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Farm Aid 2010 and NFL Kickoff Shows
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 8/8/10 9:33pm
The Warehouse announced that Dave Matthews will perform at the 25th anniversary of Farm Aid October 2 in Miller Park in Milwaukee, WI. The 25th anniversary show is titled, "Farm Aid 25: Growing Hope for America". Warehouse members can order tickets now for the event.
NBC-TV let it slip that Dave Matthews Band will be performing the NFL Opening Game Kickoff in New Orleans on September 9. The actual performance is free, and will be televised to an extent on NBC prior to the Saints/Vikings game that same evening. Most likely the concert will occur right outside the Superdome, but the official word on where exactly DMB will play hasn't hit the internet yet. Taylor Swift, who of course writes her own songs in case you hadn't heard, is the other performer for the NFL Opening Game Kickoff.
Live Trax 18 - Virginia Beach
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases on 7/24/10 2:45pm
The mixes on the Live Trax have been very good lately, and this one falls in line with that. We think it might just be the best mix yet. Dave also feels a bit nostalgic during the show, and he mentions the old days of how the band started during the intro to Nancies. He also uses Lie In Our Graves as sort of a PSA to remind people to take chances in life. Overall, it's a very solid show.
You can pre-order here. The release date is August 31.
DMB's South American Adventures
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 7/20/10 5:39pm
In case you missed it, the Dave Matthews Band presale for the South American performances in South America will begin on Saturday, July 17th. The public sale will begin on Tuesday, July 20th. So head on over to the official site and follow the links to get you Carnival on.
But in case your Portuguese isn't what it used to be since the war, you can take a shot at the ole espanol. According to a Chilean newspaper, DMB is heading to Chile as well. In case you're not in Florida or Arizona, that headline translates to "Dave Matthews Band will give their first concert in Chile". The listed date is October 16 at el Movistar Arena. Our friends over at dmbla.com have some more info, so if you have a good English-Spanish translator site, have at it.
And it doesn't take a rocket surgeon to figure out that there's an 8 day gap between the Brazil and Chile shows, so, you know what that means... Stay tuned.
DMB To Play Wrigley
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 7/2/10 7:57pm
As in the past for special shows, there is a VIP package available for $275, included in the price is a pre-show buffet. Warehouse members may order 4 tickets per show for the event.
The LoVE Sign On Tour
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 7/2/10 6:46am
According to the foundation's website, "The mission of the Matt Wadleigh LoVE Foundation is to reinforce and foster loving behavior by spreading the message of LoVE and encourage living a life of kindness and generosity by creating events in order to support communities, organizations and individuals that make a tangible difference in people's lives."
So if you see someone at the show with the LoVE sign, give em a 'howdy!' and thank them for spreading the LoVE.
Rain Delays Noblesville Show
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 6/18/10 9:58pm
DMB At the Roo Webcast
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 6/13/10 3:14pm
And if you need a little DMB to listen to in the mean time, why not mosey over to DMBLive and check out 12.21.92 from The Bayou in Washington, D.C. This is the earliest official release to date (and the second to feature Peter Griesar - the band's original keyboardist) , and also the earliest Christmas Song that we know of. So check it out if you like the old school DMB sound.
Bonnaroo To Air on TV - Doc Shown in Italy
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in TV Appearances on 6/10/10 6:36am
Portions of the Dave Matthews Band performance from
Bonnaroo will air on Fuse TV. The play-back is
scheduled for June 17 at 7 pm ET. The entire performance will not be shown, but a few songs or so will air from DMB.
Speaking of Fuse TV, you surely recall those great Documentaries on Fuse TV last year, right? The good people of Italy are going to get a chance to watch them, translated into their mother-tongue. Our good friends at Con-Fusion have facilitated the translation, set to be presented at the National Cinema Museum of Turin. A a photographic exhibition by Sam Erickson will also be displayed; he directed the Fuse Documentary (as you know), and is also a pretty handy photographer. So if you're shroud-viewing on June 26, stop by The Museum and check it out.
Sam is also featured in the latest issue of Buscadero, Italy's premiere music magazine.
DMB Contributing to a Guitar Game
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Band Brand on 6/8/10 2:55pm
Like the game title hints, the guitar peripheral is a functioning six-string electric guitar. So it'll be kind of tough, but much more realistic than other guitar games, in theory. The official quote from the Dave Matthews Band sums up the thought process on the game. “We love the thought that fans of ours who’ve never picked up an instrument can now play our music on a real guitar and experience what we love to do day in and day out.”
The official site, powergig.com, offers a bit more explanation of how the guitar works.
Having Your Dream Come True
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Band Collaborators on 6/3/10 6:47am
You may recall the cattle call a few months back for the making of the video for You And Me, and Ants member Ryan Svendsen was lucky enough to appear in the video. Now that he's done with College, he put together a presentation on how his dream of performing with Dave Matthews Band came true. Check out his presentation here; it's worth the viewing.
2010 Tour Opens with Fan Favorites
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 5/28/10 11:11pm
Fans wondered aloud (on the message boards) if Dave Matthews Band would give them a little something special for the 2010 tour, given that 2011 is an off year. After one show, the answer is "yes".
JTR, making it's first live appearance since 2006 opened the 2010 summer tour. And that was just the beginning of the songs making a comeback. Hello Again (2005), Kit Kat Jam (2003) and Busted Stuff (full-band 2002) made welcome returns to the set list. Throw in new fan favorites Seven and Shake Me Like A Monkey, and classics like Ants Marching and Dancing Nancies (on which Dave shared lead vocals with the crowd), and you can see why fans are pondering if this is the greatest show to an opening summer tour ever. Oh, and did we mention the debut of a song never performed live (but sound checked many times) by the name of Break For It?
The tour continues May 29 in Hartford.
Dave Has A Few New Songs
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 5/25/10 7:54pm
In a run-up to the 2010 tour, mainly focusing on the 2011 break, Dave has revealed a bit about what this pre-break tour may contain. In a Billboard.com interview, Dave reveals that he has, "a few new songs" - but is unsure if any will be ready for this tour. What isn't known is if Dave is counting Hurricane, a song he debuted in Las Vegas last year, as one of those songs.
Dave also is well aware of what no tour in 2011 will mean to the fans. He said that they, "Certainly feel an obligation to the people that support the uniqueness of the band's career and have made it...sort of habitual or a moment of quite a few people's summers, it would be, I guess, ungrateful to not say everything. I wanted to give everyone a long heads-up."
The tour begins May 28 in Hartford.
DMB Not Touring in 2011
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 5/14/10 3:02pm
We'll be following up on this news in the coming days, including what this means for the band in the long term, as well as covering it heavily in our next Podcast, so stay tuned. And if you haven't purchased those tickets for the 2010 tour yet, hurry.
Euro Tour Review from Con Fusion
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 5/4/10 6:26am
Dave Interview In Italy
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Random Appearances on 4/12/10 10:22pm
Our Italian friends at Con-Fusion had an opportunity to speak with Dave in a one-on-one interview. The interview appears in the April edition of Buscadero, the leading music magazine in Italy.
In case your Italian is limited to memorizing this, they have graciously translated the interview to English (Grazie!) Read a pretty revealing interview from Dave
here.
Live Trax 17 - West Coast Baby!
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases on 3/30/10 8:58pm
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Fan reaction has been... oh my... positive! Most of the 1997's were similar in set (this was a short tour before the Before These Crowded Streets sessions), but there were quite a few very good shows. This is certainly one of em we think. Pre-Order begins March 30 (that's right now).
New Book on DMB Coming Soon
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Random Appearances on 3/16/10 8:08pm
In conjunction with the 20th year of the Dave Matthews Band performing as a professional act, a new book is being written to chronicle the relationship between the band and their rabid fan-base. Still Here Dancing, by freelance writer (and DMB Fan and a member of Antsmarching.org!) Nikki Van Noy, "will cover everything from the band’s earliest days and how taping and the community helped propel them forward to key moments of the band’s history through the 2010 summer tour. "
Van Noy has traveled to Europe this year already, and witnessed the fan-base in Europe, hanging out with our friends at Con-Fusion and their awesome green shirts, and she will be around and about this summer at various tours to converse with fans. She might even be at our party in West Palm Beach, in case you needed some extra incentive to show up.
You can find out more about the upcoming book at dmbandus.com. In one of her entry blogs, she has a (long winded) quote from yours truly about the unique relationship between the band and the fans (it's here to save your searching around). There is a link on her website to a facebook page too, so you can friend her, and if she does farmville too, you're one step closer to that coveted bigger farm!
DMB Opens Europe Store; DMBLive Info
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Band Brand on 3/5/10 7:49pm
Also, in case you missed it, DMBLive released a new show, 10.24.96 from Austin, Texas. This show is the first multi-track show to be released in the DMBLive series. That's a good thing, mainly because it leads one to believe that if they are willing to release a multi-track recordings from full band show now, surely they'll release more "soon". As with all DMBLive releases, the shows are digitally mastered, which means it's not just dumped into FLAC or MP3, but rather the levels are balanced for each track to make the recording sound equalized.
Europe Tour Begins
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 2/16/10 10:33pm
The tour continues February 17 in Berlin. Ich bin ein Berliner!
The Concert add-ins; Bonnaroo and ?
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 2/11/10 6:11am
As you've already seen,
The Official Site dramatically revealed that Dave Matthews Band will perform at BonarooJune 10-13 (a secret not well kept in the internet community; word leaked out weeks ago). But the burning question is, "will there be more shows added?"
According to the
Chicago Sun-Times, there are two more shows coming. Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, is slated to hold two DMB shows. Or, maybe they're not... another website reports that DMB is in the running for 2 shows September 17 and 18, but the competition is between Phish, Paul McCartney, and the DMB. So in other words, don't book that flight to Chicago just yet.
And of course, everyone who lives in the Rockies wants to know if DMB is returning to Colorado. Internet whispers have mentioned the little venue who's name rhymes with "deadsox"; but no publication has mentioned any Colorado dates... yet. So don't get your hopes up too high. Yet.
DMB Fails To Win Album Of The Year
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in TV Appearances on 2/1/10 6:44am
Dave Matthews Band had a strong showing at The Grammy's, but failed in their effort to pick up Album Of The Year. Taylor Swift, who you may have learned from the 722 references to it, writes her own songs, won the "big" award for Album Of The Year. DMB also lost for "Best Rock Album". Both nominees were for Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King.
... Or "GrooGroo" King, as presenter John Legend called the album. Clearly, the word is pronounced "Grew-Grux", considering it's a tribute to LeRoi Moore, who was referred to as "Grux" by friends. Regardless, DMB did receive high marks for their live performance of "You And Me", with an ensemble group accompanying their performance.
Tour Dates 2010
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 1/26/10 7:15pm
That uproar you heard was from the collective Dave Matthews Band community. After weeks of months and speculation, an email from
The Warehouse formally announced the 2010 Dave Matthews Band summer tour. The tour begins May 28 in Hartford, CT, and runs until September 15 in St. Paul, MN.
The biggest of the big news for the tour is that some locations will have general admission seating toward the front of the stage. This is similar to how most of the 2009 European tour was, and it worked fairly well in Europe. But this is the U.S., of A. so we'll see how well it works out. At the least, it'll cut down on beer runs during slow songs for some, or it'll create a puddle filled, foul smelling area right up front. Regardless, fan reaction is not thrilled right now, but kidding aside, this could make for some lively shows. Time will tell.
The other big news is stadiums. Citi Field, Nationals Stadium, and PNC Park, home of the Mets, Nationals, and Pirates, respectively, all get shows. Clearly, DMB is a National League band. Boise, ID gets a show, the first for the Spud State since 1998. Other notable shows are Alpine over the July 4th holiday (3rd and 4th), The Gorge gets Labor Day weekend (3 shows), and West Palm Beach gets July 30 and 31, where we'll have another Ants party, but more on that later. Like soon.
DMB Track On Haiti Relief Compilation
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases on 1/19/10 12:56pm
Dave Matthews Band has contributed a track to the musical compilation Download To Donate To Haiti. The compilation is sponsored by Music For Relief, a non-profit organization dedicated to disasters relief & mitigation, and
100% of funds received will support those affected by the tragic earthquake in Haiti..
DMB donated Typical Situation, from what appears to be 7.5.97 (you can just catch the end of Minarets from the segue to Typical).
This is the important part: You will get the album first, but please don't forget to donate after you download!
DMB Encourages Haiti Relief Donations
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Charity on 1/15/10 12:58pm
The Dave Matthews Band announced via the official site that they are facilitating the relief effort in Haiti. DMB's charity arm, Bama Works will work with many charities in efforts to assist Haiti, both immediately and long term.
To assist the charities that Bama Works will sponsor (among others), you can donate to the following:
For immediate relief:
Live In Vegas Available for Pre-Order - JTR Release from Santana
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases on 1/14/10 6:47am
The third Dave and Tim live release (CD form) is now available for pre-order. According to an email from The Warehouse, Night 3 from the December Vegas run is the official release. That is the show that features One Sweet World, Little Red Bird, and Lying In The Hands Of God.
A bonus disc (while supplies last) is also available. The regular bonus disc is:
- The Stone (N2)
- Cornbread (N2)
- Gravedigger (N1)
- Rye Whiskey (N2)
- #27 (N2)
- Spaceman (N1)
- The Wayfarer {Tim solo} (N1)
- Time Bomb (N1)
Additionally... You may recall that Dave and Carter contributed the song Love Of My Life to Santana's Supernatural album. Now, in the 'deluxe edition', the other track they recorded with the guitarist is also available. JTR, listed on the album as Rain Down On Me is listed as one of the tracks. That album is available via Amazon.
DMB Postpones Two Euro Shows
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 1/12/10 9:32pm
Dave Matthews Band has moved two of their shows at the beginning of the European tour to the end of the tour. The Official Site announced that the Opening Sweden and Denmark shows (February 13 & 14) are now March 15 and 14, respectively. If you hold tickets for the original show(s), they are still good for the rescheduled dates; no need to get a new ticket.
The move does however sort-of line up with the alleged Israel dates (a few days after the March rescheduled dates). Of course, the Israeli dates are not confirmed yet.
DMB Israel Bound?
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 1/12/10 6:20am
Is The Dave Matthews Band heading to the Middle East? A few websites, including an Israeli (that's translated to English) site have DMB in Israel on March 18 and 19.
No other confirmation has popped up yet, but with the European tour ending March 12, it is plausible to hop over to Israel and play a few shows. And yes, there is a fan base there to answer your next question.
But before you book that flight to Tel Aviv, wait on an official announcement from the official site. And if the shows are indeed on for Israel, the announcement will happen soon.
Thanks to Ants user AYL123 for the tip!
UPDATE: A source familiar with the overseas tour schedule says that DMB will not be stopping in Israel. So unfortunately this story appears to be untrue.
UPDATE #2:: Just like we said above, the Israel show is officially not happening. The original report has been retracted from the Israeli news source.
DMB To Play The Grammy's
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in TV Appearances on 1/5/10 6:37am
The Dave Matthews Band will officially play The Grammy's. The Official Site made it official by announcing that DMB is indeed one of the artists to perform live on January 31 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Traditionally, nominees for the big prize, Album of the Year, are the artists that play live at the event. This is DMB's first nomination in the category. If you're one of those odds-people, DMB is the long shot, currently at 10-1 (that means that if you wager a dollar on DMB, and they win, you win $10). The Grammy people must not like their odds either; in the first promo teasing the Grammy's - which ran during week 17 of the NFL football schedule, the Grammy promo left DMB completely out of the 30 second video. But the Grammy's are pretty good at leaving DMB or their members out of things recently.
No word on what the band will play yet, but yes, we're all hoping for Halloween.
Brixton DVD is REGION FREE
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases on 12/25/09 6:30pm
Good news for the European Dave Matthews Band fans. The Brixton DVD is actually Region Free, not Region 1 as it says in most paperwork for the disc.
What that means is for those in Europe on non-NTSC Region 1 DVD players, you can order the disc and have it play on your DVD player without any issue. We have heard that the region issue has been a stickler for European fans, so hopefully this will make your Boxing Day a happy one now (since it's Boxing Day there already).
Thanks to Corsina with the great Con-Fusion Italian DMB fan-site for helping us crack the Region mystery!
Europe 2009 Available Now; Fans Bitter
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases on 12/23/09 7:26am
The 2009 DVD is now available, Europe 2009 featuring a DVD Night 2 from Brixton Academy in England and the
Lucca, Italy 3-disc show (one of the longest by the Dave Matthews Band in a long time). Considering the length of the Lucca show, and the crowd enthusiasm, and the stellar beauty of the Brixton DVD, you'd think that fans would be pretty fired up for this. No way, Jose, to some.
There seems to be some complaints shared by a vocal minority of fans: Why No blu ray? Why were the interpolations cut? and Why did it take so long to arrive/where is my order?. Let's try and break these down and see if there's a logical explanation for these.
- Why No Blu Ray This seems to be a decision not controlled by DMB or their management. A basic look around shows a dearth of music Blu Ray releases out there. Yes, there are some, but on the whole, it seems that the record industry is slow to embrace Blu Ray. In reality, until Blu Ray players are standard $100 or cheaper, DVD will still be a dominate media. And with more Blu Ray players coming with ethernet or wi-fi, there's no real reason to rush out and get one for $200 if in another year it'll be $100.
- Why were the interpolations cut? I'm no expert on licensing when it comes to music, but I do know that there are differences for visual (TV, DVD, etc) and music license fees. And it's not always just about money. There's a few famous stories about Led Zeppelin not allowing their music to be used in a movie, so it seems that "movie" and "dvd" are probably falling under the same umbrella. Bottom line is that nothing would get cut unless it had to; clearly.
- Why did it take so long for my order to arrive/where is my order? There's this thing called "Snow". It's like rain, only frozen, and lumpy. And when 2 feet of it pile up, it tends to slow things down. Charlottesville was blanketed with a major snow storm the past weekend, and that slowed things down. Management has GUARANTEED Express Shipping to arrive prior to Christmas, but unfortunately with the weather conditions as they were, things got all fouled up. That has to do with it not being readily available in some retail stores. Weather happens.
There seems to be a few smaller complaints, like price, and why do I have to buy it all, but that's really a marketing question, and it's like going to Disney; why do I have to pay $12 for parking when I just paid $80 for a ticket to the park? Because you have to.
Lost in all this complaining, some of it over the top complaining, is this is the best DVD release by the band. Ever. The video is stunning (see, told you), and the directing of Sam Erickson is perfectly in sync with the band and their performance. It's the video that makes you feel as though you're on the stage with the band. Would it be nice if the interpolations (Stairway To Heaven, of note) were left in on the DVD? Of course. Does it really "ruin" the disc? No way.
DMB 3D Movie Release Contest (Prizes!)
Posted by Joe Maliszeski in Band Brand on 12/11/09 9:18pm
A Few Words With The Brixton Director
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases on 12/9/09 12:47pm
The DVD release of Night 2 from Brixton Academy is still available for pre-order. This is the second DVD release directed by Sam Erickson, who previously worked on the Radio City Music Hall DVD. Sam also directed and produced the the wildly popular Road To Big Whiskey documentaries that aired on FUSE TV prior to the release of Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King. Antsmarching.org had an opportunity to ask Sam a few questions about the venue, how this is different from other DMB DVD's.
The venue, Brixton Academy, is quite unique, and was a nice reminder of Sam's early days with DMB:
- "Brixton Academy is a no brainer for anybody who wants to see a band up close and personal and have that old school prototypical 'rock show' experience. I got to see DMB lots of times like that back in the early/mid 90's but most of the current fan base has not. So I thought it would be cool to shoot a show in a place where that experience could be replicated. Since that is basically impossible in the US at this point the Brixton Academy was an easy choice. So many different bands have played there and recorded live albums and DVDs there, you can basically feel the rock history oozing off of every beer stained inch of the place--Clash, UB40, Sex Pistols, The Smiths, The Jam have all rocked that stage. Seeing DMB there was a thrill for the lucky 5000 attendees, where everyone feels like they are right on top of the band, and the DVD will be the next best thing to being there."
It's Sam's insight of the band that facilitated the style of the directing:
- "I think my history with the band and knowledge of the music is reflected in the way the show was shot and edited. I have been photographing and filming this band since 1994 (starting with the photos inside UTTAD) and been seeing them play live since 1991. I hope that this DVD is the truest to the music, with precise coverage of all the sounds happening on the stage when they are happening. At the same time I wanted to shoot it so the viewer feels like they are standing on the stage with the band. The coverage of Carter particularly should be the most spectacular drum coverage anyone has seen in a DMB live shoot. (our emphasis added) So yeah, I am excited about this release because it feels like my history with the band written out in a concert DVD."
Dave and Tim in 2010; DMBLive Info
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 12/3/09 9:27pm
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds are slated to play a benefit in 2010. According to an email from The Warehouse, Dave and Tim will perform May 20. 2010 at D.A.R. Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. to benefit Jane Goodall and her Jane Goodall Institute, which does great scientific work in Africa (Click Here for more info)
Tickets are available through The Warehouse beginning December 3 until December 7. The tickets are $95, but don't forget it's a fund-raiser, basically.
Also, you may have noticed that there is a new show in the DMBLive series, 1.27.93. This show has a rich history in the Live Release category. It was slated to be the second live release, after the Red Rocks release. It was eventually scrapped for whatever reason (the most common rumor was it was "too old"), and after briefly considering another show, the ultimate release ended up being Luther College Dave and Tim show. Besides being a hard-to-locate show, the show is also the first official release to feature the band when Peter Greisar was still in the group. If you haven't heard a show with Peter, this DMBLive release is a pretty good example of the typical sound of the band from 1992 to early 1993. Many songs that you're familiar with sound quite different.
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King Gets Grammy Nod
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Album News on 12/2/09 8:48pm
The Dave Matthews Band studio efforts have been rewarded. The Grammy's nominated Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King for Album of the Year, and Best Rock Album. You may recall the Grammy's infamous snub of LeRoi Moore, and the backlash they received from it.
But this nomination should not be viewed as a mea culpa by the voters; Big Whiskey was clearly good enough on its own merit to be nominated, and not out of some pity vote. This is the first DMB album to be nominated for Album of the Year. The Grammy's air on CBS January 31, 2010. DMB will most likely be performing that evening as well.
DMB to Play Louisville Festival
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 11/30/09 5:06pm
The first official unofficial tour date is out. According to the HullabaLOU official site, Dave Matthews Band will be one of the featured acts for the 3-day festival held at the Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, KY.
DMB will be the last act of the 3-day festival, July 25. The other headliners are Bon Jovi and Kenny Chesney, on the Friday and Saturday shows respectively. Other acts preforming on the same day as DMB are The Steve Miller Band, .38 Special, Kansas, and Loretta Lynn. One time DMB guest Al Green performs on the Saturday show (same as Kenny Chesney). It will only be DMB's 6th show in The Bluegrass State, Dave's 8th overall (counting Dave and Tim shows).
DMB On SNL; Dave in Acoustic Guitar Magazine
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in TV Appearances on 11/5/09 9:53pm
The Dave Matthews Band is returning to television. According to an email from The Warehouse, DMB will preform on November 21 on Saturday Night Live. Joseph Gordon-Levitt will be the guest host. Expect You and Me to be played, since it is the current single. The other song is a toss-up. Singles Funny The Way It Is and Why I Am are the front runners, but with an outside shot would be Shake Me Like A Monkey, the potential fourth single.
Acoustic Guitar Magazine also features Dave on the cover of their December issue. You can read the interview here, and also check out some of the chords from songs from Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King.
Europe Tour Dates & Dave at CMA Awards
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 10/19/09 10:28pm
The much anticipated European tour dates have been announced. According to an email from The Warehouse. For now, the tour begins February 13 in Stockholm, Sweden and runs until March 12 in Birmingham, England. Stops of note include a show in Scotland, three in Italy, a show in Austria, and, of course, Amsterdam. The Pre-sale via The Warehouse begins on October 20 at approximately 10 am Europe Time(s). Check your local clocks and the Warehouse to get your ordering on. The Public sale begins October 23.
We mention "for now" because you may have noticed a dearth of Western European shows. France, Spain, and Portugal are noticeably absent from the tour listing. It wouldn't floor us if a few more shows were added in those countries to the beginning or end of the tour, but that is by no means a lock to happen. So if you're speaking a Latin-based language (except you, Italy), you better be safe and get that passport up to date and brush up on your Germanic languages.
Also, the eagerly anticipated TV appearance of Dave Matthews and Kenny Chesney will finally happen. According to People magazine, Dave will perform with Chesney on the Country Music Awards show, November 11. The program starts at 8 pm ET on ABC.
You And Me Video - From Someone There
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in TV Appearances on 10/15/09 10:02pm
Many musicians answered the call for an "epic" video, Dave Matthews Band fans among them. One of them gave us an idea of how it all went down.
Ryan Svendsen is an accomplished trumpet player who has performed with Robert Randolph and The Family Band previously. He is also a big DMB fan (and he's an Ant!). Svendsen actually didn't make the video originally - they had no more room, but after convincing the casting director of his knowledge of DMB, and a cocky claim that he knew every DMB song inside and out, the casting director changed his mind and allowed him in. See, being cocky and knowing your DMB helps!
The Video shoot occurred at an airport hanger at the Santa Monica Airport. The band performed a few takes, with the ensemble meandering in as its seen in the video before a lunch break. Then there were about 80 more takes (!!!) before the director was happy with the shoot.
Ryan did get to meet all of DMB, including a lengthy conversation with Carter and Jeff. When he was 16, he decided that his dream would be to one day perform with DMB. At age 21, he's accomplished his dream.
If you haven't seen the video yet, it's still available at the Official Site. Ryan can be seen at approximately the 3:26 in the center playing trumpet.
Dave: DMB To Return To Europe
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 10/14/09 10:58pm
Dave has confirmed what everyone has pretty much expected for 2010; Dave Matthews Band is returning to Europe. In an interview with Guitar & Bass, Dave let his German fans know that DMB is planning Two shows in Germany in the Spring of 2010. Clearly, there will be more dates in Europe, and expect the Official Site to make an announcement before the end of the year.
Danke Schoen to Markus over in Germany for the tip!
The Decade of Dave Matthews Band
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Columns on 10/4/09 7:47pm
Rather than the traditional end of the tour review, we decided to look back at the entire decade that was the 2000's. It was certainly an up and down decade for DMB, with the lowest of lows for the band. But there were some quite positive spots as well.
Have a look at our rankings, and at the least it'll give you something to complain about until the next tour dates are announced.
New Shows To DMBLIVE
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases on 9/26/09 11:45am
DMBLive has added new shows, and they are great ones. The Highlight is April 10, 1993, a show that previously was unknown among trading circles. The show is also the traditional birth of #36. Although it is not played during the show, Dave has said that the band conceived the song the day that Chris Hani was murdered; April 10. The show also features a great Blue Water Baboon Farm, the first full-band in a release.
Another gem is May 10, 1995. This isn't the famed Yoshi's show from earlier that day, but is still a great show. It features Don't Burn The Pig, which debuted earlier that day, and a nice #36.
And you may have noticed around the boards that these shows were 'discovered' a few weeks ago by fans. This is a friendly reminder to wait until the shows are announced (i.e. listed by DMBLive). Any shows prior to that are not ready for purchase for various reasons, like the also-added March 29, 2003 Dave and Tim show. That show leaked last year, but was incomplete. That's why it's important to wait for the shows to make it into the DMBLive listings.
Dave Blogs for ONE
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Charity on 9/19/09 1:57pm
Dave Matthews has taken to blogging. His column is located at ONE.org, an organization that has committed to the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa. Among their causes is the important AIDS awareness movement and promotion of drinkable water in Africa.
You can sign up at ONE.org and also learn at that link to contact your government representative and make them aware of what you think about the good things ONE is trying to do.
Utah Show Will Not Be Rescheduled
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 9/16/09 5:54pm
Utah's theme song is not So Damn Lucky. According to The Official Site the canceled September 1 Dave Matthews Band show will not be rescheduled. Warehouse members will receive a full refund. If you didn't purchase via The Warehouse, Management reminds you to, "please be sure to fill out the contact information form provided at the time your refund is issued so that you may be contacted in the future." That probably means that they'll make it up in some way to you unfortunate people hoping to catch DMB in Utah.
The 2008 show at the same venue was also canceled.
Live Trax 16 - Available Now!
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases on 9/16/09 6:30am
Fans are seemingly pleased, with some describing it as the "best mix ever". So don't take our words for it, trust those that have heard it already.
Dave Matthews Band On Ellen
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in TV Appearances on 9/10/09 8:25pm
It is now reported on Ellen's official site that DMB will perform You and Me, and seemingly only You And Me.
Still Time To Pre-Order Live Trax 16
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases on 9/7/09 6:16pm
Also, in case you haven't checked it out, there is a website tribute to LeRoi Moore. The Site features pictures of Roi, and songs featuring the Saxophone great, and there is an opportunity to leave your thoughts about Roi. There is also information about the LeRoi Moore Trust, which provides contributions to great charities, you can read more about it here.
Dave Matthews Band, ESPN Strike Deal for Music Bed
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in TV Appearances on 9/4/09 12:20pm
Yes, that was Seven you heard. And Why I Am. The Dave Matthews Band will provide all the music used as lead ins and outs (called Bumps) and other music beds for the ESPN Family of network coverage of College Football in 2009-2010. According to a press release, the music will mainly be from Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, although they will use other music as well. For those of you who are long time viewers of College Football on ABC, you've noticed DMB music used in bumps and teases for years, especially Joy Ride. ABC has the National Championship game as well, so expect mass exposure for the boys during that game.
In other non-related DMB news, Starr Hill the great beer out of Charlottesville, VA, makes it's debut today in Orlando, FL. If you happen to live in the general Central Florida area, or anywhere in the greater Southeast for the most part, head on down to the Total Wine in the Colonial Plaza between 4pm and 6 pm and sample some of the great beer, and pick up a case or two. Or three. Starr Hill, you may recall, was a co-sponsor of our after-party in Charlottesville earlier this year, so if you were there, you know how good it is.
Utah Show Canceled
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 9/1/09 1:20pm
Dave's sore throat is just too sore. According to The official site, The September 1 Dave Matthews Band show in Utah is canceled. Unfortunately, this is two years in a row Utah has missed its scheduled show. Dave has a sore throat, and singing won't help it.
DMB To Play Conan
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in TV Appearances on 8/30/09 11:21pm
Should the booking go as planned, it's a good bet that You And Me will be played. However, Why I Am has risen to #3 on the charts, and is expected to hit #1 on the Triple A charts. So there's still a chance that Why I Am will get a play.
UPDATE: The official site confirmed it via email on September 8. Additionally, Dave will be interviewed on Ellen the following day, which means he'll dance like a maniac when he is introduced, because she likes dancing with her guests. I guess.
UPDATE #2: It appears that DMB will be performing on Ellen, live from the LA Zoo. Insert Shake Me Like A Monkey lame joke here. Or maybe not.
Dave Matthews Band Returns To Tour With Festival Show
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 8/30/09 11:59am
Dave Matthews Band two-plus week break returned with a chance for everyone with an internet connection to check them out. The Outside Lands
was also a webcast, so many people got to see an interesting, and well... interesting show.
From the first song, Why I Am, it was easy to tell that Dave's voice was a bit shot. But that didn't deter the boys from putting out a pretty good show. The most interesting aspect of the show occurred during Jimi Thing. During the portion where one would expect the Sexy M.F. interpolation, two members of The Black Eyed Peas entered the stage and began yelling/rapping/dancing. And if you weren't paying too much attention (like I wasn't), you may have thought someone just ran on the stage and started yelling in the microphone. But that was apparently APL. He and Fergie then did an impromptu rap and dance, with Dave and APL trading dance moves. So depending on your opinion of Black Eyed Peas, it was either pretty cool, interesting, tolerable, or the worst thing to happen to DMB since the creation of Angel.
Lost in the Black Eyed Peas incident is a fantastic All Along The Watchtower and Thank You encore that guest Robert Randolph carried. On Thank You, after the song was basically over, and Dave already started removing his IFB, Robert sparked the crowd to chant the chorus again, and the rest of the band started playing again. It was a unique ending to a pretty good show.
And if you were wondering how Dave's voice could be shot after two weeks off, according to a tweet from Marcus Miller, Dave and Carter recorded some studio work for Herbie Hancock the prior day. That'll do it to ya. The Tour continues August 30 in Fresno.
Outside Lands To Be Webcasted
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 8/28/09 6:15am
The restart to the 2009 tour can be seen by anyone who wants to take a look. The Dave Matthews Band's August 29 concert will be webcast. DMB will perform as the last act Saturday night, scheduled for 7:30 pm PT (that's 10:30 here in the real world). The whole streaming concert begins at 2:30 PT (do that math again for your time zone) on the 28th with Built To Spill (of Twin Falls, Idaho fame).
Carter, Stefan, and Dave All Make Magazine Appearances
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Magazine Appearances on 8/26/09 11:22pm
The Dave Matthews Band is getting their collective mugs out in magazine form. Stefan is appearing in Bass Player Magazine, and Dave gives everyone an idea of what he's listening to in the August Oprah Magazine. But Carter is the big winner appearing on the cover of the September issue of Drum!. All are available in finer newsstands near you.
Stefan also has contributed to a worth wild cause; Little Kids Rock Lessard is now Honorary Board Member for the non-profit group that provides instruments to underfunded public schools. You can read a bit more about Fonz here, and you can get involved with Little Kids Rock or just flat-out make a donation. It's tax deductible!
DMB To Shoot Epic Video?
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Radio Appearances on 8/24/09 8:41pm
The Screen Actors Guild put out the call for, "musicians in the LA area to take part in an 'epic musical' video for Dave Matthews Band to be aired on MTV and VH1." So you'd certainly think that DMB is preparing a video shoot for their latest single, You and Me. The current single, Why I Am received a live-video release on the internet using video from the Brixton Shows, with some cover from some sites around England, so it seems that Why I Am is out for another video.
The video will be begin videotaping August 31, in the greater Los Angeles area. And wouldn't you know it, DMB is off that day too.
UPDATE: The casting director confirms that the video is for You and Me.
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King is Platinum
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Album News on 8/22/09 5:57pm
After the catchy You and Me hits the radio airwaves, there will probably be a bump in sales. Meanwhile, Why I Am and Funny The Way It Is are still doing quite respectable on radio. Not sure how Why I Am isn't doing better, but that's for a different news item to tell people to call their radio stations and play the song that is arguably the best song released by DMB since Grey Street.
Lets not forget that Critics liked the album (as we did). So don't think that just because it didn't surpass sales of past albums in the same time frame that this album isn't doing good. Speaking of good, the tour promotion of Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, off to great reviews by fans so far, continues August 29 in San Francisco.
DMB Enters Tour Break with a Bang
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 8/16/09 9:32am
Fans often presume that when the Dave Matthews Band enters into a break, as they did following the 8.15.09 show, they will play some epic, face-melting show that will leave fans gasping. And they certainly did that Saturday night.
The reviews tell the story - fans with multiple shows calling this one the "best" or "one of the best" is nothing to take lightly. Boyd was a star front and center, with an incredible jam on Lie In Our Graves, and a great rendition on Crush. The end run of the show featured a medley of Lie In Our Graves, into You And Me, and then followed that with Two Step. It was Two Step that kept fans gasping for air. Carter's drum solo was simply incredible. In fact, Carter didn't even want the song to end; Dave went to the mic to say "thanks and good night", and Carter was still jamming out. The encore switched up, and let Carter dominate the world once again on Halloween - the first ever Halloween for West Palm Beach and the first Florida Halloween since 1995 in Orlando.
The 2009 tour continues August 29 in San Francisco.
Live Trax 16 - As Picked by Antsmarching.org
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases on 8/6/09 7:52pm
The latest Live Trax is ready to go, and it's one near and dear to our hearts. According to the Warehouse, Live Trax 16 is 6.26.00, and the staff at Antsmarching.org had a hand in picking it!
If you attended the Ants After-Party, you heard part of this show playing in the patio of Mono Loco. Among the gems are two versions of Little Thing, Sweet Up And Down, Say Goodbye, a Grey Street with all the verses, and a nice #40 into Digging A Ditch. Add in a sweet Bartender, and One Sweet World with the jam intro, and this is quite a show!
The Pre-order starts now, and the release is September 8. Click here to pre-order Live Trax 16!
DMB Returns to The States
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 7/19/09 9:03am
Your band is back. From Europe. Dave Matthews Band performed their first show in close to a month in the US on July 18, after a mini-tour promoting Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King in Europe. By the band's admission (at least Stefan's via his twitter), it wasn't the most 'crisp' of shows.
In the realm of venue wars, there is none more hotly debated than SPAC vs. Alpine Valley. Both feature very knowledgeable fans (lots of Ants at the shows - that's why), and they take a lot of pride in saying that their venue produces the best DMB shows. Well, The SPAC-daddies are grinning a grin today. The July 19 show produced two tour debuts, unfortunately they were the unpopular Smooth Rider and Louisiana Bayou. Regardless of your personal views of the songs (or mine), they are seemingly frowned upon by a plurality of fans (just peruse the boards if you don't believe me). Even a review mentions that the very site of the baritone guitar brought a smattering of moans (or boos) from the knowledgeable crowd. On paper, the show doesn't look bad, but shows aren't played on paper; they're played in front of snarky fans that chant "Last Stop" a lot.
The tour continues July 19 back in Alpine.
We Have A Winner in the 10kLF Contest!
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Contests on 7/17/09 6:10am
If you didn't win, don't fret. There are still tickets available for the festival, including single-day passes for the 25th to see DMB headline that evening. Tickets are $85 and can be purchased from the 10kLF site directly. Our coverage of this great festival hasn't concluded yet - we're expecting an interview with Tim Reynolds on the day of the show (July 25 - from the same guy who did this interview). So Be on the lookout for that as well. Thanks again to everyone who entered the contest!
London Shows Getting a Release?
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases on 7/15/09 10:07pm
You may have heard that the shows in London on June 25 & 26 had some boom cameras and a lot of extra lighting. That usually means DVD release. It seems that the first European DVD could be arriving soon. At the very least, there is footage that reportedly is being professionally edited, meaning it would be set for a release of some sort... wait for it... soon.
The shows were the first in Europe in 2009 for the Dave Matthews Band, and this would be the first DVD release from a European show, and the first with material from Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King to appear on an official live release. But as always, wait for official word from the official site before you run out and buy a blu-ray in case it gets a blu-ray release.
It's worth noting that in 2003, a Dave and Tim Show got professionally recorded, but nothing came to fruition from that. So in reality, the video being edited could be for anything - and on the heels of the successful and well-received Fuse Documentaries, a TV special or the video incorporated with other sources for something completely different isn't out of the question.
DMB to Play Letterman
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in TV Appearances on 7/15/09 5:59pm
The Dave Matthews Band is slated for another appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. multible late night listings have DMB performing July 27 at the Ed Sullivan Theater, marking their first appearance in over four years.
So, what song is DMB going to play? You may recall that radio stations got word from their RCA reps that Why I Am would be the second single, and be released July 13. Guess what? Just like everything else associated with Big Whiskey And the GrooGrux King, it got delayed (that's OK, though, because the album is real good). Considering that July 27 is a Monday, and singles drop on Tuesday, it seems like there's a good chance that Why I Am might be the song, and it might be released to radio stations on July 28.
Then again, they could change that all up, and release You and Me, or Shake Me Like A Monkey. Regardless, something will be played July 27.
CONTEST: Win Tickets to the 10kLF
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 7/6/09 7:29pm
Follow this link to enter the contest. We'll draw the winner on Friday July 17, so hurry and enter! DMB Performs July 25 (like we said) - the last of the 4-day music festival (that is July 22-25). Tickets for the entire event are $185 - available here. If you can't make all 4 days, single day tickets are available for $85 via the same link. So if you don't win tickets, you can still purchase tickets for the DMB portion of the festival and catch 12+ other bands that day.
Widespread Panic is headlining two-nights (Wednesday and Friday), and Umphrey's McGee is the band playing Saturday right before DMB. Check out the festival page for the huge list of artists that are performing this year.
UPDATE: Just a reminder we're pulling the winner on July 17, so get your entry in if you want a chance to win tickets to the 10klf!.
Relix Magazine Podcast - Rare Songs and Outtakes
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Magazine Appearances on 7/1/09 6:40am
The over 90-minute podcast features the following songs:
- Seek Up - 6/23/93
- Heathcliff's Haiku Warriors - 3/23/93
- #34 - 3/23/93
- Halloween - 12/22/92
- Blue Water Baboon Farm - 8/19/93
- All Along The Watchtower - 12/30/95
- Mother Father - 5/18/01
- People People - 8/91 "Granny's Basement" demo
- Jimi Thing (jam) - 5/13/92
- Pay For What You Get - 5/10/95
- Redemption Song - 6/91 "Granny's Basement" demo
So, outside of one song, that's a pretty good listing, and a very good listing when you consider this is a mainstream magazine, and not some fan-site listing of songs.
You can listen to the podcast here - via download. And look for Relix Magazine at your local book provider.
UPDATE: If you're having trouble locating Relix at your local periodical stand, you can easily order the magazine on line. Follow this link and order away!
Dave Honors Michael Jackson With Jackson 5 Classic
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 6/26/09 7:34pm
The Dave Matthews Band paid tribute to the King Of Pop during the European stint of the 2009 tour. Michael Jackson died June 25, and during the following concert by DMB, Dave teased I'll Be There - the Berry Gordy, et. al. penned tune was a number one hit for The Jackson 5 in 1970.
The DMB tour continues in Hyde Park in London on June 28.
Outside Lands Music Festival Info
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 6/22/09 9:55pm
As you probably already know, Dave Matthews Band is performing at the Outside Lands Music
festival as part of a three-day festival August 28-30 - DMB headlines night two. Tickets are available in different packages, from a single day, to a three-day VIP pass.
The Black Eyed Peas and Jason Mraz - both former opening acts for DMB, perform on night two along with a slew of other great bands. Pearl Jam headlines night one, and The Beastie Boys headline night three.
Check out this video made especially for the shows!
SF Outside Lands - Single Day Tickets from Outside Lands on Vimeo.
DMB Heads Overseas After Stellar Show
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 6/21/09 10:34am
The Dave Matthews Band is heading to Europe, in promotion for Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, but they certainly left a lasting impression on the fans in the US with their last show in the states.
The June 20 at Star Lake outside Pittsburgh, PA was certainly one for the ages. On paper, it looks like the best show in 10 years. Yes, 10 years. But concerts aren't played on paper, they're played in venues, and in front of people watching the setlist on AntsLive!. Fans at the show seem to justify the reaction by those watching the setlist as it appeared. Fan reaction from those at the show justifies it as one of the best shows in a while. Reports of the band sounding sharp, energetic, and having a lot of fun are common themes in describing the show. Our own Joe M, who has now officially seen more DMB shows than Dave Matthews himself in 2009, put it at the top of his list of shows for this year a scant few seconds after Halloween ended the show. And it's no coincidence that there were no Everyday or Stand Up songs either. If you go back to the Hartford show, Night 2, up to the June 21 show, you'll be hard pressed to find a better run by this band in over 12 years. Really.
The European tour begins in London June 25, and runs for about a fortnight (good European term). Then is back in the states for a July 18 show at Alpine.
Party Time, Italian Style
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 6/19/09 8:10pm
If you're heading over to Italy, or live there, make sure you head over to the party hosted by our friends at Con-Fusion, the Dave Matthews Band Italian fansite! The good folks over in the motherland will be hosting a party on July 4, in preparation for the July 5 show in Italy.
If your Italian is limited to what you've learned watching The Godfather, don't fret; you can read up on it in English from the official DMB site.
And if you can't make it there, and you're going to be in West Palm Beach for the DMB shows, don't forget about our special at the PGA National. Our Italian friends will be staying there with a bunch of other Ants, and we're already planning a gathering (unofficially) at the Pool the day before the Saturday show, and will do 'something' on Friday and Saturday night after each show. Follow that link for more booking info!
Why I Am to be Second Single
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Album News on 6/17/09 9:35am
The second single is all set to go from Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. Radio insiders are letting it be known that Why I Am, the increasingly popular and catchy tune, will be the second single from Dave Matthews Band's latest release. It is slated to hit radio stations in an 'official release' capacity on July 13.
It has received steady play on tour this year - including the stellar Cincinnati show June 16. It is certainly one of the most personal - if not the most personal - songs released to radio by the band. The song will also expose a lot of listeners to search for the back story to who the "GrooGrux King" really is (We'll save you the trouble: It's Roi). An announcement from the official site should arrive "soon".
SPAC Does It Again
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 6/14/09 8:58am
The debut of Shake Me Like A Monkey the night before was greeted with so much energy, they decided to go with it as an opener, which grabbed the crowd's attention immediately. Debuting during the show was Dive In, and the first appearances of Typical Situation, The Stone and Song That Jane Likes in 2009.
But that was nothing. How's this for an Encore? #40 - over a minutes worth of it, and then the unusual placement of Granny. That's pretty good, for certain. If you were at the show and started to head toward the exits during All Along The Watchtower, you better have a pretty good excuse. The band shocked the entire free world by closing out with Halloween. So that means that no one can sneak away from a show early anymore during what is assumed to be the last encore song.
There are numerous threads in the boards discussing the greatness that was night 2 at SPAC. And, incidentally, even if I have to walk there, I'm going to SPAC next year. Because clearly, DMB loves SPAC.
GQ Talks with DMB
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Magazine Appearances on 6/9/09 8:02pm
Dave talked on a variety of topics he usually doesn't address; among his quotes are, "The life I live is nothing close to regular, and never in my life, until I was in this position, had I ever been accused of being normal."
To read some more excerpts, click here.
Two More Songs Debut from Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 6/7/09 1:21pm
Night two in Hartford saw the debut of two more songs off the increasingly popular Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. The songs Lying In The Hands of God and You and Me both made their live debuts as the Dave Matthews Band brought the total played from the new album to 9.
If you were following along with AntsLive!, you heard a 30 second or so clip of Lying In The Hands Of God shortly after it was played. To show our gratitude, we at antsmarching.org are going to fire off a few prizes to that lucky person, who drove all the way from New Hampshire just to see the show (and record the video for us!). So keep that in mind the next time you're at a show and see something cool - remember to text or email pictures or videos to live@antsmarching.org, and you never know if you'll receive some random prize for your efforts!
The tour continues June 9 in Canada.
Today Show Videos
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Random Appearances on 6/5/09 8:39pm
In case even the thought of waking up before 9am is foreign to you, and you don't have a DVR, here's some links to some videos from the June 5 Dave Matthews Band performance on The Today Show
- The complete set for the
Today Show is listed now in Tour Central.
Thanks to our friends with MSNBC for the links!
Antsmarching.org Exclusive - Preview of RELIX Magazine interview with DMB
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Magazine Appearances on 6/13/09 6:14am
To join Relix, visit here.
Current Song: You And Me
Dave: “I wrote that song while I was sitting on a boat with my wife and kids and some friends, writing the lyrics on my iPhone while we went across this lake. It’s a nice goodbye for the record. Because there’s been a lot of dark stuff, I thought that, at the end, it deserved a really straightforward song about hope.”
Read past song explanations here.
DMB To Host Sirius XM Programming
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Radio Appearances on 5/30/09 9:52am
Additionally, DMB will be appearing on the CBS News Sunday Morning TV program May 31. The official RCA site actually lists DMB as "performing" on the show, but we have a hard time believing that DMB will be up that early after the May 30 show at Fenway to go play in New York in the early morning. Regardless, if you don't have a shot at waking up early on a Sunday, at least set your DVR. CBS had camera crews in Charlottesville, VA and interviewed fans for their reaction to the band.
A Look-Ahead at the DMB Doc on FUSE TV
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Columns on 5/29/09 6:46am
Fans will certainly get their fill of behind-the-scenes material from the Dave Matthews Band in the coming weeks. In addition to the bonus DVD that accompanies Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King in the Super-Deluxe version of the order, FUSE TV is airing a documentary on the band - beginning June 2 (8pm ET).
As it turns out, the man putting that documentary together is someone with some long-standing connections to the band. And he used those connections, plus a treasure trove of material from his 20 years of contact with DMB, to put together what will certainly be the most impressive array of archival footage of the band ever done. Have a read here for a bit more info on the FUSE TV documentary. And yes, there's even a mention of MacHead in it. Really.
Highly Anticipated Summer Tour Kicks Off
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 5/28/09 6:23am
The Dave Matthews Band's 2009 Summer Tour kicked off in monsoon-like conditions in Darien Lake May 27, as the band warms up for a long summer tour. The only "new" song - to those familiar with the Spring Tour - was the newly-beloved Time Bomb which received positive reviews from fans after its first live appearance. The three new songs from Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King also made their appearance, along with Seven, which debuted late in the Spring Tour, and is quickly improving into a strong song live.
The weather conditions were brutal, Ark-like conditions with heavy rains. During Granny, early in the show, the power actually went out briefly. The show received mixed-reviews so far from fans (it's still early and most of em are still drenched), but the highlights included Robert Randolph playing a song by The Meters, Cissy Strut as an intro into a great Rhyme and Reason. You'll probably notice the dearth of new material; Stefan mentioned that they would ease into the new songs from his Twitter. DMB has an off-day before the tour continues on May 29 at Fenway, home of "Big Papi" David Ortiz, who has exactly 1 more home run than everyone reading this.
DMB Swaps Camden and Scranton Dates
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 5/27/09 3:38pm
In an uncommon move, the Dave Matthews Band has switched dates of some shows for the 2009 summer tour. According to The Warehouse, the previously scheduled Tuesday and Wednesday September 22 and 23 will now take place September 19 and 20 - that's a Saturday and Sunday. The September 19 show in Scranton will now take place the following Wednesday, September 23.
The move gives the band a few extra days between shows - the previous tour date to those is September 13 in Irvine, CA. So maybe they're driving across country and taking the scenic route. Or maybe they'll squeeze in a show somewhere in between now. Regardless, you do not need a new ticket for any of the shows, the original tickets, with the original dates, will be honored.
DMB To Play Jimmy Fallon
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in TV Appearances on 5/25/09 1:34am
DMB already has a concert at the Beacon Theater on June 1, and a performance on The Today Show on June 5.
- UPDATE: Just a reminder that the Jimmy Fallon appearance is this evening. Fallon mentioned on his Twitter that DMB is doing two songs, and Dave may do sketch. In the morning sound check, DMB performed Funny The Way It Is and Why I Am, so odds are strong that those will be the two songs played during the show.
DMB To Play Private Island Again
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 5/17/09 7:26pm
It seems the bad weather from the last cruise didn't scare off Dave Matthews Band from trying another boating adventure. Muskegon, Michigan's official site reports that DMB will play a private island as part of a three-day cruise, October 23-26 in the Bahamas once again. Bud Light is the sponsor of the cruise, according to the site (they're running a contest there to give away tickets).
The last time DMB tried this, they ran into foul weather (February is known for its storms in the Bahamas) and ended up playing shows on the two cruise ships that transported people to the island. In theory, weather should be better in October.
As always, don't go making plans until the Official Site announces it. Things change (often), so just hold off booking that hotel room down in Ft. Lauderdale until it becomes official.
DMB Fans Around The World Prepare for Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Album News on 5/14/09 8:33pm
It's easy to forget that there are people around the world that follow the Dave Matthews Band. We here in the good ole U S of A get tour after tour, while those around the world have to wait - sometimes years - for the band to make an appearance. It may surprise you to know that we at antsmarching.org have registered members from all over the world, Australia, Poland, Germany, Portugal, England, Norway, Denmark just about every other country out there.
Some places are lucky enough to have websites dedicated to their native language to follow DMB, and their run-up to Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. Over in Italy, Con-Fusion is the place to be for your DMB news. They also mirror a portion of the site in English in case the only Italian you know is from The Godfather. The big news for them is the upcoming show in Italy. The Italian Con-Fusion site was recently redesigned with the help of Rodrigo Simas, a famous name around the DMB world now. Besides being a hell of a nice guy, he runs DMBrasil.net, another great site for DMB info (helps to know a little Portuguese as well to explore it). While the band was in Rodrigo's stomping ground of South America, Dave let Rodrigo pick the songs for their Rio Show.
And folks from both the Italian and Brazilian sites will be here in the US for shows this summer, so if you spot a Con-Fusion shirt, or a DMBrasil shirt on someone, throw em a "hello" in Italian or Portuguese!
Official: DMB to play Beacon Theater/Live on TV
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 5/13/09 6:35am
The Beacon only holds about 2800 people, so tickets will be scarce. Additionally, the concert appears to be a fund-raiser for the Bama Works charity - DMB's pet cause. The Official Site has yet to announce this - meaning that the actual method of acquiring tickets is unknown - but expect an announcement "soon".
- UPDATE Tickets are now available via The Warehouse, and the show is indeed a fund-raiser for Bama Works. Tickets will be awarded on a very limited basis. Tickets are only $80, but it'll be a tough one to get! The venue only holds about 2800. The request runs from May 13 through May 18.
Fuse TV to Air Four-Part Doc on DMB
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in TV Appearances on 5/12/09 7:12pm
Crews with Fuse TV have interviewed the band in New Orleans, and followed them on the Spring tour. The camera crew captured live footage from the MSG, Charlottesville , and Las Vegas shows at the very least. So expect some footage from those shows. The interviews with the band are hard-hitting and very personal; the band really opened up to tell what it was like to make Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King to honor their fallen brother. You may recognize some famous places (and some not that famous people) in the Charlottesville section; crews recorded video at the famous Downtown Mall, including the famous Miller's Bar.
Fuse is available on just about every cable system and satellite provider known to man. If for some reason you don't get Fuse TV, you need to either upgrade your cable to beyond basic, call your cable provider to complain, or move.
DMB To Play Beacon?
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Album News on 5/11/09 9:19pm
Rumors have been swirling for a while, and now it seems that someone who should know says it's happening. A listing at RCA Records says that Dave Matthews Band will play the Beacon Theater on June 1. DMB does have an open date on June 1, and RCA should know, being that they're the record label.
The Official Site has yet to announce this performance, so the extent of it - for example if it'll be open to fans, or some sort of limited ticket sale, is unknown.
- UPDATE Guess what got pulled from the RCA site? That's right, this listing. However, if you were to walk up to the Beacon Theater Box Office, they'd tell you that DMB is playing June 1. So until they get the word to hush up, it sure seems that DMB is playing the Beacon on June 1. As an "oh by the way", there is a listing for a May 31 appearance on the CBS Sunday Morning show. Camera crews representing CBS recorded footage from Miller's during the weekend in Charlottesville, and interviewed some fans. So mark your calender for that too.
FUSE adds DMB page
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in TV Appearances on 5/9/09 9:14am
The hype for Dave Matthews Band's Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King continues to grow. FUSE TV has added a DMB page that allows fans to give feedback on shows, and events. Also, they have a number of music videos from the band, and a link to the interview they did with the band earlier this year.
That interview is part of a larger documentary of sorts that Fuse TV is preparing on DMB. That should hit close to Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King's release. In fact, DMB will be everywhere come late May/Early June, hyping the album to an extent rarely seen from this band. You can expect to see DMB on early morning shows (such as CBS Morning News, who recorded some footage from Miller's in Charlottesville, The Today Show, where DMB will perform live in early June, ABC News, who recorded some of the Night 1 concert in Charlottesville and interviewed fans, and periodicals like Parade Magazine, Relix, and Entertainment Weekly.
It's not like the hype isn't justified; it's been a very long time since DMB has had such a positive response from the fan-base. Of the Five new songs debuted on the spring tour, all have been at the least well-received, and even the one that received the lukest of warm responses was given passing grades on its next performance. Fans even responded well to the radio release - Funny The Way It Is - usually a no-no in the E-Cred department. But that's not without reason either; Radio and Records reports that Funny The Way It Is broke records for most weekly plays - 669 for the week of May 8 in the Triple-A charts. In other words, people are digging it.
DMB wraps up the spring tour May 9th in Vegas, and Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King hits stores and mailboxes (for those of you in the pre-order) June 2.
DMB Does Video Shoot In Grand Central
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Random Appearances on 5/3/09 7:07pm
- UPDATE
'09 Jazz Fest to be Webcasted
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 5/2/09 9:59am
If you missed out on the Dave Matthews Band performance at Jazz Fest, a portion of it will be available via webcast on May 2. AT&T will air some of the DMB show, along with other bands, beginning at 1:45 pm ET. Just follow the link to catch some of DMB's performance.
DMB Confirmed for Austin City Limits Festival
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 4/28/09 7:22am
Pre-Order info for Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Album News on 4/19/09 10:51pm
The long-awaited Dave Matthews Band album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King is now available, and there are a few options to choose. The pre-order, from The Official Site, features the regular CD - all 13 tracks from the 1 minute 10 second Grux track that flows into Shake Me Like A Monkey (easily the best opening track on an album since pantala naga pampa into Rapunzel and it may even top that) to the final track Time Bomb a hard-hitting, jaw-dropping, powerful, personal tune; heavy in sound and lyrics. That'll run you a mere $14.99 for the CD, or $9.99 for a digital download.
The CD and a DVD documentary featuring behind the scenes workings of Big Whiskey is $19.99. You can also pick up the Vinyl album (remember those?) for $17.99 - certainly for the collectors out there that are big on the vinyl.
But the big order is Super Deluxe - you get the DVD, photo book, Lithographs featuring artwork by Dave Matthews, and of course the CD with something they're calling "Extra Tracks". And what are these extra tracks, you ask? Antsmarching.org has learned that they will be studio cuts of songs, and one of those songs will be Shotgun. Additionally, if you have heard the Billboard video clip, you surely heard Sister being played. It's not a great leap to put one and one together, and figure that Sister will also make the 'extra tracks'. That will all run you $59.99 (well worth it).
And everyone who participates in the pre-order receives Live Trax 15 from Alpine last year (the disc says both shows, but they only list night one on the official site). The pre-order is available until May 29.
DMB To Play Today Show
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Random Appearances on 4/3/09 6:25pm
As part of their promotion for Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King the Dave Matthews Band will perform on The Today Show June 5th, according to multiple sources, including billboard. What that means is that DMB will perform live early in the A.M. at Rockefeller Plaza, to fans that can get up and head down to outside the Today Show studios. They'll probably play a few songs, and you can guarantee that they'll be Big Whiskey heavy.
Song Titles for a few Big Whiskey Tracks
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Album News on 3/28/09 9:30am
Dave Matthews Band and their management have hosted a few listening parties around the country, to get people familiar with the sound of the latest album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. Antsmarching.org has learned the names of a few of those tracks. Among the songs are the following: Why I Am, Funny The Way It Is, and Shake Me Like a Monkey, according to sources familiar with the listening parties. This brings the total to four counting the previously mentioned Lying In The Hands of God we mentioned previously. No other details were available about the songs (outside of a generic they sound good). These are supposedly final titles for the songs - DMB often uses working titles in the studio. But before you run out and get that Shake Your Monkey tattoo on your back, you might want to wait for an official announcement. During the Before These Crowded Streets sessions, songs had some late changes in song names, so things could change.
UPDATE: Some fans with good ears have pointed out that it sounds like Dave sings "why I am" at the end of the leaked clip that appeared in February. Now, don't forget that on Busted Stuff, the song Raven says "You Never Know" (the song You Never Know actually says "I'll Never Know" on the album version). And Dave is wont to repeat words or phrases in songs. But that does look promising as an identification of that clip as Why I Am.
UPDATE 2.0: According to an upcoming article by Rolling Stone, the previously mentioned Shake Your Monkey is actually Shake Me Like a Monkey. That also works with a Twitter update from December where Dave used the phrase "Shake Me Like A Monkey" (see, told you Dave wasn't just randomly twittering). The article also confirms Dive In as a title (which we can confirm as well), and Time Bomb, Spaceman, and Squirm. They call the album different, with a "new style" for DMB. The last we heard was that the album was closer to Crash than Stand Up, so take that however you'd like.
Take The Parade.com DMB Quiz
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in antsmarching.org Site News on 3/25/09 9:40pm
DMB Selling Shows On Line
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Live Releases on 12/16/08 10:20pm
Well, everyone else is doing it.
The Dave Matthews Band finally dove into the thing they didn't want people to do when they allowed soundboard feeds; selling them.
The first few links have been discovered by fans: 4.26.94 - which you surely knew by reading Tour Centrals entry on the show that it was professionally videotaped (but they're not releasing the video), and 10.22.94. Of the two, 10.22.94 is the gem; the last 4 songs of the set were previously unknown - missing from the common analog tapes out there.
Obviously, this is the tip of the iceberg.
There's a good and bad to this; first, as the example of 10.22.94 shows, there were times when some shows were not completely recorded by fans for whatever reason, and this will get out some shows that were previously not completely available. It could also lead to the hidden gems from 1991 and 1992 that are sitting in a vault in some VHS/DAT/Cassette master form.
On the contrary, these two releases were recorded by fans right from the soundboard - or at least 10.22.94 was. The rule was quite simple; never sell DMB shows. Soundboard feeds were allowed up until 1995, so anything prior to that, in theory, is out there somewhere just waiting to be downloaded for free in pretty much the same condition that it could be purchased.
But time are changing, and this is one way for fans to get their hands on old shows quickly and easily.
Ironically, 4.26.94, available at MP3 - 128kbps for $11.99, MP3 - 256 kbs for $13.99, or FLAC for $15.99, was a free show for fans.
UPDATE: the links to the shows have vanished... for now. Expect them to pop back up after the official announcement from management.
How Do You Say Webcast in Spanish?
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 10/2/08 8:19am
It appears the October 3 show from Buenes Aries will be webcast.
10musica.com will webcast the show, according to their site.
Gracias to ants user DMBZeppelin for the heads up!
