Dawes announces spring/summer tour, coming to Carrboro

Photo by Matt Jacoby

California folk / soul / indie rockers Dawes have winning over fans left and right with the soulful sounds of their 2009 debut album North Hills. The band recently were recently asked by The Band's Robbie Roberston to serve as his band when he promotes his forthcoming solo album How To Become Clairvoyant, in which Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith sang on.

The band will hit the road supporting Brett Dennen and Bright Eyes in May and June, but will also play occasional headline shows, including one at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on May 18. Tickets for the show are on sale now via etix for $10.

Check out the music video for "When My Time Comes" from North Hills below and below that, check out the band's sensational cover of the Joe Cocker version of "With a Little Help From My Friends" below that. Seriously, it's amazing.





Dawes tour dates
05.05.11 - Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds *
05.06.11 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa *
05.07.11 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater *
05.09.11 - Orlando, FL - Beacham Theater * [Tickets]
05.10.11 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room *
05.11.11 - Tampa, FL - State Theatre *
05.13.11 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse *
05.14.11 - Birmingham, AL - Secret Stages Music Festival (early)
05.14.11 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom *
05.15.11 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel *
05.17.11 - Charlotee, NC - Visulite Theater
05.18.11 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle [Tickets]
05.19.11 - Athens, CA - Melting Point
05.20.11 - Chattanooga, TN - Nightfall Series
05.23.11 - New Haven, CT - Toad’s *
05.24.11 - Portland, ME - State Theatre *
05.26.11 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground *
05.27.11 - Montreal, QC - Campus *
05.29.11 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew’s Hall
06.01.11 - Louisville, KY - Headliners
06.02.11 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
06.03.11 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
06.05.11 - Hunter, NY - Mountain Jam
06.06.11 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant #
06.07.11 - Louisville, KY - Iroquois Ampitheatrer # [Tickets]
06.08.11 - Columbus, OH - LC Ampitheatre #
06.09.11 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE - Indoors #
06.10.11 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center for Performing Arts #^
06.11.11 - Vienna, VA - Filene Center at Wolf Trap #^
06.13.11 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre *
06.14.11 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre *
06.15.11 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
06.16.11 - Bend, OR - Athletic Club of Bend
06.17.11 - Chico, CA - El Rey Theatre *
06.18.11 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre *
06.20.11 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues *
06.21.11 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre *
06.22.11 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre *
06.23.11 - Las Vegas, NV - Silverton Casino *
06.24.11 - Reno, NV - Knitting Factory * [Tickets]
06.25.11 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre *
06.26.11 - Atlantic City, NJ - DMB Caravan @ Bader Field
07.02.11 - Quincy, CA - High Sierra Music Festival
07.07.11 - Winnipeg, MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.08.11 - Winnipeg, MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.09.11 - Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Bluesfest
07.11.11 - Quebec City, QC - Quebec City Summer Festival
07.27.11 - Danbury, CT - Ives Concert Park %
07.28.11 - Boston, MA - Wang Theatre @ Citi Performing Arts Center %
07.29.11 - Chautauqua, NY - Chautauqua Institution %
07.30.11 - Charlottesville, VA - Charlottesville Pavilion %
08.02.11 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre %
08.05.11 - Gilford, NH - Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavilion %
08.06.11 - Mashantucket, CT - MGM Grand at Foxwoods %
08.07.11 - Vienna, VA - Filene Center at Wolf Trap %
08.09.11 - Bethlehem, PA - Bethlehem Musikfest %
08.11.11 - Cary, NC - Koka Booth Amphitheatre %
08.12.11 - Asheville, NC - Biltmore Estate %
08.13.11 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre %
08.14.11 - East Hampton, NY - Music to Know Festival
08.19.11 - Saint Augustine, FL - St. Augustine Amphitheatre %
08.20.11 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Broward Center Au-Rene Theater %
08.21.11 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall %
08.26.11 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium %
08.27.11 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium %

* w/ Brett Denen
# w/ Bright Eyes
^ w/ M. Ward
% w/ Alison Krauss & Union Station