Juno award winner to kick off Spotlight season

Juno award -winning singer-songwriter Joel Plaskett and his band The Emergency will open the 2022-23 SPOTLIGHT Season at the Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre on September 10.

From rocking Halifax’s Marquee Club, to performing for the masses at Massey Hall, or touring the country with his father, Joel Plaskett has forged a reputation as one of Canada’s most engaging performers and respected singer-songwriters. Best known for indie hits Through & Through & Through, Fashionable People, and I Love This Town, Plaskett’s upbeat, folk-rock ballads channel down to earth Canadiana vibes, reminiscent of hot summer nights and lazy road trips.

The centre says Plaskett’s songs are a perennial part of the national playlist; a fixture on “best of” lists, and the soundtrack to the lives of faithful fans across the country and around the world. His accolades over a quarter century include a Juno, numerous East Coast Music, Canadian Folk and Music Nova Scotia awards, and two Polaris short list nominations.

Plaskett performs at the Performing Arts Centre as part of a cross-Canada tour promoting his latest album, 44, a sprawling box set comprised of four, 11-song albums connected visually and thematically. At its heart, 44 is an imaginative rumination on trying to slow down and grow up in a rapidly accelerating world.