Tag Archives: Joel Plaskett

Show Thoughts & Shots // Wildfire Recovery Concert @ Scotiabank Centre – 09.06.23

July 25, 2023 Trev

It was a Sunday afternoon like any other. That is, until a dark plume appeared overhead, and it wasn't long before social media was aflutter with pictures of the ominous spectre. That was only the start of the nightmare for many homeowners who had to scramble to collect precious belongings and keepsakes before being forced… Read More

Wayback Wednesday (Photo Gallery) // Celebrating Jay Smith Benefit Concert – 31.03

June 14, 2023 Trev

Earlier this year, an impressive roster of artists convened at the Light House Arts Centre to celebrate the life of Jay Smith. 2023 marked the 10th anniversary of Jay's passing, almost to the day (March 27th), and while that loss still reverberates throughout the Nova Scotia music scene and well beyond our border, this was… Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // The Joel Plaskett Emergency @ Light House Arts Centre – Feb.11.23

February 15, 2023 Trev

“...All my friends, where did they go? To Montreal, Toronto All my friends, they split too soon They split town with the fork and the spoon They all split town and they left me Sitting with a bottle of wine…” ”Work Out Fine” - Joel Plaskett Plenty of artists and acts from the great '90s… Read More

One Track // “Powerless” (Acoustic) – Classified & Friends

June 12, 2018 Trev

On June 5th, local Hip-Hop heavyweight Classified gathered together an all-star team of musicians (including Breagh MacKinnon, David Myles, Joel Plaskett, Mo Kenny, Neon Dreams, Rose Cousins, Adam Baldwin, & others) to record a stripped-down, intimate version of his important and heavy-hitting "Powerless". This recording was put together to support the IWK SeaStar Centre in… Read More

Show Announcement // New Constellations, a Nation(s)Wide Tour of Music & Arts // Halifax, Dec. 6th

October 25, 2017 Trev

PRESENTS NEW CONSTELLATIONS, A NATION(S)WIDE TOUR OF MUSIC AND ARTS IN HALIFAX, DEC. 6 Featuring Joel Plaskett, Lido Pimienta, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Jenn Grant, Jason Collett, Jeremy Dutcher and George Elliott Clark Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Oct. 26 at 10 a.m. (Halifax, NS) - New Constellations is a nation(s)wide tour of music and arts, featuring… Read More

Concert Review (w.Photos) // Arkells & Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls // 15.02.17

February 17, 2017 Trev

There have been plenty of words written about the state of the live music scene in Halifax, and how some great shows have been criminally under attended in the Maritimes. While the size of the crowd in attendance of the double bill of Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls and the Arkells, would certainly qualify… Read More

Upcoming Sonic Concert Announcements // Feat. Arkells, Big Wreck, USS, Jenn Grant…..

January 13, 2017 Trev

SONIC CONCERTS PRESENTS USS' NEW WORLD ALPHABET TOUR IN HALIFAX, JAN.21 with special guest REPARTEE // #USSNWA (Halifax, NS) - Following their sold-out #Sixinthe6ix concert series later this fall, Toronto’s most unpredictable duo USS has announced that they will be sliding into 19 cities in 2017 during their New World Alphabet Tour (#USSNWA). Supported by Newfoundland’s… Read More

Concert Review // Sam Cash and the Romantic Dogs @ The Carleton // 29.07.16

August 1, 2016 Trev

Being the proud parent of a 3-week-old, sleep is something of a distant memory. There are times when your music geek gene kicks in and propels you past that giddy stage of sleep deprivation, and you can actually emerge from the house somewhat resembling a grown-up. Generally these trips find you making a grocery run,… Read More

Billy Joel Plaskett & C’etait Toi @ The Carleton (Glass Houses // Night 2)

March 2, 2016 Trev

Joel Plaskett is a local guy through and through and through, and this was never more evident than last Monday and Tuesday night at The Carleton. For the pair of sold-out shows, Plaskett was supported by the talented C'Etait Toi players, a band consisting largely of members of the Brood (Seamus, Billy and Siobhan) along… Read More

For The Music Collector: Vinyl vs. CD vs. Digital

August 25, 2015 Justin

Let me take you back a decade and a half ago. It was the turn of the century, and I was going to college on Spring Garden Road with my buddy Trevor (one third of HAFILAX dot com). Every once in awhile during lunch hour we would duck out of the college to hit up… Read More