The Fox Cabaret has opened at 2321 Main, and the long, narrow, black and red room — which we overheard one particularly loquascious attendee at the soft open describe as the colour of a “hateful womb” — is exactly what you’d expect of a converted porn theatre. Allegedly North America’s last-remaining one at that.
And good riddence to bad ‘rub’-ish. Gone are the broken chairs and broken spirits. In their place is a much cleaner space that still retains its cinematic essence. It’s also stocked with some of the old sound equipment from the Waldorf, and tailor made for brawling rock concerts, tongue-in-cheek ice cream socials and miscellanous arthouse indulgences.
Set to have its grand opening in April, the upcoming event schedule is as such:
Weekly
Mondays: Ice Cream Social with DJs Cam Dales, Tyler Fedchuk, and Trevor Risk. Doors at 8pm; free admission.
Wednesdays: SubShop with DJs Eli Muro, Silence, and guests. Doors at 8pm; admission is $5 before 10pm and $10 afterwards.
Sundays: The Sunday Service (starting April 6). Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm; admission is $7.
One-offs:
March 27: Michael Brock EP Release Party with 8PRN. Doors at 9pm; admission is $5.
April 4: North Americans, Bobo Eyes, LNS and Bobby Draino. Doors at 8pm, admission is $10.
April 11: Kahn with Taal Mala and Scotty D. Doors at 8pm; admission is $10.
April 18: The Gay Nineties and James Younger. Doors at 8pm; admission is $10.
April 25 : Shimmering Stars with Gal Gracen. Doors at 8pm; admission is $10.
May 1: Tough Lovers 2nd Annual ALS Charity Fundraiser. Doors at 8pm; admission is $15.
Oh, and the Pink Mountaintops are on May 23 (details TBA). That’ll be huge.
So what does the Fox say? Most likely, “What are you doing tonight?”
