Howling Wolves & A Holy Instant: Saying Sayanora To Bobby Weir [B.Getz on L4LM]
On a day many of us thought might never come, a city gathered one final time to say sayonara to a favorite son.
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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.091: BLAIR JACKSON [Jerry Garcia Biographer/Grateful Dead Historian]
It’s not everyday a decorated Grateful Dead historian/Jerry Garcia biographer slides thru the crib for a nearly 3-hour interview spread across 2 separate sessions.
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STS9 Dusts Off “Dark Star” To Close Triumphant Return To Grateful Dead Country [B.Getz on L4LM]
The iridescent icing on the weekend’s lysergic layer cake: a bust-out cover of famed Grateful Dead improv vehicle “Dark Star”—in decidedly Sound Tribe style.
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PREVIEW: Park City Song Summit 2023 To Welcome Bob Weir & Wolf Bros, Eric Krasno, Danielle Ponder, & More [B.Getz on L4LM]
After last year’s inspired, successful debut gathering, the Park City Song Summit is ready to level up, rolling out a multi-faceted slate of exciting events for 2023. The second iteration will be headlined by Bob Weir & Wolf Bros, as well as Eric Krasno, a Stevie Wonder tribute featuring Danielle Ponder, plus dozens of other eclectic artisans
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Naught Again: Zero Turns The Clock Back 30 Years At The Fillmore [B.Getz on L4LM]
On Saturday, October 15th, the psychedelic jam veterans in Zero descended on their home turf in San Francisco and the hallowed room The Fillmore to celebrate the 30th anniversary of a monumental 1992 three-night engagement at the nearby Great American Music Hall.
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Park City Song Summit’s Ben Anderson Aims To Help Musicians Through The Myth & Power Of Song [B.Getz on L4LM]
Ben Anderson is a unique human being with a heart of gold. The former trial lawyer is a lifelong musician and the founder of Park City Song Summit, a unicorn mingling of intimate workshops, live music performances, and “songwriter rounds.”
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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.053: THE CHAMBERS PROJECT (Psychedelic Art & Culture w/ Brian Chambers, Jacaeber Kastor, A Path Untold)
The conversation welcomes a pair of pioneers from this particular space – Brian Chambers and Jacaeber Kastor – for a wide-ranging discussion on psychedelic art, through both a historical and contemporary lens.
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The Upful LIFE Podcast- Ep.050: JAY BLAKESBERG (rock photographer/ filmmaker / GD-culture anthropologist)
Jay is best known for his iconic work shooting (and following) the Grateful Dead since the late 1970’s, and has continued to chronicle the various offshoots and band developments thru the years. He’s also a Bay Area institution, a world-renowned photographer /filmmaker/historian all over rock music, stretching out far beyond the ever-sprawling GD diaspora where he first made his bones.
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A NIGHT LIKE FOREVER: Generational Traditions With Phil Lesh, Eric Krasno, And The Terrapin Allstars [B.Getz on L4LM]
81 year-old Phil Lesh, co-founder of the Grateful Dead and living patriarch of la cosa nostra, would draft an ensemble to dig into his band’s iconic catalog, on the sacramental soil back where it all began.
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Revisiting RECONSTRUCTION, Jerry Garcia’s Short-Lived Bay Area Jazz-Funk Squad From 1979 [B.Getz on L4LM]
Among the more underrated projects in Jerry Garcia lore is Reconstruction, a Bay Area jazz-funk sextet formed by bassist John Kahn in early 1979. Historians often categorize Reconstruction as an iteration of the ever-fluid Jerry Garcia Band, rather than stand-alone ensemble. Anecdotal evidence points to the notion that Jerry was more of a sideman or special guest in this particular instance and capacity, relegating Reconstruction to outlier status in the annals of the Garciaverse.
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