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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

Weiss of Earthwise: ‘4 you, 2 musicians’ (wears Ronnie Lott jacket to introduce Jerry Hannan and Johnny A solo sets at Mitchell Park, 42)

Posted on January 17, 2020 by markweiss86
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Good on McFaul for chiming in on ‘the drug deal’

Posted on January 17, 2020 by markweiss86

Reminds me of the botched lyric of the Grateful Dead: “don’t try to give me all your flak Jack” OR: NEW KIEV BOOGIE I spent a little time on the mountain Spent a little time on the hill Things went … Continue reading →

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Tanaka-Johnson, 2016 VS Voight-Kampff, 1982

Posted on January 16, 2020 by markweiss86

I re-watched parts of the interview Greg Tanaka, then a Palo Alto planning commissioner, did as a candidate for City Council with Bill Johnson of the Palo Alto Weekly, in 2016. What I remembered was that Greg kept avoiding Bill’s … Continue reading →

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Coming soon: CJ Chenier at Mitchell Park, with Dartmouth Coast Orchestra and MC Lars

Posted on January 16, 2020 by markweiss86

onsale right about now edit to add, March 9 — Dartmouth College has cancelled the spring tour of its jazz band and therefore their appearance at Palo Alto. McLArs follwed suit, but is asking to be rescheduled, likely as a … Continue reading →

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‘Respect my hair, white people’ Jon Pareles of the Times touts Xenia Franca of Bahia at GlobalFest

Posted on January 15, 2020 by markweiss86

BLUF: I’ve produced a handful of world music concerts in Palo Alto — Femi Kuti, Ozomatli, Kemuri, Danilo Perez — and would like to do more. Also: I think there should be more street music and buskers, beyond the Claude … Continue reading →

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Bitch, I’m Honeychild

Posted on January 14, 2020 by markweiss86

The article by Lauren Messman in Sunday’s Times about Carolyn Coleman, an artist who uses subway subsidy cards and completed a vocational training program, is also the artist known as Honeychild or Carolyn “HoneyChild” Coleman who, among other recent events, … Continue reading →

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‘Plastics’ (Buck Henry, 1930-2020, my fellow Dartmouthian)

Posted on January 14, 2020 by markweiss86

My brother in law Gary just sent me Buck Henry on The Grateful Dead. Chris Knipp, a fellow Dartmouth matriculant, told me that in his day (or week), the plebes would be shown an orientation film that starred Buck as … Continue reading →

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When Punk Jumped The Shark: January 11, 2020, roughly 1 p.m. on a Saturday

Posted on January 12, 2020 by markweiss86

I’m watching the replay tv version of the 49ers playoff win over the Vikings. I noticed a weird thing or set of things after the first touchdown, which was Garoppolo to Bourne 6 yards southside far side end zone. First, … Continue reading →

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I am still a Luddite but it is pretty cool, I admit, to be discussing Nina Simone ‘Mississippi goddamn’ with my Mexican blood brother while Gael García Bernal can hear him from the next table or her; There he is Mr. Palo Alto

Posted on January 12, 2020 by markweiss86

bw Palo alto’s 10th youngest mayor all time Adrian fine meeting with Larry Klein at Coupa (Klein due to the new math is both in the top 10 youngest and oldest all time) And 1: Circling the square,  I did … Continue reading →

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Earthwise home and away with Patricia Barber in February

Posted on January 8, 2020 by markweiss86

I’m producing a Patricia Barber show in Palo Alto on Thursday, February 13 and then in Occidental, an hour north of the Golden Gate, on Friday February 14.

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