Halifax three-piece group the Joel Plaskett Emergency is set to welcome Mount A students to Sackville on Tuesday, September 4 with one of the most hotly-anticipated Frosh Week concerts in years.
The concert celebrates the first day of classes and kicks off at 7 p.m. outside the University Centre.
“Joel’s blowing up nationwide, and he’s remained the hometown pride of Halifax and the Maritimes — we’re so excited to have him back after a magical show two years ago in Brunton Auditorium,” exclaims SAC entertainment director Tim Jones.
Supporting Plaskett are his handpicked openers, Torontonian rising stars the Golden Dogs.
Dubbed “one of the best live bands in Canada” by Halifax Pop Explosion executive director Waye Mason and following up on a successful showing at Struts Gallery in Sackville last Spring, the Golden Dogs are said to have the sound of Beatlesque pop-rock.
“Sydney’s Tom Fun Orchestra, the hit of CHMA Radio’s Stereophonic festival are a perfect choice to kick off the night,” adds Tim Jones, likening the Cape Breton seven-piece to a cross between Tom Waits and Broken Social Scene.
The Mount Allison SAC, the hosts of this orientation concert, is enthusiastically trying to revitalize on-campus entertainment for all-ages after a series of quiet years.
As part of this commitment, the vast majority of SAC concerts this year, like the upcoming appearances by Montreal Juno-nominee DJ Champion, Toronto's Great Lake Swimmers, and Polaris Prize winner Final Fantasy, will be all-ages and open to the public.
Joel Plaskett Emergency, the Golden Dogs, and the Tom Fun Orchestra play outdoors in front of the Mount Allison University Centre (152 Main St.), Tuesday Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 and are available at Ducky’s Pub and the Mount Allison SAC Office.
(Photo credit: Chris Smith)
Mount A grad Deanna Musgrave ('05) is the selected artist for Greenarm and the Beaverbrook Art Gallery's Studio Watch-Emerging Artist Series 2007.
