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Brooklyn’s TURKUAZ Packs Prismatic Power at The Fillmore SF (Review/Audio Recording)

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 B.Getz Bay Area, Fillmore, san francisco, turkuaz

A longtime adopted fave of West Coast funk and jam audiences, Brooklyn’s Turkuaz returned to the Bay Area on February 2nd with a scintillating performance.

The Upful LIFE Podcast – Episode 010: JEFFREY DUPUIS (Addiction Counselor/Concert Photographer), J.A. on the Stones at JazzFest

January 30, 2019February 2, 2019 B.Getz

Episode 010 of *The Upful Life Podcast* welcomes a very special guest in Jeffrey Dupuis, longtime music/concert photographer, and professional Addiction Counselor. A spirited convo with

Body Party: Pimps of Joytime Lay The Smack Down In Oaktown (B.Getz on L4LM)

January 18, 2019 B.Getz brian j., mayteana morales, new parish, pimps of joytime, walk talk

Brooklyn groove merchants Pimps of Joytime returned to the East Bay on Friday, January 11th for yet another sizzling tour de force,

The Upful LIFE Podcast – Episode 009: MAYTEANA MORALES (Pimps of Joytime, Walk Talk), MARIA HERRERA (Journalist/Activist/Businesswoman)

January 17, 2019July 13, 2021 B.Getz Cuba, drummer, drums, mayteana morales, music journalism, music podcast, musician interview, musicology, percussion, pimps of joytime, walk talkqq

Brooklyn, NY-based Mayteana Morales, singer/percussionist with Pimps of Joytime, and leading an exciting new project Walk Talk.

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe Slays The Bay In Celebration Of The Diesel’s 62nd BDay (B.Getz on L4LM)

January 7, 2019January 9, 2019 B.Getz Chali 2na, Cut Chemist, Dumpstaphunk, Karl Denson, Karl Denson's TIny Universe, KDTU, Z-Trip

In celebration of their bandleader’s 62nd birthday, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe strutted into San Francisco in late December for their customary engagement at The Fillmore.

Bigger Than Religion: Erykah Badu Returns to Baptize the Bay Area (B.Getz on L4LM)

January 5, 2019January 9, 2019 B.Getz Erykah Badu, mos def, RC & the Gritz, The Warfield, yaasin bey

The scintillating songstress Erykah Badu returned to San Francisco on a wintery Friday night, holding court at hallowed downtown venue The Warfield.

The Upful LIFE Podcast Episode 008: RYAN RISING (Permaculture Action Network)

January 3, 2019January 8, 2019 B.Getz lead to life, Occupy, Occupy Wall Street, permaculture, permaculture action network, Planting Justice, Rage Against the Machine, rising appalachia, ryan rising, sogorea te land trust, the polish ambassador, Tipper, Urban Farming

January 3, 2019 Episode 008 of *The Upful LIFE Podcast* welcomes Community Organizer/Permaculture Educator RYAN RISING of Permaculture Action Network to the show for a

CloZee Returns To Thrill The Bay Area With Goopsteppa (B.Getz on L4LM)

January 2, 2019January 9, 2019 B.Getz CloZee, goopsteppa, UC Theater Berkeley

International shooting star CloZee returned to the Bay Area over New Year’s week, unveiling a thrilling ninety-minute set. The sold-out engagement was hosted by Wormhole Entertainment and Euphonic Conceptions, and took place at burgeoning Berkeley nightspot UC Theater.

Upful LIFE’s 18 Favorite Records of 2018

December 27, 2018December 21, 2019 B.Getz analog son, anderson .paak, break science, brownout, charlesthefirst, Ghost Note, handmade moments, Janelle MOnae, jennifer hartswick, khruangbin, Mac Miller, matador! soul sounds, michal menert and the pretty fantastics, Roc Marciano, The Internet, the quickening, Toubab Krewe, turkuaz

words: B.Getz At the end of every year, going back to my youth- when I religiously read the likes of