G. Love quenches summer with 'Lemonade' tour

G. Love & Special Sauce , who are out conquering the world behind their August release, "Lemonade," will do another run of US dates beginning in August.

The blues-infused hip-hop band led by G. Love, a.k.a. Garret Dutton, is headed for Germany and England this month, and will be back stateside beginning Aug. 4 in Coast Mesa, CA. So far, the outing takes in dates from coast to coast through early September. US shows are listed below; overseas gigs can be found at G. Love's website.

"Lemonade" is the band's second album for Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records. The 14-track set features a host of G. Love buddies, including Johnson, Ben Harper, Donovan Frankenreiter, Jasper, Dave Hidalgo of Los Lobos, Blackalicious, Tristan Prettyman and Marc Broussard.

The record's latest single, "Beautiful" featuring Prettyman, is streaming at G. Love's MySpace page, as are the tunes "Hot Cookin'" "Ride," and "Rainbow" featuring Johnson. Radio interviews in which Dutton plays acoustic versions of some of the songs are streaming at the band's website.

G. Love & Special Sauce have 13 years and seven albums under their belt and have sold more than a million units worldwide, according to the band's bio.

TOUR DATES
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August 2007
4 - Costa Mesa, CA - Pacific Amphitheatre
5 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
8 - Troutdale, OR - Edgefield Winery
9 - Redmond, WA - Marymoor Amphitheater
10 - Eugene, OR - Cuthbert Amphitheatre
11 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
14 - Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl
15 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre
17 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
18 - Kansas City, MO - Crossroads
22 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
23 - Philadelphia, PA - Penn's Landing
24 - Baltimore, MD - Pier Six Concert Series
25 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap Farm Park
26 - Portsmouth, VA - NTELOS Pavilion at Harbor Center
28 - New York, NY - Central Park Summerstage
30 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
31 - Cary, NC - Koka Booth Amphitheatre

September 2007
1 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
2 - Boca Raton, FL - Mizner Park Amphitheatre

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