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Halifax and City Nightlife - Bars, Clubs and Pubs

Dance and sing the night away at these hot spots for Nova Scotia nightlife and music. Plan your weekend with listings for bars, clubs and pubs around the province, including Halifax, Dartmouth and Wolfville. Find your favourite bands, DJs and specials on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Bar nights and live music listings

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Thursday, August 26, 2010 

1313 Hollis
Mike Rudd
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Alehouse
The Persuaders
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Anvil Beverage Room
Thirsty Thursdays
Thursdays
Wolfville - Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley

Argyle Bar & Grill
DJ Lash Larue
Thursdays
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Argyle Fine Art
Harmonized Chess: It Kills, Dreamsploitation, Chanteuse
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Bearly's
Darren Arsenault
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Big Leagues
Karaoke w/Mike Gough
Thursdays
Dartmouth - Halifax Metro

Black Diamond
Blues Jam Session
Sydney - Cape Breton: Fleur-de-Lis/Marconi/Metro CB

Boomer's Lounge
DJ Dolla
Thursdays
Halifax - Halifax Metro

The Carleton
Absolut Thursdays and Carleton Stone
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Celtic Corner
The Plugs and Tristan Legg
Dartmouth - Halifax Metro

Celtic Music Centre
Lunchtime Ceilidhs
Judique - Cape Breton: Ceilidh Trail

Cheers
Under The Sun
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Club 1668
The Bad Bad Bad, First To Fall, Static Era
Halifax - Halifax Metro

The Company House
Sherman Downey & The Ambiguous Case, Soho Ghetto, Steve Gates
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Doryman Tavern
Talent Night
Cheticamp - Cape Breton: Cabot Trail

Freeman’s Little New York (Grafton)
Chad Tetford
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Gatsby’s
Thirsty Thursdays
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Gus’ Pub & Grill
Carey Beck
Halifax - Halifax Metro

The Hart & Thistle
Dave Dobson
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Inverness County Centre for the Arts
Transatlantic Zodiac Ensemble
Inverness - Cape Breton: Ceilidh Trail

Lower Deck
Shameless
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Lynwood Inn
Warren MacIntyre
Baddeck - Cape Breton: Cabot Trail

Mosaic
DJ No Luv
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Old Triangle Irish Ale House
John Ferguson & Roger Stone
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Palace Cabaret
DJ Trixxx New
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Paragon Theatre
The Lodge, Andy Mcdaniel, Mushkat, Todd Michalik
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Pogue Fado
Soul Kitchen
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Red Shoe Pub
David Rankin
Mabou - Cape Breton: Ceilidh Trail

Reflections Cabaret
Five Minutes of Fame
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Rock Island Bistro
Paul Vienneau Jazz Duo
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Rodeo Lounge
Ryan Cook
Dartmouth - Halifax Metro

Rogue’s
Joe Murphy
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Rollie’s Wharf
Traditional Music & Ceilidh
North Sydney - Cape Breton: Fleur-de-Lis/Marconi/Metro CB

Seahorse
Mellotones
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Seasons Bistro
Mike Cowie & The Waterbabies
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Shindigs
Karaoke
Port Hawkesbury - Cape Breton: Ceilidh Trail

Snaubar Lebanese Cuisine
Thomas Gothro And Neil Colosimo, Featuring Giuseppe
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Soho
Chalmers Doane Trio
Thursdays
Halifax - Halifax Metro

St. Matthew’s United Church
Summer Sounds @ Barrington: Angelina Davey, Peter Higham
Halifax - Halifax Metro

St. Michael's Parish Hall
Gathering Ceilidh
Baddeck - Cape Breton: Cabot Trail

Stayner’s
Thursday Night Jazz: The Pauliticians
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Steel City
Bad Habits
Sydney - Cape Breton: Fleur-de-Lis/Marconi/Metro CB

Tempest
Martini Night
Thursdays
Wolfville - Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley

Trellis Cafe
Music Jam
Thursdays
Hubbards - South Shore

Tribeca Bistro & Bar
DJ T-Woo
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Wentworth Perk
Weekly Songwriter Sessions
Sydney - Cape Breton: Fleur-de-Lis/Marconi/Metro CB

Whiskey's Lounge
Dave Goyetche
Thursdays
Dartmouth - Halifax Metro

Winston's
Tilted Kilts
Halifax - Halifax Metro

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Friday, August 27, 2010

Alehouse
The Persuaders
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Alteregos Coffee House
Dance Party Friday
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Anvil Beverage Room
Wing Night
Fridays
Wolfville - Fundy Shored & Annapolis Valley

Bearly's
Urban Preacher
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Blue Mist Bar & Grill
Simplicity X
Little Bras d’Or - Cape Breton: Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive

The Bus Stop Theatre
Lgbtq Freshmeat With Djs Danny B And Simon T, Sure Thing Gamma Gamma Rays Cd Release With Quivers, Jon Mckiel, The Mighty Northumberland
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Celtic Music Centre
Lunchtime Ceilidhs
Judique - Cape Breton: Ceilidh Trail

Cheers
Under The Sun
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Clay Cafe
Carole
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Coconut Grove
Melissa Poirier, Spencer Soloduka, Cameron Hawes, Damien Alexander, Michael Redden, Tyler Shea & Greg Ein, The Resolutes, Rob Anderson, The John Ross Orchestra
Halifax - Halifax Metro

The Company House
Mel Keith Band With Ria Mae
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Crown & Moose
Mike Wadden and Rumours
Sydney - Cape Breton: Fleur-de-Lis/Marconi/Metro CB

Daniel's Lounge
Andrew Doyle Band and Evolution
Sydney - Cape Breton: Fleur-de-Lis/Marconi/Metro CB

The Dome
Fahrenheit Fridays Live to Air
Fridays
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Doryman Tavern
Savanna
Cheticamp - Cape Breton: Cabot Trail

Fife & Drum
Hawco
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Founder's Lounge
Alex Vaughan
Fridays
White Point - South Shore

The Hart & Thistle
Dave Dobson
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Le Gabriel Bar & Grill
Bruno Bourgeois & Maurice Poirier and Harold MacIntyre
Cheticamp - Cape Breton: Cabot Trail

Legion
Supper & Ceilidh
Iona - Cape Breton: Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive

Lower Deck
Corey Tetford and Paul Lamb and Shameless
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Lynwood Inn
Warren MacIntyre
Baddeck - Cape Breton: Cabot Trail

Main Event
Robert Barrie
Glace Bay - Cape Breton: Fleur-de-Lis/Marconi/Metro CB

Maritime Museum
Musique Royale: Toronto Consort
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Michael’s Bar & Grill
Sam Moon & Rick Gautreau
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Mosaic Social Dining Lounge
Bigcitynights: Adam Adler
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Newfoundland Social Club
Singles Dance: The Tide
Dartmouth - Halifax Metro

Niche
Mike Cowie & Waterbabies Jazz Quartet
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Oakmount Station Pub
The Unnamed Duo
Bedford - Halifax Metro

Old Triangle Irish Ale House
John Ferguson & Roger Stone
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Pacifico
DJ Chris Matheson
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Paragon Theatre
The Mellotones, Cake A Saurus Rex
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Parkside Pub & Grill
Dance DJ
Dartmouth - Halifax Metro

Peddler's Pub
DJ Mathematix Peddler’s Pub
Fridays
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Pepperjack’s Sports Bar & Grill
Jim Cochrane
Bayer's Lake - Halifax Metro

Plaza Nightclub
DJ R$$mooth, DJ Loonie Toonez
Fridays
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Pogue Fado
Soul Kitchen
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Red Shoe Pub
Howie MacDonald & friends and Tristen Legg
Mabou - Cape Breton: Ceilidh Trail

Reflections Cabaret
DJ No Luv
Halifax - Halifax

Rodeo Lounge
Darrell Myers
Dartmouth - Halifax Metro

Seahorse Tavern
Rock Bop & Hillbilly Revue: Filly And The Flops, Eddy Blake And The Honky Tonk Heartbreakers, Carey Beck
Halifax - Halifax Metro

St. Michael's Parish Hall

St. Andrew’s
Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra
Halifax - Halifax Metro
Gathering Ceilidh
Baddeck - Cape Breton: Cabot Trail

Stayner’s
Twin Bridges
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Steel City
Bad Habits
Sydney - Cape Breton: Fleur-de-Lis/Marconi/Metro CB

Tribeca Bistro & Bar
Famous Players with DJ T-Woo and The Troubleshooters
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Victor's
Rendez Vous with Big City Nights DJs
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Winston’s
DJ DD's
Halifax - Halifax Metro

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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Alehouse
The Persuaders
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Argyle Bar & Grill
DJ Savory
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Bearly’s House Of Blues & Ribs
Urban Preacher
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Blue Mist Bar & Grill
Evolution
Little Bras d’Or - Cape Breton: Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive

Boomer’s Lounge
DJ Don Card And Dj Matt Diamond Midtown
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Bubbles Mansion
DJ No Luv
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Celtic Music Centre
Lunchtime Ceilidhs
Judique - Cape Breton: Ceilidh Trail

Cheers Bar And Grill
DJs Dave MacIsaac & Mike Clarke, Under the Sun
Saturdays
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Clay Cafe
All Ages Jim Dorie
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Coconut Grove
Broken Ohms, Futuresnake, The Blackrats
Halifax - Halifax Metro

The Company House
Del Barber with Catherine MacLellan
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Crown & Moose
Alton MacKinnon
Sydney - Cape Breton: Fleur-de-Lis/Marconi/Metro CB

Daniel’s Lounge
Tempted
Sydney - Cape Breton: Fleur-de-Lis/Marconi/Metro CB

Dome
World Dance Party: DJ Dave MacIsaac
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Doryman Tavern
Andrea Beaton and Savanna
Cheticamp - Cape Breton: Cabot Trail

Elephant & Castle
Bruce and Jay MacKinnon
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Fife & Drum
Hawco
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Founder's Lounge
Alex Vaughan
Saturdays
White Point - South Shore

Freeman’s Little New York (Quinpool)
Dusty Kelleher
Halifax - Halifax Metro

G Lounge
DJ Cam Harding And Adam Adler
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Governers Pub
Ceilidh with Carl Mackenzie
Sydney - Cape Breton: Fleur-de-Lis/Marconi/Metro CB

Gus’ Pub
Beneath The Massacre, Ion Dissonance, The Daisy Anthesis, Orchids Curse, Select And Dismember, Cicada
Halifax - Halifax Metro

The Hart & Thistle
Dave Dobson
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Jacob’s Lounge
Deerfield
Dartmouth - Halifax Metro

Le Gabriel Lounge
Laurell Martell Band
Cheticamp - Cape Breton: Cabot Trail

Lion's Head
Karaoke with Laurie the Guy and Wreckhouse
Saturdays
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Lower Deck
DJ Billy G, Corey Tetford and Paul Lamb, Shameless
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Lynwood Inn
Warren MacIntyre
Baddeck - Cape Breton: Cabot Trail

Main Event
The Pub Boys and Bobbie Currie
Glace Bay - Cape Breton: Fleur-de-Lis/Marconi/Metro CB

Michael's Bar and Grill
Karaoke, Hal Bruce
Saturdays
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Mosaic
Bigcitynights
Halifax - Halifax Metro

New Palace Cabaret
Beats to Beat Cancer with Rick Rhythm
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Newfoundland Social Club
Lukey’s Boat
Dartmouth - Halifax Metro

Niche
Waterbabies Jazz Quartet
Halifax Metro

Old Triangle
Carey Beck, John Ferguson & Roger Stone
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Pacifico
DJ Geoff Wills
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Paragon Theatre
Sure Thing The Stanfields Cd Release With Craig Mercer, The Will Be Gones
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Pogue Fado
Soul Kitchen
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Red Stag
Bob Lambert
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Reflections Cabaret
DJ Hedfones
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Seahorse Tavern
Glory Glory Man United with Boys Boys Boys and Guests
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Seasons Bistro & Wine Bar
Blakeney & Campbell
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Shindigs
Saturday Matinee
Port Hawkesbury - Cape Breton: Ceilidh Trail

St. Michael's Parish Hall
Gathering Ceilidh
Baddeck - Cape Breton: Cabot Trail

Stayner’s Wharf
Daniel Matto
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Tribeca Bistro & Bar
Panic: Loukas Stilldrunk & Tony Haze
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Vimy Legion
Buddy Shields and Trio
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Winston’s
DJ DD's
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Your Father’s Moustache
Joe Murphy and The Water Street Blues Band
Halifax - Halifax Metro

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Sunday, August 29, 2010

1313 Hollis
Ben Caplan and Halifax String Quartet
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Bearly’s House Of Blues & Ribs
Matinee: Brenda Stone and Roger Howse
Evening: Blues Jam with Brad Conrad
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Bishop’s Landing
Summer Concert Series: The Chess Club
Halifax - Halifax Metro

The Carleton
Halifax Urban Folk Festival
Sherman Downey & The Ambiguous Case, The Black Bags
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Celtic Corner
Floyd King
Dartmouth - Halifax Metro

Celtic Music Center
Andrea Beaton
Judique - Cape Breton: Ceilidh Trail

Cheers Bar & Grill
DJ Stickboy
Halifax - Halifax Metro

The Dome
DJ Mike Clarke
Sundays
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Doryman Tavern
Max & Gervais
Cheticamp - Cape Breton: Cabot Trail

Dutchie's Pub
Jeff Bonang and friends
Sundays
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Founder's Lounge
Alex Vaughan
Sundays
White Point - South Shore

Gus’ Pub
Food Clothing and Shelter Music Collective
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Halifax Public Gardens
Public Gardens Sunday Concert: The John Alphonse Band
Halifax - Halifax Metro

The Jolly Mug Pub & Grill
SideKIXX
Sundays
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Le Gabriel Bar & Grill
Douglas Cameron and Bruno Bourgeois & Maurice Poirier
Cheticamp - Cape Breton: Cabot Trail

Lower Deck
DJ Trixxx, Signal Hill
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Lynwood Inn
Warren MacIntyre
Baddeck - Cape Breton: Cabot Trail

Michael’s
Blues Jam
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Midtown
Ten Mile House
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Newfoundland Social Club
Special Blend
Dartmouth - Halifax Metro

Niche
DJ Chris Matheson
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Old Triangle
John Ferguson
Halifax - Halifax Metro

The Palace
DJ NoLuv
Sundays
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Red Fox Tavern
Boothill with Howie Shepherd
Halifax - Halifax Metro

Red Shoe Pub
Kinnon & Betty Beaton
Mabou - Cape Breton: Cabot Trail

Reflections Cabaret
Dance Night: DJ Hedfones
Halifax - Halifax Metro

St. Michael's Parish Hall
Gathering Ceilidh
Baddeck - Cape Breton: Cabot Trail

Stayner’s Wharf
Jeff Goodspeed and Friends
Halifax - Halifax Metro

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