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I Bass Invaders at The Pond Bar. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. The emphasis is on funk, hip hop and breaks.
I Caliente, Caliente! at El Barrio. lOpm—lam. Free. Weekly. This new hot spot for all things Latin treats you to a Thu night helping of salsa and merengue, with dance classes at the beginning of the evening. More info from events@elbarrio.co.uk.
I Cuba Norte at Cuba Norte. lOpm—lam. Free. Weekly. Salsa and Latin DJs on rotation.
I First Contact at Pivo. 9pm—lam. Drum & bass featuring DJ Nova.
I Gilded Saloon at Gilded Saloon. Ilpm—4am. Free. Weekly (from 10 Aug). Niall Young, Scott McKenzie, Scott Elliot and guests provide a selection of smooth dance rooves.
I Higher Ground at PopRokit. 9pm-1am. Free. Weekly. Mr Todd and Gav Sutherland take up residency at PopRokit for the duration of the Festival, with their usual selection of smooth and funky house grooves.
I La Fromagerie at The Meadows Bar, downstairs. 9pm—3am. Free. 10 Aug. Fortnightly. The tastiest cheese selection from Edinburgh’s original E-Z sleazies, Al, Pete and Kam The Beard.
I Loose at 0 Bar. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. This Cuban bar aims to pack ‘em in with a cutting edge range of residencies, and first up in the Thu slot is Grand Unified (Second Skin), who promise a ‘loose fit of all things swingin”. Expect drum & bass through to funk in a jazzy, breaksy vein as well as some future previews.
I Made In Iguana at Iguana. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Gary Mac (Sublime) brings
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I Perception at Bliss. 9pm—lam. Free. 3 Aug. Monthly. A pre-club warm up to the main event later on tonight concentrating on the deeper aspects of Perception’s progressive house sounds. I Prefix at The City Cafe. 8pm—lam. Free. 3 Aug. Fortnightly. The X- Residents are the men in charge of the music tonight, mixing up their own creations with the latest house and garage.
I Strange Beats at The Watershed. 8pm—1am. Free. Weekly. A funk and soul selection.
I C.C. Blooms at CC. Blooms. 10.30pm-3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Weekly. Hi-NRG dance action downstairs at this always hoaching gay bar.
I Gadges At Work at The Cocteau Lounge. 11pm-5am.£2. 10 Aug. Fortnightly. Deep house and garage tunes from Harvey and Neil Ferris, who are regulars down at The Outhouse ’5 garden parties.
I Cool Runnings at The Attic. 10.30pm—3am. £2. 3 Aug. Fortnightly. DJ Dirtsman (who’s also behind Bonafide Love in Glasgow), brings his hip hop, ragga and R&B selection to The Attic.
I Dust at Studio 24. Ilpm—3am. £2. Weekly. A cross-section of altemative sounds from the infamous DJ Dave, taking in punk, hardcore, goth and their ilk.
I Dysfunction at The Venue (top floor). 10pm-3am. £3. 3 Aug. Fortnightly. A range of alternative sounds from heavy rock, indie rock, hardcore, skate punk, industrial . . . you get the picture. Check out www.dysfunction.co.uk.
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I Ethos at Studio 24. Monthly. Next date 24 Au .
I Future Primitive at The Venue (Cooler). 10.30pm-3am. £2. 3 Aug. Monthly. The best of old and new underground dance tunes - from house to techno and jungle, with a guest slot from up-and-coming local lad Stevie Fyre.
I Genetic at The Citrus Club. llpm—3am. £2. Weekly. Goth, punk, alternative 803 and like-minded sounds from DJ Lucy‘fur (Vain). All you folks who go home sore of throat with stinking clothes will be pleased to know that The Citrus Club now boasts a non-smoking policy in the bar area.
I Jazz Joint at Jazz Joint. 9pm—3am. £2. Weekly. 3 Aug sees a set from Eddie Severn and The Emil Viklicky Quartet (£7.50) filling the 9pm Jazz Festival slot followed by a jam session from the John Rae Trio (£5) at midnight. Things return to normal on 10 Aug with decks effects from DJ Demus and a band to be confirmed.
I Juve-Nation at The Bongo Club. Next date 19 Oct.
I Love Breaks at P0 Na Na. llpm—3am.
£2. Weekly. DJs Simone and Dr Jon play new and old classics from the realms of Latin, soul, R&B and disco.
I The Moneyshot at The Bongo Club will return in Sep.
I Perception at La Belle Angele. 10.30pm-3am. £3—£5. 3 Aug. Monthly. Helping ressies Gav, Derek and Grant out with their progressive house sounds is special guest David Begg, who resides at Aberdeen house and trance club Skank, as well as having releases on Hook and Bellboy.
I Rotary Funk at The Venue (top floor). 11pm—5am. £4 (£2). 10 Aug. Monthly. Watch the funk evolve as residents Chuck, Lorne and Satcha move through the years. from the jazz-funk of the 60s and 70s to the funk-fueled disco, hip hop and house of today.
I Snatch Club at The Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. £3.50 (£2.50). Weekly. From the crew behind Barry Cabanas comes the holiday camp from hell. Join Kernal Snatch (Garth Cruickshank), Uncle Harold (Michael Keats) and their team of Redcoats at Boroughballs, home of sick jokes, sleazy tunes and vomit- inducing drink promotions. .
I Sublime/Beat 106 at Teviot Row Union. 9pm-5am. £7 (£5 advance from The Fringe box office). 10 Aug only. Edinburgh techno-trancers Sublime put on the first of two Festival events, featuring regular guest Nick Warren (formerly of Cream) alongside club residents Kev Wright and ldge while, elsewhere in the building Scotland’s newest radio station, Beat 106, will be making their presence heard. Taking part in their live broadcast are station regulars Trevor Reilly, Colin Tevendale and The Jengaheads.
I Supafly at Noa. 11pm—3am. Free. Weekly. DJ Jon Flowerz supplies slices of soul, 705 and cheese (the music rather than the sandwich filling).
I 3 Piece Sweet at The Cocteau Lounge. llpm—3am. £2. 3 Aug. Fortnightly. Pany girls Sally F, Trendy Wendy and Nicci get together for a bit of a soiree, covering everything from cutting edge choons to kitsch classics.
I Thursday Night Heaven at Ego (formerly Eden). lOpm—3am. £2 all night with discount flyer; £3 (£2) before midnight; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Due to demand (for places in the competition), Thursday Night Heaven will now host the heats of queer ‘Stars In Your Eyes’ featuring many a face from the Edinburgh scene. Make-up artist Gary will be on hand to help transform competitors into their chosen stars, and DJ support comes in the form of dance anthems past and present.
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11pm-3am. £5. Weekly. Favourites from the chart crypt.
I Blasted at Gaia. 10pm-3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Student soiree featuring intergalactic dance from across the solar system and Io-fi/indie from Planet Earth. I Funky Underground at Revolution. 10pm-3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. The student night at this giant venue with Daddy Cool laying on the fromage.
I Ignition at Eros/Elite. 9.30pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Bi student night.
I The Kangaroo K ub at The Citrus Club has finished.
I The Subway at The Subway. 7pm—3am. Free for students with matriculation card; £1 otherwise. Weekly. A mix of party tunes from across the decades.
I The Subway West End at The Subway West End. 7pm-3am. Free for students with matriculation card; £1 otherwise. Weekly. DJs playing chart and party music for a drinking crowd.
EDINBURGH FRIDAYS
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I Cuba Norte at Cuba Norte. 10pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Flamenco Puro play live. DJs afterwards.
I Dust at 0 Bar. 9pm-1am. Free. 21 Jul. Fortnightly. Funky tunes are the theme for this new residency featuring DJ Dust. I 4-Play at Club Mercado. 5—10pm. Free. Weekly. It’s all change down at Edinburgh’s longest running after-work watering hole. After six years of serving you hard working, hard partying types, T.F.I. Friday is changing to 4-Play. Trendy Wendy remains in charge of the music, and there is still a scary array of mind-melting drink promotions but the best new addition is the chance to win £150 in a cashback draw for parties of twenty or more who book through the guest list system. Never has there been a better excuse for dragging your workmates out for a Fri night drink.
I The Friday Feelgood at Baracoa. lOpm—lam. Free. Weekly. DJ Tinku supplies a vinyl solution ofjazz, funk, soul and hip hop.
I Gilded Saloon at Gilded Saloon. 11pm—4am. Free. Weekly. Niall Young, Scott McKenzie, Scott Elliot and guests provide a selection of smooth dance grooves.
I Heritage at Oxygen. 8pm—Iam. Free. 11 Aug. Monthly. DJs George Reid and Gary Young explore music of black origin, from Motown to Masters At Work. I Immersed In Music at Pivo. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Vestax mixmaster Jamie Buchanan takes to the decks on 4 Aug, with Ultragroovers Gareth Sommerville and Colin Cook playing out the proper house on 11 Aug. I Ma e In Iguana at Iguana. 9pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Joseph Malik (Lizzard Lounge) takes in the full spectrum of funky tunes, from hip hop to funk and
JI NYC at Bliss. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. ‘A clubbers’ guide to the underground sound of New York’ from resident Kevin Jones.
I Oxygen at Oxygen. 8.30pm—lam. Free. Weekly (not 11 Aug). A rotating selection of DJs at this new pre-club.
I Rebel Waltz at City Cafe 2. 9pm—3am. Free. 11 Aug. Fortnightly. Murray Richardson (20:20 Vision) is the man behind the decks at this cosy little deep house night.
I Rhythmic at El Barrio. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. More salsa action, this time directed at hard core fans, who are promised the most sensual rhythms of the week. More info from eventsterarrio.co.uk.
I T.F.l. Friday at The Ark. 4—10pm. Free. Weekly. The music policy 's chart and party, but we’ll wager it’s the alcohol you’re after.
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