The Upful Life

The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.082: REBUILDING APPALACHIA – Hurricane Helene [w/ LEAH SONG of Rising Appalachia, FYFE, JOSH BLAKE of GFE / iamAVL, WREN from The NOHM Co., BRIAN GOOD – Asheville Music Hall]

November 25, 2024November 25, 2024 B.Getz

This program is focused entirely on Asheville NC & surrouding Appalachia in the wake of unimaginable destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene in late September. The Asheville music and arts community is a beacon of light and creativity, full of ambitious artisans, dreamers n’ doers whom I admire.

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STS9 Dusts Off “Dark Star” To Close Triumphant Return To Grateful Dead Country [B.Getz on L4LM]

November 20, 2024November 20, 2024 B.Getz

The iridescent icing on the weekend’s lysergic layer cake: a bust-out cover of famed Grateful Dead improv vehicle “Dark Star”—in decidedly Sound Tribe style.

Features Reviews

Splintered Sunlight On The Suwannee: A Look Back At Hulaween 2024 [B.Getz on L4LM]

November 11, 2024November 12, 2024 B.Getz black pumas, bob weir, chase & status, CloZee, dave tipper, DRO!D, Dumpstaphunk, eazybaked, Elephant Proof, funk, guavatron, House of Lost, hulaween, hulaween 2024, jamband, Jason Hann, justin jay, Killer Mike, L!GHTBRUSH, lettuce, Mike Dillon and Punkadelick, mildlife, mzg, nala, of the trees, ravenscoon, sauce pocket, say she she, SCI, Soukii, spirit of suwannee music park, String Cheese Incident, Sublime, suwannee hulaween, the ain't sisters, Tipper, Toubab Krewe

With a festival industry reeling on the heels of numerous cancellations, then not one but two massive hurricanes storming the southeastern U.S. inside of one month, Suwannee Hulaween was fortunate to survive these economic and environmental conditions to once again thrive in 2024.

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Asher Fulero Explores Organic & Electronic Territory On Latest Solo Album ‘Worlds’ [B.Getz on L4LM]

November 3, 2024 B.Getz asher fulero, asher fulero worlds, emancipator, emancipator ensemble, Galaxe, keyboardist, Liberation Movement, Oregon, organic electronic, paul gilbert, Portland, producer

Three decades deep into a prolific journey in professional sound art, Portland, Oregon’s Asher Fulero confidently traverses new musical topography on Worlds, his latest LP on Full Arrow Records.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.081 : The Return of ANNA MOSS [solo project, debut LP, + Handmade Moments]

October 20, 2024 B.Getz Anna Moss, anna moss amnesty, anna moss and the nightshades, anna moss debut LP, anna moss solo debut, asheville, handmade moments, HIgh SIerra Music Festival, hurricane helene relief, iamavl, miles lyons, New Orleans, NOLA, sari jordan

Welcome back the lovely and talented singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Ms. ANNA MOSS. One-half of beloved political folk-hop duo Handmade Moments, the NOLA-based chaunteuse has launched an absolutely sensational solo project under her own name

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HIGHER GROUND: A Deeper Look Inside ‘Dual Fusion Unity’, The First Pretty Lights Studio EP In A Decade [B.Getz on L4LM]

October 18, 2024October 20, 2024 B.Getz Alvin Ford Jr., Borahm Lee, Check Your Vector, Chris Karns, derek vincent smith, dual fusion unity EP, michal menert, PLM, pretty lights, pretty lights 2024, pretty lights comeback, pretty lights ep, pretty lights music, soundship spacesystem

A gift for the culture Pretty Lights helped create, geared specifically toward the dedicated minions waiting quasi-patiently for his first collection of original studio music in roughly a decade.

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Lettuce Celebrates The Legacy Of Frankie Beverly With Student Musicians At Philadelphia High School [B.Getz on L4LM]

October 2, 2024 B.Getz frankie beverly, frankie beverly and maze, franklin learning center high school, Instrumental Band, lettuce, lettucefunk, maze, maze featuring frankie beverly, Modern Band program, Nigel hall, philadelphia, Philadelphia High School, philly

In between a pair of concerts in the City of Brotherly Love, Grammy-nominated future-funk pioneers Lettuce dropped in on some talented teenage musicians from Franklin Learning Center High School.

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CANNIFEST 2024 – Humboldt County Throws A Proper Party

September 17, 2024October 7, 2024 B.Getz adam deitch, adam shmeeans smirnoff, cannabis, cannabis and music, cannabis culture, cannifest, Eric Benny Bloom, funk, ganja, graffiti, hip hop, humboldt county, lettuce, live art wall, Nigel hall, object heavy, Oteil Burbridge, Shira Elias, The Nth Power, weed

Each year on the weekend after Labor Day, the renowned NorCal cannabis community cultivates a colorful, multi-faceted soiree in the mainland marijuana Mecca of Humboldt County, and they call it CANNIFEST.

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Chaka Khan & Steel Pulse Team Up For Sensational Sunday Matinee At Stern Grove Closer In San Francisco [B.Getz on L4LM]

August 29, 2024August 30, 2024 B.Getz Bay Area, chaka khan, funk, kim dawson, R&B, reggae, Robert Bac, Rufus, san francisco, soul, Steel Pulse, Stern Grove, stern grove festival, U.K. reggae

With a century of Grammy-winning records and pioneering performances between them, the stage was set for a magical midday soiree in the wondrous woods of Stern Grove.

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U.K. Phenoms OMA Blow Up The Bay With Shing02 & Spin Master A-1 For Nujabes Tribute [B.Getz on L4LM]

August 22, 2024August 30, 2024 B.Getz boom-bap, G-Funk, hip hop, instrumental hip-hop, live hip-hop, nujabes, OMA, OMA live hip-hop, OMA UK, OMA US tour, shing02, spinmaster a-1

U.K. live hip-hop phenoms OMA are currently barnstorming through America, unleashing a torrent of blazing instrumental re-imaginations of iconic rap anthems from coast to coast.

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Hey yall! Happy Taco Tuesdee. In these strange times of surreality, I hope everybody’s hangin’ tough like NKOTB. It’s been a tremendous year for new music, many styles & across the miles. Your boy's been burnin the midnite oil, goin’ hard in the paint, steady stitchin’ in the kitchen on my annual ‘Favorite Records’ feature. Another lengthy labor of love, 2024’s massive edition should be ready to geaux in just a few days. This expansive passion project is the only time of year I humbly extend my hat/hand & request financial support. I’m truly touched this work resonates w/ my readers, & occasionally reaches the music community at large. In fact, I’ve hadda coupla donations already come thru - & the '24 article hasn’t even dropped yet. That kinda affirmation feels really good, fam. Like Rakim once said, ‘Times is hard on the boulevard’. I consistently try to use my voice/platform to help raise money/awareness for those in need & will continue to do so. I recognize that many folks’ funds are stretched pretty thin, & peeps are certainly strugglin’ w far more acute/severe situations than a nerdy deep dive on this year’s hottest records. But this one right here is my bread n’ buttas, baby. Well over 100 hours of worktime dedicated each & every December. So if you’re pickin 'up what I’m puttin’ down, if you find yourself enjoying this forthcoming compendium, if ya have some spare scratch to share... Please consider supporting my work w/ Upful LIFE. Eternally Grateful 🙏 -bg#sooncome ... See MoreSee Less

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