Edmonton, AB (March 13, 2010): Acoustic blues singer/songwriter Marshall Lawrence, will perform at the Caribou Carnival, at Yellowknife, NT.
Marshall Lawrence, who is known as the Doctor of the Blues, was a long-time electric blues performer who’s made a smooth transition to delta country-blues, a sound which reflects traditional Delta blues artists such as Charlie Patton, Mississippi John Hurt, Eddie James “Son” House Jr., Robert Johnson and – Lawrence’s personal favourite – Tommy Johnson.
Marshall Lawrence has the distinction of being a “Maple Blues Award Nominee” and a “Canadian Independent Music Award Nominee”. Recently Marshall was interviewed for the most recent issue of “Beatroute Magazine”; had his latest CD “The Morning After” ranked as #8, for 2009, on The Sunday Night Blues Project blog; received kudos from the Blues Underground Network and will featured in Canadian Musician Magazine (Mar ‘10) Showcase Section. This spring we can also expect to his newest CD, “Blues Intervention”, to be released.
Marshall and his “family” of guitars: steel body National (Rosie), dobro (Ester) and six string (Morgan) acoustic guitar, will be performing at this year’s Caribou Carnival, at the following venues and times:
- Caribou Capers (Thursday March 18t at the Ed Jeske Arena
- Le Frolic Bistro & Music NWT (Friday March 19 - 9.30 PM) A Blues Guitar Summit…with special guest guitarists Vince Gauthier, James Boraski, Rick Poltaruk, Willy Engel & more
- At the site, during the day (Saturday March 20)
- Featured in the evening at A Top Knight Of Cariblues sponsored by The Top Knight, Music NWT
For information about Caribou Carnival go to the website or phone (867)873-9698
To hear the latest news, about Marshall Lawrence, go to his new Doctor’s Prescription blog or visit www.doctorblues.com.
Tags: acoustic blues, Caribou Carnival, Marshall Lawrence, Yellowknife
Acoustic Blues With Marshall Lawrence
March 26, 2010 9:00 p.m. - 1 a.m.
The Bends Pub
14743 - 40 Ave Edmonton, AB
Ph: (780)430-7171
This post courtesy of The Ya’Gotta Network
Tags: acoustic blues, edmonton, live music, Marshall Lawrence, the bends pub
Has anyone tried to use the evening and Sunday bus service for
Hollyrood, Strathern districts, in Edmonton. The service is awful!
It’s not bad if you can walk several blocks from either the 1, 4 or 8.
There is also the 86 but that’s only a once an hour schedule, that
runs evenings and late night (M-Sa) and Sunday daytime. For some
reason late night ends before 11:00 p.m.
The regular routes 112 & 106 don’t run at night, nor on Sundays!
Being a fairly good walker, with 6′2″ stature, the safety issue
doesn’t bother me. There are lots of seniors and young ladies in the
area and I don’t think it’s safe for them.
I own a car, but ride the bus to work (good service) but on occasion,
choose to take the some non-existent bus.
If you live in these area and are confined to bus…good luck!
I’ve got a new Facebook group set-up called Edmonton Hollyrood &
Strathern Need Better Night/Evening ETS Service it’s at
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=321834864071
Tags: bus, edmonton, ets, public transit, service
By Jamie Bell, CTVOlympics.ca Posted Sunday, February 28, 2010 6:05 PM ET
Canada is once again on top of the hockey world as they have defeated the United States 3-2 in overtime in the gold medal game at the Olympic hockey tournament.
Sidney Crosby was the overtime hero as he beat Ryan Miller mid-way through the extra-frame.
While Roberto Luongo was criticized prior to the tournament for his lack of big game experience, he has likely silenced those doubters as he made 34 saves in the victory.
Jonathan Toews and Corey Perry also scored for Canada, while Ryan Kesler and Zach Parise responded for the United States.
The win secures Canada’s 14th gold medal at the Games, setting an all-time Olympic record.
Along with the gold medal, Canada was also able to regain bragging rights on continental supremacy after the Americans beat them 5-3 earlier in the tournament.
It was a particularly stinging defeat for Miller who was heroic for the Americans throughout. He was named the tournaments most valuable player, along with the best goaltender. Miller also made the final tournament All-Star team alongside teammates Brian Rafalski, Zach Parise, Canada’ Toews and Shea Weber and Slovakia’s Pavol Demitra.
It is a jam packed house at Canada Hockey Place that was littered with Canadian-born celebrities like Neil Young, Michael J. Fox, Bryan Adams, William Shatner and Prime Minister Stephen Harper sporting his Canada jersey.
They were treated to a fast-paced and hard-hitting encounter between a pair of rivals who know each other very well.
Canada drew first blood as Mike Richards separated Erik Johnson from the puck with a strong forechecking effort. Ryan Miller kicked out Richards shot but Jonathan Toews was there to bury the rebound for his first of the tournament to send a packed house at Canada Hockey Place into a frenzy.
The bad blood nearly boiled over at the end of the period as Jack Johnson drilled Perry into the boards after the final buzzer. Ryan Getzlaf did not like that one bit as he went back at Johnson. The referees had to break up a skirmish as both teams headed to the dressing room with Canada holding a one-goal advantage.
Perry got his revenge on the scoreboard, adding to Canada’s lead in the second period. After killing off a penalty to Eric Staal, Canada went on the attack as Getzlaf lofted a backhander at the American net. Miller kicked out a rebound directly into the path of Perry who hammered home his fourth goal of the tournament, giving Canada a two-goal advantage.
That would be short-lived as the Americans were able to respond late in the period thanks to the quick hands of Kesler in front as he tipped Patrick Kane’s shot past his Vancouver Canucks’ teammate Luongo to pull the United States within a goal.
With all the momentum behind them, the Americans buzzed around Luongo’s net with Ryan Suter coming close to equalizing with a backhanded effort that just trickled wide.
Canada came out flying in the final frame, nearly adding to their lead with less than a minute in as both Shea Weber and Chris Pronger’s drives beat Miller but found iron instead of glory.
The Canadians continued to heap on the offensive pressure as Dany Heatley had a great chance to give Canada a two-goal lead, but was denied twice by Miller at the side of the net.
Crosby had a great opportunity to salt this one away with just over three minutes remaining as he was sprung on a break. Miller was equal to the task once again to keep his team in this one.
With just over a minute remaining, American head coach Ron Wilson called a time-out to rally his troops and pull Miller from the net.
The gambit paid off as Parise was able to beat Luongo to silence the crowd and send this epic encounter to overtime.
Canada had the better chances in overtime, but once again Miller continued his stellar play, robbing Jarome Iginla and Rick Nash on great scoring opportunities.
But Miller’s luck ran out as Crosby was able to shovel home his fourth of the tournament to secure the victory and give the country the golden moment they had been waiting for.
Tags: 2010 Winter Olympic Games, canada, gold medal winners, vancouver
By: Colin Smith
When I read earlier this week that the area around the Pyramids had been cleared of peddlers, my immediate thought was, “That’s great!” Hawkers who won’t take no for an answer are perhaps the biggest bane of tourists to Egypt — disputatious taxi drivers being another. Visiting in June, I found the Giza Plateau, site of the Pyramids and the Sphinx, to be the worst place in the country for hawkers.
The area teems with men in turbans and galabayas attempting to sell visitors statuettes, “papyrus” paintings, camel rides or seeking to pose for photos — for cash, of course. It’s difficult to keep in mind that 40 centuries of history are looking down on you from the Pyramids — as Napoleon once exhorted his troops there to do — when the representatives of contemporary Egypt are so much in your face. At least it was for me.
The situation at the Pharaonic sites farther south, Abu Simbel, Philae, Kom Ombo, the Luxor and Karnak temples and the Valley of the Kings, is much more controlled. Each site has a sort of mini-bazaar whose merchants favour a persistent hard sell, but no hucksters right around the temples. Although in Aswan and Luxor the carriage drivers and felucca crew seeking hires were tiresome.
Now similar controls are likely to be put in place at Giza as part of a $26 million modernization project and security upgrade that will include 20-kilometres of chain-link fencing with cameras, alarms and motion detectors, as well as a visitors’ centre, cafeteria and bookstore.
It seems the peddlers may not actually be gone yet, having been forced out by police specifically on the day the press were invited in for the project announcement. However a different perspective on the coming restriction is given by the comment made by a camel-ride seller, now outside the site to an AP reporter: “I’ve been working here for 25 years,” he said. “Now I don’t know if I will be here tomorrow. I have five children, a wife. What will happen to us?”
Maybe this development is not that great for everybody, after all. It’s easy to lose sight of the fact that what is merely an annoyance to the visitor is a struggle to earn a livelihood for the Egyptian. Officials have said that the new restrictions will not be “sudden” or “unkind.” Hopefully not — other employment is not likely to be easy to come by for them, to say the least.
I’m also brought to the realization that with persistent hucksters being the worst hazard that most tourists are likely to encounter, and with all its historical and cultural riches, Egypt is indeed a good place in which to travel.
Earth Hour 2010
On March 27 at 8:30 p.m., hundreds of millions of people around the world will turn off their lights for an hour to demand action on climate change. But that’s just the beginning. Every hour, Canadians are taking small steps to lessen their impact on the environment. From hanging your clothes to dry to taking transit to work, those small steps add up to huge changes for the better.
For more information about Earth Hour 2010 click here.
Follow these steps to make the most of Earth Hour…
- Take a stand and pledge to turn off your lights on March 27 at 8:30 PM.
- Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.
- Spread the word. Last year 52% of adult Canadians participated. Let the other 48% in on the fun!
Tags: earth hour 2010, ya'gotta
Acoustic blues singer/songwriter Marshall Lawrence, will perform at the East Coulee Spring Festival, at Drumheller, Alberta, for the second year in a row.
Marshall Lawrence, who is known as the Doctor of the Blues, was a long-time electric blues performer who’s made a smooth transition to delta country-blues, a sound which reflects traditional Delta blues artists such as Charlie Patton, Mississippi John Hurt, Eddie James “Son” House Jr., Robert Johnson and – Lawrence’s personal favourite – Tommy Johnson.
Marshall Lawrence has the distinction of being a “Maple Blues Award Nominee” and a “Canadian Independent Music Award Nominee”. Recently Marshall was interviewed for the most recent issue of “Beatroute Magazine”; had his latest CD “The Morning After” ranked as #8, for 2009, on The Sunday Night Blues Project blog; received kudos from the Blues Underground Network and will featured in Canadian Musician Magazine (Mar ‘10) Showcase Section. This spring we can also expect to his newest CD, “Blues Intervention”, to be released.
Marshall and his “family” of guitars: his steel body National (Rosie), dobro (Ester) and six string (Morgan) acoustic guitar, will be performing at the spring, musical treasure, held in the Alberta badlands, near Drumheller. It’s a fundraising, day-long live music event in support of the East Coulee School Museum. Lots of bands playing lots of eclectic music: folk, blues, drumming, country, indie, rock.
Also playing at this year’s East Coulee Spring Festival, will be: BandiCoots, Doer and the Doddler, Fire Coulee Bandits, Fools Tongue, Jenn Beaupre, John Rutherford, Ken Flaherty, Madison Daly, Nathan M. Godfrey, Netty Mac, Sadlier-Brown Band, Those Handsome Boys from CKUA, Tim Hus & the Rocky Mountain Two, Wayfaring Fiddlers, Willow Creek and Yelping Coyote.
The East Coulee Spring Festival will be held Saturday April 10, 2010 and has run annually since 1994 It’s is musical bargain with 12 hours of music, on three stages for the amazing cost of Adults $25 (advanced) $30 (door); Youth (12 -17) $10 (advanced) $15 (door). It’s a family event so kids with adults get in for free.
For information about ECSF go to: www.ecsmuseum.ca/spring_fest_2010.html or phone 403-822-3970. To hear the latest news, about Marshall Lawrence, go to his new Doctor’s Prescription blog or visit www.doctorblues.com.
Tags: acoustic blues, cd, drumheller, east coulee spring festival, Marshall Lawrence, performances, the morning after
Marshall Lawrence Playing
Marshall Lawrence
the (blues) doctor is in
By Lindsay Wilson
Edmonton blues artist Marshall Lawrence, also known as “Doctor of the Blues,” is on the brink of releasing his third CD, Blues Intervention, this spring.
Lawrence’s style can best be described as Delta country-blues, a sound which reflects traditional Delta blues artists such as Charlie Patton, Mississippi John Hurt, Eddie James “Son” House Jr., Robert Johnson and – Lawrence’s personal favourite – Tommy Johnson, through slide and acoustic guitar.
Although Lawrence spent the first thirty years of his musical career playing electrified Chicago blues, he made the decision five years ago to learn Delta-style blues and chose to continue playing in this tradition. “I’m still learning, still listening and still trying to get better while respecting the music,” says Lawrence, who is anxiously awaiting the final production of Blues Intervention, which is currently being mastered.
An avid member of the Edmonton blues community, Lawrence hosts a weekly acoustic open mic at the Crown Pub, located at 10709-109 St in Northwest Edmonton, as his personal contribution to fostering the music community in the city.
“We’re a tightly-knit community with lots of electric blues and fewer acoustic blues artists,” says Lawrence of the Edmonton music circle.
Lawrence’s first CD, Where’s the Party? (2003), is a collection of covers from the Chicago blues sound, while The Morning After (2008) better reflects Lawrence’s current Delta country-blues style of playing.
Russell Jackson (stand-up bass) and Sherman “The Tank” Doucette (harmonica) are the other players on the ten original and three cover songs on Blues Intervention, and both also played on Lawrence’s second album.
The Morning After earned Lawrence a Maple Blues Award nomination and a nomination for a Canadian Independent Music Award, and also charted on the Roots Music Report and the Roots and Blues Music Report.
The Doctor of Blues (who actually holds a PhD in Psychology) is looking forward to wherever this next blues bus will take him.
Blues Intervention will be available for purchase this spring – for more information, visit .www.doctorblues.com
Editor’s Note: Now you can follow news about Marshall Lawrence on his new Doctor’s Prescription Blog
Art Gallery of Alberta - Outside View ©Lemermeyer
The Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA), in downtown Edmonton, opened to the public on January 31, 2010! The remodeled 85,000 square foot gallery, designed by Los Angeles architect Randall Stout, features three floors of exhibition space that will showcase historical and contemporary Canadian and international art. The opening marks a major milestone in the AGA’s New Vision project and fulfills its goal of creating an art gallery of national significance for the Province of Alberta.
Celebrating its prominent location on Sir Winston Churchill Square in the heart of the Arts District in downtown Edmonton, the design of new AGA extends the Gallery into the community, welcoming visitors to experience art first hand. The design takes inspiration from the city of Edmonton’s unique northern environment and urban grid. Angular windows are juxtaposed against a winding 190-metre steel ribbon that references the forms of the North Saskatchewan River and Aurora Borealis. The movement of this continuous stainless steel structure through the Gallery’s interior and exterior reinvents the museum’s public spaces, continually connecting visitors with their downtown surroundings.
The building is crafted from three key materials: patinaed zinc, high performance glazing, and stainless steel. These materials reflect Edmonton’s dramatic weather pattern and the extreme contrast of the long days of summer and the short days of winter, allowing the building to transform in response to its natural surroundings.
Art Gallery of Alberta - Inside View ©Lemermeyer
The new AGA also includes an expanded education facility, the Singhmar Education Centre for Art Education, as well as upgraded art-handling facilities and celebratory public event spaces. Highlights include a fully outfitted theatre; a museum store, Shop AGA; a ‘floating’ room, the Borealis Lounge; a relaxed fine dining establishment, Zinc; as well as the L1 Espresso Bar and 3rd floor Terrace Café. The AGA is directly accessible from Edmonton’s underground light rail transportation system (LRT) entrance.
Inaugural exhibitions feature significant works by artists from Alberta, Canada and beyond, including masters Edgar Degas and Francisco Goya, celebrated Canadian photographers Yousuf Karsh and Edward Burtynsky and internationally renowned Canadian artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller. The new AGA also includes The BMO World of Creativity, an interactive children’s gallery that will focus on the theme of architecture for the opening year with the exhibition Play on Architecture! Two outdoor spaces have been added to the Gallery, which will feature sculpture by Alberta artists Ken Macklin and Peter Hide. A wide-range of public programs, including family activities, late night events, lectures, films and more, will animate exhibitions at the new AGA.
Tags: Art, art gallery of alberta, edmonton, international, paitnings, scultures, ya'gotta
What better place to marvel at the stars and ponder Galileo’s theories than at Canada’s only park that straddle two provinces (Alta. and Sask.) – Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. Not only is Cypress Hills famous for its “Dark-Sky Preserve”.
Cypress Hills was granted this designation due to its variety of programs that profile night skies, including astronomy, night hikes, and nocturnal wildlife ‘watching’ – plus it has far less light pollution than most parks. The Park’s interpretive staff has also taken numerous steps to reduce night pollution, by using reflectors on top of street lights, low wattage light bulbs and offering sessions to visitors about the affects of light pollution – disrupted sleep patterns, even cancer. Plenty of “loaner” telescopes will be set up throughout the summer for constellation tours, and you can often see the Northern Lights from Cypress Hills.
Continue reading about the Cypress Hills Dark Sky Preserve.
Tags: alberta, astomomy, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Dark-Sky Preserve, saskatchewan, south, ya'gotta