Cape Breton comes to The Carleton for a rockin’ night on Friday, December 4th, featuring The Jordan Musycsyn Band, along with Carmen Townsend and Slowcoaster’s Mike LeLievre. Show time is 10 PM and it’ll be $10 at the door to get in on the festivities. There are a lot of impressive musicians in Cape Breton, (more…)

We’ve got a PEI thing going on at The Carleton on Thursday, December 3rd as Charlottetown’s excellent Racoon Bandit and Summerside’s Dylan Menzie take over the stage. Show time is 9 PM and admission is only $8 at the door. Comprised of Fraser McCallum, Roger Carter, and brothers Scott and Adam Gallant, Racoon Bandit have (more…)

Rising young local new country, or should we say “new millennial country,” star – Casey May – (last seen on our stage during Canadian Country Music Week) is slated to return to The Carleton on Wednesday, December 2nd. Show time is 9 PM and admission is $10 at the door. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7euFP6RRvWk (more…)

Ex-Shyne Factory/Shelter With Thieves rockers Mike and Matt Johnson – The Johnson Brothers – bring their  new alt-country-ish songs to The Carleton stage on Tuesday, December 1st. Joining them is Craig Mercer (Jimmy Swift Band, Scientists of Sound, The Will Be Gones). Show time is 8 PM and admission is $10 at the door. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FPeR9Ckrqg (more…)

Talented and entertaining Newfoundland singer songwriter Matthew Hornell takes over selected Monday evenings at The Carleton from now through December, including this one – November 30th – for a fun night of songs and conversation starting at around 8:30 PM. Admission is an honour system $5 at the door. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd7aJ7iOiL4 (more…)

Our good friend (who just happens to be one of the most accomplished guitarists on planet Earth) – Don Ross – returns to The Carleton for another jaw-dropping show on Sunday, November 29th. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are a paltry $22.50 advanced or $25 cash at the door. Former student, friend and (more…)

The (Fabulous) Carletones – Halifax’s best rocking house band – perform every Saturday night, including this one on November 28th. Show time is after 10 PM and it’s only $5 at the door to get inside to shake a leg. In case you weren’t aware, The Carletones are usually fronted by Adam Baldwin and the (more…)

The Monday Nights from St. John’s are making their first Carleton appearance but some of its members are no strangers to Halifax audiences. The lads will be playing on Friday, November 27th at 10 PM. It’s only $5 at the door to get in and you’d have to be daft to miss it. I remember (more…)

Toronto’s Juno-award-winning, Polaris-Prize-shortlisted band Elliott Brood make their Carleton debut with a three night stand – Tuesday, November 24th (8 PM), Wednesday, November 25th (8 PM) and Thursday, November 26th (9 PM) Tickets are $25. Support on the night will be provided by Hamilton’s Grey Lands. Formed in 2002, Elliott Brood (the name, a bastardized homage (more…)