![The Upful LIFE Podcast 098: MIKE RIVARD [bass/sintir: Club d’Elf] + LONNIE MARSHALL [bass/vox: Weapon of Choice, daKAH, Joe Strummer]](https://www.upfullife.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Mike-Rivard-CLUB-dELF-Twitter-Post-800x445.png "The Upful LIFE Podcast 098: MIKE RIVARD [bass/sintir: Club d’Elf] + LONNIE MARSHALL [bass/vox: Weapon of Choice, daKAH, Joe Strummer]")
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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In its 33rd iteration, the iconic High Sierra Music Festival returned to Quincy, California on July 3rd–6th, the grandaddy of ‘em all delivering another heart-filling affair.
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On Sunday June 29th, a colorful collection of Bay Area musicians, movers, shakers, and fans congregated at San Francisco’s The Independent for an inspirational benefit concert celebrating vocalist Viveca Hawkins.
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