Great guitar work; pity about the singing. Steve Dawson's brand of guitar-centric blues-pop is supported by capable musicianship, especially in regard to Dawson's nimble fretwork and the fluid keyboards of Chris Gestrin. Dawson's voice, however, fails to match the virtuosity of the other elements. Tending toward blandness, the vocals have the effect of sucking the life out of whatever song you're listening to. It's a shame, because tunes like "Torn and Frayed" and "Gulf Coast Bay" have real verve to them, and...
"Telescope" was a tremendous effort by Steve Dawson, and is an album that still finds its way into my CD player every month or so. I was surprised to learn that ey came out with a new album, "Nightshade", that looks to top even the lofty example of the aforementioned title. The album begins with [...]
Beat Surrender favourite Steve Dawson has released a live album via Bandcamp, recorded on April 5th, Steve's birthday at Simon's a bar Edgewater, Chicago it's a wonderfully relaxed affair, aided no doubt by a celebratory snifter or two it's the perfect accompaniment to the lengthening evenings Live At Simon's features the man himself along with Jason Adasiewicz, Jason Roebke, Frank Rosaly and of course Diane Christiansen. Live At Simon's by Steve Dawson Bandcamp Homepage [...]
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Dawson brings an esoteric arsenal of stringed instruments to a rootsy gem.
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Another masterpiece from Byrnes and guitarist/producer Steve Dawson
Steve Dawson's has released another track from his album for free download and a video to go with it, Preaching to the Choir direct download Don't forget it's Record Store Day tomorrow, full details on participating stores @ RSD [...]
hey hey! my man steve dawson, dolly varden, has a new record that he has chosen to title, i will miss the trumpets and drums . in the market for a collection of excellent laid back pop songs? then look no further than this. its a shame, cause im guessing that most people wont which is really a low down dirty shame. i will miss the trumpets and drums is out now and can be purchased at his shows, presumably, or via his site or i am guessing your local record shop. [...]
Old Man Luedecke proves that Canadian folk music is alive and well.
High time we aired some new sounds here again. All tracks below were either recently released or will be very soon. Featuring some new kids on the block, some relatively old hands and even one living legend-ah. Here goes. If you like moving around in Will Oldham and Joanna Newsom territory, better check out Uncles. This fresh duo from Queens, New York will release their Replacing Words With Other Words sometime next month, and taster Settler´s Song really soars. Promising is definitely the word here. [...]
Steve Dawson is the main songwriter for Chicago band Dolly Varden , an underground favorite that never made it big. He is a folk-rocker who uses his solo output for slower, softer songs. He teaches songwriting at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago and his new album I Will Miss The Trumpets and the Drums is a 101 for making his musical intentions clear: creating melodic pop songs with memorable lyrics. Dawson mainly sings about love gone bad, a subject as old as the hills, but he [...]
When It's All Gone You Come Back is the third release from Chicago based singer-songwriter Shelley Miller who also fronts a roots rock band The Bitter Optimists and holds down a job teaching Guitar and Songwriting at the Old Town School of Folk Music in the Windy City, a quick scan of the press release reveales the that Miller co-produced the album and it features guest appearances from Micah Walk, Joe Darnaby and Steve Dawson - who's current album has been on heavy rotation with me recently. Shelley's garnered [...]
I first came across Steve Dawson * through Dolly Varden ( what's in a name ) who's last three releases I own and would highly recommend, you can check the bands full back catalogue here , I Will Miss The Trumpets and the Drums is Steve's second solo album but the first I've [...]
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Slippin Into Darkness w/ The Sojourners January 23rd, 2010 - Jim Byrnes welcomed The Sojourners & Steve Dawson to the SHORE live lounge to perfrom during Slippin Into Darkness From: shore104fm Views: 1 0 ratings Time: 02:56 [...]
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Slippin Into Darkness - Jim Byrnes, The Sojourners & Steve Dawson LIVE on SHORE 104 January 23rd, 2010 - Jim Byrnes welcomed The Sojourners & Steve Dawson to the SHORE live lounge to perfrom during Slippin Into Darkness From: shore104fm Views: 5 0 ratings [...]
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