Halifax’s coolest Soul and R&B/Funk practitioners – Roxy & The Underground Soul Sound – play their usual first Friday of the month gig at The Carleton Music Bar & Grill on February 6th. Live music gets cooking at 10 PM and it’s only $5 at the door. Bring the shoes you dance in, you’ll need (more…)
Stephen Fearing plays what will probably be his last show as a Haligonian at The Carleton on Thursday, March 12th. Show time is 7 PM and tickets are $20 advanced or $25 at the door. Stephen has had Halifax as a home base for a number of years and we’ve been proud to be his (more…)
Operating on the assumption that three Kims are better than one, we’ve got a lovely show – featuring Kim Wempe, Kim Barlow and Kim Beggs – at The Carleton on Monday, March 9th. Show time is 8 PM and admission is $12.50 advanced or $15 at the door. Kim Wempe is a local road warrior (more…)
The annual March Hare is a celebration of the Arts in Newfoundland & Labrador that tours throughout that province with a couple of other notable stops; one in Toronto and one in Halifax. The Halifax show takes place at The Carleton Music Bar & Grill on Sunday, March 8th. It’s an afternoon affair starting at (more…)
The Carletones is The Carleton’s long-standing house band made up of some of the best musicians in the city and, we think, one of the best bands in Halifax. With very rare exceptions they play every Saturday night. The band covers anything from Neil Young, Tom Petty and Springsteen to T-Rex, J.J. Cale and Joan (more…)
The city’s acknowledged kings of the dance floor – The Mellotones – have a night off (and we’ve never had them on our stage), so we’ve got them booked for Friday, March 6th for a blow-out, maybe-Spring-is-coming bash. Show time will be 10 PM and I’m pretty sure there’ll be special guests AND it’s only (more…)
Leona Burkey & special guests bring a preview of her debut full-length, Wave Theory, to The Carleton on Wednesday, March 4th at 8 PM. Admission will be $10 at the door and includes a pre-release copy of the album. This show will be live-taped for, you know, video promotional purposes, so come out to be (more…)
Well here’s a “don’t-miss-this!” double bill if ever I’ve seen one! Newfoundland’s brilliant Fortunate Ones release their debut CD, The Bliss, at The Carleton on Monday, March 2nd, with able support from Winnipeg’s freshly Juno-nominated Del Barber. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are only $15 (+ booking fee). Do. Not. Miss. This. Fortunate (more…)
The Carletones is The Carleton’s long-standing house band made up of some of the best musicians in the city and, we think, one of the best bands in Halifax. With very rare exceptions they play every Saturday night. The band covers anything from Neil Young, Tom Petty and Springsteen to T-Rex, J.J. Cale and Joan (more…)
One of our fave local rock bands – Scrapes – returns to The Carleton for a show on Friday, February 27th. It’ll be a rock show, ladies and gentlemen. Live music will start after 10 PM and it’s a measly $5 at the door to get in. I’d expect a great mix of originals and (more…)