See Dawes Perform Slinking ‘When the Tequila Runs Out’ on ‘Kimmel’
Considering the ominous title of Dawes’ new LP – September’s We’re All Gonna Die – it would be reasonable to expect a maudlin tone when it comes to their live performances. That was not the case, however, for the Los Angeles-based foursome’s appearance on last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, where they played an energetic version of current single “When the Tequila Runs Out,” full of singer Taylor Goldsmith’s prophetic lyrical delivery and deep-pocket grooves. Watch the video above.
On We’re All Gonna Die, the band’s Blake Mills-produced fifth record, Dawes ventured into new territory by experimenting with slicker, synthier sounds that sharpened the edges on their usually rounder, rootsier jams. Live, they relax into that familiar territory, adding a session player to provide some slide guitar and letting keys player Lee Pardini add the newfound sonic shimmer.
“Every record has been a step to finding new fans or finding different fans,” Goldsmith told Rolling Stone Country last year. “And every record has been a steady incline in terms of the rooms we play. But it’s also been really cool to have a fan base that accepts what we do without, ‘oh, they better do another version of this or that song.’ That’s the case with artists we’ve learned from – like with ‘Rockin’ in the Free World,’ I don’t think there were managers and labels massaging into a classic. I think it was just something that Neil Young wrote, and that’s been how we’ve written everything.”
A tireless touring band, Dawes won’t be ending their road habit anytime soon: in January, they’ll launch their An Evening With Dawes Tour kicking off in San Diego,. The 50-date run will feature two complete sets each night devoted to both new tracks and fan favorites.
Here are the dates for An Evening With Dawes:
- January 10 – San Diego, CA @ Belly Up
- January 11 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
- January 13 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ Fremont Theater
- January 14 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Lobero
- January 20 – Lake Tahoe, NV @ Montbleu Resort
- January 26 – Dallas, TX @ Bomb Factory
- January 28 – Austin, TX @ Stubbs
- January 29 – Oklahoma City, OK @ ACM @ UCO
- January 31– Little Rock, AR @ Rev Room
- February 1 – St. Louis , MO @ The Pagaent
- February3–Minneapolis, MN—State Theatre
- February 4 – Iowa City, IA @Englert Theatre
- February 6 – Madison, WI @ Barrymore Theatre
- February 7 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
- February 8 – Sioux Falls, SD @ The Orpheum
- February 10 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre
- February 11 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up
- February 12 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
- February 21 – San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
- February 22 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
- February 24 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox
- February 25 – Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theatre
- February 26 – Billings, MT @ Pub Station Ballroom
- February 28 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
- March 3 – Birmingham, AL @ Iron City
- March 4 – Atlanta @ Variety Playhouse
- March 5 – Durham, NC @ DPAC
- March 7 – Wilmington, DE @ The Grand Opera House
- March 8 – Washington, D.C. @ Lincoln Theatre
- March 10 – New York, NY@ Beacon Theatre
- March 11 – Boston @ Orpheum
- March 12 – Hartford, CT @ Infinity Hall
- March 14 – Northampton, MA @ Academy of Music Theatre
- March 15 – Ithaca, NY @ State Theater
- March 17 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
- March 18 – Kalamazoo, MI @ State Theatre
- March 19 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
- March 21 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
- March 22 – Santa Fe, NM @ Lensic Performing Arts Center
- March 23 – Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theater
- April 1 – Los Angeles @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel
- April 21 – Louisville, KY @ The Brown Theatre
- April 23 – Charleston, SC @ High Water Festival*
- April 25 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
- April 26 – Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre
- April 28 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
- April 29 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
- April 30 – Chattanooga, TN @ Revelry Room
- May 2 – Wilmington, NC @ Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre
- May 3 – Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore