In 1994, G. Love & Special Sauce emerged out of Philadelphia and cultivated “Hip-Hop Blues” known for its unique combination of Delta Blues, Hip-Hop, Rock & Roll Soul and Funk. The trio’s self-titled debut album quickly went Gold and led to collaborations with the likes of Lucinda Williams, Dave Matthews, The Avett Brothers, Keb ‘Mo’, and many more. The band will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of their self-titled album with an expansive national tour and re-release of the record, with more details to follow.
Born Garrett Dutton in Philadelphia, PA, G. Love grew up equally enthralled with Folk, Blues, and Rap. After migrating to Boston, he and his band, Special Sauce, broke out in 1994 with their Gold-selling self-titled debut. G. Love would go on to release seven more studio studios albums with Special Sauce (plus four solo albums on his own).
Last month, G. Love released Live in Boston, a live duo album with Donovan Frankereiter featuring cuts from their 2022 co-billed tour taken at Paradise Rock Club in Boston, MA. G. Love and Special Sauce’s most recent studio effort Philadelphia, Mississippi found the group making a deeply reverent sonic pilgrimage to the heart of the South.
Produced by North Mississippi All-Stars’ Luther Dickinson, the latest collection is loose and spontaneous, with improvised performances and collaborations with special guests including Alvin Youngblood Hart and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Schoolly D and Speech.
TOUR DATES:
1/11 – St. Louis, MO – Blueberry Hill Duck Room
1/12 – Chicago, IL – Park West
1/13 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
1/14 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
1/17 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark
1/18 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
1/19 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
1/20 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Café and Music Hall
1/21 – Homer, NY – Center for the Arts of Homer
1/24 – Boston, MA – City Winery
1/25 – Boston, MA – City Winery
1/26 – Philadelphia, PA – City Winery
1/27 – Philadelphia, PA – City Winery
1/30 – New York, NY – City Winery – Pier 57
1/31 – New York, NY – City Winery – Pier 57
2/1 – Annapolis, MD – Rams Head On Stage
2/2 – Annapolis, MD – Rams Head On Stage
2/3 – Washington, DC – The Hamilton Live
2/6 – Virginia Beach, VA – Elevation 27
2/7 – Charlotte, NC – Visulite Theatre
2/8 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
2/9 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
2/10 – Atlanta, GA – City Winery
2/13 – Fort Myers, FL – Point Ybel Brewing
2/14 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
2/16 – New Smyrna Beach, FL – Beachside Tavern
2/17 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
2/18 – Key West, FL – American Legion
2/29 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
3/1 – San Juan Capistrano, CA – The Coach House
3/2 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour
3/3 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
3/5 – Santa Barbara, CA – Soho
3/6 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
3/8 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
3/9 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
3/12 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
3/13 – Aspen, CO – Belly Up Aspen
3/14 – Steamboat Springs, CO – Strings Music Pavilion
3/15 – Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theater
3/16 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre
