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Doc on Gorge Coming Soon
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Random Appearances on 3/5/15 6:39am
A new documentary about the iconic Gorge Amphitheater is on it's way. The appropriately titled
Enormous tells the fascinating history of how one of the most well known concert areas in the world came about; all from a small winery in the middle of nowhere that needed a hook to get people to come out there. What better way than to build an amphitheater? And yes, there will be Dave Matthews Band in the doc. Both Boyd and Dave are interviewed, and there will be concert footage from DMB. In fact, you can say that the entire idea to do the project stemmed from DMB; a viewing of DMB Live at The Gorge inspired the folks to make the film.
The trailer is "fixin'" to be ready to go, so as of now you can head over to the above link and sign up & they'll shoot you an email when it's all set. So sign up and get ready for a compelling look at one of DMB's favorite venues, The Gorge.
Hello Again - doc on 2010 DMB Tour
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in TV Appearances on 5/17/12 8:07pm
Part 1 is on the DMB youtube page, and features JTR fully from night 1 at Hartford (2010). You may recall seeing cameras at the first half of the tour, up until West Palm Beach. The remaining 4 parts will document the tour into Florida (including the return of The Last Stop). Keep checking back here and on youtube to see the remaining parts of the doc!
UPDATE: if you were one of the folks that had some audio issues watching the doc, they are corrected now. But either way, re-watch it. Because it is awesome.
PART 2: Part 2 is now up on youtube. Check out DMB at SPAC in 2010 in Hello Again pt 2.
PART 3: Part 3 is now available. Hello Again pt 3 is from Hershey, PA and features Pig. Check it out!
PART 4 & 5:: the last 2 parts are up, Part 4 from West Palm Beach has been up for a bit, but watch it again for the heck of it. Part 5, which is an olio of locations, with the featured song being The Last Stop from West Palm Beach. Check em all out!
Update III: Gossip Site True?
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Band Member News on 1/6/11 8:12pm
I don't even know what to say. Just watch this.
Thanks to Nick for the tip.
UPDATE: It seems this is some part of a John Varvatos ad campaign (warning, that link plays music). So maybe that's what the gossip site was talking about? Maybe?
Gossip Site Update, and DMB By The Numbers
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Band Brand on 1/5/11 6:37am
It didn't take very long for emails to come in discussing "Dave-as-homeless-person" sightings. Perhaps the most interesting is from 2002, when a rumor traveled through Seattle that Dave was sitting outside Pike Place Market and playing. This was prior to anyone knowing that the Matthews Clan had moved to the Seattle area, there seems to be an element of truth to the story.
There are other stories of Dave actually performing on the street that we can confirm. In 2002 and 2006, Dave did play in London randomly. In 2006, he was spotted by some fans. So we do know that Dave has "recently" performed on the street.
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But none of this makes the blind-item true. And no one has stepped up saying they've seen him in 2010. In fact, more people have said it isn't true than it is. Even Stefan doubted it, via his twitter, saying, "Not sure, it's sounds a bit tough to do with the schedule this year! Plus, I might have noticed the extra personal AKA film crew". So we're leaning "non" on this supposed true gossip item.
The Slate has come up with a by-the-numbers listing of the success of Dave Matthews Band and their tours. It's an interesting read, however we think that some of their numbers - including The Warehouse membership, are understated.
Is A Gossip Site Blind Item really about Dave?
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Band Member News on 1/3/11 6:52pm
More than a few people have emailed us asking if a blind item at Crazy Days and Nights is really about Dave? If you're not motivated enough to click on the link, in short, the item claims that a "musician is working on a secret documentary", and playing as a street performer in disguise in certain cities- playing DMB music - and not being noticed. So... is it Dave?
We don't know.
But, we can't be that succinct, we've got a rep to protect. Is it possible that Dave is donning a disguise and performing randomly at locations? Well, sure, anything is possible. It's possible #36 will come back and Kit Kat Jam will get in regular rotation. But has anything like this happened before? As far as we know, yes.
Dave was a street performer, in 1989 in Amsterdam. Dave even played All Along The Watchtower for a Dutch television program at the same spot he performed 9 years earlier.
There are also anecdotal stories of Dave playing in Richmond in 1992, especially around the University of Richmond, just sitting under a tree with his guitar. Another story has Dave creating Christmas Song while sitting in a hallway, just working the song out for anyone to hear as they passed by. Those stories can't be confirmed completely, but it's certainly not out of character for Dave to try that.
As for the documentary aspect to the item... well... have we said "we don't know" yet? Again, Dave has a movie production company, and a lot of friends who are in the business, so it's not out of the ordinary him to be involved in a movie-type process.
There's probably an easy way to solve this. Anyone hear a street performer playing some DMB music this summer that sounded uncannily like Dave?
A Look-Ahead at the DMB Doc on FUSE TV
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Columns on 5/29/09 6:46am
Fans will certainly get their fill of behind-the-scenes material from the Dave Matthews Band in the coming weeks. In addition to the bonus DVD that accompanies Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King in the Super-Deluxe version of the order, FUSE TV is airing a documentary on the band - beginning June 2 (8pm ET).
As it turns out, the man putting that documentary together is someone with some long-standing connections to the band. And he used those connections, plus a treasure trove of material from his 20 years of contact with DMB, to put together what will certainly be the most impressive array of archival footage of the band ever done. Have a read here for a bit more info on the FUSE TV documentary. And yes, there's even a mention of MacHead in it. Really.
Fuse TV to Air Four-Part Doc on DMB
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in TV Appearances on 5/12/09 7:12pm
Crews with Fuse TV have interviewed the band in New Orleans, and followed them on the Spring tour. The camera crew captured live footage from the MSG, Charlottesville , and Las Vegas shows at the very least. So expect some footage from those shows. The interviews with the band are hard-hitting and very personal; the band really opened up to tell what it was like to make Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King to honor their fallen brother. You may recognize some famous places (and some not that famous people) in the Charlottesville section; crews recorded video at the famous Downtown Mall, including the famous Miller's Bar.
Fuse is available on just about every cable system and satellite provider known to man. If for some reason you don't get Fuse TV, you need to either upgrade your cable to beyond basic, call your cable provider to complain, or move.
