Sometimes all you need is simply the instruments and the people playing them. Los Angeles indie rock band Dawes took the stage at the Taft Theatre Saturday, in support of their new album Passwords. There was nothing flashy about this performance which made it even that better. 

This Saturday be prepared to be blown away by Dawes at The Taft Theatre. They put on a phenomenal live show and you will want to be there for this special night. 

Interviewing bands is always fun, interesting and a bit nerve-wracking, especially when it’s a band that I’m a huge fan of. Dawes has consistently put out stellar albums, start to finish, and seem to get better with each album.  Their most recent release All Your Favorite Bands was...

The CincyMusic.com Contributors have voted and below is our list of Top National Albums of 2015.  Go follow our CincyMusic.com Top Albums of 2015 Playlist on Spotify HERE! 1 - Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, Sometimes I Just Sit 2 - Father John Misty - I Love You,...

“The children of the sun begin to wake”- “Going to California”  The whole drive back from Tennessee, I was trying to work out how to even begin encompassing this past weekend. It’s a tricky thing; no two people have the same Bonnaroo. It’s a weekend of...

For a band coming off a weekend appearance on Bonnaroo’s biggest stage, Dawes was certainly playing to a downsized crowd in both numbers and interest on Sunday evening. The majority of the horde at the Horseshoe Casino in Cincinnati was obviously there for the man holding the radio hit,...

There is nothing else like the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Some festivals (Lollapalooza, Coachella) offer the same staggering scale, and others still (Electric Forest) offer the same 24-hour otherworldly escape. But none of them combine the two quite like Bonnaroo. For one weekend--this...

Dawes are well on their way to being one of the best rock and roll bands in decades. Since 2010, they have been touring like crazy and have released 3 albums. Composed of brothers, Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith, Wylie Geiber and Tay Strathairn. Dawes television debut was in 2010 on The Late Late...

Each week we do our best to shine some light on a few songs that we feel should be on your radar. All of these songs will be added to our #MusicMonday Must Haves playlist on Spotify, so follow along & click play when you need to find some inspiration!  "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Songs" by...