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DMB’s ‘Big Whiskey’ is a toast to LeRoi Moore

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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…

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DMB album title announcement

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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.

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DMB will embark on extensive tour

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Dave Matthews Band will embark on an extensive North American tour in late May with dates planned through early October. Tour stops include several new venues with long-awaited returns to many others as DMB tours in support of their yet-to-be titled next studio album, slated for release by RCA records on June 2nd.

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DMB to launch Spring Tour

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From the Warehouse: We will be announcing the first Dave Matthews Band tour dates of 2009 on Monday, December 15, 2008. This tour will mark the first time that Dave Matthews Band will perform songs from forthcoming studio album due this spring. Warehouse members will have the first opportunity to request tickets for the spring shows. Stay tuned for details… This would be a huge deal in Dave world, but it doesn’t suprise me because I think this is the…

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Dave Matthews: No Political Chicken

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Here’s an idea for those Bush-bashing Dixie Chicks, whose summer ticket sales have taken a licking in markets upset with their ranting. Stop whining about your country fans and do what you did in 2004: Give in to your political outrage by following the model of groups like the Dave Matthews Band. Because Dave Matthews isn’t just talking the talk: During his summer concert swing, he is teaming up with other political rockers for the Midterms Matter Tour–a reference to…

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Another birthday for a great friend

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If I squint my eyes hard enough, I can look back and see my first day of 2nd grade Gifted class. It was way back then that I met my first girl (space) friend…the spectacular Sharon Rasponi. For over 20 years now, Sharon and I have been friends. First in our Gifted class, then at Holy Family, next at Northeast and throughout our college years. Throughout it all, Sharon has been close by. And best of all, she has been my…

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