Laurel Canyon

But some entertainment reporters and fans go no further than to say Dawes carries on the tradition of the so-called Laurel Canyon folk-rock scene, though the tradition they're referring to was a brief period four decades ago—long before any member of Dawes was born—when Joni Mitchell and Crosby, Stills & Nash, among others, hung out in the Hollywood Hills and the Eagles formed nearby.

Working Hard to Find Its Own Voice Jim Fusilli 2011

"Laurel Canyon, " the guy said, like an explanation.

Bad Luck and Trouble Child, Lee 2007

One well-known Los Angeles fine art photographer has the goods, having shot with a bulky Hassleblad, in the early 90s, the then-couple's magnificently graffiti-trashed Laurel Canyon love nest.

Mat Gleason: January '11 L.A. Art World Gossip Mat Gleason 2011

Trailer up for a great-looking doc tracing the history of NYC's 80s club scene at facebook.com/limelightnewyorkThe Guide's Laurel Canyon desk is still mellowing out to Jonathan Wilson's Gentle Spirit.twitter.com/GuideGuardianGuardianGuide.tumblr.com

The Populist: the column that wants to rap battle Anne Hathaway 2011

One well-known Los Angeles fine art photographer has the goods, having shot with a bulky Hassleblad, in the early 90s, the then-couple's magnificently graffiti-trashed Laurel Canyon love nest.

Mat Gleason: January '11 L.A. Art World Gossip Mat Gleason 2011

One well-known Los Angeles fine art photographer has the goods, having shot with a bulky Hassleblad, in the early 90s, the then-couple's magnificently graffiti-trashed Laurel Canyon love nest.

Mat Gleason: January '11 L.A. Art World Gossip Mat Gleason 2011

"I never hang out in Laurel Canyon," Mr. Goldsmith said before the show last week.

Working Hard to Find Its Own Voice Jim Fusilli 2011

Mr. Wagner, a musician, lives in Laurel Canyon where he usually wears Dickies, Levi's "and blue sweat pants from American Apparel."

It's Preppy Prints at Pulitzer Party Marshall Heyman 2011

The result was 2009's Rubin-produced "I and Love and You," an album of simple, plainly-sung folk-rock songs that built a bridge between Appalachia and Laurel Canyon.

In concert: The Avett Brothers at DAR Constitution Hall 2011

'Laurel Canyon' 2002 Kate Beckinsale plays opposite Christian Bale in Lisa Cholodenko's pleasantly time-warped romantic comedy, set in a Los Angeles canyon where hippie culture survives in modern dress.

'Contraband': Almost Illegally Entertaining Joe Morgenstern 2012