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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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Best Party Venue

Gold Winner Lower Deck, Halifax Silver Winner The Seahorse Tavern Bronze Winner Reflections Cabaret The three floors of the Lower Deck have taken a beating over the years, so many stomped feet and so many spilled beers, all in the name of a “SOCIABLE!”. But every scuff and sticky spot is evidence of a time […]

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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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Best Place To Dance

Gold Winner Reflections Cabaret Silver Winner Pacifico Bronze Winner The Seahorse Tavern 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 everything from hip […]

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Brian Posehn clears the air

Most comedians may be former class clowns, but few can school the teacher like Brian Posehn. Long before his appearances on cult TV hits like Mr. Show and The Sarah Silverman Program, before his 2013 comedy special The Fartist and before his headlining set at the Halifax Pop Explosion, Posehn was cracking wise as a […]

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PINEO interest

You wouldn’t necessarily expect to hear a DJ at the Halifax Urban Folk Fest, and that’s totally fair. But a booty-shaking opportunity is a booty-shaking opportunity, so don’t miss out. Mitchell Pineo, AKA PINEO, adds a little night life variety to the festival, with remixes, wild beats and bass for days. “The set I’ll play […]

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Bass solo

Halifax always has been a special place for drum ‘n’ bass. Despite this city’s small size and ever closing venues, it has a strong contingent of fans and DJs with affection for fast break beats and big bass sounds. On Valentine’s/Forever Alone Day, veteran drum ‘n’ bass DJ AK1200 (AKA David Minner) will be hitting […]

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Gold medal mixes

Largely a staple of turntablism (can I get a wicka-wicka-wha?), the long running DJ Olympics returns after a postponement earlier in the year. Citing venue and funding issues organizers vowed to not “half-ass our way through this event.” Pitting DJs, beatboxers and MCs against each other, competitors have 15 minutes to wow the crowd and […]

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Best Place To Dance

Gold Winner Reflections Cabaret Silver Winner Pacifico Bronze Winner The Seahorse Tavern “Cheap drinks, good DJ and a huge dance floor,” one reader says of Reflections, succinctly explaining the lure of this year’s gold winner. Add in the “comfy couches” another reader waxes poetic about and the ever-popular student Friday, and you’ve got the recipe […]

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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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