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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

Kepi Is Real

Posted on April 3, 2012 by markweiss86

I caught this candid picture of the great Kepi (from Sacramento, from Groovie Ghoulies) loading in at Eric Fanali’s first Rockage event in February. He gave me a copy of his new cd, plus a cdr for Valentine’s with a … Continue reading →

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Bjong Wolf Yeigh and the Wheelock Succession

Posted on April 3, 2012 by markweiss86

I ran into Dr. Andrew Gutow my Dartmouth classmate, the hand surgeon, at my Dad’s club Saturday and he planted an idea in me that has been growing like a wand of cotton candy, in my head. He said that … Continue reading →

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Happy Dao, and how!

Posted on April 3, 2012 by markweiss86

“Happy birthday, Dao. From Mark” that was a text I sent to my former client, the singer-songwriter, novelist and mom Dao Strom, who lives in Portland now, at about 9:45 last night, as Terry and I were both falling asleep … Continue reading →

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Self portrait while reading Jonathan Lethem

Posted on April 2, 2012 by markweiss86
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Coming attraction: Shipp of shuls

Posted on April 1, 2012 by markweiss86

On one hand I was working on a piece about the local Jewish congregation and it’s Bob Dylan-based Shabbat service. On the other hand, I had interviewed jazz pianist Matthew Shipp about his new album. So why not combine the … Continue reading →

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Andrew Bird and I and I

Posted on March 31, 2012 by markweiss86

Wednesday Andrew Bird performed live on Jimmy Fallon to congratulate himself on the release of his sixth solo cd “Break It Yourself.” Wasn’t too long ago that I caught Andrew playing in the convention center daytime during SXSW, and it … Continue reading →

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Walrath and Amitai

Posted on March 30, 2012 by markweiss86

It was about a year ago that Jack Walrath and other members of the Charles Mingus Workshop jammed with student musicians at Stanford including a promising trumpet player I befriended named Amitai. edit to add, April 2: I spoke to … Continue reading →

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Mac and I

Posted on March 30, 2012 by markweiss86

The New York Times today has a featrued story on Mac Rebennack, the artist known as Dr. John, the artist formerly known as Dr. John the Night Tripper. He was in the right place, but it must have been the … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Peck and her magic mirror

Posted on March 29, 2012 by markweiss86

I rang the doorbell and said I was your student in 1968 and she let me in. Before leaving she took me to the magic mirror again, like she did forty years prior. Did all this really happen or did … Continue reading →

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Jazz mural at Capitol Records

Posted on March 29, 2012 by markweiss86
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