Dawes - Live at the Paradise Boston MA 3.3.11
Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 6:00PM 
Deer Tick's John McCauley joins Dawes for "When My Time Comes" in Boston, March 3, 2011The very first post on Visible Voice back in March of 2010 was a live recording of Dawes at Great Scott in Allston, so it's fitting to mark the approximate 1 year anniversary of the site with a brand new recording of Dawes. While I marvel at the growth of Visible Voice in the last year, the ascent of Dawes in that same timeframe is staggering. From a tiny, albeit sold out, Great Scott in February to a monumental breakout set at Newport Folk to another sold out Royale show in November, the band has been playing larger and larger venues across the country, and growing an ever-larger fanbase. It's really no surprise - when I first heard Dawes sometime in early 2009 I liked what I heard, but wasn't a believer until I saw them live. They play with a passion and intensity that seems to becoming more rare among many of today's entitled, P4k-hyped buzz bands. Dawes is doing it the old fashioned way, and it's paying off.
Playing first on a stacked bill that also included Deer Tick and Middle Brother, Dawes played to an already-packed house - opening with Bedside Manner from 2009 debut North Hills. Their set consisted of a fairly even mix of old favorites and new tracks from their upcoming sophomore LP. Highlights from the new songs include "If I Wanted Someone" and "Fire Away", both hard-edged takes on the rootsy classic rock sound that has become the band's trademark. Jonny Corndawg joined the band for a 5-song mini-set of his own tunes, expousing the benefits of exercise, razors and taking out the trash. Anyone that wasn't already a convert certainly was by the time the set ended, as John McCauley joined the band for an expectedly blistering take on "When My Time Comes", a cathartic singalong and brilliant set closer.
The full recording is available for stream or download below in pristine sound (soundboard+room matrix). Thanks to the staff at the Paradise for a fantastic mix, and to Dawes for their taper-friendly polilcies. I hope everyone enjoys this...it's a good one!
Dawes
Paradise Rock Club - Boston MA
March 3, 2011
Bedside Manner
How Far We've Come
My Girl To Me
That Western Skyline
If I Wanted Someone
Out In The Woods (Leon Russell cover)
Peace In The Valley
Keep Your Body Happy Through Exercise (w/ Jonny Corndawg)
Shaved Like A Razor (w/ Jonny Corndawg)
When A Ford Man Turns To Chevy (w/ Jonny Corndawg)
Trashday (w/ Jonny Corndawg)
Goodbye (w/ Jonny Corndawg)
Fire Away
When My Time Comes (w/ John McCauley)
Full set download: mp3 zip
Related post: Middle Brother - Live at the Paradise Boston MA 3.3.11
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We haven't been to Paradise in awhile and would like to have seen Dawes live. We've heard the music and were impressed, sounds like it really makes an impact when you get to see the performance live.
Excellent recording! Thanks for taping all three sets for us to enjoy. I especially like the "clean" version of If I Wanted Someone - thankfully that dude from the November show wasn't near your mic!
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Excelent recording i really enjoyed
Thank you so much for this amazing recording... What a great band!