Tag: indie

A New Version of an Old Favorite

We were asked to perform on Jimmy Kimmel within a week of both of our properties burning in Altadena, Griffin lost his house and I lost our studio. We decided to play a ballad version of ‘Time Spent in Los Angeles’.

The song means all sorts of different things to us now. After that live performance it became clear we would want a proper studio recording of the version for posterity (and to maybe even raise a little more money for MusiCares).

So we hit up our fellow Angelenos Andrew Bird and Alan Hampton and recorded this live in one take at our old friend Mike Viola’s house studio in Echo Park. I feel like this is the version of this song that we’re gonna be playing for a long time to come.

Listen here: https://found.ee/Dawes_TSILA

‘Raining Inside’ w/ Brad Paisley

“Brad Paisley has teamed up with Dawes to shine a light on the struggles that often go unseen. 🌧️ Their new collab, “Raining Inside,” dives deep into the mental health battles that so many face.” – Country Now

Listen at https://strm.to/RainingInside

All-Star Opening to the Grammys

“A one-time-only supergroup — Dawes, backed by John Legend, Sheryl Crow, Brad Paisley, Brittany Howard and St. Vincent — opened the #GRAMMYs with a rendition of Randy Newman‘s 1983 song “I Love L.A.” – Rolling Stone

Link to watch our Grammys Opening Performance ft John Legend, Sheryl Crow, Brad Paisley, Brittany Howard, & St. Vincent.

Griffin BTS talking about his Grammys experience.

Taylor before Grammys talking about Randy Newman and I Love LA

Check out full coverage on our Facebook & Instagram pages!

Donate to MusiCares to support their Relief Efforts.

Here is a list of GoFundMe accounts, where you can read their stories and donate directly to local people who have lost their homes in the California wildfires.

Photo by Getty Images for the Recording Academy®

I Love LA to Benefit MusiCares

Recorded this just a few days ago to make sure we could all continue to relive this moment together. Proceeds going to MusiCares in support of those affected by the LA Fires.

What a wild few days it’s been. Can’t wait to share some thoughts once I catch my breath. I love you all so much. Thanks for showing the love and support the way you always do. Hope you like the new track.

Listen now: https://dawes.lnk.to/ILoveLA

Hear Our New Album ‘Oh Brother’

It’s here. You’re here. We’re here. Our time stamp of the moods and emotions, revelations and disappointments, swirling in and around us for this most recent chunk of living. It’s a ninth record. It’s a first record. I couldn’t feel more proud and I couldn’t feel more exposed. It’s a very good feeling. Thank you all for helping us do this.
Oh Brother!

I hereby deem you music journalists. Please share your hottest takes and deepest thoughts about what you’re hearing. Now that it’s out in the world, I looking forward to this batch of songs finding new ways of bringing us even closer together. I love our little family so so much.

LISTEN TO ‘OH BROTHER’ HERE

New Video ft. Conan O’Brien

Spicy new video for our song Mister Los Angeles is out today featuring the one and only Conan O’Brien! Directed by two of my favorite people on the planet, the masters Adam Nee and Aaron Nee. Read about the exclusive premiere people.com 📹🌟

Preview 3 tracks! Album October 11

Our new album ‘Oh Brother’ drops October 11th!

Stream the new singles ‘Surprise!‘ ‘Still Strangers Sometimes‘ & ‘House Parties‘ now!

Join us on the road!
TICKET AVAILABLE NOW!

Preview Exclusive Vinyl & Album Merch at our online store.

A Note From Taylor:
Happy to unleash House Parties into the world today. It’s been a long time coming, as many of you who have seen us play in the last few years can attest. I guess it’s a nostalgic song…A song about how true cultural experiences aren’t in the tourist traps but within human connections among specific communities. It’s a goofy lyric but the sentiment is not. We can all relate to feeling truly alive at a dive bar or a stranger’s home, getting access into a universe we didn’t even know existed…Whether across the planet or just one town over.

How are the first bites?

Catch Us on ‘Oh Brother’ Tour

We’re playing soon in a town near you! Join us! Tickets at https://dawestheband.com/tour/

Thu 11/7/24 Mill & Mine – Knoxville, TN
Fri 11/8/24 Georgia Theatre – Athens, GA
Sat 11/9/24 Carolina Theatre of Durham – Durham, NC
Sun 11/10/24 The Ryman – Nashville, TN
Wed 11/13/24 Taft Theatre – Cincinnati, OH
Thu 11/14/24 Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
Fri 11/15/24 Vogue – Indianapolis, IN
Sat 11/16/24 Salt Shed – Chicago, IL
Tue 11/19/24 Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall – Pittsburgh, PA
Wed 11/20/24 XL Live – Harrisburg, PA
Thu 11/21/24 Warner Theatre – Washington, DC
Fri 11/22/24 Roadrunner – Boston, MA
Sat 11/23/24 State Theatre – Portland, ME

Fri 12/6/24 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Sun 12/8/24 Solana Beach – Belly Up Solana Beach
Mon 12/9/24 Solana Beach – Belly Up Solana Beach
Fri 12/13/24 San Antonio,TX – Stable Hall
Sat 12/14/24 Houston, TX – The Heights
Sun 12/15/24 Austin, TX – ACL Moody

Wed 4/9/25 Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theatre
Thu 4/10/25 Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse
Fri 4/11/25 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
Sat 4/12/25 New York, NY – The Beacon
Sun 4/13/25 Princeton, NJ – Matthews Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center
Wed 4/16/25 Davenport, IA – Capitol Theatre
Thu 4/17/25 Madison, WI – The Majestic
Fri 4/18/25 Minneapolis, MN – First Ave
Sat 4/19/25 Columbia, MO – Blue Note
Mon 4/21/25 Des Moines, IA – Hoyt Sherman Place
Wed 4/23/25 Denver, CO – Ogden
Fri 4/25/25 Kalispell, MT – Wachholz College Center
Sat 4/26/25 Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
Sun 4/27/25 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall

NOW AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE: Stories Don’t End 10th

Our Stories Don’t End 10 year anniversary rerelease is finally available for streaming! Click Here to Listen.

You might remember that the vinyl came out and the end of last year, so now all y’all without a record player can listen too. And it’s not some typical anniversary release where it’s just the original recordings with some bonus stuff at the end. The whole album has been remixed (by our compadre Dave Cerminara) and remastered (by Adam Ayan) and it feels like it’s been given a new life. Even with new art by Ian Bush.

The bonus material includes some acoustic demos, some early versions of songs recorded with Blake Mills and Shawn Everett when we were still in the discovery phase, and an outtake of Griff singing an early version of Picture Of A Man.

Follow us on Substack for more inside scoop about this rerelease.

And grab the Stories Don’t End 10th Anniversary Vinyl & T-shirt at our online store.

Stories Don’t End 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Vinyl & Our New Substack

Just in the nick of time too.

And this isn’t the kind of anniversary release where it’s just the original recordings with some bonus stuff at the end. The whole album has been remixed (by our compadre Dave Cerminara) and remastered (by Adam Ayan) and it feels like it’s been given a new life. Even with new art by Ian Bush.

The bonus material includes some acoustic demos, some versions of songs recorded with Blake Mills and Shawn Everett when we were still in the discovery phase, and an outtake of Griff singing an early version of Picture Of A Man.

We’re gonna release it all digitally as well but figured we might as well wait til the new year so that any potential spins aren’t swallowed whole by Mariah Carey and her minions. So for now it’s just vinyl (read this whole post to figure out how to score it for free basically).

AND IF THAT WASN’T ENOUGH FOR YOU

We’re also announcing a new Substack account! This is gonna allow us to get a little cozier, dig a little deeper, and go way back into the archives and share the histories of songs, shows and entire albums (starting with ALLLLL of the SDE material we couldn’t fit on this latest offering). It’ll be a place for a bit more intimacy, a bit less brevity and all of the intel we’ve always wanted to share but never had the right platform to.

COOLEST PART COMING UP BELOW

If you subscribe to our founding-member tier on Substack, you get the SDE 10 year vinyl for FREE. YEP, a FREE VINYL RECORD! It doesn’t make a lot of business sense for us. Our managers aren’t proud of this decision. We just like the idea that it can help kick off and accompany this new Substack chapter with the most members of the Dawes family as involved as possible.

Alright, enough from me!

New Vinyl: https://dawes-the-band.myshopify.com/
Join us on Substack: https://dawestheband.substack.com