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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

The Palo Palooza III

Posted on October 1, 2021 by markweiss86

Earthwise Productions welcomes The Palo Palooza III Phillip Greenlief Motoko Honda La Doña Vetiver David James’ ‘Mission Rebel No. 1’ Steve Poltz Dayna Stephens Quartet Inspector Gadje Septet Mads Tolling Quartet Beth Custer Will Bernard Duo Mitch Woods Rocket 88s … Continue reading →

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Partial score: Gunn 42

Posted on October 1, 2021 by markweiss86
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Your girlfriend is the best (still)

Posted on October 1, 2021 by markweiss86
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Eazy easel tree

Posted on October 1, 2021 by markweiss86

Eazy E tee or sweatshirt bought at Nordstrom — I don’t listen to N-words With Attitude, NWA nor did I really see or listen to either the movie or the documentary about them, but I couldn’t resist buying at Nordstro … Continue reading →

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Blue and black curves

Posted on September 30, 2021 by markweiss86
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Breakfast with Xgau (or his avatar)

Posted on September 29, 2021 by markweiss86

ok,I can only read about 1/10th of Xgau book review before concluding I should definitely buy this book, I should definitely read this book and likely I will never read such book. Just a few pages or enough to tell … Continue reading →

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Softly Loosely Earthwise VS Palo Palooza III

Posted on September 28, 2021 by markweiss86

I am debating whether to give a special name to my event Saturday which features Hawktail. I am thinking of calling the event Softly Loosely Earthwise which references the name of my company Earthwise Productions of Palo Alto but also … Continue reading →

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Short seller bets a billion against Live Nation, worlds biggest concert company

Posted on September 28, 2021 by markweiss86

This is Brittany Parks pka Sudan Archive. photo by Getty images, obviously. Fair use. One of the last shows I saw before the Covid shutdown was Sudan Archive at Noise Pop at Swedish American Hall, I really dug it. I … Continue reading →

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Robinson times three

Posted on September 27, 2021 by markweiss86

Ben Smith of the Times mentions that Eugene Robinson has left Ozy. Mark Weiss of Plastic Alto mentions that Jackie Robinson was in leadership for Chock Full O’ Nuts a food company. The Wire 3:7 has a drug runner wearing … Continue reading →

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Robert F.X. Sillerman is still dead

Posted on September 26, 2021 by markweiss86

Terry was watching the Tonys when i got home from the Niners game; i like Alanis Morrissettes music better when perfomed by a Black woman; and Robert F.X Sillerman is still dead sillerman as SFX bought Bill Graham Presents and … Continue reading →

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