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

Two events, Earthwise and otherwise

Posted on January 14, 2015 by markweiss86

I am working on two events this month, a Jan. 25 jazz panel I am organizing and moderating, and a Jan. 30 concert featuring Jerry Hannan, for Earthwise. The Sunday, Jan. 25 event will be part of the program of … Continue reading →

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Cascada De Flores paraninos paloalto

Posted on January 10, 2015 by markweiss86
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Laura Jane Grace w. Jello Biafra: or, Witness

Posted on December 28, 2014 by markweiss86

or r u with this? 1. the first part Laura Jane Grace formerly of Against Me! influential punk band of Warp Tour variety is playing tonight at Slim’s. Steve and Eric Cohen were threatening to go to City last night … Continue reading →

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We say war

Posted on December 25, 2014 by markweiss86

My nephew Ben the scientist and musician gave me War on Drugs “Lost in the Dream” for Xmas. The card referenced “the eighties”. The original war of drugs was a Reagan-era effort to social engineer but backfired and enabled the … Continue reading →

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Congrats of Gunn grad Jana Herzen of Motema for her five Grammy nods

Posted on December 17, 2014 by markweiss86

Akira Tana, the quarterback of the league-champion Gunn Titans football team, in fall, 1967, or so, is the producer of a cd by Rufus Reid the bassist called Quiet Pride and I just called him to congratulate him or it … Continue reading →

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Neutral Milk, June 2 at Cubberley?????

Posted on December 13, 2014 by markweiss86

Merge Records, celebrating 25 years of not working for you, but working, tips the news that Jeff Mangum and Neutral Milk Hotel are going on the road next spring and summer, for a limited run. There is what looks like … Continue reading →

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Wild reveals

Posted on December 12, 2014 by markweiss86

“Wild” reveals what some of us have long suspected: that plot is the enemy of truth, and that images and emotions can carry meaning more effectively than neatly packaged scenes or carefully scripted character arcs. I stole that fro the … Continue reading →

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Annette Gordon-Reed a good read

Posted on December 9, 2014 by markweiss86

I believe I was first hipped to Annette Gordon-Reed via the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. “The Hemingese of Monticello: An American Family” came out in 2008, but I just got my paws on it last week, from the new Mitchell Center … Continue reading →

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Genuine Filseth

Posted on December 8, 2014 by markweiss86

Earlier or above I had a post called “Not a Genuine Filseth” based on a photo I took of a stranger at Peet’s who I thought resembled Eric Filseth, Here is a recent photo of our council-member-elect. He and Tina … Continue reading →

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Original G, or Lah med yah weh

Posted on December 4, 2014 by markweiss86

(Note: I wrote this exactly one month ago but re-reading it, it eludes even me. The basic story is that a barista at Peet’s in South Palo Alto who did not look particularly interested in Torah had four Hebrew characters … Continue reading →

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