The good folk at Premier Guitar have put together a sick gallery showing off pedalboards of music’s biggest guitarists and one of them represented is that of your boy G. Love. Check it: Check out the full gallery HERE!

Well every couple of years we get to do something crazy fun. Aight aight well it’s crazy fun every night out here on the road but the Rombello cruise was killer. We were joined by Slightly Stoopid, Michael Franti, Brett Dennen, Citizen Cope, JJ Grey and Mofro, Soja and a whole lot of other dope Bands and DJ’s for a four day cruise from Tampa, FL to Cozumel, Mexico. Slamming! These types of gigs are really amazing. I would have to say that aside from getting to see some of my favorite acts perform, the best parts are what’s happens off the stage. The late night jams and hang sessions we all shared. Jamming on the late night with Cope and Brett Dennen, chilling with the Stoopids and just vibing out all day and night. That really made it for me! There were tons of collaborations. Karl Denson and I sat in with Franti.  Timo and I sat in with SS for Devils Door and an Everything You Need/Mellow Mood mash up.  I sat in with Brett Dennen on harp.  Miles and I jammed Baby I Like It acoustic. The sit in’s were nonstop. The musical community that’s formed and solidified on these types of gigs was just outstanding.  You can’t beat it. As I write this I am now remembering C Money, Cope and I singing a dope ass hook “for the love of money” into my phone at my B Day party. I’m telling you so many jams and collaborations are going to come out of this in the coming year. Just watch! Now I’m back on dry land and I’ve quit smoking. Which is good cause I want to live and bring this music to you till I’m at least 125 years old. Come on now! Tonight I’m in Birmingham and headed north to hometown Philly, NYC, DC and Boston. It’s going to be bangin playing the East Coast stomping grounds. We’ve got a real special show for y’all so get on out to the shows and we will see you soon. Thanks for dropping by.  Your friend, G

“The last two blogs have been dedicated to some of the great slide guitar players past and present who have influenced me over the years. This week I thought it could be helpful to show y’all some of the tunings that these players use. Open tunings present a myriad of possibilities to achieve unique and original sounds. Try the ones in my video, create your own or Google open tunings. There are endless possibilities here. Remember, be original; that’s the key to success as a player and a performer.” Watch G.Love’s Down and Dirty video on open tunings HERE!

“Slide guitar. It’s a thing, man, a real type of thing. When you play that slide, you can really make that guitar talk, you can really make it sing. My favorite slide guitar players are the players who are from and/or play in that Mississippi Delta style. When I first heard the legendary John Hammond perform live, I was absolutely blown away by his slide work. John typically uses an old National resophonic guitar for his slide numbers and man can he play. If you’ve been reading my blogs or have ever seen me perform, you know by now that John Hammond has had major influence on my playing. Through his records I was introduced to a world of blues.” Read the rest of this week’s Guitar World’s Down and Dirty with G. Love HERE

CNN is featuring a really cool interview with G in which he chats about musicians that have influenced him as a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player. Check it:

“Let’s face it, friends: Being in a band is like being part of a very, very, very dysfunctional family. Like any marriages, businesses or things you love, it takes love, work, vision, direction and effort to keep it going. There are always exceptions to the rule; however, I find that bands work best when they are lead by one. And before you start in on me and my ego, please think back to the time you were in the van with the fellas trying to decide if it was Micky D’s or Burger King en route to the gig in Topeka.” Read the rest of this week’s Guitar World’s Down and Dirty with G. Love HERE

The Patagonia Music Interview Series continues thanks to our friends at HeadCount. This time, G. Love and Samantha Stollenwerck talk about their benefit track “Ooh Dee Ooh” and why they chose Surfrider Foundation as the beneficiary from the sales. If you missed it, check out the first interview with Blitzen Trapper’s Eric Earley. “Ooh Dee Ooh” from G. Love and Samantha Stollenwerck is available now, exclusively through the Patagonia Music Collective and iTunes. Proceeds from the sales of this song benefit the Surfrider Foundation and their mission to protect oceans, waves and beaches. Did we mention, it only costs 99 cents? Check out the original article here.

G. Love is stoked to play at Greekfest at the University of Alabama on August 26! Times: Doors @ 6:00pm Opener TBA @ 7:30pm G. Love @ 9:00pm Dierks Bentley @ 10:30pm Venue: University of Alabama Athletic Dorm Parking Lot Jefferson Avenue Tuscaloosa, AL Ages 18+ Get Tickets  RSVP on Facebook

“Time to hit the stage. Be on time. Give 1000 percent. Play like it’s your last show. Become your music. Sweat. Love it. Bleed for your music. Connect with your crowd. Have fun. Execute your plan. Perform technically sound. Let go of your inhibitions. Take risks. Do something different. Take advantage of your opportunity. Love it… For this week’s blog, which I believe, is my eleventh for Guitar World, I wanted to ramble on to you all about performance. Your performance is probably the most important thing about your music as it relates to people other than yourself. True, the best music you ever play may be in your room or on your porch with only your dog listening but if you do want to make music professionally you’ll have to hit the streets, the stage, the studio and you better be ready to cut it up.” Read the rest of this week’s Guitar World’s Down and Dirty with G. Love HERE

photo by Kevin Notargiacomo     Welcome, welcome friends! Well, I’m going to be honest with you, this past spring when we were putting together our summer plans I sure was feeling like the summer tour was going to be a disaster but as I’m flying back from Fuji Rock in Japan I’m reminiscing on one of the finest and most enjoyable summer tours of my career.  Here’s the wrap up. Let me know which shows you came to and if you came to a couple, which were your favs.     I guess we could say that the summer started early for us in Brazil with the good brother Jack Johnson. Jack asked me to support him solo acoustic and I’m telling you friends, whenever I get to perform solo acoustic I get good fast. There’s nothing like being up there all alone. It’s sink or swim and I always enjoy those type of creative circumstances. We had a great time in Brazil with Jack, Merlo, Adam, Zack, the Johnson Fam, the Crew (thanks!!!), and the wonderful, huge and enthusiastic Brazilian crowds. In the blink of an eye we were back in the states on a flight to Nashville and en route to Bonnaroo where we definitely crushed a band show and a solo show. I was hard pressed to decide which set I loved more. After I played my two sets and a shit ton of press and radio I was really blown away by an excellent Strokes set and had a nice rap with Julian Casablancas after. Bonnaroo was dope. photo by Kevin Notargiacomo       What next?  A string of solo acoustic shows up and down the east coast where every night the crowds kept dancing and vibing harder. Wellfleet, Nantucket, Dewey beach…these were inspired nights man! After that I linked back up with the band for the DMB Caravan Shows in Atlantic City and Chicago.  We had special guest Big Al aka SuperFresh announcing us on stage. Ahhhhh such good vibes! We hit up Basilica Block party with Michael Franti, headlined at SummerFest in Milwaukee, Delmar racetrack, Trinity Tribal Stomp, Roc City Jazz Fest, Baltimore Artscape whaaaaat! Talk about some crazy ass shows with some big ass crowds. Fiyo fiyo fiyo!       In between all that I even went out to Denver to shoot a spot for the Encore/Starz Network that features the song Walk On. And… It’s too early to announce but I’m guesting harp on two big big records this year. I ain’t bragging, I’m just sayin…I’m excited man that’s all.        photo by Kevin Notargiacomo       And we still aren’t done. I’m taking some family time now but we just had some bomb shows at 311 Pow Wow fest and the US Open in Huntington Beach followed Ft Collins (free!!), Salt Lake City, Steamboat Springs, the show goes on. This September I’m looking forward to heading over to the UK, Amsterdam and Paris for a string of acoustic shows to get Fixin To Die rolling overseas. Then before you know it our October run is coming, we will be back on the east coast playing the home town shows in Philly, Boston, NYC, DC and all the cities where we got our start in ‘94. It’s been too long since we did our own thing there so get your tix now so we can all get down and do it right on the East Side.   So basically, this summer was the summer of summers and we really want to thank each and every one of you who shared those nights with us or watched from afar. Our fans are the best and we couldn’t do it without you. See you soon! Brought to you by G. Love’s Special HOT Sauce. Put it on your food not your Baby!