Engaging guitarist-frontman Andre Pettipas, without his band The Giants, takes to The Carleton stage solo for an evening of fun covers and originals on Thursday, January 8th. Live music will get underway at 7:30 PM and admission is FREE! Come for dinner and make a night out of it! To secure a seat, email reservations@thecarleton.ca (more…)
Toronto-based Canadian punk-folk pioneer, Eugene Ripper, brings his unique brand of acoustic punk/folk/garage/blues/twisted country & rock ‘n’ roll to The Carleton on Friday, January 9th in celebration of the release of his new vinyl single, Again & Again (only available at the show). Live music gets underway at 8 PM and admission is FREE! After cutting (more…)
Are birthdays worth publicly celebrating? We think some are; in this case Kirk Lahey (recently retired from Universal Music after 33 years and acknowledged by those in the know as “the hardest working man in show-biz”) born on January 8th, turning 65, and Carleton Program Director Mike Campbell, born on January 12th, who seriously no longer (more…)
Quadruple threat (singing, songwriting, guitar and piano playing) Cory Tetford – during a break from touring with Alan Doyle – returns to The Carleton as a trio )with Ron Hynes on bass & Kris MacFarlane on drums ) for two shows : Thursday, January 15th (this one) and Friday, January 16th. Show time is 7:30 PM and (more…)
Quadruple threat (singing, songwriting, guitar and piano playing) Cory Tetford – during a break from touring with Alan Doyle – returns to The Carleton as a trio (with Ron Hynes on bass & Kris MacFarlane on drums) for two shows: Thursday, January 15th and Friday, January 16th (this one) Show time is 8 PM and tickets are (more…)
Quadruple threat (singing, songwriting, guitar and piano playing) Cory Tetford – during a break from touring with Alan Doyle – returns to The Carleton as a trio (with Ron Hynes on bass & Kris MacFarlane on drums) for a third show on Sunday, January 18th. Show time is 7 PM and tickets are $50+ HST. Performing (more…)
The Desperado Band’s outlaw country main man, Thomas Matheson, does a solo turn and brings his vast repertoire of tunes from all genres to The Carleton for a FREE show on Thursday, January 22nd. Live music gets underway at 7:30 PM. Thomas is great, the show is free, what have you got to lose? Thomas (more…)
Hot young newcomers Manderville & special guest Marmoset make their Carleton début with a performance on Friday, January 23rd. Show time is 8 PM and admission is a paltry $10 + HST. Introducing Manderville, a 7 piece folk band based in Halifax that combines fiddle, banjo, guitar, drums, and vocal melodies that’ll make you want (more…)
One of our most under-rated songwriters and performers, Ty Messick, with friends including Pictou County singing legend Virgil Muir, will return to The Carleton for their first show of 2026 on Saturday, January 24th. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are only $10 + HST. Their sets will include Ty’s original music from his (more…)
Valley-based band Sarah Pound & The Sequels, along with openers the duo version of The Public Service, make their début at The Carleton on Friday, January 30th. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are $25 + HST. Sarah Pound & The Sequels is a Nova Scotia-based band blending Americana, roots, soul, R&B, and jazz. (more…)