What might be the most anticipated Dave Matthews Band tour in years kicks off tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The 17-show jaunt kicks off simultaneously with the radio release of the first single off of Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, Funny the Way It Is.
From the bluesy sax solo that opens the album, to the inspired songs and performances throughout, it’s clear that this one’s for LeRoi. “Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King,” the Dave Matthews Band’s first album since 2005, is due June 2 on RCA. The album shows a number of inspirations: producer Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance), the band’s maturation and a focus on creating a studio project on a level with the band’s potency as one of the…
You heard it here first, the next Dave Matthews Band studio album, scheduled for release on June 2, 2009, will be titled Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King.
