The Upful Life

Stargazin’: Gone Gone Beyond Wraps Sold-Out West Coast Run In NorCal [B.Getz on L4LM]

March 24, 2023March 26, 2023 B.Getz Bay Area, danny musengo, david block, folk, folktronica, future folk, gone gone beyond, gone gone beyond 2030, gone gone beyond live, kat factor, mel seme, san francisco, the human experience

Touring in support of 2030, the band’s magnificent 2021 album, Gone Gone Beyond continues to wow audiences wherever it roams with a potent elixir of stirring compositions, emotional depth, cosmic chemistry, intentional themes, and magical four-part harmonies.

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DiscoveryCon 2023: A Preview Of Psychedelic Culture, Policy, & Science In San Francisco [B.Getz on L4LM]

March 21, 2023March 23, 2023 B.Getz Bicycle Day, Carolyn Mountain Girl Garcia, discovery sessions, discoverycon 2023, hamilton morris, legion of bloom music, MAPS, psychedelics, seth ferranti, the midway sf

DiscoveryCon 2023 is a multi-faceted gathering of the psychedelic community. The Discovery Sessions symposium facilitates discussion on the intersection of psychedelics with culture, policy, and science.

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Introducing STARLING ARROW: Journey Into The Songwriters Circle That Blossomed Into A Supergroup [B.Getz on L4LM]

March 20, 2023March 26, 2023 B.Getz a capella folk, ayla nereo, chloe smith, cradle, future folk, leah song, marya stark, rising appalachia, starling arrow, starling arrow cradle, starling arrow debut album, starling arrow supergroup, tina malia

Starling Arrow mines hymns from collaborative inspiration, instinctively directing the songs towards beauty sui generis—a gumbo of traditional folk, devotional, and contemporary styles.

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Slaytanic Panic: A Report From lespecial’s Wet ‘N’ Wild NorCal Debut [B.Getz on L4LM]

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 B.Getz ancient homies, crazy horse saloon, jonny g, lespecial, lespecial cali tour, lespecial west coast tour, luke bemand, nevada city, rory dolan

The trio would summarily unleash nearly two straight hours of bombastically beautiful mayhem on the frontal lobes of the good folks who stuck around for the set, amply rewarding them for their patience early and often.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.065: JAY MUMFORD [drums- The Du Rites, Adrian Quesada, fka rapper/producer J-ZONE]

March 9, 2023March 14, 2023 B.Getz Adrian Quesada, beatmaker, DJ, drummer, drums, emcee, funk, funk drummer, George Brown, Give the Drummer Some, hip hop, j-zone, jay mumford, Kool & the Gang, Leslie Ming, producer, producer/emcee, rap, rapper, The Du-Rites, underground rap

The Du-Rites’ JAY MUMFORD, formerly known as the producer/emcee J-Zone, has worn many hats throughout his career—rapper, beat-maker, DJ, author/journalist, and finally drummer.

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Steady & Stealth: Break Science Blends Technology With Natural World On ‘Mecha Flora’ EP [B.Getz on L4LM]

March 6, 2023March 8, 2023 B.Getz adam deitch, Borahm Lee, break science, Break Science new EP, Denver, electro-soul, jamtronic, live electronic, mecha flora, pretty lights

Break Science has re-emerged from a sustained period of downtime with an adventurous new EP, Mecha Flora.

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Forever Legendary: The Roots Crew Returns To Rock The Bay Area [B.Getz on L4LM]

February 28, 2023March 1, 2023 B.Getz Bay Area, Black Thought, de la soul, hip hop, live band hip-hop, native tongues, okayplayer, Questlove, rap, rap music, the legendary roots crew, the masonic, the roots

So iconic they’ve been affectionately known as simply “The Legendary” for over a quarter century, pioneering Philly hip-hop institution The Roots returned to the Bay Area on Thursday, February 23rd.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast- ep.064: KATHY IANDOLI [author/journalist: Aaliyah, Lauryn Hill, Lil’ Kim, Prodigy/Mobb Deep, Black Lily]

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 B.Getz aaliyah, Aaliyah biography, Aaliyah book, author, black lily, Commisary Kitchen, Fat Beats NYC, Gods Save the Queens, kathy iandoli, lana del rey, lauryn hill, lil' kim, Lil' Kim memoir, mobb deep, music media, okayplayer, prodigy, Prodigy Mobb Deep book, prodigy of mobb deep, The Fugees, the roots, women-in-hip-hop

Kathy Iandoli is a critically acclaimed journalist, author, podcaster, media coach, and documentarian. Ms. Iandoli is a media professional whom I’ve admired for some time, there’s a lot to glean from how she moves thru music/media industries.

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Diary Of A Mad Band: LETTUCE Completes West Coast Run In Lake Tahoe & San Francisco [B.Getz on L4LM]

February 5, 2023February 6, 2023 B.Getz adam deitch, adam shmeeans smirnoff, Bay Area, CBC, Crystal Bay Casino, Eric Benny Bloom, funk, funk it blog, instrumental hip-hop, jesus coomes, lettuce, lettuce funk, lettuce live, lettuce unify, lettuce west coast tour, Nigel hall, Ryan Zoidis, soul, The Fillmore, unify

Celebrating 30 years since first coalescing as a collective in early-’90s Boston, and two decades on from the famed tour that gave us Live in Tokyo, Lettuce is still mining new avenues of creative progression and elevating their craft.

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Walking Righteously: Nor Cal’s OBJECT HEAVY Drops ‘Love & Gravity’ LP On Color Red Label [B.Getz on L4LM]

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 B.Getz breakbeat, color red, Color Red Music, funk, love & gravity, love & gravity LP, norcal, object heavy, object heavy album, object heavy LP, R&B, rare groove, soul, throwback

Love & Gravity is the dynamite new record from Object Heavy, thus far an underground phenomenon hailing from the ganja-farm hinterlands of Northern California.

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