Halifax folk-rockers The Lightning Bursts, along with the always entertaining Jesse Patrick, kick off 2026 at The Carleton on Friday, January 2nd. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are only $15 + HST. Loud, energetic Indie Folk-Rock band The Lightning Bursts are taking Halifax by storm with a new single Everything You Love from (more…)
Front man Bruce Vickery brings his Rasta Gumbo – R&B/Reggae/Latin/Funk fun-night-out – band back to The Carleton for an “Alternative New Year’s Eve” party on Saturday, January 3rd. Let’s kick off 2026 in style! The dancing (and there will be dancing) gets underway at 9 PM. Tickets and tables for early entry (by 7:30 pm) (more…)
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…)