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Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, June 17 to 21

The Pack A.D. plays the Rickshaw bob hanham photo By Steve Newton MONDAY: the Dancing on the Edge Festival features more than 30 contemporary dance performances by Canadian artists, running until June 22 at various Vancouver venues. MONDAY TO FRIDAY: True Tribal: Contemporary Expressions of Ancestral Tattoo Practices explores 30-plus years of Indigenous tattooing from … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, June 17 to 21

Delta bluesman Big Jack Jackson says you can’t hardly tell the rap kids nuttin’

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JULY 24, 2003 By Steve Newton When I contact Big Jack Johnson—the veteran bluesman, not the youthful chart-topping surfer dude—at his home in Clarksdale, Mississippi, he’s just gotten back from Milan, Italy. To hear him tell it, the blues is definitely alive and well in Europe, and has been for a while. … Continue reading Delta bluesman Big Jack Jackson says you can’t hardly tell the rap kids nuttin’

2nd annual Burnaby Blues Fest suits yard apes and beer drinkers alike

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JULY 26, 2001 By Steve Newton As any local fan will tell you, the Vancouver area has needed a full-fledged blues festival for so long that it hurts. Harmonica ace and CFMI Sunday Blues radio-show host Stormin’ Norm Casler tried getting an annual all-day blues fest going at Granville Island a few … Continue reading 2nd annual Burnaby Blues Fest suits yard apes and beer drinkers alike

Ben Harper says he’d be a fool not to bounce stuff off wife Laura Dern

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SEPT. 23, 2009 By Steve Newton Ben Harper has always surrounded himself with primo players. His previous band, the Innocent Criminals, included such ace guitarists as Michael Ward and former Black Crowe Marc Ford. Now Harper’s formed Relentless7, with whom he recorded his latest album, White Lies for Dark Times. But unlike some … Continue reading Ben Harper says he’d be a fool not to bounce stuff off wife Laura Dern