Joel Plaskett

Joel Plaskett

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Joel Plaskett (ex-Thrush Hermit) and his band the Emergency hail from Halifax, Nova Scotia. They will be supporting their new album Down At...

Arkells, Zaki Ibrahim and Joel Plaskett Contribute to Polaris Music Prize Covers EP

PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2016

If you haven't picked up copies of any of this year's shortlist nominees for the Polaris Music Prize, it might be a good time to hit your l...

Joel Plaskett Shares New Song in Tribute to Gord Downie

PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2016

Following the news of Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie's brain cancer diagnosis last month, fans and artists alike have given Downie and...

Nowhere With You: The East Coast Anthems of Joel Plaskett, the Emergency and Thrush Hermit

By Josh O'Kane

PUBLISHED May 13, 2016

Forget what the real stats say: Nova Scotia's biggest export is its people. For centuries, underemployed Maritimers have headed west in sea...

Joel & Bill Plaskett

Wilmot United Church, Fredericton NB, January 23

PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2016

Playing with his father in Fredericton for the first time since his 2009 Three tour, Joel Plaskett was specifically asked by the Shivering...

Joel Plaskett's Music Career Explored in New Book

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2015

East Coast songwriter Joel Plaskett's long and illustrious career in the Canadian music biz is set to be examined in an upcoming biography....

Joel Plaskett to Open the New Scotland Yard Emporium in Dartmouth

PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2015

East Coast icon Joel Plaskett runs his own label called New Scotland Records, and now he's planning to expand his operations by teaming up...

Joel Plaskett

"Song For Jersey" on Exclaim! TV

PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2015

East Coast icon Joel Plaskett is back and has shared his eighth studio LP, Joel Plaskett & the Park Avenue Sobriety Test, earlier this mont...