On Monday night, the Dave Matthews Band were in New York City to kick off their monster 63-date North American tour at Madison Square Garden – the band’s first extended tour without founding member LeRoi Moore who tragically passed away last year. Earlier in the day via his Twitter account, Matthews slyly notified the masses that the band was giving away their new single, Funny The Way It Is, for free from their upcoming release Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King. The album, whose title is a tribute to the late Moore, hits stores on June 2 and features Tim Reynolds and the recording debut of Rashawn Ross and Jeff Coffin with the band.
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Is this any good? I still love old Dave, but can’t listen to the new stuff, try as I might. Back in the day they were “Hillbillies on Acid,” that died mid-“Crash”. Not that they have any reason to get back to their roots with the boatloads they make every album/tour.