Early this week, we mentioned Twitter as the new vehicle for artists to release new songs and other content to fans. Not all musicians have caught on, but today, Dave Matthews Band joined the club.

After last night’s inspiring show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden (which featured a special guest appearance from Gregg Allman on a cover of the Allman Brothers‘ “Melissa”!) to kick off a lengthy tour, Dave Matthews Band announced via Twitter the release of “Funny The Way It Is,” the premier single from the bands upcoming album, “Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King.” The song is available for download on the Dave Matthews Band website.

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Dave Matthews Band has announced their first studio album in four years, as well as their first tour since the death of saxophonist LeRoi Moore three months ago. The group will be touring starting in April with a pretty unusual array of rotating opening acts.

The beginning of the tour will feature The Roots (taking leave from their standing role on Jimmy Fallon) followed by three dates with Old Crow Medicine Show, eight with The Avett Brothers, and two final dates with Jason Mraz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Check out a full list of all the dates after the break:

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