Welcome the iconic KARL DENSON to Episode 037! What an honor and a privilege to host this legendary musician to the show. Co-founder of The Greyboy Allstars, bossman/bandleader of Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, touring member of the Rolling Stones, and longtime (former) sideman/personal pal to the coolest motherfucker on the planet, Lenny Kravitz.
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Rracing the roots and connection between cannabis & music cultures, reflecting at the development over the past century.
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Get familiar with one of the music scenes most active and knowledgeable journalists, our friend, B. Getz. B. started working in the music industry dating back to the 90’s. Throughout his career he has been to countless historic concerts/festivals, transcribing them in his incredibly captivating style of writing. Today he is still as active as ever as a journalist as well as the host for his own podcast, “The Upful Life Podcast”.
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With the palpable excitement behind the recent Greyboy Allstars record releases, we reached out to Karl to get the scoop on how the GBA journey first began.
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In the wake of the passing of reggae pioneer Frederick “Toots” Hibbert on Friday night, Live For Live Music’s B. Getz offers up his memories of a formative live music experience seeing Toots & the Maytals in Burlington, VT in 1996.
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During the hot, dark, angry Covid-summer of 2020, Royal was hard at work on the stirring new single “I Can’t Breathe”, a collaboration that is rooted in the realities of the Black American experience.
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Welcome BLACK BURNER PROJECT founder ERIN DOUGLAS, and DJ WILLIAMS of Shots Fired & Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe to Episode 036 of The Upful LIFE Podcast! T’was an honor & a privilege to host
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Adam Deitch is a master of emotional instrumental collages across myriad musical projects. The erstwhile veteran is back from the lab with a phenomenal nine-track EP, Age of Imperfection. His latest offering is a solo production, released August 19, 2020 on Golden Wolf Records.
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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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Cannabis and music have danced in symbiotic connection since the beginning of time. Cosmically intertwined, modern music and marijuana culture have enjoyed a chromatic relationship, a defiant, righteous dalliance between these once-forbidden fruits.
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