Gillian Welch’s other half, Dave Rawlings, has never needed to prove he’s an artist in his own right. Just check his work with the likes of Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes, Old Crow Medicine Show, and, most recently, Jason Boesel. Rawlings, however, won a permanent place in the solo spotlight at the end of last year when his first solo album, A Friend of a Friend, was released under his Dave Rawlings Machine guise.
He played a number of dates at the end of ’09 to showcase the new material, and he’s soon to be back on the road. This time around, Rawlings and Co. are set to take their machine up and down the West Coast throughout the month of February.
In the meantime, Rawlings can be heard discussing the new album on wbur.org‘s Here & Now show, which also features snippets of the new tracks, for those who’ve yet to bag the album.
A Friend of a Friend is out!
Dave Rawlings Machine:
02/02 Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up
02/04 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
02/05 Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst
02/08 Petaluma, CA – Mystic Theatre
02/09 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
02/10 Arcata, CA – John Van Duzer
02/11 Grants Pass, OR – Rogue Theatre
02/12 Eugene, OR – Jaqua Concert Hall @ The Shedd
02/13 Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre
02/14 Seattle, WA – Showbox
02/16 Olympia, WA – Capital Theater
Image by Mark Seliger.
