Dave Matthews Band is an American rock band, originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991 by singer and guitarist Dave Matthews. Since 1998, Dave Matthews Band has performed at most of their shows with keyboardist Butch Taylor, who's not officially a member of the band. The first official gig for the newly conceived Dave Matthews Band was May 11, 1991, at a private rooftop party in Charlottesville. Dave Matthews Band first public show was at the city’s 1991 Earth Day Festival. By January 1992, Dave Matthews Band were playing a regular Tuesday night show at popular Charlottesville club Trax. On November 9, 1993, Dave Matthews Band released its first album, Remember Two Things on its Bama Rags label. In 1994, Dave Matthews Band released their first LP, Under the Table and Dreaming. Under the Table and Dreaming and follow-up album, Crash brought Dave Matthews Band national attention, culminating in a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. During the year 2000, Dave Matthews Band set up their own recording studio at a large countryside home outside Charlottesville, Virginia.