Dashboard Confessional & Andrew McMahon in The Wilderness at Fillmore Auditorium

Dashboard Confessional started as a one-man acoustic act consisting of Chris Carraba. As s solo act, Carraba recorded and released his debut album, Swiss Army Romance. Initially, the record was Carraba’s side project while also singing for a band called Further Seems Forever. However, Carraba’s side project started to gain recognition and a cult following, so he departed from the band and pursued his solo career. After the success of his second solo album, The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most, Carraba started to recruit band members, and the lineup was complete before they recorded the next album. Dashboard Confessional’s breakthrough began with their third album, A Mark A Mission, A Brand, A Scar, in 2003. The album peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 1 on the US Independent Albums chart.

Accomplished singer-songwriter Andrew McMahon co-founded pop-punk band Something Corporate in 1998. McMahon served as the singer, pianist, and songwriter for the band. Their most successful single, “If You C Jordan,” entered the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, while their major-label debut, Leaving Through the Window, peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. While Something Corporate was on hiatus, McMahon found success with his solo side project, Jack’s Mannequin. Through Jack’s Mannequin, McMahon released three studio albums, with his second and third albums entering the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart. In 2014, McMahon released his debut album under his own name, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness. The record entered the top 5 of Billboard’s Alternative Albums and Independent Albums charts.