The Upful Life

PEACE OF MIND: A Peek Inside ‘Scatterbrain’, NIK GREELEY’s Latest Solo EP [REVIEW / STREAM]

November 30, 2023December 2, 2023 B.Getz funk, nik greeley, philadelphia, philly, scatterbrain, scatterbrain EP, soul

After life’s curveballs sent him scramblin’ like Randall searching for some answers, Philly-based funk/soul frontman extraordinaire Nik Greeley blasts back onto the scene with the Scatterbrain EP.

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Searchlight Swirling: Pretty Lights’ Soundship Spacesystem Comeback Tour Hits The Warfield in SF [B.Getz on L4LM]

November 21, 2023November 24, 2023 B.Getz Alvin Ford Jr., analog synth, anti-alias, Borahm Lee, Chris Karns, derek vincent smith, DJ, EDM, edm hip-hop, electronic music, Greg Lazershark Ellis, hip hop, jamband, jamtronica, Lazershark, Mammoth Music Group, michal menert, modular synth, pretty lights, pretty lights comeback, Pretty Lights Live, san francisco, SF music, soundship spacesystem, soundship spacesystem tour, suwannee hulaween, The Warfield

Twenty-four shows into a comeback nearly five years in the making, Pretty Lights’ Soundship Spacesystem tour is smashing preconceived notions wherever they may roam.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.072: ALEX WASILY [Dumpstaphunk, Francis Comes Alive, very good trombonist]

November 21, 2023November 25, 2023 B.Getz alex wasily, chicago, Dumpstaphunk, francis comes alive, los angeles, neal francis, New Orleans, Nikki Glaspie, trombone, trombonist, very good cocktails, very good mondays

#VeryGood trombonist with NOLA institution Dumpstaphunk since 2016; musical director of Francis Comes Alive, Neal Francis new 11-piece big band experience and concert film.

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Sweet Dreams Are Hulaween: A 10th Anniversary Celebration At Suwannee [B.Getz & M.B. on L4LM]

November 7, 2023November 8, 2023 B.Getz col. claypool's fearless flying frog brigade, cosmic collective, frick frack blackjack, goose, House of Lost, hula, hulaween, hulaween 2023, jennifer hartswick, Jenth Power, Lab Group, Les Claypool, lespecial, lettuce, lost creations, mzg, SCI, Sneezy, spirit of suwannee music park, String Cheese Incident, suwannee, suwannee hulaween, Tand, The Nth Power, trey anastasio, Trey anastasio band, VEIL

Having just celebrated the 10th anniversary at the incomparable Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL over the last weekend of October, Hulaween proved a remarkable achievement in a crowded, homogenized industry, and a consistent crown jewel of contemporary festival culture.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.071: PAUL LEVINE [10th Hulaween, Bear Creek, SOSMP] + Remembering James Casey + BGetz Hula23 Picks

October 20, 2023 B.Getz bear creek, hulaween, lettuce, lettucefunk, paul levine, purple hatters ball, rachel hoffman, rachel's law, spirit of suwannee, spirit of suwannee music park, suwannee hulaween

A very special guest many moons in the making, please welcome dear friend and fearless leader PAUL LEVINE of Hulaween, Purple Hat Productions, co-founder of Bear Creek and Purple Hatters Ball, Suwannee Resonate, and all-around ambassador of Spirit of Suwannee Music Park.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – 070: PAPA MALI [solo, 7 Walkers, Shantytown Underground,] + RIP Russell Batiste Jr.

October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 B.Getz austin, Brad Houser, funk, jamaica, killer bees, kingston, kingston jamaica, New Orleans, new orleans funk, NOLA, papa mali, R&B, rasta, rastafari, reggae, RIP Brad Houser, RIP Russell Batiste Jr., russell batiste jr., soul, texas

Based in NOLA for the past dozen years, Papa Mali is a certified rock n’ roll troubadour, having lived several musical lives in numerous locales across the past half-century. A conversation brimming with detailed ruminations and colorful pointifications. A living breathing chameleonic musicologist in our midst.

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Inside Judith Hill’s Triumphant Hometown Throwdown At Crossroads Festival In L.A. [B.Getz on L4LM]

October 7, 2023 B.Getz crossroads, crossroads guitar festival, eric clapton, eric gales, judith hill, judith hill review, judith hill tour, judith hill yoshi's

Part of Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival at Crypto.com Arena, Judith Hill’s scorching set was punctuated by a surprise sit-in from one of her favorite guitarists, the electrifying Eric Gales.

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The Gains Have Been Substantial: lespecial Releases 4th Studio LP, ‘Odd Times’ [B.Getz on L4LM]

September 29, 2023September 30, 2023 B.Getz danny sanchez, djent, havok, jonny g, lespecial, lespecial new album, lespecial odd times, luke bemand, metal, odd times, primus, rory dolan, thrash metal

A surly snapshot of the maniacal minds and musical evolution of three childhood friends and bandmates, making no bones about just where this squad feels most liberated and lethal.

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TO WEATHER THE RAIN: Dusty Dispatches From KRUDER & DORFMEISTER’s 30th Anniversary U.S. Tour – Black Rock City To The Bay [Review]

September 26, 2023September 28, 2023 B.Getz bass music, black rock city, burning man, Burning Man 2023, Burning Man Playa, Burningman, chillout, Distrikt, Distrikt Burning Man, downtempo, drum and bass, EDM, electronic dance music, electronic music, ETP Agency, jungle, kruder and dorfmeister, kruder dorfmeister, Midway SF, Opulent Temple, peter anderson, peter kruder, playa-tech, richard dorfmeister, Rob Garza, Sonic Soul Tribe, the midway sf, Thievery Corporation

A quarter-century of extreme fandom comes full circle as Kruder & Dorfmeister’s 30th Anniversary US Tour finally delivers them to the Black Rock desert, then back to the city by the Bay. B.Getz’s diary of a mad Stan welcomes the dynamic duo back to the States. Give Thanks 4 K&D!

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Mental Health, Music Culture, & Community Coalesce At Magical Park City Song Summit 2023 [B.Getz on L4LM]

September 20, 2023September 20, 2023 B.Getz addiction, ben anderson, bob weir, bobby weir and wolf bros, bobby weir and wolf bros featuring the wolfpack, Brittany Spencer, celisse, Chuck D, danielle ponder, grandmaster flash, jay blakesberg, JD Souther, mental health, mental health awareness, park city song summit, Public Enemy, ramblin' jack elliot, recovery, Run DMC, self-care, Steve Parish, stevie wonder, talia keys

Only in its second year, Park City Song Summit is well on the way to redefining what’s possible for festival nation; cross-pollinating a multi-day music event with a mental health/recovery/wellness conference, all the while providing a mighty good time.

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