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Dave Matthews Band Store Proceeds to Benefit Haiti

If you are going to buy any merchandise from the DMB Store soon, make sure to do it in the next 24 hours and all proceeds go to the Bama Works Haiti Relief Fund.  From the Dave Matthews Band official website:

DMB/WAREHOUSE STORE PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT BAMA WORKS HAITI RELIEF FUND
Picture 8Dave Matthews Band, in an initiative to assist in providing long-term support to the people of the earthquake-ravaged nation of Haiti, has established the Bama Works Haiti Relief Fund. A 5-song EP entitled The Haiti Relief Project as well as a new, limited edition T-shirt featuring album cover art will be available tomorrow with proceeds benefiting the relief fund. The digital download will be available at DMBLive.com for $5. In addition, all proceeds from merchandise sales* in the Warehouse and DMB official stores for 24 hours – from 12 noon ET on Friday, January 29th to 12 noon ET on Saturday January 30th – will go to the Relief Fund.

THE HAITI RELIEF PROJECT EP Track Listing
BUTTERFLY 08.28.2007 / Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Kansas City / Bonner Springs, KS (Dave solo)
CRY FREEDOM 07.31.2004 / Sound Advice Amphitheatre / West Palm Beach, FL
OUT OF MY HANDS 07.19.2009 Alpine Valley Music Theatre / East Troy, WI
LYING IN THE HANDS OF GOD / 06.12.2009 / Saratoga Performing Arts Center / Saratoga Springs, NY
DIVE IN / 09.10.2009 / Greek Theatre / Los Angeles, CA

*excludes music and video with the exception of the Haiti Relief Project EP download

SONG NOTES:
The collection kicks off with “Butterfly,” a solemn, yet uplifting version written for the film Because of Winn Dixie and performed solo by Dave. It’s followed by a 2004 version of “Cry Freedom” featuring a powerful performance from LeRoi Moore. Three rousing songs captured on the band’s 2009 summer tour – “Out Of My Hands,” “Lying In The Hands Of God” and “Dive In” are also included.

THANKS: We’d like to extend an enormous thanks to Adam Larson with Adam+Company who generously donated the artwork for the shirt and EP as well as the Ants Marching staff for helping us select the versions of the tracks. Thanks to Musictoday for providing the download service for the cause.

Make sure to check out these other recent DMB posts on Basically Becky: 2010 Summer Tour Dates, Hope for Haiti Performance, Music for Relief Download.

Wordless Wednesday: Favorite 5 Vacation Pictures

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Dave Matthews Band Announces 2010 Summer Tour Dates! #dmb

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Here are the dates just announced on the Dave Matthews Band official site.  Citifield here I come!! WOOT!!

DATE CITY VENUE SUPPORT
05/28 HARTFORD, CT Comcast Theatre Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
05/29 HARTFORD, CT Comcast Theatre Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
06/01 TORONTO, ONTARIO Molson Amphitheatre The Felice Brothers
06/02 DARIEN CENTER, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center The Felice Brothers
06/04 SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center The Felice Brothers
06/05 SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center The Felice Brothers
06/07 MANSFIELD, MA Comcast Center Yonder Mountain String Band
06/08 MANSFIELD, MA Comcast Center Yonder Mountain String Band
06/15 CINCINNATI, OH Riverbend Music Center Robert Earl Keen
06/16 MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Robert Earl Keen
06/18 NOBLESVILLE, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center Robert Earl Keen
06/19 NOBLESVILLE, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center Robert Earl Keen
06/22 COLUMBUS, OH Huntington Park Robert Earl Keen
06/23 CLARKSTON, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre Martin Sexton
06/25 CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH Blossom Music Center Martin Sexton
06/30 CAMDEN, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center Martin Sexton
07/01 CAMDEN, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center Martin Sexton
07/03 EAST TROY, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre Zac Brown Band
07/04 EAST TROY, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre Zac Brown Band
07/09 HERSHEY, PA Hersheypark Stadium Zac Brown Band
07/10 PITTSBURGH, PA PNC Park *VIP Packages Available Zac Brown Band
07/13 BETHEL, NY Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Amos Lee
07/14 SCRANTON, PA Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain Amos Lee
07/16 NEW YORK, NY Citi Field *VIP Packages Available Zac Brown Band
07/17 NEW YORK, NY Citi Field *VIP Packages Available Zac Brown Band
07/20 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA Virginia Beach Amphitheater Amos Lee
07/21 CHARLOTTE, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte Amos Lee
07/23 WASHINGTON, D.C. Nationals Park *VIP Packages Available Zac Brown Band
07/25 LOUISVILLE, KY HullabaLOU Festival Tickets On Sale Now
07/27 ATLANTA, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood Gov’t Mule
07/28 TAMPA, FL Ford Amphitheatre Gov’t Mule
07/30 WEST PALM BEACH, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre Gov’t Mule
07/31 WEST PALM BEACH, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre Gov’t Mule
08/14 WICHITA, KS InTrust Bank Arena Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
08/17 WEST VALLEY CITY, UT USANA Amphitheatre Brett Dennen
08/20 CHULA VISTA, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre Brett Dennen
08/21 IRVINE, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Brett Dennen
08/23 LOS ANGELES, CA Hollywood Bowl Raphael Saadiq
08/25 CONCORD, CA Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord Raphael Saadiq
08/27 MARYSVILLE, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre Raphael Saadiq
08/28 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre Raphael Saadiq
08/31 BOISE, ID Taco Bell Arena SUPPORT TBA
09/03 GEORGE, WA Gorge Amphitheatre Ben Harper & Relentless7
09/04 GEORGE, WA Gorge Amphitheatre Ben Harper & Relentless7
09/05 GEORGE, WA Gorge Amphitheatre Ben Harper & Relentless7
09/10 WOODLANDS, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
09/11 DALLAS, TX Superpages.com Center Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
09/14 OMAHA, NE Qwest Center Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
09/15 St. PAUL, MN Xcel Energy Center Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears

WAREHOUSE FAN ASSOCIATION PRESALE TICKETING INFORMATION
Members of the Warehouse, the official Dave Matthews Band fan association, will have the opportunity to request tickets in advance of the general public on sale. The Warehouse ticketing information is as follows:

Warehouse Request Period Opens: Thu Jan 28th at 6:00 pm ET
Warehouse Request Period Closes: Mon Feb 8th at 12:00 pm noon ET
Warehouse Confirmations Issued: by the end of the day on Thu Feb 25th
Public On Sale Date: Fri Feb 26th

Warehouse ticket limits vary by show and venue between 2 or 4 tickets. Premier Parking Passes, Gorge Hotel and Gorge Camping tickets may also be requested. The Warehouse ticketing request period is not first-come, first serve, requests may be entered at any time during the open ticketing period. Warehouse confirmations will be issued by the evening prior to public on sales.

NEW THIS TOUR...in all amphitheatres (except Bethel, Clarkston, Hollywood Bowl and Shoreline) there will be a General Admission (GA) Standing Only Orchestra Pit in front of the Pavilion Reserved Seating area. In all stadiums there will be GA Standing Only on the Field and in all arenas there will be GA Standing Only on the Arena Floor. For Hersheypark Stadium, the field will be divided into two sections: GA Field Front (closest to stage) at full price and GA Field Rear at a lower price.

VIP PACKAGES AVAILABLE THROUGH WAREHOUSE TICKETING FOR WASHINGTON DC, NEW YORK CITY AND PITTSBURGH
VIP Packages will be available through Warehouse Ticketing for the following shows:

Sat / Jul 10 / PNC Park / Pittsburgh, PA
Fri / Jul 16 / Citi Field / New York, NY
Sat / Jul 17 / Citi Field / New York, NY
Fri / Jul 23 / Nationals Park / Washington, D.C

VIP Packages include your concert ticket, access to the VIP viewing area surrounding the house mix platform for GA Field VIP ticket holders, a souvenir laminate and access to a complimentary PRESHOW dinner buffet. VIP Grandstand Seating will also be offered. The cost per VIP Package per person/per show is $275.00 plus applicable convenience and handling fees – Warehouse members may request up to 4 VIP Packages for each show.

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Have it Your Way…With a Beer!

whopperbarx-largeBurger King has come up with a new way to compete with casual dining restaurants: Whopper Bar. That’s right.  A bar.  At Burger King. The first Whopper Bar will open in South Beach, in Mid-February.  A beer at Whopper Bar will be $4.25.  Or if you want a Whopper Combo with a supersize beer (just kidding, they can’t supersize the beers), it will be $7.99.  This is a real deal! A normal Whopper combo with a fountain drink is usually $5.99.  You can’t beat a beer for $2.  Gotta love the combo menu.

According to USA Today:

By trying to wedge into the fast-casual dining arena with Whopper Bar, Burger King is chasing the 30-and-under crowd, which is the industry’s future growth, says Bradford Hudson, marketing professor at Boston University. But the move is very tricky, he says, because “Burger King means fast food.”  But Linda Lipsky, a restaurant consultant, says the move makes sense. “The Burger King customer is aging, so they’re just trying to grow up with the customer.”  The restaurant will initially sell Anheuser-Busch and Miller Coors beers. “You can have America’s favorite beers with America’s favorite burger,” Fallon says. More will eventually be added, he says.

And don’t worry, Whopper Bar delivers, just not the beer. Now, my question is, who in South Beach eats Burger King?  Isn’t everyone on a diet there?

Music Monday: Dave Matthews Hope for Haiti Performance

Dave Matthews & Neil Young performed “Alone & Forsaken” at the Hope for Haiti benefit. This little-known Hank Williams song was written by the country legend during the first half of last century.  If you haven’t donated anything, please do.  Every little bit helps.

The First Year: RIP Harry

This is the day I have been dreading.  I saw it on the calendar coming up and cringed. A year ago today, January 22, 2009, my boyfriend of 3+ years, Harry passed away.   All day today, I’ve been reliving the events of January 22, 2009 in my head.  Fighting with him in the morning and leaving mad.  Not saying goodbye, doing lmL or saying “I love you” to him before I left.  Calling him over and over again all day to say I was sorry and wondering why he wasn’t picking up.  Getting the call from his brother.  I had never heard him cry before. He wouldn’t tell me.  He hung up.  Calling his Mom. Collapsing on the floor in my office at work when she told me.  Being driven home by a co-worker and calling Harry’s closest friends and having to break the news to them.  Driving up to our house to see police cars and a medical examiner’s truck in front.  Seeing Emily for the first time. Watching them roll the empty body bag in and then watching them roll it out, knowing the love of my life was in it.  Mitzie, our cat, getting out and disappearing for hours. Although it is all a blur, everything for the first week or two afterwards was, I remember it all. And I probably always will.  As if it was yesterday.

There are a lot of “shoulda woulda coulda’s” that I think of looking back on everything. And I guess that it’s all part of the grieving process. But the only thing I wish I could have changed was not telling Harry I loved him before I left.  I didn’t kiss him or hug him, I just left, mad about something.  I don’t even remember what it was, it was that insignificant.  I never thought I would never get a chance to see him again.   My life was changed in a second.  Hug your loved ones tonight.  Be happy that you have them. Life is short and you never know what could happen…you may never have another chance.

DMB Donates Unreleased Music to Benefit Haiti Relief

Download to Donate

In the wake of the devastation in Haiti, Dave Matthews Band has partnered with Music For Relief to help. From the DMB official website:

American Rejects, Enrique Iglesias, Hoobastank, Kenna, Lupe Fiasco, Peter Gabriel and Slash for DOWNLOAD TO DONATE FOR HAITI, a recovery effort to aid the nation of Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating January 12th earthquake. Millions of Haitians are in need of food, water, medical attention, clothing and shelter just to make it through the days ahead.

Working with Music For Relief, a non-profit founded by Linkin Park following the 2004 Asian tsunamis, each of the artists have graciously donated never-before-released music to help raise funds and promote awareness of the recovery efforts.   Dave Matthews Band’s Typical Situation from 07.05.1997 Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Irvine, CA has been selected for the charitable release. DOWNLOAD TO DONATE FOR HAITI provides fans with the opportunity to download a collection of exclusive songs by their favorite artists and then donate funds on a purely voluntary basis. Each download is a donation. Fans can download the 9 unreleased songs at musicforrelief.org and via the websites of each participating artist.  DMB encourages you to donate what you can.  Every donation will help and 100% of funds received will go directly to the Haiti efforts.

Funds raised through the program will support the United Nation’s rapid disaster response efforts through the UN Foundation, the long-term rebuilding of sustainable homes with Habitat for Humanity, and Dave Matthews Band’s Bama Works, Haitian relief efforts.   DMB is developing a full-scale plan for long-term assistance to Haiti  - please stay tuned for more information. DOWNLOAD. LISTEN. DONATE. SPREAD THE WORD. BRING HOPE.

To preview the track listing and donate, visit Music For Relief.  Every little bit helps.

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