Mark Allender
@markallender.bsky.social
artist | musician | designer | blackjack dealer
05 Zanzibar
Detail of the bar at Zanzibar Soul Fusion in Shaker Square.
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#americancancersociety #cancer #cancersucks #fuckcancer #esophagus
Detail of the bar at Zanzibar Soul Fusion in Shaker Square.
Please donate at
www.facebook.com/donate/14469...
#americancancersociety #cancer #cancersucks #fuckcancer #esophagus
October 5, 2026 at 2:09 PM
05 Zanzibar
Detail of the bar at Zanzibar Soul Fusion in Shaker Square.
Please donate at
www.facebook.com/donate/14469...
#americancancersociety #cancer #cancersucks #fuckcancer #esophagus
Detail of the bar at Zanzibar Soul Fusion in Shaker Square.
Please donate at
www.facebook.com/donate/14469...
#americancancersociety #cancer #cancersucks #fuckcancer #esophagus
04 - Looking Up
A view of the underside of one of the large hanging planters in Public Square
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#americancancersociety #cancer #cancersucks #fuckcancer #esophagus
A view of the underside of one of the large hanging planters in Public Square
Please donate at www.facebook.com/donate/14469...
#americancancersociety #cancer #cancersucks #fuckcancer #esophagus
October 4, 2026 at 8:56 AM
04 - Looking Up
A view of the underside of one of the large hanging planters in Public Square
Please donate at www.facebook.com/donate/14469...
#americancancersociety #cancer #cancersucks #fuckcancer #esophagus
A view of the underside of one of the large hanging planters in Public Square
Please donate at www.facebook.com/donate/14469...
#americancancersociety #cancer #cancersucks #fuckcancer #esophagus
Photo a Day Fundraiser for the American Cancer Society (lenti.me/acs)
03 Straws
A detail shot of the straws and stirrers from the bar at Zanzibar Soul Fusion in Shaker Square. Please consider donating to the @americancancersoc.bsky.social
#americancancersociety #cancer #cancersucks #fuckcancer
03 Straws
A detail shot of the straws and stirrers from the bar at Zanzibar Soul Fusion in Shaker Square. Please consider donating to the @americancancersoc.bsky.social
#americancancersociety #cancer #cancersucks #fuckcancer
October 3, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Photo a Day Fundraiser for the American Cancer Society (lenti.me/acs)
03 Straws
A detail shot of the straws and stirrers from the bar at Zanzibar Soul Fusion in Shaker Square. Please consider donating to the @americancancersoc.bsky.social
#americancancersociety #cancer #cancersucks #fuckcancer
03 Straws
A detail shot of the straws and stirrers from the bar at Zanzibar Soul Fusion in Shaker Square. Please consider donating to the @americancancersoc.bsky.social
#americancancersociety #cancer #cancersucks #fuckcancer
02 Red Line
Standing on the Blue Line platform at Tower City Station as the Red Line train comes barrelling toward me.
Please consider donating to the American Cancer Society.
#americancancersociety #cancer #cancersucks #fuckcancer #esophagus
Standing on the Blue Line platform at Tower City Station as the Red Line train comes barrelling toward me.
Please consider donating to the American Cancer Society.
#americancancersociety #cancer #cancersucks #fuckcancer #esophagus
October 2, 2026 at 7:27 AM
02 Red Line
Standing on the Blue Line platform at Tower City Station as the Red Line train comes barrelling toward me.
Please consider donating to the American Cancer Society.
#americancancersociety #cancer #cancersucks #fuckcancer #esophagus
Standing on the Blue Line platform at Tower City Station as the Red Line train comes barrelling toward me.
Please consider donating to the American Cancer Society.
#americancancersociety #cancer #cancersucks #fuckcancer #esophagus
Photo a Day Fundraiser for the American Cancer Society (lenti.me/acs)
01 Flowers
Close-up of a flower bed outside the Soldiers & Sailors Monument at Public Square in Cleveland.
Please consider donating to the @americancancersoc.bsky.social
#americancancersociety #cancer #cancersucks #fuckcancer
01 Flowers
Close-up of a flower bed outside the Soldiers & Sailors Monument at Public Square in Cleveland.
Please consider donating to the @americancancersoc.bsky.social
#americancancersociety #cancer #cancersucks #fuckcancer
October 1, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Photo a Day Fundraiser for the American Cancer Society (lenti.me/acs)
01 Flowers
Close-up of a flower bed outside the Soldiers & Sailors Monument at Public Square in Cleveland.
Please consider donating to the @americancancersoc.bsky.social
#americancancersociety #cancer #cancersucks #fuckcancer
01 Flowers
Close-up of a flower bed outside the Soldiers & Sailors Monument at Public Square in Cleveland.
Please consider donating to the @americancancersoc.bsky.social
#americancancersociety #cancer #cancersucks #fuckcancer
My forthcoming album "Eighteen Songs By Mark Allender and the Great Oxygen Catastrophe" will contain this previously released song:
youtu.be/b-ij-_wAlQk
youtu.be/b-ij-_wAlQk
Oxygen
YouTube video by Mark Allender - Topic
youtu.be
September 12, 2026 at 3:55 AM
My forthcoming album "Eighteen Songs By Mark Allender and the Great Oxygen Catastrophe" will contain this previously released song:
youtu.be/b-ij-_wAlQk
youtu.be/b-ij-_wAlQk
Hey guess what?
My solo album "Ditties for Piano from the Time of the Plague" is available on vinyl!!!!
elasticstage.com/mark-allende...
My solo album "Ditties for Piano from the Time of the Plague" is available on vinyl!!!!
elasticstage.com/mark-allende...
Ditties for Piano from the Time of the Plague - elasticStage
"Ditties for Piano from the Time of the Plague" is a collection of eleven imaginative solo piano pieces by Mark Allender, composed and recorded during a period of global uncertainty and reflection. Re...
elasticstage.com
July 16, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Hey guess what?
My solo album "Ditties for Piano from the Time of the Plague" is available on vinyl!!!!
elasticstage.com/mark-allende...
My solo album "Ditties for Piano from the Time of the Plague" is available on vinyl!!!!
elasticstage.com/mark-allende...
Reposted by Mark Allender
"This is a hot mess of handclaps and erm, cello as various indie ne'er do wells tackle the surf music of John Zorn, their forthcoming LP is Surf Masada: The Compositions Of John Zorn. Now I've always been a fan, since rhyming John Zorn, with porn in those old Ron & Nancy days... "
Outsideleft Week in Music Gardener Style - We're hearing from... Kofi Stone, Massive Attack and Tom Waits, Pig, Modelbau, Cecil Taylor Unit, Kevin Morby, Damned, Hayley Williams and Jeff Tweedy, The C...
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May 23, 2026 at 1:14 AM
"This is a hot mess of handclaps and erm, cello as various indie ne'er do wells tackle the surf music of John Zorn, their forthcoming LP is Surf Masada: The Compositions Of John Zorn. Now I've always been a fan, since rhyming John Zorn, with porn in those old Ron & Nancy days... "
Reposted by Mark Allender
SURF MASADA record release party
19 Jun 2026
Beachland Tavern | Cleveland
www.youtube.com/shorts/iVEMM...
19 Jun 2026
Beachland Tavern | Cleveland
www.youtube.com/shorts/iVEMM...
SURF MASADA release date: 12 Jun 2026
YouTube video by Golems of the Red Planet
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May 18, 2026 at 7:54 AM
SURF MASADA record release party
19 Jun 2026
Beachland Tavern | Cleveland
www.youtube.com/shorts/iVEMM...
19 Jun 2026
Beachland Tavern | Cleveland
www.youtube.com/shorts/iVEMM...
Reposted by Mark Allender
Official video for PASCHAR/TZOFEH by Golems of the Red Planet
youtu.be/E5I7dWuqHqY
#surfguitar #surfrock #akronohio #johnzorn #masada
youtu.be/E5I7dWuqHqY
#surfguitar #surfrock #akronohio #johnzorn #masada
Paschar/Tzofeh by Golems of the Red Planet (official video)
YouTube video by Golems of the Red Planet
youtu.be
May 14, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Official video for PASCHAR/TZOFEH by Golems of the Red Planet
youtu.be/E5I7dWuqHqY
#surfguitar #surfrock #akronohio #johnzorn #masada
youtu.be/E5I7dWuqHqY
#surfguitar #surfrock #akronohio #johnzorn #masada
I'm taking a photo every day for the month of March to help the American Cancer Society (ACS) fight for a world without cancer. As a cancer survivor, this is a very meaningful cause for me. Please consider making a donation; every little bit helps. Thank you!
markallender.com/cancer
markallender.com/cancer
March 5, 2026 at 5:21 AM
I'm taking a photo every day for the month of March to help the American Cancer Society (ACS) fight for a world without cancer. As a cancer survivor, this is a very meaningful cause for me. Please consider making a donation; every little bit helps. Thank you!
markallender.com/cancer
markallender.com/cancer
Coming soon! SURF MASADA by @redgolems.surf
Hadrial * Mehalalel * Hutriel * Paschar/Tzofeh * Mo'ed * Ziphim * Damam * Hazor * Re'cha * Belial
Harvey Gold: guitar, keyboards
Matt Reese: cello
Mark Allender: bass, voices
Bob Ethington: drums, percussion
Hadrial * Mehalalel * Hutriel * Paschar/Tzofeh * Mo'ed * Ziphim * Damam * Hazor * Re'cha * Belial
Harvey Gold: guitar, keyboards
Matt Reese: cello
Mark Allender: bass, voices
Bob Ethington: drums, percussion
January 24, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Coming soon! SURF MASADA by @redgolems.surf
Hadrial * Mehalalel * Hutriel * Paschar/Tzofeh * Mo'ed * Ziphim * Damam * Hazor * Re'cha * Belial
Harvey Gold: guitar, keyboards
Matt Reese: cello
Mark Allender: bass, voices
Bob Ethington: drums, percussion
Hadrial * Mehalalel * Hutriel * Paschar/Tzofeh * Mo'ed * Ziphim * Damam * Hazor * Re'cha * Belial
Harvey Gold: guitar, keyboards
Matt Reese: cello
Mark Allender: bass, voices
Bob Ethington: drums, percussion
New from TORU
(artwork by yours truly)
(artwork by yours truly)
TORU Volume 33 featuring John Bisset, by TORU
4 track album
torutrumpets.bandcamp.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
New from TORU
(artwork by yours truly)
(artwork by yours truly)
Cat piss is the nastiest of the pisses.
October 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Cat piss is the nastiest of the pisses.
Reposted by Mark Allender
Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
October 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
Six years ago, I showed up in the morning at University Hospitals in Cleveland for surgery. Ten hours later I woke up with neither my esophagus, nor the nasty tumor it had been dragging around.
October 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Six years ago, I showed up in the morning at University Hospitals in Cleveland for surgery. Ten hours later I woke up with neither my esophagus, nor the nasty tumor it had been dragging around.
An introduction to HAZOR, the Golems' "proof of concept" piece.
Support #surfmasada on Kickstarter!!
#surfguitar #surfrock #johnzorn #masada #akronohio #akron
Support #surfmasada on Kickstarter!!
#surfguitar #surfrock #johnzorn #masada #akronohio #akron
Introducing HAZOR by Golems of the Red Planet
YouTube video by Golems of the Red Planet
youtu.be
October 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
An introduction to HAZOR, the Golems' "proof of concept" piece.
Support #surfmasada on Kickstarter!!
#surfguitar #surfrock #johnzorn #masada #akronohio #akron
Support #surfmasada on Kickstarter!!
#surfguitar #surfrock #johnzorn #masada #akronohio #akron
Behold... the origin story of Golems of the Red Planet, as transmitted by The Bass Player. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLSs...
Please spread the word about this campaign to all your friends and relations.
#SurfMasada #SurfGuitar #SurfRock #JohnZorn #Masada #Akron #AkronOhio
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLSs...
Please spread the word about this campaign to all your friends and relations.
#SurfMasada #SurfGuitar #SurfRock #JohnZorn #Masada #Akron #AkronOhio
Origin Story of Golems of the Red Planet
YouTube video by Golems of the Red Planet
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October 3, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Behold... the origin story of Golems of the Red Planet, as transmitted by The Bass Player. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLSs...
Please spread the word about this campaign to all your friends and relations.
#SurfMasada #SurfGuitar #SurfRock #JohnZorn #Masada #Akron #AkronOhio
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLSs...
Please spread the word about this campaign to all your friends and relations.
#SurfMasada #SurfGuitar #SurfRock #JohnZorn #Masada #Akron #AkronOhio
As The Golems prepare for our vinyl campaign, I want to share our tune HADRIAL This tune acts as kind of an overture to the Golems repertoire.
Support our Kickstarter - launches next week!
youtu.be/yECK87SUFK0?...
Support our Kickstarter - launches next week!
youtu.be/yECK87SUFK0?...
Hadrial by Golems of the Red Planet
YouTube video by Golems of the Red Planet
youtu.be
September 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
As The Golems prepare for our vinyl campaign, I want to share our tune HADRIAL This tune acts as kind of an overture to the Golems repertoire.
Support our Kickstarter - launches next week!
youtu.be/yECK87SUFK0?...
Support our Kickstarter - launches next week!
youtu.be/yECK87SUFK0?...
As The Golems prepare for our vinyl campaign, I thought I'd share our weirdest tune - prob my favorite: PASCHAR/TZOFEH. And that's me reading an André Breton poem in the background.
Support our Kickstarter - launches next week!
youtu.be/8J5uk1V4lmw?...
Support our Kickstarter - launches next week!
youtu.be/8J5uk1V4lmw?...
Paschar/Tzofeh by Golems of the Red Planet
YouTube video by Golems of the Red Planet
youtu.be
September 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
As The Golems prepare for our vinyl campaign, I thought I'd share our weirdest tune - prob my favorite: PASCHAR/TZOFEH. And that's me reading an André Breton poem in the background.
Support our Kickstarter - launches next week!
youtu.be/8J5uk1V4lmw?...
Support our Kickstarter - launches next week!
youtu.be/8J5uk1V4lmw?...
As The Golems prepare for our vinyl campaign, I thought I'd share one of our scrappier tunes MO'ED.
In which we conjour the spirit of The Velvet Underground.
Support our Kickstarter - launches this week!
youtu.be/-c5s3FNrBzU?...
In which we conjour the spirit of The Velvet Underground.
Support our Kickstarter - launches this week!
youtu.be/-c5s3FNrBzU?...
Mo'ed by Golems of the Red Planet
YouTube video by Golems of the Red Planet
youtu.be
September 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
As The Golems prepare for our vinyl campaign, I thought I'd share one of our scrappier tunes MO'ED.
In which we conjour the spirit of The Velvet Underground.
Support our Kickstarter - launches this week!
youtu.be/-c5s3FNrBzU?...
In which we conjour the spirit of The Velvet Underground.
Support our Kickstarter - launches this week!
youtu.be/-c5s3FNrBzU?...
COMING SOON!
Golems of Red Planet's SURF MASADA vinyl campaign!
Sign up to be notified when the campaign launches!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...
Golems of Red Planet's SURF MASADA vinyl campaign!
Sign up to be notified when the campaign launches!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...
Coming soon: SURF MASADA by Golems of the Red Planet
A surf exploration of John Zorn's MASADA songbooks.
www.kickstarter.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM
COMING SOON!
Golems of Red Planet's SURF MASADA vinyl campaign!
Sign up to be notified when the campaign launches!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...
Golems of Red Planet's SURF MASADA vinyl campaign!
Sign up to be notified when the campaign launches!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...
SURF MASADA - vinyl release campaign on Kickstarter
YouTube video by Golems of the Red Planet
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September 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
@sarahv.dftba.social I'm looking at hitting one of the Vanguard shows. Prolly on Wednesday. You going to any/all of these?
August 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
@sarahv.dftba.social I'm looking at hitting one of the Vanguard shows. Prolly on Wednesday. You going to any/all of these?