BW&BK; has received the following press release:

The duo—STYX/DAMN YANKEES guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw and NIGHT RANGER/Damn Yankees bassist/vocalist Jack Blades—will hit the road once again starting November 7th in Petaluma, CA and concluding December 8th in Nashville, TN in support of their Influence album.

After the first round of tour dates ended May 31st in Chicago, Tommy and Jack promised their fans they would be back for another trek, after taking time to tour with their respective bands.

In addition to songs from Influence - which was released March 6th on VH1 Classic Records - fans will get a dose of some of their favorite Styx, Night Ranger and Damn Yankees songs, all performed acoustically. It’s an intimate evening of music courtesy of Tommy, Jack and guitarist Will Evankovich (of AMERICAN DRAG).

Before the tour kicks off, Jack and Tommy will make a return visit to the Howard Stern Show on Wednesday, October 24th to talk about the upcoming tour and perform songs live. The duo first appeared on the Sirius Satellite Radio morning show in March.

Influence is the duo’s first album since their recently re-released 1995 debut, Hallucination. Like the debut - and unlike their history-carving decades as icons in the more hard-rock minded Styx, Night Ranger and Damn Yankees - the latest release is rooted in acoustic guitar and organic production, harvesting a decade of musical influences into 11 tracks (on which Blades and Shaw played all the music except for drums and the occasional keyboards). With classics from the ‘60s and ‘70s including the Mamas and the Papas’ 'California Dreamin', Buffalo Springfield’s 'For What It’s Worth' and Steely Dan’s 'Dirty Work', Influence offers a track-by-track chronology of the musical era that helped define modern rock.

One of the most prolific duos in the history of hard rock, Tommy and Jack have sold more than 50 million albums amongst their three bands, scored 12 Top 10 singles on the Billboard “Hot 100” chart, debuted 16 albums in the Billboard “Top 200” albums chart, and share joint songwriting credits for the likes of OZZY OSBOURNE, AEROSMITH and ALICE COOPER.

Here are the confirmed tour dates:

November

7 - Petaluma, CA - Mystic Theatre Petaluma
8 - San Juan Capistrano, CA - Coach House
9 - San Juan Capistrano, CA - Coach House
10 - Agoura Hills, CA - Canyon Club
11 - Las Vegas, NV - Canyon Club Las Vegas
14 - Indianapolis, IN - Music Mill
15 - St. Charles, MO - Ameristar Casino/Bottleneck Blues Bar
16 - Chicago, IL - Joe’s
17 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theatre
18 - Akron, OH - Tangiers
21 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - The Culture Room
23 - Duluth, GA - Wild Bills Atlanta
24 - Mooresville, NC - Feeling Lucky Tavern
26 - Annapolis, MD - Rams Head on Stage

December

6 - Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion
7 - South Bend, IN - Club Fever
8 - Nashville, TN - Wildhorse Saloon