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Check Out our Newly Revamped Ticket Forum
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in antsmarching.org Site News at 9:10pm on Thursday, Apr 11th, 2013We at Antsmarching.org are perpetually attempting to better the experience for you, the fellow fan. One of our most popular destinations on the message boards is our Ticket Forum. We get the fact that in order to see the Dave Matthews Band, you actually do need a ticket, and if you don't have em, someone probably does. We also realized that our ticket forum was a bit daunting to maneuver.
So we changed it all. Well, not all of it. But in short, we've made it a lot easier to try and locate tickets quickly. First, we have 4 moderators who have graciously volunteered to facilitate the forum; the 4 of them all have a lot of experience buying and selling tickets in the forum, and they will help keep the area clean and fluid (fluid is good). The easiest way to explain it is for you just to read the new rules. So even if you're not looking right now for tickets, peruse your way around and check it out!
Special Rate at the PGA National for West Palm Beach Weekend
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News at 9:12am on Monday, Apr 8th, 2013Unfortunately, Antsmarching.org is not going to be able to host our usual party at the beautiful PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. But the PGA has stepped it up and offered a group rate and some other activities for those of you going to or thinking of going to the Dave Matthews Band West Palm Beach shows!
The PGA National Resort and Spa is offering rooms starting at $139 at their beautiful resort - and all rooms booked under the Ants Marching group rate will have the $25 resort fee waived. So that's not too shabby at all! The PGA will have drink specials Friday-Sunday (including their world famous Mojitos!) and live music. To book a room or two, you can either book it on-line or call 1-888-758-0945 . If you have joined us at the PGA in the past, you know the hotel is beautiful, and the pool alone is worth every single penny of your stay.
Again, this isn't an 'official Antsmarching Party' due to unforeseen circumstances on our end, but the PGA will treat you like royalty, and you're big kids, so we trust you to find a way to entertain yourselves there. Book now and enjoy the PGA National!
The 2013 NCAA Tournament Picks
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Columns at 8:15pm on Sunday, Mar 17th, 2013As we have done for quite now, we do the leg work for you, the non-NCAA basketball fan, by picking the winners for you. Since this years selection Sunday falls on St. Patrick's Day, we decided to present the picks in Limericks! They're not really limericks, per se, they just rhyme, but just go with it. So, just follow along and fill our your bracket with our winners right here!
Some Activities for the St Paddy's Day Weekend
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Band Side Projects at 9:42am on Friday, Mar 15th, 2013If you're trying to decide what to do before you burn down that Fish and Chips joint on Sunday, may we suggest some non-pyrotechnic activities for you? We may.
Stefan's side project Yukon Kornelius is playing FestEVOl on March 16 in Vermont. Rashawn Ross is also going to be a special guest, so if you're within driving distance of Vermont, you might want to check it out. Yukon kicks much arse. Tickets are still available if you so choose.
And for those of you in the Chicagoland area, a bike of Ants are meeting at McGee's Tavern and Grille to watch a fellow Ant and his band perform, and drink Guinness and such on St. Patrick's Day. Since they asked me, we figured it'd be worth the mention since the band is pretty good, and they seem like charming fellows. And lets face it, in a sleepy town like Chicago, you're going to need to find something to do on a Sunday. Check out their Facebook Page for more info or you can send a Private Message via ants to schreiber89 and he'll give you more details.
Free Show in the ATL, Record Day Live Trax 1, and Dave Silkscreens
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News at 2:37pm on Thursday, Mar 7th, 2013It's a busy day in the Dave Matthews Band news world. Shall we cut to the chase? I thought so..
DMB is playing a free show in Atlanta on April 7, according to the NCAA Official Site and pretty much everyone in the greater Atlanta area that already knew this was coming. DMB, Sting, and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are the scheduled acts in accordance with the NCAA Basketball Final Four. The official name of the event is Capital One Jam Fest, which is a pun on music, basketball and what credit card interest rates do to you (couldn't resist). It seems that you just need to "show up" to see the show, but stay tuned for more info.
Record Store Day 2013 features Live Trax Vol. 1 according to the Wax Poetic blog, which is known for breaking news on vinyl releases. If you've forgotten what Record Store Day is, we'll forgive you. Basically, a bunch of big bands release vinyls (that's a real live record played on a record player, that were common back when us old folk were kids) and they are sold at (mostly) independent record stores. Please note that according to the blog, there are only 500 printed, so these will sell out quickly. You might want to check with your local independent record store that is participating in the Record Store Day 2013 event if they are getting in a copy before you traverse all over your neck-of-the-way looking for it.
You may be aware that Dave Matthews is quite the little artist. In addition to his works on the covers of Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King and Away From The World, Dave doodles, and occasionally will do a larger piece of work. He recently got together with Beezy Bailey, a fellow South African, and produced 24 silkscreen paintings. The opening event for the display was March 5 in New York at the Robert Miller Gallery. The Wall Street Journal talked with Dave about his work, and slipped in a music question too. And in case you're confused by Dave's explanation of Little Thing, he most likely meant set-lyrics, as opposed to an instrumental.
The Warehouse Disc is now a 7/10
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in The Warehouse at 6:54pm on Thursday, Feb 28th, 2013The Warehouse announced their annual music disc for members, and the 5/8 is dead. Miss him, miss him. The disc is now a 10/7, with those with 3 more years getting 3 additional songs. The songs are as follows:
- # 27 09.16.11 Randall’s Island Park, New York, NY
- Sugar Will 03.06.10 O2 Arena, London, England
- Tripping Billies 08.22.07 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH
- Recently 04.18.09 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA
- The Riff > 09.07.12 Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, CA
- You & Me 09.07.12 Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, CA
- Snow Outside 09.09.12 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
and the 3 additional for members with 3+ years in the Warehouse get:
- Typical Situation 09.19.07 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte, NC
- The Dreaming Tree 08.31.07 The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, Washington
- Kill The King 06.06.06 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI
The song that stands out the most is Recently. Fans consider that to be the finest version, or at the very least in the top 5 or so. Dreaming Tree in addition to beautiful solos from Leroi and Rashawn, also features what we believe to be the first Time Bomb tease - Dave played the chords in the outro to Dreaming Tree. The Typical Situation from 2007 is the truncated version, that starts with the jam after a brief lyrical interlude from Dave (which is pretty sweet). Kill The King is the first live version of the song, and one the fans consider to be one of the best. The Away From The World tracks are The Riff and Snow Outside, which are both rapidly becoming fan favorites. So if you're not on that boat yet, hop aboard.
The disc is slated for shipping "soon". Which means it should arrive more rapidly than the last few have. So be on the lookout for it next month.
DMB Summer Tour Dates Announced (again)
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News at 9:57am on Monday, Feb 18th, 2013In a move that practically no one saw coming, the Dave Matthews Band summer tour is officially on! Look, I'm not going to write up a big spectacular like last time, you already know where they're playing and when - so here's the shows.
These are the two important things you didn't know Friday, according to some new guidelines for ordering tickets:
Priority Show Selection As a Warehouse member you will be able to select one show per tour for which you may be chosen to receive priority treatment for seat assignments.
There is no guarantee that your priority selection request will be confirmed, however seniority (every single year of continuous membership) will increase your opportunity to receive priority treatment.
Opt out of lower price levels During the ticketing request period you will be able to opt out of consideration for certain lower price levels, such as GA Lawn or GA Rear Field if you so wish. Opting out may reduce your chances of being confirmed for tickets to the show if Warehouse inventory is limited at higher price levels.
These two points are very good news for Warehouse Members (told you it was a good thing), at the very least fans should get one primo seat for a show.
What Are We To Make of Dave in Studio?
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Band Side Projects at 10:57am on Thursday, Feb 7th, 2013It didn't take long for the story that popped up on our message boards to turn into a full-fledged event. Of some sorts at least.
For those of you that don't check the boards 6-7 times daily, shame on you. That is truly unacceptable. But since I'm a swell fellow, here's a recap:
A fan (as mentioned above) runs into Dave in Shreveport, LA.
Twitter backs the story up.
When asked by a fan if he was working on a solo album, Dave smiled.
The studio where all this is going down is Blade Studios, named for owner and Dave and Friends drummer Brady Blade.
An alleged conversation has Dave saying this is similar to Dave and Friends.
Photos seem to back up the story of at the very least meeting Dave.
This would be a good time to get some reax from Drama Prairie Dog
I know... flight booked. hotel reserved. in line to get railed. But really... what does it mean? One of the most commonly repeated non-bashing phrases on the message boards is "Dave owes the record label one more solo record." Of course, there's no track record of this appearing in public, but since it's on the interwebz, it must be real. We have no idea if Dave is doing a solo record or not, and we don't know if Dave's idea of "another Dave and Friends project" is what we all think it is, or it's Dave singing on a few Jakob Dylan songs.
We do know that Dave is in Shreveport, LA at a recording studio. What will become of that project exactly is still to be determined.
DMB on the March Cover of Relix - special offer for YOU!
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Magazine Appearances at 6:29pm on Thursday, Jan 24th, 2013
We've got some news for you that might make you subscribe: Dave and the band are on the cover of our forthcoming March issue. It's written by veteran journalist Tom Moon who spent time with the band on the last leg of their winter tour. You're not going to read a piece this deep and insightful on Dave and the boys anywhere else. We promise you that. (The issue also has features on Antibalas, Yonder Mountrain String Band and Tame Impala.)
Click here CLICK HERE for a special renewal rate and use promo code SPECIAL, before 2/21/13, to get your issue delivered to your mailbox.
In addition, you'll receive a complimentary copy of the July 2009 issue featuring DMB on the cover. (That one was about the post-LeRoi world of DMB and Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King.)
Not too shabby, eh? If you missed out on the last DMB issue, you get that too! Or, if you're just one of those Noah people that need 2 of everything, you'll have a spare. So if you're considering broadening your reading horizons, and like music, this is a win-win.
DMB Indeed Will Play Jazz Fest
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News at 4:01pm on Thursday, Jan 17th, 2013You knew it was coming, but it's always to nice to get a confirmation and not find out it's just something as phony as an internet girlfriend (timely joke!). The Dave Matthews Band is playing the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (known as Jazzfest). According to the Jazz Fest official site, DMB is the headliner April 28. That's a Sunday in case you don't have your calender in front of you. There's about a billion bands that day, but of note
DMB is not new to Jazz Fest, they played in 2001, with guest appearances from Lenny Kravitz (on Watchtower) and the first appearance of Me and Julio in 9 years, with Paul Simon taking the vocals on his own song. They also appeared at Jazz Fest 5 other years. Check em out if you're in the Big Easy, or around those parts.
