One from a couple years ago.

More Scrappyhappiness- Simply Chris

Simply Chris.

Week 4. Spot the china cymbal on upcoming release. And, wearing the wool knit colours of Dartmouth.

The JPE are off to the Vancouver Folk Music Festival for a Main Stage show Friday night, and are excited to see Gillian Welch perform right before us.

The Joel Plaskett Emergency has made it through 2 nights and only this night remains for the relentless rock down to go into the books . No opener tonight , after a entertaining Shotgun Jimmy set last night , so 2 sets . New fave opener Lightening Bolt may start things for the 3 rd straight night . Get there early ; plush red curtains pull at 9 :45 .

While JOEL resuscitates the UK single -handedly , Emergency Dave and Chris remain in Halifax to see destiny semi -fulfilled with a stellar show at the Carleton with a guy that Springsteen invites on stage , NYC's Willie Nile , that defied the mortality of rock and roll . Video link on main page www.joelplaskett.com .

Holy Hippie Heaven ; if you're ever in Chance Harbour , NB , mid August , be sure to drive down a dirt road to the lake and the full on -ness of The Sunseekers Ball . Thanks to everyone for the good time .
JOEL is returning to the UK and Ireland for a series of shows the month of September and will be back in the Dominion on Sept .23 for a possible show in a beautiful east coast city , possibly named ST .JOHN's .
DAVE and CHRIS will be playing their own shows the next month
http://www.reverbnation.com/davemarsh#/artist/artist_shows/168294

including putting a band together for great NY songwriter WILLIE NILE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQI6k6un9KM&feature=related , Sunday , Sept .5 at the Carleton in Halifax , NS , that will include JAY SMITH http://www.reverbnation.com/davemarsh#/jaysmith and ROB CROWELL .

The Joel Plaskett Emergency play a rare show July 1 , CANADA DAY , at Alderney Landing , Dartmouth , Nova Scotia

rock on , occasionally .

Sunday night saw the end of the Bare Naked Ladies tour with Joel and Pete opening the shows . After the show Mike Campbell's Carleton was the place to be .
Joel next heads to Britain and Ireland for a series of gigs . The Emergency reconvene for the Alderney Landing Canada Day show on July 1.
Meanwhile Emergency bassist Chris Pennell is keeping busy and has joined up with Jay Smith ,
http://www.facebook.com/#!/JamesJosephSmith , for gigs in Halifax with the Novaks and a show in PEI .
This Friday Emergency member Dave Marsh and The True Love Rules play the Seahorse with Air Traffic Control , Wheeler and the Nancies . http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fevent.php%3Feid%3D119287698088588%26ref%3Dts&h=02e33

More moments from the Joel Plaskett Emergency 10th Anniversary files .

We are currently in the Glenn Gould Studio , CBC Toronto , waiting to rock Joel's new tune , on A Rail , to be broadcast on CBCradio and CBC Bold sometime soon .

The EMERGENCY's 10th Anniversary has gone nearly unnoticed by one and all ; we'd be remiss not to reminisce a bit for ol' tymes sake , eh ? We'll be posting some photos from throughout the years ( Those hardscrabble years ... when we never knew where our next buy-out was coming from ! When you slept three in a room ! Instead of two ) . That's all in the past now . Now , one can sit back and savour the rewards of hard work and determination from the comforts of home , and look back with satisfaction at a job well done . And forward , to a job tomorrow morning painting Steph's folks condo . Dig the memories .

Joel , Massey Hall , soundcheck .

Look for Joel's shows with his dad Bill in April and May as well as shows with the Emergency late May . Until then Joel is busy recording the new Two Hours Traffic , http://www.twohourstraffic.com/ , album in Halifax .
Dave Marsh's True Love Rules http://www.davemarsh.ca/ are pleased to be rocking the opening slot for long time pals Sloan , Friday March 27 Dalhousie and Saturday March 28 , Sydney , Smooth Herman's . Check them out in Toronto , Saturday , March 14 , The Rivoli 11pm ,The Horseshoe , 3 AM ! ( Although it seems the Rivoli show is ' industry type showcase thang ' , but you can talk your way into anything ,right ? )
Chris Pennell will be playing with Jeff Gay and Special Blends at Tribeca sunday , March 8.

Happy Birthday Chris !

Happy Birthday

to the young Elk , bassist Christopher Lee Pennell .

love , all the gang

Emergency bassist Chris Pennell will be performing this evening as his alter-ego , Crispen Elk , with his alternate outfit , YELLOW JACKET AVENGER . It's the cd release so check it out , if you can navigate the first class ice storm that has shown up , at Gingers . They're real good .

The Joel Plaskett Emergency travels at all times with at least three men in beards . This gives Joel the advantage of looking fresh as a daisy when accosted by the paparazzo .

L to R ; Ace soundman Patrick Dooley , Pete Elkas , Chris Pennell .