It’s been a long time coming but we finally tracked This Hour Has 22 Minutes star Shaun Majumder down and convinced him to revive his wildly successful New Material Only night at The Carleton. Shaun, and his writer pals from 22 Minutes, will perform and the only rule is that the material they do has (more…)
Halifax’s best damned rock’n’roll house band – the mighty Carletones – will take The Carleton stage on Saturday, March 21st, as they always do, sometime around 10:30 and will proceed to pin your ears back with passionate performances of cool songs until close. This band rocks and we’re proud to provide a stage for them. (more…)
Classified’s right hand man – DJ IV – brings his Mondo show back to The Carleton on Friday, March 20th at 10 PM. It’s only $5 at the door so you really have no excuse not to come. At least that’s what we’re thinking. (more…)
We think St. Patrick’s Day should be celebrated with music and we’ll have the best live music in Halifax on that night, Tuesday, March 17th. Award winning fiddlers Wendy MacIsaac, Chrissy Crowley, along with friends Darren MacMullen and Ken Ryan, will provide a night of the real deal Celtic music at The Carleton, starting at (more…)
Halifax’s best damned rock’n’roll house band – the mighty Carletones – will take The Carleton stage on Saturday, March 14th, as they always do, sometime around 10:30 and will proceed to pin your ears back with passionate performances of cool songs until close. This fantastic experience will cost you a measly $5 at the door (more…)
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…)