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

Caroleen Beatty and Sunshine Haire are back, as The Upsets, kinda sorta

Posted on September 22, 2011 by markweiss86

Bedlam Rovers, Waycross and now as The Upsets (not to mention Enorchestra or Mushroom), Caroleen and Sunny are San Francisco’s or at least The Lexington’s little darlings and best kept secret Continue reading →

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Deerhoof at SFMOMA

Posted on September 16, 2011 by markweiss86

Who was the funny dude with the glasses and the bow-tie? Continue reading →

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Candye Kane versus Karla Kane

Posted on September 5, 2011 by markweiss86

Am I the only person in the biz to admire these two polar opposites, Candye Kane and Karla Kane? My original idea was to introduce them or compare and contrast them, but this is close enough. Let the videos speak for themselves. Continue reading →

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Kid A

Posted on September 2, 2011 by markweiss86

Save the Varsity for a return performance by The Donnas Continue reading →

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Marcus Shelby and Howard Wiley at Cafe Claude

Posted on September 2, 2011 by markweiss86

m is for miles, monk, mingus and marcus Continue reading →

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Matt et Mark

Posted on August 29, 2011 by markweiss86

Matt Nathanson is the first male column subject whose mention compelled me to check the box “sex” and it is not because he once offered in writing to be my “bitch.” Continue reading →

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Palo Alto’s New Varsity and ‘The Last Picture Waltz’ initiative

Posted on July 22, 2011 by markweiss86

put the weight on me Continue reading →

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Sunshine Biscuits Factory

Posted on July 15, 2011 by markweiss86

oh the places you will go, on caltrain, BART and a cab, or on foot, for four hours on a Saturday, Shabbat; there and back again Continue reading →

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The Stanford Jazz ‘Coliseum’

Posted on June 24, 2011 by markweiss86

all that jazz: I mention myself or my doings 88 times in a preview of Stanford Jazz Workshop’s 40th season Continue reading →

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Galaxies 12, Giants 2, Twins 1

Posted on June 24, 2011 by markweiss86

I saw the Giants beat the Twins, behind Ryan Vogelsong’s stellar mound outing, 2-1, but also enjoyed snapping some shots of Frank Chu, whose cryptic messages were the inspiration for the naming of the 12 Galaxies nightclub in SF, where … Continue reading →

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