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Monthly Archives: January 2026
Congrats to Laura Chavez on her solo record ‘My Voice’ (Ruf)
I met Laura when she and I were both students of the blues history class at Foothill College taught by Janis Stevenson and Mike Sult, in 2004. I’ve seen her perform in bands fronted by Lara Price and Candye Kane. … Continue reading
Corey Harris ‘Hard Time Killing Floor’ vs Marlon James’ A Brief History of Seven Killings
People who know me or who have read this blog will doubt my ability to focus on one topic for the next 12 days: the marketing of, and preparation for, my country blues concerts with the MacArthur foundation laureate genius … Continue reading
Thai Bui the Spy Boy
Thai Bui is a Palo Alto artist who was born in Vietnam, and also often sketches the musicians at earth shows
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NOW JAZZ NOW POOL
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Tagged byron coley, don cherry, john zorn, mats gustafsson, thurston moore, wayne horvitz
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That’s Gonna Leave A (Good) Mark
Molly Tuttle on late night tv singing a hit single co-written by Better Than Ezra. Her version of Cumbanchero still has more views. Hey, she’s singing about me! (Mark)
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Who is the flute player with Jenny Scheinman?
someone said ron blake
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Why did the 49ers pick a Canadian to sing “Star Spangled Banner”?
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Lucky 8 new Asian restaurants soft opening between 326 University and 452 University
I love Tamarine, Ramen Nagi, Nobu and Good Thing new Korean cheesecake cafe. but all the others seem to blend into each other and my expectations are low. Hungry panda but discriminating. The three on the north side of street … Continue reading
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Rabiah Kabir debut cd makes two best-of lists
BY Pendarvis Harshaw AND GABE MELINE I booked Rabiah Kabir and friends several times during her undergraduate days at Stanford, most notably she and two friends, Laurel and Nathan, opened for Levin LaBarbera Brothers’ combo in January, 2024. From the … Continue reading
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Plastic Alto with Mark Weiss 