Our good friend, and winner of more songwriting awards than we have room to list (including a Grammy) – Gordie Sampson – is coming home to Nova Scotia for the summer from his home in Nashville and will be doing two special performances at The Carleton on Monday, July 13th and Tuesday, July 14th. Show (more…)

On the last night of the Halifax Jazz Festival, The Carleton presents An Intimate Evening with Karen Myatt’s trio for a stylish soirée of sultry jazz standards. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are $10. Jazz vocalist and theatre artist Karen Myatt has appeared on stages in New York, Mexico, and throughout Canada. She (more…)

It’s Saturday night and that means the best house band in the city (probably any city) – The Carletones – is on stage at The Carleton. Adam Baldwin fronts the band and live music gets underway sometime after 10 PM and goes until close. It’s only $5 at the door to get in. There’s good (more…)

The Songwriter’s Association of Canada presents BlueBird North Halifax with Susan Crowe, Lynn Miles and Tom Terrell – hosted by Mel Farrimond – at The Carleton Music Bar & Grill on Saturday, July 11th. This is a special matinée show that will start at 2 PM. Tickets to the show are available HERE (The Carleton (more…)

The TD Halifax Jazz Festival Presents – at The Carleton… With over 45 recordings to date, as both a band leader and sideman, recent ECMA winner and jazz veteran Kirk MacDonald is one of Canada’s most sought-after saxophonists. Show time is 11 PM and tickets, available from the Halifax Jazz Festival are available HERE. With (more…)

Here’s a last minute idea for you… Come to The Carleton on Friday, July 10th at 9 PM to see sensational new Aussie artist Hein Cooper play a “pay what you can – pass the hat” surprise set! Hein’s on his way to play this weekend’s Evolve Festival and decided (rather than sitting in his (more…)

The TD Halifax Jazz Festival Presents at The Carleton… Known as dynamic, eclectic, intense and label-defying, Montreal’s Roddy Ellias is a well-known guitarist, composer and improviser, and an unmissable performer. Winnipeg-born, New York-based drummer, composer and bandleader Curtis Nowosad, brings his stellar band and his newest release Dialectics. Show time is 9 PM and tickets (more…)

Singer/songwriter/poet/cricketer/troubadour/searcher/empath…  Recent Haligonian and Brit ex-pat JONT, unveils his new band project – The Infinite Possibility – and songs from his upcoming (Joel Plaskett-produced) album – The Way Home –  at The Carleton on Wednesday, July 8th. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are $10 advanced or $15 at the door. I met Jont (more…)