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Dave and Tim on Jack Johnson Kokua Festival Best Of Album
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases at 7:42am on Monday, Feb 27th, 2012Dave Matthews And Tim Reynolds will have a portion of their 2008 performance in Hawai'i officially released. The duo performed with Kokua Festival host Jack Johnson on Jimmy Buffett's A Pirate Looks At 40, and that is part of a Best Of release benefiting the Kokua Festival charities (and ignore the typo on "Matthews" in the write up). Also featured are Willie Nelson, Eddie Vedder, and Jake Shimabukuro - and if you don't know who he is, you should look him up, he's an awesome ukulele player. The album is available April 17.
A few other news and notes, The Warehouse ticketing window closes February 27 at 10 am, which may have already passed depending on when you're reading this. The public sale is March 9.
Warehouse 5/8 Announced, but it's more than that
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases at 10:35pm on Tuesday, Feb 7th, 2012The Warehouse announced their annual Warehouse disc, Warehouse 5 Volume 11 and Warehouse 8 Volume 8 (the 8 for those with 3+ years in the club), and this year, it's a bit more than the usual 8 total tracks. When you factor in all the teases, there's 15 (or 16 - see below) different songs. The tracks are:
- Pantala Naga Pampa (Gravedigger Intro) > Rapunzel 4.26.02 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL
- Crazy Easy 7.16.04 ctnow.com Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford, CT
- Gas Into Fire > What Would You Say 6.17.04 UMB Bank Pavilion, Maryland Heights, MO
- Old Dirt Hill tease > Why I Am 4.18.09 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA
- Everyday tease > Halloween > Water Into Wine outro 8.5.08 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH
- Sister 6.17.06 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
- So Damn Lucky 7.14.10 Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA
- Ants Marching 8.31.93 Trax Nightclub, Charlottesville, VA
The first track features the very first Gravedigger, different lyrically (and musically) from the current version. That Crazy-Easy is generally regarded as if not the best version ever, at the very least the best version lyrically. Gas Into Fire is a tiny snipped of a song brimming with potential, so it's nice to see a clean version of it pop up. Why I Am came from an outro created for Old Dirt Hill in 2007, and the two met in 2009 in Charlottesville in this great version. Also of note is the strong reaction from fans on Dave's first mention of the Groo Grux King. The Halloween fake is epic. And before you go bagging on Sister, this is an especially beautiful version, probably the best ever, so give it a shot, hater. So Damn Lucky has a Thank You outro (second "cover" of sorts on a Warehouse disc), and also you may be able to pick up a Digging A Ditch tease by Rashawn in the jam. Ants Marching actually segued out of Doobie Thing a long lost fan favorite. It's not listed on the track info, so it's probably not on the disc, but there's a chance that a few of its notes make it on during the segue. It's a start I guess.
Naturally, the fan reaction has been extremely positive. And once everyone listens to the Sister and realizes that it's pretty boss, the reaction will only be more sanguine. The disc generally ships 6-8 weeks after the announcement, so don't go checking your mailbox just yet. Wait til tomorrow at least.
Live Trax 21 Back to 1995
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases at 5:56pm on Friday, Jan 20th, 2012The Live Trax have started back up again, and management has returned to a popular time for fans. Live Trax 21 is 8.4.95 from San Diego, California at the smallish SOMA club. According to a review here at Antsmarching.org, there may have been as little as 30 people in attendance, making it the least attended concert in the 'big venue' era in the US (after 1994, that means).
Clearly, the gem of the release is Don't Burn The Pig, as anyone could clearly see. It's the clear standout, and you couldn't miss it (looking at you, message board). There was a previous DBTP released, but that was in the DMBLive series, so that means this is a multi-track recording. Which is nice. Additionally, Dave and Stefan perform on I'll Back You Up, and there's a nice Proudest Monkey when it was still in jam form.
Use the above link to get there and get your pre-order on! Additionally, there is a bundle release with a t-shirt. So you can get that too, which is nice.
Partial of Lakeside Night 3 available on Google Music
Posted by Matthew Yette in Live Releases at 7:08pm on Wednesday, Nov 16th, 2011The Dave Matthews Band has stepped into the cloud format of music. Available on Google Music is select songs from Lakeside Night 3 (that's the 2011 Chicago Caravan stop). This show is free now, as is the DMBLive selection of Irving Plaza.
If you're not familiar with Google Music, it's basically awesome. But if you need more details than that, it sorta works like iTunes, only you can stream it to your phone from a "cloud" - where you can upload your own music. Also available are tracks to purchase (search Dave Matthews Band to locate the free shows and others to buy). If you haven't signed up for Google Music yet, now is your opportunity to do so!
Caravan Show Gets A Live Release
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases at 10:53pm on Thursday, Nov 10th, 2011One of the most popular shows ever is getting an official release. An email from The Warehouse announced Atlantic City's spectacular Night 3 will be available December 9.
As is common, there is a bonus disc available as well; songs culled from the prior two nights are used, with Warehouse Members getting an additional three songs. The bonus songs for those of you in the fan club are Seven, Sister, and Write A Song. Follow the link within the Warehouse to order and get the bonus tracks!
Two New Shows to DMBLive Series
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases at 7:29am on Monday, Sep 26th, 2011After a 9 month absence, the DMBLive series has begun again. Kinda. Fans were able to locate two new shows - 7.20.95 from Memphis, TN, and 9.9.96 from Birmingham, AL. The latter of the two features Ben Harper on All Along The Watchtower.
You'll note that these shows are not found on the DMBLive page; however the links for the download purchases do work. It's probably just a matter of time before they actually officially make it on the page, but if you don't feel like waiting, download away! Neither show has a fan recording in trading circles, however there was a poor quality cassette tape recording of 7.20.95 that was quite rare.
UPDATE: These two are officially up on DMBLive, so download away! Reviews are highly positive on both from fans so far!
Free Digital Download of Wrigley
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases at 11:19am on Tuesday, Jun 7th, 2011If you are one if the few out there that ended up with a Wrigley disc that skips or does not import into your music player of choice, The Warehouse has stepped it up. Check your email for a free digital download of the Wrigley shows. There are also instructions on what to do if there is an issue with one of your physical discs.
Wrigley Gets Officially Announced
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases at 9:27am on Monday, Apr 18th, 2011In case you missed it on Friday, The Warehouse officially announced Live At Wrigley Field. The standard order is night 2, whereas the deluxe "Double Play" release is both nights in a box set, with a bunch of other goodies.
Wrigley Field Gets A Release
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases at 6:15pm on Sunday, Feb 13th, 2011The next Dave Matthews Band release - outside the Live Trax Family, is slated for release. According to Amazon, Live At Wrigley Field will be released March 29, 2011.
Amazon calls the release "1 CD", and for those of you with advanced math skills, you'll note that Wrigley was two nights. That means it's only a one-night release, or it's a compilation of the two shows. According to our complicated scoring system, night two is sitting at 4.55 stars; that puts it at the 8th most popular show of the 2010 summer tour according to those attending the show.
But as usual, nothing's official until you hear it from the official site.
- UPDATE: In case you haven't been following the boards, well, first shame on you, and second, the date has not been the 29th for a while. Amazon jumped the gun (that's why we said it ain't official until the official site says it's coming). However, it's worth noting that a few sites - including CD Universe have an April 12 listing for a release date. They also show it to be 2 discs and the release to be night 2. So if that's correct, expect an announcement... soon.
DMBLive: 11.26.94
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases at 9:07am on Wednesday, Jan 19th, 2011The DMBLive series has started up again, and this release takes us back to 1994. 11.26.94 from Ballard, WA is the choice, and it has some hidden gems on there.
