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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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Upful LIFE’s 21 Favorite Records of 2021… & MORE!

December 21, 2021January 4, 2022 B.Getz adam deitch, anderson .paak, best album playlist, best albums, best records, Bruno Mars, charlesthefirst, DJ harrison, Durand Jones & the Indications, favorite albums, favorite records 2021, flamingosis, gone gone beyond, judith hill, Menahan Street Band, movie club, neal francis, Nigel hall, Nightmares on Wax, nubya garcia, rising appalachia, SAULT, Silk Sonic, Terrace Martin, The Nth Power, ultimate fantastic, weedie braimah, WRD

Upful Life’s annual favorite records of the year feature is here. An exhaustive look back at the year in released music. 42 albums, 21 songs, plus DJ mixes and live records. Curated by B.Getz

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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.

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In Search Of A Life: Nigel Hall Digs Deep On Latest LP ‘Spiritual’ [B.Getz on L4LM]

July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 B.Getz butcher brown, DJ harrison, lettuce, lettucefunk, marcus king, musician interview, musicology, Nigel hall, nigel hall new album, nigel hall spiritual, patrice rushen

On July 16th, the Grammy-winning Hall unveiled Spiritual, his intoxicating sophomore opus, a record that writes a new chapter in an already-storied career.

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LETTUCE Rages Lake Dillon, CO: Funkin’ With Cory Henry, Judith Hill, & Flamingosis [B.Getz on L4LM]

July 7, 2021July 9, 2021 B.Getz adam deitch, adam deitch drums, adam shmeeans smirnoff, cory henry, dillon amphitheater, Eric Benny Bloom, flamingosis, funk music, isaiah sharkey, jesus coomes, judith hill, LaRon Lockett, lettuce, lettuce funk, Nigel hall, Ryan Zoidis

The veteran ensemble LETTUCE was ably assisted by supremely-gifted sorcerer Cory Henry, the enthralling songstress Judith Hill, and kaleidoscopic producer du-jour Flamingosis, plus a positively picturesque backdrop that belongs on a postcard.

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RETURN OF THE LETT: Inside The First Lettuce Shows In A Year [B.Getz on L4LM]

February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 B.Getz adam deitch, adam shmeeans smirnoff, cervantes masterpiece ballroom, Eric Benny Bloom, jesus coomes, lettuce, lettucefunk, Nigel hall, Ryan Zoidis

Up until last weekend’s engagement at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver CO, Lettuce had not played together live as a complete unit ever since their truncated Europe run in March 2020.

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I Can’t Breathe: Khris Royal On His Striking Collab With Nigel Hall, Kid Chocolate, Big Sam [B.Getz on L4LM]

September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 B.Getz big sam williams, dark matter, i can't breathe, khris royal, New Orleans, Nigel hall, NOLA

During the hot, dark, angry Covid-summer of 2020, Royal was hard at work on the stirring new single “I Can’t Breathe”, a collaboration that is rooted in the realities of the Black American experience.

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RAGERS OF A LOST ART: Lettuce Strikes Back With 7th LP, ‘Resonate’ [B.Getz on L4LM]

May 9, 2020May 22, 2020 B.Getz adam deitch, adam shmeeans smirnoff, Eric Benny Bloom, jesus coomes, lettuce, lettuce rage, lettucefunk, new album, Nigel hall, resonate, Ryan Zoidis

Trailblazing future-funk squad Lettuce returns with the ambitious Resonate, their second full-length LP in under a year’s time, and the seventh of their illustrious career.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Bobby Deitch Band Releases ‘Grateful,’ feat. Adam Deitch, George Porter Jr., Eric Krasno, more (B.Getz on L4LM)

May 27, 2017February 28, 2018 B.Getz adam deitch, Bobby Deitch, bobby deitch band, eric krasno, george porter jr., Nigel hall

ALBUM REVIEW: Bobby Deitch Band Releases ‘Grateful,’ Featuring Adam Deitch, George Porter Jr., Eric Krasno, And More (B.Getz on L4LM)