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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From an album perspective, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe has been quiet for a few years, but Karl D. and company return to the jazz-funk zeitgeist with Gnomes and Badgers, the first release on his own imprint Seven Spheres Records.
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Last weekend, Brooklyn’s mighty post-afrobeat troupe Antibalas stormed into Northern California in continuing celebration of their 20th anniversary.
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After selling out theaters from coast to coast on the strength of the Oxnard buzz and throwing down already-legendary live sets (like Suwannee Hulaween 2016, and here in San Francisco on a nostalgic New Years Eve 2017), now comes time for Brandon Paak Anderson to take it back to the stage and prove it all over again. I would not—and DID NOT—bet against him.
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A longtime adopted fave of West Coast funk and jam audiences, Brooklyn’s Turkuaz returned to the Bay Area on February 2nd with a scintillating performance.
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On Friday, June 8th, psychedelic hip-hop/funk collective Lettuce returned to Morrison, Colorado, hosting the third-annual Rage Rocks. This year saw the veterans co-billed
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In the ever-evolving universe of music festivals, an event must work hard to distinguish itself. With the corporate machinations behind
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A tradition like no other, Jazz Fest in New Orleans is an underground culture and lifeblood all its own. Journey into the essence of time during Jazz Fest After Dark 2018.
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A thorough examination of Jamiroquai’s return to the US, with a deep dive on San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, and coverage from both Coachella appearances.
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Veterans The Greyboy Allstars and Mike Dillon Band descended on San Francisco and did what they do best: move the crowd. Man on the scene coverage by B.Getz on upful LIFE.
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