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

Stew at the JCC San Francisco

Posted on November 7, 2012 by markweiss86

  Terry surprised me with tickets to see my former client Stew at the San Francisco Jewish Community Center. I left voice messages with his current brain trust — manager Dan Perloff and agent Ronnie Lapone — to give the … Continue reading →

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Dao Strom new cd and chap book

Posted on November 6, 2012 by markweiss86

I am very happy for my friend and former client Dao Strom who sent me news (and photo-evidence) of the release of her new cd and chapbook. “We Were Meant to Be a Gentle People”. Amen, sister. And just in … Continue reading →

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Jonah’s onelinedrawing’s Lytton Plaza

Posted on November 5, 2012 by markweiss86

FREE CONCERT TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012 AT LYTTON PLAZA FEATURING JONAH MATRANGA OF ONELINEDRAWING. 12 NOON. Years ago, when I produced concerts at Cubberley Theatre on a regular basis, twice a month or more for about six years running, I … Continue reading →

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Flying Cohen Brothers star in new LIARS video by Jordan Ellis

Posted on October 18, 2012 by markweiss86

As an inside joke I am going to Swede this video without botching it up.  

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Eusebio

Posted on October 14, 2012 by markweiss86

Most people if they follow sports would say Pele is the best all time. I am talking soccer. I met a man from Cape Verde, a singer, who co-wrote one of the most famous songs of his genre — he … Continue reading →

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Lefsetz on Westergren

Posted on October 10, 2012 by markweiss86

I’ve been a hater on Pandora since day one. I was psyched to see that industry gadfly Bob Lefsetz didn’t mince words on this topic: This is why the music industry hates technologists. Self-satisfied pricks like Tim Westergren who believe … Continue reading →

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Sayles as Lardner

Posted on September 14, 2012 by markweiss86

I and I caught “Eight Men Out” on cable tv, and then captured this still of John Sayles, as Ring Lardner, singing a parody of “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles” (by Burr and Campbell, 1919, Tin Pan Alley thing): I’m forever … Continue reading →

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Nellie McKay street music movie

Posted on September 14, 2012 by markweiss86

Nellie Mckay and at least four other fellow travelers play street music and concert music, in a film, and perhaps appearing nearby and soon, like in San Jo, maybe or maybe not part of ZERO1, and someday, or in a … Continue reading →

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Charlie Hunter new duo cd and interview in LA Times

Posted on September 7, 2012 by markweiss86

LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW Guitarist Charlie Hunter talks ‘jam bands,’ jazz and going it alone After nearly 20 years of recording, it’s remarkable how much ground Charlie Hunter has covered. Rising out of the Bay Area jazz scene with a … Continue reading →

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Anna Fermin in Los Angeles

Posted on September 7, 2012 by markweiss86

The Cohen Brothers and I caught Anna Fermin at Genghis Cohen’s in Los Angeles this summer. It was part of Anna’s West Coast debut, venturing this way from Chicago, as my family did in 1968 (Anna was on tour; we … Continue reading →

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