Jim Byrnes, Sojourners & Steve Dawson Jim Byrnes had The Sojourners & Steve Dawson drop by to perfrom live on Slippin into Darkness on January 23rd, 2010 From: shore104fm Views: 20 0 ratings Time: 04:14 More [...]
Jim Byrnes - My Walking Stick LIVE on SHORE 104 January 23rd, 2010 - Slippin Into Darkness w/ Very Special Guests The Sojourners & Steve Dawson. Jim performing the title track off his lastest record 'My Walking Stick' in the live lounge. From: shore104fm Views: 3 0 ratings [...]
There is a fantastic opportunity available for musicians/bands to attend a Music Business 101 Seminar at Tractor Grease Studios on Saturday Jan 9th 2010. Bands or musicians wanting to attend the Seminar are required to apply in advance, with full information regarding applying at Tractor Grease Studio's website here . The event is sponsored by 89.5 The Hawk in Chilliwack, BC The following guest speakers are booked : Dave Genn - producer/guitarist Dave has produced albums for Hedley, Mariannas Trench, Armchair Cynics and Daniel Wesley [...]
It's not very often Shane or myself really wants to give anyone else the chance to talk - especially about music on our own blog - but after the countless hours of work required to get the Mississippi Sheiks tribute record out the door, Steve Dawson has earned a few moments of your time. Plus, with such an amazing collection of artists talking about music that influences them, well, it's better to get the goods right from the horse's mouth. So here is Steve's own two cents on a project that means more to him than [...]
during my 30 years in chicago, i was witness to a lot shows, by a lot of bands. i would guess that between 1988 and 2003 i saw at least 400+ bands perform, and maybe attended 700 shows. whether thats a lot, i dont know? but one band that i saw more than most is dolly varden, who is a staple in the chicago scene. i dont know if they ever broke out much past the 60618, 60622, 60647, etc zip codes but stephen dawson and his band dolly varden have been a chicago constant for as long [...]
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Welcome to some new sites on the blogroll that I can see are going to expand my musical horizons: The 405 features a mixture of music, film, and art reviews. Recent album reviews include The Boy Least Likely To's The Law of the Playground and Bell Orchestre's As Seen Through Windows . Side One Track One also seems to have very similar taste to mine but knows a whole slew [...]
The Deep Dark Woods is Ryan Boldt (guitar), Burke Barlow (guitar), Chris Mason (bass), and Lucas Goetz (drums), with all four sharing songwriting and vocal duties. Winter Hours is their sophomore release on the Black Hen Music label and w as recorded and produced in Vancouver at The Factory by Steve Dawson. The album most certainly surpasses the excellent Hang Me, Oh Hang Me, which happened to win the award for Best Roots Album at the Western Canadian Music Awards. When I wrote about The Deep Dark Woods' first album I described it [...]
Winter Hours, The Deep Dark Woods' [Myspace] sophomore release on Black Hen Music, is an album full of raw emotion, sadness, beautiful vocals and harmonies, new sounds, and well thought out...
Fighting the Marek Fire, which burned 3700 acres this month The third week of October is often the worst of fire season in southern California. The largest fires that have produced the most damage and taken the most lives have occurred during this week. The saddest part is that many of them are set on purpose. Last year by this time there had been two fires within two miles of our house. It is really frightening to see flames licking the sky just behind the next hill over and [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Amazing Baby : free and legal Infinite F*cking Cross EP [mp3] "Headdress" [mp3] other Amazing Baby posts at Largehearted Boy And the Moneynotes : "Too Sweet" [mp3] from New Cornucopia! And the Moneynotes : "A Pirate's Confession" [mp3] from New Cornucopia! [...]
If you're not familiar with the Black Hen Music label from up north of the border (Canada for those of you who are geographically illiterate), you're missing some really solid and diverse music that digs to the roots. It's run by a man of the name Steve Dawson who, when not recording his own albums, pulls together some great talent. His latest release comes from Old Man Luedecke , who's put together his second album, titled Proof of Love . If I didn't know the Old Man came from Nova [...]
As if running his label Black Hen Music wasn't enough, Steve Dawson (the one from Vancouver, Canada, not to be confused with the one from Idaho ) decided to record two albums worth of material in one year. Most of the songs were recorded in the same sessions using the same musicians, and the first of the pair of albums, Waiting For the Lights to Come Up , is scheduled to be released February 5th. Steve is a musician in many different ways. He runs his own label, and besides [...]
Steve Dawson already showed up for a Sunday morning coffee , and I gave you some broad strokes about his upcoming release, Waiting for the Lights to Come Up . Dawson's solo work has always been received well by critics, but with the addition of a stellar band and a desire to write songs for them, Dawson might finally get some exposure. It's hard to try to classify this release. He jumps around from influence to influence, but shows an amazing ability to keep the record together. The album jumps out of the starting blocks [...]
Steve Dawson is the prototype of the current singer-songwriting folkster. His melodies sound old and traditional. He dabbles is different rhythmic styles. He gets a sweet sounding female to do the backup vocals. And his voice reminds me of Billy Bragg . His album " Waiting for the Lights to Come Up " comes out Feb. 5th. Listen: Steve Dawson ~ At Arms Length Further study: Website myspace YouTube More MP3s: [...]
In regard to most successful musicians, a work ethic is practically immeasurable. Quality and quantity often interchange with critics and fans alike overemphasizing the latter and its "importance" toward an artist's reputation. There are some artists like Scott Walker who release one album every ten years or so, maintaining a prolific status without showing any signs of selling out. Then there are other artists like Ryan Adams or the recently featured Miss Li who are seemingly able to release a few albums per year, keeping fans on their toes with a usual plethora of quality. The most important [...]
Black Hen artist S teve Dawson is posed for a big, big year. Well, big in relative terms I guess. He's going to release two records, and the first - Waiting for the Lights to Come Up - is great combination of old an new. Steve's excellent finger work is still the star of the show, but he spent time working with an top shelf band and the results really keep the energy high on this record. I'll be reviewing the record closer to the release date, so I don't want to go [...]
You would have had to been hiding your head in the sand for the past decade or so not to have bumped into the Chicago band Dolly Varden . Somehow that sentence above describes me. Luckily, I was introduced to their music through leader Steve Dawson's excellent solo disc Sweet Is The Anchor and now Undertow Music is about ready to introduce a whole new generation of fans to this Chicago group. The song "Everything" is the hook-laden rave up off of the upcoming record The Panic Bell [...]
Jenny Whiteley is a Canadian singer that I sought out. She's twice been nominated for a Juno for best roots album. And she has impeccable taste in music and in who she picks to play/sing on her records. Two of the biggest contributors to her new disc are singer-songwriter/guitarist/pr oducer Steve Dawson. For background vocals she's signed up Amy Millan (Broken Social Scene and Stars). Years
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