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

P.T.A. @ 429

Posted on February 20, 2015 by markweiss86
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When Fela met Nina

Posted on February 20, 2015 by markweiss86

When Fela Kuti met Nina Simone: edit to add: I’m Kidjo here, but jest for yucks I searched “nina” + “fela” to find that Ronald K. Brown /Evidence dance in Brooklyn BRIC did a piece in 2003 Come Ye that … Continue reading →

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Give me Liberty

Posted on February 20, 2015 by markweiss86

Wedge Matsumoto wrote a nice piece about Henry Threadgill at YBCA recently but homey that I am, I skimmed the article for mention of Bay Area guitarist Liberty Ellman, who plays or did play for years in Thread’s sextet, Zooid. … Continue reading →

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My Indie red Tuesday fatty

Posted on February 17, 2015 by markweiss86

I am psyched about Paly basketball in a must-win at Los Gatos, more so that Gunn at whoever, Cupertino at 5-5 league. Seven p.m. tip off, Paly is 17-5, ranked #9 in CCS, out of 124 teams, while the Cats … Continue reading →

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Meklit Hadero at Stanford Wednesday, February 18

Posted on February 16, 2015 by markweiss86
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I wish w. I want

Posted on February 16, 2015 by markweiss86
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What’s going on? w. bombs: dawn richard(son)

Posted on February 16, 2015 by markweiss86
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I Wish

Posted on February 15, 2015 by markweiss86
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Divisa Ensemble of the Peninsula

Posted on February 12, 2015 by markweiss86

Any chance they as a quintet would busk at Lytton Plaza? I brought the Magnolia Sisters, Grammy nominees in Cajun bluegrass, there once, April 1, 2010. Here is a duet by two members. I haven’t quite focused yet to name … Continue reading →

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Nya Jade keeps rockin’ in the free world

Posted on February 12, 2015 by markweiss86

Nya Jade is based I think in New York but is Ghanaian and for a while hung out in the 650. I recall seeing her at Foothill Junior College when I was taking Janis Stevenson’s class on the blues, singing … Continue reading →

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