@Rob_Shore Dave Matthews Band was one of the first concerts I ever went to as a kid. I’ve seen him about a dozen times since then, but not in the last three years. The last time I saw Dave before the set at 10KLF, was the first time Umphrey’s McGee opened for him at Alpine Valley. I couldn’t have been more excited to see him with new material and a new line-up.
The show started off strong with “Shake Me Like A Monkey,” one of my favorites off the new album. It was a great way to show off the newly formed horns section of Rashawn Ross and Jeff Coffin. From there I began to notice how much more this band likes to jam now that they have a lead guitarist and a more full sounding horn section. “Seek Up” included a ten minutes plus jam before Dave even started to sing. Read the rest of this entry »