"Godfather of Soul" James Brown Dies at 73

December 25th, 2006

James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul," whose rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a founder of rap, funk and disco as well, died early Monday, his agent said. He was 73. Brown was hospitalized with pneumonia at Emory Crawford Long Hospital on Sunday and died around 1:45 a.m. Monday, said his agent, Frank Copsidas of Intrigue Music. Longtime friend Charles Bobbit was by his side, he said. Copsidas said the cause of death was uncertain. "We really don't know at this point what he died of," he said.

On December 21st, 2002 , James Brown joined the Dave Matthews Band onstage for the first time ever and performed “Get Up (I feel like being a) Sex Machine”. This infamous performance is a highlight in DMB history and marked the highest rarity value for the 2002 tour.

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Leroi Moore Plays Sax on Nas' New Album

December 22th, 2006

LeRoi performs as guest musician on the Nas song "Hold Down the Block" from his new record Hip Hop is Dead. Hip Hop is Dead was produced by Mark Batson, who produced Stand Up and is currently in the studio working with DMB on their next studio release. Hip Hop is Dead was released earlier this week and is available in stores now.

Dave Matthews Band Bidding at Wrigley Field During 2007 All-Star Break

December 12th, 2006

According to the Chicago Tribune the Dave Matthews Band is bidding to play a couple shows at Wrigley Field during the All-Star Break that runs from July 9th – 11th.

The Chicago Cubs want City Hall to approve a pair of outdoor concerts at Wrigley Field on July eighth and ninth.

Officials say they need council approval by next month to secure a place in the band's schedule. The concert precedent began in 2005 with a pair of Labor Day concerts by Jimmy Buffett.

First US Tour Dates in 2007: Viva Las Vegas

November 26th, 2006

Dave Matthews Band will be traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada. The Fray will be the support act for both of the MGM Grand Garden Arena shows. The Warehouse ticketing request period for the shows at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Series 2-2007, will open on Monday, November 27, 2006 at 9:00 am EST and will close on Friday, December 1, 2006 at 1:00 pm EST. Confirmations will be posted on or before Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at 1:00 pm EST.

To request tickets for the Dave Matthews Band Las Vegas dates, please visit the Request Tickets/Tourdates page of the Warehouse website. Please refer to the Warehouse ticketing guidelines for more information.

Tickets will be available to the general public on Saturday, December 9, 2006 at 12:00 Noonal time (please refer to local information for on sale locations and times). Ticket outlets will be posted to the Warehouse website as soon as the information becomes available.

Dave Matthews Band to Perform at the West Coast Blues & Roots Festival in Australia

November 21st, 2006

Dave Matthews Band will be making another trip to Australia to perform at the West Coast Blues & Roots Festival in Fremantle (Perth) and the East Coast Blues & Roots Festival in Byron Bay!

Sat / Mar 31 / West Coast Blues & Roots Festival /Fremantle (Perth)

Fri / Apr 6 / East Coast Blues & Roots Festival / Byron Bay

West Coast Blues & Roots information is available now at www.sunsetevents.com.au

East Coast Blues & Roots information is available now at http://www.bluefest.com.au

12.31.1996 at Hampton Coliseum Named as Live Trax: Vol. 7

November 16th, 2006

12.31.1996 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA is the seventh volume of Dave Matthews Band's Live Trax series! The 1996 Hampton New Year’s show is available for Pre-Order as a 3-CD set or as a digital download in MP3 or FLAC format until 3:00 p.m. EST on Friday, December 8, 2006.

All CD Pre-Orders of the Hampton Coliseum show will receive a free Live Trax sticker and all Pre-Orders will be automatically entered to win a grand prize of a limited edition Rossignol snowboard, designed and autographed by Stefan Lessard. Five runner-ups will receive a 2007 calendar autographed by Dave Matthews. There will also be several bundle options with the Live Trax 7 Pre-Order.

Dave Matthews Band 2007 Calendar Available for Pre-order

November 14th, 2006

Dave Matthews Band's 2007 calendar, featuring full-color photographs from the 2006 tour and sized at 12"x12", is now available for preorder! All preorders in the DMB Store through December 8, 2006 will be automatically entered to win a grand prize of a limited edition Rossignol snowboard, designed and autographed by Stefan Lessard. Five runner-ups will receive a 2007 calendar autographed by Dave Matthews.

To preorder the 2007 DMB calendar, click here (link no longer vaild).

Dave Matthews Featured in Music Documentary "Before The Music Dies"

November 12th, 2006

Dave Matthews is featured in the music documentary “Before The Music Dies”. This documentary also features Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, Erykah Badu, Branford Marsalis, Bonnie Raitt and more.

Before the Music Dies is an extraordinary documentary and cautionary overview about the state of the music business in America. Written by Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen (and directed by Shapter), each of whom lost loved ones who happened to be musicians, Before the Music Dies is a journey through a vital music scene in the U.S.—-artistically speaking—-that is no longer nurtured and supported commercially.

The film's release is entirely grassroots, with small screenings at various locations all over the country the week of November 12-19, 2006. Also, XM Radio will broadcast the audio of the film on November12th, marking the first radio debut of a feature film.

”Before the Music Dies” will be available on DVD, December 12th, 2006 on Amazon.com

Dave Matthews to Play at Warren Haynes Christmas Jam

November 9th, 2006

Dave Matthews will make his first appearance in Asheville at this year’s all-star Warren Haynes Christmas Jam, Dec. 16 at the Asheville Civic Center

Also to appear: Robert Randolph, the New Orleans Social Club, The John Popper Project featuring DJ Logic, Marty Stuart and Haynes own blues-rock band Gov’t Mule and more.

Tickets go on sale at 3 p.m. Monday to Haynes fans through the Web site www.xmasjam.com and then to the general public at 10 a.m. Nov. 24 at the Civic Center box office and through the Ticketmaster .

Dave Matthews Announces Solo Tour of Europe

November 6th, 2006

Dave Matthews will be traveling to Europe for several solo performances in February and March 2007. A limited amount of tickets will be available to members outside the US through Warehouse ticketing.

The Warehouse ticketing request period, Series 1-2007, will open on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at 1:00 pm EST (6:00 pm GMT) and will close on Monday, November 13, 2006 at 1:00 pm EST (6:00 pm GMT). Confirmations will be posted on or before Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 1:00 pm EST (6:00 pm GMT).

To request tickets for the Dave Matthews European Tour, please visit the Request Tickets/Tourdates page of the Warehouse website . and select "Dave Matthews" to view the European show listings. Please refer to the Warehouse ticketing guidelines for more information.

Tickets will be available to the general public on Friday, November 17, 2006 (please refer to local information for on sale locations and times). Ticket outlets will be posted to the Warehouse website as soon as the information becomes available.

Dave Matthews Band - The Best of What's Around Vol. 1: Now Available to Pre-order

October 17th, 2006

The Best of What’s Around, Vol. 1 is a comprehensive collection compiled by fans via the band’s website and features twelve essential DMB studio classics and eight never-before-released live recordings spanning the band’s career. The compilation of DMB’s best is being offered as a 2-CD set or as a digital download in MP3 or FLAC formats. 

THE BEST OF WHAT’S AROUND PREORDER CONTEST

All CD preorders will receive a free The Best of What’s Around concert ticket sticker and an Encore CD of four additional live songs also chosen by fans! All digital download preorders will also receive the Encore CD tracks on the release date! ALL preorders will be automatically entered in a contest to win a Grand Prize of an official Recording Industry Association of America The Best of What’s Around plaque. Additionally, we will choose five runner-ups to receive 5 autographed copies of The Best of What’s Around, Vol. 1 and ten second runner-ups who will receive 10 complete Live Trax catalogs containing volumes 1-6. We are also be offering several bundle options with The Best of What’s Around, Vol. 1 preorder.

For complete information and to preorder The Best of What’s Around, Vol. 1, click here. (link no longer valid)

Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds to Perform a Private Benefit at the Wiltern Theatre

October 5th, 2006

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Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds will be performing on Monday, October 30, 2006 at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, CA as part of the "Traveling Through Life" concert series presented by the Citi® / AAdvantage® card Private Pass Program. Tickets will be very limited and are scheduled to go on sale to Citi® / AAdvantage® cardmembers exclusively on Monday, October 9, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. PST at www.privatepass.citi.com .

Funds raised through the event will benefit the Bama Works Youth Initiative, which focuses on empowering high school students to participate in the process of philanthropy through the hands on selection and execution of various community projects. Bama Works Youth Initiative projects will center on community youth programs including arts, sports and education.

Dave Matthews To Star in New Movie "Lake City"

October 5th, 2006

Sissy Spacek, Dave Matthews, and Troy Garity have signed on to star in the family drama, Lake City for Perry Moore and Hunter Hill.

The Hollywood Reporter says Spacek and Garity will play a mother and son who have been estranged after a tragedy, but reunite under dire circumstances in order to save their home; Matthews will play the villain. Hill and Moore co-wrote the script and will also co-direct the flick., who co-wrote and is co-directing the project with Moore.

Filming on Lake City starts Monday in Virginia; no release date has been scheduled.

Mysterious Trench Coat Man Rushes Stage During Encore at Charlottesville Concert

September 28th, 2006

During the encore at the final show of the tour for the Dave Matthews Band a “fan” in a trench coat seemed to find his way onto the stage during the encore. He was immediately tackled by security and removed from the stage, but it gave the boy’s in the band quite a scare and as a result shortened the encore and got off the stage. This took place at the end of “American Baby Intro” and instead of playing “The Last Stop” which was originally planed to be played, they went directly into “Stay” to finish off the show.

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Stefan Lessard posted in his recent blog on myspace, “We were planning on Last Stop, and as much as we love this song and thought it would be cool playing this song at the end of the last show, that guy freaked us all out pretty bad so we played Stay and got off the stage quick. Some one told me that they heard him screaming, Look at what they are doing to your son, Father! as he was getting hauled away by the police. WHEW!”

We are all glad that no one got hurt and the situation was disarmed and taken care of in a professional manner. You can view a few videos on youtube.com

documenting the trench coat man walking on stage and a close up Carter Beauford who was clearly upset by the whole situation.

Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds to Play Perform two shows in California

September 20th, 2006

Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds will be performing two acoustic shows at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Saturday, October 28, 2006 and Sunday, October 29, 2006.

DMB Set to Play at 20th Annual Bridge School Benefit on October 21st & 22nd

September 10th, 2006

Dave Matthews Band will be at the 20th Annual Bridge School Benefit Concert which will be held on October 21st and 22nd, 2006. For more information visit www.bridgeschool.org

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DMB's "Live Trax" Making Retail Debut with Fenway Park Shows

August 30th, 2006

For the first time, an installment of Dave Matthews Band's mail order-only Live Trax series will be made available to retail outlets next month. The sixth installment in the series is drawn from a July 7-8 stand at Boston's Fenway Park. It will arrive Sept. 26 as a four-disc set via Bama Rags/RCA.

The shows featured such new songs as "Can't Stop," "Break Free" and "The Idea of You," which is expected to appear on DMB's in-progress studio album, plus live rarities like "The Last Stop" and "Proudest Monkey," as well as a cover of Neil Diamond's classic "Sweet Caroline."

You can preorder your copy on amazon.com Preorder from music today and be automatically entered for a chance to win an official authentic Boston Red Sox jersey autographed by Dave Matthews!

Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds to Play Vegoose at Night Show

August 23th, 2006

Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds will be performing on October 27, 2006 at the MGM Grand Garden as part of the Vegoose at Night Concert Series. Vegoose at Night is a series of nighttime concerts presenting a variety of artists at marquee venues throughout Las Vegas beginning Friday, October 27, 2006 and running through Halloween night, Tuesday, October 31, 2006. An initial listing of the Vegoose at Night Concert Series is available on www.vegoose.com .

From The Big Apple to the Big Easy DVD

August 18th, 2006

On August 22, 2006, Rhino Etertainment, in association with MSG Entertainment (MSGE), will release a double disc DVD of the landmark Katrina benefit concert, From The Big Apple To The Big Easy: The Concert For New Orleans, which was held on September 20, 2005 at Madison Square Garden to support the long-term relief and rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Katrina.

The DVD features the Neil Young classic, "Heart of Gold" performed by Dave Matthews and Jimmy Buffett. The live concert raised approximately nine million dollars to benefit long-term hurricane relief efforts. 100% of net proceeds from the sale of this DVD will continue to and awareness for those victims. As the one-year anniversary of the disaster approaches (August 29th), we hope that you will consider purchasing From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans DVD.