Armed with a new album – Frantic City – Toronto’s Luke Nicholson makes his Carleton debut, along with up-and-coming local songwriter Thomas McCallum, on Wednesday, July 22nd. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are $10 at the door. Check out this video below. I think you’ll see why Luke is compared favourably to the (more…)

Toronto’s David Celia and his band celebrate the release of his latest – Double Mind – along with Campbell Woods and Germany’s Marlene Winkler with a performance at The Carleton Music Bar & Grill on Sunday, July 19th. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are $10 at the door. One of Toronto’s most experienced (more…)

It’s Saturday night and that means the best house band in the city (probably any city) – The Carletones – is on stage at The Carleton. Adam Baldwin fronts the band and live music gets underway sometime after 10 PM and goes until close. It’s only $5 at the door to get in. There’s good (more…)

Toronto band The Old Salts make their first Carleton appearance on Friday, July 17th. This cool rock act will start making music around 10 PM and it’ll be the usual Friday $5 at the door to get in. The name’s appropriate for Halifax and if you don’t know them, you should. You’ll like ’em. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaUMh07D44Y (more…)

Toronto’s indie rock/folk band, The Wooden Sky return for to Halifax for the first time since last year’s Halifax Pop Explosion for two shows at The Carleton on Thursday, July 16th and Friday, July 17th. These are early shows – 7:30 PM – and tickets each night are $15 advanced or $20 at the door. (more…)

Jessie Brown digs in for a Thursday night residency at The Carleton. Each week will feature different special guests. Thursday, July 16th sees The Stogies and Mike Ryan (Town Heroes) join Jessie and her band. Show time will be 9 PM and it’s a mere $8 at the door to get in. (more…)

Toronto’s indie rock/folk band, The Wooden Sky return for to Halifax for the first time since last year’s Halifax Pop Explosion for two shows at The Carleton on Thursday, July 16th and Friday, July 17th. These are early shows – 7:30 PM – and tickets each night are $15 advanced or $20 at the door. Bassist (more…)

Wasaga Beach-based reggae/ska outfit TooNice! make their way east for a date at The Carleton on Wednesday, July 15th. It’s the summer so we figured, “why not?” Live music will start at 9 PM and it’s only $5 at the door. The emphasis is on fun with this band and they do material by Bob (more…)

Our good friend, and winner of more songwriting awards than we have room to list (including a Grammy) – Gordie Sampson – is coming home to Nova Scotia for the summer from his home in Nashville and will be doing two special performances at The Carleton on Monday, July 13th and Tuesday, July 14th. Show (more…)