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Avery Palmer at CSMA Mountain View and Artik San Jose

Posted on May 31, 2014 by markweiss86

Terry and I noted the fine ceramics and paintings of Avery Palmer at Community School of Music and Art (CSMA) in Mountain View, the night we caught the Larry Vukovich tribute to Vince Guaraldi produced by Palo Alto Jazz Alliance. … Continue reading →

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Dewey Solomon Reggae riff

Posted on May 18, 2014 by markweiss86

Dewey and the Peoples Tour is Underway Jared is back, and so is your Band Lackey Update Jared arrived home from Boston on May 12, and the band immediately hit the studio for two-a-day rehearsals before leaving on their Hear … Continue reading →

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Blue Melody, Tender Mercies, Ball and Bennett

Posted on May 12, 2014 by markweiss86

Part of my conversational riff or rifflet with Marcia Ball and her crew included name-checking “Inside Llewyn Davis” while speaking to bass player Bennett, who hails from a part of Texas depicted in Joel and Ethan Coen’s film, based on … Continue reading →

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Fake five with Chet

Posted on May 9, 2014 by markweiss86

I’ve got five minutes to fake my way thru a post about Chet Faker, the Aussie chill-rapper from Downtown Records (Gnarls Barkley >> Brett Dennen), coming to SF’s The Independent next week, before my battery runs down. 1. He’s Melbourne … Continue reading →

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Black Keys “Turn Blue” drops Tuesday

Posted on May 5, 2014 by markweiss86

Their eighth release. first single “bullet to brain”  speaking of brain I swear it was just yesterday I stood next to Black Keys wailing away in Austin at Billions party, circa 2004, although I have to admit I sometimes do … Continue reading →

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23 bonbons and beisboleros from Venezuela

Posted on April 24, 2014 by markweiss86

Jose Carlos Altuve Alexi Jose Amarista Elvis Augusto Andrus Oswaldo Celestino Arcia Gregor Miguel Blanco Asdrubal Jose Cabrera Jose Miguel Cabrera Alberto Jose Callaspo Ronny Cedeno Francisco Cervelli Endy De Jesus Chavez Alcides Escobar Eduardo Jose Escobar Freddy Jose Galvis … Continue reading →

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Red or Green Native American former mascots

Posted on April 18, 2014 by markweiss86

Disregarding the copyright

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Willis Jackson on KZSU

Posted on April 10, 2014 by markweiss86

I heard something funky on KZSU, on Don Farrell’s show, and then found this other performance by the same artist, Willis “Gator” Jackson, from the 1950s.  

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RETURN LETTER: Dear Liam G. Moore

Posted on April 3, 2014 by markweiss86

Dear Liam G. Moore: Your FLAT STANLEY came all the way to my city, Palo Alto, California. While he was here, these are some of the exciting things he saw and did: We met, in real life, over the internet, … Continue reading →

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Protected: Make it tweedy

Posted on March 26, 2014 by markweiss86

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