Last Update:4/16/98

  • Note from the Editor:
    I realize that i have not been updating this page as often as i should be. This is mainly due to the lack of time i have, but as the summer is approaching us i believe i will have more time for updating. I am also trying to work on a face lift for Under My Table, so be looking for that. Again i apologize for not updating this page, especially the news. I suggest visiting The Dave Matthews Band Mailing List Website for the latest news.


    Before These Crowded Streets World Premiere - 4/9/98

  • A world premier of Before These Crowded Streets is going to take place on Radio stations nation wide on Thursday, April 23 at 10PM Eastern/Pacific. A list of cities and radio stations can be found here. Many of new songs will be played from the album, and an interview with the band will be broadcasted as well.

    MTV special on DMB - 4/9/98

  • A 30-minute special chronicling the making of DMB's upcoming release "Before These Crowded Streets" will be broadcast on MTV's "Ultrasound" April 26th at 10:00 p.m. EST

    DMB on Live at The 10 spot - 4/9/98

  • DMB will be performing a special show at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA. on April 21st at 8PM and will be video taped. The tape will be then be broadcasted on MTV's Live at the 10 spot on April 24th at 10:00 p.m. EST.

    New Video For Dont Drink the Water - 4/8/98

  • DMB's latest video for Don't Drink The Water will be aired on MTV thursday night, April 9th at 6 PM. Be sure to watch!

    DMB on Late Show - 4/8/98

  • DMB will be making there seventh appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman on April 28th, which is the same day as the release for Before these Crowded Streets. The band will of course be playing there latest release, Don't Drink the Water, but probably a shorter version of the six and a half minute song. Check your local listings for times.

    Step into the Light Sells Out - 3/19/98

  • From the DMB Mailing List Website....

    Distributors of Dave Matthews Band's new book, Step Into the Light, are sold out of the book as of this week. Amazon Books cannot fulfill all their pre-orders due to this situation, so if you have not received your copy yet it is probably because of this predicament. Step Into the Light hit bookshelves early last week, and since then has been a surpringly quick seller. The book will once again be available following the next print run of Step Into the Light. If you're still interested in purchasing Step Into the Light, you are advised to check your local bookstores for any remaining copies before ordering through Amazon Books.

    Eleventh Song Added To Track List - 3/19/98

  • Red Light has announced that an 11th song has been added to the track listing for Before These Crowded Streets. The new song is entitled "Pantala Naga Pampa". Why they decided to do this now? no one knows.

    Cover Art For Before These Crowded Streets released - 3/5/98

  • The cover art for the new release by DMB, Before These Crowded Streets has been released. Here it is:

    Step into The Light beginning to hit book shelves - 3/5/98
  • Dave Mathews new book, Step into the Light, is beggining to hit the bookstores in the U.S. and Canada. The book has already been available in some New York bookstores, as well as some other stores in the New England area. Those of you who ordered books through Amazon Books should be receiving them pretty soon.

    New Album, It's official - 3/5/98

  • Red Light has officially released news on the new DMB album. The title is "Before these crowded streets" instead of the rumored title "Don't drink the water". Don't drink the water is a track off of the album which is set to be the first single, and will get its first airtime on the radio before the end of the month. The album is set to be released April 28th. The following is the track listing:
    Rapunzel
    The Last Stop
    Don't Drink The Water
    Stay
    Halloween
    The Stone
    Crush
    The Dreaming Tree
    Pig
    Spoon

    To go along with the new album, DMB will be performing on Saturday, April 18th at Victory Stadium in Roanoke, Virginia. Gates will open at 12:00 Noon and the show will start at 2:00 pm. Ticket price is $28.50 general admission with all proceeds benefitting Virginia based charities.

    Red Light Begins New E-Mail Announcement List - 2/6/98

  • DMB's management company Red Light is now starting a new e-mail announcement list, which is an online mailing list with official news and tourdates. This new mailing list begins in March, but you can sign up now. Just click here

    Live at the Floodzone News - 2/6/98

  • The next live album, Live at the Floodzone, is now slated for a mid june to mid july release in stores and can also be purchased before concerts. Since their new album will fresh on the shelves, Live at the Floodzone will receive less publicity than Live at Red Rocks. This disc is a recording from their 1/27/93 performance at Richmond's Floodzone night club.

    Plans for upcoming Live Albums - 1/17/98

  • You must be wondering what's happened to the live album that was supposed to come out this month. Well here is the latest news about the series of albums that are supposed to be coming out. There will be six live albums to be released in total, over a period of about two years. With six live albums, and only five band members, it is possible to see Tim Reynolds on the spine of an upcoming release. It's also said that at least one of the live albums will be a Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds recording. Each album in the series is being released approximately five to six months after the previous one, with the exception of the upcoming Live at the Floodzone album, which will be delayed until at least July because of the studio album hitting the shelves in April.

    Pre-order the New Studio Album - 1/12/98

  • The new studio album that is to be released sometime in April can now be pre-ordered from Sam Goody music stores. No other news, such as album title, or exact release date is known at this time. Keep checking back here for the latest news about the album.

    1st ever book about DMB - 11/26/97

  • Morgan Delancey's new book, Step into the Light, is now on pre-order at Amazon Books. This book, the first book ever about DMB, will be released in stores in February of 1998. Amazon Books has the book listed for a March 1st release, however the book may be in actual bookstores much sooner. The book is based on the band's background and how their success came to be. Included are over 70 photos of the band, with 250 pages in total. Here is a picture of the cover...



    Another Live Album - 11/16/97

  • Are you ready for another live album? Ready or not, here it comes. Band Manager Coran Capshaw told BillBoard Online this past week that the second album in a series of live albums is most-likely set for a January 1998 release. The recording will come from a 1993 show at the Floodzone, in Richmond, VA. The setlist for this show is as follows:
  • Spotlight
  • (Eye of) The Maker
  • Song That Jane Likes
  • Satellite
  • Warehouse
  • Lover Lay Down
  • Jimi Thing
  • Pay For What You Get
  • Granny
  • So Much To Say
  • True Reflections
  • Best Of What's Around
  • I'll Back You Up **This setlist is not definite. It is has been said that this setlist is incomplete. We will inform you of any changes that have been made**

    More news coming.....

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