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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

Howard Finster, Paul Weiss

Posted on October 6, 2022 by markweiss86

Howard Finster created this howling wolf (“at mating time”) on this date 31 years ago. I bought it from Andy his grandson up in Chatooga County, about three hours north of Atlanta*. I gave it to my father for his … Continue reading →

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Music at The New Varsity, 2022

Posted on October 4, 2022 by markweiss86
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Loretta Lynn, 90

Posted on October 4, 2022 by markweiss86
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Free concert with Trio Pais Thursday at Lytton Plaza

Posted on October 3, 2022 by markweiss86

Trio Pais sometimes known as Trio Paz are playing a free concert Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. at Lytton Plaza, presented by Earthwise Productions of Palo Alto. Trio Pais sometimes known as Trio Paz are slightly better known … Continue reading →

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NOLA clubs cheat sheet

Posted on October 1, 2022 by markweiss86

Lee Frank sent me some notes to help me prepare for my first visit to New Orleans since Katrina. I sometimes say I was briefly a world expert at New Orleans music based on the fact that for six months … Continue reading →

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King of the road

Posted on October 1, 2022 by markweiss86

Gunn turned a decent local running back into King of the Road by yielding four touchdowns and 260 yards to Junior Jeaden Underwood Friday night in Sunnyvale. Like in the song he is Short, but not too big around. Gun … Continue reading →

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Just added: Lisa Morales, Battle Trance, Kristin Hersh, Shelley Doty & Vicki Randle

Posted on September 30, 2022 by markweiss86

 

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Sic transit gloriously, for ten seconds

Posted on September 28, 2022 by markweiss86

  New York Times notes the passing of Ray Edenton, 95, go-to studio guitarist who fueled Nashville hits for four decades and that he played lead guitar on Marty Robbins 1956 recording of “singing the blues”. my handy-dandy handheld information … Continue reading →

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Open letter to Robert Christgau my fellow Dartmouthian on behalf of Steve Poltz my fellow baseballian

Posted on September 28, 2022 by markweiss86

(Not sure based on his gate with one of those word puzzle clues whether this went through to the man himself, but I’ll throw it out there like a message in a bottle, or like when an old guy is … Continue reading →

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Fourteen mostly Black acts at Hardly Strictly

Posted on September 25, 2022 by markweiss86
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