Ron Hawkins is, for my money, the best songwriter in the country. There, I said it. His body of work – from The Lowest of the Low, through The Rusty Nails, his solo work and what he’s now producing – stacks up against anything I’ve heard over the past two plus decades. His brand-spanking-new album (more…)
Nikki Payne is one of the funniest comedians working in Canada today and she’s from Lower Sackville – not Middle Sackville, not Upper Sackville but Lower Sackville – Nova Scotia so she’s one of our own. She’ll be making her Carleton debut during this year’s Halifax Comedy Festival for a taping of her Stories Of (more…)
Well here’s a “don’t-miss-this!” double bill if ever I’ve seen one! Newfoundland’s brilliant Fortunate Ones release their debut CD, The Bliss, at The Carleton on Monday, March 2nd, with able support from Winnipeg’s freshly Juno-nominated Del Barber. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are only $15 (+ booking fee). Do. Not. Miss. This. Fortunate (more…)
One of our fave local rock bands – Scrapes – returns to The Carleton for a show on Friday, February 27th. It’ll be a rock show, ladies and gentlemen. Live music will start after 10 PM and it’s a measly $5 at the door to get in. I’d expect a great mix of originals and (more…)
Every Tuesday in January – including this one – Matthew Hornell and Andrew Sneddon bring us Terrific Tag-Team Tunes, from country to folk to Celtic and everything in between. Covers and originals. Music starts at 9 PM and it’s $5 at the door to get in. These guys are awfully good! (more…)
Every Tuesday in January – including this one – Matthew Hornell and Andrew Sneddon bring us Terrific Tag-Team Tunes, from country to folk to Celtic and everything in between. Covers and originals. Music starts at 9 PM and it’s $5 at the door to get in. These guys are awfully good! (more…)
Every Tuesday in February (with the exception of the 24th – Steve Poltz) Matthew Hornell and Andrew Sneddon bring us Terrific Tag-Team Tunes, from country to folk to Celtic and everything in between. Covers and originals. Music starts at 8:30 PM and it’s $5 at the door to get in. These guys are awfully good! (more…)
The Carletones is The Carleton’s long-standing house band made up of some of the best musicians in the city and, we think, one of the best bands in Halifax. With very rare exceptions they play every Saturday night. The band covers anything from Neil Young, Tom Petty and Springsteen to T-Rex, J.J. Cale and Joan (more…)
After undergoing a little throat surgery (it went, very, very well) Carletones main man Adam Baldwin will resume his front man responsibilities with the band this week! We expect that Adam’s hugely capable fill-in, Ryan Pierce, will join them as well! The Carletones is The Carleton’s long-standing house band made up of some of the (more…)
The Carletones is The Carleton’s long-standing house band made up of some of the best musicians in the city and, we think, one of the best bands in Halifax. With very rare exceptions they play every Saturday night. The band covers anything from Neil Young, Tom Petty and Springsteen to T-Rex, J.J. Cale and Joan (more…)