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r u u w i u v Portland
u a o iv o i, Observer,
r^pin v, i c k April
x j r o 6,
y o 1963
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NEIL YOUNG
Mr. Success
Neil Young released his first solo album in January of 1969 At age 24, he
had already seen whirlwind success and pop stardom with the Buffalo
Springfield Expectations were high for his first effort, and Young more
than met the challenge with songs like "T he Loner” and "Last Trip To
Tulsa."
loung recently recorded a series of six songs accompanying himself on
computerized synthesizers and other electronic instruments. After having
completed these compelling new tracks, Young called together several fa
vorite musicians with whom he had worked in the past. The resulting ses­
sions, which took place in Hawaii, produced yet another new group of
songs. This new material, combined with Young's synthesizer-oriented
music, or “ trans music” as he calls it, comprises his latest album Trans, on
Geffen Records.
Young also brought the same musicians back to his Northern Galifornia
home for two months o f rehearsal and surprise performances a) clubs
around ihe area. With this band he is able lo perform maicnal from every
point in his IS-year-long career, from his first album lo Trans.
ART ALEXANDER
black programming
Carlton Jackson, drummer w ith Le Bon, hears the sound of the
"future funk Man in Motion will play Tuesday. April 19th. 9:30 p.m.
at the Luis La Bamba Club. 58 S.W. 2nd.
(Photo: Russ Hamilton)
Future Funk Comes
To Portland
Le Bon (which means “ (he good" in French) is a new band organized by
music writer Rick Mitchell. Il features a select group of musicians including
C arlton Jackson (D an Siege! uaud) on uruins, Dave I aptein (Shirley
Nannette, on bass, Dan Balmer (Tom Grant and Friends) on guitar, John
Jensen (Chris Conrid Big Band) on trumpet, Jim Pribbenow (Chris Conrad
Big Band) on saxophone, Billy Kennedy (Special K) on vocals, and Mitchell
on percussion.
Mitchell calls Le Bon’s sound "future funk” because of the diverse ele­
ments that have gone into it. “ The horn solos reflect the harmonic freedom
of jazz, the vocals are oriented more toward the energy of New Wave, and
the rhythms are rooted in driving, danceable contemporary fu n k," he ex­
plains. In addition to Kennedy's originals, the band covers a variety of ma­
terial by Miles Davis, Prince, Jimi Hendrix and others less well-known.
" I l ’s serious music, but il's also fu n ,” says Mitchell. "A n d no one had
done anything like it in Portland before."
Man in Motion will play at 9:30 p.m., Le Bon at 11 p.m. Cover is $3.00.
For more information call 288-2977.
GRAND OPENING
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Channel features
It is not news to report that the
black perspective is seldom given in
the mass media. Il would almost be
a fantasy for a television channel to
be devoted to black programming
24 hours a day. seven days a week.
But in Portland fanlasy is becoming
a reality. Cablesystems Pacific-
Black Com m unity Television,
BCTV-23, is eniirciy devoied to A l-
ro-American oriented entertainment
and information distribution.
"Blacks have suffered gross mis­
representation in all of the mass me­
d ia ,” said A rt Alexander, B C TV
C oordinator. " B C T V provides a
unique, funded opportunity for
black community and cultural self­
definition." As Coordinator, Alex
ander's duties involve producing
and securing programming, and
(raining volunteers for BCTV. His
experience includes producing local
and public a ffairs programs for
public television; producing and
hosting music, news and public a f­
fairs programs for public radio;
writing; and black community acti­
vism.
The black community in Portland
can currently enjoy two locally-pro­
duced series: Moving Together and
Talking Book. Moving Together is a
magazine form at show which fo ­
cuses on Portland black public and
cultural a ffa iri. A recent topic was
"W h ere To Now; Projections for
the Black C om m u nity.” The live,
call-in show feaiured black commu­
nity leaders from the Portland U r­
ban League, (he Albina Ministerial
Alliance and (he Black United
Front.
Talking Book focuses upon lec­
tures and the oral history o f black
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1014 N. Killingsworth
Portland, OR 97217
283-3789
LOOK FOR THE BIG "T"
"A Sure Sign of Good Taste"
W hat do you look for in choosing a food
store? Wide selection? Competitive prices?
Confidence in the quality of the items you
buy? We provide all of these ingredients at ev
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culture. N ationally known guests
such as Ambassador Eke of Nigeria,
Congressman Ron Dellums of C ali­
fornia and Dr. William McClendon,
former Director of Black Studies at
Reed College in Portland. In addi­
tion, many local experts on black
culture have appeared. " I want to
demystify the concept that an expert
is someone from another place,"
■ said the BCTV Coordinator
One o f Alexander's goals is to
give community volunteers exper­
ience, and at the same time utilize
the skills of independent black pro­
ducers He hopes to have an inde­
pendent producer provide a com­
plete black music series by summer.
Also supplementing local pro­
gramming are electronic print mes­
sages and Black Eniertainmeni Tele­
vision (BET). BET is a three hour-a
day satellite service focusing on the
black com m unity, with feature
film s, news programs, reruns o f
black television series, a cooking
show and more. The electronic print
messages provide biographies of no­
table blacks, book reviews and com­
munity announcements. Recently
added was a glossary of computer
definitions.
Alexander regards community in­
volvement as an important step tow­
ard providing such extensive quality
programming. " I t ’s a tall order for
one person, but not for an active
community,” he said. " It's been my
goal to ultim ately create an ever­
growing group of people with the
variety o f skills necessary to pro­
duce good community oriented pro­
gramming. I'd love it if my job gels
to where I'm coordinating the pro­
ductions of a host of black commu­
nity video activists."
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