Will Johnson & surviving Magnolia Electric Co mems team for new single and tour: hear “The Big Beast”

Will Johnson (Centro-matic, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit) and Jason Molina’s Magnolia Electric Co were set to tour together in 2009 — the same year they released the collab album Molina and Johnson — but dates were canceled due to Molina’s struggles with alcoholism. (Molina died in 2013 of alcohol abuse-related organ failure.) Now original Magnolia members Mike Brenner, Jason Evans Groth, Michael Kapinus, Mark Rice, and Pete Schreiner have teamed up with Will to form Magnolia & Johnson Electric Co.

The group have recorded a 7″ single, due September 19 via Keeled Scales, featuring new versions of Jason Molina’s “Wooden Heart” and Will Johnson’s “Twenty Cycles to the Ground.” Additionally, they’ve shared a new version of Magnolia Electric Co’s “The Big Beast” which you can listen to below.

Magnolia & Johnson will also be playing shows in September, hitting four Texas cities (Austin, San Antonio, Denton, and Houston). Let’s hope they do more. All dates are listed below.

Magnolia & Johnson Electric Co. by Magnolia & Johnson Electric Co.

Magnolia & Johnson Electric Co. – 2025 Tour Dates
09-18 Austin, TX – 29th Street Ballroom
09-19 San Antonio, TX – The Lonesome Rose
09-20 Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves
09-21 Houston, TX – Continental Club ^

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