Aimee Mann Announces Fall Tour Dates and Pens a New Musical

Aimee Mann returns to the road for an intimate fall tour kicking off on September 13th with three nights at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis. Aimee and her three piece band, made up of long time collaborators Paul Bryan and Jamie Edwards, will play a select series of dates stopping in Chicago for two nights at the Old Town School of Folk, on through to Ann Arbor and Pittsburgh, with several shows in the South including Atlanta and Nashville. Aimee will make an appearance at her hometown venue the Largo at the Coronet on October 1st, capping off the tour in Northern California with three nights at Yoshi’s in San Francisco and a final date at the Uptown Theatre in Napa.

In addition to showcasing a range of songs from her extensive catalogue, Aimee will treat her fans to a special preview of several new songs from the upcoming musical debut she has been writing; based upon her 2005 album The Forgotten Arm. Set in the 1970’s, The Forgotten Arm follows the story of John, a Vietnam vet and boxer struggling with addiction, and Caroline, a young woman trying to escape the dead end world she lives in, as they meet, fall in love and road trip across America. In a review of the original release, Magnet magazine proclaimed “Aimee Mann has emerged as one of the finest songwriters of her generation.”

Never one to rest on the laurels of her past, Aimee has been busy releasing albums and touring for the better part of the last decade. Ending the millennium with a bang, Mann was nominated for an Oscar, a Golden Globe and three Grammys for the Magnolia Soundtrack which released simultaneously alongside her solo album Bachelor No. 2. Mann continued her solo career with the 2002’s Lost in Space the second release on SuperEgo Records and then on to her first live CD and DVD Live at St. Ann’s Warehouse. With her 5th solo album The Forgotten Arm, Mann delved head first into the realm of the concept album, following up the next year with a turn at a Christmas album One More Drifter In The Snow, an unexpected homage to the spooky beauty of the holiday season.

Mann’s most recent release @#%&! Smilers was hailed by Mojo magazine as “a masterpiece,” while People Magazine pronounced “trends may come and go, but real artists, like this singer-songwriter remain.” With the upbeat single “Freeway” garnering a solid amount of radio play across the country, Mann followed with sold-out Summer, Fall and Christmas tours, along with appearances on The View and The Tonight Show, and a concert filmed for the Ovation channel’s Live from the Artist’s Den performance series.

Please visit www.aimeemann.com and www.myspace.com/aimeemann for further information.

Tour Dates:
9/13 Minneapolis, MN The Dakota Jazz Club
9/14 Minneapolis, MN The Dakota Jazz Club
9/15 Minneapolis, MN The Dakota Jazz Club
9/17 Schaumburg, IL Prairie Center For The Arts
9/18 Chicago, IL Old Town School of Folk
9/19 Chicago, IL Old Town School of Folk
9/21 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
9/22 Pittsburgh, PA Hazlett
9/24 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
9/25 Atlanta, GA The Variety Playhouse
9/26 Knoxville, TN The Bijou Theater
9/28 Nashville, TN The Belcourt
9/29 Tuscaloosa, AL The Bama Theatre
10/1 Los Angeles, CA Largo at The Coronet
10/7 San Francisco, CA Yoshi’s
10/8 San Francisco, CA Yoshi’s
10/9 San Francisco, CA Yoshi’s
10/10 Napa, CA Uptown Theater

# # #

For further information and press inquiries please contact:
Annissa Mason PR
annissa@brookescompany.com
323-697-5295