Show Review - Dawes at the Royale - Boston, MA
How Far We’ve Come
When My Time Comes
If you haven’t heard of Dawes, now would be the time. A fusion of country and rock, Dawes (not a last name but a middle name) pays homage to musical influences from CSN to Dylan. They’ve got a dusty, timeless feel to them; but anyone that has experienced their live shows knows they put on a show that is nothing but electric. Listening to their recorded album, North Hills, you can get a sense of what these guys are all about. An americana feel with excellent writing, written mostly by frontman Taylor Goldsmith.
After seeing what could have been the best set at Newport Folk Festival this past summer, I was expectedly excited for an evening with Dawes at the Royale here in Boston.
The energy in the room was great, and apparently Dawes cashed in on their success at Newport, there were plenty of people in the crowd eagerly awaiting them to take stage. Crowd pleasers like, “My Girl to Me,” and when drummer Griffin sang “How Far We’ve Come” took the crowd by the metaphorical horns. Griffin was surprisingly fantastic from behind the kit echoing his inner Levon, bringing the crowd into a 500 person harmony. New track “Fire Away,” which one can assume will be on the forthcoming album was warmly received by the excited fans, but as the night came to an near end, the band dropped “When My Time Comes” their most popular song, a boisterous yet ruminative track about life and death. The crowd all standing on their toes singing along at the top of their lungs, it was exactly what they had been looking for.
On the encore, the sing-along “I’ve Got a Feeling,” which left us all in bliss back in Newport, was epilogue to a fantastic night that won’t soon be forgotten, in the end, “it’s gonna be alright.”
You can truly see these guys have something special, and are hands down one of the best young bands out there today.
Catch Dawes Touring:
Nov 8 2010 Horshoe Tavern Toronto, ONT, CANADA
Nov 9 2010 Magic Stick Detroit, MI
Nov 10 2010 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
Nov 11 2010 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Nov 12 2010 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
Nov 13 2010 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
Nov 14 2010 The Maintenance Shop Ames, IA
Nov 15 2010 Hi Dive Denver, CO
Nov 16 2010 The State Room Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 18 2010 Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA
Nov 19 2010 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR
Nov 20 2010 The Independent San Francisco, California
Nov 21 2010 Soho Restaurant & Music Club Santa Barbara, California
Nov 26 2010 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, California
Nov 27 2010 The Casbah San Diego, California
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