The Upful Life

The Upful LIFE Podcast ep.044: CHRIS HARFORD (Band of Changes, BlancDUBlanc) + R.I.P. SHOCK G of Digital Underground

April 30, 2021 B.Getz amfibian, band of changes, blancDUBlanc, chris harford, chris harford and band of changes, chuck treece, dana colley, joe russo, marco benevento, Robbie Seahag, scott metzger, trey anastasio, ween

Welcome CHRIS HARFORD (Band of Changes, BlancDUBlanc) to Episode 044! What an honor & a privilege to host such an esteemed rock n’ roll troubadour to the show. Prepare for a lengthy, profound powwow with more rabbit holes than you can shake a chalice at.

Features Reviews

A NIGHT LIKE FOREVER: Generational Traditions With Phil Lesh, Eric Krasno, And The Terrapin Allstars [B.Getz on L4LM]

April 28, 2021April 30, 2021 B.Getz eric krasno, grahame lesh, Grateful dead, holly bowling, Phil lesh, phil lesh and friends, terrapin crossroads

81 year-old Phil Lesh, co-founder of the Grateful Dead and living patriarch of la cosa nostra, would draft an ensemble to dig into his band’s iconic catalog, on the sacramental soil back where it all began.

Features Promotional

Jackson Whalan Enlists Hip-Hop Icon KRS-One For Blues-Hop Anthem “From The Woods (Remix)” [B.Getz on L4LM]

April 23, 2021July 9, 2021 B.Getz Boogie Down Productions, East Coast Hip-Hop, from the woods, From the Woods Remix, hip hop, Independent hip-hop, jackson whalan, KRS-ONE, underground hip hop

On Friday, April 23, 2021, Berkshire, Massachusetts-based emcee/producer Jackson Whalan delivers the bangin’, bluesy “From the Woods (Remix)” featuring KRS-One, the hip-hop icon and co-founder of Boogie Down Productions.

Australia’s TEMPLE STEP PROJECT Explores Global Devotional Beats on ‘TRIBE’ [Review/Stream]

April 19, 2021December 23, 2023 B.Getz Bali, Benjamin Last, Ecstatic Dance, Melbourne, Temple Step Project, Temple Step Project Tribe, Tribe

Guided by an unwavering maverick spirit, Melbourne, Australia-based musical enigma Temple Step Project remains one of the best kept secrets in the game.

Features Reviews

Ryan Herr & Jesse Hendricks’ ‘Cusp (The Remixes)’ Features Random Rab, Moontricks, Scott Nice, More [B.Getz on L4LM]

April 11, 2021April 22, 2021 B.Getz cusp, EDM, electronic music, folktronica, jesse hendricks, moontricks, organic electronic, random rab, ryan herr, scott nice, slow house

an elegant quilt of organic musicality, a medicinal archetype that blends inspired instrumentation and poignant songcraft into a space of serenity.

The Upful LIFE Podcast- Episode 043: NIGEL HALL (keys/vox: Lettuce, Jon Cleary, ex-The Nth Power) + ‘The Joe Clark Mixtape’

March 30, 2021April 17, 2021 B.Getz

Episode 043 welcomes DC-born, NOLA-based NIGEL HALL (Lettuce, Jon Cleary, ex-The Nth Power) to the show for an hour-plus Vulcan Mind Probe. Nige has been a friend for about a dozen years, and I’ve written extensively about his musical exploits, so this convergence was a very long time in the making. The extremely gifted, Grammy-nominated keyboardist/vocalist – singer/songwriter keeps a lot of artistic irons in the fire. Nigel’s dropping sophomore solo LP Spiritual on May 14, 2021

Features Reviews

Max Ribner Taps An All-Star Global Krewe For Multi-Hued LP, ‘1st Language’ [B.Getz on L4LM]

March 19, 2021July 9, 2021 B.Getz 1st language, acid jazz, bobby sparks II, elijah ray, free jazz, garrett sayers, jans ingber, jarrod lawson, jazz, max ribner, rising appalachia, trumpet

Trumpet maestro Max Ribner boldly connects with masterful musicians from cultures around the world to reveal a spiritual sum greater than its star-studded parts.

The Upful LIFE Podcast – Episode 042 : JACKSON WHALAN (emcee/producer) + Welcome Back Lettuce & D’Angelo

March 8, 2021March 10, 2021 B.Getz DJ, from the woods, hip hop, independent artist, jackson whalan, rap, rap music, underground hip hop

Episode 042 welcomes JACKSON WHALAN, emcee/producer based in the Berkshire mountains of Mass. We met in NorCal about 5 years ago, and he released his latest full-length LP From the Woods in Jan 2021

Features Reviews

RETURN OF THE LETT: Inside The First Lettuce Shows In A Year [B.Getz on L4LM]

February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 B.Getz adam deitch, adam shmeeans smirnoff, cervantes masterpiece ballroom, Eric Benny Bloom, jesus coomes, lettuce, lettucefunk, Nigel hall, Ryan Zoidis

Up until last weekend’s engagement at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver CO, Lettuce had not played together live as a complete unit ever since their truncated Europe run in March 2020.

Features Reviews

SOSMP ‘Funky Mardi Gras Maskerade’ Revisited: Oteil Burbridge, Dumpstaphunk & Paul Levine

February 19, 2021March 3, 2021 B.Getz Dumpstaphunk, Ivan Neville, live oak, mardi gras, New Orleans, Oteil Burbridge, sosmp, spirit of suwannee, spirit of suwannee music park, tony hall

Recent Suwannee LIVE Drive-In events, such as the Funky Mardi Gras “Mask”erade, are successful first steps toward the return to days of thousands coming together in close proximity and high jubilation.