Dave Matthews Gettin' Busy In Your Backyard

March 1st, 1994

by Robert Beverly, Hampden-Sydney in Music Monitor, issue #58, march 94

Dave Matthews is a busy man. Three years ago, he was a self-described "bedroom guitarist" in Charlottesville who had performed in public maybe five times. Now, he's filling clubs with a hot band and a new RCA record deal. Their first CD, Remember Two Things, sells as fast as great big Bama Records can press it.

The Dave Matthews Band is not on a roll because they're the musical flavor of the month. They're on a roll because they're good. A couple of weeks ago, Dave and I tried to asses the past, present and the future in 25 minutes or less. We started with the future- recording their major label debut.

"We'll have two months, which is just- heaven. The only studio work we've done has been like, 'Okay, we're going to record an album- you have four days.' And it's really hard to get anything going."

1994, articlesdbtpMarch 1, 1994

Richmond Raves

February 28th, 1994

From and issue of Style Weekly

by Andy Garrigue

With a record-breaking first disc out, Dave Matthews Band makes a triumphant return.

Fans knew that it was only a matter of time. That one day they would've able to get their hands on a Dave Matthews Band compact disc instead of the bootleg concert tapes they had been surviving on forever. They also knew that one day the band would sign a major-label recording contract. The momentum had been building for months. With weekly shows at the Flood Zone and Charlottesville's Trax consistently attracting more than 500 people,
how could it not happen?

1994, articles, magazinesdbtpFebruary 28, 1994

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