*The Upful LIFE Podcast* – Episode 024: WIL BLADES (Organist – Adam Deitch Quartet / Amendola vs Blades)

Episode 024 of *The Upful LIFE Podcast* welcomes Hammond B3 organ maestro WIL BLADES to the show for a lengthy conversation about his career, Bay Area music culture, saddling up to jazz and funk legends, the Adam Deitch Quartet, Amendola vs. Blades, and beyond.

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Five Years in the Making, Adam Deitch Quartet Releases Debut LP, ‘Egyptian Secrets’ (B.Getz on L4LM)

With one foot in jazz and the other leg waist deep in the funky stuff, drummer/producer Adam Deitch(Lettuce/Break Science) finally unveils Egyptian Secrets (Golden Wolf Records), the long-awaited full-length debut LP from his Adam Deitch Quartet.

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PREVIEW: Enter the Wave Spell – A Look At STS9’s New NorCal Festival

This weekend August 16-19, Sound Tribe Sector 9, one of North America’s most prolific live electronic acts, are hosting the first edition of Wave Spell Music Festival. The event will take over the entirety of the magnificent outdoor playground of Belden Town California, offering STS9’s devoted fans a fantastic riverside voyage through the depths of the band’s catalogue, alongside an artistically progressive assemblage of the scene’s most revered and sought after performers.

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INTERVIEW: Adam Deitch Talks Jazz Fest, ATL Hip-Hop, & New Lettuce Albums (B.Getz on L4LM)

Adam was kind enough to make time to give Live For Live Music’s B.Getz the scoop on the Jazz Fest afterglow, Lettuce festival sets, and why Outkast is still the most important hip-hop artist to come from Atlanta. Then, lucky for us, the LettuceFunk drummer couldn’t resist teasing us with some details on the band’s new album—the long-awaited follow-up to 2015’s Crush.

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Jazz Fest After Dark 2018: A Journey Through The Essence of Time (B.Getz on L4LM)

A tradition like no other, Jazz Fest in New Orleans is an underground culture and lifeblood all its own. Journey into the essence of time during Jazz Fest After Dark 2018.

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In A Perfect World: A Look Back at New Orleans Jazz Fest 2017 [B.Getz on L4LM]

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is an incomparable celebration that bridges the months of April and May with a joyous jamboree. Its associated “After Dark” calendar once again quenched the cultural thirst of the thousands who flocked to New Orleans this spring.

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Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival 2012 [B.Getz on JamBase]

Hosted by the majestic Spirit of The Suwannee Music Park, the 2012 edition of the Bear Creek Music Festival unveiled a streamlined, svelte, and sinister menu of astonishing artists spanning several generations. The brainchild of Lyle Williams and Paul Levine, Bear Creek remained firmly seated on its throne, the pre-eminent music/camping festival of the modern era.

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