I was searching YouTube for the most recent Jon Stewart Daily Show segment—and found it, and found it uninteresting (how much flogging does Joe Biden really need for pardoning his son?). But there's that side column of "suggestions," one of which was this, Dave and Tim Reynolds on acoustic guitars playing "Christmas Song," which I love, and which is timely:
Also in that side column was this Tiny Desk Concert, which I had not encountered before, and wow—so cool to listen to Dave perform all on his own (and to hear his speaking voice, so different from his singing voice):
We went to a Dave Matthews Band concert many years ago, and it remains a highlight of my concert-going life. I'm sure I sang along with "Ants Marching" while I danced on the grass, while I sang, while I danced. Such a great concert.
And simply because it's hard to get enough of Carter Beauford and his joy, here's a spotlight on him courtesy of Zildjian:
I'm surprised to learn that the band was featured on Sixty Minutes (of all places) back in 2001:
Here he is breaking down his "most iconic tracks"—really interesting (it starts with "Ant Marching," then "Satellite," "Crash into Me," and then he gets into songs I'm not familiar with, because I never exactly followed him, I just stumbled into him, bought a few albums, went to a concert, and then wandered away):
And finally, there's a documentary about the Dave Matthews Band, which I haven't watched yet, but I'm parking it here for future consumption:
Okay. I've had a sweet little trip down my own memory lane. I don't expect you-all to watch these videos (heck, I don't expect you to have gotten past the first paragraph here), but I'm sure I will again. I really enjoy Dave Matthews.
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