According to an interview by Billboard, the band has been working with the producer Robert Cavallo and old band-friend Tim Reynolds on the new studio album for the past couple months. In the interview, Boyd Tinsley emphasized that the album is very much a whole band work, and the output so far being songs that Tinsley compared to the band’s older works, such as those off of Under the Table and Dreaming and Before These Crowded Streets. He also noted that many songs are lyric-less and have a small chance of being played this summer. Excerpt from the article after the break.

Source: Billboard

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The Dave Matthews Band has officially started its carpool program for the summer in association with PuckupPal, where fans can carpool to and from each show for free. This is just another way DMB, under the Bama Works Foundation, is trying to decrease CO2 emmissions caused by their touring. The band has already been commemerated for its fight to fight off global warming. The site can be found here, where you can register for free.

On September 10, 2008 the Dave Matthews Band will perform a benefit concert at Madison Square Garden in New York for the not-for-profit organization “Stand Up for the Cure“. From the official DMB site:

Stand Up for a Cure is a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating lung cancer through strategic partnerships with some of the finest medical institutions in the world. Stand Up for a Cure was founded to raise awareness and funding for lung cancer research, treatment and education. With a new case being diagnosed approximately every 3 minutes and a grim 5-year survival rate of only 14%, there exists a profound need for an urgent response.

Tickets will be available through invitation and Warehouse only - tickets can be ordered through the Warehouse at noon on May 9th.

For those of you (most of you, because of limited seating) who won’t be able to make it to the concert tomorrow and on Thursday, both shows can be seen online live from the AT&T Blue Room site.  The show starts at ~7pm est. (that’s 4pm for those on the west coast) both nights., and Robert Randolph & the Family Band will kick things off.  Link below:

http://www.attblueroom.com

Thanks to AT&T for the tip.

From Weekly Dave Speak: “Dave Matthews is in Los Angeles this week to take part in Adam Sandler’s newest film, “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan.” Zohan is a film about a Mossad agent who fakes his death so he can move to New York and become hair stylist… In Zohan, Dave will be playing a “red neck terrorist” and will be on set for three days of shooting. The film is being directed by Dennis Dugan and will shoot through the month of December.”

Full article can be found here.

According to TicketNews.com, the Dave Matthews Band have jumped up from 5th to 4th spot over last week for the most requested concert event in the U.S. They are behind Stevie Wonder, Van Halen, and Hannah Montana [coming in first, well, of course ].

According to The Frederick News-Post, Dave Matthews bought a few horses from Frederick Tour & Carriage Co., “who has a farm in Charlottesville, VA”. I quote, “Wilms’ carriages were, for years, part of the ambiance of downtown Frederick. Besides weddings and other special events, visitors could take a tour of downtown in a carriage. The carriages were used for holidays and festivals throughout the year“.

We would like to wish Rashawn a very happy birthday!