The Upful Life

The Upful LIFE Podcast Ep.089: MARC BROWNSTEIN [The Disco Biscuits, DJ Brownie] + DAVE MARGULIES [High Sierra Music Fest]

June 25, 2025June 27, 2025 B.Getz

A brutally honest, beautiful breaux-down many moons in the making. Tapping in from his family home outside Philly, at 51 years young Brownie is vibrant, vulnerable, and verbose for a nearly 2-hour deep dive. Plus: State of the HSMF Union.

Features Reviews

Rising Appalachia Returns, Kat Factor Dazzles At Inaugural Sonoma Wild Festival [B.Getz on L4LM]

June 16, 2025June 20, 2025 B.Getz asheville, chloe smith, folk, gone gone beyond, joe craven, kat factor, leah song, rising appalachia, sonoma county, sonoma wild festival, wavy gravy

Rising Appalachia’s soothing, spirited 90-minute set capped a fantastic day of music marked by a riveting throwdown from Kat Factor of Gone Gone Beyond, plus performances from Broken Compass Bluegrass, Saritah, Painted Mandolin, and Ras K’Dee.

The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.088: DOGS IN A PILE; + Summer Tours n’ More w/ JASON ABRAMS

June 2, 2025June 2, 2025 B.Getz

Behold the prodigal sons of Asbury Park, NJ! It’s a total joy to welcome red-hot buzz band DOGS IN A PILE to the Upful LIFE.

BACK TOGETHER AGAIN: A Nocturnal Rage Report From NOLA Jazz Fest 2025 [B.Getz on L4LM]

May 25, 2025June 1, 2025 B.Getz

A spiritual saturnalia that happens every spring, Jazz Fest in New Orleans is truly a tradition like none other, masters camp in the Big Easy.

The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.087: TARRIONA “TANK” BALL [Tank And The Bangas] + TYPE RIDER [multi-media poetry project]

April 22, 2025 B.Getz B.Helix, BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM GRAMMY, GRAMMY, jam cruise, jam cruise 21, Jorge Pena, music podcast, musician interview, New Orleans, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, NOLA, poetry, slam poetry, spoken word, Tank And The Bangas, Tarriona "Tank" Ball, Type Rider

TARRIONA “TANK” BALL, founder/frontperson/visionary of NOLA-based, GRAMMY-winning TANK AND THE BANGAS joins B.Getz for a special broadcast aboard Jam Cruise 21! Plus: TYPE RIDER

The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.086: NUBYA GARCIA [U.K.-based saxophonist/composer]

April 13, 2025April 13, 2025 B.Getz BAM, black american music, club culture, Concord Jazz, DJ harrison, dub, dub reggae, dubstep, Georgia Anne Muldrow, jazz, jazz sax, jazz saxophonist, Joe Armon-Jones, London jazz, London nu-jazz, Mala, music podcast, musician interview, nu-jazz, nubya, nubya garcia, nubya garcia odyssey, nubya garcia source, psychedelic jazz, reggae, saxophone, saxophonist, Source We Move, UK jazz

A supreme honor & privilege to welcome scintillating saxophonist/composer NUBYA GARCIA for a deep, insightful chat on a smattering of salient topics with numerous delightful detours.

Belgian Trap-Jazz: Brussels-based Quartet ECHT! Unveils Bombastic 3rd LP ‘Boilerism’ [B.Getz on L4LM]

April 8, 2025April 9, 2025 B.Getz acid, bass music, Belgian Trap Jazz, dnb, drum and bass, ECHT!, ECHT! band, ECHT! Belgium, ECHT! Brussels, EDM, Europe, Federico Pecoraro, jungle, live band, live dnb, live edm, live electronic music, psychedelic bass, UK garage

On 3rd LP ‘Boilerism’, Brussels-based, genre-smashing squadron known as ECHT! prove remarkably adept at reverse-engineering live electronic music.

The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.085 : ALANA ROCKLIN v.2 [bass- STS9], ASHER FULERO [keys/producer – Threedom, Emancipator Ensemble, Halo Refuser]

March 28, 2025March 28, 2025 B.Getz alana rocklin, asher fulero, emancipator ensemble, everyone orchestra, jam cruise, jam cruise 21, music podcast, musician interview, sector 9, soundtribe sector 9, sts9

Episode 084 delivers dialogs with two insightful artists, kicking off with the return of STS9’s ALANA ROCKLIN, chased by keyboardist/producer ASHER FULERO.

Features Reviews

LOVE IS THE TEMPLE: On The Ground At The Inaugural Suwannee Amp Jam [B.Getz on L4LM]

March 17, 2025March 18, 2025 B.Getz adam deitch, alex wasily, amp jam, ari teitel, bear creek, bear creek music festival, Dumpstaphunk, eric krasno, george porter jr., gov't mule, ian neville, Ivan Neville, jamband, jennifer hartswick, john scofield, lettuce, music festival, Nigel hall, Rebecca Todd, Ryan Zoidis, sosmp, spirit of suwannee music park, Suwanee Amphitheater Stage, suwannee, Suwannee amp jams, The Headhunters, tony hall, wanee, wanee festival, warren haynes

The ever-stunning Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park’s latest soiree Suwannee Amp Jam provided a terrific throwback experience that left cups overflowing and fans feeling emotionally fulfilled.

lespecial’s Rory Dolan Reflects On The Roller Coaster Of Auditioning For Primus [B.Getz on L4LM]

March 11, 2025March 12, 2025 B.Getz john hoffman, Les Claypool, lespecial, primus, primus drum audition, primus drummer, rory dolan

lespecial beat-keeper Rory Dolan was among the final ten drummers selected to fly to Los Angeles to audition in person with Primus.