luly 2. 2008 Page AIO Food B ank Blues continued from Front Gate donations benefit O regon Food B ank's mission toelim inate hunger and its root causes because no one should be hungry. This is all the more important this year as food, fuel and healthcare costs clim b, foreclosures and layoffs in c re a s e and w o rld fo o d su p p ly dwindles. A Four-day Festival Grounds Pass, a special Blues Buddy Pass and an exclu­ sive Blues Benefactor Pass are available online at waterfrontbluesfest.com through a new ticket service created by Patrick Lamb. The four-day festival will feature more than 120 performances on four stages. On Thursday, July 3, the festival kicks off with aTribute to Memphis Soul, featur­ ing soul icon Isaac Hayes, presented by Chinook Winds Casino Resort. The tribute will get a local treatment with Portland Soul All-Stars, featuring Linda Hornbuckle, LaRhonda Steele and Sean Holmes backed by an all-star band. They will put their spin on classics by Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Booker T and the MGs, Albert King and other legends of the Stax/Volt record label. Portland's young soul diva Liv Warfield and “Boogie Cat" Norman Sylvester will open the tribute on the Miller Stage. The Credit Union Blues Stage will fea­ ture searing riffs from up-and-coming blues guitar slingers: virtuoso Joe Bonamassa, H ouston's Carolyn W onderland and Salem's Ty Curtis. The stellar line-up includes a Battle ot the Bones on the A&E Front Porch Stage with the two funkiest trombonists on the planet: the legendary Fred Wesley & Groovesect and the young virtuoso Troy “Trombone Shorty" Andrews & New Or­ leans Avenue. The Front Porch will open with Blues from the Edge, featuring semi-acoustic Isaac Hayes will kick o ff a Tribute to Memphis Soul on Thursday, July 3, the opening day o f the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival. Admission o f $10 plus 2 cans o f food will benefit the Oregon Food Bank. acts that push the genre's envelope: Joe McMurrian Quartet, Memphis' rootsy Arbuckle & Moore, and Salem's Mark Lemhouse. On Friday, July 4, boogie-blues-rock pioneers Canned Heat and the Los Ange­ les-based all-star group The Mannish Boys - with special guests Kid Ramos, Kirk Fletcher and Finis Tasby, are major attractions. The stellar line-up includes aTribute to Freddie King, featuring Phillip Walker, Sherman Robertson and Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones; the punkified blues of The Legend­ ary Shack Shakers; and more. The Waterfront Blues Foundation pre­ sents Trampled Under Foot, the winner of this year’s International Blues Challenge, on the A&E Front Porch Stage. Bill Rhoades’ annual Harmonica Blow-off will close the stage and the night ends with spectacular fireworks. Gn Saturday, July 5, Chicago harmonica ace Charlie Musselwhite, guitarist Elvin Bishop and New Orleans guitarist Eric Lindell will headline the slate. Performances include the amazing, young British blues- rockers Back DoorSlam, LouisianaCreole blues-rocker Classie Ballou, Mississippi roots-rocker Paul Thom, Gulf Coast Guitar Summit with Phillip Walker, Sherman Robertson and Andrew "Jr. Boy” Jones and more. On the A&E Front Porch Stage, enjoy a full-day, lively Zydeco Swamp Romp, showcasing Rosie Ledet, the "Zydeco Sw eetheart” ; Chris Ardoin and Nu Step Zydeco; Cedryl Ballou and the Zydeco 1 O b s e r v e r A .u f © Texas soul and folk singer Ruther Foster will highlight a lineup o f world-class musicians performing at the Waterfront Blues Festival this weekend. Trendsetters; Diki Du and the Zydeco Krewe; and dance dem onstrations with Roland and Janine Jem erson. On Sunday, July 6, soulful songstress Phoebe Snow will headline an after­ noon of W omen in Blues. D on’t miss Texas soul and folk singer Ruthie Fos­ ter; m ultiple W. C. Handy A w ard-w in­ ning guitarist, songw riter and vocalist Rory Block; an old-tim e gospel hour w ith L inda H ornbuckle and Janice Scroggins; the all-star line-up of N orth­ west W omen in Rhythm and Blues; and a special Swinging to the Blues dance on the A&E Front Porch Stage, featur­ ing San F rancisco's Lavay Smith and R e v ie w News and reviews on new motor vehicles 2009Toyota Corolla 4-DoorXLESedan Toyota Icon Evolution Not Revolution by K athleen C arr Now in its 10th generation, the Toyota Corolla has become an icon on American roads, a symbol of simplicity and practi­ cality. While other compact sedans have sought to recreate themselves, the new Corolla treads in the footsteps of its pre­ decessors. Redesigned inside and out. the 2009 Toyota Corolla is an economically priced 4-door sedan which comes in five trims, the Base.LE, XLE.Sand XRS. The Corolla surpasses all o f its competitors in reliabil­ ity and attractive styling. For this reason, Corolla could be considered the ideal to and from work vehicle. With a 1.8 liter I32hp4-cylinderengine standard, the Base, LE and XLE variants please the fuel economy buffs with 27mpg city and 35 mpg highway. The remaining two trims offer an optional 2.4L 158hp 4- cylinder engine that gives 22mpg city and 30mpg highway. A four-speed automatic and 5-speed manual are the two transmis­ sion choices. We found the lesser Corolla models to be perfectly acceptable if not outstand­ ing. Their performance is adequate with the five-speed manual, less so with the automatic. Their brakes are strong and fade-free, their ride is good and their han­ dling better than previous Corollas but not up to some of the best of the compe­ tition. We would prefer more feel than is trans­ mitted through the electric power steer­ ing, and a higher level of interior materials. The top-of-the-line XRS has much more in the way of sporty looks, handling dynam­ ics and get-up-and-go performance. With larger tires and wheels, structural enhance­ ments and more tightly-tuned steering, it gets around corners more smartly without much sacrifice in ride and will accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in just less than nine seconds. It's sprightly, but not as quick as some of the higher-performing small cars. Take a brief glance at the old Corolla and the new Corolla and you'll have a hard time telling them apart. A longer compari­ son makes the differences clear — the new Corolla has an emphasized wedge motif with stronger, straighter creases and new headlights, taillights and grille. But the basic shape stays the same - if you'll forgive the totally worn out car review cliche, it's evolution, not revolution. 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While Corolla maintains the same headroom, legroom and should room as the previous models, it feels larger, thanks to a careful redesign to enhance comfort, utility and storage. The instrum ent panel is very user friendly and easily readable. A newly developed highly efficient air-condi­ tioning system brings cooling perfor­ mance to im proved levels. A pollen- rem oval filter is part of the new air- conditioning system. A variety of useable, easy-to-reach stor­ age spaces add convenience and usabil­ ity to the 2009 Corolla's interior. These include center console side pockets, a storage box above the usual glove box, front and rear door pockets and more. The 2009 Toyota Corolla promises to continue the heritage of outstanding reli­ ability, unsurpassed safety, and attrac­ tive styling which has become the trade­ mark of a great economy sedan. When it comes to car styling, American buyers are a conservative lot. You don't buy a Corolla to impress your neighbors. 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