Dave Matthews Band launches DMBLive series

Dave Matthews Band has launched DMBLive, a new series of live albums available online.

So far there are five DMBLive albums available: two DMB shows (April 26, 1994 and Oct. 22, 1994), two Dave Matthews solo shows (Oct. 24, 2002 and Jan. 9, 2004) and a Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds show (April 22, 1993). The March 29, 2003 Dave and Tim show is also on the site, but it's not offically posted on the main page yet.

The concerts come in MP3 and FLAC formats.

DMBLive also sells downloads and CD versions of all of Dave Matthews Band's studio and live albums, as well as the Live Trax series.

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Jeff Coffin officially joins Dave Matthews Band

Jeff Coffin has joined Dave Matthews Band.

Jeff, the saxophonist for Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, officially announced the news on his Web site, saying, "I will be joining Dave Matthews Band starting in 2009. I am honored to be asked to be part of such a fantastic group of musicians and people and am looking forward to making some great music!"

Jeff played with Dave Matthews Band this summer, after saxophonist and founding member LeRoi Moore was in an ATV accident that ultimately claimed his life. LeRoi had recorded some music for the new DMB album, which is due April 14, and Jeff will help DMB complete the album early next year.

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Live at Mile High Music Festival debuts at No. 97

Live at Mile High Music Festival, the new Dave Matthews Band live album, debuted at No. 97 on the Billboard album chart this week.

The disappointing debut continues a trend for DMB's live albums. The last release, Live at Piedmont Park, debuted at No. 68 last year, and the one before that, Weekend on the Rocks, debuted at No. 37 in 2005. Before that, no DMB live album had debuted lower than No. 15.

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Dave Matthews Band to appear in Tap Tap Revenge

Dave Matthews Band will be part of a special edition of Tap Tap Revenge, the popular iPhone game, according to The New York Times.

Tapulous, the maker of Tap Tap Revenge, releases new versions of the game every Thursday, and an upcoming special edition will feature DMB's music. The Times article did not say when the edition will be out or what makes it special, but there's a pretty good chance the release will be part of the promotion for the new DMB album, which is due in April.

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New DMB album set for April 14 release

The new Dave Matthews Band album will be released April 14, the same day the band will kick off its 2009 spring tour.

The new DMB album does not yet have a name, but the band will debut songs from the new album during the spring tour, which begins at Madison Square Garden in New York. Other highlights of the 17-date schedule include a two-night stand in DMB's hometown of Charlottesville, Va., a set at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and a closing two-night stand at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Tim Reynolds, Rashawn Ross and Jeff Coffin will join DMB for the spring tour. Opening acts include The Roots, Old Crow Medicine Show, the Avett Brothers and Jason Mraz.

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Dave Matthews Band spring tour dates coming

Dave Matthews Band spring tour dates will come out Monday, and the new DMB album is also due this spring.

The DMB spring tour and album news came out today. The spring tour will be the band's first in the United States since 2002. The announcement also said the tour will mark the first time DMB will play songs from its new album, but the 2008 tour announcement said the same thing, so take that for what it's worth.

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