Container, RAMZi, JFM, DJ Doris, DJ A.S. Pearson Friday, May 22, 10pm Menz & Mollyz Bar, 2182 Gottingen Street $15 As RAMZi, Phoebé Guillemont creates electronic music with tropical and psychedelic flashes that bridges the gap between her solo bedroom studio and dance floor wild parties. Guillemont packs layers and influences into her songs, her […]
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Where we practice: Special Costello
WHO THEY ARE “We, Nick Dourado and Jeremy Costello, are two of the three people who are Special Costello. DB Influenza is not pictured.” WHAT THEY DO We have simultaneously been honing our ability to improvise and spontaneously compose as well as writing and practicing our more static pieces. I [Jeremy] write the lyrics and […]
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Best Place To Dance
Gold Winner Reflections Cabaret Silver Winner Pacifico Nightclub Bronze Winner Menz & Mollyz A new look and a new location haven’t changed who Reflections really is inside. This crazy party animal is up for anything at all hours of the night, any night of the week—whether its a drag competition, a dubstep dance party, $Rockin […]
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Best Gay Bar
Gold Winner Menz & Mollyz Bar Silver Winner Reflections Cabaret Bronze Winner The Company House Yes, you’re reading correctly. Reflections has somehow been knocked off of its longtime throne and it’s time for Gottingen Street fixture Menz & Mollyz to take a seat. Last spring brought a change in management for the north end bar—longtime […]
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Seadogs pulls the plug (UPDATED)
Seadog’s Sauna and Spa (2199 Gottingen Street) is all washed up. The doors are locked, the voicemail is full, the Facebook page has disappeared and the website reads: “SeaDogs is closed until further notice. Thank you for your patronage over the years.” The bathhouse maintains an unassuming storefront and is identifiable only to those in […]
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Best Gay Bar
Gold Winner Reflections Cabaret Silver Winner Menz & Mollyz Bar Bronze Winner The Company House Wanna dance with somebody? Wanna feel the heat of somebody? Well there’s no guarantee you’ll find somebody who loves you, but at this legendary late night fun-land we promise you’ll never be dancing on your own. With the DJs cranking […]
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Nightclub classroom
The DJ studies you. She looks for your physical response to the music. “It’s the goal for a DJ,” says Larisa Mann, AKA DJ Ripley, “to also make a mental connection. At least that’s what I try to do.” She’s been at it for 16 years and has learned a few things. The set is […]
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A little Theatre
Songs and doing good deeds around will warm your heart better than any half-assed hot chocolate, trust. DaPoPo Theatre gives you a chance to unwind while helping raise some funds for Vile Passéist Theatre’s upcoming production of The Roaring Girl. A Little Cabaret (Friday, January 25, 9pm at Menz & Mollyz Bar) features songs lovingly […]
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Best Gay Bar
Gold Winner Reflections Cabaret Silver Winner Menz & Mollyz Bar Bronze Winner The Company House Long live Refs. That’s the resounding response we get year after year from you BOH poll voters who moonlight at this fine Sackville Street establishment. Notwithstanding its consistent performance in this Best Gay Bar category, Reflections Cabaret is celebrated for […]
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Best Gay Bar
Gold Winner Reflections Cabaret Silver Winner Menz Bar Bronze Winner The Company House If the recent rumours have any truth to them, and Reflections is moving to Gottingen, perhaps all three candidates for this award will be neighbours soon. Hello Halifax’s gay village! Daydreaming aside, it’s no wonder that with Best Party Venue and Best […]
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Best Karaoke Night
Gold Winner Bearly’s House of Blues & Ribs Silver Winner Menz Bar Bronze Winner Oasis Pub & Eatery If Mimi Andriopoulos is the captain of the unsinkable Bearly’s karaoke ship, the loyal, and always entertaining, choir of regulars are its hard working crew. It’s the combination of all of these people that keeps the ship […]
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Best Open Mic Night
Gold Winner The Gorsebrook Lounge Silver Winner Menz Bar Bronze Winner The Company House “Wednesday nights are a staple,” according to The Gorsebrook’s manager Dale MacPhee, who says open mic host, and all-around talented guy Shaun Taylor knows how to work a crowd. Taylor serenades the crowd of regulars, and welcomes new performers every Wednesday […]