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

Where y’at, Jolie? I mean, where you from?

Posted on June 2, 2014 by markweiss86

Four random riffs ripped on Jolie Holland; or Birds Became Boards 1. On Saturday night, performing alone at City Winery and struggling through some stifling sound problems, she sang “The Littlest Birds,” a pleasant folk song she used to perform … Continue reading →

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The Salty Suites and Sand Guys at Sunset shindig

Posted on June 1, 2014 by markweiss86

  Terry and I spent a couple hours Saturday down at the Sunset Magazine Celebration Weekend event. She is going back today for a second helping. It helps that we live walking distance away. Actually they comp us in to … Continue reading →

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The Beautiful Games

Posted on May 30, 2014 by markweiss86

The Beautiful Game is 1) nickname for soccer, especially Brazilian soccer, 2) coined by Pele and served as title for his autobiography and 3) above, forming a hat trick of memes or tropes, the opening number of a musical by … Continue reading →

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Gabi the violinist

Posted on May 29, 2014 by markweiss86

I noticed you once or twice on University Ave in Palo Alto; actually, I saw you once only, driving past, and circled again to catch another glimpse. If I had ever seen you while on foot I would have stopped … Continue reading →

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MMW v. voice of teacher, Palo Alto 7/29/96

Posted on May 27, 2014 by markweiss86

  Medeski Martin Wood 7-29-96 Cubberly Community Center (Max capacity 330, I’d say about 100 people that night*) Palo Alto, CA This is a great-sounding AUD recording of a very nice show. Source: (Mikey Perrott) Schoeps CMC6 + MK4 Genealogy: … Continue reading →

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Alex De Grassi part of The Varsity Theatre guitar pantheon

Posted on May 22, 2014 by markweiss86

Eric Hanson, who appears most often in Plastic Alto as the baseball poet and Cleveland Indians fan, is now an agent with Baylin Artist Management in Philadelphia, an agency whose clients include Matt Haimovitz, Christopher Riley, Kaki King and Rani … Continue reading →

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Everybody trip: the third decade and Counting for A.D. and them

Posted on May 22, 2014 by markweiss86

It’s precisely because Adam Duritz and Counting Crows epitomize my scene, my generation, my hopes and aspirations for this world, and everything after, that I am gonna bust his chops a little here in Plastic Alto. And not that he … Continue reading →

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Helen Sung anthem for a new day

Posted on May 20, 2014 by markweiss86

Or Introducing Thelonious Helen Yu-Nguyen Fajardo Helen Sung anthem for a new day, is a cd released in February on Concord, her major label debut, her sixth cd as a leader. She came thru the 650 in February, to Pete … Continue reading →

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To solve everything, click here…soon

Posted on May 19, 2014 by markweiss86

We have been working closing with an outside contractor to map the process and begin the conversion of our old microfiche blueprint plans to a digital format.  This will be a multi-year effort to convert all of the 125,000 fiche … Continue reading →

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Emma Goldman and the revolution dance

Posted on May 12, 2014 by markweiss86

At the dances I was one of the most untiring and gayest. One evening a cousin of Sasha, a young boy, took me aside. With a grave face, as if he were about to announce the death of a dear … Continue reading →

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