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| name = Dave Matthews Band |
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| caption = Dave Matthews Band during the 2006 Summer Tour at the [[Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain]] in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]. |
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| alias = DMB |
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| origin = [[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville]], [[Virginia]], [[United States]] |
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| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[jam band]], [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]], [[world music]], [[funk rock]] |
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| years_active = 1991–present |
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| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]] (US), [[V2 Records|V2]] (international) |
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| associated_acts = [[Dave Matthews & Friends]], [[Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds]], [[Béla Fleck and the Flecktones]], [[Yukon Kornelius]] |
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| website = {{URL|http://www.davematthewsband.com/}} |
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| current_members = [[Dave Matthews]]<br />[[Carter Beauford]]<br />[[Stefan Lessard]]<br />[[Boyd Tinsley]] |
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| past_members = [[LeRoi Moore]]<br />[[Peter Griesar]] |
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'''Dave Matthews Band''', sometimes shortened to '''DMB''', is a U.S. [[rock band]] formed in [[Charlottesville, Virginia]] in 1991. The founding members were [[singer-songwriter]] and [[guitar]]ist [[Dave Matthews]], [[bass guitar|bassist]] [[Stefan Lessard]], [[drum kit|drummer]]/backing vocalist [[Carter Beauford]] and [[saxophonist]] [[LeRoi Moore]]. [[Boyd Tinsley]] was added to the band as a violinist soon after the band was formed. Moore died suddenly in August 2008 due to complications from an [[All-terrain vehicle|ATV]] accident. [[Grammy Award]]-winner [[Jeff Coffin]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abstractlogix.com/xcart/product.php?productid=23742 |title=Jeff Coffin Mu'tet with Felix Pastorius, Futureman, Kofi Burbridge and more: Mutopia |work=Abstract Logix |publisher=Mutopia |accessdate=2009-05-03}}</ref> of [[Béla Fleck and the Flecktones]], has since filled Moore's spot as the band's [[saxophonist]]. [[Rashawn Ross]] and [[Tim Reynolds]] have also become full-time touring members of the band. With musicians who each have roots in differing genres, including [[jazz]], [[classical music|classical]], [[soul music|soul]], [[rock music|rock]], [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]], and [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]], the band has come together to create an eclectic sound which has earned them fans from a variety of quarters. As of 2010, Dave Matthews Band have approximate sales between 30 and 40 million copies worldwide. |
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The band is known for their annual summer-long tours of the US and Europe, featuring lengthy improvisational renditions of their songs, accompanied by an elaborate video and lighting show. This portion of the tour has become a stamp of DMB and has grown with the band since [[Fenton Williams]] began in the early 1990s.<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris |last=Harris |title=Surprise, Surprise: Dave Matthews Band Hitting The Road This Summer |work=MTV |date=March 1, 2005 |accessdate=2008-10-11 |quote=For jam-band aficionados, no summer would feel complete without the Dave Matthews Band rolling through town for an evening of music spent under a star-soaked sky. That's because the DMB have consistently toured, summer after summer, since 1998 — and yes, this summer will be no different. |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1497619/20050301/dave_matthews_band.jhtml}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Gary |last=Graff |title=Lightning Strikes In More Than One Way At DMB Gig |work=Billboard |date=June 11, 2008 |accessdate=2008-10-11 |quote=And, of course, the DMB offered up plenty of what its fans really come for -- the long, improvisational numbers that laid individual instrumental dynamics atop taut, trancey grooves. Surrounded by video, including a stage-wide screen at the rear and five LED boards above and beside the band... |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews/live_review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003814837| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080705214521/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews/live_review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003814837| archivedate = July 5, 2008}}</ref> After twenty consecutive years of touring the band announced that it is going to take the summer of 2011 off. The band's most recent album, ''[[Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King]]'' (the first since Moore's death) debuted at number one on Billboard 200, giving the band their fifth consecutive number one debut, making them the second band behind [[Metallica]] to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/dave-matthews-band-score-fifth-number-one-album-in-a-row_1106146 |title=Dave Matthews Band Score Fifth Number One Album in a Row |work=contactmusic.com |publisher=Contactmusic.com Ltd. |accessdate=2009-07-12}}</ref> |
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The band has won one [[Grammy Award]], and was awarded the [[NAACP Image Awards|NAACP Chairman's Award]]. According to [[Julian Bond]], "they sell out the largest arenas on Earth, but frequently give their music away."<ref name="DMB MySpace Website">{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/davematthewsband |title=DMB MySpace Website |year=2004 |work=Video receiving award |publisher=Dave Matthews Band |accessdate=2009-03-12}}</ref><ref name="YouTube">{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJRmvhwatfc |title=Dave Matthews Band - Why Oh Why/Crush |year=2004 |work=Video of NAACP Award |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=2009-03-12}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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Songwriter David John Matthews, working in [[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville]] Virginia as a [[bartender]] at Miller's bar in November 1990, made friends with a [[Attorney at law (United States)|lawyer]] named Ross Hoffman. Hoffman convinced Matthews, usually reserved and reluctant to play in front of people, to lay down a demo of the few songs he had written. Hoffman hoped Matthews could shop the songs in order to find other musicians to perform on some studio work with him. Hoffman encouraged Matthews to approach [[Carter Beauford]], a local [[Drum kit|drummer]] on the Charlottesville music scene. Beauford had been in several bands and was then playing on a [[jazz]] show on [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]]. After hearing the demo, Carter agreed to spend some time playing the drums, both inside and outside the studio. Matthews also approached [[LeRoi Moore]], another local [[jazz]] musician who often performed with the [[John D'earth]] Quintet to join them. Moore skeptically listened to the demo, but liked what he heard and decided that he too would give the young [[South African]] a chance. These three began working on Matthews' songs in 1991. Matthews recollects that, "...the reason I went to Carter was ''not'' because I needed a drummer, but because I thought he was the baddest thing I'd ever seen and Leroi, it wasn't because I desperately wanted a [[saxophone]], it was because this guy just blew my mind. At this jazz place I used to bartend at [Miller's], I would just sit back and watch him. I would be serving the musicians fat whiskeys and they'd be getting more and more hosed, but no matter how much, he used to still blow my mind. And it was the sense that everyone played from their heart. And when we got together and they asked, 'What do you want the music to sound like?' I said, 'I know this is a song I wrote and I like what you guys play, so I want you to play the way you react to my song.' There was a lot of breaking of our inhibitions." |
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Matthews later said in an interview with Michael Krugman,<ref name="Martell">{{cite journal|last=Martell |first=Nevin |title=Dave Matthews Band: Music for the people |journal=New York: Pocket Books |year=2004 |page=13}}</ref> "In a way, initially it was just the three of us and I approached them with this tape and they said 'Sure,' cause they had time on their hands. They were both working on other things, but they had some afternoon time."<ref name="Martell"/> The beginning stages of this new band was, in the words of Morgan Delancey, "a time of trial and incubation."<ref name="delancey50">{{cite book|last=Delancey |first=Morgan |title=The Dave Matthews Band: Step into the Light |location=Toronto |publisher=ECW Press |year=1998 |page=33|isbn=1550224433}}</ref> Beauford would later recall that, "It started out as a three-piece thing with Dave and Leroi...working on some of Dave's songs. He only had four songs at the time..And it didn't work out with the three of us."<ref name="delancey50"/> Matthews said, "The first time we played together...we were awful. Not just kind of bad, I mean heinously bad. We tried a couple of different songs and they were all terrible...Sometimes it amazes me that we ever had a second rehearsal."<ref name="delancey50"/> |
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[[Image:Miller Cville.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Miller's Bar on the [[Downtown Mall]] in [[Charlottesville]]]] |
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Their limited instrumentals, however, did not provide the full sound they desired; more musicians were needed. Secrets was a former [[jazz fusion]] band based in [[Richmond, Virginia]] most notable for having LeRoi Moore and Carter Beauford as members before forming the ''Dave Matthews Band''. Moore's former bandmate, John D'earth, conductor of the [[University of Virginia|University of Virginia Orchestra]] and local musician, taught music at the [[Tandem Friends School]]. [[Stefan Lessard]], a junior [[Bass player|bassist]] at the time, was under his guidance in the student jazz combo, Yabanci Jazzites. On the recommendation of John D’earth, the 15-year-old Lessard was asked to join in the studio to help complete the demo. While the partnership was never intended to continue beyond the studio, the four liked the sound and decided to continue together for live performances as well. Consequently, regular practices began in the basement of Carter Beauford's and Matthews' mother's home. |
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[[Peter Griesar]] was a bartender at Miller's beginning in 1989, and in August 1991, during Miller's annual respite for inventory, Matthews, Beauford, Moore and Lessard used the empty bar for rehearsing. Griesar heard them rehearsing and decided to stop working for a while, pulled out his [[harmonica]], and started playing with them. After a few songs, he was invited to perform with them. He immediately accepted, becoming the band's first [[keyboardist]]. Griesar's last show with the band was March 23, 1993. |
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[[Boyd Tinsley]] was the last member to join the band. Although he had performed on the demo with Matthews, Moore, Beauford and Lessard, he was busy with a couple of other bands at the time (Boyd Tinsley Band and Down Boy Down) and did not want to commit to a group of musicians that were only together in the studio at the time. He didn't become a full-time member until the middle of 1992. Tinsley is well known for his ability to add excitement to any song with his charismatic violin solos, which oftentimes become one-on-one duels with Dave at live shows. Matthews later admitted,<ref name="Martell" /> "We had no plans of adding a [[violin]]ist. We just wanted some [[fiddle]] tracked on this one song "[[Tripping Billies]]", and Boyd was a friend of Leroi. He came in and it just clicked. That completely solidified the band, gave it a lot more power."<ref name="Martell"/> |
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When LeRoi was injured in an ATV accident, [[Jeff Coffin]] was selected to replace him in the band's summer tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jeffcoffin.com/ |title=Jeff Coffin Music |publisher=Jeffcoffin.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-16}}</ref> After LeRoi's death, Jeff became his permanent replacement in the band, but he is not yet listed as an official member of the DMB. |
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===Early years=== |
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The band's first in-studio [[demo (music)|demo]] was recorded in February or March 1991, and consisted of "The Song That Jane Likes," "Recently," and "Tripping Billies" prior to Tinsley joining as a full-time bandmember. Tinsley only performed on "Tripping Billies."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://antsmarching.org/bios/BoydTinsley.php |title=Boyd Tinsley Biography |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref> |
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For years it was believed the band's first public show was at the city's 1991 [[Earth Day|Earth Day Festival]].<ref name="delancey50"/> A recent pronouncement by band member Stefan Lessard via Twitter on October 9, 2010, however, reports the discovery of an earlier show, taped March 14, 1991, at TRAX. The show was a benefit for the Middle East Children's Alliance and, according to Lessard, included the following songs: "Typical Situation" "Best of What's Around" "I'll Back You Up" "Song That Jane Likes" "Warehouse" "Cry Freedom" and "Recently". The show included only Dave, Stefan, Carter, and LeRoi.<ref>@slessard Twitter 10-09-2010 (6) tweets, 10-10-2010 (1) tweet, 10-11-2010 (1) tweet. Additional comments include recording the show on a Tascam 8-track tape and that Stefan was then sixteen years old.</ref> Local weekly appearances soon followed, and within a short time word of the band’s sound spread.<ref name="dmb-com-history">http://www.davematthewsband.com/#/history</ref> |
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They still did not have a name for the band. One name that was thrown around was Dumela (which is the [[Tswana language|Tswana]] word for "hello",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/Tswana/dumela |title=Dumela Definition |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref>) but no real enthusiasm was ever felt, and they dropped it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dmbtickets.net/about |title=Dave Matthews Band History |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref> One story is that Moore reportedly telephoned a place they were booked and said to just write 'Dave Matthews.' The person receiving the call just wrote 'band' after the name, and the name stayed Dave Matthews Band from that point on.<ref name="delancey50"/> Matthews told Robert Trott of AP, "Boyd [Tinsley], if memory serves, wrote 'Dave Matthews Band [on this flyer for the show]. There was no time when we said, 'Let's call this band the Dave Matthews Band.' It just became that, and it sort of was too late to change when we started thinking that this could focus unfairly on me. People sort of made that association, but it's really not like that."<ref name="Martell"/> |
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Beauford seemed to agree with Matthews' analysis of the band name when he said to ''[[Modern Drummer]]'' magazine that, "As a matter of fact, that's one of the things about this band that everybody likes: There isn't a leader. Each one of us can express ourselves musically without being choked by a leader. Everybody can offer what they feel is gonna enhance the music. So yeah, that's the main thing that all the guys — especially me — feel make this band happen. It's the freedom that we have to speak with our instruments."<ref name="martell21">Nevin Martell, ''Dave Matthews Band: Music for the people,'' (New York: Pocket Books, 2004) 21</ref> |
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By the summer of 1991, they were playing at Eastern Standard with Charles Newman as their manager for a brief time.<ref name="martell21"/> They also continued to play at fraternity functions; the last such show was at UVa at the SPE House's annual Lot Party in Spring 1992. Thereafter the band began playing a regular Tuesday night show at the popular Charlottesville club [[Trax (nightclub)|Trax]]. Tapings of shows at Trax are some of the most widely shared among DMB fans. After Newman, [[Coran Capshaw]], owner of the Flood Zone where the band often played, took the helm of the Dave Matthews Band.<ref name="Martell"/> |
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For a variety reasons, like sensing that the band was on the verge of making it big and not wanting to have his life ruled by the grueling schedule that touring musicians often face, difficulties communicating with Matthews, and maintaining the mortgage on his new home, [[Peter Griesar]] decided to leave the band after a show at [[Trax (nightclub)|Trax]] nightclub on March 23, 1993, a night known as "Big League Chew".<ref>{{cite web|last=Waldo |first=Jaquith |year=2000 |url=http://www.nancies.org/news/2000/09/griesar-interview/ |title=Interview with Peter Griesar |publisher=nancies.org |accessdate=2006-07-18}}</ref><ref name="delancy-p104">Delancey, Morgan, ''Dave Matthews Band: Step Into The Light'', page 104, ECW Press, 2001</ref> |
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On November 9, 1993, DMB released its first album, ''[[Remember Two Things]],'' on its Bama Rags label,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davematthewsband.com/#/sounds |title=Dave Matthews Band Albums |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref> later re released by RCA in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dmbreleases.com/remember2things-RCA97.htm |title=Remember Two Things |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref> Live songs on the album were recorded at The Flood Zone in [[Richmond, Virginia]] on August 10, 1993, and The Muse Music Club on [[Nantucket Island]] on August 16–18, 1993.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} The album debuted on college charts as the highest independent entry, and went on to be certified platinum by the RIAA in 2002 <ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1595714 |title=Nelly Hits New Heights In July RIAA Certifications |date=August 6, 2002 |accessdate=2009-06-15| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071227121214/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1595714| archivedate = December 27, 2007}}</ref> — a significant accomplishment for an independent album. Meanwhile, the band kept touring and its fan base continued to grow. By allowing fans to tape shows for their personal use, DMB created a highly interactive community that continues to this day. Only recently has the band had to take legal action against some bootleggers who sell recordings of their concerts at a profit — something the DMB trading community also abhors.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} |
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===Mid-to-late nineties=== |
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The band released their first live [[Extended play|EP]], entitled ''[[Recently (EP)|Recently]],'' in 1994. The album's five tracks were taken from shows performed at [[The Birchmere]], in [[Alexandria, Virginia]], and from [[Trax (nightclub)|Trax]], in [[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville]]. ''Recently'' was re-released by [[RCA Records]] in 1997. |
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On September 20, 1994, DMB released their second album, ''[[Under the Table and Dreaming]],'' featuring their first commercial hits "[[What Would You Say]]" (featuring [[John Popper]] on harmonica), "[[Satellite (Dave Matthews Band song)|Satellite]]", and "[[Ants Marching]]". The album was dedicated "In memory of Anne" for Matthews' older sister Anne, who was killed by her husband in 1994 in a [[murder-suicide]]. |
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''Under the Table and Dreaming'' and its follow-up album, ''[[Crash (Dave Matthews Band album)|Crash]]'' brought the band national attention, culminating in a [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]] for "[[So Much to Say]]" as well as four other nominations between the years 1996 and 1997. The band also achieved hits with "[[Crash into Me]]", "[[Too Much (Dave Matthews Band song)|Too Much]]", and "[[Tripping Billies]]".<ref>{{cite web|last=DeRogatis |first=Jim |coauthors=Elysa Gardner |date=May 16, 1995 |url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9604267779&loginpage=Login.asp&site=ehost-live |title=Recordings |publisher=Rolling Stone |accessdate=2009-01-07}}{{registration required}}</ref> |
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By 1997, DMB reached unparalleled levels of popularity across the United States and, to some degree, the world. On October 28, 1997, the band released their first full length live album, ''[[Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95]]''. The album, which was recorded at the [[Red Rocks Amphitheatre]] in [[Morrison, Colorado|Morrison]], [[Colorado]], featured popular songs from the band's first three albums and included longtime collaborator [[Tim Reynolds]] on electric guitar. |
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In late 1997, the band returned to the studio with producer [[Steve Lillywhite]] and an array of guest collaborators, including Reynolds, [[banjo]]ist [[Béla Fleck]], vocalist [[Alanis Morissette]], percussionist Aaron Carman, future permanent keyboardist and unofficial sixth band member [[Butch Taylor]], and the [[Kronos Quartet]]. They composed and recorded ''[[Before These Crowded Streets]]'', their third album with RCA, which was released on April 28, 1998. The album represented a great change in direction for the band as they did not rely on upbeat hit singles to carry the album. "[[Stay (Wasting Time)]]", an uplifting gospel number, and "[[Crush (Dave Matthews Band song)|Crush]]", a love [[ballad (music)|ballad]], became very popular tracks along with the lead single "[[Don't Drink the Water (Dave Matthews Band song)|Don't Drink the Water]]". Dave Matthews has commented that the ''inspiration'' for this song came from the treatment of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] by the United States government.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} |
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On January 19, 1999, Matthews and Reynolds released the live album, ''[[Live at Luther College]]'', from a February 6, 1996, acoustic concert played by Matthews and Reynolds at [[Luther College (Iowa)|Luther College]] in [[Decorah, Iowa|Decorah]], [[Iowa]]. The album features songs mostly from DMB's first two albums, while also featuring the previously unreleased pieces "Deed Is Done" and "Little Thing". Also included on the album is Reynolds' acoustic virtuoso piece "Stream." |
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During the summer, the band took part in the [[Woodstock 1999|Woodstock '99]] concert and then released their third live album, ''[[Listener Supported]],'' in the fall. The album, a live recording, used a show performed at the [[Continental Airlines Arena]] in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]], [[New Jersey]] on September 11, 1999 for a [[PBS]] television special. The album was also released as the band's first DVD. The year also provided two more Grammy nominations.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} |
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===Early 2000s=== |
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[[Image:Dave Matthews Band - Close Up Melbourne 2005.jpg|thumb|upright|Dave Matthews, Boyd Tinsley, and Butch Taylor in Melbourne during their first tour of [[Australia]]]] |
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During 2000, DMB set up their own recording studio at a large countryside home outside Charlottesville. With longtime producer Lillywhite at the helm, the band began work on a fourth studio album. Heavily influenced by personal conflicts, notably the death of Matthews' uncle from alcoholism, the songs recorded with Lillywhite rank as some of the darkest he has ever written.{{Weasel-inline|date=March 2009}} In the end, the studio sessions were scrapped and the band's seven-year relationship with Lillywhite was over.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} Some believe DMB was unhappy with the atmosphere of the songs and frustrated with Lillywhite's often perfectionist style of production, while others believe Lillywhite was made into a scapegoat for the band's lack of professionalism during the recording sessions.{{By whom|date=March 2009}} Or, as Matthews was quoted as saying, he was in a depressive state and BMG kept asking him for happy music.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} |
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In October 2000, an energized Matthews began writing with [[Glen Ballard]], most famous for his work with [[Alanis Morissette]]. The rest of DMB (along with special guest [[Carlos Santana]]) soon joined Matthews in a [[Los Angeles]] studio and quickly recorded ''[[Everyday (Dave Matthews Band album)|Everyday]]''. While the album gave the band a much-needed fresh start, Ballard's slick pop-music approach to production was very different from the creative process used to produce previous studio albums. Carter Beauford has said that the album was a product of Matthews and Ballard and that it did not showcase the rest of the band.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} The February 27, 2001, release of ''Everyday'' was a huge commercial success. The singles "[[I Did It]]", [[Everyday (Dave Matthews Band song)|"Everyday"]], and "[[The Space Between]]", brought the band an even larger level of popularity. However, some long-time members of the fanbase were disappointed with the release.{{By whom|date=March 2009}} ''Everyday'''s slick pop sound (including Dave Matthews' first ever recording sessions on electric guitar) was a big departure from the band's previous work and highly divergent from the songs recorded with Lillywhite.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} |
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Certain songs such as "What You Are" and "When The World Ends" kept a darker edge to them, and have been more well received by older DMB fans.{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}} "Everyday" was also familiar to older DMB fans, as the main guitar lick is derived from that of the song "#36."{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} |
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In March 2001, the Lillywhite conflict came full circle when the 2000 studio sessions with the producer were leaked over the Internet. The tracks spread quickly over established Internet channels such as [[Napster]]. Collectively known as ''[[The Lillywhite Sessions]]'', these tracks were lauded by both the fan base and the popular press. After critical comparison of the two simultaneous albums, fans that were less than pleased with Everyday's slicker sound were frustrated with the band's decision to scrap the work in exchange for ''Everyday''. {{Citation needed|date=May 2008}} |
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The ''Lillywhite Sessions'' would, however, eventually be officially released. In response to overwhelming fan support, coupled with a popular and widely publicized online campaign known as the ''Release Lillywhite Recordings Campaign'', DMB returned to the studio in 2002 to record ''[[Busted Stuff]]''. Produced by [[Stephen Harris (producer)|Stephen Harris]], the recording engineer who worked under Lillywhite on previous albums, the resulting CD provided new treatments of much of the ''Lillywhite Sessions''{{'}} material, along with newly written songs "You Never Know" and the single "[[Where Are You Going]]" which was subsequently used in the movie ''[[Mr. Deeds]]''. ''Busted Stuff'' hit the shelves on July 16, 2002, receiving moderate critical and commercial success, while being generally well-received by the band's fans.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}{{Who|date=March 2009}} |
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During these two years the band released two live albums. The first, ''[[Live in Chicago 12.19.98]],'' features [[Tim Reynolds]] on guitar as well as many other special guests such as bassist [[Victor Wooten]] and saxophonist [[Maceo Parker]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dmbalmanac.com/TourShowSet.aspx?id=453054793&tid=22&where=1998 |title=DMBAlmanac entry for 12.19.98 |accessdate=2009-07-12}}</ref> The second, ''[[Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado]]'', highlights songs from both ''Everyday'' and ''Busted Stuff'' and was released as both a CD and a DVD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dmbalmanac.com/TourShowSet.aspx?id=35&tid=2&where=2001 |title=DMBAlmanac entry for 7.11.01 |accessdate=2009-07-12}}</ref> |
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===Solo albums (2003)=== |
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In the Spring of 2003, Matthews and Reynolds embarked on another successful solo acoustic tour. The shows are very different from the normal DMB shows in that the venues were usually more intimate, and the song selection is very different. The shows are also notable for Reynolds' virtuoso guitar work.{{By whom|date=March 2009}} |
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In 2003 Matthews and Tinsley released their first solo albums. Tinsley released [[True Reflections]] on June 17, 2003.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} |
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On September 23, 2003, Dave Matthews released his first solo album, ''[[Some Devil]]''. The album's lead single, "[[Gravedigger (song)|Gravedigger]]" won Matthews another [[Grammy Award]]. The album was followed by the Dave Matthews & Friends tour. |
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The next day, September 24, DMB played a free concert on the Great Lawn in [[New York City]]'s [[Central Park]]. |
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===2004-2005=== |
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''[[The Gorge (album)|The Gorge]]'', a combination 2-CD/1-DVD set with highlights from their 3-night 2002 tour closer at [[The Gorge Amphitheatre]] in [[George, Washington]] was released on June 29, 2004. |
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Later in the year it was announced that highlights from the Band's extensive live archives would be available for purchase via the official website.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} The first such release, ''[[Live Trax Vol. 1]]'', was released on November 2, 2004 and was their performance at the [[DCU Center|Centrum Center]] in [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]], [[Massachusetts]] on December 8, 1998.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} |
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On September 12, 2004, DMB played their second benefit show in less than a year, with a free show at [[Golden Gate Park]] in [[San Francisco]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} This concert drew one of their largest crowds and produced a popular bootleg.{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}} The band was joined by guitarist [[Carlos Santana]] on many songs, and the tracks led to the second release in the Live Trax Series, ''[[Live Trax Vol. 2]]'' released on December 17, 2004.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} The album gave fans previews of newly-penned songs "Joy Ride", "Hello Again", and "Sugar Will"; all at the time presumed to be destined for release on a new studio album in 2005.{{By whom|date=March 2009}} However, only "Hello Again" was actually included on the subsequent album release, ''Stand Up''.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} |
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In August 2004, DMB was at the center of a controversy when about 800 pounds of liquid human waste was dumped from band member Boyd Tinsley's tour bus through the grate in the Kinzie Street Bridge in [[Chicago]] onto passengers aboard a sightseeing boat on the [[Chicago River]] below.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_237190538.html |title=CBS}}{{Dead link|date=February 2009}}</ref> The bus driver, Stefan Wohl, pled guilty, and the band has donated $50,000 to the Friends of the Chicago River and $50,000 to the [[Chicago Park District]].<ref name=CBS2C>{{cite web|year=2004 |url=http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_068113057.html |title=Dave Matthews Band Blamed For Human Waste |publisher=CBStoChicago |accessdate=2006-05-29| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060216122125/http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_068113057.html| archivedate = February 16, 2006}}</ref> In April 2005, the band paid $200,000 to settle the civil lawsuit that followed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4501755.stm |title=Entertainment | Band settles over sewage dumping |publisher=BBC News |date=April 30, 2005 |accessdate=2009-02-19}}</ref> |
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In Fall 2004, DMB returned to their studio in Charlottesville, Virginia with a new producer.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} The band decided they wanted to take some chances and pursue a funkier side to their music.<ref name="hitquarters.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_BruceFlohr.html |title=Interview With Bruce Flohr |publisher=[[HitQuarters]]|date=16 Oct 2005 |accessdate=12 May 2010}}</ref> To help achieve this A&R Bruce Flohr tracked down producer/songwriter [[Mark Batson]].<ref name="hitquarters.com"/> According to Flohr in an interview with [[HitQuarters]], "When the band and him got together it was instant creative karma. Things took off like a bat out of hell."<ref name="hitquarters.com"/> |
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The resultant album, ''[[Stand Up (Dave Matthews Band album)|Stand Up]]'', was released on May 10, 2005, debuting at #1 on the Billboard charts with sales of 465,000.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} ''Stand Up'' spawned the singles "American Baby", "[[Dreamgirl (Dave Matthews Band song)|Dreamgirl]]", and "Everybody Wake Up".{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} The band also released a video for "Dreamgirl", featuring [[Julia Roberts]], a long-time fan of the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uemedia.net/CPC/vfxpro/printer_13696.shtml |title=Dream Girl Video |accessdate=2006-12-09}}</ref> Another song from the album - "Steady As We Go" - was featured in an episode of [[Everwood]] and was cited by former campaign aide [[Andrew Young]] to be a favorite song of [[John Edwards]] and [[Rielle Hunter]] during their much-publicized affair.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dave Matthews |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b164839_do_you_still_care_about_john_edwards.html |title=Do You Still Care About John Edwards' Sexcapades? |publisher=E! Online |date=2010-01-29 |accessdate=2011-07-16}}</ref> |
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During March 2005, Dave Matthews Band arrived on Australian shores for the first time, playing shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Byron Bay [[East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival]]. Also in March, on the 9th, their tour bus driver, Stefan Wohl, plead guilty to charges of dumping the bus's waste tank into the Chicago river, onto a tour boat containing 109 passengers, on August 8, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clickorlando.com/entertainment/3691214/detail.html |title=Dave Matthews Band Offers DNA To ID Waste - Entertainment News Story - WKMG Orlando |publisher=Clickorlando.com |date=2004-08-30 |accessdate=2011-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4335667.stm | work=BBC News | title=Band driver admits dumping sewage | date=March 10, 2005}}</ref> |
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The band supported the album with a summer-long tour culminating in a four-night stand at Colorado's [[Red Rocks Amphitheatre]]. |
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===2006-2007=== |
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Dave Matthews made several appearances in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] during the Spring of 2006, notably performing a solo show at the King's College Student Union (Tutu's) on February 28, followed by a small solo tour to promote the release of ''Stand Up'' in the UK.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} |
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On April 25, 2006, Dave Matthews Band announced a $1.5 million challenge grant to help build the New Orleans Habitat [[Musicians' Village]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} The band returned to the studio in March 2006 (with the resultant album slated for release in winter<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/entertainment/14677117.htm |title=Grand Forks}}{{Dead link|date=February 2009}}</ref>) before embarking on their annual summer tour, which concluded with a two-night stand in the band's hometown of [[Charlottesville, Virginia]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} This tour featured the addition of [[trumpet]]er [[Rashawn Ross]] as a full-time touring member, which he has remained since. Ross, who received recognition with DMB's fans while playing with the jazz band [[Soulive]], had guested during several shows the previous year.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} |
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In August, Dave Matthews Band announced on their website that, in order to fulfill a contractual obligation, they would be releasing a greatest hits album.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} They held a survey on their website that encouraged fans to select their ten favorite DMB songs.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} The album, titled ''[[The Best of What's Around Vol. 1]]'', named after the opening track of 1994's ''Under The Table And Dreaming'', was released on November 7, 2006. The album features two discs, the first consisting of what the band considers their best studio tracks, and the second of live tracks voted on by fans.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} Additionally, those who pre-ordered the CD on the Dave Matthews Band website received an "encore" CD with four additional live songs. The Encore CD was later made available on their website to anyone for an additional $10.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} |
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The band worked with [[Reverb (non-profit)|Reverb]], a non-profit [[Environmentalism|environmental]] organization, for their 2006 summer tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reverbrock.org/site/ |title={{!}} R E V E R B {{!}} |accessdate=2009-06-15}}</ref> Their Labor Day concert at [[The Gorge Amphitheatre]] drew a crowd of 64,468, the largest ever for that venue<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbd.55bell.com/archives/2006/09/_imperium_renew.html |title=Imperium Renew}}{{Dead link|date=February 2009}}</ref> |
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[[Image:Dave MatthewsBand2007Melb.jpg|thumb|left|The Dave Matthews Band at Vodafone Arena, [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] at the start of their second tour of Australia]] |
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In early 2007, the Dave Matthews Band once again entered the studio with producers Mark Batson and [[Steven Miller]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mixonline.com/news/headline/telefunkenusa-dmb-miller-021207/ |title=Steven Miller records Dave Matthews Band |accessdate=2007-02-13}}</ref> to begin recording their seventh studio album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davematthewsband.com/news/view/b29aff951d2b9b98f13e8ad7c546cd6f |title=Nas' New Record Features LeRoi On Sax |publisher=davematthewsband.com |accessdate=2007-01-24}}{{Dead link|date=March 2009}}</ref> Mark Batson's relationship was severed at some point during the recording process, and the album was not finished. In late February, Dave Matthews embarked on a short tour of Europe with Tim Reynolds, which was followed in April by three dates in the northeastern United States.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} |
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On April 25, 2007, it was announced on the band's website that the Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds performance at Radio City Music Hall that had been recorded earlier that week on the 22nd would be released on CD, Blu-ray Disc and DVD, the duo's second release (following [[Live at Luther College]]).{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} It includes unreleased songs, such as "Eh Hee" and "Corn Bread", and also two Tim Reynolds songs which he performed alone, "Betrayal" and "You Are My Sanity". |
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According to [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] magazine, the band's new studio album had been scheduled to be released in July by [[RCA Records]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weeklydavespeak.com/news/official_release/new_dave_matthews_band_album_set_for_july_release |title=New Dave Matthews Band Album Set For July Release |publisher=Weekly Davespeak |date=February 3, 2007 |accessdate=2009-06-15}}</ref> but in an interview with the Brisbane Times on May 4, 2007, [[Stefan Lessard]] stated, "We’re on a bit of a creative break as far as working in the studio – we’ve been in pre-production for a long time, but we’ll get more serious later in the year."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2007/05/03/1177788277229.html?page=3 |title=Jamming with the DMB - Entertainment |publisher=BrisbaneTimes |accessdate=2009-06-15}}</ref> |
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On July 7, 2007, Dave Matthews Band performed on the [[Live Earth concert, New York City|American]] [[Live Earth]] concert at [[Giants Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://liveearth.msn.com/artists/davematthewsband |title=Live Earth on MSN: The Concerts For A Climate In Crisis |publisher=Liveearth.msn.com |accessdate=2009-02-19}}</ref> |
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On September 6, 2007, Dave Matthews Band performed a free concert for the [[Virginia Tech]] student body and faculty. The show was entitled "A Concert for Virginia Tech" and was done in memory of the shootings that took place on April 16, 2007. [[John Mayer]], [[Phil Vassar]], and [[Nas]] joined them. There were over 50,000 people in attendance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vt.edu/concert/ |title=A Concert For Virginia Tech. |accessdate=2007-08-01| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070823205848/http://www.vt.edu/concert/| archivedate = August 23, 2007}}</ref> Two days later, they performed a benefit show at Atlanta's [[Piedmont Park]] with the [[Allman Brothers Band]] opening. Though only 65,000 tickets were sold (50,000 originally, then a second block of 15,000) nearly 20,000 people snuck into the show, making it the largest one-day concert in Atlanta history. The show raised money for the Piedmont Park Conservancy Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessatlanta.com/news/content/music/stories/2007/09/08/piedmont_0909.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab |title=Access Atlanta}}{{Dead link|date=February 2009}}</ref> It was released as a CD/DVD called [[Live at Piedmont Park]]. |
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In a news article posted on August 30 on the official site, it was announced that a video for the song "Eh Hee" would be released for free download on the [[iTunes Store]] starting September 4, and remaining free throughout the week until it would be made available for purchase.<ref>{{cite web|date=August 30, 2007 |url=http://www.davematthewsband.com/news/view/16e54879dd311c48a7da7f843c3fcf8a |title=The Official Dave Matthews Band Website :: News |publisher=davematthewsband.com |accessdate=2009-02-19}}{{Dead link|date=March 2009}}</ref> The recording and video is a result of a solo effort by Dave Matthews, and does not include the other band members.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} |
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===2008 and the death of LeRoi Moore=== |
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On March 6, 2008, it was revealed that the band had been working with [[Rob Cavallo]] on their next album, ''[[Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King]]''.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} It was also mentioned that guitarist and longtime friend [[Tim Reynolds]] would be recording with the band on the new studio album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clicks1.musictoday.com/cts/click?q=1;102208;oAkFsSYZ1m2e6mu9%2BZNa9w%3D%3D |title=Music Today}}{{Dead link|date=March 2009}}</ref> Reynolds would also join the band for their subsequent summer tour.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} |
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On April 6, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds performed an acoustic concert at Indiana University entitled "Rock for Change" in support of Barack Obama's presidential campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/indavematthews |title=Barack Obama and Joe Biden: The Change We Need | Dave Matthews at Indiana University |publisher=My.barackobama.com |date=April 6, 2008 |accessdate=2009-02-19}}</ref> They also played a benefit show for the Seeds of Compassion initiative on April 11 at [[KeyArena]] in Seattle, part of the five-day celebration that week centered on the [[Dalai Lama]].<ref>{{cite web|date=February 11, 2008 |url=http://www.davematthewsband.com/news/view/3fef4a0379b19c7e05a426b2250baf24 |title=The Official Dave Matthews Band Website :: News |publisher=davematthewsband.com |accessdate=2009-02-19}}{{Dead link|date=March 2009}}</ref> This was followed by two nights at the Fifth Annual Kokua Festival on April 19 and 20 at the Waikiki Shell in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]]. These shows were part of a benefit for the Kokua Hawai'i Foundation, created by [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]] and his wife Kim to benefit Hawaii's educational system.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 3, 2008 |url=http://www.davematthewsband.com/news/view/687899de5a7ee4065c60b9e00051362c |title=The Official Dave Matthews Band Website :: News |publisher=davematthewsband.com |accessdate=2009-02-19}} {{Dead link|date=March 2009}}</ref> |
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In July 2008, Dave Matthews Band headlined alongside Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at the Mile High Music Festival held in Denver, CO. The festival ultimately became the largest in Colorado history. On December 17, 2008, DMB released the live album Dave Matthews Band - Live At Mile High Music Festival (2008), regarded as one of their best live albums. |
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On May 27, three days before the band embarked on their annual summer tour, it was announced that keyboardist [[Butch Taylor]], who had toured with the band since 2001, had decided to leave the band.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 1, 2008 |url=http://www.weeklydavespeak.com/news/band_member_news/after_10_years_of_touring_butch_taylor_calls_it_quits |title=After 10 years of Touring, Butch Taylor Calls it Quits |publisher=Weekly Davespeak |accessdate=2010-08-26}}</ref> |
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The Dave Matthews Band played their [[Live Trax Vol. 14|last show]] with all five original members on June 28 at the [[Nissan Pavilion]] in [[Bristow, Virginia]]. Two days later saxophonist [[LeRoi Moore]] was injured in an ATV accident on his farm near Charlottesville, Virginia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c-ville.com/index.php?cat=1991704080566501&act=post&pid=12033006083364740 |title=DMB sax player hospitalized |publisher=Portico Publications |author=Brendan Fitzgerald |date=June 20, 2008 |accessdate=2009-11-30}}</ref> On July 1, 2008 while in Charlottesville, Dave Matthews announced Moore's accident.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} [[Béla Fleck and the Flecktones]] saxophonist [[Jeff Coffin]] filled in for Moore for the remainder of the tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dmband.com/news/view/921d9267971ff4f725d1fd9c00e0c302 |title=An Important Announcement From DMB |accessdate=2008-06-30}}{{Dead link|date=March 2009}}</ref> Although he was expected to make a full recovery, Moore died suddenly of complications from the accident on August 19. The following statement was released on the band's website:<blockquote> |
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We are deeply saddened that LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and founding member of Dave Matthews Band, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, August 19, 2008, at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles from sudden complications stemming from his June ATV accident on his farm near Charlottesville, Virginia. LeRoi had recently returned to his Los Angeles home to begin an intensive physical rehabilitation program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davematthewsband.com/news/ |title=LEROI MOORE 1961-2008 |publisher=Dave Matthews Band |date=August 19, 2008 |accessdate=2008-08-19}}{{Dead link|date=March 2009}}</ref></blockquote> |
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The band went ahead with a scheduled show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where Matthews announced the death of the band's "dear friend" to the crowd.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/19/davematthews.band.death/index.html |title=Dave Matthews Band saxophonist dies, spokeswoman says |accessdate=2008-08-19 | work=CNN | date=August 20, 2008}}</ref> |
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Despite Moore's death, the band continued to play the rest of the tour, cancelling only two shows.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davematthewsband.com/news/2008/9 |title=The Official Dave Matthews Band Website :: News |accessdate=2008-09-12}}</ref> They concluded the tour with a benefit concert for lung cancer research (Stand Up For A Cure)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sufac.org |title=sufac.org |accessdate=2009-06-15}}</ref> at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City on September 10, for which tickets were exclusive to members of the band's fan club, Warehouse. |
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=== ''Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King'' (2009) === |
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The band's newest album, titled ''[[Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King]]'', was released on June 2, 2009, coinciding with a supporting summer tour, slated to run through early October.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davematthewsband.com/news/view/a5edf57acd02f8305fe3fd45fd33999e |title=Dave Matthews Band Summer Tour Dates |accessdate=2009-02-18}}{{Dead link|date=March 2009}}</ref> The band named their most recent album in honor of Moore.<ref>{{cite news|title=Establishment of Moore Fund Will Provide Annual Scholarships for Four Students|work=US Fed News Service|date=13 November 2009|url=http://0-proquest.umi.com.ignacio.usfca.edu/pqdweb?did=1900228461&sid=2&Fmt=3&clientId=16131&RQT=309&VName=PQD |accessdate=2009-11-15}}</ref> Moore is said to be the "King" in the album title.<ref>{{cite news|last=Apczynski|first=Dan|title=King Dave|date=Dec 2009|url=http://0-proquest.umi.com.ignacio.usfca.edu/pqdweb?index=3&did=1899202581&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=4&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1259796620&clientId=16131|accessdate=2009-11-15}}</ref> Tim Reynolds, Rashawn Ross and Jeff Coffin performed with the band on both the spring and the summer tours of 2009 and 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/12/15/dave-matthews-band-plot-out-spring-2009-tour-new-album/ |title=Dave Matthews Band Announces Spring 2009 Tour |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref> |
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The album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200, achieving platinum status. To date, three singles have been released, "[[Funny The Way It Is]]", "[[Why I Am]]", and "[[You and Me (Dave Matthews Band song)|You and Me]]". |
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The album was nominated for two [[2010 Grammy Awards]]: Best Rock Album and Album of the Year. During the awards telecast, the band played "[[You and Me (Dave Matthews Band song)|You and Me]]" with accompaniment by live singers, percussionists, a string section, and an eight-piece horn section made up of teenagers from the Grammy in the Schools program. |
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===2011: 20th Anniversary and The Dave Matthews Band Caravan=== |
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2011 marks the 20th Anniversary of the Band, and in March 2010 DMB announced that they would not tour in 2011, for the first time in 20 years. On January 19, 2011, the band announced on their website: "2011 is our 20th anniversary as a band and we want to celebrate by playing music together. While we are still taking the year off from touring, we have decided to plan four multi-day, multi-artist music events that will take place this summer. We will be sending out save the date emails and announcing more information soon but we wanted to share the news with our fans first." On February 22, the dates of the first show was announced as being at [[Bader Field]] in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]] with [[David Gray (musician)|David Gray]], [[Ray LaMontagne]], [[The Flaming Lips]], [[O.A.R.]] and many others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dmbcaravan.com/lineup/ |title=Chicago Lineup | Dave Matthews Band Caravan |publisher=Dmbcaravan.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-16}}</ref> The second show was announced on April 7 and will be in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] with David Gray, Ray LaMontagne, O.A.R. and others with The Flaming Lips performing ''[[The Dark Side of the Moon]]''.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|author=<!-- --> <!-- Easing Slider --> |url=http://www.dmbcaravan.com |title=Dave Matthews Band Caravan |publisher=Dmbcaravan.com |date=2011-05-18 |accessdate=2011-07-16}}</ref> |
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The third and fourth shows were announced April 21. The third show will be August 26–28 at [[Governor's Island]] in [[New York City]] with [[Dispatch (band)|Dispatch]], [[The Roots]] and [[Gogol Bordello]] and others. The fourth show is over [[Labor Day]], September 2–4 at [[The Gorge Amphitheater|The Gorge]] in [[George, Washington|George]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]] with Dispatch, The Roots and [[John Butler Trio]] with many more and others to be announced.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> |
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==Taping and bootlegs== |
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Dave Matthews Band allows audience members to record most live shows and permits non-profit trading and streaming of the audience recordings.<ref name="legal">{{cite web|url=https://whsec1.davematthewsband.com/legal/popupMain.asp?windowChoice=policies |title=DMBand.com - legal notice about taping |accessdate=2009-06-15}}</ref> The band cites college students trading these tapes in the early 1990s as a key reason for their current fame.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} Up until February 23, 1995 the band allowed [[Taper (concert)|tapers]] to plug directly into the live desk at shows but after profiteering on these often high quality tapings, the taping policy was changed to only include microphones.<ref name="legal"/> The band and its management also worked with the US federal government in 1996 to launch a crackdown on for-profit [[Bootleg recording|bootleggers]], which resulted in large-scale arrests of those responsible for illegally manufacturing and selling copies of DMB material.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}} To further combat bootleggers,{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} the band released their first live album, ''[[Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95]]'', to satisfy the demand for live recordings. |
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In recent years it has been common to see several sources per show, sometimes as many as five or more.<ref name='Etree 2009-04-14'>{{cite web|url=http://db.etree.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=455066 |title=Dave Matthews Band MSG Source List |accessdate=2009-07-29 |work=Etree.org }}</ref> |
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==Warehouse Fan Association== |
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In an effort to promote fan interaction, the official fan association for DMB, Warehouse, was opened December 4, 1998.{{Fact|date=March 2009}} Warehouse gives fans early access to concert tickets, exclusive CDs and merchandise to its members. Warehouse Fan Association (also known as "The Warehouse") pioneered the internet-based ticket sales used by many artists today. DMB Manager [[Coran Capshaw]] founded and ran [[Musictoday]], a company which runs Warehouse and other online fan clubs.{{Fact|date=March 2009}} In August, 2006, it was acquired by major concert promoter [[Live Nation]], a spinoff of [[Clear Channel]].{{Fact|date=March 2009}}--> |
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==Discography== |
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===Studio albums=== |
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*''[[Under the Table and Dreaming]]'' (1994) |
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*''[[Crash (Dave Matthews Band album)|Crash]]'' (1996) |
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*''[[Before These Crowded Streets]]'' (1998) |
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*''[[Everyday (Dave Matthews Band album)|Everyday]]'' (2001) |
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*''[[Busted Stuff]]'' (2002) |
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*''[[Stand Up (Dave Matthews Band album)|Stand Up]]'' (2005) |
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*''[[Remember Two Things]]'' (1993: Bama Rags Recordings release; 1997: RCA Records re-release) |
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*''[[Recently (EP)|Recently]]'' - EP (1994: Bama Rags Recordings release; 1997: RCA Records re-release) |
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*''[[Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95]]'' (1997) |
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*''[[Listener Supported]]'' (1999) |
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*''[[Live at Luther College]]'' (Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds) (1999) |
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*''[[Live in Chicago 12.19.98 at the United Center]]'' (2001) |
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*''[[Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado]]'' (2002) |
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*''[[The Gorge (album)|The Gorge]]'' (2002) |
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*''[[The Central Park Concert]]'' (2003) |
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*''[[Weekend on the Rocks]]'' (2005) |
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*''[[Live at Radio City]]'' (Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds) (2007) |
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*''[[Live at Piedmont Park]]'' (2007) |
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*''[[Live at Mile High Music Festival]]'' (2008) |
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*''[[Europe 2009]]'' (2009) |
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*''[[Live in Las Vegas (Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds album)|Live in Las Vegas]]'' (Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds) (2010) |
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*''[[Live in New York City (Dave Matthews Band)|Live in New York City]]'' (2010) |
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*''[[Live at Wrigley Field]]'' (2011) |
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The band has also released several live albums in their ''Live Trax'' series which are currently available on their website. There is also a download-only series, ''DMBLive,'' which is available on the band's website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://davematthewsband.shop.musictoday.com/Product.aspx?cp=1_5575_8855&pc=DMDD44 |title=Blue Note |date=April 26, 1994 |accessdate=2009-06-15}}</ref> See [[Dave Matthews Band discography]] for more information. |
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===Compilation albums=== |
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*''[[The Best of What's Around Vol. 1]]'' (2006) |
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==Awards and nominations== |
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{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Dave Matthews Band}} |
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==Philanthropic efforts== |
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According to the band's website, as of May, 2010, the band's own charity, the BAMA Works Fund, has contributed over $8.5 million dollars to a wide variety of need organizations. Initially it was founded in 1999 to address the needs of disadvantaged youth, disabled persons, the environment, and arts and humanities in the city of [[Charlottesville, Virginia]] area, and surrounding area of [[Albemarle County|Albemarle]], [[Buckingham County, Virginia|Buckingham]], [[Fluvanna County|Fluvanna]], [[Greene County, Virginia|Greene]], [[Louisa County, Virginia|Louisa]], [[Nelson County, Virginia|Nelson]], and [[Orange County, California|Orange Counties]].<ref name="BAMAWORKS1">{{cite web|url=http://www.davematthewsband.com/#/bamaworks|title=Dave Matthews Band/BAMA Works|year=2010|work=Official Dave Matthews Website|publisher=Bama Rags Inc.|accessdate=14 May 2010}}</ref> In addition, BAMA Works Fund has been active in other projects, and often the Dave Matthews Band, both together and separately have planned charity events and donated their own time and resources outside of Charlottesville. Some examples include building a "Village Recovery Fund" after the [[tsunami]] that ravaged [[Sri Lanka]], promoting a challenge grant for the [[Habitat for Humanity]] Musician’s Village in New Orleans,<ref name="ButterRoom1">{{cite web|url=http://thebutterroom.com/post/52981126/inside-the-warehouse-the-dave-matthews-band-fan|title=Inside the Warehouse: The Dave Matthews Band fan association|last=Wickersty|first=Todd|year=2010|work=tumblr.com|publisher=The Butter Room|accessdate=14 May 2010}}</ref> multiple appearances to benefit both [[Farm Aid]], and the annual [[Neil Young]]-sponsored [[Bridge School Benefit]]s, fundraisers for the victims of [[Hurricane Katrina]], and followed this with donations after the 2010 disaster that leveled many villages in [[Haiti]].<ref name="BAMAWORKS1"/> The band played benefit concerts to help fund the school system in New York City, and countless other concerns. As a result, the band was awarded the [[NAACP Image Awards|NAACP Chairman's Award]]. In Matthews' acceptance speech, he spoke for the band as a whole, commenting that of all the achievements they had enjoyed, that the award by the [[NAACP]] and Julian Bond in particular was by far the highest honor they had bestowed upon them.<ref name="DMB MySpace Website"/><ref name="YouTube"/> |
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==References== |
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