So, I called the theater where Mangum is playing in Marfa on March 31 and scored tickets. Very pleasant experience sans ticketmaster. Now we have to plan the trip. We're thinking of flying to San Antonio for a couple days then driving to Marfa through Monday. Hope we can pull it off, but I'll only be out $40 if not.

[dean_martin]

Last night's show at the Crowley Theater in Marfa, TX was excellent . . . intense!

[dean_martin]

btw, he put out an incredible vinyl box set a year or so ago that I think is still available...both full lengths, 'Everything Is' EP, some amazing 45's, a 10" w/ 10 solo acoustic songs from Aeroplane...plus it's the prettiest music object I own.
Neutral Milk Hotel | Releases (http://walkingwallofwords.com/releases.html)
My box set arrived yesterday. The Holland 1945 picture disc is stunning! I'm almost afraid to drop a needle on it. Thanks for the heads up on this outstanding package.