Dave Matthews Band

Dave Matthews Band Tickets Virginia Beach Making their annual outing to sold-out sheds across the country, Dave Matthews and the boys are set, once again, to bring their signature jams and feel-good vibes to the masses. You can see this great live band on Friday, Aug 7 2009 at 7:00 PM  at Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheatre in Virginia Beach, VA. To get your tickets for this amazing band, click here. Dave Matthews Band Tickets Virginia Beach - Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King The band is known for their annual summer-long, nationwide tours featuring lengthy improvisational renditions of their songs accompanied by elaborate ... Read Full Story

F ULL VIDEO VERSION @ RBG MULTI-MEDIA E-ZINE Carter Beauford Drum Solo Carter Anthony Beauford (born November 2, 1957 in Charlottesville, Virginia) is a drummer, percussionist, and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band (DMB). He is known for his ability to mix together countless percussion styles, his ambidextrous approach to playing, and is highly regarded for his open hand drumming style, where his left hand leads on the hi-hat and ride cymbal in a conventional right-handed drumset set-up. Background Beauford was exposed to drumming at the age of three. At the time, his father had bought tickets to a Buddy Rich concert and ... Read Full Story

After four albums that didn’t stray very far from their signature sound all produced by Steve Lillywhite (for the sake of this argument, I am including The Lillywhite Session , which would later become Busted Stuff , in this group), this decade, the Dave Matthews Band has teamed up with a new producer for each new album leading to a deviation in their sound. In 2001 they brought in Glen Ballard for Everyday that was very pop oriented. For 2005’s Stand Up they teamed up with Dr. Dre collaborator Mark Batson for a funkier album. For their last studio album of the decade (presumably) ... Read Full Story

And yes, I was. When listening to a band for the first time, my natural tendency is to subconsciously compare the sound to other bands I’m familiar with. It’s not because I prefer one band over another; it’s just that there are sounds bands play that remind me of other bands. It’s not surprising when considering that most musicians get their inspiration and influences from other musicians they admire. The first sound that came to mind when listening to Greatly Entertained, the latest album from Seeing Blind, was the multi-instrumental jam sound of The Dave Matthews Band. I admittedly felt a bit weird about ... Read Full Story

Tomorrow sees the release of the first Dave Matthews Band album in four years and Hulu is celebrating by bringing you a streaming concert starting at 8:00 tonight. I am on the other hand is celebrating by induction another one of their albums into the Scooter Hall of Fame , their third time in. This time around the album at the height of their popularity, Crash , gets the honor. Most of that popularity culls from the smash single Crash into Me which has disturbing been the soundtrack first dance at a few weddings I have attended of my peers. Of course most of ... Read Full Story