My first time at the Newport Folk Festival, as the folk fest celebrated its 60th anniversary! Read about the musicians I was able to see, with some extra detail given to the set by Dawes in celebration of the 10th anniversary of their album North Hills. Click the title to read more …
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We’ll Have Fun, Fun, Fun
Recap of the Beachlife Festival, held in Redondo Beach, California on Saturday, May 4, 2019. Covers sets by Dawes, Jason Mraz, and Brian Wilson and Al Jardine of The Beach Boys.
I Started to Smile Again
Once again I went to see the band Dawes as they tour supporting their most recent album, We’re All Gonna Die. They’re calling this set of concerts “An Evening With Dawes” and it is just that. No opening band and a lengthy set that is broken into two parts by an intermission (or you could call it two sets). Last time I saw them was in Santa Barbara in January, which I recapped in the post “Take Me Out of the City.” This time I saw their sold out show at Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on
Take Me Out of the City
Having been lucky enough to see Dawes a handful of times in 2016, I was delighted to catch them early on in 2017 at the beautiful Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, CA on January 14. Oh yes, Dawes you have reached the status of being worth a two hour drive to attend one of your concerts. I also wanted to give a shout out to the restaurant my friend and I went to for dinner. It was within walking distance of the theater, was warm and cozy on a cool night, had delicious food and pretty darn good service for
This Is All Happening Right Now
As the full moon rose over the Hollywood Forever Cemetery Masonic Lodge on Friday, September 16, 2016, I eagerly waited in line with a few friends to see Dawes celebrating the album release of We’re All Gonna Die. The show had sold out on the day the tickets went on sale. I thought I was going to miss out on this one, but I managed to score a ticket the week of the show. There were quite a few people attending the show who were on the V.I.P. list and I must admit feeling a little like I was crashing