This past Wednesday evening, April 13th, 2011, something happened. Something big. HUGE. I met DAVE MATTHEWS! That’s right, THE Dave Matthews. Lead singer of Dave Matthews Band. The man. The legend. The moment I had dreamed of for so long actually happened. Of course, in Becky fashion, the whole experience was not without craziness. Here’s the whole story:
Tweet I know. I haven’t been blogging. I haven’t been tweeting. But don’t worry….I’m still here! There are lots of things happening over at Basically Becky! I recently completed the Richard York Shoes website redesign, and some new twitter backgrounds, I am currently working on a new design for this site, as well as launching…
Tweet In celebration of the New Orleans Saints’ Superbowl win last night, a little “Louisiana Bayou” by Dave Matthews Band:
Tweet 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 Dave Matthews Band,…
Tweet 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,…
Tweet 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.
Tweet 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…
Tweet I just got home from Larger Than Life in 3D featuring Dave Matthews Band. Since it was announced, I have been anxiously awaiting the opening of the movie, which will only be out until December 17th. It is playing in 500 theaters across the country, so I thought for sure it would be crowded….
Tweet 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…
Tweet 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…
Tweet When I first heard about this, I thought, it couldn’t be true. They make concert movies for Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers and Michael Jackson. Not Dave Matthews Band. But it’s real! And includes Ben Harper, who I love too!! Check out the trailer: From the DMB official website: This December, the first in…
Tweet 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!
Tweet 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!
Tweet Via one of my first DMB tweeps on Twitter, @uhhuhher‘s YouTube page: And a shot of Dave that just made me smile. Alright, lets face it, any picture of Dave does.
Tweet Night One: Tuesday, 7/21/09 It rained all day and I was starting to get nervous that I would see DMB for the second time in 2 months in the pouring rain. I drove in with my friend, Louise (@LovelyLu) and her son. Despite the rain, the tailgating was in full swing when we arrived. …
Tweet We are T minus 20 hours till two nights of DMB at Jones Beach. Although the forecast says rain both days, I am still very excited. A little rain is not going to stop me from seeing my favorite band at my favorite concert venue. I slept out in the rain on the streets…
Tweet I attended the Today Show this morning to see DMB perform live. I knew as this was a free show and first come, first serve, that I would need to get there early. I arrived at 12:50am and there was already a crowd on line, camped out. There were 110 people in front…
Tweet I was going to do this detailed review, but it’s just so incredibly good that words won’t do it justice. So good, that you just need to listen to it. So here. TRACK 1: GRUX TRACK 2: SHAKE ME LIKE A MONKEY The thing I like about you The way you do what you…
Tweet OMG I’m soooooo excited! I’ve been waiting for this for a long time and Harry finally got it for me (well paid for it lol)…just in time for the shows in 2 weeks:)
Tweet Between birthdays and holidays and falling in love with the most wonderful man, I haven’t been online much in a while. A lot of stuff has happened! Here’s the scoop: I joined a gym in the beginning of November. Then 3 days later, badly sprained my ankle while working out there. You can just…
