The current extreme heat may or may not be a result of DMB's recent run of form. It’s been a month of shows and news and we're here to recap all the highlights and do some deeper examination, from Camden, the Northeast, Deer Creek, Alpine and S

Episode 104 - Pucker Up, Critics

Jun 13th, 2019 1h 22m

We must discuss the current hot topic right now: the recent Dave comments made on SiriusXM. "Kiss my a**." The guys offer their reaction to the comments, plus Boyd lawsuit news and implications. We touch on all the latest DMB happenings includi

Episode 103 - Pitchforks or Praise?

May 25th, 2019 1h 29m

It's that time of year, DMB are out on tour with the first 10 shows and it gives us a lot to talk about. Let's discuss the setlists so far. Is there justification for pitchforks or praise? Then we quickly recap and discuss all the latest DMB ne

Episode 102 - Euro Tour and All Its Implications

Apr 7th, 2019 1h 35m

Now that the European Tour is complete and our schedules have aligned, there’s a lot to discuss. We cover the latest DMB news, plus we dive into the current heated topics among the community. Including discussion of the song selection during th

Episode 101 - Bye Summer Tour - Hi Fall Tour

Apr 7th, 2019 1h 43m

Lot of DMB stuff to cover over the last two months and we have a whole episode devoted to it! We wrap up the Gorge and give our final thoughts on the Summer Tour, plus a number of one-off Dave shows, and finally get deep into the upcoming Fall

Episode 99 - The Batson Sessions

Oct 13th, 2018 1h 15m

Two discs that contain genuine unreleased studio recordings from the Mark Batson era are making their rounds on the Internet. And so we had to call an emergency podcast session to talk about this latest development. In this pod we talk about th

Episode 98 - Gorge Night Two and Last Stop, Too!

Sep 3rd, 2018 31m 12s

Gorge Night 2 gets blessed with a new guest, and an amazing performance of Last Stop. Where did that come from, and will they sustain this momentum for night 3?

Episode 97 - Matt's Theory and Gorge 2018

Sep 3rd, 2018 39m 45s

Matt and Joe have arrived in George, WA and are ready to get down to business! They broadcast live from poolside at Sunserra resort and offer their thoughts on the upcoming three night stand at the Gorge. Matt drops an interesting theory about

Episode 96 - Adios, Mono Loco

Jul 23rd, 2018 1h 20m

We try not to let the loss of an Ants staple get us down, so we remember the great times it created. We say goodbye to Mono Loco, the Ants HQ of Charlottesville, VA and a place where so many Ants met and celebrated together. But back on tour, f

Episode 95 - SPACtacular Canadays

Jul 17th, 2018 1h 36m

Man, has the band put in some extra work recently. Days after the Creekend, DMB plays the first two Canada shows, followed by the tour staple 2-night stand at SPAC, immediately capped by the final Canada show. The run produces the most interest

Episode 94 - The Creekend Redux

Jul 9th, 2018 1h 32m

Following the holiday week, the band visited Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center, known to everyone else in the world as Deer Creek. Both night 1 and night 2 gave us a lot to discuss, including some interesting tour debuts, and setlists that are v

Episode 93 - Return to Club Wasted

Jul 4th, 2018 1h 19m

It's been a couple weeks since our last podcast, and before you know it DMB has played 10 new shows and a Dave and Tim show. Too much to go in depth on each one of the shows, but we are now about halfway through the Summer Tour (22 of the 47) s

Episode 92 - The Come Tomorrow Review

Jun 11th, 2018 2h 13m

We've now had three days to marinate in the release of Come Tomorrow, and Matt and Joe break it down track by track in an epic episode of the Ants Podcast. It's not actually our longest podcast ever, but it sure is close, tipping the scales at

Episode 91 - It's That Time Again and Again

Jun 5th, 2018 1h 8m

In our new album penultimate podcast, we discuss the latest song drop of Again and Again (ed: Bob Law), along with the album track times and the last 5 live shows. We take a data driven look at each of the topics and in each case it tells us so

Episode 90 - Summer Time = DMB Time

May 25th, 2018 1h 17m

We need to crack open some white-wine-with-fizz-in-a-can to celebrate all the good stuff in this episode! We dream during the offseason of weeks like these jammed with DMB happenings. We have to recap and review the first 3 shows of the summer

Episode 89 - Come Tomorrow

May 11th, 2018 1h 1m

Matt and Joe come together to breakdown these latest announcements and discuss very early analysis. Thoughts on the recording work, changes from live versions, multiple producer albums, and music industry trends in general. Plus DJ Yette bumper

Episode 88 - The Night Before, Indeed!

Feb 9th, 2018 55m 37s

Matt and Joe mix it up over "The Night Before" performance, and just how ominous that designation was. Joe went to the show (of course he did), so we have first-hand intel on how the band sounded, and what the reception to the Boyd-less Dave Ma

Episode 87 - Checkin' Out, Boyd?

Feb 3rd, 2018 54m 54s

On the eve of Dave Matthews Band's performance the night before the Super Bowl, violinist Boyd Tinsley took to Twitter to announce that he will be stepping away from the band for a break. Joe's in Minneapolis for the show (of course), so he and

Episode 86 - Back on the Horse

Jan 17th, 2018 57m 48s

Urgent Podcast Alert: Major announcements in the Dave Matthews Band World, and it’s time for us and them to get back on the horse for tour time. We have completed our year of #notour punishment and are rewarded with official dates for a DMB Sum

Episode 85 - DMB Live 25 Breakdown

Aug 7th, 2017 58m 45s

The new milestone vinyl set of live tracks has landed on doorsteps and we’re here to talk about the breakdown, in more ways than one. We discuss some of our listening highlights from the set, but also the mix-up that happens with one of the son

Episode 84 - DMB Live 25 (28?)

Jul 14th, 2017 54m 35s

You know, we were really enjoying this year off*. Jake's making Chik-Fil-A sauce, Joe's hitting up every no-show and then some, and Matt's switched from beer to coffee. But what's that you say? A new album has dropped? No - not *that* album. DM

Episode 83 - We're Taking the Year Off*

Jan 23rd, 2017 53m 58s

We are back! And we are quickly back to where we left off; making fun of each other. But thanks to some recent exciting news, we can now temporarily end the hold out. What hold out? Take a listen. We talk about the upcoming ‘year off’ tour dat

Episode 82 - Ali-Bama and the 40 Things

Aug 18th, 2016 47m 13s

Just because the band is off it doesn't mean the Ants Podcast is. In addition to the popular Twitter questions, the fellas talk about the upcoming TV performance on TNT of C'ville 16 and an interview Stefan did on YouTube. Samuel Adams, news, m

Episode 81 - Quick Little Ditty

Aug 10th, 2016 30m 34s

If last week represented the mother of all podcasts, then this week represents the baby. With the band on a short break before the final seven shows, we took the opportunity to catch up on the backlog of questions that the listeners have been l

Episode 80 - Joe Goes to Phenix

Aug 2nd, 2016 2h 24m

The mother of all podcasts. For the first time after doing podcasts on a weekly basis, the coordination of the schedule trifecta along with podcast recording oopsies led to a couple weeks without a podcast. We’ve heard your requests and we’ve