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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

Manos arriba for the Alvins

Posted on June 5, 2014 by markweiss86

News out of Memphis and Hayward is that blues slinger Alvin Youngblood Hart is changing his stage name to Alvin Workmaster Jr. He thinks its a better draw. edit to add: but does it come in Illinois Blues?

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Peets don’t fail me now

Posted on June 5, 2014 by markweiss86

Palo Alto, a Thursday late morning early afternoon in June — Strong coffee brings out the inner-Mencken in me, unleashing the inner-Stalin in Stephen Levy, who keeps deleting my attempts to civic-engage him [portion deleted] [portions deleted} [portions deleted}   … Continue reading →

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Dude what’s your Weissman score?

Posted on June 4, 2014 by markweiss86

I admit I had to use search-injuns to find out that there is a Tsachy Weissman (short of Itschak, or “Isaac” — maybe pronounced like “Socky”, like sock puppet) at Stanford but the Weissman Score for compression is just a … Continue reading →

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Congrats to Corey Harris on new book (on Toure) and documentary

Posted on June 4, 2014 by markweiss86

Congrats, blessings, greetings, namaste and mazel tov to Corey Harris on first, a book he has written on Ali Farka Toure and, second, a documentary about Corey’s work. The video is from “Zion Crossroads”the 2007 Telarc release that I still … Continue reading →

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Ben Goldberg Bay Area Gigs: BAGBAGs

Posted on June 3, 2014 by markweiss86

Bay Area: Friday June 6, 8 pm: Michael Coleman and Ben Goldberg play Hocus Pocus! with ROVA and Johnston/Shelton Quartet Community Music Center, 544 Capp St., SF Saturday June 7, 5:30 pm Myra Melford / Ben Goldberg duo part of Myra’s program … Continue reading →

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Siberian Front next big band out of Lagunita-Santa Teresa

Posted on June 3, 2014 by markweiss86

I spent $2 today to vote, at Tresidder, for parking. I took out the Mediterranean Special from CoHo, with hummus pita et al. And I et all. I will edit to add the name of the cross streets around Tresidder, … Continue reading →

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In the spirit of Sister Gertrude Morgan

Posted on June 2, 2014 by markweiss86

Two points about this: when I first wrote this, in June, 2014 it was post number 666; but then I decided it was lame to post this overly eager letter to some young researcher I met, even a Yale-educated musicologist. … Continue reading →

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Where y’at, Jolie? I mean, where you from?

Posted on June 2, 2014 by markweiss86

Four random riffs ripped on Jolie Holland; or Birds Became Boards 1. On Saturday night, performing alone at City Winery and struggling through some stifling sound problems, she sang “The Littlest Birds,” a pleasant folk song she used to perform … Continue reading →

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Palo Alto residents seek big turnaround for fall election

Posted on June 1, 2014 by markweiss86

I posted this on Palo Alto Weekly website. It drifts off topic a little bit: Posted by Mark Weiss, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood 0 minutes ago I think Fred Balin is doing an excellent job here. Kudos. It … Continue reading →

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The Bill Goulds’ polish poppies and The John McCreas

Posted on June 1, 2014 by markweiss86

Bill Gould, who throws a mean party for San Jose art types but is also big in Poland, deserves a better Plastic Alto post or posting or plastering than this. More like this. See Maki. the article by Mary Gottschalk … Continue reading →

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