"Funny the Way It Is," Dave Matthews Band's latest single, is No. 1 on this week's Billboard Triple A chart.
"Funny the Way It Is" debuted at No. 7 last week and jumped up to No. 1 this week. Eight DMB songs have held the top spot on the chart, starting with "Too Much" in 1996, but "Funny the Way It Is" is the first since "Where Are You Going" in 2002.
Only U2, with 10 songs, has more appearances at No. 1 on the Triple A chart. "Triple A" stands for "adult album alternative," and the format's other heavy hitters include Coldplay, Sheryl Crow and R.E.M.
April 29, 2009
April 28, 2009
Win an advance copy of Big Whiskey
Dave Matthews Band fans can win an advance copy of Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King through the new "Party with the King" contest.
DMB wants fans to organize listening parties through Facebook. The 100 fans who get the most people to RSVP to their parties will win a copy of the new DMB album to play at the party -- before its June 2 release date.
If that's not enough, the host of the best party (based on video evidence) will then win a trip to meet Dave Matthews and get front row tickets to the Aug. 15 DMB concert in West Palm Beach, Fla.
DMB wants fans to organize listening parties through Facebook. The 100 fans who get the most people to RSVP to their parties will win a copy of the new DMB album to play at the party -- before its June 2 release date.
If that's not enough, the host of the best party (based on video evidence) will then win a trip to meet Dave Matthews and get front row tickets to the Aug. 15 DMB concert in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Dave Matthews Band to headline Austin City Limits
Dave Matthews Band will headline the Austin City Limits festival in October.
The festival has announced its full lineup, which also includes Pearl Jam, the Beastie Boys and Sonic Youth. The show dates are Oct. 2-4, but it's not yet known which night DMB will play. The band has a concert Oct. 2 in Tulsa, Okla.
DMB has never played the Austin City Limits festival before. The band hasn't played in Austin since 1999, although Dave Matthews and Emmylou Harris taped an episode of "Austin City Limits" there in 2000.
The festival has announced its full lineup, which also includes Pearl Jam, the Beastie Boys and Sonic Youth. The show dates are Oct. 2-4, but it's not yet known which night DMB will play. The band has a concert Oct. 2 in Tulsa, Okla.
DMB has never played the Austin City Limits festival before. The band hasn't played in Austin since 1999, although Dave Matthews and Emmylou Harris taped an episode of "Austin City Limits" there in 2000.
Big Whiskey bonus tracks are mostly new
The Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King bonus tracks are mostly new material -- not studio versions of older songs, as many fans had hoped.
The super deluxe edition of the new Dave Matthews Band album will come with a four-track bonus disc, along with other items. The bonus songs are "#27," "Beach Ball," "Little Red Bird" and "Write a Song," according to Amazon.com. DMB has played "#27" live since 2007, and the other three songs are new.
The Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King super deluxe edition also includes a documentary DVD, a booklet paying tribute to LeRoi Moore, a photo booklet and 14 lithographs of Dave Matthews drawings illustrating every song on the album, according to Target. (But there are only 13 tracks on the album, leading to some speculation of a hidden track.)
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King is out June 2 and available for pre-order now.
The super deluxe edition of the new Dave Matthews Band album will come with a four-track bonus disc, along with other items. The bonus songs are "#27," "Beach Ball," "Little Red Bird" and "Write a Song," according to Amazon.com. DMB has played "#27" live since 2007, and the other three songs are new.
The Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King super deluxe edition also includes a documentary DVD, a booklet paying tribute to LeRoi Moore, a photo booklet and 14 lithographs of Dave Matthews drawings illustrating every song on the album, according to Target. (But there are only 13 tracks on the album, leading to some speculation of a hidden track.)
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King is out June 2 and available for pre-order now.
April 16, 2009
Dave Matthews Band debuts two new songs:
'Why I Am' and 'Spaceman'
Two new Dave Matthews Band songs made their debuts at Tuesday's Madison Square Garden concert.
DMB played "Why I Am" and "Spaceman" at the show. "Why I Am" turned out to be the song that appeared in a leaked studio video in February, and Dave Matthews said on stage that it was the late LeRoi Moore's favorite from the upcoming DMB album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. Here's a video of the performance:
And here's "Spaceman":
DMB also played "Funny the Way It Is," which the band released as a single earlier that day. So here's a video of that performance too:
We took these admittedly low-quality DMB videos from Madison Square Garden, as well.
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DMB played "Why I Am" and "Spaceman" at the show. "Why I Am" turned out to be the song that appeared in a leaked studio video in February, and Dave Matthews said on stage that it was the late LeRoi Moore's favorite from the upcoming DMB album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. Here's a video of the performance:
And here's "Spaceman":
DMB also played "Funny the Way It Is," which the band released as a single earlier that day. So here's a video of that performance too:
We took these admittedly low-quality DMB videos from Madison Square Garden, as well.
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Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King track listing,
Live Trax Vol. 15 pre-order announced by DMB
The Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King track listing, announced this week, contains an instrumental intro and 12 songs, including three previously unknown tracks.
Those songs are "Seven," "My Baby Blue" and "You and Me." Here's the full track listing for the new Dave Matthews Band album:
"Grux"
"Shake Me Like a Monkey"
"Funny the Way It Is"
"Lying in the Hands of God"
"Why I Am"
"Dive In"
"Spaceman"
"Squirm"
"Alligator Pie (Cockadile)"
"Seven"
"Time Bomb"
"My Baby Blue"
"You and Me"
Fans who pre-order Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King through the Dave Matthews Band Official Site will receive a free copy of Live Trax Vol. 15, which DMB also just announced this week. The three-disc set captures the Aug. 9, 2008 concert in East Troy, Wisc.
Highlights of the show include the rarities "Halloween" and "Spoon," previously unreleased covers of Pink Floyd's "Money" and Talking Heads' "Burning Down the House" and a "Dancing Nancies" opener.
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King will be available June 2, but Internet radio station Pandora will begin streaming the full album May 26. Pandora also has a new video up showing the band writing "Why I Am" and at least one other song in the studio.
Those songs are "Seven," "My Baby Blue" and "You and Me." Here's the full track listing for the new Dave Matthews Band album:
"Grux"
"Shake Me Like a Monkey"
"Funny the Way It Is"
"Lying in the Hands of God"
"Why I Am"
"Dive In"
"Spaceman"
"Squirm"
"Alligator Pie (Cockadile)"
"Seven"
"Time Bomb"
"My Baby Blue"
"You and Me"
Fans who pre-order Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King through the Dave Matthews Band Official Site will receive a free copy of Live Trax Vol. 15, which DMB also just announced this week. The three-disc set captures the Aug. 9, 2008 concert in East Troy, Wisc.
Highlights of the show include the rarities "Halloween" and "Spoon," previously unreleased covers of Pink Floyd's "Money" and Talking Heads' "Burning Down the House" and a "Dancing Nancies" opener.
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King will be available June 2, but Internet radio station Pandora will begin streaming the full album May 26. Pandora also has a new video up showing the band writing "Why I Am" and at least one other song in the studio.
April 14, 2009
'Funny the Way It Is' released as free download
"Funny the Way It Is," the new Dave Matthews Band single, was released as a free download today.
Check it out and let us know what you think. And don't forget to follow us on Twitter tonight live from DMB's 2009 tour opener at Madison Square Garden.
Check it out and let us know what you think. And don't forget to follow us on Twitter tonight live from DMB's 2009 tour opener at Madison Square Garden.
Dave, Carter talk about Madison Square Garden
Dave Matthews and Carter Beauford gave this brief interview to MTV, in which they discuss what it's like to play at Madison Square Garden -- where Dave Matthews Band will kick off its 2009 tour tonight:
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April 13, 2009
Get live updates from Madison Square Garden
Can't make the Dave Matthews Band concert at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night?
No problem! Follow DMBnews.net on Twitter. It's just like being there!
OK, that's a lie. But it's better than nothing. We'll be posting and uploading photos live from the seventh row. Find out what the new stage setup looks like, what the new tracks sound like, and even what songs we'll choose for bathroom breaks and beer runs.
No problem! Follow DMBnews.net on Twitter. It's just like being there!
OK, that's a lie. But it's better than nothing. We'll be posting and uploading photos live from the seventh row. Find out what the new stage setup looks like, what the new tracks sound like, and even what songs we'll choose for bathroom breaks and beer runs.
April 10, 2009
New DMB album cover art pieced together
The new Dave Matthews Band album cover art has been almost fully revealed, thanks to the sleuths over at AntsMarching.org.
They have uncovered all but one portion of the Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King cover art, which briefly appeared on the Dave Matthews Band Official Site this morning, and pieced them together. All that is missing is the middle section.
The album cover art is a sketch by Dave Matthews that depicts a parade through the streets of New Orleans.
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They have uncovered all but one portion of the Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King cover art, which briefly appeared on the Dave Matthews Band Official Site this morning, and pieced them together. All that is missing is the middle section.
The album cover art is a sketch by Dave Matthews that depicts a parade through the streets of New Orleans.
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'Funny the Way It Is' video preview from Billboard
"Funny the Way It Is," the new Dave Matthews Band single, makes its public debut in this new video from Billboard.com:
"Funny the Way It Is" is one of three new songs that plays during the video, which previews the new DMB album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. The video also features "Shake Me Like a Monkey," which already appeared in a DMB promotional video, and another song that sounds a lot like "Sister."
An accompanying Dave Matthews interview sheds additional light on Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. Dave confirms the name of another track, "Cockadile." Billboard describes it as having a "swampy feel" that "taps into the New Orleans vibe." A lyric in the song is, "When my Stella cries, 'Daddy, when you gonna put me in a song?'" and Danny Barnes plays banjo on the song (as well as on "Space Man" and "Skworm").
Rumor has it that Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King contains 10 songs, and nine titles are now known: "Shake Me Like a Monkey," "Dive In," "Spaceman" or "Space Man," "Squirm" or "Skworm," "Timebomb," "Lying in the Hands of God," "Funny the Way It Is," "Why I Am" and "Cockadile."
Billboard also offers up the lyrics to the chorus of "Dive In":
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"Funny the Way It Is" is one of three new songs that plays during the video, which previews the new DMB album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. The video also features "Shake Me Like a Monkey," which already appeared in a DMB promotional video, and another song that sounds a lot like "Sister."
An accompanying Dave Matthews interview sheds additional light on Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. Dave confirms the name of another track, "Cockadile." Billboard describes it as having a "swampy feel" that "taps into the New Orleans vibe." A lyric in the song is, "When my Stella cries, 'Daddy, when you gonna put me in a song?'" and Danny Barnes plays banjo on the song (as well as on "Space Man" and "Skworm").
Rumor has it that Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King contains 10 songs, and nine titles are now known: "Shake Me Like a Monkey," "Dive In," "Spaceman" or "Space Man," "Squirm" or "Skworm," "Timebomb," "Lying in the Hands of God," "Funny the Way It Is," "Why I Am" and "Cockadile."
Billboard also offers up the lyrics to the chorus of "Dive In":
Wake up sleepy head, I think the sun's a little brighter todayUPDATE (12:50 p.m.): Billboard has posted an additional interview with DMB members and producer Rob Cavallo. They talk about how they included LeRoi Moore's posthumous sax parts on Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, and they confirm that DMB will play songs from the new album during its spring tour.
Smile and watch the icicles melt away and see the waters rising
Summer's here to stay and all the summer dreams will last forever
Let's go down to the shore and kick off our shoes and dive in the empty ocean
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April 8, 2009
New Dave Matthews Band album cover art?
Is the new Dave Matthews Band album cover art online? It may be.
The Dave Matthews Band Official Site has posted this new sketch, which some are speculating is the cover art for Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King:
Dave Matthews said recently he was working on a sketch for the album cover art, and this sketch appears similar to some other works by Dave we've seen in the past. But the official DMB site offers no description of the art, so we're all left wondering for now.
The sketch is clearly influenced by New Orleans, where DMB recorded Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. Interestingly, it also features a person "Falling Off the Roof," which is the name of a song DMB played just once in 2007.
The Dave Matthews Band Official Site has posted this new sketch, which some are speculating is the cover art for Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King:
Dave Matthews said recently he was working on a sketch for the album cover art, and this sketch appears similar to some other works by Dave we've seen in the past. But the official DMB site offers no description of the art, so we're all left wondering for now.The sketch is clearly influenced by New Orleans, where DMB recorded Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. Interestingly, it also features a person "Falling Off the Roof," which is the name of a song DMB played just once in 2007.
April 7, 2009
Follow DMBnews.net on Twitter
You can now follow DMBnews.net on Twitter! Get all our Dave Matthews Band news, plus additional commentary and even real-time notes and photos from DMB concerts. Check us out, follow us and spread the word at twitter.com/dmbnewsnet.
April 6, 2009
Keith Urban tour bus dumps septic tank in NYC
Dave Matthews Band may finally get a reprieve from all the tour bus-related poop jokes it has been the butt of for the past five years.
DMB has Keith Urban to tank ... er, thank. The country star's tour bus dumped 150 square feet of half-inch-thick "gunk" on East 11th Street in New York after his show last week at Webster Hall, the New York Post reports.
"It was a literal shit show," one employee told the Post.
DMB's reputation in Chicago got flushed down the drain in 2004, when the band's bus driver dumped human waste while on a bridge, sending it splattering on a boat full of tourists on the river below.
DMB has Keith Urban to tank ... er, thank. The country star's tour bus dumped 150 square feet of half-inch-thick "gunk" on East 11th Street in New York after his show last week at Webster Hall, the New York Post reports.
"It was a literal shit show," one employee told the Post.
DMB's reputation in Chicago got flushed down the drain in 2004, when the band's bus driver dumped human waste while on a bridge, sending it splattering on a boat full of tourists on the river below.
April 5, 2009
Dave Matthews Band to headline Woodstock '09?
Woodstock '09 organizers are eying Dave Matthews Band as one of the concert's headliners.
The concert -- which would mark the 40th anniversary of the original Woodstock -- is still in the planning stages, according to NY1. But the station reports that Brooklyn's Prospect Park is "in the running" to host the show this summer, and promoter Michael Lang hopes to attract DMB, Phish and acts that performed at Woodstock in 1969.
DMB performed at Woodstock '99 in Rome, N.Y.
The concert -- which would mark the 40th anniversary of the original Woodstock -- is still in the planning stages, according to NY1. But the station reports that Brooklyn's Prospect Park is "in the running" to host the show this summer, and promoter Michael Lang hopes to attract DMB, Phish and acts that performed at Woodstock in 1969.
DMB performed at Woodstock '99 in Rome, N.Y.
April 2, 2009
New DMB single 'Funny the Way It Is' due 4/9
Dave Matthews Band's new single, "Funny the Way It Is," will hit the airwaves April 9.
Several radio stations have confirmed the title of the single and its release date. "Funny the Way It Is" was not one of the tracks previewed in a recent Rolling Stone article about the new DMB album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, but AntsMarching.org had previously reported it as a song title.
UPDATE (4/7): Radio stations are now saying the single won't be out until April 14.
Several radio stations have confirmed the title of the single and its release date. "Funny the Way It Is" was not one of the tracks previewed in a recent Rolling Stone article about the new DMB album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, but AntsMarching.org had previously reported it as a song title.
UPDATE (4/7): Radio stations are now saying the single won't be out until April 14.
Dave Matthews Band tour rehearsals start Sunday
Dave Matthews Band will start its 2009 spring tour rehearsals Sunday in New York, according to Stefan Lessard.
"Leave CA for NYC and rehearsals Sunday," Stefan wrote on Twitter this afternoon.
The DMB spring tour begins April 14 at Madison Square Garden. The band is expected to debut material from its new album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, which comes out June 2.
"Leave CA for NYC and rehearsals Sunday," Stefan wrote on Twitter this afternoon.
The DMB spring tour begins April 14 at Madison Square Garden. The band is expected to debut material from its new album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, which comes out June 2.
Dave Matthews Band to perform on 'Today'
Dave Matthews Band will play on NBC's "Today" show in June, according to Billboard.
DMB will appear June 5 as part of the "Today" summer concert series. That's just three days after the band releases its new studio album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. The performance will mark DMB's first appearance on "Today," although Dave Matthews played two solo songs on the show in 2004.
Other artists scheduled for the "Today" summer concert series include No Doubt, New Kids on the Block, Kings of Leon and Rob Thomas.
DMB will appear June 5 as part of the "Today" summer concert series. That's just three days after the band releases its new studio album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. The performance will mark DMB's first appearance on "Today," although Dave Matthews played two solo songs on the show in 2004.
Other artists scheduled for the "Today" summer concert series include No Doubt, New Kids on the Block, Kings of Leon and Rob Thomas.
Dave Matthews Band competes in Fuse tourney
Dave Matthews Band is one of 64 acts competing for the title of ultimate artist in the Fuse Rock Madness tournament.
Fuse, the music TV station, is holding the bracket-style tournament, with the winners determined by fan voting. (Fans can also win a Gibson Les Paul guitar, iPod Nano and other prizes.) DMB's first-round opponent is Santana.
If you want to vote, do it soon, because Fuse will announce the winner Saturday.
Fuse, the music TV station, is holding the bracket-style tournament, with the winners determined by fan voting. (Fans can also win a Gibson Les Paul guitar, iPod Nano and other prizes.) DMB's first-round opponent is Santana.
If you want to vote, do it soon, because Fuse will announce the winner Saturday.
April 1, 2009
New DMB studio video previews Big Whiskey
A new Dave Matthews Band studio video includes a clip of "Shake Me Like a Monkey," the first track from Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King:
The video, posted on YouTube yesterday, captures a late February night in New Orleans when producer Rob Cavallo invited 15 lucky DMB fans into the studio to preview the new album. It includes the first minute or so of the album, which begins with a sax intro by the late LeRoi Moore and then breaks into "Shake Me Like a Monkey." Dave Matthews, Carter Beauford and Rashawn Ross were also in the studio at the time.
The song features blaring horns and an energetic funk sound that has gotten positive reviews from fans so far. AntsMarching.org reports that more studio videos are on the way as DMB begins its promotional push for the new album, which comes out June 2.
The video, posted on YouTube yesterday, captures a late February night in New Orleans when producer Rob Cavallo invited 15 lucky DMB fans into the studio to preview the new album. It includes the first minute or so of the album, which begins with a sax intro by the late LeRoi Moore and then breaks into "Shake Me Like a Monkey." Dave Matthews, Carter Beauford and Rashawn Ross were also in the studio at the time.
The song features blaring horns and an energetic funk sound that has gotten positive reviews from fans so far. AntsMarching.org reports that more studio videos are on the way as DMB begins its promotional push for the new album, which comes out June 2.
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