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Portland Observer
ENTERTAINMENT
Motown’s Saga
Continues
and we make sure we have fun.
Q. You’re not Boy’s any more,
does it bother you to have the title
’’Boys’’.
A. No, w e’ll keep our original
name because the audience seem to like
it.
Q. Do you get a chance to avail
yourself in other activities out side the
music world.
A. When we can we play basket
ball, sometimes we will give you a few
lessons (smiles).
The Boys aren’t Boy’s any more
(smile). So stay tuned and don’t forget
to pick up the album. It’s the best.
Motown produces many great art
ist and the Boy’s are one of the greatest.
I’d like to thank John Upcndalh for this
interview opportunity.
The Boys Motown’s young and
talented vocalists continue to smash the
Pop Charts with their latest ‘The Saga
Continues". It’s an out standing album
and all that’s needed is to just listen, it’s
unbelievable.
The Boy’s are not boys anymore
they are talented young men experienc
ing the time of their life.
Mary Jo Moore Director of Public
ity gave me the opportunity to talk to
them. This is what they had to say.
Q. Whatare your long range goals.
A. To do the besfwe can with the
talent given us.
Q. Was it hard putting this album
together.
A. Actually no, because we're a
team and we approach each project
with enthusiasm, sincerity and pride
ood dungs come to those who wait, it’s an old saying, and it’s never been
more true than for fans of A1 Jarreau. They’ve been waiting, patiently
or otherwise, over three years for the legendary vocalist and songwriter’s
follow-up to his 1988 gold album, Heart’s Horizon. Now, with the
release of Heaven And Earth, Jarreau’s twelfth Reprise Records offering, good
things have arrived.
Produced by the renowned Narada Michael Walden, Heaven and Earth finds
A1 Jarreau on the cutting edge of today’s urban contemporary stylings, yet still
anchored in his own musical integrity.
“Narada has a great handle on the kind of music 1 felt was important for me to
pull out of myself at this point in my career, and that’s the R&B side,” offers Jarreau.
“I’ve never leaned on my R&B side as hard as I have for this album.’
Along with some fresh new elements, the album also features the unique hybrid
of pop and jazz that Jarreau fans have come to expect and appreciate, creating a
sound that will be both instantly recognizable and completely surprising to his
millions of fans worldwide.
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The vibrant blues of the JIM MESI
BAND are featured at the “Music by
Blue Lake” summer concert series on
Thursday, July 2, at Blue Lake park.
This ace band is the winner of the 1990
Muddy Award for “Best New Band”
from the Cascade Blues Association.
The two-hour concert begins at 6:30
p.m.
The Jim Mesi Band covers the full
realm of blues, from Swing to Chicago,
with scores ranging from pin-drop soft
to hard driving in-your-face rhythm.
Cover tunes, not to mention originals
works, carry their distinct style. Jim
Mesi’s mastery with the guitar is leg
endary, as is his work with Paul deLay.
He is joined by Steve Bradley, a long
time Portland celebrity, also a respected
guitar whiz and prolific writer. Round
ing out the •'and are Mike Moothart,
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The eighth-annual “Music by Blue
Lake” scries I sponsored by Mult
nomah County Parks Division, Pacific
First Bank, and Willamette Week. All
performances are held rain or shine.
Food and beverages are available at
the park. Admission is $5 per car after
5:00 p.m.
Blue Lake Park is an easy 20
minute drive from downtown Port
land. The park is located between Ma
rine Drive and Sandy Boulevard at NE
223rd avenue. Take 1-84 east to 181st
Avenue (Gresham/Fairview Exit 13).
Go north to Sandy Boulevard, and
follow signs to Blue Lake Park.
For more information call Mult
nomah County Parks Division at 248-
5050. Sorry, pets are not permitted in
the Park.
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ing pop album of sweet and sour songs”
by Rolling Stone magazine and fea
tures guest appearances from R.E.M. ’s
Peter Buck and Johnctte Napolitano of
Concrete Blonde.
Cracker-Wcdnesday, July 15th,
3PM - Cracker is the new band formed
by ex-Camper Van Beethoven guitar
ist and vocalist David Lowery. Their
self-titled Virgin Records debut album
features the rave-up single “Teen
Angst,” a song the band describes as
being “Like a truck with no brakes
going down a hill, except that it has
four people trying to steer it.” Cracker
also features, Johnny Hickman (guitar,
vocals), Davey Faragher (bass and vo
cals) and Joey Peters (drums).
Wire Train - Sunday, July 5th,
4PM - Wire Train got together nearly
ten years ago in San Francisco and
scored an almost immediate college
radio hit with the release of their “In A
Chamber” album, featuring the single
“Chamber Of Hellos.” After a couple
of minor personnel changes, the band
settled on it’s current line-up (Kevin
Hunter, vocals; Anders Rundblad, bass;
Brian MacLeod, drums; Jeffrey Trott,
guitar) which has been together for five
years. This year saw the release of a
new album “No Soul, No Strain,” the
band’s fifth overall and second for
MCA Records. Wire Train will be
meeting with fans and signing auto
graphs at their in-store appearance at
Music Millennium and may also play a
few songs.
(Allln-StoresTaking Place at Music
Millennium's Eastside Location) 32nd
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Poi dog Pondering - Thursday, July
2nd, 2PM - Poi Dog Pondering formed
in 1985 in Hawaii as an acoustic street
band. Their next two years together
were spent traveling around North
America by station wagon, singing for
food and gas money on street comers
and in coffee houses. In 1987 the band
finally settled in Austin, Texas, where
they released two E.P.’s on the local
Texas, Hotel label, in 1989 they were
signed toColumbia Records, whocom-
bined the two Independent S.P.’s into
one releasee, entitled simply “Poi Dog
Pondering.” They followed that with
releases in 1990 (“Wishing Like A
Mountain, And Thinking Like The
Sea”) and 1991 (“Volo Volo”). The
band, which over the years has con
tained a revolving hodge-podge of
members, has now settled into a stable
8-piece featuring Frank Orrall, John
Nelson and Darren Hass (guitars), Dave
Crawford (trumpet and Organ) and
Susan Voelz (violin).
Steve Wynn-Sunday, July 12th, 4
PM - Steve Wynn spent a number of
years fronting one of the most under
rated and under-appreciated bands of
the 80’s alternative scene, the Dream
syndicate. With nine releases to their
credit, the band finally dissolved in the
late 80’s and Wynn resurfaced on RNA
Records (a division of Rhino) with a
highly acclaimed solo album “Kero
sene Man.” His new release “Dazzling
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