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.

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.

Jazz Night with Ken MacKay A native of Truro NS, Ken first started teaching in the Public School system in 1976 and has been active as an educator as a Clinician, Adjudicator and Soloist throughout his career. Ken retired from Astral Drive Junior High where he has been Director of Bands for over 20 years. ... Read more

Jazz Night upstairs at Economy Shoe Shop run by Leo Cox, bass/guitar,  Ben Tucker, guitar/voice and Dante Keirstead, drums.

Ellen Gibling and Colin Carrigan host Irish music sessions every Tuesday! All players welcome! Admission is free. The tunes are lively, the pints are flowing, and the crowd keeps growing! Come for the tunes and bring your appetite as it’s also Taco Tuesday

Garrett Mason is a true bluesman at heart. He was raised in Truro, Nova Scotia by his mother Pam, and father, veteran Canadian Bluesman Dutch Mason. His quest to become a blues musician started at a very early age; being surrounded by music blues music, Garrett’s favorite tapes at 3 years old were Canned Heat ... Read more

Matt MacLennan is a bassist and bandleader, bringing a mix of velvety ballads, smooth bossa novas, and breezy swing to Obladee! You can expect balanced and inviting sets with an easy and conversational style that fills the room without crowding it. Lean in and listen, or simply let the sound and textures carry you away. ... Read more

Jazz night with Silvio Pupo, keys, Ronald Hynes, bass and Damien Moynihan, percussion.

Sponsored by OperAtlantic Dig out your lederhosen, and Dirndl, we are celebrating the change of the seasons with our version of Oktoberfest! Our host, Jon-Paul Decosse will lead us through a program of German (and some English) favourites, while exploring some of the fun and quirky traditions of Oktoberfest with a Maritime twist. We are ... Read more

Hailing from the coastal haven of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Jennah Barry is one of Atlantic Canada’s surest sirens. Her undeniable, rosewater voice sets a mood wherein even the hardest truths seem palatable. Moving effortlessly between folk, country and soft rock motifs, Barry’s music sets her at the forefront of a tradition of women making ... Read more

Geordie Haley: With more than 25 years of presenting and performing original music guitarist, composer, improviser and educator Geordie Haley has been a featured artist in concert and festival programs by creative music presenters Upstream Music, Suddenly Listen, Canadian Music Center, The Motion Ensemble, Jazz East, Vocalypse ,Shattering the Silence, Obey, Scotia Fest, Center for Experimental ... Read more

The Weather Station — the project of Toronto based songwriter Tamara Lindeman — returns with new album Humanhood on January 17th via Fat Possum Records.  The last few years have seen The Weather Station release two albums: the career defining Ignorance (2021) and its ethereal, mostly live recording companion piece, How Is It That I Should Look At ... Read more

  It’s been less than two years since Highs in the Minuses became Charlotte Cornfield’s break-out—a magnetic mission-statement for the Toronto songwriter described by Rolling Stone as “Canada’s best-kept secret.” Cornfield emerged from pandemic seclusion with new fans, raised expectations, and her first major US tour. She could have kept touring forever; she could have ... Read more

Scions are a new innovative experimental ensemble. The group features members from the award-winning minimalist chamber-jazz quartet New Hermitage, the Polaris-nominated drone-hymn duo Joyful Joyful, and the acclaimed producer and composer Michael Cloud Duguay. Their collaboration began at the Sappyfest music festival in Sackville, New Brunswick, in August 2022. During this event, New Hermitage and ... Read more

Derek Piotr is a folklorist, researcher and performer whose work focuses primarily on the human voice. His work covers practices including fieldwork, vocal performance, preservation and autoethnography; and is primarily concerned with tenderness, fragility, beauty and brutality. He has collaborated with artists including Scott Solter, Nathan Salsburg and Thomas Brinkmann across various disciplines. He is ... Read more

Punchy pop, alternative garage rock with vocal sentiment. Tickets prices vary from $0 to $40

Tickets prices vary from $0 to $40

Sounds of New Orleans with Mike Cowie & John Alphonse More events all week on Bearly's website

Jeff Parker (born April 4, 1967) is an American guitarist and composer based in Los Angeles. Born in Connecticut and raised in Hampton, Virginia, Parker is best known as an experimental musician, working with jazz, electronic, rock, and improvisational groups. Parker studied at Berklee College of Music and then moved to Chicago in 1991. Also a ... Read more

David Grubbs (born September 21, 1967) is an American composer, guitarist, pianist, and vocalist. He was a founding member of Squirrel Bait, Bastro, and Gastr del Sol. He has also played in Codeine, The Red Krayola, Bitch Magnet and The Wingdale Community Singers. Music career Grubbs' first band was a brief-lived punk/new wave group called ... Read more

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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.

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.

Tickets: prices vary from $0 to $40

Tickets: prices vary from $0 to $40

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

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.

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

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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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

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

Free show for all ages

Free show for all ages!  

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘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

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

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

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.

Good Rockin’ fun and some horn-powered Blues!

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

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

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