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The Upful LIFE Podcast 097: JOHN SPEICE [drums – Brownout, Grupo Fantasma, Money Chicha, Hairy Apes BMX, Caramelo Haze] + JOHNNY WOODSTOCK [KNON, WWOZ, Blue Nile NOLA]

April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 B.Getz austin, brownout, chicha, cumbia, drummer, drums, Fat Beats NYC, funk, funk drummer, grupo fantasma, hairy apes BMX, john speice, Johnny Woodstock, KNON, MaryElla Woodstock, mike dillon, Money Chicha, texas, WWOZ

Veteran drummer and percussionist JOHN SPEICE, prominently based in the Austin scene. Best known for work with Grammy-winning Latin ensemble Grupo Fantasma and its psychedelic-funk offshoot Brownout, more recently Money Chicha. Episode also features JOHNNY WOODSTOCK.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – 070: PAPA MALI [solo, 7 Walkers, Shantytown Underground,] + RIP Russell Batiste Jr.

October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 B.Getz austin, Brad Houser, funk, jamaica, killer bees, kingston, kingston jamaica, New Orleans, new orleans funk, NOLA, papa mali, R&B, rasta, rastafari, reggae, RIP Brad Houser, RIP Russell Batiste Jr., russell batiste jr., soul, texas

Based in NOLA for the past dozen years, Papa Mali is a certified rock n’ roll troubadour, having lived several musical lives in numerous locales across the past half-century. A conversation brimming with detailed ruminations and colorful pointifications. A living breathing chameleonic musicologist in our midst.

Upful Life is with Larry Berman in Louisiana.

5 days ago

"In the vibrant, horn-heavy heart of New Orleans, an enigmatic new squad is bubbling up from the underground club scene. A self-described psychedelic-rock outfit, Atom Cat is carving out a space in the Crescent City’s crowded ecosystem with a sound built on stylistic commingling, ambitious adventures in loud rock n’ roll, and an unflappable faith in the concept of “Cat Music.”“This band was ready to be born,” says bassist Blue Carl, his voice carrying the humble reverence of someone who knows he’s merely holding the leash of a very large, very loud animal. “It would have happened with or without us. I’m just grateful to have been scooped up and along for the ride".”A window into one of the most exciting young bands on the NOLA underground, just as the masses of music maniacs descend on the Crescent City for our annual Jazz Fest bacchanalia. ~ my latest via @liveforlivemusic ~***LlNQ lN Bl0***#nola #psychedelicrock #neworleans #atomcat ... See MoreSee Less

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