Monthly Archives: February 2021

Lions With Wings…

Posted on February 28, 2021 by markweiss86

is both a symbol of the arbitrary cultural detritus that fifth-gear capitalism expels into the world and also an effortless, obvious merger of the roots-rock then and the arena post-rap now that suggests the conditions for this song to succeed … Continue reading →

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Notable jazz releases in a year that seemed to have stopped for a few months

Posted on February 27, 2021 by markweiss86

The Nels Cline Singers, Share the Wealth (Blue Note)Lafayette Gilchrist, Now (Lafayette Gilchrist Music)Maria Schneider Orchestra, Data Lords (ArtistShare)Rudresh Mahanthappa, Hero Trio (Whirlwind)Fred Hersch, Songs From Home (Palmetto)Jeff Parker, Suite for Max Brown (International Anthem)Chicago Underground Quartet, Good Days (Astral … Continue reading →

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Oakland A’s swing for homers times 3,000

Posted on February 26, 2021 by markweiss86

The A’s announced a plan with a baseball park, 3,000 homes and some shops. I haven’t swung a bat in about 10 years but have sat through 3,000 hours of development proposals here in Palo Alto. I should bone up … Continue reading →

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NEW CD RELEASE: HEROES ARE GANG LEADERS ON ROPEADOPE RECORDS

Posted on February 25, 2021 by markweiss86

Originally posted on Heroes Are Gang Leaders Music:
Winners of the 2018 American Book Award for Oral Literature, Heroes Are Gang Leaders are a genre-bending ensemble known for its bold approach to Race Fearlessness and Creative Deception Busting. HAGL was…

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325 Lytton, $20m; their tenant you’ve never heard of, $1.3b

Posted on February 23, 2021 by markweiss86

Smart-home technology provider Plume Design Inc. joined the Bay Area’s unicorns Tuesday with a $270 million funding round. The Palo Alto company, which has largely flown under the radar despite its technology being used in some 22 millions homes, saw … Continue reading →

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With the new Palo alto Art commission temporary mural installation it’s a tossup on whether it’s better to seek them out through the handy map or be surprised when you stumble upon them, so to speak

Posted on February 21, 2021 by markweiss86
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Lions With Wings endorsed by Chico

Posted on February 21, 2021 by markweiss86

Speaking of guitar noise I recently had that most wonderful of experiences of having my hair blown back by an exhilarating burst of fuzzed-out guitar licks. The furious cluster of notes came out of nowhere to punctuate the first verse … Continue reading →

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Ethan Iverson, Downbeat VS Megan Theestallion, Bazaar

Posted on February 20, 2021 by markweiss86
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Maya Wiley endorsed by key union in NYC Mayoral race

Posted on February 19, 2021 by markweiss86

Maya Wiley was in my advanced Spanish class freshman fall at Dartmouth, which for us was 19lkjdflkasjd, wljslkfjslkfas. Interestingly, she also achieved language proficiency in French as well. So to my mind, hearing of her work in politics I think … Continue reading →

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Quiet

Posted on February 19, 2021 by markweiss86
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