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

What I want and what I got

Posted on July 25, 2014 by markweiss86

What looks to be a reader of the Palo Alto Weekly and potentially a supporter of fellow Palo Alto City Council candidate Lydia Kuo — he posts anonymously or under the name “another res” — directs a question to me … Continue reading →

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Moxy Fruvous, Paul Celan, Lefsetz and Petty

Posted on July 22, 2014 by markweiss86

This is pretty scrambled, but: lefsetz mentions something about jian ghomeshi and tom petty jian ghomeshi, as part of moxy fruvous, did an earthwise show, that is to say, I organized the show, although it was a free show at … Continue reading →

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Phil Elwood, Steve Lacy and Pete Douglas in heaven

Posted on July 21, 2014 by markweiss86

SOPRANO SAXOPHONIST Steve Lacy, with Jean-Jacques Avenel, string bass, and John Betsch, drums – a “free jazz” ensemble – performed exquisite and innovative chamber music for the Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society in the Pete Douglas Beach House at Miramar … Continue reading →

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All the young dudes, at Lytton

Posted on July 19, 2014 by markweiss86

I caught, for the third time, the young band that performs and creates video content at Lytton Plaza. A guy I met who moved here from Ivory Coast 20 years ago and has an 11-year-old himself congratulated or gave well-wishes … Continue reading →

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I wanna get I Wanna Get Better but not for $1.29

Posted on July 19, 2014 by markweiss86

Bleachers released his her or its debut cd on Tuesday, but I just heard about it yesterday or today due to a Kimmel re-run (I was actually taping to capta St. Paul and the Broken Bones or something — I … Continue reading →

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Here’s to ya, Pete Douglas

Posted on July 18, 2014 by markweiss86

Pete Douglas the founder of the Douglas Beach House in Half Moon Bay took his last bow Sunday, at 85. That’s a tough act to follow.

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GD concert film Thursday in Mountain View

Posted on July 16, 2014 by markweiss86

Click here to get your miracle ticket for a Grateful Dead meet-up at Mountain View Century theaters, 7:30 show, a 1972 Germany concert film. This is probably more fun that the typical Palo Alto Planning and Transportation Commission meeting, which … Continue reading →

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Jack O The Clock live in Palo Alto

Posted on July 16, 2014 by markweiss86

I don’t think Jack O The Clock, the improv music group, have played Palo Alto. Jumping the eye across a scrolling screen of 0’s and 1’s disguised as A, B, C, &’s & #’s, it seems they like Starry Plough … Continue reading →

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Registry of historic rock venues, Portola Valley

Posted on July 15, 2014 by markweiss86

Twenty nineteen, five years from now, brings an anniversary of Portola discovering, so to speak, Palo Alto, on behalf of the King of Spain, , in 1769 and I have been thinking that it sounds like a good concept for … Continue reading →

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Me-too ‘Happy’ about smart

Posted on July 14, 2014 by markweiss86

At 9:10 on Monday, I am reading the Times in the common room of my apartment complex. I notice the chart on Downloads. Katy Perry number one, Pharrell Williams “Happy” number two. I suddenly am reminded that as of a … Continue reading →

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