Dawn & Hawkes to Play Rockwood Music Hall June 5th

Courtesy MelFarina Media

After a happenstance encounter, Austin based singer/songwriters Miranda Dawn and Chris Hawkes joined together to formed the male/female fronted band Dawn and Hawkes. This folk-rock/americana duo first appeared in front of a large audience at the Kerrville Folk Festival, where Dawn was awarded as a finalist in the New Folk competition for emerging songwriters. Within a month, they had recorded and released their self-produced EP, GOLDEN HEART, featuring signature harmonies and an indie-folk sound influenced by Americana, country-rock, and classic Beatlesque-pop.

Last year started with a bang. Dawn and Hawkes wowed THE VOICE hosts and critics at their audition for season 6. TVLine’s Senior Editor, Michael Slezak wrote,  “Dawn & Hawkes: The Beatles’ “I’ve Just Seen a Face” | Mr. Levine went a tad overboard with his “favorite performance I’ve ever seen on The Voice” critique…but that doesn’t mean this romantic couple didn’t slay the Beatles-sized dragon that was standing in front of ‘em. There was so much warmth and complexity to the blend of their voices, I could’ve basked in two hours of tunes from ‘em!”   
 
What is now a full-time partnership - professional and personal (they are newly engaged!), began with modest expectations. "I was out listening to the blues at a little juke-joint in East Austin and asked this pretty girl to dance" says Hawkes, "We were having a good time dancing and found out we were both singer-songwriters." Dawn continues the story saying, "Our timing and rhythm were just in-sync and when we added harmonies, songs, and guitar playing, it all went together - like dancing."

After spending much of 2014 on the road which included a hometown debut at Austin’s ACL Festival ‘14, the two have spent a good bit of the new year at home in Austin wrapping up production on their first full length album which is expected to release later this year.


The duo will be playing Stage 3 at Rockwood Music Hall June 5th
185 Orchard St., New York, NY 10005
11:30pm   Tickets $10
www.rockwoodmusichall.com

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