Aimee Mann’s Christmas Show returns

“Delightful…a Santa-stupefying balance of naughty and nice…with the giddy warmth of an Eggnog buzz. Hangover included of course.”—The New York Times

“Genuine, irony-free good cheer had been spread, making Mann’s Christmas extravaganza one of the season’s best gifts.”—Boston Herald

“For those of us who wrestle with warring impulses—bah, humbug the holidays or succumb to the twinkly lights—Aimee Mann has created an old-fashioned Christmas variety show that reminds us that it’s possible to have our cynicism and eat our fruitcake too. Here’s to making it an annual event.”—Boston Globe

After a three-year hiatus, Aimee Mann’s annual Christmas show returns with Aimee Mann and Ted Leo. In the past, Mann’s holiday variety show has played to sold-out crowds on both the East and West Coast featuring a mixture of Christmas classics, original music, video, sketches, as well as a host of musical and comedic guests. Past special guests have included Fred Armisen, John C. Reilly, Jeff Goldblum, John Krasinski, Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, Will Ferrell, Nellie McKay and many more. See below for tour routing.
 
Mann began her solo career in 1993 with the album Whatever and made a name for herself through her independent success and the founding of her record label, SuperEgo. In addition to her solo work, she has appeared on many film soundtracks, composed the soundtrack for Paul Thomas Anderson’s much-lauded Magnolia and appeared as herself on the hit indie TV series “Portlandia.” The new collaboration follows Mann’s eighth studio album Charmer which received national attention.

Punk/indie singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Leo is best known for his work with Ted Leo and the Pharmacists over the past 15 years. His most recent album The Brutalist Bricks was released on Matador Records in 2010. Leo also kept up a consistent presence as a solo performer since the late 1990s and began playing with Mann in February 2012. 
 
TOUR DATES
December 3                                              Los Angeles, CA                                                       Largo
December 4                                              Los Angeles, CA                                                       Largo
December 5                                            San Francisco, CA                                           The Fillmore
December 6                                               Santa Cruz, CA                                               Rio Theater
December 9                                                 Boston, MA                                     The Wilbur Theater
December 10                                             Tarrytown, NY                               Tarrytown Music Hall
December 12                                              Westbury, NY                                                  The Space
December 13                                              New York, NY                                                  Town Hall
December 15                                             Alexandria, VA                                                  Birchmere
December 16                                             Alexandria, VA                                                  Birchmere