Dartmouth’s Jacob Ballard & The Bad Ticket, along with opener Porch Swing (Logan Edward MacKay and Kate Bonomo), celebrate the release of a new single at The Carleton on Friday, October 16th. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are $20 + HST. Hailing from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Jake Ballard is an established DIY force in (more…)
After immediately selling out their first two shows of ’26 at our place, we’re delighted to announce that Maximum Overdrive will be back at The Carleton – so you can again work on your best ’80s dance moves – on Saturday, October 17th. The time machine will get into gear at 8 PM and tickets (more…)
Carleton Stone finally returns to his namesake venue, The Carleton, to celebrate the release of his new Midnight Rose album on Sunday, October 18th. Show time is a civilized 7 PM and tickets are $30 + HST. Carleton Stone’s Midnight Rose is an electrifying collection of sophisticated Americana, lush pop, and propulsive rock. Following up (more…)
March’s second, sold out, and highly entertaining, Shaggy Dog story night has us scheduling a third show with 8-10 new storytellers at The Carleton on Thursday, October 22nd. Our speakers will begin spinning true yarns at 7 PM and tickets – with all proceeds going to the AfterWords Literary Festival – are only $12.50 + (more…)
The resolutely independent Garnet Rogers makes his way back out East for a pair of shows at The Carleton on Friday, October 23rd (this one) and a special matinée performance on Saturday, October 24th. Friday’s show starts at 8 PM and Saturday’s will be at 1:30 PM with doors opening at noon. Tickets are $40 + (more…)
The resolutely independent Garnet Rogers makes his way back out East for a pair of shows at The Carleton on Friday, October 23rd and a special matinée performance on Saturday, October 24th (this one). Friday’s show starts at 8 PM and Saturday’s will be at 1:30 PM with doors opening at noon for brunch. Tickets (more…)
National treasure (and we don’t use that term lightly), Lynn Miles, returns to her Halifax songwriter’s home at The Carleton for a solo performance on Saturday, October 24th. Show time is 8 PM and tickets, while they last, are $30 + HST. Coming from a country renowned for producing outstanding singer-songwriters, Lynn Miles is considered Canadian songwriting (more…)
Music educator J. Chalmers Doane, “the father of the Canadian ‘ukulele” whose innovative teaching model shaped classroom instruction as far away as Hawai’i, will be inducted into the ‘Ukulele Hall of Fame in Hawai’i on Sunday, October 25th, 1:00-3:00 pm, in a special ceremony at The Carleton in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We are thrilled to (more…)
A project over a year in the making to reimagine the music of iconic Cape Breton songwriters – First of Bells – has chosen The Carleton for their début performance on Sunday, October 25th. Show time is 7 PM and tickets for this very special show are $25 + HST. First of Bells reimagines the (more…)
Our favourite Irish/P.E.Islander/Danish force of nature Irish Mythen returns to the stage at The Carleton for their only Atlantic Canadian date for at least a year on Wednesday, October 28th. Show time is 7 PM and tickets are $40 + HST. Irish Mythen (They/Them) is a globally acclaimed artist known for their raw vocal power, (more…)