Dave Matthews

It might get loud

source: marriedtothemusic (WordPress)

In other news, Dave Matthews Band saxophonist LeRoi Moore passed away yesterday from complications stemming from an ATV accident in June. As we get ready to induct more musicians into the Mountain Hall of Fame, we cannot help but mourn the loss of one of the first Hall of Fame inductees. The r...

Published Wed, Nov 11

Dave Matthews-Herbie Hancock duet coming

source: Dave Matthews Band news from DMBnews.net

The duet between Dave and Hancock is based on "Falling Off the Roof," a song Dave and Carter Beauford played once at a Dave Matthews Band show in 2007. Hancock told Billboard that Dave plays a Veillette guitar on the song -- which Dave also used during that 2007 performance -- and the lyrics be...

Published Sun, Aug 23

Dave Matthews Band Featured On The Cover Of Relix

source: Weekly Davespeak

In a lengthy and in-depth interview, Dave Matthews Band has bared all to popular jam band magazine, Relix, regarding new album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, the death of founding member LeRoi Moore, and their collective hopes for the future.

Published Fri, Jul 10

Opinion: Dave Matthews Band

source: crediblemusicreviews.com

Review: “Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King” is in all ways a tribute to founding DMB member and saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who passed away in August following complications resulting from an ATV accident. The album, affectionately named after the “GrooGrux King” begins with a sentiment...

Published Thu, Jun 4

CD Review: Dave Matthews Band, "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King"

source: jeffvrabel.com

Billboard — “Big Whiskey” is a big moment for the Dave Matthews Band—it’s the act’s first album in four years and first since the sudden August death of founding saxophonist (and titular king) LeRoi Moore. But this eulogy is a celebration, and “Big Whiskey” is a dense, humid album that, bef...

Published Fri, May 29

Dave Matthews Band honors late saxophonist on heartfelt CD

source: Boston Globe

The true essence of the band is on this record, and it starts off right there," Dave Matthews Band bassist Stefan Lessard says of "Grux," the opening interlude played by the band's late sax player, LeRoi Moore. Moore, who passed away in August due to ... DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Boston Herald

Published Thu, May 28

Summer's Here To Stay: A Preview To The 2009 Summer Tour

source: Weekly Davespeak

Embarking on their first Summer tour since the passing of saxophonist LeRoi Moore, they are accompanied into this new era with trumpeter Rashawn Ross, guitarist Tim Reynolds and the latest addition to the DMB sound, Jeff Coffin on horns. Also during the US Summer Tour, the group will inte...

Published Sun, May 24

Wilco's leaked album has fine start, familiar finish

source: Detroit Free Press

 United States The Dave Matthews Band lost one of its founding members last August when saxophonist LeRoi Moore died of injuries he suffered in an ATV accident, lending special gravity to DMB's new album "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King" (***, out June 2 on RCA). ...

Published Sun, May 24