{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Falmost-familiar.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fepisode-5-bee-getz-yVbq34c_","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"The B. Getz Episode","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/d5585109-0442-4bb1-a296-e162a806b3ef/1974f5f4-1420-41b7-b6fe-a1735309600f/af-logo.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/2fb6453f-7e99-48ec-b900-8be85e66ba0d\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"The B. Getz Episode\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Get familiar with one of the music scenes most active and knowledgeable journalists, our friend, B. Getz.  B. started working in the music industry dating back to the 90's. Throughout his career he has been to countless historic concerts/festivals, transcribing them in his incredibly captivating style of writing. Today he is still as active as ever as a journalist as well as the host for his own podcast, \"The Upful Life\". B. takes us all the way to the back to his first Dead show, leading to his life-changing sun-rise encounter with Abraxis the Golden Dragon at Burning Man.  B. schools us on what it means to live an Upful life. We also talk about the current state of the music industry and what folks can do to make a difference to keep live music alive. B. is a true living historian of our \"neo-hippie\" scene and it was an honor to catch up with this verbal alchemist. \n\nInterview starts at 11 minutes \n\nSupport #NIVA (National Independent Venue Association) and the #saveourstages Act. Head on over to saveourstages.com to make your voice heard! \n\nEmail Us: almostfamiliarpodcast@gmail.com\nLeave us a review! "}