Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, August 15, 2007, Page 19, Image 19

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    August 15, 2007
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Pearl Jam Cybercast Censored
K eb’ M o’ and Robert
Cray Share Stage
For summer concert series
What does five Grammys plus
three Grammys equal? One heck of
a good concert. Keb- M o’ and Rob­
ert Cray— two contemporary blues
masters with eight Grammys be­
tween them — perform Saturday,
Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Oregon Zoo,
as part of the Wells Fargo Summer
Concert Series presented by Fred
Meyer.
“The chance to see both of these
incredible performers on one stage
is too much to pass up," says Krista
Swan, even, coordinator. "They've
both accomplished so much indi­
vidually that seeing them together
should be a real treat.”
Keb’ M o’ got his start in the
backing band of violinist Papa John
C reach (H ot T una, Je ffe rso n
Starship) afterCreach had heard his
Compton band jamming in a prac­
tice space.
Robert Cray, the five- Grammy
winner kick-started his career in
Eugene in the 1970s, when he
formed the Crayhawks with vocal­
ist Curtis Salgado.
Tickets can be purchased at the
Oregon Zoo for $22 each. Tickets
can also be purchased with service
charge at all Tickets West ticket
outlets or by calling TicketsWest at
503-224-8499.
Pearl Jam s Eddie Vedder
A live cybercast concert by rock Bush, leave this world alone” and
band Pearl Jam was censored "George Bush, find yourself an­
ommitting lyrics criticizing U.S. other home." were sung to Pink
President George Bush.
Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall"
"Those lyrics in no way, shape into which Pearl Jam segued while
or form, are something that should performing “Daughter."
have been edited," AT&T spokes­
“This, of course, troubles us as
man Michael Coe said Thursday, artists but also as citizens con­
blaming a company hired to handle cerned with the issue of censorship
the cybercast on AT &T’s “Blue and the increasingly consolidated
control of the media," the band said
Room” Website.
The censored lyrics, "George in a posting on its Web site.
Presented by:
ROBERTA FLACK
September 7 & 8, 8pm • Tickets $25-240
For tickets, call 1-888-MAIN ACT, TicketsWest at 1-800-992 TIXX
or buy online at www.chinookwindscasino.com
Five-time Grammy winner Robert Cray performs at the
Oregon Zoo on Saturday, Aug. 25, as part of the Wells
Fargo Summer Concert Series.
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