Luke Flowers and The Zimmermans (a tribute to Bob Dylan)
A dream is coming true for my friend Luke Flowers and I get to be a part of its realization this coming Thursday.
But first, a little history. Not many people can say (or should admit) that they stumbled across Bob Dylan’s beautiful/haunting songs through their obsession with The Wallflowers. I saw Jakob Dylan (Wallflowers’ front man and Bob’s son) on the cover of Rolling Stone back in the late ’90’s and still have that dusty magazine tucked away in an old trunk at my parents’ house. I fell in love with his eyes and his songs and can still sing every word to “6th Avenue Heartache” and “One Headlight.” Here’s a screen shot of my prized possession:
I eventually learned that Jakob had a dad and that his dad was Bob Dylan (born Bob Zimmerman). And then my eyes were opened to the music that scored the better part of the 60’s and 70’s. And this music, songs like “All Along the Watch Tower” and “Blowin’ in the Wind”, are the reason for this post.
This Thursday night, Luke Flowers and The Zimmermans (I am, in fact, a “Zimmerman”) will be performing an entire set of Bob Dylan songs at Pikes Perk. Our 7 piece band will start around 7pm. This will just warm you up for the soon-to-be-released biopic movie. As always, Luke has designed a killer poster that further depicts the striking similarities between son (above) and father (below):
