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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

NOW JAZZ NOW: 3 by Coley, Gustafsson & Moore

Posted on December 26, 2025 by markweiss86

This is HOW my bran works: Masahiko Sato Trio, Penetration; Evan Parker & Paul Lytton, Collective Calls (Urban) (two microphones); JR Mitchell, Byard Lancaster, Live at Macalester College 72. A CALL TO RENAME FOR PAUL LYTTON PLAZA

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Springsteen v Batuman

Posted on December 24, 2025 by markweiss86

Elif Batuman’sdeep engagement with Russian literature, culture, and language, detailed in her acclaimed memoir The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them, where she humorously explores her academic journey and love for Russian classics like Dostoevsky and … Continue reading →

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Derek Bailey 20 years gone

Posted on December 23, 2025 by markweiss86

I saw him once at tonic around 2001. Did not meet him, but met his wife.

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Here’s two those who shaped style

Posted on December 21, 2025 by markweiss86
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When you were ‘When You Were Mine’

Posted on December 19, 2025 by markweiss86

I just spent several hours listening to various covers of the Prince song when you were mine: by Prince Live!, and in STUDIO, by Cyndi Lauper, live and in STUDIO, by Lakeshore Drive, by Mitch Reider, by someone named Raisch,, … Continue reading →

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Would attracting 10,000 music listeners to Lytton Plaza displace 500 drug users?

Posted on December 17, 2025 by markweiss86

So far (mostly presented by Earthwise) : Including: DJ Sep, Caroline Davis, Beth Custer, David James, Keith MacArthur, Chris Grady, George Jackson, Rachel Baiman, Rabiah Kabir, Larry Ochs, Sonny Smith, Carmen Staaf, Jenny Scheinmann, Jayla Chee, Maya Kronfeld, Hannah Marks, … Continue reading →

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Jon Wurster on tv

Posted on December 17, 2025 by markweiss86
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KAM Isaiah Israel chai

Posted on December 16, 2025 by markweiss86

neo-byzantine revival mogen david by Alfred Alschuler  photo by lily finnegan, december 2025

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’Find what calls to you’

Posted on December 15, 2025 by markweiss86

One of the things that I think is true is that you should find what calls to you. It could even be rescuing dogs, but something that is in a positive nature, has to do with kindness, empathy and all … Continue reading →

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Lottie Dod vs ‘La-di-dah’

Posted on December 15, 2025 by markweiss86
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