Savannah Music Festival: Dawes

Often described as having a “vintage” folk-rock sound akin to that of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Crosby, Stills & Nash, Dawes is composed of brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith, along with Wylie Gelber and Tay Strathairn. The Los Angeles based quartet has played with such artists as Blitzen Trapper, Conor Oberst, Chris Robinson, and Wilco multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone, among others, and was selected by Robbie Robertson from The Band to back him on a recent (and rare) string of live shows. Recorded in Asheville, their newest album shows the group developing an artfully concise and increasingly soulful sound.