Category Archives: austistic

has to do with austin, texas the music capital, the 512, especially south austin, where I spent a month in 2009, slackers the movie, linklatter, austin street spankers, bands from austin who played the cub, crazy heart the movie, near kerrville, austin city limits the show more than the festival, papa mali, and or sxsw

My first b-2-b emoji, or Michael Fracasso confirmed in Menalto, or Earthwise 20th Anniversary series part three

Posted on November 2, 2015 by markweiss86

“By the way, he makes the best pasta around.” – Lucinda Williams, 1996 At 11:21 Laura Thomas of ComboPlate booking of Austin, Texas tex’d me to say that she had spoken with Kathleen Daly of Cafe Zoe in Menlo Park … Continue reading →

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Henry Butler is no small, Japanese woman although Mimi Jones is a West Indian ram

Posted on March 25, 2015 by markweiss86

I was Henry Butler’s manager, for six months. (blind piano player from New Orleans) Malcolm Papa Mali Welbourne (who actually got his moniker from his reggae days, dubbed such by Burning Spear himself, because Malcolm or Mali had four kids … Continue reading →

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Lordy, lordy lordy a.k.a. Joe Ely

Posted on March 10, 2015 by markweiss86

edit to add: I posted this via my handheld during the show and updated to say the song is called “I’m Gonna Strangle You, Shorty” and here is seen a few years back at Saxon Club in Austin. I spoke … Continue reading →

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Ruthie Foster rocks the Freight Tuesday

Posted on March 4, 2015 by markweiss86

I met Ruthie Foster a few years back in Austin, Texas and cut her set once or twice over the years, so I am excited to see her full set next week, Tuesday, March 10 at Berkeley’s Freight and Salvage. … Continue reading →

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Jerry Hannnan DaDAda

Posted on January 31, 2015 by markweiss86

Jerry Hannan sent me this selfie yesterday to help bring the peeps but it took me 24 hours to figure how to move it to my Plastic Alto. I may or may not update this, with coverage of the event. … Continue reading →

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Steve Earle at Waterloo, February 12

Posted on January 28, 2015 by markweiss86

Steve Earle does an in-store at Waterloo in Austin, Texas on February 12, 2015 to support a new cd. I like the cover art. I saw Steve in Santa Fe, at a school for the blind or deaf. I bought … Continue reading →

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I have been floated to this thought this hour

Posted on December 14, 2014 by markweiss86

1. I spent two minutes trying to hear a recording made at a show I produced in 1999 at the Cub, over the ambient music and noise in 2014 a Sunday at Coupa in Palo Alto, and I caught a … Continue reading →

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365 from the 512

Posted on December 10, 2014 by markweiss86

Jordan Williamson from Austin Texas has scored 365 points for the Stanford Cardinal football team, as the kicker. One of the secrets to his success, Plastic Alto has exclusively gleaned, is that his hair never falls in front of his … Continue reading →

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Betty Soo new sounds and buzz out of Austin

Posted on December 1, 2014 by markweiss86

My friend and colleague Laura Thomas of ComboPlate booking in Austin, Texas sends glad tidings about Betty Soo new cd. Stay tuned. edit to add, two months later, although I still have not had the chance to hear this, or … Continue reading →

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The Hero With A Thousand / 500 Faces

Posted on November 22, 2014 by markweiss86

If you are with me so far you will notice a simple math problem in the headline: “A thousand” divided by 500 equals two. I could have written of the hero with two faces, but that might throw you. I … Continue reading →

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