In 1998, ECW Press published what has become our best-selling title to date: Morgan Delancey's STEP INTO THE LIGHT, which chronicled the rise of the phenomenally popular Dave Matthews Band (DMB). The response to this book was overwhelming and fans soon began writing to us about their own first-hand experiences with the band. The stories were outrageous, hilarious and heartfelt, and proved that fans are a valuable resource for rare information about their musical heroes. Inspired by these anecdotes, we set out to collect the funniest, most outrageous and insightful stories about the Dave Matthews Band we could find. The result is FANFARE, the first in a series of books written by fans for fans. FANFARE is for fans who want to find out about their favorite band from other fans who have stories to tell. Weird stories. Touching stories. The stories only fans would know. Like the fact that Dave Matthews wants to stop performing his acoustic shows because of the audiences' rude behavior. Or that Boyd (the DMB violinist) often chats on-line with members of the DMB fan club. Did you know that drummer Carter Beauford once invited a group of fans onto to the DMB tour bus to eat pizza with him and watch movies? Another fan managed to snap one of the only known pictures of flutist Leroi Moore without his sunglasses on! And Matthews has been known call his fans to thank them for their letters - but most don't believe it's him! FANFARE takes readers to the core of the DMB phenomenon: a legion of loyal, caring and devoted fans and a talented band that would do just about anything to please them.

This collection of first-hand accounts from fans of the Dave Matthews Band on their encounters with the group offers funny, outrageous, and insightful stories on the band. Photos.