Andrew McMahon

Manchester

Instagram — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:48 +0000

From Birmingham. Off to Manchester now

Instagram — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:49:50 +0000

One last shot from today's walk.

Instagram — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:12:23 +0000

Camden Town 3

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Camden Town 2

Instagram — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:58:08 +0000

Camden Town walk #1

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Unisom and Mariachi

Andrew — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:47:35 +0000

England. Jet lagged in a budget hotel somewhere outside Kings cross. The room is a shoe box, nearly everything is purple. Purple carpets, purple drapes, a purple cover on a bed too big for the walls surrounding it. Outside my window, through a pail white shade I see brick churches and once council flats mingling among freshly blossomed spring trees. It is grey as the pacific dawn and I’m still waiting for the affects of my last sleeping pill to wear off. Through the thick walls and not so thick windows I can hear Johnny Cash’s “Ring Of Fire” blazing skyward, heaven-bound from the street below. My mind drifts to the newly released Phosphorescent cut which pays such haunting homage to the track now ricocheting between hotel walls and old church steeples. With haste the mariachi brilliance is cut short as a megaphoned man wretches commands both muffled and muscular in their delivery. It sounds like hate speech or religious proclamation. It’s hard for me to tell the difference these days. One way or another I was really enjoying that Johnny Cash song.

Sitting at the bar with couple hours to spare before I fly. This journey east will be an adventure. I have never headlined a show alone behind my piano. A fact that could make this trip disastrous, magical or a perfect combination of both.

Instagram — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:10:58 +0000

Thanks for a great night San Diego

Instagram — Sat, 18 May 2013 04:22:21 +0000

A special thanks to Annmarie Bailey @Am3ry75 for her hard work as a member of The Dear Jack Foundation team for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's light the night walk.

Instagram — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:54:13 +0000

I’m Not Sorry on Smash

Andrew — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:45:56 +0000

“I’m Not Sorry” by Andrew McMahon was performed on NBC’s “Smash” this week. Watch it below!

Limited Edition Artwork from a Friend…

Andrew — Wed, 15 May 2013 05:08:18 +0000

Hey Everyone,
My good friend Matt Allen, who is behind the artwork for the lyric prints, is hosting a sale of his original work. He will be using the dollars he raises to fund a trip to Japan to exhibit his paintings. See below for more info.

HELP MATT GET TO JAPAN

Yup, thats right! I just took another picture of palm trees.

Instagram — Wed, 15 May 2013 02:09:24 +0000

Prepping for Mother's Day

Instagram — Sat, 11 May 2013 23:23:12 +0000

“Synesthesia” Video Teaser

Andrew — Sat, 11 May 2013 18:09:20 +0000

Take a sneak peek behind the scenes of Andrew McMahon’s upcoming “Synesthesia” music video.

New Merch!

Andrew — Sat, 11 May 2013 18:05:24 +0000

New merch is now available at the Andrew McMahon store!

‘Dark Blue’ Goes Gold

Andrew — Sat, 11 May 2013 18:00:56 +0000

Jack’s Mannequin’s “Dark Blue” from Everything In Transit has gone gold years after its original release. Check out a tweet from Andrew below!

Buzznet Interview and Performance

Andrew — Sat, 11 May 2013 17:51:37 +0000

Click below to see my interview and performances of “Synesthesia,” “Learn to Dance,” and the song I wrote for NBC’s Smash, “I Heard Your Voice in a Dream.”

The Pop Underground Out Now!

Andrew — Sat, 11 May 2013 12:25:39 +0000

The Pop Underground is out now! Get it HERE on iTunes

I see colors. Taken from last night's video shoot for Synesthesia. Photo taken by @cooperkarl

Instagram — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:10:45 +0000

The Pop Underground/Being packed as we speak!

Instagram — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:55:11 +0000

Los Angeles Hotel

Instagram — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:21:53 +0000

New stickers are in!

Instagram — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:28:17 +0000

Thanks to my friends @organic_tree for this delicious beverage.

Instagram — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:14:41 +0000

2000 synesthesia lyrics, signed! Picking up the stickers next and dropping everything off to be prepped for shipping this week.

Instagram — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:10:51 +0000

95 degrees in LA/ Favorite cup of coffee in hand/ hipster chicks on bicycles/ windows down/ Jamming out to Tame Impala/ LIFE IS GOOD

Instagram — Fri, 03 May 2013 22:00:10 +0000

The calm before the storm. Working with @fernandogaribay , one of my favorite producer/writers today

Instagram — Thu, 02 May 2013 23:39:58 +0000

The lucky track I started the day on. Getting this EP out has been a lot of work, but so rewarding. Thanks to everyone for staying along for the ride. I think this is the start of something beautiful. Goodnight to you all, I'm officially spent.

Instagram — Wed, 01 May 2013 03:52:46 +0000

Eve of The Pop Underground

Andrew — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:08:09 +0000

It is not lost on me that tonight is exceptional. Exceptional for many reasons. Exceptional because I am at peace. Exceptional because on evenings such as this, in other lives, I was a mess. I have spent many nights in terminals like this one; waiting on a trains or planes, dreaming of final destinations. Tonight is different though. A broad leather chair with wooden arms, one of many in LA’s union station, holds me close as I type these words. I am eager for the tracks and my wife on the other side, but I am glad to be here for now, if only for a moment.

Blonde headed girls and latin queens mingle amongst business men and transients heading to and from. Los Angeles was a home for me briefly but our relationship was sordid at best. I was not ready for this town. I came here to hide and oh the blame I placed on her, this fair, unsuspecting city. Still, I have come back to reclaim her. Tonight, I quietly prepare to release 4 simple songs, and I do so from this station in the center of her veiny heart. The same heart I claimed once did not exist.

The truth is, we are all on some crazy journey. We may not recognize ourselves in photographs from our past, but it does not mean we were different people. Sometimes it feels like that, but tonight I recognize myself. I recognize why I left my little corner of southern sand to hide in the sparkle of a million earthbound stars. It was all hills and pain and “maybe this didn’t happen” when I knew it did. I know it did now. So now it’s me and the train and the car parked underground, and “I’ll be home at nine for dinner” and I’ll be back here in the morning to tell some newsman the story, or what I remember of it. I’m okay with that.

Tonight is the evening of The Pop Underground. A night where I let what was be and let what is be discovered. I didn’t build an army to tell this story. I didn’t need to. I’m not trying to prove anything to anyone. Tomorrow I will wake up and follow these tracks the other direction. I will answer some questions and then disappear into the same studio where I wrote this little record of songs. I will meet two people for the first time and we will talk about life and art and try and write a new song. The next day I will do the same, because that’s what this is all about when it comes down to it. Not the song, or the train, or the studio, but the story, the craft and the risk of showing up. To all of you who listen, thank you. Thank you, because I love making things. Thank you, because this is what I’m meant to do and I’d be lost without it.

Huff Post Live

Andrew — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:48:12 +0000

You can watch the entire segment below!

A quick stop at The Thirsty Crow before my train home. Thanks everyone for a good day of digital communication.

Instagram — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:34:28 +0000

I'll be on #reddit in about 30 minutes http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/

Instagram — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:24:22 +0000

Pool toys

Instagram — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:43:10 +0000

Doris on the set of the Synesthesia shoot. I couldn't resist.

Instagram — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:23:40 +0000

The Pop Underground EP Out April 30th

Fernando Alvarez — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:02:07 +0000

My new EP is out next Tuesday. You can still pre-order it now and get “Synesthesia” as an instant download!
The pre-order package also comes with:

The Pop Underground 10″ vinyl
Digital EP (available in Mp3 or WAV)
Signed 12″x12″ lithograph
7″ picture disc

PRE-ORDER HERE

Reddit Chat Thread

Fernando Alvarez — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:52:14 +0000

The “Ask Me Anything” chat on Reddit was great today! You can read the entire thread HERE

AOL Debuts “Learn to Dance”

Fernando Alvarez — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:51:08 +0000

Learn to dance was the first track recorded for the pop underground and in many ways it set the tone for the EP’s subject matter as well as our approach in the studio. I had just finished a really inspiring two day writing session for another artist and went out to celebrate with some friends. We ended up watching the sun come up despite the fact I was scheduled to meet a young producer in the morning to begin work on some of my own material. I spent the first half of the day hungover hitting dead ends, working on a song I had written prior. Mark, the producer I’d just met finally said “I think we should write something brand new”. He put up a beat, and it brought me out of my fog. I laid down the simple piano line you hear in the intro and this boozy regretful lyric. It quickly turned into flashbacks from my childhood and glimpses into the future. In a lot of ways it’s about finding forgiveness and learning how to acknowledge the past in a way that lets you live in the present.

Billboard Debuts “After the Fire”

Fernando Alvarez — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:48:03 +0000

“After the Fire” is a new track off “The Pop Underground EP.” Billboard has a featured stream of the song. You can read all about it and listen to the song HERE <http://bit.ly/12LgNZh>

my head is a fishbowl

Alla Novick — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:12:23 +0000

Clarity is hard to come by on a cocktail of cold meds and steroids, but clarity can be hard to pin down regardless, I suppose. The last 6 weeks will reach their conclusion in a second story night club; Atlanta, Georgia. I will leave this tour with much more than I expected. I had hoped this moment was coming for a long time. This shift, this freedom, this reclaiming of old lives and incubating of new. Still, when the call came it felt unexpected, even rushed. Reconciliation of the past is something I’ve tangled with my whole life. It is the ghost in my home, the tumbling waves in the prints of my fingers. Strangely though, as I have unpacked these songs night after night, old next to new, like mingling strangers in dance halls across America, something happened. These people I have been, these lives so alarmingly separate, slowly merged into one.

Orlando

Instagram — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:10:47 +0000

I'm getting close to launching the new AM website and wanted to get the Instagram community involved. Starting now we will be collecting insta photos with #AMlive and posting our favorites to the new site when it launches. We will continue to collect photos and post them once the site is launched so there will always be new fan generated content available. All photos on the site will be accompanied by the photographers instagram name. Thanks so much for participating

Instagram — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:55:39 +0000

Day Off/Daytona Beach

Instagram — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:24:50 +0000

Not the button I was hoping to leave the doctors office with today. In the interest of singing the next four shows though, I will oblige.

Instagram — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:26:42 +0000

From a box filled garage, to the dark punk rock clubs…

Instagram — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:13:32 +0000

Found this outside the 9:30 club yesterday

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Union Station/Washington D.C.

Instagram — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:52:25 +0000

Late, Erland and Zac backstage at the paramount.

Instagram — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 07:47:16 +0000

Wow

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An afternoon of art at the Barnes Foundation. Mind Blown

Instagram — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:20:36 +0000

More from the morning walk.

Instagram — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:20:20 +0000

Sunrise at the Ben Franklin Bridge

Instagram — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:39:35 +0000

Philadelphia Symmetry/Found what appears to be an old train station while walking today. Love this town.

Instagram — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:23:27 +0000

Another fun crowd surf! Thanks @alyssavingan for the snap

Instagram — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:41:03 +0000

A radical crayon art exhibit broke out in the line for the show in front of the highline. Love it!

Instagram — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:12:00 +0000

Disturbing bike store mannequins.

Instagram — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:21:41 +0000

Just announced 5 more shows this summer! Pre-sales for all shows start tomorrow at 10AM local time #AMtour @allen_stone

Instagram — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:21:21 +0000

Windows/Boston MA

Instagram — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:40:15 +0000

Hit the local casino for dinner. Skipping the tables in favor of the season opener of Mad Men.

Instagram — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:07:46 +0000

hey guys, for a limited time get the deluxe edition of #ThePopUnderground that includes The Pop Underground Vinyl + Digital EP + Signed Lithograph + Picture Disc #instasale q20

Instagram — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:07:26 +0000

Opening Day

Andrew — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:26:27 +0000

Pinned beneath the shadows cast, to think, there would be sun if not for these colossal towers. It is opening day in Detroit, a city known for it’s modern struggle. Still, the people wake electric, filling the streets and bars in preparation for their beloved Tigers. What I know of sports is very little, but perhaps baseball is truly America’s game.

Hello Chicago/couldn't resist

Instagram — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:32:51 +0000

Day off/Lake Geneva

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Lobby symmetry

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My new song

Fernando Alvarez — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:35:36 +0000

lorem lorem

ipsum vivaldi

lorena

ipsum

i love you.

Piano tuning at turner hall!

Instagram — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:46:16 +0000

One more view of the EP cover. Vinyl preorder with instant download of Synesthesia available now at andrewmcmahon.com

Instagram — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:14:08 +0000

I'm pleased to announce that tomorrow, 4/2 at noon est/9am pst the official preorder of "The Pop Underground Ep" will become available. Package one includes a 10 inch vinyl for 14.99 and package 2 includes the 10 inch vinyl, an autographed silk screen of the album art and a 7 inch picture disc for 34.99. The picture disc A side is Synesthesia and the B side is a cover of America's "Sister Golden Hair Surprise". Both packages include an instant download of Synesthesia and a digital copy of the album available on release day.

Instagram — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:48:04 +0000

Somewhere outside of Litchfield, MN

Instagram — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:00:10 +0000

Easter Brunch with the boys. Thanks for the snap @josephaballaro

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Minneapolis here we come. Thank you for an incredible night Omaha.

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Sunset, backstage at The Slowdown

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Omaha- walking 13th street back to the venue.

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Front of the line Pizza Party. Denver CO

Instagram — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:58:29 +0000

Sushi dinner in Salt Lake-Looking forward to tonight's show

Instagram — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:58:09 +0000

Yup. This happened!

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Pike place market. Seattle

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Jaymac. Portland OR.

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Bar asterisk

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Breakfast in Yreka

Instagram — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:43:09 +0000

Fuel Stop

Instagram — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:42:49 +0000

Love this city

Instagram — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:42:29 +0000

Jack Kerouac's jacket on display at the beat museum in SF

Instagram — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:42:09 +0000

Hello San Francisco

Instagram — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:41:49 +0000

Bay Bridge geometry

Instagram — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:41:29 +0000

Spring Flowers

Instagram — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:41:09 +0000

@dearjackhq: We are proud to announce the Dear Jack Foundation Scholarship in partnership with Cancer for College!…

Instagram — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:34:01 +0000

San Diego-just outside of the gas lamp quarter. I've spent some amazing nights and days down here. Still tickets left for tonight's show, come join us for some rocking in the land of Ron Burgundy.

Instagram — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:33:41 +0000

Thanks for an amazing night Dallas.

Instagram — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:47:37 +0000

Deep Ellum

Instagram — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:47:17 +0000

Winter tour merch goes up today at noon pacific. Sweatshirt/Tshirt bundle comes with an autographed poster.

Instagram — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:46:57 +0000

Adios Austin it's been real

Instagram — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:46:37 +0000

All shows with @ofarevolution and @allenstone are now on-sale. Find all ticket links at AndrewMcMahon.com #SoundsofSummerTour

Instagram — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:46:17 +0000

Stevie nicks and the foos at Stubbs!

Instagram — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:26:00 +0000

Got into the sound city party. Oh man this is going to be a good night

Instagram — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:25:40 +0000

Hello 6th st

Instagram — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:25:20 +0000

Hanging with Kenny Loggins at southby

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Motel living

Instagram — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:24:40 +0000

Chuy's restaurant. Van Horn TX

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Parking lot tree

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