NOLA Jazz Fest - The Upful Life

Introducing Atom Cat: New Orleans’ Psychedelic Garage-Rock In Neon Hues [B.Getz on L4LM]]

In the vibrant, horn-heavy heart of New Orleans, an enigmatic new squad is bubbling up from the underground club scene. Introducing ATOM CAT.

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WE’RE GONNA GROOVE TONIGHT: NOLA Jazz Fest Remains The Spice of Life [B.Getz on L4LM]

May 24, 2024May 24, 2024 B.Getz adam deitch, alex wasily, blue nile, Eric Benny Bloom, eric krasno, george porter jr., ian neville, Ivan Neville, jazz fest after dark, Jazz Fest Fairgrounds, lettuce, Maple Leaf Bar, Midnight Preserves, Music Box Village, Nels Cline, New Orleans, Nick Daniels III, Nikki Glaspie, NOLA, NOLA Jazz Fest, papa mali, preservation hall, Queen Latifah, raja kassis, skerik, soul brass band, stanton moore, The Headhunters, the iceman special, The Nth Power, Tipitina's, tony hall, Toubab Krewe, weedie braimah and the hands of time, wil blades

For 20 years since the turn of the millennium, I’ve been fortunate to immerse myself in the most historic—and vibrant—musical mecca in the country, an amateur musicologist embedded in her bountiful bosom.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.069 – KARINA RYKMAN Returns! [bass/vox] + BRIAN SWISLOW [Object Heavy]

August 23, 2023August 23, 2023 B.Getz Brian Swislow, bryce goggin, dance-pop, funk, jamband, joyride, joyride album, karina rykman, karina rykman joyride, marco benevento, music podcast, musician interview, NOLA, NOLA Jazz Fest, nyc, object heavy, peach festival, soul, synth-pop, trey anastasio

Karina Rykman slides thru the pod for a candid and colorful conversation, revealing how her career has evolved and exploded since we last spoke. A detailed unpacking of the creation and manifestation of her record, headlining tour, and musical partnerships. Plus B.Swiz from Object Heavy!

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.068: FRENCHY [NOLA-based live painter, pioneer]

July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 B.Getz brandon tarricone, brotherhood of groove, derrick smoker, espn, frenchy, frenchy live painter, frenchylive, george porter jr., heavy metal horns, henley douglas, james andrews, jaques-imos, Jazz Fest, Maple Leaf Bar, morning 40 federation, new england patriots, New Orleans, new orleans saints, NOLA, NOLA Jazz Fest, oak street, soul brass band, super bowl

Based in NOLA, this icon of live-painting in both music/festival culture(s) and pro sports is renowned around the world for his stunning version of acousti-optics. Frenchy’s joyful, freestyle process and pioneering visual art set the bar sky high for a quarter century to come, and continues to elevate and innovate to this day.

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Ain’t Nothin’ Like the Real Thing, Baby: A Love Letter to NOLA Jazz Fest 50 (B.Getz on L4LM)

May 20, 2019 B.Getz Jazz Fest, jazzfest, New Orleans, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, NOLA, NOLA Jazz Fest

Hard to believe it’s been 50 years of epic for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, yet here we are in 2019 celebrating the silver anniversary of this life-affirming institution

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The Upful LIFE Podcast- Episode 016: ROBERT WALTER (Greyboy Allstars / RW20 / Mike Gordon) & JESSE PAIGE (Owner: Blue Nile NOLA)

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 B.Getz blue nile, greyboy allstars, Jazz Fest, music journalism, music podcast, New Orleans, NOLA, NOLA Jazz Fest, robert walter, robert walter's 20th congress, the quickening

Episode 016 of *The Upful LIFE Podcast* features a thoughtful conversation with stalwart keyboardist ROBERT WALTER, founding member of The Greyboy Allstars, leader of his

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Episode 015: EDDIE ROBERTS (New Mastersounds, Matador! Soul Sounds, Color Red Music), GHOST-NOTE, NOLA JazzFest After Dark PREVEIW

April 22, 2019 B.Getz Color Red Music, eddie roberts, Ghost Note, matador! soul sounds, New Orleans, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, NOLA Jazz Fest, the new mastersounds, the upful LIFE podcast, upful life

Episode 015 of *The Upful LIFE Podcast* features the one and only EDDIE ROBERTS, guitarist/founder of New Mastersounds, and more recently, of Matador! Soul Sounds. Eddie

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Jazz Fest 2012 After Dark (B.Getz on JamBase)

May 21, 2012February 21, 2023 B.Getz funk, jazz fest after dark, New Orleans, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, NOLA, NOLA Jazz Fest, Tipitina's

By: B. Getz (with additional reporting from Scott T. Horowitz) Jazz Fest After Dark :: 05.03.12-05.06.12 :: New Orleans, LA There is

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NOLA JazzFest 2005 – TILL THE BREAK OF DAWN [B.Getz on JamBase]

May 10, 2005April 25, 2020 B.Getz Benevento-Russo Duo, jambase, jazz fest after dark, jazzfest, Karl Denson, KDTU, mike gordon, New Orleans, NOLA, NOLA Jazz Fest, The Mars Volta, the neville brothers, trey anastasio

Regardless of how or why, in 2005 the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival blossomed into an enormous, energetic Second Weekend. A combination of a behemoth lineup, both by day and by night, and three headlining titans of the jam scene brought standard tour types to party alongside the seasoned Jazz Festers.

Upful Life is with Larry Berman in Louisiana.

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"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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