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Dave Matthews Band to play Beacon Theatre on June 1st

UPDATE: 05.13.09 Ticket Requests are NOW available via the warehouse. You can request up to 2 tickets and they are going for $80 each. Seats are very limited. Tickets will not be available to the public for this show. Good Luck!

The concert, presented by Madison Square Garden’s national music network Fuse and MSG Entertainment, will benefit Dave Matthews Band’s Bama Works Fund supporting charitable programs in the Charlottesville, VA area.

This show will be a live broadcast on Fuse TV. In addition Fuse will air the four-part original documentary “Dave Matthews Band: The Road to Big Whiskey”, a 360-degree experience which began on April 14 as the band launched their Spring 2009 tour with a sold-out performance at Madison Square Garden.

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Something Old, Something New

With the closing of the Spring tour, most Dave Matthews Band fans have only one thing on their minds: 16 days until the summer concerts begin! But before we turn our attention to what's to come, let's take a look at where we've been. Wrapping up an unbelievable run last weekend in Las Vegas, the Spring shows have been nothing less than spectacular. From old wonders like “Pig,” “Raven,” and “Granny,” to new tunes like “Funny The Way It Is,” “Beach Ball,” and the "Rye Whiskey" cover, to “The Last Stop” tease and “Blue Water” partials, this expedition truly offered something for everyone.

Undoubtedly one of the most exciting parts of this journey has been the introduction of fresh compositions from “Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King.” So far we've been gifted with a total of 4 numbers from the record, “Funny The Way It Is,” “Spaceman,” “Why I Am,” and “Seven.” We also enjoyed “Beach Ball,” which is featured on the bonus disc and available with the super deluxe purchase of “Big Whiskey.” The most recent addition, “Seven” debuted just last week on May, 5th 2009 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. By far the most unconventional of the contemporary songs, it features a cacophonous, asymmetrical style. In the DMB road crew notes, Dave says of this piece, “ Tastes a little bit funny, but that's okay. Something's wrong with it. I hope that it eventually affects you in a positive way at some stage.” Perhaps surprisingly to Dave, it already has.

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Dave Matthews Band debuts new song: "Seven"

Last night in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Dave Matthews Band played new song “Seven” from the upcoming album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. Since the start of the Spring Tour on April 14th, DMB have been playing new songs from Big Whiskey at every show. The first new songs to debut on the tour were “Funny The Way It Is”, “Spaceman” and “Why I Am”. They have been played at every show since.

“Seven” marks the forth song off the new album to be performed live and the album has yet to be officially released, but will be very soon on June 2nd.

Another new song to debut during the tour was “Beach Ball”, a b-side from the Big Whiskey album which will be available on the bonus disc included with the purchase of the Super Deluxe Edition.

 Download Audio of “Seven”

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DMB and Serendipity
dave & tim at Radio CityA young woman walks down the street looking for her lost dog and meets her future husband. A man walks into a bar to get a drink and leaves with a new job. A teenager joins a soccer team and finally finds a friend that shares her love for science fiction novels. All of these are examples of serendipity, which can be defined as uncovering something unexpected while searching for something else entirely. When serendipity bursts into your life, changes that you never saw coming are afoot. It is a process that cannot be controlled or predicted, only looked upon with wonder. Once you become aware of the power of serendipity, you may start noticing her magic emanating from every corner of your life. And nowhere is serendipity more evident than inside the creative process of the Dave Matthews Band.

When asked during a 60 Minutes interview whether Dave knew exactly what kind of sound he was orchestrating by bringing saxophone and violin elements into a rock band, he admitted that he had no idea what to expect.
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Dave Matthews Band Throws a "Beach Ball"

...or a curve ball, however you want to look at it. Dave Matthew Band played new song, "Beach Ball" last night in Alpharetta, GA. "Beach Ball" was just announced days ago as one of four songs that would appear on the Bonus Disc available with the purchase of the "Super Deluxe" Package of Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King.

Since the start of the Spring Tour, DMB have been playing new songs: "Funny The Way It Is", "Why I Am" and "Spaceman" from the new studio album. While it is not too surprising that DMB would only debut a few new songs prior to the albums release (June 2nd), it was probably more than unexpected to see a "b-side" or bonus track from the album performed live!

 Download Audio of "Beach Ball" (Lyrics)

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Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King Album Pre-Order

UPDATE 04/26/09: According to amazon.com, the 4 Bonus Tracks offered in the Super Deluxe Package of Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King will be:

1. #27

2. Beach Ball

3. Little Red Bird

4. Write a Song

Rumors have been circulating that songs like Shotgun and Cornbread were recorded and would end up on some form of a bonus disc/EP...that does not seem to be the case at this time. Stay tuned...more news to follow.

Dave Matthews Band 7th Studio album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King is now available for pre-order through the official DMB website.

Fans who pre-order the CD at the bands website will receive a FREE copy of Live Trax: Volume 15. This Live Trax was named as August 9th, 2008 show at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, WI, one of the most fan-requested shows for release from last year's summer tour according to DMB's management.

Big Whiskey is available to purchase in three versions and a fourth on vinyl

Standard - CD – 13 tracks ($14.99) or Digital Download ($9.99)

Deluxe - CD and documentary DVD entitled Scenes from Big Whiskey ($19.99)

Super Deluxe - In a special box which includes the CD – 13 tracks + 2nd CD with 4 extra tracks; DVD, 40-page Photo book, 14 Lithographs featuring the drawings/artwork by Dave Matthews and a 24-page photo booklet Free copy of Live Trax Vol. 15: Alpine Valley included! ($59.99)

Big Whiskey on Vinyl - Big Whiskey on Vinyl! Double gatefold 180 gram 2 discs ($17.99)

There will also be various bundle that will include a t-shirt, available with any of the above options. Click here to view all Pre-order options.

Enter the DBTP.org Contest to win a copy of Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King

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Dave and Carter talk about LeRoi and Big Whiskey on MTV news

While in New York just over a week ago where Dave Matthews Band kicked off the 2009 Spring Tour, the band took some time to do interviews around the city. Just this past week MTV News posted 5 short video clips from an interview with Dave Matthews and Carter Beauford.

During the interview Dave explained the story of "Big Whiskey" and how the name came about during a photo shoot in New Orleans. He tells the story of a man stumbling by during the photo shoot shouting “I need a big whiskey.” Dave graciously gave the man a 20 dollar bill and was on his way, to which Rashawn said..."Big Whiskey that’s a good name for a record".

Grux which is now known to be a nickname for LeRoi Moore, is also the first song/intro to the new album and was further explained in more detail by Carter Beauford. Carter say's that "Grux" or "Groo Grux" was a term used many years ago when he would jam with LeRoi in parks and would come up with "wild sounding rhythms and wild sounding grooves and tunes". Not knowing what to call the style of music they were playing, they simply called it "GrooGrux".

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