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

Bob Weir at The Greek in 1981

Posted on June 16, 2015 by markweiss86

I saw the Dead at the Greek about a year later, in 1982. Actually, you can listen to that show, or those shows, all 3 of them at the Achive or Dead net. I also found a stack of ticket … Continue reading →

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Brodie Jenkins as The Cathedrals / 2 at le Poisson in NYC

Posted on June 16, 2015 by markweiss86

Hats off to Yoshi Kato for his preview of Live 105 BFD, in the Palo Alto Weekly, for focusing on Cathedrals, which is a two-person rock band electronica featuring Brodie Jenkins and Johnny Hwin. Best music news story I’ve seen … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Mr. Plastic Alto: Ornette Coleman, 1930-2015

Posted on June 12, 2015 by markweiss86

(When City of Palo Alto and Stanford University in 2006 combined to create the two-field soccer complex, the Mayfield Site, at corner of Page Mill Road and El Camino, I remember tripping on –figuratively — the little rubber pebbles that … Continue reading →

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San Jose’s ukelele source

Posted on June 10, 2015 by markweiss86

Janet and Smiley Kai own and operate a great little ukelele store Ukelele Source, in San Jose’s Japantown, on the corner of Jackson and North 5th (599 North Fifth Street, 95112; 408.998.2640) What caught my eye was the proximity of … Continue reading →

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Pat Monahan rocks Shoreline Friday, photo by Eric Cohen of The Dancing Twins

Posted on May 25, 2015 by markweiss86
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Quodlibet w. litany

Posted on May 22, 2015 by markweiss86

Everybody saw the sun shine, but I saw a dragon fly, while Gretchen said “butter fly” and Eva shook her tuckas, rising towards heaven — posted, May 22, added June 22 Latin what plus it pleases I got to indirectly … Continue reading →

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When is the big Man Made Man Man tour?

Posted on May 11, 2015 by markweiss86

Man Man dude hipsthers from Philly Man Made includes females from UK dig? Too bad they both don’t get song place ment on Mad Men.

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Hey, Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand?

Posted on May 7, 2015 by markweiss86

(cut and paste paragraph about Joe Simitian at today’s Los Altos Farmer’s Market, 5-7 p.m. and Saturday in Palo Alto, a.mish — I will check it out if bad grippa is indeed in check) (cut and paste to Jimi Hendrix … Continue reading →

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Social Justice in Palo Alto & Mountain View

Posted on April 21, 2015 by markweiss86

“Evil man make me kill you, baby; evil man make you kill me, baby” Jimi Hendrix, “Machine Gun” 1970 Ladoris Cordell highlights a panel discussion Wednesday evening in nearby Mountain View, along with state senator Joe Simitian and four or … Continue reading →

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Fire on the Mountain > Estimated Prophet (Bill Monning w. Jerry Hill)

Posted on April 20, 2015 by markweiss86

If you send me a jpg. of you Senator Bill Monning at the Jerry Garcia Archive, with the hand statue, I will post it to my blog, Plastic Alto. I’m a concert promoter in Palo Alto who has run for … Continue reading →

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