ATO Film (Featuring New Dave Song) Wins at Sundance

"Joshua," a film by Dave Matthews' ATO Pictures, took home the 2007 excellence in cinematography award at the Sundance Film Festival -- and it features a new Dave song, according to Weekly Davespeak. The song is called "Fly," but there isn't any information yet on when or if it will be available commercially.

Monday, two days after "Joshua" won at Sundance, ATO sold the film to Fox Searchlight for $4 million, according to The Hook. That link also has more information about the movie and ATO.

DMB to Play European Festival

Dave Matthews Band will appear at the Rock Am Ring festival in Nurburgring, Germany, according to this article on Billboard.com. The festival is June 1-3, which may mean DMB will be getting a late start on its U.S. tour this summer. Other bands scheduled for the festival include Linkin Park, Korn, My Chemical Romance and Smashing Pumpkins.

Dave Gets Another Movie Role

Dave Matthews will appear in "The Other Side," a science fiction movie now in production. The film is about an "overachieving science scholar who tries to solve a bizarre mystery involving the residents of a remote island," according to IMDB.com. Dave will play "Colonel Schreck" and star alongside Brittany Murphy, Jason Lee, Giovanni Ribisi, Tim Roth, Angelica Houston, Eddie Izzard, Eddie Griffin and others.

New Warehouse CD Announced

Dave Matthews Band has unveiled the track listings for this year's fan club CDs. If you have been a Warehouse member for three years or less, you get these songs on Warehouse 5, Vol. 6:

1. Hello Again 8/24/04
2. Steady As We Go 7/30/05
3. Lie In Our Graves 4/8/95
4. Pay For What You Get 9/27/94
5. Pig 7/30/2003

If you are a longtime Warehouse member, you get these three extra songs as well, and the CD is called Warehouse 8, Volume 3:

6. Little Thing 10/24/96
7. #36 4/8/95
8. Granny 8/31/93

The Warehouse will begin shipping the CDs next month. It's great to see rarities like "Little Thing" and "#36" on there. Hopefully future releases will include songs that DMB has never officially released, like "Get In Line" or a full-band "Blue Water."

Dave Taking Acting to the 'House'

Dave Matthews will make his television acting debut in March, when he plays a brain-damaged piano virtuoso on "House," according to Variety. Here's the plot summary:

"Matthews will play a savant who was hit by a bus when he was 10. The accident impacted his mental development, but suddenly gave him the ability to play the piano flawlessly, despite never having taken a lesson.

Dr. House (Hugh Laurie) is brought in after the virtuoso begins suffering seizures and the character's father (Kurtwood Smith) must decide whether to cure the impairment -- and lose his son's musical gift."

The appearance on "House" is Dave's second acting gig this year. He will be in the upcoming film "Lake City," and he has also been in "Because of Winn-Dixie."