Category Archives: music

if you can hear it and it does not grate your ears, ambient or intentitional with a story melody or not, major and minor chords, the community rather than the industry if possible; if not the answer then a pretty good guess, and the people who live it; basie miller satchmo and the king of all sir duke

30th year presenting concerts as Earthwise

Posted on March 5, 2023 by markweiss86

Jenny Scheinman, violin, Todd Sickafoose, bass, Scott Amendola, drums and effects, performing as Damn Skippy, Mitchell Park Community, March 4, 2023: soundcheck Jazz and folk at seven public facilities in Palo Alto Earthwise spring summer series 2023* Phoebe Hunt, Lytton … Continue reading →

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Mule variations

Posted on November 17, 2022 by markweiss86

OK you can delete this if it’s too tangential or self referential or if I am just persona non grata on these pages: [Palo Alto Weekly, column about dinosaur exhibit at Palo Alto Children’s Museum, by Diana Diamond; in fact … Continue reading →

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Earthwise 2022 year in review

Posted on November 14, 2022 by markweiss86

Zoh Amba, sax; Jordan Glenn, drums at Mitchell Park Community Center, November, 2022 (in order of appearance) Caroline Davis Quartet – a, a, a (residency) Dan Bern – b Or Bareket Quartet- b  Axon Orchestra- b Matt the Electrician – … Continue reading →

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I am a golden god?

Posted on November 4, 2022 by markweiss86

Enter Claudius, King of Denmark, Gertrude the Queen; Council: as Polonius; and his son Laertes, Hamlet, cum aliis including Voltemand and Cornelius, but also Mark Kozelek, the Strokes, Steve Miller, Casey Likes, Beth Custer, Weird Al, R0bert Plant, ghosts of … Continue reading →

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‘Time After Time’ 1985 to 2022

Posted on October 28, 2022 by markweiss86
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Fourteen mostly Black acts at Hardly Strictly

Posted on September 25, 2022 by markweiss86
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Earthwise summer series adds 5 dates

Posted on July 8, 2022 by markweiss86

  For a complete list of on-sales (we call it that though the shows are free): https://www.eventbrite.com/d/ca–palo-alto/earthwise/

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Earthwise Music in the Palo Alto parks initiative, summer/fall, 2022

Posted on June 30, 2022 by markweiss86

The Waybacks Sunday, July 10, 2022 2 p.m. Amendola Vs Blades Sunday July 17, 2022 2 p.m. Citta Di Vitti Sunday, July 24, 2022 2 p.m. Native Elements Sunday, August 7  14, 2022, 2 pm at Mitchell Park bowl (note … Continue reading →

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Report on World Music Day at Lytton Plaza by Earthwise

Posted on June 30, 2022 by markweiss86

My “world music day” by Earthwise event at Lytton Plaza on Saturday 6/25/22 went like this: Sylvie Simmons (London/SF) solo ukelele (which is from Hawaii) and voice; originals plus a David Bowie cover, but not “1984” even though it was … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Earthwise (9) and otherwise (9)

Posted on June 22, 2022 by markweiss86

Saturday, June 25 Marta Sanchez Quintet, 7 p.m. Lytton Plaza, free. Sylvie Simmons, 5 p.m. It’s also George Orwell‘s birthday and doubleplusgood that it is either two shows back to back or Sylvie is opening for Marta and or a co-bill and … Continue reading →

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