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Biafra giving anti-Bush, spoken word WOW show

Former Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra toured with Rock Against Bush, which came through the McDonald Theatre in 2004. He contributed fiery, anti-Republican spoken word pieces.

Biafra returns to Eugene for a Tuesday performance at the WOW Hall promoting his three-disc new release, "The Grip of Official Treason treason, legal term for various acts of disloyalty. The English law, first clearly stated in the Statute of Treasons (1350), originally distinguished high treason from petit (or petty) treason. Petit treason was the murder of one's lawful superior, e.g. ," a spoken word album that contains live tracks from the Rock Against Bush tour. It's his eighth spoken word release.

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 wherever he finds them," a news release says.

Subjects include the Iraq war Iraq War: see under Persian Gulf Wars.
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On the album, he has updated his classic track about the Gulf War, "Die for Oil, Sucker sucker, common name for members of the family Catostomidae, freshwater fish related to the minnow and catfish families and like them possessing an intricate set of bones forming a highly sensitive hearing apparatus. Suckers range in size from 6 in. ," with a war-on-terror version.

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, links to information and photos and another black-and-white collage by Biafra.

Tickets are $12. The performance starts at 8 p.m. at 291 W. Eighth Ave.

Carrington to perform over-18 show at Hult

Rodney Carrington Rodney Carrington (October 19, 1968 in Longview, Texas) is an American stand-up comic and comic country musician- not to be confused with country star Rodney Atkins.

He was the star of the ABC television sitcom Rodney.
 of ABC's "Rodney" fame will take the Silva Concert Hall stage today.

Carrington embarked on a 15-year comedy after an open mike night while he was a college student.

He's gone on to sell more than 1.5 million copies of his comedy and music CDs and has a gold record for his "Greatest Hits" album.

Perhaps his most famous song is "A Letter to My Penis," which is more of a conversation than a letter.

Carrington gained some notoriety appearing on syndicated morning radio shows such as `Bob and Tom' and `John Boy and Billy.'

The Hult Center is at Willamette Street and Seventh Avenue. Tickets are $41.50, and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Due to some crude material, no one under 18 years old will be admitted.

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