JOEL PLASKETT EMERGENCY IN CONCERT:

Quirky Canadian indie folk hero Joel Plaskett has been bringing smiles to fans' faces with his clever, upbeat songs and feel-good live shows for more than two decades. Plaskett and his backing band The Emergency are veritable heroes in the Great White North -- they've got several prestigious Juno and Polaris award nominations under their belt -- and it's easy to see why at their wacky, wonderful concerts. Whether they're rocking out with the galloping "Nowhere With You" or getting ticket buyers dancing with the infectiously catchy "Fashionable People", Joel Plaskett Emergency always deliver a boisterous concert experience full of eclectic indie folk tunes.

BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:

Joel Plaskett spent his formative years in the small fishing village of Lunenburg, Novia Scotia, where he was surrounded by the instruments and record collection of his musician father. He formed his first band Thrush Hermit at age 13, going on to release two albums with the band before forming Neuseiland and releasing an album in 1999. Plaskett made his solo debut that same year with the album In Need of Medical Attention, but it wasn't until he formed The Emergency and released Down at the Khyber in 2001 that his career really took off. The record earned the band a Juno Award nomination for Best New Artist, ushering in a period of critical and commercial success for the band that included 2003's Truthfully, Truthfully and 2007's Ashtray Rock, a shortlist nominee for the year's Polaris Music Prize. Since then Plaskett has won more than a dozen East Coast Music Awards, opened up for Sir Paul McCartney, and entertained fans around the world on perennial tours.