Like everyone else in the world who cares about music, we at The Carleton were heartbroken to hear of the untimely death of one of the greatest rock songwriters in history – Tom Petty. The wound is fresh and our Halifax music community is putting a night of appreciation together on Friday, October 13th with (more…)
Two acclaimed veteran Canadian songwriters – Garnet Rogers and Susan Crowe – share a show at The Carleton on Thursday, October 12th. Show time is 7:30 PM and tickets are $30. Garnet hasn’t been on our stage in years and Susan is on it not often enough, so take advantage of this rare pairing! In (more…)
Newfoundland’s award-winning traditionalist singer/songwriter (and lead singer of The Dardenelles) Matthew Byrne, makes is solo Carleton debut on Wednesday, October 11th. Show time is a civilized 7:30 PM and tickets are $20. Born into a family of Newfoundland music makers, Matthew’s repertoire is heavily influenced by that unique musical lineage – the weaving of a (more…)
The (Legendary) Goldblooms continue their run of weekend dates at The Carleton on Saturday, October 7th. Show time is 10 PM and it’s only $5 at the door to get in. If you like the really good rock’n’roll music, you’ll like these guys. Bring the dancing shoes; or don’t, we’re OK if you don’t want (more…)
Two smokin’ hot Toronto bands, the Birds Of Bellwoods + The Pick Brothers Band make their first appearances at The Carleton with killer local T. Thomason on Friday, October 6th. Show time is 10 PM and it’s only $10 at the door. People, you might not know these bands but they wouldn’t be playing our (more…)
Halifax-based multi-genre singer/songwriter Lisa Richard, along with producer/musician Hal Bruce play a CD release show for her new album Tangled Up at The Carleton on Thursday, October 5th. Show time is 8 PM and advanced tickets are $20. From New Mills, NB, where she started performing at four years old (belting out The Sweet’s Ballroom (more…)
The (Legendary) Goldblooms continue their run of weekend dates at The Carleton on Saturday, September 3oth. Show time is 10 PM and it’s only $5 at the door to get in. If you like the really good rock’n’roll music, you’ll like these guys. Bring the dancing shoes; or don’t, we’re OK if you don’t want (more…)
Our good friend Thom Swift returns to The Carleton, along with Tom Easley on upright bass and Christien Bellieveau on pedal steel, for an early evening show on Saturday, September 30th. Show time is 7 PM and tickets are $25. Multi award-winning folk-roots-blues singer-songwriter and guitarist Thom Swift is one of Atlantic Canada’s finest musicians. (more…)
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The Halifax Urban Folk Festival presents its biggest show ever with Skydiggers, Hillsburn and Devin Cuddy at The Marquee Ballroom on Friday, September 1st. Doors open at 8 PM and tickets are available from TicketPro HERE! “That’s why we’re still doing it. Because we reached a point where we couldn’t help ourselves. Not because we (more…)
New Brunswick faves Penny Blacks with Caribou Run and duo The Helpless Romantics (Ken Volta and Birdy Whyte), team up for a cool night at The Carleton on Friday, September 29th. Show time is 10 PM and it’s only $8 at the door to find yourself in the middle of some live music. (more…)