G. Love & Special Sauce & Slightly Stoopid: Bank of America Pavilion, Boston 8.22.07
Boston. I arrived at the Bank of America Pavilion during Slightly Stoopid’s set, and it didn’t take me long to figure out that the “Summer Haze Tour” was appropriately named. When the band wasn’t encouraging the wild crowd to get high, they were bringing out their unique blend of reggae mixed with a little ska influences and a few touches of classic rock guitar. All the members of Slightly Stoopid were showing love in their customized Red Sox and Patriots jerseys.
I was surprised about the combination of artists on this tour, because G. Love & Special Sauce has quite a different sound than Ozomatli (whose set I missed) and Slightly Stoopid. Anyways, G. Love did a great job of showcasing his signature funky, bluesy rap for the rest of the night. If you’ve never heard his music before, you probably can’t imagine rapping over blues guitar, but it’s a really unique sound that actually works perfectly for him.
He congratulated the
Mom likes Special K
You can’t pinch an inch
They’re magically delicious
Keep your hands off my Lucky Charms
Pink hearts, yellow moons, blue diamonds, green clovers
A is for Apple, J is for Jack
You step on a crack, you’ll break your Mama’s back
Rice Krispies, Franken Berries…”
I was at this show, didnt get into it but Sweet pics!
Posted by: Michael | August 29, 2007 at 09:18 AM
sick that they wore boston jerseys, love your writing keep it up!
Posted by: Marcus | August 30, 2007 at 12:41 PM
Love a band that will connect to the fans, especially through their sports teams! Great pictures!
Posted by: Sharon | September 02, 2007 at 11:49 AM
Love a band that will connect to the fans, especially through their sports teams! Great pictures!
Posted by: Sharon | September 02, 2007 at 11:50 AM
I was at the concert and can barely remember a thing. Gotta stop doin' shots before goin'.
Posted by: Stormin Norm | September 02, 2007 at 12:01 PM
Nice pics!
Posted by: Danielle | September 07, 2007 at 12:43 AM
G.Love is great love reading your blog!
Posted by: Jason | September 09, 2007 at 12:01 PM
win!
Posted by: Lindsey | September 11, 2007 at 12:32 PM
Win!
Posted by: allie | September 11, 2007 at 12:32 PM
I love buckley!
Posted by: herman | September 11, 2007 at 12:33 PM
Hey, i love buckley too!
Posted by: wilbur | September 11, 2007 at 12:33 PM
get off her man, she's mine.
Posted by: herman | September 11, 2007 at 12:33 PM
awesome pictures melissa...
Posted by: craig | September 11, 2007 at 12:34 PM
ive never heard of them, but i like their name..there's something about 'special sauce' that makes me happy inside. umm ok great WIN!
Posted by: kathryn | September 11, 2007 at 01:03 PM
good review on a band that i've never heard of...i do like the term "special sauce"!
Posted by: dee | September 11, 2007 at 05:56 PM
never heard of this band but your writing made the show sound fun
Posted by: jake | September 11, 2007 at 08:50 PM
G. Love/Summer Haze...sounds about right. Sounds like it was a good show.
Posted by: joe | September 12, 2007 at 05:28 PM
good job melissa... mat wanted to go to this concert!
Posted by: lauren | September 12, 2007 at 06:09 PM
good job melissa... mat wanted to go to this concert!
Posted by: lauren | September 12, 2007 at 06:10 PM
i've never heard of this band, but thanks to your wonderful write up, i can hear them in my head now.
Posted by: meghan | September 13, 2007 at 08:25 AM
G.Love has a nice mix of music! Sweet Pics!
Posted by: RaYmOnD | September 13, 2007 at 11:20 AM
love your blog!!
Posted by: Michael | September 14, 2007 at 09:56 AM
I hope you win, this is a great blog
Posted by: chris | September 14, 2007 at 10:31 AM
I love the pictures you took -- they came out awesome!!
Posted by: Nicole | September 14, 2007 at 02:53 PM
I love the pictures you took -- they came out awesome!!
Posted by: Nicole | September 14, 2007 at 02:53 PM