Photo by Will Deitz
Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum has extended his current run of U.S. solo acoustic shows into April. A portion of proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Mongolian children's charity Children of the Blue Sky.
When the tour was first announced last fall, it was stated on Mangum's website that it would be "one last U.S. acoustic tour, giving him the chance to play to all the silver citizens dwelling in citys that he has yet to sing in." Now, a statement on the site clarifies, with typically Mangum-ian quirkiness:
dear friends,
with mouth music the meaning seems to say that there are rumors going round that that this is to be jeff's final tour. it is not, although to be clear his solo acoustic show will not be returning to any city he has already visited anytime in the foreseeable future. as for the waterfalling woman, we deeply and humbly paralogize for any inconfusion her face of fireworks may have formed while you were falling asleep.
from a thoracopagus dovecote of comets,
artoria gibbons
nmh records
OK then!
Jeff Mangum:
01-18 Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall *
01-19 Oklahoma City, OK - ACM, UCO - Performance Lab Diamond Ballroom (moved to larger venue) *
01-20 Dallas, TX - Majestic Theater *
01-21 Houston, TX - Cullen Theater, the Wortham Center *
01-23 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks * (early and late shows)
01-24 Tallahassee, FL - The Moon *
01-25 Gainesville, FL - Florida Theater *
01-26 Orlando, FL - The Beacham *
01-28 Augusta, GA - Sky City Sacred Heart Cultural Center *
01-29 Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall *
01-30 Wilmington, NC - Brooklyn Arts Center, St. Andrews *
01-31 Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre *
02-01 Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre *
02-02 Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle * (early and late shows)
02-04 Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater *
02-05 Wilmington, DE - Dupont Theatre *
02-06 York, PA - Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center *
02-08 Hartford, CT - The Great Hall in Union Station *!
02-09 Portland, ME - State Theater *!
02-10 Providence, RI - Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel *!
02-13 Ithaca, NY - State Theatre *!
02-14 Clinton, NY - Hamilton College Chapel *
02-15 Poughkeepsie, NY - Barvadon Opera House*!
02-16 North Adams, MA - MASS MoCA *!
03-24 Santa Cruz, CA - Rio Theatre
03-25 Santa Barbara, CA - Lobero Theatre
03-26 San Diego, CA - Spreckles Theatre
03-28 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
03-29 Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
03-30 El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls
03-31 Marfa, TX - Goode Crowley Theatre
04-02 Santa Fe, NM - The Lensic
04-04 Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
04-05 Boise, ID - Egyptian Theatre
04-07 Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre
* with Tall Firs
! with the Music Tapes
Watch Mangum perform "Two-Headed Boy" and "The Fool" live in Oakland last year: