Category Archives: music

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Clemens Weiss and Plato’s Retreat

Posted on June 27, 2014 by markweiss86

The esteemed pathologist and blogger Dr. Brian E. Moore of Springfield, Illinois, who was a drama major with honors, and documentary filmmaker at Dartmouth, gave me grief about having a category of post called “Plato’s Republic” when what I really … Continue reading →

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Really young band video shoot at Lytton Plaza

Posted on June 27, 2014 by markweiss86

I watched nearly two sets by a very young band Thursday evening at Lytton Plaza. The event started around 6 and probably didn’t load out until 8 or 9. The band was a trio: vocalist, guitarist, hand-drummer. There were at … Continue reading →

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Blues Broads in Berkeley

Posted on June 26, 2014 by markweiss86

J.Poet in 48 hours (the Chron) has Blues Broads playing Freight and Salvage tonight. I doubt I will make it, mostly because Terry works until 8. I had been meaning to update my long Marcia Ball story about Rick Koster’s … Continue reading →

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Palo Alto’s Teen Sniper

Posted on June 26, 2014 by markweiss86

There’s no hostages that I can see, only about 475 meters of open courtyard between me and Cherry G. The shot will be a tricky one: the bullet will become wobbly and transient as it moves through different temperature zones … Continue reading →

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The real grateful dead

Posted on June 22, 2014 by markweiss86

Kudos to Sarah Cahill for her concert event at Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland. Terry took one picture I directed, down from the third floor to the second or first floor lobby where an electronica duo, one of whom … Continue reading →

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Palo Alto yard hockey

Posted on June 21, 2014 by markweiss86

Have you heard that joke about “I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out”? I joked to Palo Alto City Council member, this morning at a yard sale in our Downtown North neighborhood, that we should consider … Continue reading →

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Hannah may Hannah will

Posted on June 19, 2014 by markweiss86

Hannah May Allison was one of the classier and most promising acts to lively up downtown Palo Alto Sunday for the annual street music event. I shot her from a distance, and got close enough to scrutinize her new EP, … Continue reading →

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Alejandro Escovedo in Kansas City and maybe Springfield

Posted on June 17, 2014 by markweiss86

Our music landsman in Kansas City, Doug Shevlin aka Scout, sends glad tidings from an Alejandro Escovedo show in Kansas City. By the way, as you can see from that photo, the show was at Knucklehead’s, a great venue in … Continue reading →

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John Vanderslice live in Palo Alto

Posted on June 17, 2014 by markweiss86

John Vanderslice live in Palo Alto: or, life among Palo Alto’s hipster spooks Today at 3:06 PM To jv@tinytelephone.com   earwopa@yahoo.com   Hey, John. I saw a flyer advertising a John Vanderslice show in Palo Alto, for Thursday June, 19, 2014 … Continue reading →

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Steve Lacy tribute

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86

I wore my precious “Steve Lacy…on tour” t-shirt today because I read yesterday that it has been 10 years since his passing, and other Steve Lacy fans did tributes in the form of concerts or blog posts. Steve was a … Continue reading →

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