Jakob Dylan going solo, tour dates 08, Q&A

Found the news at Expecting Rain Friday, March 28, 2008 0640 CET: "25 - jakob dylan - seeing things New website - (jakobdylan) from Scott in Portsmouth" [www.expectingrain.com]

"Jakob Dylan Releases First Solo Album: June 10th

Columbia Records and Starbucks Entertainment are pleased to announce the co-release of Jakob Dylan’s debut solo album, Seeing Things on June 10, 2008.

Seeing Things was produced by Rick Rubin at his home studio in the Hollywood Hills throughout 2007. Jakob Dylan’s raw and dynamic performance on this primarily acoustic album reflects the continuation of Rick’s spare and compelling production work."



[www.jakobdylan.com]

Jakob's MySpace.com page
[www.myspace.com]

See Tour Dates, Q&A, recent video links below



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/03/2008 12:31AM by Tim Out Of Mind.

I like the new web site, it's nice and sparse (for now), but probably a disappointment to fans.

I liked the song, but if the album is anything like it, it's guaranteed to tank. The whole deal (web site + myspace page) has a John Wesley Harding-feel to it.

Of all the super celebrity spawn who have tried their hand at music, Jakob's got the most integrity imo. His mother raised him right.

__________________________________________________

My art site: Marcia's Art Pages

I thought Lennon's kids were pretty good no?

I think Jakob would have achieved the success he has regardless of who his father is. He does the footwork required to make and promote an album, and the results, while not stellar, are passable.I really don't feel he rides his father's coattails.

His name might have gotten his foot in the door, but since I don't pay much attention to mainstream media, I'd heard the Wallflowers way before I'd heard of them, and thought they were okay.

Better than Nickelback, not Better Than Ezra.

__________________________________________________

My art site: Marcia's Art Pages

This is a somewhat perplexing article, at once this guy is obviously a genius because his opinion concurs with mine (ie, Jakob is a decent musician in his own right), yet he appears to have written a review of the new album after ignoring his promo copy for weeks, then only listens to one song - by accident no less. I don't know if he's just being honest (after having read many many reviews and then wondered if the reviewer even listened to the album at all), or it's some kind of slacker cool to write a review that pretty much ignores the subject of the article, and instead focuses on the the reviewer himself.

[www.huffingtonpost.com]

__________________________________________________

My art site: Marcia's Art Pages

He sounds really good and even does a little fan Q&A:

Nissan Live Sets on Yahoo!: Jakob Dylan

Very, very nice - thanks for the link.

Yet another NEW Dylan..........its good,but its not Dylan.but he references, Yeates,and a few others..he has a Sooze and a Baez lookalike in his Vid.the boy has learned somethin from THE BOY.

My broadband apparently isn't broad enough, but I was able to listen to the Q & A. Vapid questions naturally, but Jakob fielded them quite well, I thought.

Thanks Tim.

__________________________________________________

My art site: Marcia's Art Pages

Jakob Dylan lines up summer dates behind solo debut
May 29, 2008 11:05 AM
By Tjames Madison
LiveDaily Contributor

Singer/songwriter Jakob Dylan will hit the road for a summer headlining run behind his forthcoming debut solo album, "Seeing Things."

The Wallflowers' frontman--the youngest son of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bob Dylan--will kick off the trek May 31 in Philadelphia. The 27-date tour sports several appearances at large outdoor festivals, including an Aug. 31 slot at Seattle's Bumbershoot and a Sept. 26 slot at Austin, TX's Austin City Limits Festival. All dates are included below.

Dylan releases his debut solo album, "Seeing Things," June 10. The mostly acoustic album was produced by legendary studio ace Rick Rubin, and was recorded at Rubin's home studio in the Hollywood Hills.

Prior to recording "Seeing Things," Dylan collaborated with Dhani Harrison (son of the late Beatles guitarist George Harrison) on a cover of the John Lennon song "Gimme Some Truth" for the Lennon tribute album "Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur."

Dylan recorded five studio albums as a member of The Wallflowers, including the band's most recent release, 2005's "Rebel, Sweetheart," its final release on longtime record label Interscope. The group toured last fall for the first time in two years.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

tour dates and tickets:

May 2008
31 - Philadelphia, PA - The Electric Factory

June 2008
3 - Orlando, FL - The Social
5 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theater
6 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theater
7 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
8 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
10 - New York, NY - Blender Theater @ Gramercy
15 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival
16 - Birmingham, AL - Workplay Theatre
17 - Charleston, SC - The Music Farm
18 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
27 - Chicago, IL - Metro
28 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
29 - Charleston, WV - Mountain Stage
30 - Lexington, KY - Kentucky Theatre

July 2008
1 - Lexington, KY - Kentucky Theatre
3 - Buffalo, NY - Lafayette Square
4 - Rothbury, MI - Rothbury Festival
5 - Des Moines, IA - Music Coalition
6 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
10 - Ottawa, Ontario - Ottawa Bluesfest
13 - Winnipeg, Saskatchewan - Winnipeg Folkfest

August 2008
2 - Newport, RI - Newport Folkfest
9 - Edmonton, Alberta - Edmonton Folk
17 - Lyons, CO - Folks Festival
31 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot

September 2008
26 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Music Festival

tour dates and tickets [www.ticketmaster.com]

[www.jakobdylan.com]

Hope he drops the accoustic and goes electric ar Newport.that would be original.

Quote:

Gilp
Hope he drops the accoustic and goes electric ar Newport.that would be original.

That would be great lol.

Or...if he only played keyboards.

With a Stoopp.yeah.

[www.latimes.com]

A nice little interview, there's some filler in the middle, but it ends well:

Quote:

Rubin has worked with an eclectic array of artists, including Run DMC, Dixie Chicks, the Red Hot Chili Peppers. One of his signatures, however, is boiling an artist down to his or her essence, as he did with Johnny Cash's recordings in the last years of the legend's life.

"He has a unique set of ears that is not easily foiled," Dylan said. "He's just right more often than most."

Dylan, meanwhile, was looking to record a naked album that was an antidote of sorts to overproduced, overdubbed albums that are released with such frequency today. Those albums, Dylan said, "make my ears feel pretty jammed up."

Not this one, Rubin said.

"I don't listen to music by genre. I just like good music," Rubin said. "And these are good songs presented in an honest, natural way. And maybe for the first time, you really get to feel Jakob. It's a pure expression of him."

__________________________________________________

My art site: Marcia's Art Pages

with dhani harrison singing lennon's gimme some truth
[these guys sure look familiar]

i suppose i could have said ...

Quote:

jackobob
i suppose i could have said ...




[img]No_Direction_Home_detail[/img]seeing things/images
[/img]

That was the first thought that jumped into my head when I saw that 'seeing things' picture.

The resemblance in the Sara/Bob picture is astounding, I've never seen a strong resemblance between them before. I'm beginning to see a pattern of unspoken homage to his father, with this solo endeavor. More so with the pictures reminiscent of the JWH/BootlegTapes/Woodstock/whateveyouwanttocallit era, when he was born.

Or maybe he's just doing it because he knows it irritates the pater familias.

__________________________________________________

My art site: Marcia's Art Pages

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/08/02/bmdylan102.xml


Jakob Dylan: 'My father doesn't own acoustic music'

Wallflowers frontman Jakob Dylan, son of Bob,
has struck out on his own. He tells Neil McCormick why


# That's my boy: five singers who followed in Dad's footsteps



38-year-old singer and songwriter Jakob Dylan
A fan of tradition: 38-year-old singer and songwriter Jakob Dylan


There is a new Dylan album out next week.

Produced by the legendary Rick Rubin (the studio wizard behind the belated career revivals of Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond), Seeing Things feels like a real achievement, hewn from ancient stone; elegant, understated, quietly powerful. The careworn timbre of a slightly broken voice, delicately picked acoustic notes and the weave of words and melody is all there is to carry the full force of the songs.

It is the kind of record that, despite its apparent simplicity and austerity, opens up with repeated listens. And it is perhaps all the more remarkable because the Dylan in question is not Bob but his youngest son, Jakob.

"For the kind of work I'm in," says Jakob, weighing his words carefully, "if you're a songwriter, if you really mean business, it's inevitable you're gonna arrive at the place where you just want to pare it back and do something primitive.

"Its no secret that I grew up around records that are benchmarks for everybody, but if dad wasn't in the picture, people might say this kind of reminds them of (Paul Simon's) Rhymin' Simon or (Bruce Springsteen's) Nebraska. I'm aware of the inevitable comparisons but I also think, in the same breath, he doesn't own acoustic music. A lot of people have played acoustic guitar, before and after. I'm just being led by the music like everybody else."

At 38 years old, Jakob is extraordinarily handsome in a slightly feline way, the high cheekbones and piercing blue eyes owing as much to his mother (the model Sara Dylan ) as his father. Born in New York in 1969, the youngest of the Dylans' five children, he was the inspiration for the classic paternal love song, Forever Young. Although generally discreet to the point of evasiveness about his upbringing, he recalls a close, loving, protective family.

Outside the home, however, things got a little less normal. "The second you walked out the door, it was everywhere. Do most kids have people crash their bar mitzvah?" Remarking upon the bizarre activities of AJ Weberman, the infamous "garbologist," who raided the Dylan family's trash in an effort to glean insight into Bob's songs, Jakob once declared incredulously: "Those were my diapers!" (my emphasis)

Following his parents' divorce in 1977, Jakob was raised by his mother in California, but remains close to both parents. For someone who grew up in the eye of a storm, he seems mature and well adjusted, if almost determinedly unstarry.

The son of the most revered singer-songwriter of our times, Jakob is firm in his conviction that he has nothing to prove. "Everybody's born loving music," he says. "It gets shaken out of you at some point, or you're supposed to get a real vocation - but I never considered anything else. That's how large it looms in my life. My approach has always been that it's nothing but a thrill, and nothing that I can stop anyhow."

Jakob is already a star in his own right. His band, The Wallflowers, released their first album of melodic, roots-tinted American rock in 1992 and went on to sell some six million copies of their powerful 1996 album Bringing Down The Horse (a bigger seller than any of his father's individual albums).

His pin-up looks made him an MTV favourite, but there was also poetic depth to the band's swirling, epic rock. The Wallflowers won two Grammys (for best rock song and rock group performance) on the same night in 1997 that his father's Time Out of Mind was named album of the year.

Beset by line-up changes, Jakob's frustrations with the band's slow creative process and commercial decline led him to want to go it alone. His solo debut conjures up a mythical America, where ordinary lives are set against a battleground of ethical struggle, and simple choices have profound consequences. "They are hard thought songs, and hard fought melodies," he says. "I stretched out as much as possible, made them a little sneaky, so they stick around for a while."

The much admired Rick Rubin proved an ideal collaborator. "He has an ability to figure out what the force is," says Jakob. "He said to me early on, 'There's nobody you're gonna have come play on this record that's gonna make it any better. You're gonna make it good, and that's it.' His best ability is to share with you when he is moved by the music. It sounds very primitive but music is primitive. It either reverberates in your soul and your heart or it doesn't, and no amount of knob-twiddling is gonna make it any more moving."

Jakob's lyrics have a literate, old-world flavour. "I don't want it to be heavy-handed, I want it just to weave seamlesly through your imagination, and that has to do with the shape of words, and comes probably more from literature and poetry and folk music than listening to rock and roll.

"I'm confused why people are so hung up on originality. Either you're born original or you're not: sitting around with your friends at art college brewing up ways to be different is, in my mind, a waste of time. I'm a huge fan of tradition. I like when I get to see people working hard, and working to the values of [music] as a real craft."

Bob Dylan is the elephant in the room of any conversation with Jakob, which is unfortunate. Like many before, Dylan Jr has followed a beloved and admired parent into his line of work, and has proven himself to be talented in his own right. And while you can't help but feel the long shadow cast when he describes his fastidious approach to his craft, it is hard not to admire the work ethic, or, indeed, be impressed with the end product.

"Very few people are just tapped for something unexplained; the rest of us have to apply ourselves," he says. "I work my tail off, I weed out a lot, and I sweat it, but there's no bigger thrill than when I hit the mark."

# 'Seeing Things' (Sony BMG) is out Monday

the more i think about it ...

that album sleeve has got to be

deliberately made to lresemble

no direction home.

even the title suggests it.








[uk.youtube.com]





Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/31/2008 08:43AM by jackobob.

well we all like motorcycles to some degree.

TimOutOfMind


Jakob Dylan's full Newport Folk Festival performance can be heard at:
[www.npr.org]

Quote:

blue-eyed
TimOutOfMind


Jakob Dylan's full Newport Folk Festival performance can be heard at:
[www.npr.org]

He sounds great.

elvis and dylan

[www.popmatters.com]



wallflowers - pump it up

there's link up there where jakob talks briefly
about the burden he carries

Thanks Jakobob. I'd forgotten about this show, since I don't get Sundance with my satellite subscription. Wish I could, I should hunt around..., I'm sure it's somewhere out there.

__________________________________________________

My art site: Marcia's Art Pages

anyone heard the new one yet?



[www.amazon.co.uk]

Quote:

jackobob
anyone heard the new one yet?

a couple of tracks:
[www.spinner.com]
[www.rollingstone.com]

Ooh, ta. I'll have a listen.

"Seeing Things" was a slow grower for me. The first few times I played I thought "pleasant but forgettable," but after that it really got under my skin.

bit of an odd one - the news of the world!

[www.newsoftheworld.co.uk]


Jakob can't escape effect of the Dylan name

BUT JAKOB HAS CERTAINLY INHYERITED DAD BOB'S TALENT

By Mark Robertson, 18/07/2010

THE glint in his eye and that familar drawl are both unmistakeable reminders that Jakob Dylan can't escape.

When your father is one of the most famous musicians on the planet, it's tough to get away from the fact.

But when you're a dead ringer for him, it must be impossible.

And yet as A-listed chats to Jakob at his home in Los Angeles, he seems like the kind of guy who takes it all in his stride.

He did, by his own admission, have "a very comfortable upbringing" but - hey! - it's no big deal that his dad is who he is.

And if his mum, Sara Lowndes, is Dylan's famous Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands then he's cool with that too.

After all, he could have changed his name to put people off the scent.

Instead, he kept the family name and kept on writing songs.

And next week he'll return to Scotland for a must-see show at Glasgow's Arches to promote his second solo album Women And Country.

The little matter of being a multi-platinum-selling global success with his band The Wallflowers almost always gets mentioned second to being the son of Bob.

But as far as he's concerned having a superstar dad is neither a blessing nor a curse.

"I don't know that it's either," he confirms. "It is what it is. The only way that it's beneficial to me is that I have insights into music that some people don't, but other than that I can't do much with it.

"When I began making music, I had this thought the name wasn't going to be that big a deal.

"I was WRONG about that."

Far from giving up before he started, Jakob turned the avid interest in his family into something that motivates him.

"I think the name itself worked against me," he has declared. "And I actually found some kind of power in that. I still do. If I wanted to avoid all of it, my next record would have been played on a kazoo and it would be about water polo.

"The truth is, it's just not as big an elephant in my room as it is for some other people."

And while Bob has cultivated a public image as the troubadour with the flinty heart, Jakob insists he's always been consistently supportive.

"He was affectionate," he says. "When I was a kid, he was a god to me for all the right reasons. I say it as any kid who admired his dad and had a great relationship with him. He never missed a single Little League game I had. He's collected every home-run ball I ever hit. And he's still affectionate to me."

And for a man like Bob Dylan, who has been producing such massively influential music over the last 40 years, it is perhaps inevitable that there are points where he'd hear a little bit of himself in his son's songwriting.

But when it comes down to it, Jakob is adamant he NEVER writes to please his father.

"I do think there are certain things that he'll recognise," says Jakob. "And he may appreciate some more than others. I'm educated enough to know some things I've done are not necessarily the kind of music he always responds to.

"But I'm always excited for him to hear the music, and he's always encouraging, and always has been."

You get the feeling that Jakob's new album is something his dad would approve of.

Women And Country is, after all, a beautiful record packed with great melodies and sharply observed lyrics.

It's the follow-up to 2008's Seeing Things, which came after a clutch of successful albums with The Wallflowers in the 90s.

And Jakob insists he was striving for a timeless feel.

"I don't want to sound retro," he says, "but I don't want to shoot for modern either. I just want to shoot for something that'll sound good in ten years.

"It sounds simple to say that but it is a great trick to be able to pull that off."

Of course, having one of the world's greatest living songwriters in the family has its benefits.

Jakob shares a huskiness of voice with his dad, as well as an individual take on American life.

"It would be foolish to pretend there aren't similarities," he says.

"There aren't many songwriters who can say he didn't shape their creative life. As a teenager, I gravitated to English pop-rock only to find they were Dylan fans, too. It permeated all styles of music."

But there are other musical comparisons too, with singer- songwriters like Elvis Costello, John Prine and even Tom Waits, especially on the album's standout track Lend A Hand, a tribute to New Orleans which is filled with croaky trumpets straight from a Louisiana shindig.

But while his dad was the voice of the folk movement, Jakob tapped into the energy of punk. "It would be a stretch to say the music appealed because of my lifestyle," he admits. "There's no secret about what my life was like."

Even so he cites seeing the likes of The Clash live as a massive inspiration. Even today he still plays a Fender Telecaster guitar in tribute to Joe Strummer.

"I grew up in the early 1980s and it was a nice moment when some of those groups were really popular but also actually really good," he recalls.

"I was there at the right time. It was such an exhilarating period.

"Some of that music has worn really well."

Back in California after dropping out of college in New York, Jakob formed The Wallflowers. Their stock-in-trade was epic, strummy guitar pop and their second album Bringing Down The Horse went onto sell a cool six million copies worldwide - that's more than ANY of Bob's single studio albums. In another twist, in 1998 The Wallflowers won two Grammys for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Group Performance the same night that Bob's album Time Out Of Mind won Album Of The Year.

Fed up with the long, drawn out process of being part of a mega-selling band, Jakob struck out on his own two years ago.

"The idea for the first album was born out of frustration," he says "and not really having a grip on what I wanted that album to sound like," he admits. "I came to the conclusion that maybe it just wouldn't have any sound. It would just be the songs."

This time around, Jakob wanted to expand his horizons which is where T-Bone Burnett - who'd also worked with The Wallflowers came in.

He's part of US musical aristocracy, having written, produced and played for a whole raft of stellar names including Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Tony Bennett and Emmylou Harris.

T-Bone saw Jakob grow up, having toured with Bob on his now legendary 1975-76 Rolling Thunder Revue tour.

Jakob says he remembers little about that time but has since seen pictures taken of himself, sleeping at the side of the stage. "It's been an incredible ride watching this kid from the time he was five," says T-Bone.

"I've watched him develop and doggedly continue in the face of events that'd make a lot of people say, 'to hell with this'.

"I can't imagine having larger footsteps to follow in. But Jakob's character is clearly defined and he handles success with grace, which also says a lot about Bob as a father. I don't think Jakob has sold a single record because he is Bob's son."

So Jakob Dylan has learned a few things in his 20-plus years in the music industry but there's something he clearly learnt even earlier and that's to keep his cards close to his chest. When A-Listed presses him to reveal what he's learned about music from his dad, he gets cagey.

"I've been around music since I was very small, so my experience didn't just start when I started working. That said, there's no rulebook or handbook for these things, I just do things that are comfortable for me and a lot of that comes from experience, and yeah, I know a few things from people that I know but not much I can share."

"I can't tell you what's going on behind the curtain."

Keeping things shrouded in mystery. Like father, like son.

WOMEN And Country is out now on Sony Records. Jakob plays The Arches, Glasgow on July 26.

I like Jakob, he's a talented musician in his own right, but I find it disingenuous when the children of the rich and famous claim the family hasn't ever opened any doors for them.

__________________________________________________

My art site: Marcia's Art Pages

Thanks Jackbob, good read. Going to see him on Friday !

WhooHoo, Annie! Have fun!

I'll bet Jakobob will be catching a show too.

__________________________________________________

My art site: Marcia's Art Pages

Quote:

dyl_Ann
Thanks Jackbob, good read. Going to see him on Friday !

See ya there, Ann ................. and Jack.


Anyone else from here going to the Barbican?

weirdmonkey - being Bob only had one show in the UK, thought I'd meet up with Karen and some others to see "Son of Bob" () at the Barbican, it's not far to travel for me, looking forward to it too ! See ya all Friday folks !

jakob with garth hudson a couple of weeks ago.

[www.youtube.com]

[www.youtube.com]

[www.youtube.com]

Had a great day meeting up with fellow "Dylan folk" who were all going to see "Son of Bob" -

The Barbican Centre is a wonderful, relaxed, small, intimate venue, no hassle to get there or when you leave !

It was a lovely day, bright and sunny, met up, had something to eat & drink, chatted about the man himself, before going to see Jakob !

Jakob is a great performer, I did know a few songs, but it didn't matter, I enjoyed the show. My heart was not pounding like it does at Bob's shows, but it's early days !

A few of us (with Karen's enthusiasm !) went to the stage door to see if Jakob would appear to sign our "tickets" - we waited a little while, but then we had to "head for another joint" - we're busy people !

Thank you all for such a lovely day ! Hope to meet up at some kind of "Dylan" gathering sometime soon !

i enjoyed it very much.

it was very nice to have met you, ann.

good to put a face to our nom de plumes.


eta a couple of snippets

[www.youtube.com]

[www.youtube.com]





Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/28/2010 05:39AM by jackobob.