Two of the city’s best musicians – Matthew Hornell and Andrew Sneddon – take The Carleton stage to bang out some folk/rock/trad/bluegrass tunes for your listening pleasure on Tuesday, June 2nd. Show time is about 8 PM and it’ll be $5 at the door (or whatever you can afford). (more…)
PEI’s Tim Chaisson is finally coming back to The Carleton for a show on Sunday, May 31st. Show time will be 8 PM and tickets are $18. Our own Dave Sampson opens the show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2rZy_fS_pY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTdMI43DFrc (more…)
Adam Baldwin brings his best-damned-house-band-in-Halifax – The Carletones – to The Carleton stage every Saturday night and May 30th is no exception. The lads will start banging out the tunes sometime after 10 PM and it’s only $5 at the door to get in! (more…)
Genre-bending Halifax rock/hip hop outfit Three Sheet have been missing in action for awhile but they’re at The Carleton (where we like to think they belong) for a special come-back – or should we say, welcome back – show on Friday, May 29th. Show time will be 10 PM and admission is only $10 at (more…)
Grand Prairie, Alberta might not be the first place you’d expect to find a world-class reggae band but that’s where Tasman Jude hails from and they’ll be making their way to Halifax and The Carleton stage on Thursday, May 28th to lay it down for Haligonian fans of the genre. Show time is 9 PM (more…)
Great Big Sea’s Sean McCann returns to The Carleton (finally) on Wednesday, May 27th. Show time will be 8 PM and tickets are $20 advanced or $25 at the door. Matt Wells, fellow Newfoundlander, former lead singer of BucketTruck and host of Going Coastal and MuchMoreMusic will be opening the show for Sean. Sean’s last (more…)
What kind of Al Tuck & No Action show would it be if it weren’t last-minute? Probably one that you could properly plan for! However, Al operates on his own time and he’ll be in Halifax for a show at The Carleton on Tuesday, May 26th at 8 PM. As always, it’ll be $10 at (more…)
We are very pleased to welcome Coco Love Alcorn back to The Carleton for a show on Monday, May 25th. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are $15. Coco Love Alcorn has always followed her spirit, but never so literally as with her current project, The Spirit Sessions. The songs spring from her personal (more…)
Kick-ass, Ottawa-based award-winning blues/rock band Monkey Junk make their Carleton debut on Sunday, May 24th at 9 PM. Joining them on the night will be new Mike Farrington/Brad Conrad (The Mellotones) project, The Negligents. Tickets are $15. I mentioned that Monkey Junk was an “award-winning” band… 2014 Canadian Independent Music Award – Blues Artist/Group of (more…)
The best rocking house band in Halifax – The Carletones – play every Saturday night, including this one on May 23rd. Live music starts around 10:30 and it’s only $5 to get inside the doors. Band leader Adam Baldwin has one of the best voices in the business. Trust us… (more…)