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Mac and I

Posted on March 30, 2012 by markweiss86

The New York Times today has a featrued story on Mac Rebennack, the artist known as Dr. John, the artist formerly known as Dr. John the Night Tripper. He was in the right place, but it must have been the … Continue reading →

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Jenny Scheinman loves Drew Carey!!

Posted on March 12, 2012 by markweiss86

I got sucked into this whole thread apparently by wacky Drew Carey faking his own artistic death with help from National Enquirer, Robbie Fulks and The Palo Alto Daily Compost (“the poop, the whole poop, and nothing but the poop”), … Continue reading →

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Elastic post of Shipp

Posted on February 28, 2012 by markweiss86

This one gets an automatic pass on three counts: one, the name “elastic” is close to my name “plastic alto”. Two, anything that Philly-based curator and producer Mark Christman of Ars Nova finds I tend to want to hear; I … Continue reading →

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Galactic March 30 and 31 at Fillmore

Posted on February 22, 2012 by markweiss86

Psyched to see Galactic in yesterday’s Times today which is how I realized today is Mardi Gras. Or, as Fess would say, The Mardi Gras. I then also heard Stanton Moore on NPR although at first I didn’t recognize his … Continue reading →

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Partial list (Lami@50 poem by Mark Weiss)

Posted on February 22, 2012 by markweiss86

Partial List Matt Gonzalez, Jack Hirschman, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, David Highsmith, Garrett Caples, John Paige. John Ceeley, Lauren Van Buskirk Pikes. John Mitchell, Clive Matson, Martha Muhs, Andrew Hoyem Sarah Hartwell, Dartmouth Archives. Bob Rosen — IS BOB ROSEN’S STEP-DAUGHTER HERE?? … Continue reading →

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New Yoshi’s boogie

Posted on February 21, 2012 by markweiss86

i’ve spent a little time on the mountains, where the air is thin so i started trippin’ long strange that Continue reading →

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My only advice to Narissa Padua — who totally rocks and is adorable — is that she can find her own phrasing, like check out Patti Barber

Posted on February 1, 2012 by markweiss86

use me or use patricia barber to go from 600 views on internet to intl stardom ms. narissa padua you can do it Continue reading →

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School of Ben

Posted on January 12, 2012 by markweiss86

Ben, some some some some some something thing. (partially remembered Michael Jackson lyric, filtered thru a Robbie Fulks vibe, Goldberg variation Continue reading →

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In Another Mental Universe…LAMI LIVES

Posted on January 10, 2012 by markweiss86

reportage regarding lami@50, mostly by Pinky Kushner, who met Alden Van Buskirk at Washington University in St. Louis and married his Dartmouth friend Peter Kushner, now a scientist in San Francisco: i am forwarding this to a dr. donald miller … Continue reading →

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Superchunk Meets Dan Pritzker Silent Satchmo Boychik

Posted on December 31, 2011 by markweiss86

(Play both of these simultaneous for full FX; with apologies to Ken Vandermark, Jem Cohen, John Corbett, Charles Ives, Trombone Shorty, Ralph Carney, John Zorn “Spy vs. Spy”, Christian Marclay, Mal Sharpe, Charles Mingus “Cumbia and Jazz Fusion”, Wurster and … Continue reading →

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