The Upful Life

D’Angelo In Memoriam: Thank You For Talkin’ To Me, Michael. [B.Getz on L4LM]

October 28, 2025October 28, 2025 B.Getz Black Messiah, d'angelo, d'angelo and the soultronics, d'angelo and the vanguard, D'Angelo Black Messiah, D'Angelo Brown Sugar, d'angelo death, d'angelo eulogy, D'Angelo Voodoo, dilla, Electric Lady Studios, funk, Gospel, j dilla, michael eugene archer, pino palladino, quartet gospel, Questlove, R&B, R&B Jesus, Richmond Virgina, russ elevado, soul, the soulquarians, The Soultronics, voodoo

A dynamic innovator, humble spirit, once-in-a-lifetime creator, and cosmic funk Jedi who consistently mystified and effortlessly mesmerized, channeling the pioneering Yodas that paved the path for him to soar. Now, D’Angelo flies away to be with the ancestors himself.

The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.093 : POLYRHYTHMICS vol.2 [Ben Bloom – gtr, Grant Schroff aka Champagne Bubblebath – drums]

October 4, 2025October 4, 2025 B.Getz afrobeat, ben bloom, champagne bubblebath, D.C. Go-Go, drummer interview, funk, funk band, grant schroff, guitarist interview, jamband, music podcast, musician interview, New Orleans, polyrhythmics, polyrhythmics life from below, seattle, Second Line, soul

Episode 093 welcomes back POLYRHYTHMICS, the fantastically-funky septet primarily based in Seattle, but these days steadily spreading their net further and wider than ever before.

Features Reviews

HEROES: Kruder & Dorfmeister Unveil ‘The K&D Sessions Live’ At Oakland’s Fox Theater [B.Getz on L4LM]

September 20, 2025September 22, 2025 B.Getz austria, downtempo, electronic live band, electronic music, fox theater, k and d sessions, k and d sessions live, kruder and dorfmeister, kruder and dorfmeister live band, kruder dorfmeister, live band, live electronic music, oakland, peter kruder, richard dorfmeister, trip-hop, vienna

Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister provided the central nervous system of the entire performance—chemists and conductors mixing the intoxicating potion of live instrumentation with the embryonic electronic elements that define their ethos.

The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.092: MORiLLO [global-bass producer/DJ] + AIN’T SISTERS [Alt-Folk/Rock]

September 12, 2025September 11, 2025 B.Getz ain't sisters, arrie bozeman, atl, atlanta, barb carbon, bass music, dub, dub reggae, dubstep, EDM, electronic dance music, global bass, groundation, hulaween, morillo, morillo producer, psychedelic bass, sosmp, spirit of suwannee music park, suwannee, the ain't sisters, the dub cartographer, zach morillo

Among my preferred electronic dancefloor generals over the past decade, tap in with The Dub Cartographer, MORiLLO. Then, bandleaders Barb Carbon and Arrie Bozeman of AIN’T SISTERS from the deep Southeast, an insightful, humorous, nostalgic chat.

Features Reviews

The Roots Explore 30 Years Of ‘Do You Want More?!!!??!’ At Oakland’s Kaiser [B.Getz on L4LM]

September 6, 2025September 8, 2025 B.Getz Black Thought, blue note jazz fest, henry j. kaiser oakland, hip hop, Hub The Roots, Illadelph, kaiser oakland, leonard "hub" hubbard, live band hip-hop, malik b, oakland, okayplayer, philadelphia, philly, Questlove, rahzel, the legendary roots crew, the roots, the roots do you want more

The Roots stripped down to their core to revisit the halcyon days, embarking on a thorough trek through the wayback machine with appropriate pomp and circumstance. The night offered more than merely a tribute to an important album; it was a testament to the musical ethos that gave birth to it.

Features Reviews

World-Bass Technician MORiLLO Mines Harmonic Convergence On Latest LP ‘The Dub Cartographer’ [review]

August 27, 2025September 2, 2025 B.Getz bass music, burning man, drum production, drums, dub reggae, dubstep, EDM, groundation, jamtronica, live band electronic, live drummer, live edm, morillo, morillo producer, psychedelic bass, reggae, scott nice, the dub cartographer, thedudewiththeoud, weird bass, world bass, world music, zach morillo

MORiLLO has unfurled a kaleidoscopic dubbed-out odyssey through the space-time continuum, a sacred compass for the curious and vibrant vessel for the wanderer.

Features Reviews

Meet You By The Witness Tree: Filial Musings From GD60 [B.Getz on L4LM]

August 13, 2025August 15, 2025 B.Getz

The intergenerational exchanges and treasured traditions shared within these sacred songs hit the hardest as the weekend ensued, dealing heroic doses of the spiritual medicine we so deeply desire by way of the songs of the Dead.

The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.091: BLAIR JACKSON [Jerry Garcia Biographer/Grateful Dead Historian]

July 31, 2025August 9, 2025 B.Getz blair jackson, Garcia: An American Life, GD60, Grateful dead, jerry garcia, jerry garcia band, Jerry Garcia Biographer, Jerry Garcia biography, reconstruction

It’s not everyday a decorated Grateful Dead historian/Jerry Garcia biographer slides thru the crib for a nearly 3-hour interview spread across 2 separate sessions.

NO PEACE 4 JEZMUND TONIGHT: Phish SPAC Opener Scorches With Fully Segued 5-Song Second Set [B.Getz on L4LM]

July 26, 2025July 26, 2025 B.Getz

Returning to the scene of so many past midsummer’s night glories, The Phish from Vermont barnstormed their way into Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Friday July 25th, kicking off a three-night weekend run to wrap an exemplary summer 2025 tour

The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.090: SHAWN SETARO [COMPLEX] – Unpacking the DIDDY Trial

July 24, 2025 B.Getz COMPLEX, DIDDY, DIDDY Trial, Diddy Trial analysis, Puff Daddy, Puff Daddy Trial, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Sean Combs trial, Shawn Setaro

Episode 090 taps in with renowned hip-hop culture journalist SHAWN SETARO who recently spent 2 WILD Manhattan months courtside at the Sean “DIDDY” Combs trial reporting daily for COMPLEX.