Black Rock Coffee & Bar

03/12/2020

TOMORROW: join us for the Friday the 13th edition of Rhizoma at 254 Lansdowne! Live jams corralled by Black Rock vet Adam Bagat, cosmic electro cumbia by Paul Ciuk (Dauri Cems), spectacular live art by Amrita Virdi ()... and a few sneaky surprises! ☄️💝

Dance off the stress, keep it strange, and raise spirits UP after a bizarre week. A handful of $5 advance tickets are still available 🌌⚡️

Dance party driven by cumbia music, live jamming, art installations, and multimedia experiments. Special *WINTER* edition!

02/25/2020

Come get a reading and share some delicious food 🥂🥞⚡️ David Taller is a ta***ic yogi, sacred conscious artist and card reader 🔮Will be a delightful afternoon on Saturday, a leap day!

It’s a new year, a new decade. Join us on the leap day for a mystical brunch as we peer into the cards projections and eat together. Each guest gets scones for the table and a personal tarot card reading by David Taller. Brunch menu to be posted soon! — David is an artist, yoga practitioner and ...

11/01/2019

TOMORROW: Let's turn back time (quite literally), and pay tribute to the fierce energy of those final days at Black Rock! Join us for Rhizoma at Gallery.

10/30/2019

This Saturday: Rhizoma – the final event EVER hosted at Black Rock Coffee & Bar one year ago on Day of the Dead – reanimates!

Same delicious grooves and warm spirits; different dance floor! Grab advance tickets while quantities last. We cannot wait to reunite with you. 🌌🌬⚡️

01/31/2019

THE GREAT THAW IS HERE: Rhizoma is REBORN tomorrow at Café Embargo!!!

Thwart the cold by dancing to warm cumbia, join the jams, be mesmerized by live art, projected media, and psychedelic lightscapes, and celebrate Paul Ciuk (Dauri Cems)'s birthday! $5 PWYC

Come be a part of our collective kaleidoscope. 🌌

01/28/2019

More events resurface elsewhere this week, dear Black Rock family!

First up: this Wednesday Jan. 30th, the one and only q***r & trans positive open mic night formerly known as Black Rock Slam, stretches its wings out as Embrace at the legendary Glad Day Bookshop!

Then on Friday Feb. 1st: the all night explosive multimedia cumbia dance party known as Rhizoma revs up its magical engine around 9pm at Café Embargo!

Come seek cozy shelter from the snow squalls. We are so excited to reunite with you. 💜

01/22/2019

HARK, and happy 2019 dear Black Rock Fam Jammers!

The communal sparkle-funk of our old stomping grounds continues to thrive elsewhere:

This FRIDAY, join us for Temporal Drift 06: Bob Sexton at the Tennessee Tavern. Featuring the beats & breadth of Faetal Cape Esan Mark Mullkoff and special guest Bob Sexton. Entry is FREE!

11/12/2018

Hello Patrons of Black Rock Coffee,

In light of this Tuesday being our last operating day we would like to ask any and all of you to share your fondest memories or experiences at Black Rock Coffee. Your favourite drink, a meaningful conversation you had, a day that was made brighter by some of our baristas, all thoughts, memories and experiences are welcome.

Post your favourites, make us smile ❤️

11/12/2018

Selling some of our remaining inventory this week - grinder, brewer, fridge, water filtration system and more! We are officially closing down this Tuesday. We're also going to be getting rid of most of our furniture (2-top and 4-top tables + chairs, couch) - those interested can come by on the 14th to pick them up. Private message us for any other details!