Monthly Archives: June 2019

Monheit sends Mitchell to ‘Dreamland’

Jazz vocalist Jane Monheit of Long Island and Los Angeles rode a musical magic carpet, piloting 75 of her intimates, on a tour of the American and New World songbook, Friday at the Mitchell Park Center El Palo Alto room. … Continue reading

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Puma and PIcasso (revisited)

This is new to me: I am reprinting to top of the heap a previous post from 8 years ago, 2011, because I added a bit of content: Nes and Aaron of Premier Boutique in Palo Alto I have been … Continue reading

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New website launch for Earthwise

My wife, the artist and former arts commissioner Terry Acebo Davis aka TMW, made a tribute page or fan page for Earthwise Productions, my concert company. I started in 1994, which predates the modern internet, and have had varying degrees … Continue reading

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Modest Mouse cover in front of The Varsity by Gunn duo at busker fete

Paper Thin Walls and ambient street noise

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Biography of 3 artists/personae: Bob Dylan, David Hockney, Steve Cohen

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I am wearing my third eye blind T-shirt today but not sure ‘how’s it going to be?’

Yesterday I wore a golden state Warriors replica jersey of Stephen Curry in Los Angeles and six or seven people stopped me on the street.  One lady, Carmen, said she was from San Lorenzo but had moved here parentheses Sherman … Continue reading

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Carolyn Malachi: Hard rock, hip hop jazz the gospel glam

B/w my visit to “Contact High” hip hop photo exhibit at Annenberg CAA 2200 curated by former Palo Alto Arts Commissioner Vikki Tobak, I read about in Rolling Stone. The fickle computer ate my caption about Carolyn Malachi the DC … Continue reading

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Has ‘Rock and Roll’ jumped the shark?

I remember in 1992 getting a Christmas card from Lane Wurster of mammoth records and thinking that there was an oasis somewhere where people could be “punk” or “Indie” and still be in business  Mammoth had seven or eight employees … Continue reading

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Rose B Simpson, Maria (black on black car) VS Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin (blues man)

The name “Rose” could reference a fragrant flower or physical motion in this case upward. Whereas “Bob” could be a nicked name for “Robert” or the motion or path of a solid object of wood or plastic (and or captured … Continue reading

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Mark Stewart VS Mark Stewart pka Stew

I just got word from City Winery that they are doing a series of special shows in honor of deceased legends. There is a Pete Seeger show for example, that is curated by Mark Stewart “of the Paul Simon Band”. … Continue reading

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