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* 095 : OTIS McDONALD, DERRICK ‘Smoker’ FREEMAN [SOUL Brass Band, Shadow People Pod], PIET DALMOLEN
Prolific San Francisco composer, producer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist OTIS McDONALD is finally here. BG also checks back in with Derrick ‘Smoker’ Freeman [SOUL Brass Band, Shadow People Podcast]; and introduces rising NorCal guitarist/solo artist Piet Dalmolen.
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Upful LIFE 2025: Favorite Records + Much More!
9th annual year-end favorite records extravaganza! 25 album reviews, plus dozens more inspired, eccentric, essential recommendations, DJ mixes, playlists & beyond. ~ Curated by B.Getz ~
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ORGONE Throws Down December Funk At The Independent In SF
Orgōne returned to SF to remind us why they remain heavyweight champions of West Coast funk.
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Billy Strings Unpacks A Lifetime of Trauma & Resilience On ‘Dopey Podcast’ [B.Getz on L4LM]
Billy Strings unveils a brutally honest, delicately disarming, and ultimately heart-warming conversation on Dopey, unpacking a lifetime of colossal trauma in unprecedented depth.
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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.094: D’ANGELO in Memoriam ft. ERIC KRASNO, JAY SMOOTH, URSULA RUCKER, DAN CHARNAS, NIKKI GLASPIE, VIVECA HAWKINS, OTIS MCDONALD, DJ WILLIAMS, DERRICK FREEMAN, JONNY G, SARI JORDAN & MORE!
An afghan of reverential storytelling. Memories, love letters, gratitude reflections from a blessed n’ benevolent collection of souls who all share a profound reverence for D’Angelo.
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D’Angelo In Memoriam: Thank You For Talkin’ To Me, Michael. [B.Getz on L4LM]
A dynamic innovator, humble spirit, once-in-a-lifetime creator, and cosmic funk Jedi who consistently mystified and effortlessly mesmerized, channeling the pioneering Yodas that paved the path for him to soar. Now, D’Angelo flies away to be with the ancestors himself.
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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.093 : POLYRHYTHMICS vol.2 [Ben Bloom – gtr, Grant Schroff aka Champagne Bubblebath – drums]
Episode 093 welcomes back POLYRHYTHMICS, the fantastically-funky septet primarily based in Seattle, but these days steadily spreading their net further and wider than ever before.
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HEROES: Kruder & Dorfmeister Unveil ‘The K&D Sessions Live’ At Oakland’s Fox Theater [B.Getz on L4LM]
Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister provided the central nervous system of the entire performance—chemists and conductors mixing the intoxicating potion of live instrumentation with the embryonic electronic elements that define their ethos.
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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.092: MORiLLO [global-bass producer/DJ] + AIN’T SISTERS [Alt-Folk/Rock]
Among my preferred electronic dancefloor generals over the past decade, tap in with The Dub Cartographer, MORiLLO. Then, bandleaders Barb Carbon and Arrie Bozeman of AIN’T SISTERS from the deep Southeast, an insightful, humorous, nostalgic chat.
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