Toronto indie pop band Flatrock returns to The Carleton with The Barrowdowns and Ostrea Lake on Wednesday, August 24th. Admission is $6 at the door. Flatrock is an indie-pop band from Toronto, made up of four good friends who enjoy working on music together. They strive to write catchy music – with tight grooves and (more…)
Because the Halifax Urban Folk Festival has necessarily had to take a year off in 2016, the festival is doing a few “reminder” gigs so people won’t forget it still exists. To that end, HUFF will present a FREE show at The Carleton on Tuesday, August 23rd featuring one of the country’s best songwriters – (more…)
Hosts Laura Caswell and Lindsay Kyte return to The Carleton with their Open Stage series on Monday, August 22nd. Designed to be a platform for artists of all stripes and disciplines, performers are drawn from The Neptune and Bus Stop Theatres and anywhere else cool stuff happens. Show time is 7:30 PM and admission is $10 at (more…)
The Carletones have the week off so Ryan Pierce’s Valiants will handle the entertainment load at The Carleton on Saturday, August 20th. Lots of great, dance-able rock’n’roll, funk and R&B for you! Show time is after 10 PM and it’s only $5 at the door to shake a leg. (more…)
I’ve known The Tragically Hip since 1986 when they independently released the Last American Exit EP. This tour is the first one they’ve done I haven’t been able to see – for a variety of reasons – but The Carleton will embrace Halifax’s Tragically Hip Day celebrations on Saturday, August 20th with all Hip, all (more…)
Here’s a fantastic triple-bill of local indie acts for you! Brothers + Hello Delaware + The Barrowdowns gang up for a show at The Carleton on Friday, August 19th. Show time is 10 PM and it’s only $8 at the door for three cool bands. Can’t beat that with a stick… Tyler and Taran Guest (more…)
Local Cameron Hawes returns to town from the West Coast with his Barefoot Mountain band to play a show with Len Ottesen at The Carleton on Thursday, August 18th. Show time will be after 9 PM and it’s only $6 at the door. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crLKMUkZMOI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZwQqL5SnDo (more…)
Adam Baldwin brings The Carletones to their regular weekly gig at The Carleton on Saturday, August 13th. The best live house band in the city (or any other city for that matter) lifts off after 10 PM and it’s only $5 at the door to get in on the action! (more…)
Local comedian Kyle Hickey returns home to Halifax from Toronto and will be doing a last-minute early show at The Carleton on Saturday, August 13th. Show time is 7 PM and it’s only $10 cash at the door to get in on the funny. Our own Ian Black will open the show. Hailing from the (more…)
One of the city’s best dance bands – The Chess Club – is packing it in after years of entertaining folks with a FINAL SHOW at The Carleton on Friday, August 12th. Opening the night will be Raegan Boucher. The show will get underway at 10 PM and admission is only $5 at the door. (more…)