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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

Yuma v. Yulia

Posted on February 23, 2024 by markweiss86
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In search of Keith Mackey

Posted on February 20, 2024 by markweiss86

Fumi Okiji sang at Earthwise at Palo Alto Art Center last week, Valentines Day, with her husband Ben Davis (cello) plus Ben Goldberg (clarinet) and young blood Jordan Glenn on the traps. Fumi mentioned her actual name but I could … Continue reading →

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Lucian Grange told The New Yorker that Universal has an AI nicotine to be added to tracks that works our frontal lobes to reduce pain and stress

Posted on February 19, 2024 by markweiss86
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Happy birthday, Ke’Bryan Hayes of Pittsburgh, gold glove winner, son of a former Giant — in four years you’ll be half my age

Posted on February 19, 2024 by markweiss86

born January 28, 1997

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Pippin vs Big Pimpin’

Posted on February 19, 2024 by markweiss86

The man next to me at Peet’s at Town And Country near Stanford or Paly is wearing a Pippin hat and claimed that a song from the show was his wedding song, Henry. That’s impressive. I bored him with my … Continue reading →

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Mai Sugimoto in Chicago vs ‘A Thousand And One Saxophone Nights’

Posted on February 19, 2024 by markweiss86

This is Mai Sugimoto a sax player in Chicago. I had never heard of her until five minutes ago. I only heard about three measures before I signed up for her newsletter, sent her a brief note and then decided … Continue reading →

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Maya does Norah at CoHo

Posted on February 19, 2024 by markweiss86

CUE THE HAIR-FLIP I caught Maya West and friends Sunday afternoon at Stanford student union coffee house aka CoHo; when they broke out Norah Jones “I Don’t Know Why I Didn’t Come” I texted a clip to Jesse Harris. He … Continue reading →

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Do these images go with the previous post?

Posted on February 15, 2024 by markweiss86

Doing this from memory: Patti Cathcart, with Tuck’s guitar; Rachel Baiman, Roberta Lea, the late great Echo Brown to whom I am trying to produce a tribute; that’s only three I thought there were six; but I want to relate … Continue reading →

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Fair play for those who dare to dream

Posted on February 15, 2024 by markweiss86

Or shout out to quick to see Fair play to those who dare to dream

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Happy birthday month, Ethan Iverson

Posted on February 12, 2024 by markweiss86
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