Terence Higgins On NCF Funk Squad, Jazz Fest Tetris, NOLA Rhythms Global, And More (B.Getz on L4LM)
Born in New Orleans and raised in nearby Algiers, Terence Higgins personifies New Orleans drummer swag. With one foot in the Second
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Adam Deitch on Break Science Live Band, Voltron-level Lettuce, His Jazz Quartet, DRKWAV, and the Next Generation of NOLA Drummers, and More (B.Getz on L4LM)
Adam Deitch is a man who needs no introduction. One of the most respected and admired players in the game today,
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Toubab Krewe’s Luke Quaranta on MEGAWATT Afro-Dub Soundclash, Pirate’s Choice, and JuJu Fest in NOLA (B.Getz on L4LM)
Pirate’s Choice founder/Ju Ju Fest producer Luke Quaranta is an accomplished percussionist the world over. The longtime Toubab Krewe badass New Yorker decamped to
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Nikki Glaspie on The Nth Power’s Ceremonial Bob Marley Tribute and Why Jazz Fest is the Ultimate Homie Hang (B.Getz on L4LM)
Nikki Glaspie is a special brand of angelic, though she’d insist she’s just like you or I. A powerhouse funk drummer, cosmic
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Magic Touch: Jamiroquai Returns With The Blazing “Automaton” [B.Getz for L4LM]
An ominous introduction hovers and hesitates, uncorking four-on-the-four French tech-house, and before you know it, Boom! Mama. There. Goes. That. Man.
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Celebrating New Orleans Royalty: Karl Denson Jazz Fest Retrospective (B.Getz on L4LM)
No artist is as synonymous with “Jazz Fest Late Nite“ as Mr. Karl Denson. The virtuosic saxophonist/flutist is known for his sunrise throw-downs that
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The Best Festival Soundsystems in North America (B.Getz for Fest300/EverFest)
As music festivals around the world continue to up the proverbial ante in what is possible, North America has been playing catch-up to many of the behemoth and technologically advanced events overseas. Yet there are more than a few funkified diamonds in the rough found over here on the Western Hemisphere. Enjoy this list of some of our favorites.
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Resistance Movements In Music: On The Ground At Standing Rock And Beyond With Chloe Smith & Lyla June (B.Getz on L4LM)
*Originally published on Live for Live Music* With the fierceness and grace befitting a revolutionary empress, Chloe Smith stands firmly with her
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Zero F*cks Given- DIMOND SAINTS Release Long-Awaited LP PRISM IN THE DARK (Compose Yourself Magazine)
Descending on heartsick terrain in demoralizing and disconsolate times, here come the Dimond Saints, demonic duo comprised of Oakland producers an-ten-nae and Releece. From a faraway universe of secrets and shadows, the enigmatic masked avengers finally have unveiled ‘Prism in the Dark’, their long awaited full-length LP of original music. Eighteen maniacal and meticulous months in the making, the narrative is everything it promised it could be, profoundly hinting at going further, by forwarding the avant-garde in spiritualized, psychedelic bass music.
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Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals Spend New Year’s Eve In San Francisco (B.Getz on L4LM)
.Paak alternately rapping, singing, and playing the shit out of some drums. The dude was one thousand percent rock star, crooning sweet nothings while seated behind the kit, taking our minds to the tip of a cloud.
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