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The Dave Matthews Band and the Savannah Bananas have a lot more in common than you may think, and owner/founder of Banana Ball, Jesse Cole joined us to tell us all about it. From his lifelong DMB fandom, to getting cut from the original "American Baby" music video, to the "fans first" approach the Bananas adopted from DMB; this is truly a conversation you do not want to miss. Thanks again to Jesse for joining us and be sure to check out any of the 6 Banana Ball League teams putting on the best show in sports! Bananas Foster - Foster Care Mission Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COGS Live: 2025 (00:00:00) The Stone - 05/31 - Merriweather Post Pavilion (00:12:09) Proudest Monkey - 08/23 - Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View (00:18:19) Pig (ft. Jason Crosby) - 06/03 - PNC Bank Arts Center (00:26:40) Loving Wings - 06/27 - Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island (00:34:03) Say Goodbye - 05/30 - Blossom Music Center (00:40:55) The Dreaming Tree (ft. Mike Maher) - 07/22 - BankNH Pavilion (00:53:54) Lie in Our Graves (ft. Jake Simpson) - 08/29 - The Gorge Amphitheatre (01:03:29) Pay for What You Get - 07/18 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center (01:09:22) #41 (ft. Béla Fleck & the Flecktones) - 08/30 - The Gorge Amphitheatre (01:25:51) Drunken Soldier (Dave & Tim) - 01/26 - Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (01:33:13) Spoon (Dave, Molly, Mary, & Vanessa) - 08/02 - Big Sky Events Arena (01:39:35) The Last Stop - 07/12 - Ruoff Music Center THANK YOU to ALL of the tapers! Scott Plumer, Bill Lakeman, Zach Semcken, Crumbo, John Gortakowski, Jason Johnson, Chris Drews, Ryan Hoyt, and SiriusXM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another year in the books, and 2025 turned out to be an all-timer for the Dave Matthews Band. From Mexico to The Gorge and beyond, us fans were treated to some of the best setlists, special guests, and performances we have seen in quite some time. In this episode, we take a look back at 2025 as a whole and dive into the tracklist for our "COGS Live: 2025" compilation. Thank you all for an incredible 2025, and we wish you and your families a very Happy New Year! Bring on 2026! "COGS Live: 2025" - Music and Album Art Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we are joined by music journalist and author of "Sharing in the Groove: The Untold Story of the 90's Jam Band Explosion and the Scene That Followed", Mike Ayers, to discuss his most recent book. From DMB, to Phish, Blues Traveler, Widespread Panic, the Spin Doctors and more, the 1990s jam band scene was a unique and exciting time full of incredible stories and even better music. Mike shares his favorite stories from the book, a few unpublished gems, and his own experiences at DMB, Phish, and countless other bands' shows during this time. Thanks again to Mike for taking the time to chat with us and we urge you to check out "Sharing in the Groove" HERE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the more popular guests to join DMB on stage, Jake Renick Simpson, joined us for one of our favorite installments of Convos on the Corner to date! Throughout this conversation, Jake reminisced on releasing his first album at 11 years old, writing a letter to Dave Matthews in 8th grade, playing mandolin with Billy Strings, jamming in Bela Fleck's kitchen, and of course his entire Big Sky and Gorge experiences. Jake's musical journey is an incredible story that you want to hear every second of. Thanks again to Jake for joining us! Lukas Nelson Tour The Lil Smokies - "Break of the Tide" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BTCS in full, Béla Fleck, Tim on acoustic, Jake on violin, and Goooooose! The Gorge 2025 just may be the best Gorge weekend of all time, with some of the biggest surprises and best guest spots we have ever seen from this band. Nolan was there to soak it all in, and he delivers a fantastic recap of the entire experience. What an incredible end to another great summer tour for the Dave Matthews Band! Thank you DMB! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special guest Brendan Santry joins the pod to discuss his experience being one of the lucky few to witness Dave and a few friends play a couple of remarkable shows in Big Sky, Montana. These shows have been met with universal praise for their unique sets, guest appearances, and top-notch performances; so we are very excited to dive deep into all aspects of the weekend. Thanks again to Brendan for joining us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three-time Grammy award winning musician, composer, educator and HALL OF FAMER Jeff Coffin joined us on his Birthday week for a spectacular Convos on the Corner! Throughout this fascinating episode he reflects on the time around him joining DMB, dives deep into many of his projects outside of DMB, his constant drive to be creative, and even picked up his sax to teach us something about the intro to "Minarets"! Thanks again to Jeff for joining us, and we hope you all enjoy hanging on the Corner with Coffin! “Way Up” by Wild Iris Brass Band Supernova All-Stars @ Franklin Theatre Tickets Béla Fleck & The Flecktones "Jingle All the Way" Tour Tickets Ear Up Records Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DMB made its triumphant return to Richmond last week - the first time since 1997! It's also the pod's first sibling episode - Bruce's brother Jason recaps Richmond N1 with us - his first ever DMB concert! Virginia got one of the best two-nighters of the summer so far, and of course we had to talk SPAC and some of the insane tour debuts and treats that DMB loves to sprinkle in Saratoga. Shout out to Jason for making his pod debut! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's hard to believe it has been 20 years since the 2005 Summer Tour, which included Bruce's first show, 6/29/05! We revisit this show which includes some fantastic performances of DMB classics, several songs Bruce has not seen again in 60+ shows, an early glimpse into some songs from 'Stand Up' that sound much different today, some extremely rare teases, and a ton of nostalgia. We hope you all enjoy this look back in time at a night that eventually led to the creation of this podcast. Cheers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of our favorite and most frequent guests on the pod, Clint Wells, is BACK! The rockstar/podcaster/all-around great dude was able to join us before going back on tour to talk about his four DMB shows this summer, capped off by his first visit to THE CREEK. Tap in to hear Clint's hot takes and what songs he is no longer chasing! Shout out to Clint for always being the man! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friend of the pod, Alex Brandt (@brandtsmarching), makes his triumphant return to help us recap DMB's most recent 6 shows from Charleston to Chicago. Alex was lucky enough to have attended 4 of these (Charleston x2, Birmingham, Alpharetta), so he brings us exclusive "boots on the ground" coverage that we love to have. This tour is shaping up to be be extremely unique and we had a blast breaking it all down with Brandt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nolan gloats. Bruce apologizes. And DMB continues to be on a roll as we settle into the tour. We recap the unique setlist of Jones Beach, Riverbend, and St. Louis on this episode and we look forward to the first true two night stand of the tour in Charleston! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by multi-instrumentalist guru, and DMB fans newest favorite violinist, Jason Crosby! Jason was kind enough to spend some time with us and talk about his epic guest appearance on stage at Holmdel, playing violin on Ants Marching at MSG but not with DMB, having perfect pitch, and the countless legendary musicians he has toured with throughout his career. We want to thank Jason for taking the time to chat with us, and hope you all enjoy this convo as much as we did! Jason Crosby's Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back to recap the start to DMB's 2025 Summer Tour from Bethel to Brazil! This run of shows has brought us some top to bottom great sets, incredible performances, and some wildly popular guests as well. There is a lot to discuss, so dive in with us, and be sure to stay tuned for a very special interview with a certain special guest! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices