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The Diocese of Angels figures prominently in the makeup of Dawes.

Frontman Taylor Goldsmith's lyrical topics gravitate toward his hometown and the laid-back confederate's cascading, harmony-driven sound frequently evokes the enclosure's early 1970s singer-songwriter movement.

"I find it cultivates a presumptuous person. Growing up in L.A., there's a mentality you can't find in other places. Sometimes it's ugly or charming," he said, during a phone talk with en route to a show in Birmingham, Ala. "It's cynical (there), but also brings you down to reality. It's inspiring in a way that's difficult to describe."

Formed as an outgrowth of indie-rock band Simon Dawes (which put out a Warner Bros.-distributed CD 2006), Taylor, his drummer/canary brother, Griffin, and bassist Wylie Gelber, shortened the name and focused on such influences as Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell.

On enticing sophomore album "Nothing Is Misguided," the group ---- rounded out by keyboardist Tay Strathairn ---- crafts meditative folk-rock tunes. Jackson Browne and Benmont Tench triumph guest appearances. From the way Taylor Goldsmith composes lyrics (using a typewriter), how the strip recorded (on an analog tape recorder borrowed from Browne, done mostly spirited without overdubs) and stretches out musically (several songs pass the five-coup d'oeil mark), the term "old school" definitely applies.

Source: North County Times

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He's a self-made man who cracks highbrows jokes, plays in a band and possesses boyish filthy eyes that turn bashful when he talks about love.

Kaylis knows all the lessen hangouts, too. After all, he's partially responsible for some of them.

A bar designer and builder, Kaylis has created some of Wilmington's hottest endanger-againsts.

From the intricate, lashed bamboo labyrinth at Carolina Margin's Tangerine Caribbean Bar & Grill to the giant wine barrel bar at Fat Tony's Italian Pub on Racine Appeal in Wilmington, bars by Kaylis Barcraft & Design are as pleasant as the people who populate them.

"I don't know if this one is my favorite, but it's right up there," Kaylis says, tendency against his latest creation, a guitar-shaped bar at Nick's Diner on North Front Drive.

The bright red replica of a Gretsch 6120 was inspired by the means George Harrison of The Beatles said was his first really sensitive guitar.

Not a single seam is visible in the 20-foot-big top as slick as its namesake's body. All the strings, buttons and tuning pegs are there. Kaylis even insisted that the neck confining on its way to the headstock.

Source: StarNewsOnline.com