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Upful LIFE’s 21 Favorite Records of 2021… & MORE!

December 21, 2021January 4, 2022 B.Getz adam deitch, anderson .paak, best album playlist, best albums, best records, Bruno Mars, charlesthefirst, DJ harrison, Durand Jones & the Indications, favorite albums, favorite records 2021, flamingosis, gone gone beyond, judith hill, Menahan Street Band, movie club, neal francis, Nigel hall, Nightmares on Wax, nubya garcia, rising appalachia, SAULT, Silk Sonic, Terrace Martin, The Nth Power, ultimate fantastic, weedie braimah, WRD

Upful Life’s annual favorite records of the year feature is here. An exhaustive look back at the year in released music. 42 albums, 21 songs, plus DJ mixes and live records. Curated by B.Getz

Upful LIFE’s 19 Favorite Records of 2019

December 19, 2019December 26, 2019 B.Getz adam deitch, adam deitch quartet, anderson .paak, best albums, best albums of 2019, best records of 2019, black pumas, blood incantation, detox unit, dr. dre, earthgang, eric krasno, favorite albums of 2019, flying lotus, gang starr, GoldLink, handmade moments, jidenna, jumpsuit records, kaytranada, khris royal, kraz, lettuce, melas leukos, OAKK, okayplayer, rising appalachia, russ elevado, shafiq husayn, solange, solange knowles, tool

Reviews/reflections of 19 records that resonated most in 2019, plus 19 more Honorable Mentions. Stream links & playlist. Curated/composed by B.Getz / Upful LIFE

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THERE WILL BE NO SIMPIN’: Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals Kick Off ‘Andy’s Beach Club’ World Tour in SF (BGetz on L4LM)

February 27, 2019June 1, 2019 B.Getz anderson .paak, masonic, maurice brown, mo betta, the free nationals

After selling out theaters from coast to coast on the strength of the Oxnard buzz and throwing down already-legendary live sets (like Suwannee Hulaween 2016, and here in San Francisco on a nostalgic New Years Eve 2017), now comes time for Brandon Paak Anderson to take it back to the stage and prove it all over again. I would not—and DID NOT—bet against him.

Upful LIFE’s 18 Favorite Records of 2018

December 27, 2018December 21, 2019 B.Getz analog son, anderson .paak, break science, brownout, charlesthefirst, Ghost Note, handmade moments, Janelle MOnae, jennifer hartswick, khruangbin, Mac Miller, matador! soul sounds, michal menert and the pretty fantastics, Roc Marciano, The Internet, the quickening, Toubab Krewe, turkuaz

words: B.Getz At the end of every year, going back to my youth- when I religiously read the likes of

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Lightning In A Bottle 2018: Shut The Blindfolds, Pass The Nitro! (B.Getz on L4LM)

June 2, 2018June 26, 2018 B.Getz anderson .paak, CloZee, DoLab, LIB, Mad Zach, random rab, Tipper, zhu

In the ever-evolving universe of music festivals, an event must work hard to distinguish itself. With the corporate machinations behind

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Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals Spend New Year’s Eve In San Francisco (B.Getz on L4LM)

January 2, 2017February 23, 2018 B.Getz 1015 folsom, anderson .paak, kaytranada, malibu, new years eve, san francisco, the free nationals

.Paak alternately rapping, singing, and playing the shit out of some drums. The dude was one thousand percent rock star, crooning sweet nothings while seated behind the kit, taking our minds to the tip of a cloud.