This fall Aimee Mann, along will her band, will be touring across the US as she treats fans to new songs she wrote for her forthcoming musical debut.

The outing will be kicked off by Mann, along with Jamie Edwards and Paul Bryan, with a run of three nights in Minneapolis from September 13-15.  The tour’s roster includes another 12 cities, including two nights in Chicago on September 18-19, and three nights in San Francisco on October 7-9.

Tickets can be purchased for the fall tour from the website of Mann’s.

Mann will be performing songs from her seven albums, in addition to new songs she wrote for her upcoming musical debut which is based on “The Forgotten Arm,” her 2005 collection.

The musical’s release date hasn’t been announced yet.  It takes place during the 1970′s and chronicles a budding relationship between boxer and addicted Vietnam vet John and Caroline, a young woman, as the two travel across America.

The most recent studio album from Mann, “@#%&! Smilers,” was released in 2008.  It peak at the No. 2 spot on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.

2010 Aimee Mann Tour
September 2010
13-15 – Minneapolis, MN – Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant
17 – Schaumburg, IL – Prairie Center for the Arts
18, 19 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School of Folk Music
21 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark
22 – Pittsburgh, PA – New Hazlett Theatre
24 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
25 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
26 – Knoxville, TN – Bijou Theatre
28 – Nashville, TN – The Belcourt Theatre
29 – Tuscaloosa, AL – Bama Theatre

October 2010
1 – Los Angeles, CA – Largo at the Coronet
7-9 – San Francisco, CA – Yoshi’s SF
10 – Napa, CA – Uptown Theatre Napa