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About markweiss86

Mark Weiss, founder of Plastic Alto blog, is a concert promoter and artist manager in Palo Alto, as Earthwise Productions, with background as journalist, advertising copywriter, book store returns desk, college radio producer, city council and commissions candidate, high school basketball player, and blogger; he also sang in local choir, fronts an Allen Ginsberg tribute Beat Hotel Rm 32 Reads 'Howl' and owns a couple musical instruments he cannot play

Cloud rap v Soma coma

Posted on April 7, 2026 by markweiss86

welcome, amorphous cloud, Rapp listeners and readers. Soma was a drug in the 1932 novel by Aldi Huxley, an actual drug, the last name of a Japanese drumming prodigy

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Nate Amos pka This is Lorelei featured in yesterday’s Sunday Times but his wikipedia page is untouched for four months

Posted on April 6, 2026 by markweiss86

Says Jeff Tweedy covered him l he said on his WordPress nlog

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New cd by Hannah Marks in advance of her October shows here

Posted on April 4, 2026 by markweiss86
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Jeff Parker & Maya Angelou share a birthday

Posted on April 4, 2026 by markweiss86
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Earthwise so far this winter spring

Posted on April 3, 2026 by markweiss86

Three shows With 13 more on the books: April 4 Realtime Collective Tammy L Hall Sylvia Cuenca Kristen Strom Ruth Davies, Rabiah Kabir Jaycie Grady Jonathan Franaszek Alan Jones Ethan Buck M 8 pm April 17 Mads Tolling Sam Reider, … Continue reading →

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It’s Ice Cream O’clock at Lytton Plaza on Saturday, April 18 with Adam Klipple

Posted on March 26, 2026 by markweiss86

Adam Klipple quintet will play a free concert at 2 PM April 18 Saturday at Lytton Plaza in palo alto sponsored by Earthwise Productions. nearby scoop ice cream will be handing out cones of thin mint to anyone who asks … Continue reading →

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I live in Silicon Valley, but promote my concerts using 18th century tactics

Posted on March 21, 2026 by markweiss86

COUPA CAFE PALO ALTOApril Jazz Madness by Earthwise Of Palo Alto  April 4 Realtime Collective                Rabiah Kabir @ MITCHELL PARK CENTER April 17 Mads Tolling                   Larry … Continue reading →

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2 music dudes 1 of whom is appearing Monday at The Palo Alto Art Center

Posted on March 19, 2026 by markweiss86

Ralph Alessi SPONSORED BY EARTHWISE

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Wendy Red Starr one blue bead v ‘Girl who cried pearls’

Posted on March 19, 2026 by markweiss86
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Abe added to Alessi

Posted on March 18, 2026 by markweiss86

Earthwise has added Abe Mamet to its next show, Monday, March 23 at Palo Alto Art Center. Abe plays the French horn, and is influenced by the late Robert Northern (a former Dartmouth professor). Abe is from DC by way … Continue reading →

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