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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

Superchunk meets Richard Serra

Posted on December 30, 2011 by markweiss86

Although I labeled it THIS IS REAL and THIS IS NOT A PRANK,  I doubt the letter I sent to Mac MacCaughan at Merge Records in Chapel Hill, North Carolina will merit serious consideration. I noticed that the found object … Continue reading →

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Watching the VibraSlap (Cake on tv)

Posted on December 30, 2011 by markweiss86

I caught Cake’s performance on late late television with Craig Ferguson of CBS. The performance is of a new song called “Long Time” notably featuring Vince Difiore on keyboard, a vocal chorale sample, over trumpet. I wondered what type of … Continue reading →

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Who can forget those hours that passed like dreams? Sam Rivers (1923-Dec. 26, 2011) at Dartmouth, 1980, 1997

Posted on December 30, 2011 by markweiss86

I just spoke to Erik Lawrence, a reeds player who was in residence at Dartmouth in 2005 but has a longer relationship with Williams today for the first time and one of our probably 50 discreet topics was Don Glasgo, … Continue reading →

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Rm 222 (KFlay v. KVal)

Posted on December 29, 2011 by markweiss86

if kflay is crazy, i’ll have what’s she’s having Continue reading →

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Tommy Jordan sits in with Beat Hotel Rm 32 Reads ‘Howl’

Posted on December 27, 2011 by markweiss86

i saw the best minds of my generation employed by downtown street team Continue reading →

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Take me, “Portlandia”

Posted on December 27, 2011 by markweiss86

I saw Sleater-Kinney three times. Sold out show Friday in SF. I didn’t realize I even get channel 503 IFC — yeah! I’m only a year or so behind the times! Photo of Carrie Brownstein at NPR showcase, at SXSW … Continue reading →

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420 Cambridge

Posted on December 27, 2011 by markweiss86

let’s get to the point, and smoke another joint, cause you don’t know what it means to be reality stoner real estate television satire and then i bumped again i bumped again Continue reading →

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Thanks to Gary Meyer, the Chron and the good people of Serendip

Posted on December 25, 2011 by markweiss86

Clearing space in my old school (ie circa 2008) phone, I uploaded to here (via my email server) this photo of Gary Meyer, which appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle in August. I guess I am skirting copyright issues by … Continue reading →

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Check “YES!” for Alex Carbonel music and hoops

Posted on December 24, 2011 by markweiss86

La di dah dot tot dah I caught via the tube a live performance on a sports show of a point guard from St. Mary’s University of Moraga, California (East Bay, halfway to Winnemucca), named, and they didn’t even have … Continue reading →

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Skee3 Hendrix tribute ongoing Saturdays at Lytton Plaza

Posted on December 23, 2011 by markweiss86

I was called out of the house Saturday evening by the syren call of live music coming from  Lytton Plaza and circled in my car to locate the source, Skee3 doing their ongoing Hendrix tribute. I watched a member of … Continue reading →

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