Newswire Jeff Mangum announces new shows, dates for rescheduled All Tomorrow’s Parties

For a certain slice of indie-rock fandom, Neutral Milk Hotel’s 1998 album In The Aeroplane Over The Sea remains a musical and emotional Holy Grail. It was certainly a high-water mark for singer-songwriter Jeff Mangum, who crafted a dense, complex album (inspired by the life of Anne Frank, no less) that both defined and surpassed the twee psychadelia of the much-lauded Elephant Six musical collective. That Mangum dropped out of the public eye just as Aeroplane was being embraced further cemented the album’s iconic standing, and established Mangum as indie’s great, untouchable recluse.

Thankfully, Mangum’s years of hiding out and releasing compilations of Bulgarian folk music seem to be in the past. The former Neutral Milk frontman has been relatively busy as of late, curating the All Tomorrow’s Parties music fest (originally scheduled for December, but now set for March 9-11), and even dropping by the Occupy Wall Street protests. He’s also been touring, and today announced a new slew of U.S. and European shows beginning in January 2012 (including a stop at the Pabst Theater Feb. 8).

Jan. 18: New Haven, CT - Shubert Theater
Jan. 20: Brooklyn, NY - Gilman Opera House at Brooklyn Academy of Music
Jan. 25: Philadelphia, PA - Irvin Auditorium at University of Pennsylvania
Jan. 27: Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre
Jan. 30: Chapel Hill, NC - Memorial Hall at University of North Carolina
Feb. 1: Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
Feb. 4: Minneapolis, MN - Pantages Theatre
Feb. 6: Chicago, IL - Athenaeum Theater
Feb. 7: Chicago, IL - Athenaeum Theater
Feb. 8: Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
Feb. 10: Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
Feb. 11: Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
March 7: Dublin, IRE - Vicar Street (rescheduled date) SOLD OUT
March 9-11: Minehead, UK - All Tomorrow’s Parties (curated by Jeff Mangum) (rescheduled dates)
March 13: London, UK - Union Chapel (rescheduled date) SOLD OUT
March 14: London, UK - Union Chapel (rescheduled date) SOLD OUT