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Jamming with the DMB

microphone.jpgMay 3rd, 2007

Scott Casey

brisbanedmb.jpg The Dave Matthews Band (DMB) returns to Brisbane tomorrow – only the second time the world’s most successful jam band has played its unique brand of grassroots rock for Australian audiences.

It has been 15 years since DMB began playing at frat parties, schools, debutants and pubs – but they still pack a punch, as a packed crowd at the Brisbane Entertainment and Convention Centre will find out tomorrow night.

However, their style has gone through a considerable transformation over the past 15 years, with its funky, raw garage sound gradually from the ’90s now almost verging on pop.

brisbanetimes.com.au entertainment reporter Scott Casey speaks with bassist Stefan Lessard about the band’s Australian tour.

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Matthews long and strong

concertreviewicon.jpgMay 3rd, 2007

SAM KELTON

dave3.jpg A full house at the Festival Theatrer gathered to witness the Dave Matthews and his elite backing band in their first visit to Adelaide.

Xavier Rudd and his workshop of bells and whistles warmed the crowd nicely, but there was one man the crowd were waiting for.

From the moment the tiny Matthews walked on stage the vocal crowd were on their feet, even shouting requests before the show had begun.

With the crowd still getting over their anxiety of seeing the U.S. singer/songwriter he jumped right into arguably his most romantic and popular hit Crash Into Me.

With extended jams on every track the band played, the concert lingered on close to three hours, giving the Adelaide crowd even more to be excited about.

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Dave Matthews feels the fever

concertreviewicon.jpgApril 22nd, 2007

By Lauren Carter

Blame it on the date.

davewangcenter.jpgOn Friday night, which just happened to read 4/20 on the calendar, Dave Matthews showed up at the Citi Performing Arts Center’s Wang Theatre with a “fever” that put his mind state into question.

Luckily, Matthews’ condition didn’t affect his performance skills, and fans who are in college, recently graduated or wished they were still there got a three-hour dose of acoustic Matthews backed only by longtime collaborator Tim Reynolds.

There was little randomness during the long set. Reynolds would pluck and thrash masterfully on the guitar, Matthews would strum and look pained while singing, the music would generally sound good, and the audience would stand and roar at key points.

In between songs, Matthews would thank Reynolds profusely, apologize for his “fever” and tell stories about smashing pus-filled sacs with a Bible.

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The Best Of What's Around

newsicon.jpgMarch 8th, 2007

bowa.jpgOver the course of six albums, Dave Matthews has achieved so much more than success. The South African born singer has proved that an average-looking, everyday-kinda guy can compete with the image obsessed waifs on the charts. He's brought back the improvisational jam band after the demise of The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia. He's introduced the world to Vusi Mahlasela. And he's given the flute its rightful place on the top 40.

But while the mainstream popularity of Matthews' folk-jazz-blues-rock might still be surprising to some, 'The Best Of What's Around' reveals just why the Durban boy has hit it so big: he and his band have produced some genuinely good songs — musically ambitious but irresistibly appealing.

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Dave Matthews Band greatest hits compilation is carefully crafted and universally appealing

newsicon.jpgMarch 8th, 2007

BY BECCA FULTON

bowacover.jpgThe Dave Matthews Band recently released a double-disc, greatest-hits album called "The Best of What's Around." The album consists of one disc that is primarily studio-recorded hits and another of select live tracks.

At first glance, the live disc's eight songs seemed rather meager. But after listening, I realized it isn't just an eight-song disc--there are countless extras, solos and crowd interactions that make this second disc an experience in and of itself.

If there is one thing that makes this collection phenomenal, it would be the thought-out transitions from song to song.

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The space between Dave and SA

concertreviewicon.jpgMarch 7th, 2007

By Therese Owen

oxford.jpgAn awesome night of beautiful music and heroic guitar playing - that sums up the sold-out gig by Dave Matthews at Oxford's New Theatre.

Matthews wowed the audience with old favourites such as Crash and Jimi Thing, as well as a few new gems. His tendency to take the mickey out of himself and others was, as one fan described, "bordering on fairly un-PC stand-up comedy".

Matthews's passionate engagement with the audience was met with ardent calls from fans who pleaded with him to play more often in their cities. And then a lone voice shouted out, "Hoe lyk dit, boetie?" followed by something else muttered in Afrikaans.

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Dave Matthews at the Apollo

concertreviewicon.jpgMarch 2nd, 2007

Helen Tither

apollo.jpgCHANCES are you've not heard of Dave Matthews. A quick straw poll of, well, everybody before his Manchester gig revealed a grand total of no fans at all among colleagues, family, close friends and even random acquaintances.

Well, turns out he's just a well-kept secret. A decent singer with a come-to-bed voice, some fine songs, a talent for acoustic guitar, and a deadpan sense of humour.

In America, with the Dave Matthews Band, he's something of a superstar - with Grammy nominations, platinum albums, and performances alongside the Rolling Stones.

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Steven Miller Picks Telefunken | USA for Dave Matthews Band

newsicon.jpgFebruary 12th, 2007

a021207.jpgNew Album Employs Matched Pair of M16 MkII Tube Mics

Engineer and producer Steven Miller chose a matched pair of Telefunken | USA’s R-F-T M16 MkII microphones for the recording of the upcoming studio album from The Dave Matthews Band.  Sequestered at Matthew’s Virginia studio, the band has been tracking the follow-up to 2005’s hit album, “Stand Up.”

“I’ve known Telefunken | USA’s founder Toni Fishman since he started the company six years ago,” recalls Miller.  “I met him at Ocean Way Recording when he was working with Allen Sides to research the recreation of prized microphones from Allen’s extensive collection.”

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Dave Matthews Band Records New Album Using Klein + Hummel Monitors

newsicon.jpgFebruary 1st, 2007

hummel.jpgTwo pairs of Klein + Hummel near-field monitors were installed at Haunted Hollow Studios in Charlottesville, Va., a private facility where the next Dave Matthews Band full-length release is currently in production. A pair of O 300D active three-way reference monitors were set up for use in the B room, which is typically used for songwriting and vocal recording, while a pair of O 110 two-way near-field monitors were acquired for the main tracking and mix room.

So far, according to engineer Steven Miller, the two new sets of monitors have proved to be important tools during the early stages of the production for the Dave Matthews Band's next release, the follow up to its 2005 Platinum album, Stand Up. "I'm using the O 110s in the main room when I really want to work super-quiet," Miller says.

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ATO wins: The Dave sells a film at Sundance

newsicon.jpgFebruary 1st, 2007

By DAVE MCNAIR DAVE@READTHEHOOK.COM

davesundance.jpgIn yet another Dave Matthews/Coran Capshaw success story, the duo's ATO Pictures wowed audiences and studio fat-cats at the Sundance Film Festival Saturday, January 27 with their feature film, Joshua, staring Sam Rockwell and Vera Farmiga. In fact, by Monday, ATO had inked a deal with Fox Searchlight Pictures for $4 million.

"We found out we got into Sundance the Tuesday before Thanksgiving," says ATO executive producer Temple Fennell. "Then we found out we got the 8:30 Saturday night screening... which was the perfect time."

Joshua, an original script by novelist David Gilbert and director George Ratliff, tells the story of a brilliant, precocious nine-year old, played by Jacob Kogan, who wreaks psychological havoc on his family, especially his father (Rockwell) and mother (Farmiga), after the birth of a new sister. As one reviewer explains, "It's a total horror film in the vein of The Omen, but without the supernatural elements. It's all very realistic and plausible.

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ATO Pictures wins big at Sundance

newsicon.jpgJanuary 30th, 2007

a013007.jpgIn yet another Dave Matthews/Coran Capshaw success story, the duo’s ATO Pictures wowed the audiences and the studio fat-cats at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, January 27 with their feature film Joshua, staring Sam Rockwell and Vera Farmiga. In fact, by Monday, ATO had inked a deal with Fox Searchlight Pictures for $4 million.

“We found out we got into Sundance the Tuesday before Thanksgiving,” says ATO executive producer Temple Fennell. “Then we found out we got the 8:30 Saturday night screening…which was the perfect time.”

Joshua, an original script by novelist David Gilbert and director George Ratliff, tells the story of a brilliant and precocious 9-year old, played by Jacob Kogan, who wreaks psychological havoc on his family, especially his father (Sam Rockwell) and mother (Vera Farmiga), after the the birth of a new sister. As one online reviewer describes it, “it’s a total horror film in the vein of The Omen, but without the supernatural elements, it’s all very realistic and plausible.

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Dave Matthews Band makes donation to VSGA Foundation

newsicon.jpgJanuary 14th, 2007

BY ARTHUR UTLEY
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

The favorite musical group for Eddie Swink, director of development for the Virginia State Golf Association Foundation, is a no-brainer.

The answer is The Dave Matthews Band, and one of the reasons is the charitable arm of the megastars from Charlottesville, Bama Works, has made a significant gift to the VSGA Foundation.

The three-year commitment will give young golfers the opportunity to use the sport as a way to learn and develop personal and life skills through the Robins Junior Programs at Independence Golf Club in Midlothian, the statewide home for golf that is owned and operated by the foundation.

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Way Behind The Music
newsicon.jpgJanuary 13th, 2007

For John Legend, Gwen Stefani, and hundreds of other talents, Musictoday is the invisible machine keeping fans pumped and the money rolling in.

From: Issue 112 | February 2007 | Page 64 | By: Chuck Salter

musictoday_capshaw.jpgIf there's any musician who can make sense of the tectonic upheaval in the industry, it's John Legend. Before teaming with Kanye West and Snoop Dogg on his major-label debut, Get Lifted, the ultrasmooth R&B singer-songwriter worked as an associate consultant for the Boston Consulting Group (under his given name, John Stephens). When the recording sold north of 3 million copies worldwide--and snagged a trio of 2006 Grammys, including best new artist--John Stephens the consultant had some cautionary words for John Legend the musician: Protect your brand. It was some of the best advice he'd ever gotten.
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New BitTorrent Tracker for Dave Matthews Distribution

newsicon.jpgJanuary 10, 2007

Thomas Mennecke

011007.jpgYesterday, Slyck wrote about the benefits of using BitTorrent to distribute large files online. It vastly decreases the amount of server overhead by distributing bandwidth outside of a central resource. It also fosters a community atmosphere, or in the case of AntsMarching.com, a Dave Mathews Band fan site, furthers an already established community.

Dave Mathews Band has separated itself from many other other artists by allowing fans to record live tapings of its concerts and freely trading and distributing them. Whether trading CDs or other digital copies, fans are permitted to distribute live sound recordings without consequence of copyright infringement.

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Matthews to guest on 'House'
newsicon.jpgJanuary 7th, 2007

Rocker Dave Matthews has signed to appear in an episode of Fox's "House."

a010707.jpgIn the episode, set to air in March, Matthews will play a savant who was hit by a bus when he was 10. The accident affected his mental development but suddenly gave him the ability to play the piano flawlessly despite never having taken a lesson.

Dr. House (Hugh Laurie) is brought in after the virtuoso begins suffering seizures and the character's father (Kurtwood Smith) must decide whether to cure the impairment -- and lose his son's musical gift.

The episode marks the directorial debut of "House" exec producer Katie Jacobs.

Matthews' track "Some Devil" appeared in a 2005 episode of "House."
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Cubs woo Dave Matthews despite poo

newsicon.jpgDecember 21st, 2006

BY FRAN SPIELMAN

cubs%20logo.JPG After committing nearly $300 million to free agents this winter, the Cubs are more desperate than ever for cash not subject to Major League Baseball's revenue-sharing edict.

Enter the Dave Matthews Band, whose bus driver unloaded 800 pounds of human waste on a tour boat passing under the Kinzie Street bridge in 2004.

The Cubs are asking City Hall for permission to hold their second pair of outdoor concerts in two years -- this time starring Matthews on the weekend that follows July Fourth.

City Council approval is needed next month in order to seal a place in the band's busy schedule. The concerts are expected to be held July 8 and 9.

The concert precedent began in 2005 with a pair of Labor Day concerts by Jimmy Buffett.

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Best of what's a nano: Dave Matthews on Wilsdorf Hall

newsicon.jpgNovember 23rd, 2006

in issue 0547 of the HooK. - By DAVE MCNAIR

wilsdorf.jpg In covering the recent dedication of UVA's $43 million state-of-the-art Wilsdorf Hall, the local media seems to have missed the involvement in the project of one of our famous native sons.

While much was made of the $15 million donation by 1971 UVA grad-- and private astronaut-- Gregory Olsen to the center designed to foster collaborative research in materials science and engineering, chemical engineering and nanotechnology, little was mentioned about Dave Matthews' investment in the project. Matthews put in $500,000 for a "connector" to the chemistry library, and the Matthews family foundation put in another $500,000 for a suite of labs.

While Matthews didn't donate as much as Olsen, his involvement was as much personal as financial.

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Dave Matthews to play this year's Warren Haynes Christmas Jam

newsicon.jpg November 9th, 2006 

by Tony Kiss

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

Tickets, priced at $43.50 and service charges, first 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 online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 251-5505.

The Civic Center will seat 7,200 for the show, but don’t expect tickets to last long.

“I think this will be the quickest (sell-out) they’ve had,” said Marcia Hart, the Civic Center’s building administrator.

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