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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

Ava Mendoza Trio shreds Smith-Andersen art show and party

Posted on September 11, 2012 by markweiss86

Ava Mendoza, Dominique Leone and Nick Tamburro crushed it like so many pomegranates going POM Saturday at the opening party at Smith-Andersen Gallery in Palo Alto. They played three short sets over two hours, then rushed up to Berkeley for … Continue reading →

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Thomas lifts giant boulder at LACMA

Posted on September 11, 2012 by markweiss86

A two-hundred-foot-tall anthropomorphic being descended on LACMA recently and examined the nut part of Michael Heizer’s “Levitated Mass” with his two fingers. He said his name was Thomas and had studied art in other galaxies.

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Recipe for Cherry Colgado Pie

Posted on September 7, 2012 by markweiss86

Recipe for Cherry Colgado Pie 1. While in Minneapolis, near or at the Walker Art Center and Walker Sculpture Garden, do not fail to notice the giant Cherry on a Spoon, by Claes Oldenburg. Take a picture, or get your … Continue reading →

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Charlie Hunter new duo cd and interview in LA Times

Posted on September 7, 2012 by markweiss86

LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW Guitarist Charlie Hunter talks ‘jam bands,’ jazz and going it alone After nearly 20 years of recording, it’s remarkable how much ground Charlie Hunter has covered. Rising out of the Bay Area jazz scene with a … Continue reading →

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Anna Fermin in Los Angeles

Posted on September 7, 2012 by markweiss86

The Cohen Brothers and I caught Anna Fermin at Genghis Cohen’s in Los Angeles this summer. It was part of Anna’s West Coast debut, venturing this way from Chicago, as my family did in 1968 (Anna was on tour; we … Continue reading →

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‘Plastic Alto’ v. ‘Svayambh-PA” (WEISS COUNCIL BLOG RE-DIRECT)

Posted on September 3, 2012 by markweiss86

THIS IS THE ARTS BLOG OF MARK WEISS. FOR THE CAMPAIGN BLOG “MARK WEISS FOR PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL” CLICK HERE. (Or keep reading, for more info “Plastic Alto” v. “Svayambh-PA”…) “Plastic Alto” is an arts blog, that also covers … Continue reading →

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They belong together

Posted on August 29, 2012 by markweiss86

I grabbed a fistful of music, three consecutive titles somewhat randomly from the bins at Palo Alto’s College Terrace library, on my way to the computers, to check my email: “Rockin’ All Night: The Very Best of Ritchie Valens” (1993, … Continue reading →

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Meta-post on top 12 most popular ‘Plastic Alto’ posts by topic

Posted on August 24, 2012 by markweiss86

Here are the top 12 posts on “Plastic Alto”so far this year; put the name in search bar to find actual link. 1. Bjong Wolf Yeigh (candidate for Dartmouth presidency) 2. Lockhart Loo (Kent Lockhart, Australian basketball coach, and an … Continue reading →

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John Schaefer soccer songs

Posted on August 21, 2012 by markweiss86

John Schaefer of WNYC has a great little post about the songs that British soccer fans sing during games. I would like to see him in a roundtable on this topic with Alan Black and Tony Williams of Meridian Gallery. And … Continue reading →

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Marla Allison New Mexico painter

Posted on August 21, 2012 by markweiss86

This time of year I dream of New Mexico if I cannot actually travel (I’ve been five times). The Wheelwright Museum is hosting a benefit event. Marla, who is from the Laguna Pueblo, is one of several artists donating their … Continue reading →

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