Edinburgh Thursdays
Club
I Affiliate at Htineyeuinh. llptii iaiii.
£5. Weekly. The higgext “£1”le «iii the Seuttixh \eene all gather lnr llll\ neyy lllltiWNCCk \L'\\ltm. |)rtiiii A; ha\\ I\ the llllhlL‘ til ehmee and NIH ltirtntght\ prilL‘lllltlllL'l\ are (iiMae and DI) ttiined by In e l.eed\ ereyy laptie i ll Atig l. Syyiltly lulluyy ed hy the mighty (‘atixe -1 ('uneern thrust till I‘) Atig \yhti tutti Itieal lads li.\'() and DJ Skye yyhile I)J ('halyya prtiy ides a reggae. dtth aiid daneehall yet iii the haek rtmin.
I Audio Tourism at t’tm liar (‘Iuh ()plll .iain. l'ree. Weekly. Start the yyeekend till niee and early yyith a \eleelittn til hreaks. Rik“ and urhan traekx li'uiii (i«.\1ae and (ienrge.
I Born to Be Wide at the Venue.
l lpiii .iain. l'i‘ee. Weekly. Neyy lltll\lt‘ induxtry metal eltth that platix tn hi'ing lllll\t)\. lttlll'llitll\l\. [ll'ttllltllt'l\. reetti'd shop Will‘kL‘H and titusietanx together. With a yarted \utindtraek lrtitn \(tl'ltillx induxtry' hnds. l‘) Atig \yill \ee DJ \et\ l'ruiii l’hil Kay. I)tll Allixutt and Jamey Ytirkxttin \ti eeleelie \\ ith art edge (ll insanity.
I Bounce at l’n .\'a Na. l()pin 3am. £3 £4. Weekly. Student night dttyyn l’ti Na Na quite literally getx the plaee juinpin' yyith itx llll\ ul' hip hop. RM; and drinks [il'tllll(l\.
I Club Simba at the ('ellar Bar. ltlptn .iaiii. l-‘i‘ee heluie l lptii; £2 alter. Weekly. The ('ellat' liar L‘Ulllilllle\ itx reelaiiiatitiii ax a quality eltihhing yentie \y itli lhix llll.\ ul' Al't‘iean. (’at'ihhean and Latin itit'eetitittx heatx.
I Disco Decadence at \‘iee Bat: 0pm 3am. l’ree. Weekly. llaptie'x mighty (iianni and (‘tilin mash tip the house.
I El Barrio at lil Barrio. lllpin 3am. Free. Weekly. Nightly liexta iii the ruin- \uaked Latin Quarter 01' lidinhurgh.
I Fast and Ride This Train at the Bungu (‘luh. llptii 5am. £5 (£4). ll) Attg. Fortnightly. 'l‘yy'ti eltihx lot the priee til une. Fast tillers the hext iii hiin energy t'nek ‘ii' l't)”. garage and pttiik \y'hile Ride This limit guex all rehel euuntt'y on your £t\\. l.iye aet Neil's (‘hildi‘en (yy'hu'ye heen etimpared tn the l.ihet'tine.\ atid haye heeti reeently tipped hy Nil/2') guest on I‘) Aug.
I Filthee Disco at City: lidinhui‘gh. l Ipiii 5am. £3 before midnight; £4 alter. Weekly. l'i'han intixie fur the modern eltihhei‘ l't'utii |)J l"i|thee and Disco Dan.
I Genetic at ('iti'ux (’ltth. l lpin 3am. l-‘ree before I l3”ptn; £2 at‘tei'. Weekly. Still a mighty popular \Ull‘t‘t‘ that shtm'eaxex altet'natiy e. indie attd lti-ti. Nu \tttttktttg at the hat‘. mind.
I The GOuLaG BeAt at lign. Next date In .Atig.
I Green Onions at Rt-Ll) Vodka (‘ltih ltlpin 3am. £2. l2 Aug. Monthly. With Iidinhurgh'x liyeliext dun .\l(' l’rtilisee tSeutland Yard) and .\'axty l’ (Soul Biscuits) bringing the hext in ‘nitixie t‘ut' aequired tastes' ll‘ttlll tild .xehuul hip hop to tank.
I Inna Soul at Rlil) \tidka (‘Itth .\'e\t date 2 Sep.
I Late Night Sessions at Rlil) Vodka (‘ltih ltlpni .‘yain. £2. Weekly. The Mighty lluyyard kiekx thix night 01' daneeliall. .xka. duh and roots into higlt gear.
I Manga at lluney eutnh. .\'e\t date 20 Attg.
I Me Suena Tu Cara at the Bongo (‘ltth. llptii 5am. £7 (£5). 12 Aug. l-‘utit‘ pieee Spanisli/Bra/iliati hand yy ith Atriean rhythtits plus a hit of ska. reggae aiid hussa action from the UL.
I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. Input-Rani. £3. Weekly. (‘laysie danee anthems and funky meal huuxe from J'l‘. I Phutune House at Rlil) Vodka Cluh. Next date 26 Aug.
I The Pidgeon Club at ('ueteau Lounge (downstairs at Ego). Next date l9 Aug. i
I Poison .it ()pitiiii llptii ‘aiii l-iee Weekly ()ld \ehtml nietal Wllll a glain edge ax all the l.t\tttll'llt'\ are \yheeled nut in the ~hape tit t'tll\ ll'Hlll Aln e ('tmpet. lilaek Sahhath. l.ynrd Skyni'd. \eimtiitth. 'lyyhted Shlel’. Iron .\1.tidenele
I The Realness .tt \tethita
lllpin iain £2 Weekly .\li\tng tip underground hip hop on a yyeekly ham yy e hay e l'L'\lthlll\ Jee-Jee. I” ii. I)! l)a\ e atid lSl’ With regular \peeial guextx and liye \l\ll;tl\. l2 Aug \L'L'\ another heathm \peeial tullttyying the huge \tlt‘L‘L'\\ ill the prey lttth eyent itk haek tyith a yengeanee tut the text yyitli Siiittl ()ne \llppttl'lt'd hy tellmy h hint-it Break Illllt‘ t/iiiihahyyei and liek latk tl’tilandt. Syyitty lttlltiyyed on I” .-\tig hy .\l(' I'.;l\ll\ttl'll \yith \tipput't tinin l).l Syytteli and DJ l’xy eliu li.
I Red Light Gang .tt RH) \htlka ('ltih. lllpin 3am. £2. l‘) Aug. Monthly Hip hop. \ttlll and ltiiik iron] the huyy lt'uin Large inyiting you to tutti them iii a \lllll'} eyeniiig yyith Mr .\leak\
tStnii'null DJ til the Year lllll.i I. Wilmn tk Wilmn and the legendary lee Marni» I Reflex at Why Not .’. lllpin .iaiii. £-l. Weekly. .\'eyy Hllx i'eyiyal night playing the hext and \\Ul'\l ltlllt'\ hunt the deeade taxte “Will”.
I The Snatch Social at the liquid Rtiuin. l()..itlpiit 5am. £-1t£.i.5lli. Weekly. l‘tinky tll\L‘tt-L‘lllllAgitltill‘t‘l etiinpered hy Tap Water Ayyat‘d yy inner 'l‘uny ('ai'ter and Harry .'\lll\\\t)l'lll. With ttink atid hip hop lllllL‘\ ti'uin liahex and 'l'i'endy Wendy tiiintilhly l’t‘\ldt‘llll.
I Soul Searching at Medina.
ltlpin .‘yaiii. l‘i'ee. l3 Aug. I‘ttl'llllglllly. Night til l.atin attd Alriean llttlht‘. di'uiit ty haxx. hip hop. reggae. an arid liliii all under the \lt‘\\;tl‘d\hip of Howard Iil'ldgex yyith liye lllll\lL‘ ll'ttlll i‘eggae/xuttl aet liiiia Soul.
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I Spank! at the \iiiitntttt l iidethelly iiiidntght Jam 1" tzM Weekly ,l.tlllt‘\ W ieii and l ewn l lettiy htiiig then Spank' eypeiietite tip llttllt l Ulldt‘ll hltiiiing the line hetyyeen t ltih. tttiiiedy and tahaiet l-ypett lty e llllhlg. \lattd tip. Ill» \ltllt'.ill\lll and plenty wt i'lilt'l llllei.l\\lll.li‘|k' C\ll.t\
I Touched by the Hand of Scott . . . at the “.hll "l‘lll l.tiit ltee l" \tig \ night eelehiating the genitix «it Mutt Walker \yith l).l\ \piiiiiiiig the Walker lilitlllt‘h. Ill\ .teelaiiiietl \nlti \ttiik. \ttlllltl ll.ttk\ and all llllllgN Men
I Toxic .tt l'gu llptii iaiii {the Weekly Billed .l\ ’gay lite on the edge Wllll \like liltlllllt'll and gllt'\l\ «tint tn he entittixed yytth the metal night “I the \tlllt' naiiie duyy n ( )pititiit
I Whoopee .tt (‘ (t‘llllal
tiiidtiiglit 2am £‘l 5H 1 £5 5“; t 5H tiiiige paitieipantxi Weekly lzditihttigh guex httilextttie .l\ the glitter eaked W'htmpee lll.lkt'\ it‘x Izdtiihttrgh dehtit Rey eied hy the llkt'\ til Hit [in (. Hit (ittttrt/ttiri .tiid ("liannel -1 iii ll.\ Itindnii itieaiiiatiun llll\ |\ etutte. eheeky eahaiet yy tilt nape/e. lil\\t‘l\ and ll.tll\lttllll.tllttll\
Chart & Party
I Espionage at laxptttnage "pin iain I'l'et'. Weekly in e ixilx tiy er the litltll\ playing eyeiytliing lt'ttin Rtkli in lllallhlt'eitlll eliat't .tettun yytth plenty tit dark eurnet'x tut enpping utt.
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I Vinyl at \l.l\\.t \pnt “.tllt l tee Weekly ('uiniiieietal than .itid daiite entiitexy «it l‘aul l tiiikxtei. [‘llh ditnkx pintiim aplenty lttl thine \\llt\ yyant to \l.-." the \yeekeiid taxliinttahiy eaily
Edinburgh Fridays
Club
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I Alterna .tt ()pitiin bltlll iaiit l tee Weekly lidinhtiigh\ littlllt' «it tutk gum .tllt‘l'ltdllyt‘ lttl the” end itl \\ t‘t'k \t'\\ttitt I Audio Tourism .tl law it.” t'ttth ‘lpiii iaiit. l'iee Weekly. Digging deep intti their \yell \ttteked hu\e\ lHl llttllh wt etml t'tll\ \yith .t ti.tii\.tt|.tntie llttlht' llaytiui
I Beatroot .tt ligtt \e\t date 3'7 Aug I Bio-Rhythm .tt the lltineyeuinh llptii 5am. £5. Ill Aug (‘ttiittiiuiiig theti i‘eyei'enee hit all llllllg\ datiee yyliateyei the genre it e haye a gllt'\l \pnt littlll \leat
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The first of two Festival guest nights this month sees the fabulous Martin Brew return to the Headspin party. Hailing from the Manchester hip hop scene that brought us Rae & Christian, Aim, Mr Scruff et al, Brew has been less prolific in his releases and appearances, but that looks set to change. One half of druggy disco producers J- Walk, he’s putting the finishing touches to a solo album at present and a mix album is in the offing. Headspinners will remember his March 2002 appearance as a whirlwind funk bomb, party hip hop shaking the foundations of the old Bongo and electrifying the heaving dancefloor. In a timely return he’s promised to up the ante. ‘I guess I’ve gone a bit more up tempo since then,’ he says. ‘l’ve started to focus on the dirty, driving, grinding funk that I love, but it can go anywhere on the night.’ Closest to Scruff in sound, both have found Edinburgh’s revellers ever welcoming, describing Auld Reekie as something of a home from home. ‘You always get a lot of feedback in Edinburgh, everyone‘s so enthusiastic and responsive,’ gushes Brew. ‘lt’s just a fantastic crowd, up for anything.’
(Mark Edmundson)
I The Bongo C/t/h. Sat 74 Aug, I 7;)Illr‘3’it’i/7l. 5‘8 tl‘h‘t.
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