Sunday, September 14, 2008

G. Love & Special Sauce - John Butler Trio and Tristan Prettyman

G. Love & Special Sauce - John Butler Trio
Friday, September 12, 2008 — 7:00PM
doors open at 5:30PM
With John Butler Trio and Tristan Prettyman
$39.50 RES, $36.50 GA - Ticketmaster - plus applicable service charges AEG Live is thrilled to announce G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE with special guests JOHN BUTLER TRIO and Tristan Prettyman performing live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre Friday, September 12, 2008.

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. Ever the road band they are known for their extensive touring. By 2004 and the Hustle LP, G. Love had eased up a little on the kitchen sink approach, offering instead a cohesive, dry groove reminiscent of his earliest efforts. Hustle was also the first G. Love release under Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records banner. It made sense; the two had been pals at least since Philadelphonic, which Johnson had guested on. His move off Sony spawned the Best of G. Love and Special Sauce, but G. wasn't done. Special Sauce did a series of shows in 2004 with Johnson and fellow Brushfire artist Donovon Frankenreiter, and the trio also found time to issue a brief live EP before 2006's Lemonade. The tour chronicle/live album A Year and a Night with G. Love and Special Sauce appeared in 2007. ~ SOURCE: All Music Guide

GREAT SHOW - and my last for the season at Red Rocks......good times. They took me out for a few drinks afterwords. My co-workers, not the band ;)

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