Our favorite new holiday songs come from The Philly Specials (Lane Johnson, Jordan Mailata and Jason Kelce) with guest Travis Kelce; Josh Groban, David Shaw of the Revivalists, Ben Folds, Emile Mosseri and Julianna Barwick, Lyn Lapid, Kurt Vile, Yächtley Crëw, Jonathan McReynolds, Fantastic Cat and The Boy Detective.…

DAWES, “Misadventures of Doomscroller.” Misadventures of Doomscroller, the latest album by Dawes, captures the mood and spirit of a certain type of “doomscroller”—namely, the well-schooled, privileged, complacent moderate/liberal. These folks are observant enough to pooh-pooh and tsk-tsk the sorry state of world affairs, but they don’t typically get riled…

Dawes, “Good Luck with Whatever.” Dawes‘ newest release, Good Luck With Whatever, is as disquieting and solemn as this entire year has been. In the follow-up to their 2018 effort, Passwords, the folk rock band pulls no punches—citing personal tragedy, mental health and mishaps aplenty to depict the troubled state of…

Dawes, “Passwords.” With the help of clever lyricism and a nostalgic sound, Dawes have been major players in the folk-rock scene for nearly a decade. Propelled by the explosion of Americana in the late 2000s, and the success of artists like the Avett Brothers, this Los Angeles outfit rose…

Dawes. Photos: Matt De Mello and Gary Chancer SAN FRANCISCO — Southern California folk-rockers Dawes came to the Fillmore Tuesday during the second night of Noise Pop 2017. They brought their Laurel Canyon sound to a city drenched in rain for what feels like the entire winter. It was billed…

Noise Pop has returned to San Francisco for its 25th year, and producers have made their silver anniversary special. Over the next week, some of the most unique, up-and-coming and well known names in rock, pop, R&B, hip-hop and everything in between will visit more than a dozen venues throughout San Francisco and…

  The producers of Noise Pop, the two week Bay Area festival favorite, has announced its the first batch of its 25th anniversary bash. The premiere indie music festival runs daily from Feb. 17 to 27. This year’s festival is showcasing acts like Ty Segall, Vince Staples, Dawes, Blonde Redhead, MSTRKRFT, Los Campesinos!,…