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GIVE FOR VIV: Viveca Hawkins Benefit Features Dumpstaphunk/Nikki Glaspie Reunion, Lyrics Born Appearance, More [B.Getz on L4LM]

July 9, 2025July 13, 2025 B.Getz Collectivity, Dumpstaphunk, east bay, funk, hip hop, ian neville, independent, Ivan Neville, jazz mafia, Kev choice, live band hip-hop, lyrics born, oakland, san francisco, soul, Uriah duffy, viveca hawkins

On Sunday June 29th, a colorful collection of Bay Area musicians, movers, shakers, and fans congregated at San Francisco’s The Independent for an inspirational benefit concert celebrating vocalist Viveca Hawkins.

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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.

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Splintered Sunlight On The Suwannee: A Look Back At Hulaween 2024 [B.Getz on L4LM]

November 11, 2024November 12, 2024 B.Getz black pumas, bob weir, chase & status, CloZee, dave tipper, DRO!D, Dumpstaphunk, eazybaked, Elephant Proof, funk, guavatron, House of Lost, hulaween, hulaween 2024, jamband, Jason Hann, justin jay, Killer Mike, L!GHTBRUSH, lettuce, Mike Dillon and Punkadelick, mildlife, mzg, nala, of the trees, ravenscoon, sauce pocket, say she she, SCI, Soukii, spirit of suwannee music park, String Cheese Incident, Sublime, suwannee hulaween, the ain't sisters, Tipper, Toubab Krewe

With a festival industry reeling on the heels of numerous cancellations, then not one but two massive hurricanes storming the southeastern U.S. inside of one month, Suwannee Hulaween was fortunate to survive these economic and environmental conditions to once again thrive in 2024.

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Dreamstate Patrol: A Deep Dive Duet On Resonate Suwannee 2024 [B.Getz w/ Dalia J. on L4LM]

April 15, 2024April 17, 2024 B.Getz afrobeta, Booty Boo, chromeo, cimafunk, dimond saints, Dumpstaphunk, future joy, Ghost Note, lespecial, Maddy O'Neal, mark farina, new mastersounds, papadosio, sauce pocket, sts9, sunsquabi, vlad the inhaler

For a certain brand of festival-goer, springtime at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park is pretty close to heaven on earth.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.072: ALEX WASILY [Dumpstaphunk, Francis Comes Alive, very good trombonist]

November 21, 2023November 25, 2023 B.Getz alex wasily, chicago, Dumpstaphunk, francis comes alive, los angeles, neal francis, New Orleans, Nikki Glaspie, trombone, trombonist, very good cocktails, very good mondays

#VeryGood trombonist with NOLA institution Dumpstaphunk since 2016; musical director of Francis Comes Alive, Neal Francis new 11-piece big band experience and concert film.

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A Blissful Blast Back To NOLA Jazz Fest 2022 [B.Getz on L4LM]

May 19, 2022June 12, 2022 B.Getz butcher brown, covid, covid-19, dinner party, Dumpstaphunk, Eric Benny Bloom, george porter jr., Ivan Neville, Jazz Fest, jesus coomes, JOhn Medeski, lettuce, New Orleans, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Nigel hall, robert glasper, Ryan Zoidis, skerik, soul brass band, Tipitina's, worship my organ

Jazz Fest is an unparalleled experience of live American roots music, international sounds, delectable regional cuisine, and a whirlwind dose of Bayou culture all rolled up into one satiating pilgrimage and celebration.

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Hulaween 2021: An Emotional Reunion At The Spirit Of The Suwannee [B.Getz on L4LM]

November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 B.Getz bonobo, break science, chris lake, claude von stroke, Dumpstaphunk, eric krasno, frick frack blackjack, greenhouse lounge, hulaween, jungle, kamani, khruangbin, lespecial, lettuce, mark farina, my morning jacket, mzg, neal francis, Nigel hall, Nikki Glaspie, skrillex, spirit lake, spirit of suwannee, String Cheese Incident, suwannee hulaween, The Nth Power, turkuaz

Throwing a festival in this day and age is even more of an ambitious, frustrating, and confounding undertaking than it ever was before the age of pandemic. The fact that Suwannee Hulaween 2021 even happened at all was a miracle in itself, yet somehow the fest managed to manifest something as magical as ever.

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SOSMP ‘Funky Mardi Gras Maskerade’ Revisited: Oteil Burbridge, Dumpstaphunk & Paul Levine

February 19, 2021March 3, 2021 B.Getz Dumpstaphunk, Ivan Neville, live oak, mardi gras, New Orleans, Oteil Burbridge, sosmp, spirit of suwannee, spirit of suwannee music park, tony hall

Recent Suwannee LIVE Drive-In events, such as the Funky Mardi Gras “Mask”erade, are successful first steps toward the return to days of thousands coming together in close proximity and high jubilation.

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SF FUNK EXTRAVAGANZA: Dumpstaphunk, The Motet, KDTU, New Mastersounds, More Turn Up To Close Out 2019 [B.Getz on L4LM]

January 1, 2020January 6, 2020 B.Getz Dumpstaphunk, Karl Denson, Karl Denson's TIny Universe, sly & the family stone, the motet, the new mastersounds, tower of power, wil blades, will bernard

Photo: Susan Weiand – Dumpstaphunk w/ Tower of Power The Bay Area has always been funk music central, with a storied history

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Way Down By the River: A Field Report From the Inaugural Suwannee Rising 2019

November 4, 2019March 3, 2021 B.Getz Dumpstaphunk, lettuce, Oteil Burbridge, sosmp, spirit of suwanee, spirit of suwannee music park, suwannee, suwannee rising

The Spirit of The Suwannee Music Park is a special place. On the surface, its a lovely little campground. At its depths, it is a metaphysical vortex of transformation.

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