The Halifax Pop Explosion presents Royal Canoe + Belle Game at The Carleton on Saturday, October 22nd. Tickets for festival events are available through HPX HERE. “Royal Canoe… [are] mad scientists of pop.” – Les inRocks “The genre-defying Winnipeg 6-piece unleash the restraints on inspiration allowing their sound to traverse territory that more referentially self-concious (more…)
Bad things happen to good people, it’s a sad fact of life. In this case, popular, hard working North End carpenter “Bad Bob” Sharron has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and he – and his family – need help. To that end, a group of his friends, including bands Alright Already, Psychic Fair (more…)
The Halifax Pop Explosion presents Hannah Georgas + Petra Glynt at The Carleton on Friday, October 21st. Tickets for festival events are available through HPX HERE. The opening moments of Hannah Georgas’ sprawling and lyrically-evocative new album, For Evelyn, highlights Hannah’s seemingly endless capacity for crafting textured pop songs that confound her audience’s expectations, setting (more…)
The Halifax Pop Explosion presents Daniel Caesar + Loveland at The Carleton on Thursday, October 20th. Tickets for festival events are available through HPX HERE. Canadian indie-soul singer/songwriter Daniel Caesar uses his exceptionally raw talent to unfold a familiar yet extraordinary coming-of-age narrative. Where boy meets manhood, Caesar’s work comes to terms with the things (more…)
Comedy At The Carleton is pleased to present Tim Nutt – who is, after all, a comedian – on Monday, October 17th. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are $17.50 advanced or $20 at the door. The also-very-funny Dan Hendricken will open the evening’s festivities. Tim’s been bringing the laughs from bases in Vancouver, (more…)
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The Carletones have the week off so Ryan Pierce’s Valiants will handle the entertainment load at The Carleton on Saturday, October 15th. Lots of great, dance-able rock’n’roll, funk and R&B for you! Show time is after 10 PM and it’s only $5 at the door to shake a leg. (more…)
Toronto’s deadly, super side-man group, Dead Flowers: Shawn Creamer (The Beauties), Jud Ruhl (The Beauties), Darcy Yates (Flash Lightnin’, Bahamas), Michael Boguski (Blue Rodeo), Adam Warner (Sinners Choir), Nichol Robertson (Whitney Rose, Mercenaries) – with our own Valiants – drop in for a killer night of country-era Rolling Stones (and assorted songs everyone wants to (more…)
The (Legendary) Goldblooms will hold down the late night slot at The Carleton on Friday, October 14th. Good tunes = good times. Live music happens after 10 PM and it’s only $5 at the door to get in. (more…)
David Myles and Classified are bona fide stars on their own but together they are dynamite, as evidenced by the shelves full of awards their collaborations have garnered. So, we’re pretty darned stoked to be able to announce that they’ll be doing a very special early show together at The Carleton on Friday, October 14th! (more…)
Thursdays are up-and-coming locals night at The Carleton and we’ve got three really good ones – Lindsay Misiner & The 7th Mystic, Ryan Willigar and Samantha Power – for you on October 13th. Show time is after 9 PM and it’s only $5 at the door to check out this swell talent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwyykHQB4PE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHvXO_AkAFk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEgBC8VSOv8 (more…)