The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.075: KRUDER & DORFMEISTER

Live n’ direct from their studio in Vienna, Austria, iconic electronic producer/DJ duo KRUDER AND DORFMEISTER tap into The Upful LIFE Podcast for Episode 075. Colorful, humorous, poignant, a career-spanning joyride in the wayback machine with a pair of global pioneers.

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Brooklyn’s SAY SHE SHE Sizzles & Gets Political At Sold-Out Hopmonk In Novato, CA [REVIEW]

With a glistening mirrorball twirling atop a bustling dancefloor, Brooklyn-based phenoms SAY SHE SHE sauntered into the sleepy North Bay town of Novato on a February Tuesday, touring in support of magnificent sophomore LP Silver.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.074: ROGERS STEVENS [guitarist/co-founder BLIND MELON]

Welcome ROGERS STEVENS, guitarist/co-founder of Blind Melon – as well as Towne & Stevens – to Episode 073! A dream come true for your host, an unabashed lifelong Blind Melon fanatic. Rogers joins the pod from his cozy home studio just outside Philadelphia for a 90-min conversation about his career – past, present, and future.

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Upful LIFE Favorite Records of 2023… and More! Curated by B.Getz [Reviews/Playlists]

This colossal compendium includes 23 original albums (LPs & EPs) reviewed, with another 23 terrific records recommended. Plus a hefty slab of singles/B-sides, dope DJ sets/mixtapes, and smattering of official live releases. Curated by B.Getz

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.073: MARYA STARK [singer-songwriter] + WREN LIZABETH [herbalist- The NOHM Co.]

Welcome to Episode 073 a magnificent multi-instrumentalist, multimedia enchantress, self-confessed storyteller, bard, and muse! The great MARYA STARK sits down for a career-spanning conversation. A second, equally-illuminating chat follows with WREN LIZABETH, an herbalist, permaculturist, and educator, founder of alternative holistic health/self-care collective The NOHM Co., & elixir line The MerTails.

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CHIEF GOT A NEW SUIT: The Rumble Eyes Grammy Glory With Debut LP, ‘Live At The Maple Leaf’ [B.Getz on L4LM]

Fusing Mardi Gras Indian culture with swaggering Bayou funk in a defiant, delicious gumbo, The Rumble featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. is among the more exhilarating bands to bubble up from New Orleans onto the national landscape in some time.

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

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]

#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]

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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