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"Reboot the Mission," featuring Mick Jones, is available for free download now on TheWallflowers.com. Click here to download.
The Wallflowers have announced their long-awaited new studio album Glad All Over will be released on October 2, 2012 by Columbia Records. The band’s new single, “Reboot The Mission,” is a Clash-inspired track with an unmistakable shuffle backbeat, featuring Mick Jones on vocals and guitar. The song will be available for FREE beginning this Tuesday, July 24 at www.thewallflowers.com. The single is set it impact radio on July 23rd.

Recently wrapping recording in Nashville, TN at Easy Eye Sound studio, the new album finds frontman Jakob Dylan joining original band members Greg Richling (bass) and Rami Jaffee (keyboards), with The Wallflowers’ longtime guitarist Stuart Mathis and drummer Jack Irons (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam) rounding out the lineup. The album is being produced by Jay Joyce (Emmylou Harris, Cage the Elephant) and mixed by Rich Costey (Bruce Springsteen).

In addition to their new album, The Wallflowers have announced a series of tour dates that will kick off in select U.S. cities in July (please see dates below). On these dates the band expects to give fans a preview of the new material, which finds them rediscovering their sound while reflecting the varied influences they have accumulated over the years.

The Wallflowers Tour Dates
July 20 Dover, DE Firefly Music Festival
July 24 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
July 25 Ashbury Park, NJ Stone Pony
July 27 Chicago, IL Schubas

The Wallflowers have announced they are back in the studio and putting the finishing touches on a long-awaited new studio album that will be released by Columbia Records this fall. Currently recording in Nashville at Dan Auerbach’s (The Black Keys) Easy Eye Sound studio, the new album finds frontman Jakob Dylan joining original band members Greg Richling (bass) and Rami Jaffee (keyboards), with Wallflowers’ longtime guitarist Stuart Mathis and drummer Jack Irons (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam) rounding out the lineup. The album is being produced by Jay Joyce (Emmylou Harris, Cage the Elephant) and mixed by Rich Costey (Bruce Springsteen, The Shins).

The Wallflowers have taken their deep history and defining sound into new territory with the release of their upcoming album. The new record has the band doing what it does best while continuing to find new ground to cover. “It's been a while since we've felt this energized and creative. We haven't changed our stripes so much as we're continuing to redefine the animal,” said Jakob Dylan.

In addition to their new album, The Wallflowers have announced a series of tour dates that will kick off in select U.S. cities in July (please see dates below). On these dates the band expects to give fans a preview of the new material, which finds them rediscovering their sound while reflecting the varied influences they have accumulated over the years.

Tour Dates:
7/20 Firefly Music Festival, Dover, DE
7/24 Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY (on-sale Friday, May 11th)
7/25 The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ (on-sale Friday, May 11th)
7/27 Schubas, Chicago, IL (on-sale Saturday, May 12th)
9/23 De Luna Fest, Pensacola, FL

Fans get first access at tickets beginning TODAY at 1PM EST before the general public sales start on Friday. Pre-sale tickets will be available for the Bowery Ballroom in New York on July 24th and the Stone Pony in Asbury Park on July 25th here.

Thank you all once again for all the birthday wishes! Always amazed that everyone takes the time each year. And it's been a lot of years for many of you. A happy new years as well! It's going to be the best year yet, I have a feeling. And if it isn't, not much we can do about it anyway.

The Wallflowers will be in the studio middle of January and we couldn't be any more excited. Going to be brief now but we plan to give updates as often as we can once we get started. Stay tuned!

- Jakob

Read some new interviews with Jakob about the current tour, the upcoming Wallflowers reunion, and more:
  • Jakob Dylan Makes an Album for the Ages: Columbia Daily Tribune
  • Jakob Dylan Talks Wallflowers Reunion: NewsPress.com (St. Joseph, MO)
  • Jakob Dylan Climbs New Peaks for Better Vistas: Pantagraph.com
  • A Q&A with Jakob Dylan: Back to Rockville (Music Blog of the Kansas City Star)
  • Rolling Stone speaks to Jakob about the Wallflowers reunion. Head over to Rollingstone.com to read the full interview now.

    The Benefit Concerts will be held Saturday, October 29th and Sunday, October 30th, at the 500 seat Plaza del Sol Performance Hall on the campus of California State University, Northridge. Tickets for this second show will be available by listening to KCSN on Saturday, October 22nd and Sunday October 23rd. When KCSN listeners hear the ‘cue-to-call” they will call to make “Pledge For Petty”.

    Joining Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers on this bill will be Jakob Dylan as well as breakout new artist, Lissie. Jakob Dylan will be joined by Russ Pollard, Jason Soda, and Eli Thomason from the Los Angeles-based band Everest.

    Proceeds from the Pledge Drive will be used to support growth initiatives for KCSN, including signal improvements and community outreach. A portion of proceeds will also go to benefit National Public Radio's Music Initiative. KCSN launched its "Smart Rock" format on July 15th, 2011.
    Tickets to see Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers will be available through supporting pledges to KCSN. The station will offer the chance to pledge for tickets at random times throughout the Pledge Drive, beginning on Saturday October 15th. Orchestra Pit tickets will be made available to KCSN members only via the station's Pledge Auction taking place between October 14 and October 23 at auctions.kcsn.org. The auctions will also include one-of-a-kind autographed memorabilia from U2, Coldplay, Jack Johnson, Mumford & Sons, Mick Jagger, and more. All ticketing and KCSN membership details are available at kcsn.org and by listening to 88.5 FM KCSN.

    Jakob will also be out on the road this fall for an upcoming Mid West tour. The tour is set to kick off at The Blue Note in Columbia, Missouri on November 9th, making multiple stops in Missouri and Oklahoma before wrapping up in Bloomington, Illinois on November 14th.

    Jakob Dylan Tour Dates:

    11/9 Columbia, MO The Blue Note - ON SALE NOW

    11/10 Newkirk, OK First Council Casino - ON SALE NOW

    11/11 Thackerville, OK Winstar Casino (w/ Willie Nelson) - ON SALE NOW

    11/12 Concho, OK Lucky Star Casino - ON SALE NOW

    11/13 Kansas City, MO The Indie Bar at the Midland Theater - ON SALE NOW

    11/14 Bloomington, IL The Castle Theater - ON SALE NOW

    Jakob Dylan is excited to announce a string of Mid West tour dates for this Fall. The tour is set to kick off at The Blue Note in Columbia, Missouri on November 9th, making multiple stops in Missouri and Oklahoma before wrapping up on November 14th in Bloomington, IL. Jakob will be joined by Russ Pollard, Jason Soda, and Eli Thomason from the Los Angeles-based band Everest.

    Tour Dates:

    11/9 Columbia, MO The Blue Note - ON SALE NOW

    11/10 Newkirk, OK First Council Casino - ON SALE NOW

    11/11 Thackerville, OK Winstar Casino (w/ Willie Nelson) - ON SALE NOW

    11/12 Concho, OK Lucky Star Casino - ON SALE NOW

    11/13 Kansas City, MO The Indie Bar at the Midland Theater - ON SALE NOW

    11/14 Bloomington, IL The Castle Theater - ON SALE NOW

    Just added, Jakob Dylan will be playing at The Blue Note in Columbia, MO on 11/9! Click here to get your tickets now. Stay tuned for more tour announcements!
    The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams is now available. The album features Jakob's track "Oh, Mama, Come Home"! Check it out on iTunes.
    Check out Jakob's track "Gonna Be A Darkness" featuring Gary Louris of The Jayhawks on the upcoming soundtrack for the HBO series True Blood. Streaming now!
    Jakob recently collaborated with Gary Louris of the Jayhawks on a new track "Gonna Be A Darkness" for Volume 3 of the HBO TRUE BLOOD. "Gonna Be A Darkness" will be featured on TRUE BLOOD - MUSIC FROM THE HBO ORIGINAL SERIES - VOLUME 3, alongside new tracks from other artists including Neko Case and Nick Cave, Karen Elson and Donovan and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. The album is due out September 6th.

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