11.26.09

Kalamazoo Gazette (Kalamazoo, MI)

It can take a long time for a person to become the person they are as an adult, but if Ryan Clifford is any indication, you can be Dave Matthews in less than a decade. Clifford has cast himself in the role of Matthews for the last six years or so, when he started the Dave Matthews Tribute Band in Buffalo, N.Y. By phone from Chattanooga, Tenn., where the band is now based, Clifford said that the goal of his band — a tribute band for a band that's still arguably relevant...Read More

06.09.09

The Corner (Auburn, AL)

Last Saturday night the Dave Matthews Tribute Band, hailing from Chattanooga, Tenn., paid a visit to SkyBar. Ryan Clifford, the lead vocalist, had a voice reminiscent of Matthews himself, while drummer Bennie Montgomery, base player Lee Vacaro, violinist Nate Demana, and Chris Whiteley on woodwinds brought variety to Auburn. The guys...Read More

01.02.09

The Times-Picuyane (New Orleans, LA)

It's tribute band mania at the House of Blues! Tonight, the Dave Matthews Tribute Band headlines at 10. Next Friday, it's ZoSo, billed as "the ultimate Led Zeppelin experience." Who are these guys and why do they do what they...Read More

07.21.08

Argus-Press (Chesaning, MI)

Two tribute bands played at the Chesaning Showboat Music Festival Saturday, despite threatening weather looking to rain out another night of concerts. Vertigo USA, a U2 tribute band, and the Dave Matthews Tribute Band, took to the stage Saturday night as the rain grew stronger. The Wednesday night Sugarland concert was canceled because of thunderstorms. Instead of canceling the show, it was decided to move Vertigo USA to stage two next...Read More

06.01.08

Indiana Daily Student (Bloomington, IN)

Real fans of Dave Matthews Band understand what their concerts are like. It usually entails a weekend of camping out, no bathing, little sleep, endless games of cornhole, constant debates with neighbors on the best Dave song and an ever-fresh can (or bottle, if you prefer) of your favorite cheap college beer. Then the concert starts, usually after many fresh bottles or cans, and the night becomes an almost religious experience...Read More

03.04.08

The Denisonion (Granville, OH)

It surely was not Dave Matthews himself you heard in the Roost last weekend singing "Crash Into Me" and "The Space Between," but at least it was something of the sort. The Dave Matthews Tribute Band, although far from the real deal, gave a spot-on performance minus the occasional lyric-mishap. Even though only 20 students initially made up the crowd, they were immediately won over by the imitation Dave vocals....Read More

12.01.05

Entertaining U (Jacksonville, FL)

The Freebird Live beckoned as I set out in the quiet, warm after Thanksgiving night. My mission was to cover the Dave Matthews Tribute Band—a group that has been receiving a lot of positive press lately for its improvisational excellence, a part from its Dave Matthews-styled tribute focus. The Dave Matthews Tribute Band turned out to exceed its billing as a quality improvisational band that uses Dave Matthews material as themes to improvise...Read More

12.01.05

The Daily Beacon (Knoxville, TN)

Fans of The Dave Matthews Band will be able to enjoy some of their favorite tunes from the group, as The Dave Matthews Tribute Band performs at Blue Cats tonight. Hailing from Buffalo, N.Y., the five-piece group began forming in September 2004. Ironically, the group formed after the dismemberment of another major Dave Matthews cover band from Georgia. Lead singer Ryan Clifford saw this as an opportunity to form his own cover band and began recruiting members shortly after that group disbanded....Read More