ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN I was tired. And I was already a day late. Make that a day in a half, thanks to road construction and a lovely detour through winding Kentucky back roads. Part of America I wouldn’t otherwise see, Clark W. Griswold would have said. But I wasn’t headed to Walley World; … Read more
In August, I wrote about Hayley Taylor’s “No More Wishing,” and how I admired her for defining her idea of a true love. I’m also quite fond of her latest release, One Foot in Front of the Other; Taylor’s given us an album full of honest tunes that play well to her strengths: thoughtful songwriting, … Read more
The Romany Rye is built around the the song craftsmanship of Luke MacMaster, an L.A.-based singer/songwriter with a penchant for that somber, indie-folk sound (totally my kinda sound, especially when harmonica is involved). While MacMaster penned the collection of songs that have come to be called Highway 1, Looking Back Carefully, it was with the help … Read more
Ooooh. This looks like fun. Although it’s another reminder that we won’t be at SXSW, which isn’t so fun. Here are the details from the press release: MG&V stands for McCauley, Goldsmith, and Vasquez…more specifically, John McCauley – frontman of Deer Tick, Taylor Goldsmith – frontman of Dawes and Matt Vasquez – frontman of Delta … Read more
Good news for your Monday: Dawes will release All Your Favorite Bands on June 2, and have dropped its first single, “Things Happen,” on the interwebs today. Have at it below.
Photo by Dan Martensen Dawes + Langhorne Slim will be hitting The Pageant on June 21st, and we have FOUR PAIRS of tickets to give away. But before we get to details on how to enter, let’s have a listen to the title track from Dawes’ new album, All Your Favorite Bands. Here’s how to … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN Words by Jason Gonulsen Dawes’ new album tells it like it is. Things happen. Sometimes it’s too late and it’s just too bad. Even the title track, “All Your Favorite Bands,” is just a hope that things will stay like you want them to. There’s even a track named, “To … Read more
Welcome to our favorite Speakers in Code list of the year. The 10 Best Sad Bastard Songs of 2015. It’s our highest honor. In years past (2012, 2013, 2014), we’ve chosen 20 songs, but this year we’re trimming the sad. And this year, I wrote about every song. You can listen to each individually below, … Read more
All photos by Agatha Donkar Last night, the Cradle was hot, and muggy, and full of humans, all of which is to be expected for a) Dawes with b) honorary-Triangle-ites Shovels & Rope c) in June d) in North Carolina, but this did perplex a few people near me, who kept complaining that “a good … Read more
‘Cause it’s a little bit of everything,The way you joke, the way you ache,It is getting up before you,So I can watch you as you wake.So on that day in late September,It’s not just some stupid fucking ring,I’m gettin’ a little bit of everything. I realize Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes sings “stupid little ring” instead … Read more
All photos by Louis Kwok Day Two at LouFest in Saint Louis featured The Flaming Lips, and abbreviated sets by Dawes and Dr. Dog, only because of a sudden downpour. Unfortunately, the rain picked up right when Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes was absolutely killing it. Oh well, such is life. Once again, thanks to Louis … Read more
Former Dawes member, Alex Casnoff, has a new thing going. Having spent the past few years playing only other people’s music, he’s finally ready to birth his new musical baby, Harriet. The Los Angeles-based band is inspired by storytellers and filmmakers, and this influence can undoubtedly be heard on today’s Jam of the Day. Harriet’s … Read more