"His tough new Solid States and Loose Ends CD makes a strong case that he deserves a place in the electric-slide-guitar pantheon alongside his idols Lowell George, Ry Cooder, and Sonny Landreth."

"That move to the Music City has been a productive one for Dawson, producing 12 albums in the last three years from his new base of operations. It also afforded him the opportunity to work with such first-class Nashville players as the McCrary Sisters, Fats Kaplin, Mike Bub, Jim Hoke and many others."

"Dawson’s assimilation of genres is both wide-ranging and seamless."

"We should probably expect no less from a man of such immense talents! Buy it and give yourself a rare musical treat! Go on, you know you want to."

"Canadian guitarist Steve Dawson is rapidly becoming one of my favorite guitar players with a string of great recordings of predominantly original music."

"Greasy slide, dazzling blazers and dark sounding backing vocals make 'Loose Ends' a soul song to dream."

"A smooth integration of blues, country and bluegrass... in other words... very cool!"

"Juno Award Winning producer, session player, multi-instrumentalist and solo artist Steve Dawson is one of the most respected artists on the Nashville music scene at present."

"Steve Dawson is a GREAT slide player, has a distinctive tenor voice and is a very gifted songwriter."

"His guitar work recalls both Ry Cooder and Lowell George in his intricate rhythm riffs."

"The Canadian-by-way-of-Nashville set his sights on making a melting pot full-band album, in all its deep-fried wonder. That he succeeded so well is a testament to trusting your gut instinct."

"Dawson proves he's a modern master, understanding how the music got from then to now, and that he can handle it all."

"Again, The McCrary's are on hand, the result recalling Taj Mahal's work with The Pointer Sisters."

"Listening to the slinky, undulating moan of the tremoloed slide guitar that kicks off “Loose Ends,” the opening track of Steve Dawson’s new full-length Solid States and Loose Ends, might conjure images of a dragonfly hovering low over a steamy Mississippi Delta swamp, or maybe a gator lazily skimming the surface of some remote Louisiana bayou. And you might find yourself thinking, surely Dawson grew up somewhere in the South."

"It’s a deft trick to mix old school tradition with modern sounds, but guitarist-vocalist Steve Dawson does an impressive balancing act here"

"Clearly, the man’s multifarious guitar chops are in order, but that’s just the tip. Dawson also writes absorbing songs, sings in a gratifying tenor, produces attention-grabbing sound, and owns the studio and the record label."

"He gathers personal pieces from a past that played host to varied styles, mixing them with the studio tricks and life tales that Steve Dawson has captured along the way."

"In his solo recordings, roots music renaissance man Steve Dawson has been alternating instrumental and vocal albums of late. 2014's Rattlesnake Cage was all-instrumental, while Solid States and Loose Ends brings Dawson's voice back to the mix."