{"id":7158,"date":"2011-10-11T09:01:37","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T09:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=7158"},"modified":"2011-10-14T05:33:58","modified_gmt":"2011-10-14T05:33:58","slug":"dawes-blitzen-trapper-and-smoke-fairies-at-soho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2011-10\/dawes-blitzen-trapper-and-smoke-fairies-at-soho\/","title":{"rendered":"Dawes, Blitzen Trapper, and Smoke Fairies at Soho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-7159\" title=\"Dawes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dawes-650x421.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dawes-650x421.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dawes-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dawes-450x292.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dawes.jpg 1508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once again <strong>Dawes<\/strong> delivered the musical goods live at <strong>Soho<\/strong> on Saturday, though this time to an adoring, <strong>sold-out<\/strong> crowd.\u00a0 All were awed by Dawes.\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2010-11\/we-showed-chiefly-for-chief-and-exited-in-awe-of-dawes\/\">Since seeing them late last year <\/a><\/strong>at the same venue, they have evolved further and secured their status as one of the best live acts in the game.\u00a0 Highlights of their set included <em><strong>If I Wanted Someone,<\/strong><\/em> <em><strong>Fire Away, When My Time Comes, Million Dollar Bill, Time Spent in Los Angeles, My Way Back Home, <\/strong><\/em>and <em><strong>A Little Bit of Everything.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Do yourselves a huge favor and pick up their most recent album, the phenomenal <strong>&#8220;Nothing is Wrong,&#8221;<\/strong> which will undoubtedly finish in our (and many others&#8217;) Top Albums of 2011 list.\u00a0 Taylor Goldsmith and the boys are honing their songwriting skills (particularly the lyrics), and Taylor stands to become one of our best songwriters if the current trajectory continues.<\/p>\n<p>Check out a few videos of Dawes live performances below.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a sweet acoustic version of <em><strong>My Way Back Home:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BRV: Dawes - &quot;My Way Back Home&quot; @ The Pabst\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lhsYjE1kfNw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s another acoustic version (of great new song, <em><strong>If I Wanted Someone), <\/strong><\/em>followed by an electrifying electrified version<em><strong> <\/strong><\/em>of the same song<em><strong>:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dawes  - If I Wanted Someone\" width=\"635\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qZJWeFU9gA4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dawes - &quot;If I Wanted Someone&quot; live at the Tractor Tavern\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/En7xvvN306U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And finally, check out Dawes, with Jackson Browne and Jonathan Wilson, performing our <strong>&#8220;Favorite Ballad&#8221; of 2011, <em>Million Dollar Bill.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q6oPnRFLuRo<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-7160\" title=\"Blitzen Trapper\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blitzen-Trapper-650x499.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blitzen-Trapper-650x499.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blitzen-Trapper-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blitzen-Trapper-450x346.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blitzen-Trapper.jpg 1186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Blitzen Trapper<\/strong> is the titular &#8220;co-headliner&#8221; with Dawes on the bands&#8217; current tour together, but BT opened Saturday second-billed, and they couldn&#8217;t come close to matching the dead-on Dawes.\u00a0 Blitzen Trapper&#8217;s set began countrified and then segued into a (very derivative) blues-rock\/heavy theme that left us completely cold.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve seen and heard this mix too many times before (and frankly if we wanted this melange, we&#8217;d just stay home and listen to our old Savoy Brown\/James Gang\/Humble Pie records or go to a roadhouse bar somewhere&#8211;and that&#8217;s not happening given the ever-expanding universe of more interesting music available).\u00a0 And unlike Dawes, whose songs begin but then take-off from the &#8217;70s sounds of Laurel Canyon, Blitzen Trapper doesn&#8217;t seem to elevate beyond their influences.\u00a0 The audience didn&#8217;t seem to mind the Retromania, however, and their well-played instrumentals were well-received by the crowd.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update:\u00a0 We now know that luck was with us in Santa Barbara.\u00a0 It appears that the two &#8220;co-headliners&#8221; are alternating at the headlining position, and last night in Phoenix Dawes was second-billed and played a scant 10 songs with no encore, while Blitzen Trapper headlined and played 18 songs.\u00a0 Lucky us.\u00a0 Unfortunate for Phoenix, and a true crime for Dawes&#8217; fans (and the entire audience) there.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-7169\" title=\"Smoking Fairies\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Smoking-Fairies-650x362.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Smoking-Fairies-650x362.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Smoking-Fairies-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Smoking-Fairies-450x251.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Smoking-Fairies.jpg 1786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-7170\" title=\"Smoking Fairies Side\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Smoking-Fairies-Side-650x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Smoking-Fairies-Side-650x384.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Smoking-Fairies-Side-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Smoking-Fairies-Side-450x266.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Smoking-Fairies-Side.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Opening up were the far more interesting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smokefairies.com\/\"><strong>Smoke Fairies <\/strong><\/a>from London.\u00a0 To these ears, they were an interesting mix of PJ Harvey and Joanna Newsom, with nice fingerpicked and slide guitar touches.\u00a0 Keep an eye on this duo.\u00a0 They seem to be onto something.\u00a0 We can&#8217;t wait to catch them backed by a full band.\u00a0 Check out some videos below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Smoke Fairies : Gastown : live at The Lexington : 1 February 2010\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q9Mhnp8du7w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Smoke Fairies : Frozen Heart : live at The Lexington : 1 February 2010\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jy4vEgjfrB0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Smoke Fairies - Hotel Room (live at The Enterprise 11.08.2010)\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e2Sa-dL3WHE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again Dawes delivered the musical goods live at Soho on Saturday, though this time to an adoring, sold-out crowd.\u00a0 All were awed by Dawes.\u00a0 Since seeing them late last year at the same venue, they have evolved further and secured their status as one of the best live acts in the game.\u00a0 Highlights of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}