Timberlea-based country songstress Samantha Power returns to The Carleton for a show on Wednesday, April 1st. Show time will be 9 PM and tickets are $10 at the door. We know this is April Fool’s and all but this is no joke! We had to cancel Sam’s show in March because, well, you know, it (more…)
Hamilton-born, Ottawa-based Jeremy Fisher returns to The Carleton hot on the heels of the release of his best album to date – The Lemon Squeeze – on Monday, March 30th. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are $20. It’s also worth mentioning that The Lemon Squeeze is nominated for Adult Alternative Album of the (more…)
If we had our way – and believe me, we’ve tried – we’d have Shaun Majumder and his This Hour Has 22 Minutes pals at The Carleton 3 times a week. Apparently, that’s not realistic but we do have them for one last New Material Only night on Sunday, March 29th. The title of the (more…)
The Carletones members are participating in the Remembering Jay Smith benefit for Unison at the Olympic Hall this Saturday night so we’ve got the equally rocking – and entertaining – Rollie & The Navy Brats filling in at The Carleton on Saturday, March 28th. The lads will start bashing out the rock’n’roll at around 10 (more…)
One of our fave local rock bands – Scrapes – returns to The Carleton for a show on Friday, March 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…)
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…)
Ken Tizzard (The Watchmen, Thornley) makes the trek east from Ontario to perform a CD release show for his latest album – No Dark, No Light – at The Carleton on Thursday, March 26th. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are $10 at the door. Supporting Ken with a short opening set is fellow (more…)
One of our favourite songwriters (and human beings, for that matter) – Barney Bentall – along with son Dustin and Kendel Carson, perform a special show for the benefit of The Carleton on Wednesday, March 25th. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are $25. The disruptive Nova Centre construction, which started in earnest last (more…)
Three acts, one night, one low price. Halifax band Ostrea Lake with support from Brinleigh and Catie Lune play The Carleton on Tuesday, March 24th at 8 PM. Tickets are $10 at the door… We dig all of these acts and we think you will too. Perfect music for a city that’s tired of getting (more…)
It’s been a long time coming but we finally tracked This Hour Has 22 Minutes star Shaun Majumder down and convinced him to revive his wildly successful New Material Only night at The Carleton. Shaun, and his writer pals from 22 Minutes, will perform and the only rule is that the material they do has (more…)