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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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Sweet Dreams Are Hulaween: A 10th Anniversary Celebration At Suwannee [B.Getz & M.B. on L4LM]

November 7, 2023November 8, 2023 B.Getz col. claypool's fearless flying frog brigade, cosmic collective, frick frack blackjack, goose, House of Lost, hula, hulaween, hulaween 2023, jennifer hartswick, Jenth Power, Lab Group, Les Claypool, lespecial, lettuce, lost creations, mzg, SCI, Sneezy, spirit of suwannee music park, String Cheese Incident, suwannee, suwannee hulaween, Tand, The Nth Power, trey anastasio, Trey anastasio band, VEIL

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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Inside Judith Hill’s Triumphant Hometown Throwdown At Crossroads Festival In L.A. [B.Getz on L4LM]

October 7, 2023 B.Getz crossroads, crossroads guitar festival, eric clapton, eric gales, judith hill, judith hill review, judith hill tour, judith hill yoshi's

Part of Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival at Crypto.com Arena, Judith Hill’s scorching set was punctuated by a surprise sit-in from one of her favorite guitarists, the electrifying Eric Gales.

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The Gains Have Been Substantial: lespecial Releases 4th Studio LP, ‘Odd Times’ [B.Getz on L4LM]

September 29, 2023September 30, 2023 B.Getz danny sanchez, djent, havok, jonny g, lespecial, lespecial new album, lespecial odd times, luke bemand, metal, odd times, primus, rory dolan, thrash metal

A surly snapshot of the maniacal minds and musical evolution of three childhood friends and bandmates, making no bones about just where this squad feels most liberated and lethal.

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TO WEATHER THE RAIN: Dusty Dispatches From KRUDER & DORFMEISTER’s 30th Anniversary U.S. Tour – Black Rock City To The Bay [Review]

September 26, 2023February 15, 2024 B.Getz bass music, black rock city, burning man, Burning Man 2023, Burning Man Playa, Burningman, chillout, Distrikt, Distrikt Burning Man, downtempo, drum and bass, EDM, electronic dance music, electronic music, ETP Agency, jungle, kruder and dorfmeister, kruder dorfmeister, Midway SF, Opulent Temple, peter anderson, peter kruder, playa-tech, richard dorfmeister, Rob Garza, Sonic Soul Tribe, the midway sf, Thievery Corporation

A quarter-century of extreme fandom comes full circle as Kruder & Dorfmeister’s 30th Anniversary US Tour finally delivers them to the Black Rock desert, then back to the city by the Bay. B.Getz’s diary of a mad Stan welcomes the dynamic duo back to the States. Give Thanks 4 K&D!

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Mental Health, Music Culture, & Community Coalesce At Magical Park City Song Summit 2023 [B.Getz on L4LM]

September 20, 2023September 20, 2023 B.Getz addiction, ben anderson, bob weir, bobby weir and wolf bros, bobby weir and wolf bros featuring the wolfpack, Brittany Spencer, celisse, Chuck D, danielle ponder, grandmaster flash, jay blakesberg, JD Souther, mental health, mental health awareness, park city song summit, Public Enemy, ramblin' jack elliot, recovery, Run DMC, self-care, Steve Parish, stevie wonder, talia keys

Only in its second year, Park City Song Summit is well on the way to redefining what’s possible for festival nation; cross-pollinating a multi-day music event with a mental health/recovery/wellness conference, all the while providing a mighty good time.

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