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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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GET UP! Lettuce Kicks Off Co-Headlining Tour With GZA In Cali [B.Getz on L4LM]

January 30, 2025February 2, 2025 B.Getz adam deitch, adam shmeeans smirnoff, Eric Benny Bloom, funk, GZA, jesus coomes, lettuce, lettuce funk, lettuce get up! tour 2025, live band hip-hop, Nigel hall, phunky nomads, Ryan Zoidis, wu-tang clan

The sextet blasted off for three consecutive shows in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Oakland, traversing south to north and teaming up with Wu-Tang Clan elder statesman GZA for a co-headline situation.

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Brad “Scarface” Jordan: ‘Behind The Desk Experience’ Delivers Big In The Bay [B.Getz on L4LM]

March 31, 2024April 4, 2024 B.Getz Brad "Scarface" Jordan, Geto Boys, hip hop, Houston, live band hip-hop, NPR TIny Desk Experience, san francisco, Scarface

On this rainy NorCal Saturday night, the sage wordsmith would take the Bay Area fans on a deeply personal journey through trials, tribulations, spiritual reckonings, fallen family, and voices in his head—all dictated through the voluminous Scarface songbook.

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Forever Legendary: The Roots Crew Returns To Rock The Bay Area [B.Getz on L4LM]

February 28, 2023March 1, 2023 B.Getz Bay Area, Black Thought, de la soul, hip hop, live band hip-hop, native tongues, okayplayer, Questlove, rap, rap music, the legendary roots crew, the masonic, the roots

So iconic they’ve been affectionately known as simply “The Legendary” for over a quarter century, pioneering Philly hip-hop institution The Roots returned to the Bay Area on Thursday, February 23rd.