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…)

Halifax’s coolest Soul and R&B/Funk practitioners – Roxy & The Underground Soul Sound – play their usual first Friday of the month gig at The Carleton Music Bar & Grill on February 6th. Live music gets cooking at 10 PM and it’s only $5 at the door. Bring the shoes you dance in, you’ll need (more…)

Nova Scotian Celtic rockers The Fourth Well get together a last-minute show at The Carleton on Thursday, January 29th. Show time will be 9 PM and it’s only $5 at the door to get in. These guys are a very good band. It’ll be fun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B14APvIQnXg (more…)

Stephen Fearing plays what will probably be his last show as a Haligonian at The Carleton on Thursday, March 12th. Show time is 7 PM and tickets are $20 advanced or $25 at the door. Stephen has had Halifax as a home base for a number of years and we’ve been proud to be his (more…)

After a very scary “micro stroke” incident in Wilmington Delaware in late October, Steve Poltz – thankfully recovered and still alive – returns to Halifax and The Carleton on Tuesday, February 24th. Show time will be 8 PM and tickets are $22.50 advanced or $25 at the door. We’ve presented a lot of artists over (more…)

After the tremendous success of last year’s Valentine’s Day show with Soho Ghetto, we’ve decided to make it an annual event. This year’s show at The Carleton will happen on Saturday, February 14th. Show time is 9 PM and tickets are $12 advanced or $15 at the door. Last year’s show sold out so I’d (more…)