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 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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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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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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Louisiana Bayou fires up on Salter Street
Cabaret royalty Mike Schmid is venturing into the restaurant biz. The owner of the Halifamous Reflections Cabaret, (5184 Sackville Street) and his partner Kathy Hatfield, are opening Louisiana Bayou Cajun Grill & Little New Orleans Bar at 5171 Salter Street (a location that’s seen a long string of openings and closings, most recently Kababji Lebanese […]
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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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Reflections to take over TAO?
Ok heres a little tidbit. We filed an application to move Reflections to Salter street to the old Tao outfitters spot. Will be awesome — Reflections Cabaret (@ReflectionsHfx) March 4, 2013 After Reflections Cabaret sent out some teases via Twitter about filing a proposal to move into a new space, finally it was revealed that […]
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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 Party Venue
Gold Winner The Lower Deck Silver Winner Pacifico Bronze Winner Reflections Cabaret It’s no great secret that Haligonians like to party on a Vengaboys-style level, and with our famous bars per capita rep it’s hard to decide just where to stop the Vengabus. That’s what Coast readers are for, and this year they are leading […]
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Best Pick-up Bar
Gold Winner The Dome Silver Winner Reflections Cabaret Bronze Winner The Palace Nightclub Some things never change. The Dome turned 30 this year, and it’s aging as gracefully as can be. Expansive dance floor, stripper poles, the best top 40 selections in the city—all the stars have aligned at our beloved downtown destination to ensure […]