Interview w Dave on the beginnings, the middle and what's next.

Summer!

It's the first day of summer! Here in Nova Scotland it was hot and sunny, and funny. At least funny in the Hades-like confines of the Echo Chamber studio, where Marsh was mixing the tracks for the long awaited True Love Rules follow up, with studio honcho Charles Austin. Quote of the day," A little construction in the background isn't necessarily a bad thing, right?". Joel is possibly out west with the family and the Elk was at the salon clipping like a scrapbook Sweeney Todd. Happy summer to you all and look for more Scrappy Happiness out there this summer, starting in Fort McMurray on June 29th!

The True Love Rules open the show tonight for our buds,
Laura Merrimen and The Hard Tickets, ALBUM RELEASE.
 9pm, The Carelton, Halifax.$12
 www.lauramerrimen.com 

For those in Halifax, and abounds, this evening( Sat.Feb4) there is going to be a Ska-Rockin'-Blues Jamming- Silent Auction ... viewing... for Lisa and Rey, whose house burned down unexpectedly last month. Quality tunes for a good cause!

Happy New Years eve !

First Thursday recording was bedded in six and is now in the hands of the Silverchilde. Expect a

fresh and tuneful start to the year.

Tomorrow night sees Sloan at the Casino Nova Scotia for two shows. It also sees the last night of

our beloved best club in town, Tribeca. Home to many a True Love Rules gig and JPE alumni.

Forced into closure by the man, who will never understand, whomever he is. Don't trust him.

So Happy New Years eve to all ! 2012 holds promise. Keep yr faith. Rock on ! xo

Thanks to all the rock and rollers for making 3 Nights at the Seahorse,... 3 nights to remember. And thanks to our opening acts, the enigmatic Jay Smith, tight as a can of sardines, Mardeen, and the umber flak enforcement of Yellow Jacket Avenger.

The JPE will be recording at New Scotland yard in January with the new tunes coming fast and furious outta the gate on a weekly basis.

In Halifax this week ? Visit the, soon to be no more, cozy confines of Tribeca for The True Love Rules and Gloryhound on Thursday night. Part of the annual come home week every Christmastime .....you just never know who's gonna hop on stage.

Season's Greetings earthlings !

JOEL joins THE TRUE LOVE RULES for a rollicking version of I KNOW NOTHING ANYMORE, April 1st, 2011, Halifax.

Joel joins Dave Marsh and The True Love Rules for artist Mike Lewis' Nocturne event at the Hydrostone Gallery .

CANADA DAY ! The Joel Plaskett Emergency ... Live at Alderney Landing , Dartmouth .
and to start the party right , join Dave , Chris and Pete , Wednesday night at the Seahorse Tavern for a night of music celebrating the Centenary of The Royal Canadian Navy .
100 Years of the Navy: Dave Marsh and the True Love Rules, Rolly the Navy Brat, The Long Branch Boys, Sailor Tommy Smith, MC Semaphore Don and guests
When: Wed., June 30, 9 p.m.
Price: $7
It's where the navy drank when the doors first opened, and they're back for the week. We'll drink to that.
Seahorse Tavern
Downtown 1665 Argyle Street
423-7200
www.theseahorsetavern.ca

PEI friends ! This is your luckier than usual weekend . There are TWO shows by THE JOEL PLASKETT EMERGENCY , and Emergency members bands , on your fair Isle . First ;

Dave Marsh & The True Love Rules with the Jay Smith Band and Arrows in the Air
Location:Hunter's Ale House , Charlottetown , featuring Emergency drummer Dave Marsh , and Emergency bass player Chris Pennell ( Jay Smith Band ) . $5
Time:10:00PM Friday, June 25th

Then , THE JOEL PLASKETT EMERGENCY , Sat, Jun. 26th , Outdoor Amphitheatre/Credit Union Place Summerside, Prince Edward Island

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

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The Thrush Hermit reunion show at The Paragon in Halifax was the biz and a regular old home coming week . Great to see so many friends out and on the scene . Many of us direct from Super Friendz' Drew Yamada's birthday partay . Opener Dave Marsh and The True Love Rules rocked it , complete with baritone saxophonist Dawn Hatfield , for the timely tune The New Laura Stein ( which name checks Laura Stein , bassist for mid 90's Halifax band and Hermit contemporaries , Jale ) . Also two back up singers in Dawn Negus Jr and Kelly Sloan for the Hermit -requested Steve Miller cover , Fly Like A Beagle .
The Hermit themselves were loud and proud , just like Nazareth , and clearly still riding a natural high when they all joined us at 3am .
And everybody had a goodyear and pursued many laffs deeeep into the night down at Tribeca .

Any reviews of any of the recent Hermit gigs ?

If you can't make the TRUE LOVE RULES gig at TRIBECA in Halifax every Friday this month , 8pm . Check out the Godfather of the Electro Funk Sound , AFIKA BAMBAATAA at the Paragon ( formerly The Marquee ) .

Happy New Years everybody !The Joel Plaskett Emergency had a rockin' good time with2 sold out shows at Casino Nova Scotia .Boxing Day at the Carleton was a lot of fun too . Here's some photos courtsey of Sally Hilton .

Dawn Negus

Merry Christmas everybody ! Happy Hanuka and Holidaze , too ! See you at the Casino Nova Scotia ( it's just like Wayne Newton ) New Years Eve ... or for those in the know , maybe tomorrow night , the 26th in that Halifax watering hole ...

The Seahorse Tavern , tuesday , Oct. 13 .

MIND YOUR VOLUME ...it's a little hot , this one . The Cause Of Many Troubles by Dave Marsh ( Joel Plaskett Emergency ) and The True Love Rules , live at Donstock IV , (The Joel Plaskett Emergency played both Donstock I and Donstock II ) with Emergency bassist Chris Pennell on percussion , somewhere in there. We'll see everyone at theDeep Roots Festival in bucolic Wolfville , this coming thursday . This gig will feature Anna and Rose .

JOEL will be playing in Brooklyn , New York , tomorrow night ;
Thu, Aug. 20th
Union Hall Performance, Bell House/Union Hall
Brooklyn, New York

also ; Dave Marsh and The True Love Rules , with special guests , Matt Murphy and Dawn Negus , will be performing at Baba's Lounge , Charlottetown , PEI , Monday , August 24 , to kick off the Close to the Coast Festival , 10 pm .
Thanks to everyone in PEI for a right good laff . And to Matt Murphy for the Ipod road game , " Steal ! " .

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 .