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'Misadventures Of Doomscroller' hopes to pull you away from the information overload

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'Misadventures Of Doomscroller' hopes to pull you away from the information overload

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August 12, 2022 • In this session, frontman Taylor Goldsmith talks about how he was inspired to fight short attention spans with longer, proggier, jazzier songs that sound nothing like what Dawes have done before.

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This Weekend, Stream Live Performances From XPoNential Music Festival

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This Weekend, Stream Live Performances From XPoNential Music Festival

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September 17, 2021 • Beginning September 17th, Watch Shovels & Rope, Los Lobos, Ani DiFranco, Strand of Oaks and more perform live on the Camden Waterfront in Camden, N.J.

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Hear Dawes Perform On An L.A. Rooftop

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October 2, 2020 • We've got a live performance from Dawes and an interview with frontman Taylor Goldsmith.

Dawes On World Cafe

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Watch Live Performances From XPoNential Music Festival 2019 This Weekend

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Watch Live Performances From XPoNential Music Festival 2019 This Weekend

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July 26, 2019 • Watch Dawes, St. Paul and The Broken Bones, Guster, Kathleen Edwards, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram and many more perform live on the Camden Waterfront starting Friday, July 26.

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July 9, 2018 • Songwriting and musicianship aside, one of the things fans latch on to is that this band feels like a good hang.

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New Music Friday For June 22: Six Albums You Should Hear Now

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All Songs Considered

New Music Friday For June 22: Six Albums You Should Hear Now

June 22, 2018 • Highlights from June 22 include the intense industrial rock of Nine Inch Nails, the new joint project of Lecrae & Zaytoven and the wildly ambitious, shape-shifting jazz of Kamasi Washington.

New Music Friday: June 22

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Even On 'Passwords,' Dawes Can't Hide Its Big, Bleeding Heart

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First Listen

Even On 'Passwords,' Dawes Can't Hide Its Big, Bleeding Heart

June 14, 2018 • Dawes returns once again to its greatest specialty: smooth and ingratiating California folk-rock.

Watch Shovels & Rope, The Lumineers And Bobby Rush Play 'Americana Alphabet'

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Watch Shovels & Rope, The Lumineers And Bobby Rush Play 'Americana Alphabet'

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October 27, 2016 • Dawes, Lydia Loveless and more also joined NPR's Ann Powers and Jewly Hight for intimate rounds of storytelling and music at Nashville's Union Station Hotel during AmericanaFest 2016.

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Dawes On World Cafe

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September 16, 2016 • Producer Blake Mills brings a new sound to the California band's fifth album. Hear Taylor Goldsmith and company perform live in the World Cafe studio.

Dawes On World Cafe

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First Listen

Review: Dawes, 'We're All Gonna Die'

September 8, 2016 • Through travelogues, story-songs and a literary quality that's been honed to a cutting edge, Taylor Goldsmith and his band have crafted their most ambitious record to date.

Dawes Announce New Album, Hear The Lead Single Now

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Dawes Announce New Album, Hear The Lead Single Now

August 17, 2016 • "When The Tequila Runs Out" is the first taste of Dawes' grimly titled We're All Gonna Die, which drops Sept. 16 and features some impressive collaborations.

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Dawes On Mountain Stage

September 10, 2015 • Hear the beloved California rock band showcase songs from its latest album, All Your Favorite Bands.

Dawes On Mountain Stage

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Favorite Sessions

Dawes, 'Things Happen' (Live)

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June 11, 2015 • Watch the L.A. roots-rock group perform "Things Happen" from its new album, All Your Favorite Bands.

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Dawes On World Cafe

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June 1, 2015 • The roots-rock band performs music from its new album, All Your Favorite Bands, along with a cover of the Warren Zevon song it deems the best song ever written about L.A.

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New Album, Song And Video From Dawes

April 6, 2015 • Dawes' new album, due out June 2, is All Your Favorite Bands. The first single and video, "Things Happen," asks listeners to question reality.

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Music Interviews

Catching Up With Dylan

November 7, 2014 • Given the daunting task of finishing songs Bob Dylan had started (and abandoned) decades ago, super-producer T Bone Burnett decided to call a few friends.

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Dawes, Live In Concert

July 29, 2014 • A heartwarming crowd-pleaser on stage and record, Dawes has become a Newport Folk Festival mainstay. The California roots-rock band performed at the 2014 Newport Folk Festival on Sunday, July 27.

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Best Sessions Of 2013: Dawes

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December 31, 2013 • The newly independent California band plays songs from its new record, Stories Don't End, and singer-songwriter Taylor Goldsmith talks about the inspiration behind the album.

Best Sessions Of 2013: Dawes

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Mountain Stage

Dawes On Mountain Stage

November 14, 2013 • The roots-rock band's debut drew instant comparisons to work from iconic California rock acts like Jackson Browne and Buffalo Springfield. Hear the group perform live in West Virginia.

Dawes On Mountain Stage

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Dawes Knows Where It's Been And Where It's Headed

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Dawes Knows Where It's Been And Where It's Headed

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May 14, 2013 • Dawes has just released its third album, Stories Don't End. The band has cited Neil Young and Crosby, Stills & Nash among its influences, but channels them with good humor and confidence that its own distinctiveness will shine through.

Dawes Knows Where It's Been And Where It's Headed

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Dawes' Story Gets A Fine New Chapter

April 22, 2013 • The L.A. roots-rock quartet is often described as a band on the verge of greatness. Its new album, Stories Don't End, features disarmingly beautiful, refreshingly unflashy songwriting. It may not make the musicians superstars, but that's just fine.

Dawes' Story Gets A Fine New Chapter

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Mountain Stage

Dawes On Mountain Stage

August 27, 2012 • The Los Angeles rock band showcases material from its latest album, Nothing Is Wrong.

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