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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

22 Jacks VS 98 Mute

Posted on December 19, 2019 by markweiss86

One of these bands opened for blink-182 in Palo Alto in April 1997.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RZU9ayPznW4

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Artisanal ax VS ‘Kiss my Aztec’

Posted on December 19, 2019 by markweiss86

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Holograms, tributes vs legends, icons

Posted on December 19, 2019 by markweiss86

There’s an ad in the eye about a royal Orbison tribute band playing Montgomery theater on December 28.  Roy Orbison died in 1988 at the age of 52. His website lists a hologram tour with Buddy Holly hologram. Meanwhile in … Continue reading →

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Ten best theatre venues and companies in Bay Area, 2019

Posted on December 19, 2019 by markweiss86

San Francisco Playhouse, California Shakespeare Theatre, Shotgun players, ACT, Santa Cruz Shakespeare, Marin theater company, Z space, Current theater, just theater with custom made Theatre, Berkeley rep

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Maria Muldaur VS Gogo Yubari

Posted on December 19, 2019 by markweiss86

Sam and I were on our way to see Mitch Woods at Pour House in San Jose and we decided to park at Chavez Plaza and we saw a bunch of people in costumes. About an hour later, we took … Continue reading →

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Matt Nelson a Gunn grad does the sax solo in Tune-yARdS ‘Who ARe yoU’ vs Dave Rempis from Chicago Alto solo last week in my Earthwise music series at Palo Alto Arts

Posted on December 17, 2019 by markweiss86

Ok it’s actually Dave Rempis w Tim Perkis (Larry, Mad, Darren not shown) I don’t know, is there a video of Matt playing with Merrill? Here is rempis et al:

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Moon in Cancer VS dog on leash VS Oregon based singer songwriter Maita on roof

Posted on December 17, 2019 by markweiss86
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Maria Maita picked to click

Posted on December 16, 2019 by markweiss86

For me, meeting a Portland musicians means dropping names like Tucker Martine, Hershel Yatovitz, Jim Brunberg and Dao Strom. She responded something about Daniel Lanois.

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Zombie Runner is dead man walking

Posted on December 16, 2019 by markweiss86

I noticed that there is no more mechandize on sale at the running store, only coffee. Gillian says. Gillian Robinson. PAW Elena says they are going all for a brick and morter cafe in MV.

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After Wegman, Katchadourian and Chien

Posted on December 16, 2019 by markweiss86

Cheap shot, I admit. Cheap trick, even.

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