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Saxophonist Nick Gerlach Unveils ‘Concrete Lullaby’, Debut EP From THE CULTET

July 2, 2024July 2, 2024 B.Getz Andy frasco, Denver, Neal evans, Nick gerlach, the cultet, tommy shugart

A trifecta of vibrant, exploratory numbers, Concrete Lullaby represents the subtle ebb and flow between heavier and lighter musical movements and energies.

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TALIA KEYS Delivers Diverse Trifecta Of Crucial Covers [LISTEN]

June 8, 2024June 13, 2024 B.Getz activist artist, Creedence Clearwater Revival, eurhythmics, guitarist, i put a spell on you, Nina Simone, queer musician, salt lake city, seven nation army, sweet dreams, talia keys, the white stripes, Utah

The star of the show here is clearly Talia Keys, who delivers vibrant updates to certified classics dreamt in her own image.

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RAVE ‘TIL LAWN: Fred again.., Skrillex, Anderson .Paak, 25K Fans Feel The “Rumble” In Downtown SF [B.Getz on L4LM]

June 6, 2024June 25, 2024 B.Getz Bay Area, bgca, bill graham civic auditorium, dubstep, EDM, electronic, electronic dance music, fred again..., house, rave, san francisco, SF, skrillex

Across the road from famed Bill Graham Civic Auditorium and in the shadows of City Hall, these two mavericks hatched and executed a master plan to turn the once-zombified Civic Center Plaza into a delightfully-debauched dance party.

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WE’RE GONNA GROOVE TONIGHT: NOLA Jazz Fest Remains The Spice of Life [B.Getz on L4LM]

May 24, 2024May 24, 2024 B.Getz adam deitch, alex wasily, blue nile, Eric Benny Bloom, eric krasno, george porter jr., ian neville, Ivan Neville, jazz fest after dark, Jazz Fest Fairgrounds, lettuce, Maple Leaf Bar, Midnight Preserves, Music Box Village, Nels Cline, New Orleans, Nick Daniels III, Nikki Glaspie, NOLA, NOLA Jazz Fest, papa mali, preservation hall, Queen Latifah, raja kassis, skerik, soul brass band, stanton moore, The Headhunters, the iceman special, The Nth Power, Tipitina's, tony hall, Toubab Krewe, weedie braimah and the hands of time, wil blades

For 20 years since the turn of the millennium, I’ve been fortunate to immerse myself in the most historic—and vibrant—musical mecca in the country, an amateur musicologist embedded in her bountiful bosom.

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Songstress ANNA MOSS Manifests ‘Amnesty’ On Stunning Solo Debut LP [B.Getz on L4LM]

May 12, 2024 B.Getz amnesty, Anna Moss, anna moss amnesty, anna moss and the nightshades, anna moss debut LP, anna moss solo debut, handmade moments, HIgh SIerra Music Festival, Jazz Fest, New Orleans, NOLA

Emerging from the ashes of this traumatic, dehumanizing spell: a phoenix of deeply personal compositions that would eventually comprise Amnesty, Anna Moss’s solo debut LP released in March 2024 via Empire Records.

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Dreamstate Patrol: A Deep Dive Duet On Resonate Suwannee 2024 [B.Getz w/ Dalia J. on L4LM]

April 15, 2024April 17, 2024 B.Getz afrobeta, Booty Boo, chromeo, cimafunk, dimond saints, Dumpstaphunk, future joy, Ghost Note, lespecial, Maddy O'Neal, mark farina, new mastersounds, papadosio, sauce pocket, sts9, sunsquabi, vlad the inhaler

For a certain brand of festival-goer, springtime at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park is pretty close to heaven on earth.

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Brad “Scarface” Jordan: ‘Behind The Desk Experience’ Delivers Big In The Bay [B.Getz on L4LM]

March 31, 2024April 4, 2024 B.Getz Brad "Scarface" Jordan, Geto Boys, hip hop, Houston, live band hip-hop, NPR TIny Desk Experience, san francisco, Scarface

On this rainy NorCal Saturday night, the sage wordsmith would take the Bay Area fans on a deeply personal journey through trials, tribulations, spiritual reckonings, fallen family, and voices in his head—all dictated through the voluminous Scarface songbook.

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

February 12, 2024February 15, 2024 B.Getz hopmonk tavern, Nya Gazelle Brown, ORGONE, orgone band, Piya Malik, Sabrina Mileo Cunningham, say she she, say she she 2024, say she she live, say she she prism, say she she silver, say she she tour, Sergio Rios

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

December 19, 2023December 22, 2023 B.Getz ari teitel, aurielien barnes, best regional roots album grammy, black masking, carnival, crescent city, funk, GRAMMY, Grammy 2024, Grammy Awards, live at the maple leaf, Maple Leaf Bar, mardi gras, mardi gras indians, New Orleans, NOLA, Recording Academy, the rumble, the rumble featuring chief joseph boudreaux jr., uptown new orleans, yano

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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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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