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The Upful LIFE Podcast- Ep.050: JAY BLAKESBERG (rock photographer/ filmmaker / GD-culture anthropologist)

October 27, 2021 B.Getz author, dead and company, filmmaker, Grateful dead, incarceration, jamband, jambands, jay blakesberg, jerry garcia, john mayer, LSD, music podcast, phish, prison, psychedelics, rock photographer, rock photography, san francisco, upful life, war on drugs

Jay is best known for his iconic work shooting (and following) the Grateful Dead since the late 1970’s, and has continued to chronicle the various offshoots and band developments thru the years. He’s also a Bay Area institution, a world-renowned photographer /filmmaker/historian all over rock music, stretching out far beyond the ever-sprawling GD diaspora where he first made his bones.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.049: MOVIE CLUB (psych-rock duo) / SHINEHEAD (reggae legend) / RIP Michael K. Williams

September 30, 2021 B.Getz dancehall, hip hop, Michael K. Williams, movie club, movie club the band, music podcast, musician interview, Omar LIttle, reggae, Shinehead, The Wire

A fresh look towards the future & blast from the past with this pair of insightful conversations. Welcome Venice Beach-based psych-rock duo MOVIE CLUB, and world-renowned reggae/dancehall/hip-hop/soul legend SHINEHEAD to *The Upful LIFE Podcast* Episode 049.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast Ep.048: SCOTTY B (JamBase/YEMblog) & JASON ABRAMS (Rock n’ Wrestling Connection) TALKIN THE PHISH FROM VT: Summer Tour 2021

August 26, 2021 B.Getz jambase, jason abrams, jon fishman, mike gordon, music podcast, page mcconnell, phish, rock and wrestling connection, scott bernstein, scotty b, summer tour 2021, the phish from vermont, trey anastasio, yemblog

For Episode 048, we flip the script a lil’ bit. Finally, a podcast about The PHlSH from VT! Instead of one long form interview, for this two-hour hoo-ride I invited a pair of venerable Phishtorians to the show for twin conversations and complimentary commentary, as we discuss the band’s impressive, triumphant return to the stage in summer 2021.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast Ep.047: THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE- David Block (Gone Gone Beyond)

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 B.Getz bass music, burning man, david block, festival culture, future folk, global bass, gone gone beyond, music podcast, musician interview, rising appalachia, soul visions, the human experience, world bass

Welcome THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE- DAVID BLOCK (solo electronic producer + Gone Gone Beyond) to Episode 047! A dancefloor General, prince of the piano, soundtrack to the squish, or conductor around the campfire, David wears myriad musical and intellectual hats.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast- Ep.040: JONNY G. — lespecial (guitar/vocals/keyboards/samples)

December 22, 2020January 12, 2021 B.Getz adam deitch, ancient homies, berkfest, electronic music, guitarist, heavy metal, jamband, jonny g, lespecial, lettuce, music historian, music podcast, musician interview, nine inch nails, ropeadope, ropeadope records

JONNY G of lespecial hollers from the Music Cellar to discuss his influences, career, the band, and their fantastic 3rd LP ‘Ancient Homies’, released Dec. 2020 on Ropeadope. Episode 040 of *The Upful LIFE Podcast*!

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The Upful LIFE Podcast- Ep.039 : MIKE DILLON [punk-jazz vibes/percussion – Garage a Trois, Critters Buggin’, Rickie Lee Jones, Claypool’s Frog Brigade, Ani DiFranco, Nolatet, Hairy Apes BMX, Band of Outsiders, Punkadelic, more!]

December 2, 2020January 5, 2021 B.Getz addiction, bad brains, beastie boys, garage a trois, heroin, Karl Denson, Les Claypool, mike dillon, mike dillon & punkadelic, mike dillon band, music podcast, musician interview, New Orleans, nine inch nails, recovery, relapse, rosewood, royal potato family, skerik, sobriety, stanton moore

Welcome the legendary MIKE DILLON to Episode 039 of *The Upful LIFE Podcast* for no-holds barred story-telling and a free exchange of ideas!! Punk Rock Jazz Freak Vibraphonist/Percussionist/Singer-Songwriter/Philosopher extraordinaire!

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The Upful LIFE Podcast- Ep.035: CHRIS LITTLEFIELD (Trumpet – Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Klozd Sirkut)

July 28, 2020July 31, 2020 B.Getz black lives matter, Chris Littlefield, funk, Karl Denson, Karl Denson's TIny Universe, KDTU, klozd sirkut, live music, music podcast, musician interview, seattle, seattle drum school of music, trumpet, trumpet player

Welcome CHRIS LITTLEFIELD (Trumpet- Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe) to Episode 035 of The Upful LIFE Podcast ! In addition to being a brilliant musician and veteran funk/R&B trumpet player, Chris is a longtime friend going back over fifteen years. It was tremendously rewarding to get with him for a riveting 90-minute conversation that is at once informative and inspiring. Chris Littlefield takes us into the reality of his surroundings, unpacking a plethora of insight and ideas.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – 031: TED KARTZMAN & LIZ MOODY (LiveStream 101),+ JOSH BLAKE (iamavl, GFE), CHRIS GELBUDA (songwriter) – Isolation Station v.3

April 16, 2020April 19, 2020 B.Getz chris gelbuda, digital music, facebook live, gfe, granola funk express, iamavl, instagram live, livestream, livestreaming, liz moody, music podcast, music rights, musician interview, Phil lesh, ted kartzman, van ghost, youtube live

The Upful LIFE Podcast proudly presents LIVESTREAM 101. This program intends to be a resource to the live music culture and music communities across genre, scene, and geography. Episode 031 – ISOLATION STATION v.3 will focus on blanketing the wild wild west of live-streaming, in the voices of four esteemed professionals in the digital music space, each certifiable live music lifers.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Episode 029: KENDALL DEFLIN (Backline), CHRIS PERELLA (Ardmore Music Hall), BILLY IUSO – Isolation Station v.1

April 1, 2020April 5, 2020 B.Getz backline, billy iuso, chris perella, kendall deflin, music journalism, music podcast, musician interview, podcast, upful life

Episode 029 of *The Upful LIFE Podcast* switches the script in light of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Welcome 2 ISOLATION STATION v.1. For this episode,

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Episode 027: STEVE GORMAN (The Black Crowes) Book Talk SF 1/19/20

February 15, 2020March 4, 2020 B.Getz black crowes, black crowes book, drummer, hard to handle, music journalism, music podcast, musician interview, steve gorman, the black crowes

Episode 027 of *The Upful LIFE Podcast* welcomes the legendary STEVE GORMAN (Black Crowes) for a very special edition of this program. The longtime drummer and co-founder of The Black Crowes is doing a ton of media work, podcasts and live appearances in support of his riveting rock n’ roll bio “Hard 2 Handle: The Life & Death of The Black Crowes, A Memoir”.