DMB’s Big Whiskey promo tour hits full force
Dave Matthews Band and its new album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King will be hard to avoid for the next week. Here’s a recap of all the television appearances and other events timed to coincide with Big Whiskey’s June 2 release: June 1: Fuse will air DMB’s concert live from the Beacon Theatre in [...]
New DMB songs ‘Squirm,’ ‘Time Bomb’ leak online
“Squirm” and “Time Bomb,” two new Dave Matthews Band songs from Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, have leaked online. “Squirm” is one of the most different-sounding songs DMB has ever recorded. It is dark and epic, with an orchestral backing reminiscent of Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir.” Here it is: The first half of “Time Bomb” [...]
DMB releases ‘Shake Me Like a Monkey’
Dave Matthews Band made its new song “Shake Me Like a Monkey” available on its iTunes pass yesterday. “Shake Me Like a Monkey” clips have been out for a while, and fans had been eagerly anticipating the song because of its high-energy, funky sound. Check it out for yourself: Follow on TwitterBecome a fan on [...]
Dave Matthews slams Everyday, Stand Up
Dave Matthews has some unkind words for two of his band’s albums, Everyday and Stand Up. In a new Entertainment Weekly interview, Dave talks about the rocky years in Dave Matthews Band’s past and specifically calls out those albums as problem areas. “We hadn’t put out an album for a while and the album that [...]
Dave Matthews Band plans private island concert
Dave Matthews Band will play a concert on a private island in October, The Muskegon Chronicle reports. The DMB private island concert will be part of the Bud Light Port Paradise Caribbean cruise Oct. 23-26, according to the newspaper. Dave Matthews and Friends tried to play a private island concert in 2006 but had to [...]
Dave Matthews Band to play in NYC live on Fuse
Dave Matthews Band will play the Beacon Theatre in New York on June 1, and Fuse will broadcast the concert live. The Beacon Theater concert will be the release party for Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, the new DMB album that comes out the following day. From June 2-5, Fuse will then air a [...]
New song ‘Seven’ debuts at DMB concert
Dave Matthews Band debuted another new song, “Seven,” at last night’s show in Albuquerque, N.M. No audio or video of the performance has surfaced yet, but we’ll bring it to you when it does. DMB soundchecked a song thought to be “Seven” last week in Texas. “Seven” becomes the fourth song from Big Whiskey and [...]
Soundcheck video captures new DMB song
A new Dave Matthews Band song appears in this soundcheck video taken before the band’s May 1 concert in The Woodlands, Texas: Fans are speculating the new DMB song is “Seven,” one of the Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King album tracks, because of its 7/8 time signature. Follow on TwitterBecome a fan on Facebook
Download ‘Shake Me Like a Monkey’ clip
A 30-second “Shake Me Like a Monkey” clip has hit the Internet. “Shake Me Like a Monkey” is the second track on the new Dave Matthews Band album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. We’ve already heard the first 30 seconds or so in promotional videos for the album, but this clip appears to feature [...]
DMB to play ‘Austin City Limits’ TV show
Dave Matthews Band will perform on the “Austin City Limits” season premiere on PBS on Oct. 3. DMB is also playing the Austin City Limits festival in Austin either Oct. 3 or 4. It’s not known if the show will just air festival footage or if the band is putting on another performance specifically for [...]
