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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

Free concert with La Doña in Palo Alto on August 7

Posted on July 12, 2021 by markweiss86
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Green>Blue (after Matt Gonzales

Posted on July 6, 2021 by markweiss86
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Ludwig Guttman neurologist; Barbara Manning Vargas, ‘Cantor’s Mind Was Rockin”

Posted on July 3, 2021 by markweiss86

I would normally just do a quick post: Ludwig Guttman neurologist. But then, because I have a few more minutes, but not world enough and time, I will make a list of what I would write about today, because I … Continue reading →

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Molly, Remi y La Doña –top new voices coming out of the Bay Area

Posted on July 3, 2021 by markweiss86

  My favorite new artists to listen to, track and tell people about are Molly Tuttle, Remi Wolf and La Doña, also known as Cecilia Cassandra Peña-Govea.Molly and Remi are from Palo Alto, though Molly lives in Nashville and Remi … Continue reading →

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Les Namingha pot in my parents’ home just before being shipped to the DeYoung and 15 months before it was displayed there

Posted on July 3, 2021 by markweiss86

I think I counted seven of the 30 pots in the DeYoung Hopi Pottery display came from my parents’ gift, from The Paul E. And Barbara H. Weiss Collection of Pueblo Pottery. I just noticed this Les Namingha pot in … Continue reading →

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John Rogers’ photo of Stanley Cowell, Ethan Iverson, Jason Moran and Fred Hersch reminds me of being in France with Henry Butler, Mulgrew Miller, Ralph Peterson, Ivan Lewis and Xavier Felgeyrolles, Clermont-Ferrand, fall, 2002

Posted on July 2, 2021 by markweiss86
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La unica, la mejor

Posted on July 1, 2021 by markweiss86
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Anything with love

Posted on July 1, 2021 by markweiss86

Yes, I use “they/them” pronouns and the reason why I put “and anything with love” is because I appreciate words that can be used to signify community or kinship. Given that I am Black, I often hear phrases (especially from … Continue reading →

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Nina Simone tribute, ‘Skin’ by Sabyne Pierre

Posted on June 30, 2021 by markweiss86
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Two fantastic shows for audacious music fans getting back into the swing of things

Posted on June 29, 2021 by markweiss86

Terry and I have seen two live shows, Jon Craigie at Roaring Camp and Ledisi at Stern Grove.The opening act at Stern Grove, La Doña (Cecilia Peña-Govea of San Francisco) is doing a free show Saturday, July 17 at 2 … Continue reading →

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