LOVE IS THE TEMPLE: On The Ground At The Inaugural Suwannee Amp Jam [B.Getz on L4LM]

The ever-stunning Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park’s latest soiree Suwannee Amp Jam provided a terrific throwback experience that left cups overflowing and fans feeling emotionally fulfilled.

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GET UP! Lettuce Kicks Off Co-Headlining Tour With GZA In Cali [B.Getz on L4LM]

The sextet blasted off for three consecutive shows in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Oakland, traversing south to north and teaming up with Wu-Tang Clan elder statesman GZA for a co-headline situation.

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The Upful LIFE Ep.083 – The Return of NIGEL HALL [Lettuce, solo, duo w/ DJ Harrison]

Unplanned and improvised on the fly, this spirited conversation was taped during day one of Suwannee Hulaween 2024. Nigel and B celebrate their friendaversary in the place and space where it all began, Spirit of Suwannee Music Park. 

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Splintered Sunlight On The Suwannee: A Look Back At Hulaween 2024 [B.Getz on L4LM]

With a festival industry reeling on the heels of numerous cancellations, then not one but two massive hurricanes storming the southeastern U.S. inside of one month, Suwannee Hulaween was fortunate to survive these economic and environmental conditions to once again thrive in 2024.

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Lettuce Celebrates The Legacy Of Frankie Beverly With Student Musicians At Philadelphia High School [B.Getz on L4LM]

In between a pair of concerts in the City of Brotherly Love, Grammy-nominated future-funk pioneers Lettuce dropped in on some talented teenage musicians from Franklin Learning Center High School.

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CANNIFEST 2024 – Humboldt County Throws A Proper Party

Each year on the weekend after Labor Day, the renowned NorCal cannabis community cultivates a colorful, multi-faceted soiree in the mainland marijuana Mecca of Humboldt County, and they call it CANNIFEST.

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WE’RE GONNA GROOVE TONIGHT: NOLA Jazz Fest Remains The Spice of Life [B.Getz on L4LM]

For 20 years since the turn of the millennium, I’ve been fortunate to immerse myself in the most historic—and vibrant—musical mecca in the country, an amateur musicologist embedded in her bountiful bosom.

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Upful LIFE Favorite Records of 2023… and More! Curated by B.Getz [Reviews/Playlists]

This colossal compendium includes 23 original albums (LPs & EPs) reviewed, with another 23 terrific records recommended. Plus a hefty slab of singles/B-sides, dope DJ sets/mixtapes, and smattering of official live releases. Curated by B.Getz

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Sweet Dreams Are Hulaween: A 10th Anniversary Celebration At Suwannee [B.Getz & M.B. on L4LM]

Having just celebrated the 10th anniversary at the incomparable Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL over the last weekend of October, Hulaween proved a remarkable achievement in a crowded, homogenized industry, and a consistent crown jewel of contemporary festival culture.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.071: PAUL LEVINE [10th Hulaween, Bear Creek, SOSMP] + Remembering James Casey + BGetz Hula23 Picks

A very special guest many moons in the making, please welcome dear friend and fearless leader PAUL LEVINE of Hulaween, Purple Hat Productions, co-founder of Bear Creek and Purple Hatters Ball, Suwannee Resonate, and all-around ambassador of Spirit of Suwannee Music Park.

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