PAUL McCARTNEY ...............









WE ARE VERY PLEASED AND EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT JOEL PLASKETT EMERGENCY WILL BE OPENING THE PAUL McCARTNEY GIG ON JULY 11 , AT THE HALIFAX COMMON .

Too exhausted to wash the dried paint off my hands I unboot and flop in chair . Soon though , Al Tuck's new album comes on and all weariness is transformed , carbonated , and effervesced , with optimism and relaxed reverence . Had to pause after 6 songs to take it in . And write this . Al Tuck's Food For The Moon . Man , do yourself a favour , it's a work of art .

Fantastic Friday night in Halifax at The Lodge /True Love Rules show ; many old schoolies out with a nice mix of new schoolies . Tommy Smith started things off with typical energy , and the very vocal reminder to self to " Keep Things Moving !" , A good selection of classic covers and 2 outstanding originals that Dave Marsh has vowed to produce ; The Lodge , Charles Austin , Mike O'Neil , Gliff Gibb and Andrew Glencross were great . Mike remains a vocalist to reckon with . The terrific banjo Dawn Negus played 3 songs ; In Spite of Ourselves , Oklahoma , I Remember You with Dave and then 2 more , Got No Kids of Our Own , I'll Let Them Know You Were Here with the whole group . Attendees included Sarah McCullloch and Matt Lumley . Sherry Lynn Jollymore . Rich Terfry was in the house . So were Paul ' Sutts ' Sutton , Pete Digesu , T Roy , Kevin Lewis , Stove , Larry , Jason , Jay lar , old friends from Dartmouth High , Kyle Shaw , Alison Beckett , Johanna , Jack Julian , Claire , Marilyn , Jenn Adcock , Kim Stewart ,with Carolyn and Dr. Dan . And many more . Later on , coming down from their own show , Matt Mays , and Jay Smith . Drew Yamada took to the stage for The Little Things , True Love Rules ,and Wide Boy . Steve Rolston also joined the band for a pistolian version of his Raining On Me . Phil Zwicker did a bang up job from the sound board . Another early friday show soon . Magic .

Joel's in LA or some shit , but check out Perez Hilton's kind words here ; http://perezhilton.com/2009-06-17-watch-listen-no-gimmicks-just-goodness

third time he's mentioned Joel .

Halifax , Tribeca Bar and Grill , Early Show , this Friday , June 19 th , A proper rock and roll dance party with a dash of punk and a lick of country , FEATURING ; ARt RoCkERS , Charles Austin , Gliff Gibb , Mike O'Neil , Andrew Glencross as THE LODGE ( named after a PLASKETT encounter of MEL BROOKS proportions ) ; but first

Opener .....the mesmerizing memory of TOM SMITH , for them that likes their original punk rock ( Stanglers , Joy Division , Doors ) served as cover tunes on a Taylor acoustic and a karmonikazoo ( early start 8:15 , NOT to be missed . Money Back Guarantee ) .

Followed by the Mitch and Mickey- like country stylings of Dawny and Dave , this weeks offers are John Prine and Emmylou Harris/Steve Earle ...... and finally, segueing nicely into a 3 piece DAVE MARSH AND THE TRUE LOVE RULES set of new tunes , including ; The New Laura Stein , The Cause of Many Troubles Is Me , and I Manipulated .
Steve Rolston will make an appearance with ' rainin' On Me ' .
ALL BETWEEN 8;15 AND 11 PM , $8 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lou Reed is talking to Costello on tv . Making SO much sense ,

July1 , Joel Plaskett Emergency , family and friends , live at Alderney Landing , Dartmouth . Free show! CANADA DAY !
... AND June 30 , with all our friends in St.John , NB .

Ana Egge performs Talco Girl by Steve James . After the success's of Massey Hall in Toronto , La Sala Rosa in Montreal , Bronson Centre in Ottawa , and The Rebecca Cohn and Fleet Club in the dirty old town of Halifax herself , the tour lands gracefully with a late night singsong and sponge bath ( some lugubrious liquor ) at Tribeca . Ana was the first to get up and get down . Check it out .