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| An Interview With Jon Marro |
You've gone to DMB concerts and stood among a throng of people after a show peering at tour merchandise looking for a memento of your concert.
Or, at least you've cruised the official Dave Matthews Band Store looking for a T-shirt or poster that reflects your fandom. We've all at one point or another sought out something to symbolize the feeling you have for DMB.
Jon Marro is the graphic designer behind the design firm, Fire Hydrant-Red. His has done merchandise design work for Madonna, Jason Mraz and of course, Dave Matthews Band.
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| DMB Song Prediction Chart |
 Have you ever been sitting at a show between songs, wondering what the guys were going to play next? Ever had someone annoyingly call out the name of the next song correctly over and over again?
Tired of being in the dark? Apart from having a glimpse at the setlist before the show, the best method of predicting what will be up next is a combination of two things. One part of song prediction is paying attention to the setlists of shows preceding on a given tour so far, the other is using a cool new tool developed by a WDS contributor.
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| Dave Matthews Band Performs Linus and Lucy |
 So, you can never be too sure what DMB is going to do. One moment they are in the midst of the 2004 summer tour lacking setlist variety and squandering opportunities. *sneezes "Golden Gate"* One might expect, as many have pontificated, in the boards that the guys would roll through winter tour.
And indeed, that's how 2005 DMB winter tour started. We're talking a nice split of songs on 11/26 of seven SU songs and ten no-surprise recent tour regulars. Then again on 11/27 another seven SU's and ten more recent tour regulars.
This is about the time core fans fans began collectively rolling their eyes...
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| "The Song that I Like" Contest |
 We all have a favorite Dave Matthews Band Song, and we certainly know what song Jane likes.
Announcing "The Song That I Like" holiday contest. Thanks to some friends of Weekly Davespeak, we will be giving away a copy of the 2005 release of Tribe of Heaven Imagine We Were CD, as well as a two year subscription to Spin or Rolling Stone Magazine. Official Rules are...
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| Dave and Friends Carribean Cruise |
 Warehouse members recieved notification of a previously rumored "Dave and Tim Carribean Cruise" will actually be a Dave and Friends event. The release is summarized below:
In February 2006 Dave Matthews & Friends will be performing on a secret island in the Bahamas, and Warehouse members are invited to take a cruise to the concert. Two Royal Carribean ships will sail in tandem to a secret island in the Bahamas...
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| Stefan Lessard Gets Hitched |
 We received confirmation that Stefan Lessard got married this past weekend to his long-time fiance Jaclyn Burton
The entire band was present at the wedding, Butch Taylor was also in attendance. According to our source, who was at the wedding, "Boyd (and
actually everyone -- DMB + Butch) remarked that it was
so nice for them all to hang out together just for the
fun of it. They don't get to do that too often."
Mark Batson, the producer of DMB's Stand Up was also at the wedding. Batson is slated to produce DMB's next album due in 2006.
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| Dave Matthews Band Fans Caught in Digital War Between Labels and iTunes |
 Dave Matthews Band fans are part of a group music listeners stuck between a rock and a hard place thanks to DRM or digital rights management.
According to wikipedia, DRM is "an umbrella term referring to any of several technical methods used to
control or restrict the use of digital media content on electronic
devices..."
Creating and selling discs that use some form of DRM is meant to discourage "casual" or "simple" piracy such as simply making an extra copy of a disc and handing it to your friend..
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| DMB Announces 2005 Winter Tour Dates |
 Dave Matthews Band has announced a series of Winter tour dates. For Warehouse members, the dates correspond to ticketing series 11 and 12. Both series begin the lottery process at 7pm EST on 9/22/05 and end 10/2 at 11:59PM EST.
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| Dave Matthews Updates, YouthAIDS, Katrina, Dave and Tim on a Caribbean Cruise |
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 Dave Matthews performed solo at the annual Farm Aid benefit concert in Tinley Park, IL on Sunday. He opened with So Damn Lucky, which he hadn't performed since the last Farm Aid near Seattle, WA exactly one year before. The set included a number of other Some Devil songs which will probably get some play at the Dave and Friends show at Vegoose.
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| DMB to Add Fourth Red Rocks Date to Benefit Hurricane Katrina Victims |
 Billboard is reporting that Dave Matthews Band will add a fourth concert to their three-day stretch in Denver, Colorado at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre to benefit the victims of the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
The expected official announcement comes on the heels of a $250,000 donation to CARE to fight the "Tsunami of Poverty" in Sri Lanka. Dave Matthews and Dave Matthews Band have performed a number of benefit concerts in the past, from the annual Bridge School Benefit to the recent Golden Gate Park concert.
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| 2005 DMB Gorge Amphitheatre Photos |
 Weekly Davespeak had the unique opportunity to shoot from the photography pit at the Gorge Amphitheatre on Friday, August 19th.
All three nights at the Gorge were heavily discussed in our forums. Night 1, Night 2, Night 3. We also offered up links to Sunday's performance of download the first cover of The Beatles' "Blackbird" in last week's newsletter.
Bryan Rosengrant was in the pit for One Sweet World, Don't Drink the Water and Dream Girl and was able to capture a number of great 3.2 megapixel shots using a Sony Mavica MVC-CD350. Each of these photos are available in high-resolution to members of our forums.
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| Dave and Tim to Perform Late-Night in Vegas |
 The Warehouse has announced a previously rumored late-night show in Las Vegas during the upcoming Vegoose weekend.
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds will team up for a performance on October 28th at Aladdin's Theatre for the Performing Arts.
The Aladdin Casino began life as the Tally Ho, being converted in 1966 by Milton Prell. The hotel was bought and sold repeatedly for the next thirty years with its share of associations with underworld figures and celebrities...
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| Carter Wears a Nike Mp3 Player in Concert? |
 A recent update to the crew photos page on dmband.com included some interesting photos from the 7/30/05 Randall's Island show. Shots of Carter show that he was wearing something on his left arm.
Exactly what he's strapped on isn't clear. The general consensus is that he's wearing a Nike Mp3 Player. Why would he wear this during a performance? He already wears an IEM feed in both ears--anything extra would only obstruct his movement.
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| Vegoose Lineup Announced - Dave and Friends Headline |
 Superfly, the promotion company behind Bonnaroo and has announced the long-anticipated artist line-up for Vegoose. Previously it had been highly rumoured that the full DMB was to play the festival, but it turns out Dave and Friends will play instead.
Dave and Friends last played together at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, TN on June 11th, 2004. At that time there was question over whether the Dave's solo touring group would ever recollect. The 2003-2004 D+F tour included Trey Anastasio, Brady Blade, Tony Hall, Ray Paczkowski and Tim Reynolds. There's no word as to what the D+F lineup will look like at Vegoose.
With the potential return of the heralded songs from Some Devil comes the loss of anticipation of a performance of "Halloween" on Halloween.
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| DMB Live Trax Vol. 4 Discovered |
 Evidence of the fourth installment in the DMB Live Trax series has appeared online unannounced. "DMB Live Trax, Volume 4" is currently available in the Dave Matthews Band Official Store, with the description "TBD"
The cover reads: "Classic Amphitheatre Richmond, VA April 30th, 1996." The choice of the 4/26 show retreats the farthest into DMB history of the DMB Live Trax releases.
4/30/96 came on the heels the Crash CD release party. On 4/29/96, DMB played two shows, one at a local night club Maxx, the other at Trax--both in Charlottesville. Both shows on April 29th were missing Boyd and Carter, but included guesting from Tim Reynolds. This two show day would have been easy to pull off compared to.....
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| First #34 Performance in Twelve Years |
 It happened. After weeks of teases and soundcheck rumors, Dave Matthews Band performed the fabled #34 for the first time in twelve years at Mansfield, MA on July 9th, 2005.
#34 was written for the late Charlottesville percussionist Miguel Valdez. See our 7/12/04 Davespeak for more information about Valdez. It was performed a handful of times in 1993 before being released on Under The Table and Dreaming and then it vanished.
It was teased once in 2002, then a few teases cropped up over the course of the 2005 tour. It was heard during recent sound checks and inspired the possibility that there may be a #34 reprise related to a background song from the Stand Up DVD in the works. See #34 Teases Draw Speculation.
Until Mansfield, #34 was just about the rarest Dave Matthews Band in the catalogue...
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| #34 Teases Draw Speculation Over Possible New Song (The Background Tune) |
 The teasing of #34 since the start of the tour has had many fans wondering if this  Under The Table and Dreaming piece might be making a comeback. #34 has not been played live by Dave Matthews Band since March of 1993.
It is of little surprise that there are additional DMB Stand Up sessions studio songs that have not been heard by fans--Dave has said that many tracks were recorded during their time in the studio. What is intriguing is that these background songs from the DVD may be an easter egg in plain sight (or earshot)...
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| Dave Matthews Band Confirms Red Rocks Performance, September 9th, 10th and 11th 2005. |
 After months of speculation, Dave Matthews Band has confirmed three tour dates at Red Rocks Amphitheater. See our previous article regarding DMB 2005 Red Rocks Rumors.
Thanks to Vito for the correction.
Dave Matthews Band has a special history with Red Rocks, headlining at the amphitheater for the first time August 15, 1995. The outstanding show was made into a double live LP, Live at Red Rocks, and released in 1997...
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| WeeklyDavespeak Podcast |
 In this week's dmb podcast:
- News
- Live 8
- New Tour
- Lighting Rig
- Leaked Hello Again Studio
- Time of the Seasons Cover
- Review of the 6/1/05 show from Andy Runiman
- Mystery DMB Song - (From 6/2/05)
- Point/Counter Point with Dave P.
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| DMB Explodes with New Lighting Rig, Time of the Season Cover and Leaked Studio Hello Again Jam |
 Dave Matthews Band let it all hang out at the UMB Pavilion tonight. Aside from it being the first stop on the North American tour for 2005, it also was their first show in support of their new album, Stand Up.
The big news from show is the performance of a new cover, "Time of the Season" and an incredible new lighting rig gripping the stage. During the show, a brand new leak of a studio cut of Hello Again broke featuring the full jam at the end. Read on for the details and downloads.
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| DMB to Play Live 8, The New Live Aid in Philly |
 Bob Geldof has lifted the veil on a new charity mega-concert as a follow-up to his 1985 Live Aid. Live 8 will be focused on creating a public focus on the famine faced by people in Africa. The name "Live 8" comes from the fact that the event is to nearly coincide with the annual G8 meeting between the world's most powerful industrial nations.
To tune the lens of the media, Geldolf has recruited a slew of bands to play the event, including Dave Matthews Band. Live 8 will take place on July 2nd in London, Paris, Berlin, Philadelphia and Rome.
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| New WeeklyDavespeak Podcast |
In this week's dmb podcast:
- Saturday Night Live mis-appearance
- The Blender Stand Up review
- The start of the 2005 tour
- Point / Counterpoint with Dave P
- Julia Roberts in Dream Girl Music Video
- Mashups
- Justin's update on Carter's drum kit setup
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| Stand Up Fully Remixed |
 A brave mashup artist from Finland has taken a shot at creating a continuous play mix of Stand Up Mashes. This fourty minute remix features a number of interesting remix of "Old Dirt Hill" with Garbage's "Paranoid."
Here's the track list:
1. Dave Gahan - Stand Up
2. DMB - Out Of My Hands
3. DMB Vs Beasties - Hey You Smooth Rider
4. DMB Vs Faithless - Dreamgirl Plays Baseball
5. DMB Vs Apollo 440 - Gods Might Die Crying
6. DMB Vs Rob D - Clubbed To Bayou
7. DMB Vs Sly Boogy - That'z Me Stolen Away...
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| First WeeklyDavespeak Podcast |
We're excited to announce the first Dave Matthews Band themed podcast! This week our show covers:
- DMB's VH1 Storytellers Performance
- Dave's Honorary Degree from Haverford College
- Point / Counterpoint with Dave P - DMB Rumors: Vegoose, Red Rocks and the befallen Governors Island.
- The Making of Stand Up Video Review (Unreleased song, Davespeak)
- Stand Up Liner Notes
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| Halloween Music Festival "Vegoose" in the Works |
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 A large-scale music festival featuring Dave Matthews Band is currently in the planning stages. The event is to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada on and around Halloween this year. News of the event first broke on various music forums on the web.
Superfly, the same production company behind Bonnaroo, is expected to announce “Vegoose” a three-day festival in late June, with tickets to be released mid-July. The final show is expected to be held at the Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, (the arena used by UNLV football), and the surrounding soccer fields of approximately 10 acres. As of now, there is no scheduled game on that date for the venue.
To follow up on this news, we spoke with a representative from the Thomas and Mack Center...
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| DMB to Tape VH1's Storytellers Episode Tonight |
 VH1’s Storytellers features some of the best artists of all time, and Dave Matthews Band will be taping their June 11th episode tonight. Other famous musicians that have performed on VH1 Storytellers in the past have been Bruce Springsteen, Garth Brooks, James Taylor, and The Pretenders. Each episode is one hour long and include artists' first-hand stories about their songs and performances.
This will be Dave Matthews' second time appearing on VH1’s Storytellers and the band's first time. Dave Matthews appeared on VH1’s Storytellers with renowned guitarist Tim Reynolds back in 1999. During his previous appearance on Storytellers, Dave Matthews shared stories about...
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| Honorary Degree Awarded to Matthews at Harverford College |
 An honorary degree in Arts was bestowed upon Dave Matthews at Pennsylvania's Harverford College on Sunday, May 15th.
Harverford is a small 1,100 liberal arts college founded by the Religious Society of Friends, (Quakers) though it is no longer considered a religious institution.
Dave was raised under the Quaker religion as a child in South Africa. In the DMB biography Step Into the Light Morgan DeLancey suggests Dave's Quaker roots as part of his reasoning behind leaving the country.
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| Stand Up Mashups |
 Hot on the heels of our American Baby Mashup Kit, we had a number offers to remix songs from the new album. Over the next few weeks we'll be releasing these songs for your review.
Our first comes from Cheekyboy, with his old school hip-hop take on Standup...
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| DMB Debuts New Songs at Jazzfest |
 Dave Matthews Band played three new songs at the New Orleans Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 30th.
They were scheduled for 5:20-7:00 PM and played a selection of twelve crowd pleasers. This shorter setlist and juicy selection of songs typical for DMB at festival shows...
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| Red Rock Rumors Persist |
 Rumors continue to swirl regarding the possibility of three shows at the Red Rocks Ampitheatre in Morrison, Colorado.
The Denver Post has been adding fuel to the fire recently. On Sunday, Aprili 24th an article by Post columnist Bill Husted wrote "Nothing is confirmed yet, and there is no set date, say promoter Morris and Dave Matthews' people - but you can count on Dave Matthews Band playing at Red Rocks this summer."
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| DMB Caves to iTunes Distribution Method |
 After over a year of trying to find a working digital distribution method, Dave Matthews Band has found a new home at iTunes.
As reported in our article about the move to Napster in July 16th, 2004 article, Napster Nabs DMB Catalog, DMB failed to secure a favorable method for distributing their own music on the internet. Sony's newer media download site, Sony Connect began selling DMB music last month.
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| Stand Up Song Clips Leaked |
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Several tracks from the new Dave Matthews Album, Stand Up were found on the internet late Wednesday night. A forward thinking user took the URL provided by Dave Matthews Band for the clip of the studio version of Joy Ride and guessed at possible URL's for other album clips. The result was extraordinary.
Clips from the following songs are now in distribution over the internet...
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| Forthcoming Jon Marro Interview |
 We have pleased to announce an upcoming interview with Jon Marro, the graphic designer behind the Monkey See / Monkey Do sticker sold on the official DMB website.
Jon was commissioned to create a number of graphic designs for merchendise during DMB's 2004 summer tour.
Our interview will focusing on Jon's experience working with DMB and the Monkey See / Do design...
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| DMB's Stand Up Tracklist Confirmed via Billboard |
Dave Matthews Band has confirmed the track list for their new studio album, "Stand Up."
- Dreamgirl
- Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)
- Stand Up (For It)
- American Baby Intro
- American Baby
- Smooth Rider
- Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)
- Out of My Hands
- Hello Again
- Louisiana Bayou
- Stolen Away on 55th and 3rd
- You Might Die Trying
- Steady As We Go
- Hunger for the Great Light
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| Carter Beauford Injured During Drum Solo |
 Charlottesville, VA -- Carter Beauford was seriously injured during an extended Hello Again solo a publicist for the percussionist said.
The accident took place Thursday, March 31st in the main practice area of Dave Matthews Band's new studio in Charlottesville, Virginia. The band had been practicing for the upcoming New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
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| DMB 2005 Summer Tour Opening Acts Confirmed |
 Dave Matthews Band has confirmed a set of opening acts for the 2005 Summer Tour.
Three acts from DMB's 2004 summer tour were asked to return, Robert Randolph, Galactic and OAR. The Black Eyed Peas were scheduled to open before DMB, but ended up attending an awards ceremony instead.
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| Photos from New Dave Matthews Band Video |
 Photos said to be taken on the set of a new Dave Matthews Band music video have surfaced.
Presumedly, the video being shot is for American Baby. This is the official first single off the new album
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| American Baby Released |
 A radio edit of the first single off Stand Up has been released to AOL Music's First Listen francise. This is the first appearance of an officially recorded track from Dave Matthews Band's new studio album, Stand Up.
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The song opens with a pizzicato violin plucking pattern from Boyd Tinsley and is immediatly followed by a strong hip-hop drum beat from Carter the two work together to...
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| New DMB Album "Stand Up" News |
 On Sunday, March 13th Dave Matthews Band's record label, RCA hosted a private release party in Charlottesville, VA. In attendance were Boyd Tinsley, Coran Capshaw, representatives from the record company and Red Light Management.
A few DMB fan site reps were also invited. This article summarizes their reviews. See links to their reviews at the bottom of this article.
A few rumors floating around the fan community were confirmed at the party, including the album's cover art. A chrome firedancer designed by both DMB bassist Stefan Lessard and Thane Kerner. Kerner was in charge of art direction and design on Before These Crowded Streets and...
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| DMB 2005 International Tour Dates Emerge |
 Dave Matthews Band fans have received a small flurry of tour information over the past week.
RollingStone.com kicked it off announcing that the band would be playing the New Orleans Jazz Festival, but fans issued audible gasps when it was confirmed that DMB would be playing the East Coast Blues and Roots Festival in Byron Bay, New South Wales Australia.
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| DMB Announces Mark Batson Producer on New Album |
 Dave Matthews Band has announced that the new producer on their upcoming studio album release willl be Mark Batson
The choice of Batson follows in line with DMB bassist Stefan Lessard's comments in his July 7th, 2004 interview with WBCN's Cali. Batson has a long list of experiences both performing on and and producing tracks for popular pop and hip-hop artists.
Some of his more notable production work includes credits as co-producer on Eminem's recent Encore album... (This Story Continues)
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| Minarets and Halloween Bust Out at MSG |
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 DMB performed a caustic show at Madison Square Garden on 12/10/05, dropping a setlist that included some of the most coveted songs in the DMB catalogue.
Hailing from Remember Two Things, Minarets saw its tour debut earlier in the week at University Park, PA. The song's return is welcome nod fans who have been around the block a few times.
 Reviews from the show describe not only a fantastic amount of energy from the band, but also the surprise explosion of confetti in the middle of Halloween. The entire Garden was covered in ticker-tape, and dave had to pick it out of his mouth towards the end of the song.
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