Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (July 25, 2012)
®*!* ^ortlani» (DhsrrUcr Page 14 luly 25. 2012 Arts V E I Ml 1 INMENT NTE 1 RTA Craft Beers Featured Event to Dunkels, Pales to Oregon Brewers Doppelbocks Pilsners and Scottish ales to Stouts, the Oregon Brewers Festival serves Festival opens up more than 20 beer styles from 82 craft breweries from around the Thursday country. The Oregon Brewers Festival, one There are 84 beers in the main of the nation’s longest running and tent - one per brewery plus two best loved craft beer festivals, cel gluten-free offerings - and another ebrates its 25th year, opening Thurs 40 plus varieties in the Buzz Tent. day, July 26 and continuing through This year, organizers have also Sunday, July 29 at Tom McCall Wa announced they will add a Sour terfront Park. Beer Tent to the festivities, bring With a laid back attitude and ing awareness of one of the latest scores of award-winning beers, the craft beer trends. festival provides an opportunity to The event also features four sample a variety of craft beer styles. days of live music, food booths, From B elgians to B row ns, craft vendors, industry promotions, home brewing displays and a root The 25th annual Oregon beer garden. Brewers Festival opens A dm ission to the festival Thursday, July 26 and contin grounds is free. Minors are wel ues through Sunday, July 29 at come when accompanied by a par Tom McCall Waterfront Park. ent. Musician Ends Self-Imposed Exile erate. His return is a welcome develop ment for those who recognize his deep contributions to modem mu sic — as Sam Cooke's guitarist, the writer of the Rolling Stones' first hit (AP) — Bobby Womack is seek and someone who scored many of his own during his solo career. ing a rare second act at age 68. Some worried Womack might not A gospel and soul singer, a songwriter and a guitar player with have the same vitality that made him few peers, Womack is largely a for one of the most inspiring and imi gotten figure today — but one who tated artists of his generation. And is getting a close re-examination. even Womack wondered sometimes. His new album, "The Bravest Man He admits to having seizures during in the Universe," was produced by his tour with Albarn's Gorillaz sev Damon Albam, and Womack has eral years ago and his health prob ambitious plans for a tour later this lems loomed large. "Yet as so often is the case with year— if his body and doctor coop Bobby Womack relaunches career at age 68 Bobby," said Mark Rowland, ex ecutive producer of the "Unsung" series, "he gets counted out over and over in different ways through out his career, and yet he keeps coming back." The "Unsung" episode that aired in January on TV One which fea tured Womack was among the most watched and commented upon in the series. Womack hopes for a little drama in the next chapter of his career and calls "Bravest Man"a fresh start. It's his first collection of original material in 18 years — since he quit the life to save his life. He gave up music because he was addicted to Upholstery Cleaning • Sofa/Loveseat • Pet Stains • Flood Restorations With health and drug problems behind him, musician Bobby Womack makes his return with a new album, “The Bravest Man in the Universe. ” 5 0 3 -7 0 5 -2 5 8 7 |2 Rooms + Hall "j $A Q 95 ■ rooms $10 | each with | ^coupon._____ _________ Expires 9/28/12, ¡Complete House "J Licensed • Bonded • Insured ! $Q Q 95! I Up to 122OOsq feet ^with coupon. 10 Years o f References Available With Free I Deoderlzer | Expires 9/28/12^ Carpet Cleaning Spot/Stain Removal • 24 Hour Flood Service Upholstery Cleaning • Area Rug Cleaning Dry Time 2-4 Hours • Free Estimates • Available Weekends drugs and alcohol. Drugs and mu sic. Music and drugs. The two were so intrinsically entwined, he felt the only way to really quit one was to give up the other. The way he sees it, he's carrying the torch for all those friends who fell victim to the lifestyle or were forgotten by time. "I've got to represent some of the greatest soul singers that ever walked in life. I still feel that they don't get their propers for what re ally happened," he said. "Since I've outlived 90 percent of those people, I said, 'Let me make a statement.'" "The Bravest Man in the Uni verse" is a broadside at soul tradi tionalists looking for a recreation of something W omack might have dropped in the 1960s or 70s at the height of his influence. Programmed beats and electronic sounds skitter behind Womack's voice and a smat tering of traditional instruments, in cluding piano and Womack's guitar.
