We return to Mathews, VA on Friday August 19th! We rock the White Dog Inn for the first time ever. We're playing outside on the port side deck. It's an early show that only runs from 8 til 11pm. Come on out! FACEBOOK EVENT RSVP! White Dog Inn 68 Church Street Mathews,...

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Hello friends! As most of you have probably heard, we've been taking some time off to reform a bit after initially losing our drummer, Mike. Shortly after that, our keyboard player, Tommy left the group to pursue his solo musical career. We wish them both the best of luck for the future and we thank them for all their contributions to...

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As the French philosopher, Henri Bergson once said, "To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly." With a new year comes a big change for us, folks. Our long-time friend and drummer, Michael Register is now moving on from the group in hopes of furthering...

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Happy 2011 everyone!! Big thanks to everyone who came out to our NYE show at City Dogs! It was not one to forget. Now on to the next show... Wednesday January 12th at 8:30pm, we'll be performing at The Camel in the Fan of Richmond. We're opening for Michigan's own: Burton's Garden They're a great rock/jam band that will be passing through RVA while on their...

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You heard right... We'll be playing our next show on New Year's Eve at City Dogs in the Fan of downtown Richmond! We'll be selling 150 VIP tickets. For just $35, you get a limited OPEN BAR all night which includes champagne at midnight, a FREE DbS CD, and a bunch of NYE party favors when you come in. Limited open bar basically means no...

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Ok, friends and fans, we have an exciting anonuncement! But first, the bad news: The Oct. 1st show and CD release at Gus's Bar & Grill has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. Now for the good news, drum roll please........ Downbeat Switch has been asked by Spectra Records (whose roster includes Grammy winning artists) to compete in their multi-state wide competition, LAST BAND STANDING on Oct....

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We just got a great review of our last show at City Dogs by Magazine33! They are a local music and entertainment magazine that's about to go to print and are currently on the web. Click this link and read all about it! CLICK HERE FOR SHOW REVIEW Big thanks to Robin and Chris at...

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Downbeat Switch is back in Mathews County, VA this Saturday at Sandpiper Reef Restaurant! We're excited to be back in our hometown for our special 8 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW!! with new vocalist: Jenna B as our front woman! It's gonna be a great time. RSVP here and get $2 off the door charge ($5). Shirts, CDs, and stickers will all be available. Music starts...

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Downbeat Switch return back to their favorite Fan spot: City Dogs!! Located at 1309 W. Main Street, just two blocks from VCU campus. The show is FREE and we're using it as a fundraiser for our long time good friend Del Wilhite, who is facing enormous legal fees due to a recent and unfortunate run-in with the law. He had spent that entire day selflessly helping...

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Greetings everyone! Just wanted to keep everyone in the loop about our big show at The Canal Club in downtown Richmond, VA next Friday April 23rd at 8pm. We're headlining the event with support from Richmond's own, LarJar (a jazz/funk/fusion trio), and Aquafuture (a funk/jazz/electronic fusion group from Richmond). Both are amazing bands and really fun to see live. Doors open...

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Welcome to the official Downbeat Switch website! This is where you can get your complete DbS fix all in one location. You can purchase our albums, stream our music, read our blog, view the photo gallery, and see when we'll be playing out next! One new feature that we've added, is the "LIVE SHOWS" section. For certain shows, we will be posting up free songs...

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