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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1994)
2 1 . 1 M 4 ▼ jus« o u t AURAL GRATIFICATION aUotueen Aurally autumn $artp Free self-defense class for youth 24 and under. Robbie Robertson and Babs offer fa ll sounds Saturday, Oct. 29th 7:30 pm S u n d a y , O ct. 3 0 th 1 2 -5 pm Free bowling, pizza, pop & more for youth 24 and under For location call 228-5976 For location call 228-5976 v by Aaron Bong They get so wrapped up in trying to fill the song with emotion vocally that only they enjoy the song. Not Di Micele. She has real, understandable lyrics. She uses her guitar and voice to fill out the emotion that is already expressed in her lyrics. She’s also not without humor. My favorite track on this CD is “The TV Song.” Just by reading the title I thought that she might be a Lillian Faderman fan, but instead it is a song about violence on television. She sings, “I wish I had a hammer/I’d hit you on the head,” then the chorus “No one can stop me cause I saw it on TV” brings the audience to fits of laughter. If Di Micele comes through Portland again any time soon, you can bet I will be first in line to buy a ticket. O rc p w PO. Box 162 Portland, OR 97207-0162 PO. Box 162 Portland, OR 97207-0162 Special guests from the Bay Area^ Singer/songwriter Judy Fjelt and fiddler Crystal Reevesl A Night Out with Motherlode Saturday, November 19 8 p.nu Scottish Rite Temple, S. W. 15th & Morrison R e s e rv e d s e a t tic k e ts $ 1 2 / 1 4 / 1 6 a v a ila b le n o w a t It's M y P le a s u re a n d all G .l. J o e ’ s /T ic k e tm a s te r o u tle ts Subject to service charge Charge by phone: (503) 224-4400 Interpreted by Jenna Cassell for the hearing impaired. The Scottish Rite Temple is wheelchair accessible.Free parking at S.W !6th/Morrison. O n U a l BÖ< SELI.ERS invites you to an evening with Margarethe Cammermeyer author of Serving in Silence Thursday, Nov. 3 7:30 at Northwest Service Center 1819 NW Everett St. i_ . B onnie B ridges R obbie R obertson and T he R ed R oad E nsemble Music fo r “The Native Americans" A A A A Some Native Americans believe there are two roads, one red and one black. The black road is a path of evil and destruction, the red road is the road of enlightenment and joy. So many Native Ameri can artists collaborated on this CD that they took the name The Red Road Ensemble. This CD is music taken from a recent miniseries on Ted Turner’s TBS Superstation, titled “The Native Americans.” The miniseries depicted tradi tional lives of Native people, and showed how they are adapting to present influences. Music fo r “The Native Americans," in my opinion, stands alone as an excellent CD. It’s a beautiful mix of ancient tribal songs brought to the present with lush electronic recordings and en semble groups. The beginning track, “Coyote Dance,” is at once eerie and comforting. The modem electronic instruments mixed with the traditional drums and chants paint a landscape for the ears. Music fo r “The Native Americans” is much like the CD Deep Forest. The difference being the Native American music instead of African Pygmy music. This disc brings traditional indigenous music to a present state, but, given the timelessness of Native American music. I’m not sure it had to be “brought.” Open Windows A A OK, so I’m really picky about what kind of jazz I listen to. I just didn’t really enjoy her album. Bridges does have an excellent voice that is complimented by the instrumentation, but I felt she didn’t take a chance on her jazz. Apparently Bridges has a very strong follow ing in Seattle. And I’m sure that after a long, hard work week, and a few strong, dry martinis, this is an excellent CD. B arbra The Concert What do you think? J azz P assengers PHOTO BY FIROOZ ZAHECK FIGHT BACK! LEARN HOW! In Love A If it wasn’t for the people that guest-sing lead vocals, I wouldn’t have even bothered to look twice at this album. Jimmy Scott gives an excellent performance, but Debbie Harry, of Blondie, just seems like a fish out of water. She does try hard, and it shows, but she just doesn’t quite make it. Not much for me to get excited about, and not worth owning. A lice D i M icele Naked AAA Wow. I was very pleasantly surprised by this woman. Maybe I just have low expectations with regard to folk singers; Di Micele may change those. One particular thing that I was impressed by was the way Di Micele sings—or rather doesn’t sing. She sings in her range and didn’t over-sing, or over-embellish the vocal lines. I guess what I am trying to say is that she doesn’t lose sight of the fact that she is performing for an audience. It seems to me that so many folk singers lose sight of that fact. Two CDs. A full-color booklet. Recorded live at Madison Square Garden. Like buttah! Need I say more? Discuss. C oming up : Nov. 4-6 at PSU is the 1994 Zimbabwean Music Festival. There will be three concerts, a marimba-builders forum, and instrument construc tion workshops. Marimba and Mbira bands from up and down the West Coast will perform. PSU also has a new radio station on the air, KPSU 1450 AM, broadcasting from 5 pm to mid night, seven days a week. Look for new CDs out this month by Roxette, Simple Minds and The Cranberries. I
