Jakobs Castle comes back to Salt Lake with a record out and a lot more to talk about

Jakob Nowell's band last played here a month before its debut album dropped. On Saturday, Feb. 20, it plays Urban Lounge.

When Jakobs Castle played The State Room in March 2024, the band's debut album hadn't even come out yet. That record landed a month later. Now, almost three years on, Jakob Nowell's project returns to Salt Lake City with a catalog, a bigger public profile and a smaller, louder room.

The details: Jakobs Castle plays Urban Lounge on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2027, with the show starting at 7 p.m. The room holds 200, and tickets are available through Urban Lounge. The show was announced Oct. 28, and it's the band's first Salt Lake City date since March 12, 2024, at The State Room.

The timing of that last visit is what makes this one interesting. Jakobs Castle's debut album, *ENTER: THE CASTLE*, came out on Epitaph Records in April 2024, according to The Pier, which also covered "2 Hours Ago" as a single ahead of it. Another early single, "Supervillain," was co-written with Tim Armstrong of Rancid and Operation Ivy, per The Pier. So the people at The State Room were hearing songs that most of the world hadn't yet. This time the crowd will know them.

The bigger change is everything else Nowell has taken on. He has been fronting Sublime, and Rolling Stone covered the band's work on its first new album since 1996, with Travis Barker involved. In June, mxdwn reported Nowell saying he most likely won't sing on another Sublime album after *Until the Sun Explodes*, and Loudwire has written about where his future is headed. Coverage of that period points back to Jakobs Castle as the project he was building before Sublime and the place his creative focus is set to remain.

Last time, the crowd was hearing songs the world hadn't heard yet. This time they'll know the words.

There's new Jakobs Castle music, too. Nowell released the single "Vincent Thomas," produced by Jon Joseph, the producer behind Sublime's "Ensenada." For anyone who caught the 2024 show, that's at least one song that wasn't in the set last time.

Urban Lounge at 200 capacity is a tighter fit than the State Room night, and that suits a band whose music mixes reggae with a punk edge. A Saturday in February with a 7 p.m. start also leaves plenty of room for dinner beforehand or a late night after.

Tickets are on Urban Lounge's site, and the JamBase listing will carry updates, including any support acts.

Nearly three years ago, Salt Lake got an early look at this band. Now it gets the next chapter, up close. If you were there in 2024, come see how far the songs have traveled.

Sources: Jakob Nowell Releases Debut Solo Album with Jakobs Castle – 'ENTER: THE CASTLE' – The Pier (thepier.org); Jakob Nowell Drops "Supervillain" – The Pier (thepier.org); Sublime Are Working on Their First New Album Since 1996 – Rolling Stone (rollingstone.com); Jakob Nowell Shares He Most Likely Won't Sing on Another Sublime Album After Until the Sun Explodes – mxdwn (music.mxdwn.com); Sublime singer Jakob Nowell's future – Loudwire (loudwire.com); Urban Lounge (theurbanloungeslc.com); Jakobs Castle at Urban Lounge – JamBase (jambase.com)