11 At » >i r -*»l»“ January 6, 1988, Portland Observer, Page 7 THE ENTERTAINMENT rv- A c t One by Kendel Bryan Covington Invasion From the East During the month of December, The Starry Nightclub has hosted two of Warner Brothers' hottest R&B acts to ever grace the City of Roses in quite sometime. 1987 has not been a landmark year as far as major R&B concerts are concerned; and, though I dearly miss the frequency that we enjoyed in 1986 and early 1987 via Crystal Cleer and Wadsworth Productions, it feels great to reflect upon the not-good-but-great entertainment we've enjoyed in the month of December. Cool 'R, who has enjoyed quite some year, gave a solid performance as an opening act for the December 3rd concert that featured "Atlantic Star". Atlantic Star, a band known mostly for grooving mid-tempo hits and sizzling ballads like "Silver Shadow", "Touch a Four Leaf Clover", Circles , If Your Heart Isn't In It", "A lw ays", and "Secret Lovers", just to mention a few, showed Portland just how entertaining and explosive the live perfor mance of this type of music can really be. The show was dramatic, well- rehearsed and choreographed much like a Rhythm and Blues Ballet. The audience was very responsive throughout the show, and the sound was Seatown Presents probably the best I've ever heard within the walls of the Starry Nightclub. (By Joe, they've finally done it!) The Lewis brothers, Johnnathan, Wayne and David, sing, sang and sung their hearts out; and the dynamic Barbara Weathers made me espe cially proud in the way sne graced the stage. Barbara made me jump, shout and scream just as hard as any other female vocalist without one sexual innuendo. What a perfect lady she was! Atlantic Star - truly stars of the East Coast. Last Tuesday, Roger Troutman and Zapp returned to Portland for the second time and gave a non-stop performance equal to the explosion of a nuclear war head. The Untouchable Krew and Romeo were a very enter taining combination for show openers and, though I enjoyed both acts, I think I would have loved them had the sound been better. (It was terrible.) When it was time for Roger and Zapp, the sound wasn't too much better, but "Lord have mercy", this was a show! The excitement and com bination of their impeccably choreographed instrumentation, lights, steps, singing — and, that's right folks, they rapped, too. I danced in the aisles, W ord o f the Week: benevolent — kind, charitable, or generous Color o f the Week: Crim son Red RULE N0.3: THETOPTEN SINGLES This Day and Some Bright Tom orrow " I W ant Her 6 Mysterious 2 Secret Lover 9 3 W hat's Too Much I Wish You Belonged To Me Available Spring 1988 4 Touch And Go CIRCLE FORUM P.O. Box 176 Portland, OR 97207 5 She's Fly 6 Skeletons 7 I W ant To Be Your Man Stephanie Mills With Special Guest Romel and Portland's Own Street Corner Singers H Contemporary music at best in Broadway Soul, R.B., Pop, Class Act fo r class V fo lks i J Saturday, Jan. 16th 8 PM P ortland C ivic Auditorium T ic k e ts 1 6 .5 0 . 1 7 .5 0 Available at P C P A B ox O ffic e , 1 1 1 1 S.W . B roadw ay G I J o e s & Jean M achine, C re d it C ards House ol Sounds Í. av» it 1«. ¡VXT A.;.» '¿S,/ F -*' .. V /A’. kf. •n ; Some Kind Of Lover Courtesy of ONE % - \ . , STOP RECORD SHOP <• • HOW YOU CAN G O T O VO-TECH SCHOOL WITH MORE THAH JUST EHTHUSIASM. When putting up any kind of antenna (CB, radio, TV), always look up for overhead power lines. And please make sure that the distance between your antenna and any power line is at least l ‘/2 times the total height of your antenna. If Vocational-Technical school is in your future, you ought to check out the G.I. Bill Plus the Army College Fund. Because w ith it, you can earn money to help pay for your education. Up to $25,200, if you qualify and enlist. Here’s how... First you contribute to your edu cation—$100 per m onth for the first full 12 months of your enlistment. Then the government contributes up to $9,600.T h at’s the G.I Bill. W ith the Army College Fund, you can add up to $14,400 more! Adding up to as much as $25,200, bv the end of your four years, toward addi tional technical training at an accredited Vo-Tech school. O f course, exactly how much hey l / irgc T Î1 NW FIRST 10 . ‘f,. • ...’1 1 by J .M . Gates, M BA Ï Look up and live. il X forgot my composure and tried to get down with the rest of the audience in the club. Not only was this a show, this was a party, and I was partying. All of this took place before Roger even graced the stage. While our attention was focused on the stage, Roger made his entrance through the audience up to the stage and gave the audience more than their money's worth. Roger played everything from his machine-gun-shaped guitar, bass, a keyboard, to harmonica — and the rest of the band (Zapp) showed their versatility in vocals and instrumentation throughout the show. Roger was everywhere during the performance, did all of his hits too numer ous to name, including his new one, "I Wanna Be Your Man' . That brought the house down. Roger's show cost $15 and was worth $50; and, though he has videos out along with albums, I'd venture to say, if you haven t seen Roger live, you haven't seen nothing! What a character! What a show1 I interviewed Roger after the show on camera. So, ladies and gents. The Entertainment Seen comes to television on a cable channel near you sometime soon. So look for it! A special thanks to Aaron Walker for making this so, and Larry at The Starry Night for ending 87 on a high note. W ith essays on polka dot themes & ladder themes. Safe.v rules to live by. SEEN 'r.*: M 3 -W 1 » NIGHTLY ENTERTAINMENT you earn will depend upon how long you serve and which specialty you qualify and enlist for. T h at’s not bad. Money for Yb- Tech school after you serve, as well as the Army’s high-tech training while you serve. And when you enlist, you’ll get more out of the deal than just money! You’ll learn self-reliance, discipline and be in the best physical shape of your life. You’ll also get the chance to travel and meet new people. If you’d like to learn more about the G.I. Bill Plus the Army College Fund,visit your local Army Recruiter or call toll free, 1-800-USA-ARMY. J '? i Çi? T ARMY. BEALLYOUCAHBE. Tuesday. Jan. 12th Thursday, Jan. 7th TERRY ROBB LIPPTO LIPP Wednesday, Jan 13th Friday. Jan 8th REX AND THE rokits d a d a w / linn Saturday, Jan. 9th d an REED NETWORK NERO'S ROME L Sunday. Jan. 10th CRAZY 8'S Monday, Jan. 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