Tonight I attended a Nissan’s Live Sets on Yahoo! Music taping of Jakob Dylan and The Gold Mountain Rebels. No, the Wallflowers haven’t broken up, as Dylan confirmed during a short Q&A with the audience. Rather, he’ll be “wearing two hats” this summer, balancing his new solo career with the Wallflowers, who have a few live dates scheduled around Dylan’s own tour. Apparently, the singer, like his famous father, wants to try new and different things.
Just before the music began, the show’s executive producer announced that this marked the very first public performance of Jakob Dylan as a solo artist. No one really knew what to expect, but the seven-song all-acoustic set went down very smoothly before the 100 or so in attendance. You can catch it in its entirety on Yahoo May 15.
Jakob Dylan’s solo debut Seeing Things will be out June 10. If you can’t wait that long, an EP with the same title is now available for download on iTunes.
