“We don’t get to play these deep cuts often,” G. Love recently told a sold-out audience at The Hamilton, which was part of the 30th anniversary tour for his 1994 debut album, G. Love & Special Sauce. Over the course of the evening, the band played the record, which nearly went gold and remains their most popular, in its entirety.

G. Love & Special Sauce plays an interesting and saucy — you can’t expect me not to grab that pun — musical style. It’s rap, but it’s quite distinct from most rap. It’s uncommon to see a rapper strumming an acoustic guitar, and G. Love is the only rapper I can think of who plays the harmonica. (I qualify this statement as my knowledge of rap and hip hop is limited, and it’s possible there’s someone I’m not aware of.) As their second song of the evening celebrates, “Blues Music” is an integral part of what they do, and it’s drawn them a fan base of crossover listeners who might not be primarily fans of rap.