“The whole process was exhausting,” says Erin Costelo. “Everything was on my shoulders, so I had a lot of pressure. It was the hardest record I’ve ever made, because it felt like so many decisions and so much work.” Insert every aphorism, saying and inspirational meme about the payoff of hard work right here, because […]
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Top Five: What electronic artist AA Wallace misses about Halifax
Former Halifax-based electronic musician AA Wallace returns from Toronto on Saturday to shake up The Seahorse (2037 Gottingen, 10pm, $12) with dance-party cone-heads Tupper Ware Remix Party. It’s going to be all kinds of crazy, especially since Wallace just released his second party album In Alpha Zones, an 11-track synth-pop romp on Culvert Music. For his homecoming, Wallace tells […]
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Interview: 11 Questions with Jay Mayne
Tonight, Dartmouth rapper, skateboarder and #choptrees advocate Jay Mayne returns to The Seahorse (2037 Gottingen) for a show with his doggies Thrillah Kane and Matty Boh. It’s been a minute since The Coast caught up with the smokey-voiced rapper, but he’s been on the hustle as usual and he’s stoked for the show. Check out these 11 […]
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Five fun music things to do this weekend
No need to stress about what to do, my dudes, but there is SO MUCH music going on, it’s hard to pick. You can either thrash out at a Khyber fundraiser, or sit back and get sad with some heartfelt folk or dance with Skratch Bastid. From all our listings, here are five things to do: […]
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A 90s Quiz with That 90s Night
*Joey from Blossom voice* Woah! Did you know that DJs Jeff Pineau and Trevor Murphy (Quiet Parade) have been bringing Halifax one of the most nostalgic dance events, That 90s Night, since July 2012? *Jesse from Full House voice* Have mercy! Well, it’s true and it’s giving me Goosebumps. Tonight at The Seahorse, they’re gonna hit you baby, […]
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Heat up with the Cold Smoke festival
Just as the weather finally turns to winter, Halifax’s favourite reggae band, Dub Kartel, has lined up the third annual Cold Smoke festival. This kick-ass one-day fest will be setting fire to The Seahorse and the Marquee’s stages to keep you hot-hot-hot. Starting Saturday night, Cold Smoke will showcase some of the best bands from […]
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Listen to this v. funky Boxing Day playlist by Dead Horse Beats
Tonight, Halifax-bred, Montreal-livin’ Dead Horse Beats (Patrick Wade) will spin it silly at The Seahorse with Wet Paint and Kyle. Have you heard DHB before? Dude can mix. Check out his “Still Dre” remix, and also this Bobby Shmurda jam. He’ll also be headlining Cold Smoke next weekend, but since you can’t hold your horses, better pony up tonight and get […]
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Slime Season: Got turnt with Tommy Kruise last night
“My drink? It’s Redbull, vodka, topped with a bit of orange juice and a bunch of limes,” says Tommy Kruise. I ask him what he calls it. He looks at his whiskey glass: “I call it … the piss.” For the next 20 minutes in the ‘green room’ of The Seahorse (mostly a storage closet […]
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Best Live Music Venue
Gold Winner The Carleton Bar & Grill Silver Winner The Marquee Ballroom Bronze Winner The Seahorse Tavern “I think it’s the sound, the service and the attention to detail during shows that makes us the best live music venue in the city,” says the Carleton’s owner Mike Campbell. “Credit there goes to Jon Cornwall and […]
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Best Party Venue
Gold Winner Pacifico Silver Winner Reflections Cabaret Bronze Winner The Seahorse Tavern Follow the glimmer of spinning disco balls to find the slick source of excellent party times. It takes a lot of them to take over the top spot in this category—which has belonged to either Reflections of The Lower Deck for the last […]
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Best Place to Dance
Gold Winner Reflections Cabaret Silver Winner Pacifico Bronze Winner The Seahorse Tavern After a few years of uncertainty—and a north-end move thwarted by Toronto transplants in a nearby condo—Reflections has been happily ensconced in its Sackville Street home for a little over a year. The main floor space is smaller but now there’s a balcony […]
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Best Bar
Gold Winner Stillwell Beer Bar Silver Winner Durty Nelly’s Authentic Irish Pub Bronze Winner The Seahorse Tavern “I think we actually became the number one account for a bunch of local breweries and that makes me hugely proud,” says Chris Reynolds, who along with Laura MacDonald and Andrew Connell owns the perpetually packed beer bar […]