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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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.078: MZG [Zach & Charles Weinert – electronic producer duo, twin bros]

Welcome Florida-bred, Denver-based electronic producer duo MZG to Episode 078! Zach and Charles Weinert are wildly talented yet humble and hilarious, studio wizards who can cook up with best in the game.

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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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Resonate Suwannee 2023: These Are A Few Of Our Favorite Things [B.Getz on L4LM]

Hosted by STS9, Resonate Suwannee returned to the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL on March 30 through April 1. The event’s third iteration provided a phenomenal three-day experience, delivering high art and even higher vibes at one of the premiere festival venues in the U.S.

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

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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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.059 : POLYRHYTHMICS [Ben Bloom, guitar – Jason Gray, bass]

Welcome BEN BLOOM and JASON GRAY of POLYRHYTHMICS! This wide-ranging conversation took place on the Sunday of Suwannee Rising, after the band dropped a pair of scorching sets on SOSMP

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The Upful LIFE Podcast Ep.051: NEAL FRANCIS (singer-songwriter-keys) / + Salute to SOSMP w/ SCOTT T

Neal is straight outta Chicago’s buzz-bin, an artist riding a meteoric rise to the heart of the zeitgeist, thanks to his monumental 2019 debut solo LP Changes. On November 5th, Neal dropped his stunning sophomore record In Plain Sight on ATO Records, and has been touring hard in the run up to the release, including a raucous late-night performance at Suwannee Hulaween.

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SOSMP ‘Funky Mardi Gras Maskerade’ Revisited: Oteil Burbridge, Dumpstaphunk & Paul Levine

Recent Suwannee LIVE Drive-In events, such as the Funky Mardi Gras “Mask”erade, are successful first steps toward the return to days of thousands coming together in close proximity and high jubilation.

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