The Carleton is hosting a musical benefit concert featuring Ben Caplan, Gabrielle Papillon, Keith Mullins, Hillsburn & Taryn Kawaja to support the efforts of the Red Cross in Alberta on Tuesday, May 10th at 8 PM. Tickets are $25 cash at the door. All proceeds to be donated to the Red Cross. There will also be a donation (more…)

Three of the best songwriters in the city – Norma MacDonald, Kim Wempe and Carmel Mikol – gang up for a collaborative night of music at The Carleton on Monday, May 9th. Show time is 8 PM and admission is $10 cash at the door. Norma MacDonald, Carmel Mikol and Kim Wempe play a string (more…)

The (Fabulous) Carletones – Halifax’s best rocking house band – perform every Saturday night, including this one on May 7th. 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…)

Local “super group,” The Negligents are on deck at The Carleton to entertain your discerning eyes and ears on Friday, May 6th. Live music gets underway at 10 PM. It’ll be $6 at the door to get in on the action. The Negligents are a guitar-driven melting pot of Blues, Soul and Rock ‘n’ Roll (more…)

Samantha Power and Jason Price bring their respective bands with them for a night of rockin’ country at The Carleton on Thursday, May 5th. Live music gets underway after 9 PM and it’s only $10 cash at the door get in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_RLamtr4vA My dad was a search and rescue helicopter pilot so I really appreciate (more…)

Super-cool blues-based band Buck Tingley & The Chicago Pipe-Dream perform a casual couple of sets at The Carleton on Wednesday, May 4th. Live music will start around 8:30 PM and admission is a suggested $5 at the door. Come on in for a bite and/or a drink, soak up some atmosphere and some tunes and (more…)

On the occasion of the release of their debut album – All Lit Up – hot-as-a-pistol St. John’s electro-pop band Repartee makes its way back to The Carleton for a show Tuesday, May 3rd. Show time is 8 PM and it’ll be $10 cash at the door to get in on the fun. Support on (more…)

The (Fabulous) Carletones – Halifax’s best rocking house band – perform every Saturday night, including this one on March 19th. 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 Carleton welcomes the Brogue Saxophone Quartet for a special matinée performance on Saturday, April 30th. Show time will be 2 PM and admission is $15 at the door. Come on in for lunch and make an afternoon out of it… The Halifax-based Brogue Saxophone Quartet fuses the styles and backgrounds of its four members (more…)