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Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King released on June 2nd

Dave Matthews Band

Dave Matthews Band is a multi-Grammy award winning group made up of singer-songwriter, guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, violinist Boyd Tinsley and drummer Carter Beauford.  DMB is joined by touring members, saxophonist Jeff Coffin, electric guitarist Tim Reynolds and trumpet player Rashawn Ross.   Original founding DMB member LeRoi sadly passed away in August 2008 from complications suffered in a June 2008 ATV accident.   With roots in different musical genres including jazz, classical music, soul music, and Afrobeat, Dave Matthews Band has created a sound that appeals to a wide audience of listeners.

Dave Matthews Band use HERCULES guitar stands GS414B, GS414X and GS432X; saxophone stands DS430B, DS530B, DS535B, DS536B and DS538B; trumpet stands DS410B and DS513B; violin stand DS571BB; violin hanger DSP57SB; cello stand DS580B; mic stands MS120B, MS401B, MS531B and MS540B; and music stand BS401B.

Dave Matthews Band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in early 1991, when vocalist/guitarist Dave Matthews decided to record some songs he had written.  Instead of simply recording himself with a guitar, he opted to bring in some instrumental help to give his musical ideas more depth. Dave found assistance in drummer Carter Beauford and saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who were both accomplished jazz musicians in the local Charlottesville music scene. Based on the recommendation of distinguished local jazz guru John D'earth, 16-year-old musical prodigy Stefan Lessard came on board to play bass. Completing the band was the talented and classically trained violinist, Boyd Tinsley as well as keyboard player Peter Griesar, who left the band after a couple of years. 

The first public performance of Dave Matthews Band occurred at the City of Charlottesville's Earth Day Festival in April 1991. The first official gig for the newly conceived Dave Matthews Band was May 11, 1991, at a private party held on the rooftop of the pink South Street warehouse in downtown Charlottesville. Local weekly gigs soon followed at Eastern Standard and Trax nightclub, and within a little time, word of the band's contagious new sound spread like wildfire throughout the region. Clubs started to fill up, tours began to cover more territory, and the fan base grew at an incredible rate. Dave Matthews Band has grown from a grass roots phenomenon to one of the hottest bands in America.

Dave Matthews Band is well known for their strong support of social and environmental causes. In 2005 their Bama Works Village Recovery Fund partnered with CARE to help tsunami-struck villages in eastern Sri Lanka. In 2006, Dave Matthews Band took a proactive role in fighting global warming and restoring sustainable homeland economies in balance with the earth by announcing their plan to arrange for Native Energy and Clean Air - Cool Planet to offset 100% of the carbon dioxide emissions from their touring activities since 1991. Also in 2006, DMB issued a $1.5 million dollar challenge grant to help Habitat for Humanity construct the Musicians Village in New Orleans in the months after the debilitating destruction suffered from Hurricane Katrina.  In 2007, DMB joined John Mayer, Phil Vassar and Nas to perform a Concert for Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA as a way to help the community move forward in the aftermath of the tragic events that occurred on the VT campus.

Dave Matthews Band kicked off its 2009 tour on April 14th at Madison Square Garden in New York City and will be on the road through October 2nd touring in support of their highly anticipated next studio album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King.  The band’s first studio album in four years, Big Whiskey will be released on June 2nd by RCA Records.

Visit www.davematthewsband.com to find out more.