One of our most under-rated songwriters and performers, Ty Messick, with friends including Pictou County singing legend Virgil Cain, will return to The Carleton on Friday, September 5th. Show time is 8 PM and admission will be $10 at the door.
Their sets will include Ty’s original music from his album releases as well as covering some wicked tunes.
Ty Messsick was born in Philadelphia, P.A in 1979, soaked up a lifetime of Philly K-Rock and campus WXPN radio and then moved to St. Margaret’s Bay, Nova Scotia, at 13 years old. At 19, Tyler encountered Joel Plaskett playing Down at the Khyber in Hell’s Kitchen and was given a roadmap to East Coast rock ‘n roll. Tyler is also known by his stage name, Museum Pieces.
His original songwriting became public knowledge in 2003, when his first album, Grain Sales of 1840 was nominated for an ECMA. He has since released 6 full length albums including: Philadelphia (2005), Plain Sight (2018) and Sun’s Gonna Rise (2023).
His sound is a mix of Rock and Traditional – and his recordings often draw comparisons to other Philadelphia-born bands Kurt Vile, and War on Drugs. Messick spent many years collaborating with notable Island and Scotian acts such as Al Tuck, Joel Plaskett, Matt Mays, Jill Barber, Rose Cousins… and the list goes on. More recently Messick has toured with the Big Turnips artists roster, and worked with Absolute Losers, Two Hours Traffic, and Gizmo – the new PEI pop rock bands.
“Tyler’s songs make rain slow down a little bit and flowers blossom a little harder. Every song makes me sigh and high with relief. Hands down my favourite band.” Matt Mays
“This band tends to have a way with melody that most people work so very hard to acquire.” – Chris Wibbs for Exclaim! Magazine
“stately folk pop” – Magnet Magazine
“Tyler Messick fills the number with boundless soul, as if it’s the culmination of an epic, troubled love story. There’s enough heart here to represent a young man’s whole lifetime, the better and the worse, and enough guitar, too. He sounds as if he grew up with these chords, just waiting for the chance. And he kills it.” – Sean Michaels, Said the Gramaphone From the Globe and Mail
Museum Pieces “Philadelphia” album on Spotify
Museum Pieces “Plain Sight” on Spotify