Office of Student Activities

STUDENT ACTIVITIES PROGRAMS

SPRING CONCERT

The concert steering committee, chaired by the director of student activities, is comprised of approximately ten student members including three to four members of the Campus Activities Board. For more information about the spring concert and the planning process contact Bart Carithers at 341-2225 or stop by the Office of Student Activities in 012 Wakehurst Student Center. Information regarding the upcoming concert will be posted in March.

Live in Concert

Jack’s Mannequin

Time & Date: 8 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2008,
Doors open at 7 p.m.

Location: Rodgers Recreation Center

Tickets:
$10.00 for Salve Regina students, faculty & staff
$20.00 for Salve guests/one per student (closed show)

Tickets will go on sale in the Office of Student Activities on Tuesday, March 25, 2008. Members of the Salve Regina community may purchase one guest ticket per person through Friday, April 4. Additional guest tickets may be purchased the week of April 7 provided tickets are available.

The Jack’s Mannequin concert is sponsored by the Concert Steering Committee and the Office of Student Activities. The event is funded by the Student Activity Fee.

Volunteer Opportunities
The Concert Steering Committee is seeking student volunteers willing to assist with staging the Jack’s Mannequin concert. Volunteers receive a complementary ticket, staff tee shirt and food during load-in and strike. Interested students should contact Bart Carithers, director of student activities, at the Office of Student Activities located in 012 Wakehurst Student Center.

Jack’s Mannequin Biography
Jack's Mannequin is a piano rock band from Orange County, California. A side project of Andrew McMahon, originally from Something Corporate, the band was formed in 2004 and released their first album in August 2005 titled Everything in Transit. In June of that year, McMahon was diagnosed with late stage acute lymphoblastic leukemia, but made a full recovery.

The band's name is derived from a combination of a song Andrew McMahon wrote, "Dear Jack", and a band name he considered, The Black Mannequins. He stated that he had grown bored of the "the" band names, so he combined them. It is often misconceived that the name comes from Tim Burton's film The Nightmare Before Christmas, which stars Jack and his mannequin-like ragdoll lover, Sally.

The primary impulse behind McMahon's solo project Jack's Mannequin was a song he recorded in December 2000 titled "Locked Doors". He felt the song was too different from previous Something Corporate material to be one of their songs. He realized that if he ever released it, it would be on a solo album rather than a Something Corporate record. The idea seemed outlandish until late summer of 2004 when both McMahon and his band mates were exhausted from months of touring. They decided to take a temporary break. During his time off, McMahon laid down piano and vocal tracks for a song on Hidden in Plain View's “Life in Dreaming” and two songs on Tommy Lee's “Tommyland: The Ride.”

Jack’s Mannequin’s first album titled “Everything in Transit” was released in August 2005 and received a positive response from fans and critics alike. The band returned to the studio in the summer of 2007 to record their next album, The Glass Passenger, due out in April.

Band Members
Andrew McMahon – vocals, piano
Bobby "Raw" Anderson – guitar, backup vocals
Jonathan Sullivan – bass
Jay McMillan – drums

Albums
Everything in Transit (August 23, 2005)
The Glass Passenger (April 22, 2008

Singles
The Mixed Tape
The Lights and Buzz
Dark Blue
La La Lie

Past Spring Concerts
2007     Gym Class Heroes
2006     Brand New
2005     Something Corporate
2004     Guster
2003     Stroke Nine