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Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival 2010 [B.Getz on JamBase]

November 15, 2010November 11, 2020 B.Getz bear creek, Dumpstaphunk, kofi burbridge, lettuce, new mastersounds, Soulive, spirit of suwannee music park

In many ways an amalgam of High Sierra, Jam Cruise and Jazz Fest, Bear Creek is an experience all its own. The brainchild of Paul Levine and Lyle Williams, Bear Creek bills itself as a dance festival – “a blur of music and color, a family reunion in the woods.”

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NOLA Jazz Fest After Dark 2010 – [B.Getz on JamBase]

May 16, 2010April 26, 2020 B.Getz

Words by: B. Getz | Images by: Casey Flanigan Jazz Fest Night Shows :: 04.29.10-05.02.10 :: New Orleans, LA The wise superhero SuperDee

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LOMBARDI GRAS! NOLA Funks Up Carnival 2010 – [B.Getz on JamBase]

March 1, 2010February 20, 2023 B.Getz adam deitch, Dr. Klaw, eric krasno, galactic, george porter jr., ian neville, lombardi gras, mardi gras, NOLA, Tipitina's, Trombone SHorty

Despite the frigid temperatures, this city was as hot as ever, with deafening chants of “Who Dat?” reverberating night and day, bouncing off walls of venues, up and down parade routes, at dinner tables and tailgates.

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Dumpstaphunk 12.09.08 Freebird Live: (B.Getz on JamBase)

December 13, 2009January 13, 2018 B.Getz

On an unseasonably warm Tuesday evening in Jacksonville Beach, as the locals focused on the Tim Tebow/Florida Gator-mania, First Coast

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Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival 2009 :: [B.Getz on JamBase]

November 15, 2009November 11, 2020 upfullife bear creek, Dumpstaphunk, Karl Denson, KDTU, lettuce, lotus, new mastersounds, Soulive, spirit of suwannee music park

The lineup was littered with a who’s who of the NOLA/NYC/Bay Area funk scenes, with an assortment of live electronic artists, roots music favorites, and whoever else seemed to fit on the bill.

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The Phish from VT | 08.16.09 | SPAC – (B.Getz on JamBase)

August 17, 2009July 26, 2025 B.Getz

After driving thru the humid tri-state area, the throngs arrived at the sprawling Saratoga Performing Arts Center to beaming sunshine and bustling lots for the Summer Tour 2009 finale. Needless to say, stakes were high as this would be the last performance scheduled for over two months, and a fitting bookend for the maiden voyage of Phish 3.0.

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The Phish from VT :: 08.15.09 :: Merriweather- (B.Getz on JamBase)

August 16, 2009January 6, 2018 B.Getz

Words by: B.Getz | Images by: Kenny Pusey Phish :: 08.15.09 :: Merriweather Post Pavilion :: Columbia, MD Phish :: 08.15.09 :: Merriweather

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Steely Dan- St. Augustine, FL- June 2009 (B.Getz on JamBase)

June 20, 2009September 3, 2017 B.Getz

Words by: B. Getz | Steely Dan :: 06.18.09 :: St. Augustine Amphitheater :: St. Augustine, FL  Donald Fagen – Steely Dan

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John Brown’s Body: Amplify (album review- B.Getz on JamBase)

November 22, 2008December 16, 2017 B.Getz

There have been many changes since we last heard a studio offering from John Brown’s Body. In three years, we’ve seen

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Uncovering Matisyahu – B.Getz on JamBase (2007)

October 17, 2007July 1, 2018 upfullife

  By BGetz Matisyahu Initially, it’s easy to dismiss Matisyahu as a novelty, or worse, a gimmick or contrived marketing

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