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BROTHERHOOD OF GROOVE- Pocket Full of Funk (B.Getz on JamBase)-2002

February 26, 2002January 16, 2018 B.Getz

Album Review: BROTHERHOOD OF GROOVE- Pocket Full of Funk, 2002. “Pocket Full of Funk” is a grand introduction to the jamband massive, and establishes Brotherhood of Groove as troubadours in the fickle, critical, and seedy New Orleans scene.

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GALACTIC with Triple Threat| 1.25-26.2002 |Irving Plaza NYC (B.Getz on JamBase)

February 2, 2002March 2, 2018 B.Getz galactic, irving plaza, nyc, triple threat djs

Galactic w/Triple Threat Irving Plaza 1.25 & 1.26 | NYC 15th and Irving were buzzing… the pretentious New York crowd

MIKE CLARK’S PRESCRIPTION RENEWAL | NYC 2001 (B.Getz on JamBase)

January 6, 2002July 2, 2018 B.Getz

Mike Clark’s Prescription Renewal rolled into the Big Apple after a lackluster debut performance two nights earlier in Philly on December 28. A blustery Friday evening sandwiched smack in the middle of the holiday week, the temperature and soundtrack in BB Kings was straight heated. Yet another stacked lineup lead by the reborn Headhunters’ skinsman busted an energetic crowd crazy open, kicking off the New Year’s weekend in true school fashion.

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JANE’S ADDICTION- PHILLY SPECTRUM 10/3/01 (B.Getz on JamBase)

October 5, 2001January 28, 2018 B.Getz

I seldom see concerts in arenas these days; the artist/audience medium too diluted and choreographed to appeal to the raw

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THE NIGHT BEFORE OUR WORLD CHANGED : Jamiroquai > Project Logic & Friends – NYC 9/10/01 (B.Getz on JamBase)

September 13, 2001April 19, 2026 upfullife 9/11, 9/11/2001, a funk odyssey, Casey Benjamin, dj logic, hammerstein ballroom, jamiroquai, jamiroquai nyc, jay kay, new york city, Pete Shapiro, project logic, stanley jordan, Toby Smith, wetlands, wetlands preserve

Oblivious to the horror that was on the way, curious and excited as to what was to be unveiled, I arrived at the sold-out Hammerstein Ballroom for the Jamiroquai “A Funk Oddessy” NYC record release party. T

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The Roots & Funky METERS Steal the Summit Festival 2001 [B.Getz on JamBase]

August 23, 2001January 21, 2020 B.Getz

The Summit 2001 was yet another trial by fire in this ever evolving festival season, but the Roots and Funky Meters straight burned the place down with positively ripping, enthused sets early Saturday evening.