Dawes

Dawes is an American rock band from Los Angeles, composed of brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith, along with Wylie Gelber and Tay Strathairn. Dawes was formed from the band Simon Dawes after the departure of co-songwriter Blake Mills. The new band formation also led the four to explore an entirely different style of music - one that references the timeless "Laurel Canyon" sound of the '60s and early '70s in Los Angeles.

Dawes has just released their third album, Stories Don't End, on its own label, HUB Records. Recorded in five weeks last September in Asheville, NC, Stories Don't End features clean production from Jaquire King, who helped the band break out of its vintage mold, though they don't completely strip away that Laurel Canyon sound.

In addition to the first single "From A Window Seat," check out "Just Beneath The Surface," "Most People," "Something In Common," "Hey Lover" and the title track.

"Obviously we have our influences," said Taylor Goldsmith in a recent article in Rolling Stone. "I know that some of what we do as a band is of another time, even simple aspects like guitar solos. So I get it, I'm not mad at it, but at the same time, we just wanted to make sure people saw us as a modern band as well"

Dawes has just begun an ambitious touring schedule that includes dates with Bob Dylan, and stops at the XPoNENTIAL Festival and Outside Lands Festival. The band will perform on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on May 16th.

• 4/18 Stabler Arena, Bethlehem, PA
• 4/19th 2013 EJ Thomas Hall, Akron, OH
• 4/20 Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI
• 4/21 Stroh Center, Bowling Green, OH
• 4/23 Peabody Opera House, St. Louis
• 4/24 JQH Arena, Springfield, MO
• 4/25 Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL
• 4/26 Showbox at the Market, Seattle
• 4/28 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
• 4/30 US Cellular Center, Asheville, NC
• 5/01 Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheatre, Charlotte
• 5/02 Red Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC
• 5/04 Family Circle Magazine Stadium, Charleston, SC
• 5/05 St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine
• 5/24 Mishawaka Amphitheatre, Bellvue, CO
• 5/25 MeadowGrass Music Festival, Black Forest, CO
• 5/26 Gothic Theatre, Englewood, CO
• 5/28 Crossroads KC, Kansas City
• 5/31 Tower Amphitheater, Austin
• 6/01 KXT's Summer Cut at the Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas
• 6/02 Free Press Summer Festival, Houston
• 6/04 Tipitina's New Orleans
• 6/05 Alabama Music Box, Mobile
• 6/07 Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta
• 6/08t Sloss Furnace, Birmingham
• 6/09 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville
• 6/14 Southgate House, Newport, KY
• 6/15 Royal Oak Music Theater, Royal Oak, MI
• 6/16 The Bluestone, Columbus, OH
• 6/18 Mr. Smalls, Pittsburgh
• 6/19 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
• 6/21 Royale, Boston
• 6/22 Terminal 5, New York
• 7/05 Ottawa Bluesfest, Ottawa, ON
• 7/06 Toronto Urban Roots Fest, Toronto
• 7/08 Millennium Park, Chicago
• 7/09-10 First Avenue, Minneapolis
• 7/12 Barrymore Theatre, Madison, WI
• 7/13 The Forecastle Festival, Louisville
• 7/14 Englert Theatre, Iowa City, IA
• 7/16t Minglewood Hall, Memphis
• 7/17 Revolution Music Room, Little Rock
• 7/19 Off Broadway, St. Louis
• 7/20 The Vogue, Indianapolis
• 7/24 Capitol Theater, Port Chester, NY
• 7/26-27 Jane Pickens Theatre, Newport, RI
• 7/28 XPoNential Music Festival, Camden, NJ
• 8/09-8/11 Outside Lands Festival, San Francisco

To keep up with the band, visit www.dawestheband.com

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