G Love - the Lovemeister.

Slow grooves and hip hop blues. Over the last decade G Love has evolved from a Philadephia local boy, to the catalyst for the folky surf sound groove now storming a radio near you.

A Star in his own right, G Love also released Jack Johnson's Rodeo Clowns in 98 - the two having met after Jack used some of G Love's music in one of his surf films.

Heres a brief bio from VH1

G. Love & Special Sauce are a trio from Philadelphia, PA. Their laid-back, sloppy blues sound is quite unique, as it encompasses the sound/production of classic R&B and recent rap artists (the Beastie Boys, in particular). The group -- G. Love (born Garrett Dutton) on guitar/vocals/harmonica, Jeff Clemens on drums, and Jim Prescott on upright bass -- released their self-titled debut in 1994 on Okeh/Epic.

I've had the pleasure of seeing of seeing G Love several times over the years - and have always appreciated their open taping policy - soundboard feeds at nearly every show!

This is my favorite G Love show - and is where he and Tristan Prettyman debuted "Beautiful Beautiful". Unfortunately, due to the way Tristan was mic'd you can barely hear her parts. If anyone has a Soundboard copy of this song where you can hear her, please send me an email!

G Love Links
Home Page

MP3s
Rappin Beats
Dreamin'
Back of the Bus
Rhyme for the Summertime
Shooting Hoops
Honor and Harmony
Dont Drop It
Sodom and Gomorrow
Fatman
Friday Night
I-76
Intro to...
Baby's Got Sauce
Interlude
Beautiful Beautiful
Gimme Some Lovin
When We Meet Again
Booty Call
The Pussy Song
Rodeo Clowns
Suicide Bomber
Cold Beverage
Rock & Roll.

I discovered this band last fall - someone had posted about them on a forum I frequent, and I decided to check out their tunes.

I never expect to love bands I randomly check out on the Net, but this time I was pleasantly suprised. Ashlin Phillip's vocals subtly remind me of That Dog - the vocal stylings performing the gentle swoops that Anna Waronker perfected on That Dog's Retreat From the Sun record.

My elation over finding a new band quickly gave way to chagrin when I found out that their upcoming tour had been cancelled when their tour bus had been in an accident with an army truck!


Good news is that its 3 months later, the band has healed, and the tour is back on! They will be in Texas in early February and you can bet that I will be there.

On a somewhat amazing side note - I was listening to their MySpace mp3s yesterday and wishing they were coming to town sooner, so I could buy their records. Later, I went over to Half Price Books to find a copy of Contact, by Carl Sagan, for my girl and found a copy of the Eames Era 2nd EP for $3 in the Bargain Bin!!

Here's my favorite track - buy it here
Could Be Anything

The Eames Era Links
Homepage
MySpace
CStudent Records

Tour Dates
Jan 19 2006 10:00P SOGO Live Baton Rouge , LA
Jan 27 2006 10:00P WC Don's Jackson, MS
Jan 28 2006 10:00P Thirsty Hippo Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 3 2006 10:00P Howlin Wolf New Orleans, LA
Feb 4 2006 5:00P The Louisiana Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 9 2006 10:00P Walter's Houston, TX
Feb 10 2006 10:00P The Cavern Dallas, TX
Feb 11 2006 10:00P Beerland Austin , TX
Feb 16 2006 10:00P The Earl Atlanta, GA
Feb 17 2006 10:00P Rubber Soul Winston Salem, NC
Feb 18 2006 10:00P New Brookland Tavern Columbia, SC
Feb 21 2006 10:00P King's Raleigh, NC
Feb 22 2006 10:00P Relative Theory Norfolk, VA
Feb 23 2006 10:00P The Warehouse Washington, DC
Feb 24 2006 10:00P Manhattan Room Philadelphia, PA
Feb 25 2006 10:00P Pianos New York, NY
Feb 27 2006 10:00P Great Scott Boston, MA
Mar 1 2006 10:00P Roustabout! State College, PA
Mar 2 2006 10:00P Lime Spider Akron, OH
Mar 3 2006 10:00P The Comet Cincinnati , OH
Mar 4 2006 10:00P Subterranean Chicago, IL
Mar 10 2006 10:00P Red Star Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 12 2006 10:00P One Eyed Jacks New Orleans, LA