4 TIX JUST RELEASED! Acres and Acres w/ Karol Brown

Original architects of beloved band Acres and Acres - Kris Pope and Dave Scholten (along with Jordi Comstock on drums, Ian Bent on keys and Ian M. Sherwood on bass) - reunite for a special performance, including opener Karol Brown, at The Carleton on Thursday, June 4th. Show time is 7:30 PM and tickets are $25 + HST. After the implosion of Halifax art-rock band Down With the Butterfly in 2008, Kris Pope and Dave Scholten re-emerged with renewed focus as folk-rock band Acres and Acres. Inspired by Neil Young’s Harvest album and the legends around the making of it, the band booked an ancient wooden church crafted by Nova Scotia boat builders to record their debut album. The concept was to record the entire album live to capture a moment in time among friends. The one exception to the live album concept is a single vocal overdub by Amelia Curran. They even had artists in the balcony of the church creating what would become the album artwork. The reception of their debut album All Nations led them to tour the country coast to coast and record their second album Truth & Sky.  In 2015, the band went on hiatus…