The dynamic duo of Ty Messick & Virgil Muir, whose combined voices are nothing short of extraordinary, will entertain you with Ty’s exceptional originals and a surprising array of cool covers at The Carleton on Thursday, October 23rd. The date is fast approaching, so we’re making this a FREE show! They’ll be on stage at 7:30 PM and if you’ve never seen their act, do yourself a favour and drop in, we guarantee you won’t be disappointed. Grab some friends and come on down!
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