Dawes, an L.A.-based folk/rock band, performs live on the Capital City Amphitheater on Day 1 of Tallahassee's 2016 Word of South Festival.

The band is composed of brothers Taylor Goldsmith (guitars and vocals) and Griffin Goldsmith (drums), along with Wylie Gelber (bass) and Duane Betts (guitar).

On their latest album, All Your Favorite Bands, Dawes transcends its Southern California influences to establish its own unique sound and themes, ranging from the glass-half-full optimism of their first single, Things Happen, and the minor-chord tension of I Can't Think About It Now -- featuring background vocals by Gillian Welch and the McCrary Sisters -- to the soulful gospel of Waiting for Your Call, the rocking tongue-in-cheek lyrics of Right On Time, and the epic, Dylan-esque set piece Now That It's Too Late, Maria.