• The Mellotones

    The Mellotones

    Pacifico 5171 George St

    For over two decades, The Mellotones have been bringing their high-octane party to stages around the world. Lighting up dance floors wherever they go, the R&B Funk band is an 8-piece powerhouse.

    $12

    The Mellotones

    Pacifico 5171 George St

    For over two decades, The Mellotones have been bringing their high-octane party to stages around the world. Lighting up dance floors wherever they go, the R&B Funk band is an 8-piece powerhouse.

    $12

    Six Star Review

    The Local 2037 Gottingen St, Halifax

    Instrumental funk • Soul • R&B With special guest Patrick Smith

    Brickworks

    Bearly's House of Blues & Ribs 1579 Grafton St, Halifax

    Nine of Halifax’s finest musicians join forces to deliver the spirit and sound of the golden era of the big bands.  Enjoy familiar classics such as Come Fly With Me, Night and Day, and Cheek to Cheek.

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    Gizmo

    Buffalo Club 2 Wentworth St

    Gizmo are Charlottetown rockers inspired by the guitar-damaged pop of 1990s American slacker bands and their contemporaries on Canada’s east coast. A 120 Minutes band for the Gen Z set, they breathe new life into their vintage influences with a distinctive songwriting style and frenetic live show. Tickets: prices vary from $0 to $40

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    I dialled your number

    Buffalo Club 2 Wentworth St

    hi! i’m jessie (she/her), a 19-year-old artist based in nova scotia, canada. i create music under idialedyournumber and love working across mediums like visual art and ux design. i study audio engineering, and aspire to own more than a focusrite and knockoff SM58. Tickets: prices vary from $0 to $40

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    Fiver

    Sanctuary Arts Centre Downstairs 100 Ochterloney St.

    Fiver is one of many projects from Toronto’s Simone Schmidt, joined on this beautiful, spacious record exploring the frontier between country and improv by players who recently backed Beverly Glenn-Copeland. Schmidt’s voice is deep, impasto-textured and enveloping, singing of human solidarity during precarious times; the brushed drums are brisk and amiable, the pedal steel twinkling, ... Read more

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    Fittonia

    Sanctuary Arts Centre Downstairs 100 Ochterloney St.

    Fittonia is a Peterborough collective of artists playing songs composed by Shan Culkeen. Fittonia's music is about redemption in ecological ruin, meditations on courage and virtue, and the challenge of knowing that death is coming for us all. It's okay to be finite - all songs are. Shannon Culkeen - voice, autoharp Cormac Culkeen - ... Read more

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    Sam Wilson

    Morley's 45 Portland St.

    Free show! Sam Wilson is a guitarist-composer whose practice focuses on creating instrumental music for improvisers. Her current artistic muse is wild spaces and site-specific responses, evident by her latest release Wintertides (April 2024), featuring drummer Jen Yakamovich and bassist Geordie Hart. Written in the winter of 2022 on both the east (Scotsburn, NS) and west Coast ... Read more

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    Steven Lambke

    Morley's 45 Portland St.

    Free show! Steven Lambke is a writer of songs and poems. He has been described by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson as “a working musician – that is, someone who is embedded in, responsible to, and who holds space for a community of artists that create against the odds of the music industry, without contracts, awards, and ... Read more

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    Joe Abbot

    Morley's 45 Portland St.

    Free show! Joe Abbott is a musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Vancouver, BC, with a rich background in jazz, blues, and American roots music. His unique blend of folk and country delivers a fresh yet timeless sound that resonates with audiences across genres. A natural storyteller, Joe’s songwriting is filled with humor, warmth, and an ... Read more

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    Hayden Pedigo

    The Sanctuary Arts Centre 100 Octherloney St

    Hayden Pedigo (born March 26, 1994) is an American avant-garde musician, politician, performance artist, and model. Much of his work has been informed and inspired by his upbringing and residence in the Panhandle of Texas. Life and music Hayden Pedigo was raised in the West Texas city of Amarillo. It was his upbringing in—and embrace ... Read more

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    Nadah El Shazly

    The Sanctuary Arts Centre 100 Octherloney St

    Born and raised in Cairo, El Shazly began her musical journey as a member of Sick Gdrch, a Misfits cover band, before venturing into electronic production and composition. Her debut album, 2017’s ‘Ahwar’, earned global praise for its merging of heritage and innovation, and established Nadah as a leading figure in the contemporary music landscape. ... Read more

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    Dark for Dark

    The Sanctuary Arts Centre 100 Octherloney St

    Dark For Dark sings immaculate three part vocal arrangements, thick with harmony and interplay, over Rebecca Zolkower’s original songs. Their new album, All Dressed, was produced by composer / musician Jay Crocker in Crousetown, NS and expands on the folk and country influences of their previous work to include sounds drawn from early Beatles and ... Read more

    G street band

    G Street Band!

    Pacifico 5171 George St

    G Street Band electrifies the dance floor with their high-energy fusion of classic and current, pop, rock, funk...and a touch of jazz!

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    Miranda Ceara & The Odd Fellows Orchestra

    Sanctuary Arts Centre Downstairs 100 Ochterloney St.

    ‘Miranda Ceara & The Odd Fellows Orchestra’ reimagine the sounds of prewar jazz, blues, and calypso, weaving them together to create an original and entirely modern cabaret-noir of brass, strings, and rhythm, all tied together by Miranda’s unique songwriting and vocal delivery.  In October of 2024, their first EP was recorded at Sud-Ouest Recording Studio ... Read more

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    Penny & the Pits

    Buffalo Club 2 Wentworth St

    Debut album, Liquid Compactor, out now! It's about a very hot and exclusive g*rl gang that discovers a sentient underwater machine and harnesses its power to do their vengeful bidding. Tickets: prices vary from $0 to $40

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    Nate & the Busy Boys

    Buffalo Club 2 Wentworth St

    Nate and the Busy Boys are the freshest band on the East Coast sporting the oldest sounding tracks. Their debut album is a bold exploration of rock and roll through the ages where the common thread is the unexpected, and the performances are raw and lively. The Busy Boys aren’t a “music lover’s” band in ... Read more

    Paul St. Amand & Kenneth Pasher

    Paul St. Amand & Kenneth Pasher

    The Roastory 12 Ella Lane, Bedford

    Singer & trumpeter Paul St-Amand teams up with guitarist Kenneth Pasher for a midday jazz set at The Roastory: where every cup has a rhythm. Bedford’s coolest new cafe is rooted in two timeless crafts: the art of specialty coffee and the soul of jazz and blues.

    All Saints Cathedral Choir

    All Saints Cathedral Choir

    Cathedral Church of All Saints 1330 Cathedral Ln, Halifax

    The 'Sundays at Four' Music Series returns to the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax September 28 at 4 p.m! Join us for a new season of inspiring choral music, offered freely to the public every Sunday afternoon. Sunday's service is a Choral Evensong for the Eve of St Michael and All Angels, sung by ... Read more

    Jazz @ the Lion’s Head

    Lion's Head Tavern 3085 Robie St, Halifax

    Mainstay jazz crew l-r David Burton, Jeff Goodspeed, Silvio Pupo and Larry Bjornson. Players subject to change. Interesting guests each week.

    Sunday night blues jam

    Bearly's House of Blues & Ribs 1579 Grafton St, Halifax

    Local blues musicians try out their stuff at the traditional blues jam run by Andrew Gillis and his back up band.

    Morgan Davis

    Morgan Davis

    Bearly's House of Blues & Ribs 1579 Grafton St, Halifax

    Morgan Davis is a Canadian blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was born and spent his childhood in Detroit, Michigan, before relocating to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 2001. His song "Why'd You Lie" was a hit for Colin James and featured on James' 1988 debut album.

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