Once again Marshall Lawrence a.k.a. Doctor of the Blues appears at LB’s Pub tomorrow as the featured artist at the Songwriters Acoustic Showcase.
An interpreter of acid blues or gutbucket Delta blues, Lawrence performs acoustic slide and finger-style blues and roots with his dobro guitar.
Co-host Kenny Skoreyko remembers meeting him right around the time the first Beaumont Blues Festival kicked off. “I walked into a tent and there he was. He had a big grin and a growl in his voice like the Delta blues boys. Pretty good for a white guy,” laughs Skoreyko.
It’s his raw edge that has vaulted tunes such as The Morning After and Blues Intervention into the Top 10 of Canada’s Roots Music Report. And it’s songs like Viagra Blues that bring out his humorous streak.
Skoreyko, Gord Matthews and Glen Yorga, a hired gun that does backup for Johnny Tornado, fill in as the house band. The showcase starts at 8:30 p.m. No cover.
Beerprov, the newest improv group in the area, is joining a three-hour entertainment line-up at the Walkabout Pub this coming Friday at 8 p.m. Half the money generated from this fundraiser will go to Amnesty International Canada.
St. Albert’s Sean Bedard, Marc Laviolette and Josh Languedoc along with Edmonton’s Andressa Riveros hit the stage running with a series of improv party games guaranteed to break out the laughs.
Other entertainers in this fundraising variety night are Alexei and Solomia, Joel French, United 1 Dance Crew and Basic Spice.
“It’s going to be neat to do something for this group. There’ll be lots of bands and it’s a good chance for us to pull off some silliness,” says Languedoc.
Tickets are $10. Call 780-264-3068 or email [email protected]
Do you have an opinion? Put it on video and have your voice heard at the Kaleidoscope Real World Video Challenge.
Kaleidoscope is an online video competition for youth 18 years of age and under. Organized by International Cooperation Across Canada, it is a forum for teens to reach their peers and different community leaders. The challenge is to create five-minute videos that explain why global citizenship is important and what makes good global citizens.
“This is an opportunity for youth who care about our world to share their ideas on a national stage,” says Rose Yewchuk, Kaleidoscope national co-ordinator.
The contest is open until Thursday, March 31. First place winners in all categories will receive video cameras or $500 cash and a free trip to Ottawa in September to show their work at the Kaleidoscope National Gala and Youth Conference.
The contest website is at www.videochallenge.ca. For more information call Rose at 780-988-0200 or email [email protected].
