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TIGER STYLE RAGE: Lettuce Elevates Into 2020 With NYE at SF’s The Independent [B.Getz on L4LM]

January 2, 2020January 20, 2020 B.Getz adam deitch, Bay Area, lettuce, new years eve, san francisco, the independent

2019 came to a celebratory crescendo in phenomenal fashion on New Year’s Eve, when Grammy-nominated funk merchants Lettuce steamrolled through San Francisco for a single-night engagement at The Independent.

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SF FUNK EXTRAVAGANZA: Dumpstaphunk, The Motet, KDTU, New Mastersounds, More Turn Up To Close Out 2019 [B.Getz on L4LM]

January 1, 2020January 6, 2020 B.Getz Dumpstaphunk, Karl Denson, Karl Denson's TIny Universe, sly & the family stone, the motet, the new mastersounds, tower of power, wil blades, will bernard

Photo: Susan Weiand – Dumpstaphunk w/ Tower of Power The Bay Area has always been funk music central, with a storied history

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Choosing Our Own Religion: A Diary of Big Cypress & The Long Gig, Twenty Years Later [B.Getz on L4LM]

December 30, 2019January 6, 2020 B.Getz 2000, big cypress, john paluska, jon fishman, mike gordon, millennium, nye, page mcconnell, phish, phish new year's, the long gig, the phish from vermont, the set, trey anastasio, y2k

December 31st, 2019 marks the 20th anniversary of Phish‘s storied midnight–sunrise set at Big Cypress at the turn of the century on 12/31/99.

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Upful LIFE’s 19 Favorite Records of 2019

December 19, 2019December 26, 2019 B.Getz adam deitch, adam deitch quartet, anderson .paak, best albums, best albums of 2019, best records of 2019, black pumas, blood incantation, detox unit, dr. dre, earthgang, eric krasno, favorite albums of 2019, flying lotus, gang starr, GoldLink, handmade moments, jidenna, jumpsuit records, kaytranada, khris royal, kraz, lettuce, melas leukos, OAKK, okayplayer, rising appalachia, russ elevado, shafiq husayn, solange, solange knowles, tool

Reviews/reflections of 19 records that resonated most in 2019, plus 19 more Honorable Mentions. Stream links & playlist. Curated/composed by B.Getz / Upful LIFE

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Tracing The Purple Pedigree Of Ghost-Note [B.Getz on L4LM]

December 14, 2019December 21, 2019 B.Getz dominic xavier taplin, Ghost Note, mononeon, nate werth, paisley park, prince, robert sput searight, sly 5th ave

Between bassist MonoNeon, saxophonist Sylvester Onyejiaka, and keyboardist Dominique Xavier Taplin—all former Prince collaborators—the Paisley Park pedigree is always present and well-represented with Ghost-Note.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Episode 025: ERIC KRASNO (Soulive, ex-Lettuce) / LEAH CONCIALDI (ATOMGA, Tnertle, Color Red Music)

December 4, 2019 B.Getz atomga, bob weir, brooklyn, circles around the sun, color red, Color Red Music, colorado, Denver, eric krasno, eric krasno band, Grateful dead, john mayer, kraz, leah concialdi, lettuce, los angeles, mickey hart, neal casal, paul reed smith, Phil lesh, silver sky, Soulive, tnertle

Episode 025 welcomes the legendary Eric Krasno to the show for a pretty sweet powwow on a number of salient topics from the guitarist/producer’s illustrious career. Co-founder of Soulive, co-founder and former guitarist of Lettuce, Kraz was in the Bay Area in late September for a quick run with E3- (Eric Krasno Trio)

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[Interview] SKERIK Talks Emerald Quintet, OG Garage A Trois, Mad Season, & More [B.Getz on L4LM]

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 B.Getz Amendoloa vs Blades, andy hess, charlie hunter, chris cornell, emerald quintet, garage a trois, layne staley, mad season, og garage a trois, robert walter, royal potato family, scott amendola, scott metzger, skerik, stanton moore, wil blades

L4LM’s B.Getz was lucky to track down the ever-elusive Skerik for a conversation just before the saxophonist took off for the Emerald Quintet’s quick run, which closes with the Funk Sessions show in Denver on Friday, 11/22. Skerik was eager to discuss his fantastic new band, as well as a smattering of other topics

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Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of ‘Black On Both Sides’ In Berkeley With Badu, Slick Rick & More [B.Getz on L4LM]

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 B.Getz badu, black on both sides, Cleon Edwards, Erykah Badu, greek theatre, hip hop, mos def, RC and the Gritz, slick rick, souls of mischief, yasiin bey

Friday, October 25th, the artist formerly known as Mos Def wanted to properly celebrate the 20th Anniversary of his landmark solo debut LP, Black on Both Sides.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Episode 024: WIL BLADES (Organist – Adam Deitch Quartet / Amendola vs Blades)

November 6, 2019 B.Getz acid jazz, adam deitch, adam deitch quartet, amendola vs. blades, Bay Area, blues, boom boom room, dr. lonnie smith, dropical, funk, idris muhammad, jazz, jazz funk, jazzfest, jumpsuit records, melvin sparks, royal potato family, wil blades, yoshi's

Episode 024 of *The Upful LIFE Podcast* welcomes Hammond B3 organ maestro WIL BLADES to the show for a lengthy conversation about his career, Bay Area music culture, saddling up to jazz and funk legends, the Adam Deitch Quartet, Amendola vs. Blades, and beyond.

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Way Down By the River: A Field Report From the Inaugural Suwannee Rising 2019

November 4, 2019March 3, 2021 B.Getz Dumpstaphunk, lettuce, Oteil Burbridge, sosmp, spirit of suwanee, spirit of suwannee music park, suwannee, suwannee rising

The Spirit of The Suwannee Music Park is a special place. On the surface, its a lovely little campground. At its depths, it is a metaphysical vortex of transformation.