At this year’s Grammy Awards held on January 31st, 2010, Dave Matthews Band had two nominations. Although they didn’t take home a trophy that night, they gave the crowd a great performance of “You & Me” from Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King:

In celebration of the New Orleans Saints’ Superbowl win last night, a little “Louisiana Bayou” by Dave Matthews Band:

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 Grammy Awards nominees have been announced and Dave Matthews Band made the cut…twice!  According to the DMB official website:

We are thrilled to announce that Dave Matthews Band’s Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King received Grammy nominations this evening for Best Rock Album and Album of the Year!  The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards are scheduled to air live from Los Angeles on CBS on January 31, 2010.

Here are the lists of fellow nominees in both awards:

Album Of The Year
I Am…Sasha Fierce – Beyonce
The E.N.D. – Black Eyed Peas
The Fame – Lady Gaga
Fearless – Taylor Swift
Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King – Dave Matthews Band

Best Rock Album
Black Ice – AC/DC
Live From Madison Square Garden – Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
21st Century Breakdown – Green Day
Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King – Dave Matthews Band
No Line On The Horizon – U2

As much as I love Lady Gaga, if she wins the Album of the Year over DMB, I might just not like her anymore.  It just wouldn’t be right.  Personally, I think after last year’s snub of LeRoi in the tribute film, that the Grammy’s owe it to DMB to award them for the album they made FOR Roi. Just sayin.

You can follow The Grammys on Twitter here, where they have daily contests for prizes.

MusiCares named Neil Young as their 2010 Person of the Year and will be holding a tribute in January to the singer.  According to the DMB official website:

On January 29, 2010, Dave Matthews will join a host of talented artists including Jackson Browne, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Sheryl Crow, Josh Groban, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, K.D. Lang, John Mellencamp, Ozomatli, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wilco and others who will come together for a MusiCares benefit to honor Neil Young as MusiCares® 2010 Person of the Year. Neil Young will be honored at a special event in Los Angeles which will celebrate his exceptional artistic achievements and philanthropic work. Proceeds from the annual MusiCares Person of the Year tribute — now in its 20th year — provide essential support for MusiCares, which ensures that members of the music community have a place to turn in times of financial, medical and personal need. For more information on the work of MusiCares and the 20th Anniversary Tribute Benefit, visit MusiCares.com.

It is events like these that make me wish I lived in L.A. *sigh* Hopefully it will be televised.

Dave Matthews Band performed on Saturday Night Live on Saturday, November 21st. Dave has been known to act in small parts in movies and TV and I was hoping he would show up in a skit during the show…and he did!  Check out the video below for the hilarious clip!

Today is Carter Beauford’s birthday.  Not only is he the best drummer, in my opinion…ever, he is also the drummer for the Dave Matthews Band.  I am honored to say that I have seen Carter perform more than 35 times and he is incredible.  Happy birthday Carter! Hope you have a great day!

Normally I don’t make Music Monday recommendations, however, I recieved an e-mail last week from Alex Monaco.  Alex and his friend Hunter Moffitt are from San Diego and started a group called The Maccabees.  Their first single is “First Night of Hanukah”.  Before I listened, I immediately thought of Adam Sandler and thought it could be interesting.  Well, the song has a great beat, is really catchy and it was very funny!  I could totally see them going really far in the business.  You can listen to the song on their MySpace page.

This random e-mail from Alex, who found me via Twitter, made me think that I wouldn’t mind doing this for others.  If you are in an up-and-coming group and would like me to review your music for Music Monday, e-mail me one of your songs and if I like it, I will try to feature your music on my blog!