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Being the son of one of the most influential, innovative, eccentric, and unique songwriters in the history of Western pop music probably opened some doors for
Jakob Dylan
when he started his own musical career, but being
Bob Dylan
's son was just as likely a heavy load to carry as well, and the good news is that the younger
Dylan
has handled the pressure with relative élan. Born in 1970,
Jakob Dylan
was raised in Los Angeles by his mother, Sara Lowndes,
after his parents' divorce in 1977. He studied at private schools in L.A. and New York, and eased into the music business in the late '80s when he formed
the Wallflowers
with guitarist
Tobi Miller
, keyboard player
Rami Jaffee
, bassist
Barrie Maguire
, and drummer
Peter Yanowitz
. Featuring a classic heartland sound that was closer to
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
or
John Mellencamp
than it was to anything
Bob Dylan
recorded, the band signed to Virgin and released a self-titled debut album in 1992, but it sold poorly and Virgin dropped the band.
Dylan
assembled a second version of
the Wallflowers
-- guitarist
Michael Ward
, bassist
Greg Richling
, and drummer
Mario Calire
-- keeping only
Jaffee
. The "new" group signed to Interscope Records and recorded its second album with producer (and
Dylan
family friend)
T Bone Burnett
.
Bringing Down the Horse
was released in 1996, producing the alternative radio hit
"6th Avenue Heartache."
A second single from the album,
"One Headlight,"
followed later in the year, and by the spring of 1997 it had become a Top Ten hit, firmly establishing
the Wallflowers
as a legitimate commercial band, and while the media naturally played up
Dylan
's connection to his iconic father,
the Wallflowers
had their own sound and
Jakob
's similarities to his dad as both a singer and a songwriter were only occasional at best. A third single from
Bringing Down the Horse
,
"The Difference,"
was issued in 1997, and the album hung on as a big seller throughout 1997, and in 1998
"One Headlight"
won Grammys for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
The obvious next move would have been to rush out a third album, but
Dylan
and
the Wallflowers
instead took a long four-year break from recording, returning in October 2000 to release
Breach
. The album, although quite impressive, went largely ignored. The more mainstream
Red Letter Days
appeared a year later in 2001, and following a two-year hiatus,
Rebel, Sweetheart
was issued in 2003, closing out the band's deal with Interscope.
Dylan
signed a solo contract with Columbia Records, his dad's longtime label, in 2006, and issued the acoustic-based
Seeing Things
, produced by
Rick Rubin
and recorded at
Rubin
's Hollywood Hills studio, under his own name in 2008, leaving the status of
the Wallflowers
up in the air. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide
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Friday, August 22, 2008
Venue:
Gallo Center for the Arts
Location: Modesto, CA
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
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Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Location: Morrison, CO
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Sunday, August 31, 2008
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Bumbershoot Festival
Location: Seattle, WA
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The Fillmore
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Santa Barbara Bowl
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
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