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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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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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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With one foot in jazz and the other leg waist deep in the funky stuff, drummer/producer Adam Deitch(Lettuce/Break Science) finally unveils Egyptian Secrets (Golden Wolf Records), the long-awaited full-length debut LP from his Adam Deitch Quartet.
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Lettuce calls on old friend Kraz and members of the Dead community to pay tribute to JGB at LOCKN 2018
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A reflection on STS9’s inaugural Wave Spell Live festival in Belden Town, CA, brought to you by Euphonic Conceptions.
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This weekend August 16-19, Sound Tribe Sector 9, one of North America’s most prolific live electronic acts, are hosting the first edition of Wave Spell Music Festival. The event will take over the entirety of the magnificent outdoor playground of Belden Town California, offering STS9’s devoted fans a fantastic riverside voyage through the depths of the band’s catalogue, alongside an artistically progressive assemblage of the scene’s most revered and sought after performers.
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Adam was kind enough to make time to give Live For Live Music’s B.Getz the scoop on the Jazz Fest afterglow, Lettuce festival sets, and why Outkast is still the most important hip-hop artist to come from Atlanta. Then, lucky for us, the LettuceFunk drummer couldn’t resist teasing us with some details on the band’s new album—the long-awaited follow-up to 2015’s Crush.
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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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ALBUM REVIEW: Bobby Deitch Band Releases ‘Grateful,’ Featuring Adam Deitch, George Porter Jr., Eric Krasno, And More (B.Getz on L4LM)
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