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LETT ME RIDE: Lettuce Wraps Southeast Run In Mobile & NOLA [B.Getz on L4LM]

November 26, 2022November 29, 2022 B.Getz adam deitch, adam shmeeans smirnoff, Eric Benny Bloom, jesus coomes, lettuce, lettuce funk, lettuce live, lettuce tour, mobile, New Orleans, Nigel hall, Ryan Zoidis, soul kitchen, Tipitina's, unify, unify tour

Future-funk-hop pioneers Lettuce stormed the Southeast in mid-November, lookin’ live on arrival and feelin’ so fresh ‘n’ so clean.

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Field Notes From The Underground At Suwannee Hulaween 2022 [B.Getz on L4LM]

November 6, 2022November 8, 2022 B.Getz A Hundred Drums, butcher brown, cimafunk, danielle ponder, future joy, hula, hula 2022, hwoofer, lettuce, lost creations, lpt, mzg, Nigel hall, spirit of suwannee music park, suwannee hulaween, the iceman special, Toubab Krewe, wednesday night titans

For 2022’s iteration, instead of focusing on the headliners, hosts, and household names, this more succinct review will shine a light on some of the smaller stages and underground artists that graced Suwannee Hulaween.

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Bump City: Lettuce Unifies Tower Of Power And The Colorado Symphony At Red Rocks [B.Getz on L4LM]

July 27, 2022July 28, 2022 B.Getz adam deitch, adam shmeeans smirnoff, colorado, colorado symphony orchestra, Eric Benny Bloom, funk, funk band, FunkCity.net, jesus coomes, lettuce, lettuce with the colorado symphony, Nigel hall, red rocks, red rocks amphitheatre, Ryan Zoidis, tower of power

On a glorious midsummer evening in Morrison, Colorado, future-funk-hop collective Lettuce and pioneering East Bay funk/soul icons Tower of Power took over the palatial Red Rocks Amphitheatre, both bands augmented by the 60-piece Colorado Symphony Orchestra. ‘

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Cheers To 30 Years! High Sierra Music Festival Returns From Hiatus To Celebrate Milestone 2022 Event [B.Getz on L4LM]

July 11, 2022July 13, 2022 B.Getz Anna Moss, femi kuti, Ghost Note, goose, greensky bluegrass, handmade moments, high sierra, HIgh SIerra Music Festival, HIgh Sierra Music Festival 2022, Joe Russo's Almost Dead, JRAD, lettuce, Molly Tuttle, music festival, ORGONE, pigeons playing ping pong, Samantha Fish, skerik, the disco biscuits, The Nth Power, the slip, The Trueloves

After the pandemic forced a two-year hiatus, pioneering NorCal gathering High Sierra Music Festival returned to the Plumas County Fairgrounds in Quincy, CA on Independence Day weekend. Fans were thrilled to congregate for the long-awaited 30th anniversary celebration, albeit a couple years removed, and the ever-colorful musical smorgasbord did not disappoint.

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Black Throated Wind: Boots On The Ground At Sonic Bloom 2022 [B.Getz on L4LM]

June 25, 2022July 9, 2022 B.Getz A Hundred Drums, Cualli, Ghost Note, Jamie Janover, Lab Group, lespecial, lettuce, michal menert, music festival, mzg, Sonic Bloom, Sonic Bloom 2022, TieDye Ky, Tipper, transformational music festival, VEIL, yheti

One of the longest running independent music festivals of its kind, Sonic Bloom 2022 hosted numerous potent performances from a smattering of musicians, producers, DJs, VJs, painters, poets, dancers, and educators throughout an ever-chaotic but ultimately rewarding weekend.

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LETT The World Know: Lettuce Drops 8th Studio Album, ‘Unify’ [B.Getz on L4LM]

June 3, 2022June 7, 2022 B.Getz adam deitch, adam shmeeans smirnoff, Bootsy Collins, deitch beats don't quit, Eric Benny Bloom, jesus coomes, Keep That Funk Alive, KTFA, lettuce, lettuce funk, lettuce unify, lettuce unify album, lettuce unify album review, lettucefunk, Nick Daniels III, Nigel hall, Ryan Zoidis, shmeeans, William "Bootsy" Collins, Zoid

Psychedelic funk-hop pioneers Lettuce hoo-ride back into town with their eighth full-length LP, the appropriately-titled Unify.

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A Blissful Blast Back To NOLA Jazz Fest 2022 [B.Getz on L4LM]

May 19, 2022June 12, 2022 B.Getz butcher brown, covid, covid-19, dinner party, Dumpstaphunk, Eric Benny Bloom, george porter jr., Ivan Neville, Jazz Fest, jesus coomes, JOhn Medeski, lettuce, New Orleans, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Nigel hall, robert glasper, Ryan Zoidis, skerik, soul brass band, Tipitina's, worship my organ

Jazz Fest is an unparalleled experience of live American roots music, international sounds, delectable regional cuisine, and a whirlwind dose of Bayou culture all rolled up into one satiating pilgrimage and celebration.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast Ep. 054: The Return of ERIC KRASNO [Soulive, The Assembly] + The Music Cellar fundraiser w/ Jonny G [lespecial]

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 B.Getz eric krasno, eric krasno & the assembly, kraz, lettuce, music podcast, musician interview, otis mcdonald, Soulive, wil blades

Kraz’s Fall 2019 appearance on the Upful LIFE pod was quite well-received, so with all the exciting developments in his life and career, it feels like the perfect time to get up to speed with all things Eric Krasno

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Bring Back The Love: Lettuce Slays Sold-Out Shows in Lake Tahoe & San Francisco [B.Getz on L4LM]

December 14, 2021December 16, 2021 B.Getz adam deitch, adam shmeeans smirnoff, bring back the love, Eric Benny Bloom, funk, hip hop, jamband, jazz funk, jesus coomes, lake tahoe, lettuce, lettuce funk, lettuce live, lettucefunk, live lettuce, Nigel hall, Ryan Zoidis, san francisco

Surfing a wave of sold-out shows in the last month of this dizzying year, future-funk sorcerers Lettuce barreled into the the final frontier on the white-hot West Coast leg of their Bring Back the Love Tour 2021.

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Hulaween 2021: An Emotional Reunion At The Spirit Of The Suwannee [B.Getz on L4LM]

November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 B.Getz bonobo, break science, chris lake, claude von stroke, Dumpstaphunk, eric krasno, frick frack blackjack, greenhouse lounge, hulaween, jungle, kamani, khruangbin, lespecial, lettuce, mark farina, my morning jacket, mzg, neal francis, Nigel hall, Nikki Glaspie, skrillex, spirit lake, spirit of suwannee, String Cheese Incident, suwannee hulaween, The Nth Power, turkuaz

Throwing a festival in this day and age is even more of an ambitious, frustrating, and confounding undertaking than it ever was before the age of pandemic. The fact that Suwannee Hulaween 2021 even happened at all was a miracle in itself, yet somehow the fest managed to manifest something as magical as ever.