There's a lot of great DMB collectibles for fans. Carter's drumsticks. Pictures with members of the band. But how about a guitar autographed by Dave Matthews himself? And did we mention he'll autograph it right in front of you?

Live Nation, Taylor Guitars and MusicToday could be giving you a trip to see DMB at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, CA on September 13th, where you will meet with Dave as he signs a Taylor guitar just for you! The lucky winner will also get hotel accommodations, $300 in cash and the complete Live Trax series 1-15.

Fans with XM Satellite Radio subscription will be able to partake in a 24/7, commercial-free stream of various works from the Dave Matthews Band collection starting June 1st on the popular channel, Jam_ON. This launch will coincide with the release of the band's new album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, and will last from 12:00pm EST 6/1 until 3:00am EST 6/8.

A much-anticipated song from Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King, entitled "Seven," and ironically track ten on the new album, made its debut at last night’s Albuqurque, NM, show at the Journal Pavillion.

Download: Seven 5/5/09

Many listeners believe that this song could be that mystery sound check from the show at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion in Woodland, Texas, that appeared on YouTube.

by Diana Schwartz

Smash-ups, Bootlegs, Bastard Pop, Power-Mixing, Blending, whatever you want to call it, Mash-Ups are becoming more and more popular in the music community.

For those not familiar with the term, Mash-Ups have been gaining more widespread recognition since 2001, when experimental artists began blending two or more songs from a range of musical genres to reinterpret music for an audience, but remixing has been around since music has been laid down.

It is an art that requires seamless editing to blend one song into another and deserves legitimate street credibility, even if it isn’t your cup of tea.

On April 28, Dave Matthews Band rolled out a few lines of what would soon be a full new cover song added to the song list of the Spring 2009 Tour the very next evening: "Rye Whiskey". The song has been covered by several different artists over the years, but was first recorded by and is most famously associated with Tex Ritter.

Download: Rye Whiskey - 4/29/09

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A new contest  has just been posted on the band’s homepage announcing an opportunity to host a listening party for Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. Aptly named, “Party with the King for the GrooGrux Grand Prize,” the contestants must create listening party events through their Facebook accounts.

10klf 2009 announced earlier this week, starting this Friday, April 24th, single-day tickets will be available for July 25 only. There are two options to choose from: $75 for a music only ticket, and $99 for a music and camping ticket.

Order your tickets here

July 25th is jam packed with Dave Matthews Band, Umphrey's McGee, Ozomalti, Tea Leaf Green, and many more artists scheduled to perform.

With the general election approaching, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds have made another attempt to show their support for Barack Obama. The acoustic duo will be performing a free show in Richmond, Virginia on Sunday, October 26th at the ALLTEL Pavilion at the VCU Stuart C. Siegel Center. The goal of this show is to "urge citizens to vote for the change our country needs."

Back in April, Dave and Tim performed their first show in support of Senator Obama at Indiana University.

Minutes after tickets went on sale for the 5th annual Kokua Festival, featuring two acoustic shows with Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, they were all sold out. The event has gotten bigger each year, and with the addition of Dave and Tim, locals were extremely excited to have their first opportunity to see Matthews live.

However, with plenty of interest from the mainland, the residents of Hawaii found it more difficult to buy tickets then they had previously thought.

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