Dawes Announces Tour Dates

Dawes are hitting the road with a boatload of shows. See below for the list of dates.

The band has been in the studio working on their fifth studio album. The upcoming record is to be released via their own HUB Records possibly late 2016.

Tour Dates
APRIL

• 12            Orlando, FL                            The Social **
• 13            Mobile, AL                             Soul Kitchen **
• 15            Driftwood, TX                       Old Settler's Music Festival §
• 16            Houston, TX                          Warehouse Live **
• 17            New Orleans, LA                   Tipitina's **
• 19            Oxford, MS                            The Lyric Oxford **
• 20            Nashville, TN                         Ryman Auditorium ** SOLD OUT
• 22            Knoxville, TN                        The Bijou Theatre **
• 23            Atlanta, GA                            SweetWater 420 Festival §
• 24            Charlotte, NC                         Tuck Fest §
• 26            Columbus, OH                       Newport Music Hall **
• 27            Chicago, IL                            The Vic Theatre  ** SOLD OUT
• 28            Bloomington, IN                    The Bluebird **

JULY

• 3               Manteo, NC                         The Waterside Theatre 
• 5               Cincinnati, OH                     Taft Theatre * %
• 6               Black Mountain, NC            Pisgah Brewing * %
• 8               Mount Solon, VA                Red Wing Roots Music Festival §
• 9               Greenfield, MA                   Green River Festival §    
• 10            Portsmouth, NH                   Prescott Park Arts Series               
• 12            Portland, ME                        State Theatre (Co-Headline w/Shakey Graves)
• 13            Port Chester, NY                  Capitol Theatre * ^
• 15            Staten Island, NY                  St. George Theatre * ^
• 16            Philadelphia, PA                    Electric Factory * ^          
• 17            Pittsburgh, PA                       Mr. Smalls * ^
• 19            Detroit, MI                             Royal Oak Theatre * #
• 20            Akron, OH                             Goodyear Theater at East End * #
• 22            Canandaigua, NY                  Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands PAC ||
• 23            Columbia, MD                       Merriweather Post Pavilion ||
• 24            Newport, RI                           Newport Folk Festival (as Middle Brother)

AUGUST

• 5-7           Buena Visa, CO                   Vertex §
• 6               Taos, NM                             Kit Carson Park @
• 7               Phoenix, AZ                         Comerica Theatre @
• 9               Los Angeles, CA                 The Greek Theatre @ SOLD OUT
• 10            Los Angeles, CA                  The Greek Theatre @
• 14            Irvine, CA                             Irvine Meadows @
•  

* Pre-Sale Begins Tuesday, April 12th - General On-Sale Starts Friday, April 15th
% w/The Lone Bellow
# w/Matthew Logan Vasquez
§ Festival Appearance
|| Supporting Brandi Carlile & Old Crow Medicine Show
@ Supporting Alabama Shakes
** w/Hiss Golden Messenger
^ w/ Kathleen Edwards

Recap: Newport Folk Festival, Day 3

Newport Folk Festival: July 27, 2014 @ Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI

Fort Stage

Mavis Staples (more photos HERE)

I declared musical lust a couple times over the weekend but it was Miss Mavis that I was outright giddy to see.  All weekend she was popping up on stages singing with various artists, Lucius, Lake Street Dive, Puss N Boots (if memory serves me correctly) but did I see any of those?  No! I kept missing her left, right and center but, I knew there was one set I was guaranteed to see her.  The legendary Miss Mavis closed the Newport Folk Festival in style while celebrating her birthday.  She announced that she's 30 with 45 years experience!  One thing's for certain, she was enjoying herself immensely.  She partook in some good natured teasing of her sister Miss Yvonne when she sat down for a bit.  Lucius came out and did a song with her.  She was joined by Jeff Tweedy and his son Spencer on "You Are Not Alone." Norah Jones & Taylor Goldsmith joined her for "The Weight".  She had fun with Trampled By Turtles' name calling them Smashing Turtles and a few other variations of their name when they joined her on-stage with Jones.  It was a grand celebration with many of the festivals performers joining her on-stage for what is a Newport tradition, a sing-a-long. It was the perfect ending to the weekend.

Jeff Tweedy (more photos HERE)

Conor Oberst (more photos HERE)

Dang, that man looked seriously mopey and at times offered up a rather vacant seeming stare.  The guys from Dawes made up part of his band.

Dawes (more photos HERE)

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

The rain prevented me for catching more of Thao's set.  I was really looking forward to checking her out but rain and camera gear are a bad marriage.

Ages and Ages

And the rain came… I caught a few minutes of Ages and Ages before my camera and I headed for a more dry location.

Berklee Roots & Gospel Choir (more photos HERE)

Quad Stage

Rodrigo y Gabriela (more photos HERE)

This was a set I was looking forward to from the moment it was announced they would be at the festival.  Everyone at the Quad stage was on their feet dancing.  When I say dancing, they were dancing hard and often unrestrained. It was an intense heady experience.   

Hurray For The Riff Raff (more photos HERE)

If you were anywhere near me when they played my favorite, "Look Out Mama", then you likely heard me happily singing along rather off-key!

Gregory Alan Isakov

The Lonesome Trio

Leif Vollebekk (more photos HERE)

Harbor Stage

Valerie June (more photos HERE)

Hozier (more photos HERE)

Hozier was the second source of my musical lust.  If you haven't heard him, put him on your must hear list immediately.

Pegi Young & The Survivors (more photos HERE)

Caitlin Rose

The Deslondes (more photos HERE)

So, see you next year?  

Dawes To Play Terminal 5 on 6/22

Dawes have announced summer tour dates.  They'll make their way to New York on June 22 where they will take the stage at Terminal 5.  Joining them on the bill is Shovels & Rope. See below for more details and dates in other cities.

Dawes  Shovels & Rope
Saturday, June 22
Terminal 5
610 W 56th St
New York, NY
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
Tickets: $27.50 All Ages

Dawes will release their new album Stories Don't End on April 9 via Hub Records.

Dawes To Release New Album In April

Dawes will be releasing their third full-length album on April 9 via their own HUB Records.  Stories Don't End was produced by Jacquire King.  Check out the trailer for the upcoming record below.





Track Listing

• Just Beneath The Surface
• From A Window Seat
• Just My Luck
• Someone Will
• Most People
• Something In Common
• Hey Lover
• Bear Witness
• Stories Don't End
• From The Right Angle
• Side Effects
• Just Beneath The Surface (Reprise)

Photo Review: Newport Folk Festival Harbor & Quad Stages 7/31

Newport Folk Festival: July 31 @ Fort Adams, Newport, RI

Quad Stage

Liz Longley

A. A. Bondy
(more photos HERE)
O'Death
(more photos HERE)

Horse Feathers
(more photos HERE)

Dawes
(more photos HERE)
Harbor Stage

Sarah Jarosz
(more photos HERE)

Blitzen Trapper
(more photos HERE)

Sam Bush

Jim James
(more photos HERE)

www.newportfolkfest.net

Dawes To Play Le Poisson Rouge, 11/21

Awesome California folk rock band Dawes will take the stage at Le Poisson Rouge this Saturday, November 21. They released a terrific record, North Hills, earlier this year. If you don't already own it, check it out. In the meantime, to get you ready for the show this weekend, click HERE to head on over to Daytrotter and check out Dawes performing a wonderful version of "Love Is All I Am." If you're around on Saturday and want a show to check out, you'd do well with this one. They're on the bill with Langhorne Slim & April Smith & the Great Picture Show (I'm a big fan of her "Wow and Flutter" song) ... nice line-up.

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