Black Crowes shoot down 'USA' chants, boos in Tampa: 'Don't know what you have to be so proud of'

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Listen, they’re called the Black Crowes, not the Bald Eagles.The Black Crowes got caught in a political tit for tat at a concert in Tampa, Fla., over the weekend when frontman Chris Robinson didn’t hold back on fans who made a show of their patriotism.

On Sunday, the American rock band was feeling a little salty toward, well, America.During the Central Florida stop on their Southern Hospitality Tour, the band’s logo (which features a black crow dressed in an Uncle Sam getup with a marijuana flag on its hat), flashed across the screen.

Although the logo is meant to be subversive and ironic, Tampa fans took it as a cue and started to chant “USA! USA!” Robinson, who’s from the Deep South, made it clear that his Southern hospitality only goes so far.“Thanks for the geography lesson,” he quipped.

But the chanting continued.“I don’t know what you have to be so proud of right now,” he said.

At this point, Floridians were making a mass exodus from the venue, and Robinson continued to drive home his point as they made their way toward the exits.“Some of us have real faith, and for those of you f— booing us, some of us are not afraid,” Robinson said.

“And we most assuredly are not f— ignorant.”In video clips of a portion of the incident, some of the audience is heard cheering and clapping while others sit stone-faced in their seats, and many are seen getting up and leaving.After Robinson said his piece, the band continued the show, and played the opening chord to their 1991 megahit, “She Talks to Angels.” A representative for the Black Crowes did not immediately return The Times’ request for comment.On March 13, the group dropped its 10th studio album, “A Pound of Feathers,” and in February, the Atlanta band was nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for a second time.

During a press tour for “A Pound of Feathers,” Robinson was bu...