REASONS TO GO SEE
1. A chance to be there at the start of something beautiful
Gary Mac and DJ Flix are combining their creative juices with the Cab's Sarah David for this brand new weekly Wednesday. This is the first ever date so you can get in there from its inception.
2. Great music
As these were the brains behind the massive Low Gravity (still running at the Liquid Room) you know you‘re in safe hands. Add to that Mac and Flix's pedigree at Sublime and you're sorted on the sounds front. They're aiming to be your one-stop- shop for cutting edge electronic music from ‘mutant dub disco to punk-funk electro house'.
3. it’s cheap
In fact. so damn cheap that this launch is free. as all residents' nights will be. The joy of a midweek is that most DJs don‘t have other gigs on so are happy to drop their prices and those savings are passed onto you. the lucky punter.
4. A good excuse for a midweek messy
It just feels more decadent. Thursdays are rubbish anyway.
5. And there are guests . . . Chicken Lips. Erol Alkan and MANDY are all on the cards over the coming months but for this opening date Giles Smith (Secret3undaze) will be manning the decks.
I We are. . . Electric at Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Wed 10 Aug.
I Solescience at Cabaret Voltaire. l lpm—5am. £5. 12 Aug. Dedicated to bringing the best of underground house. digital disco and trackhead soul as residents Nick Yuil and Rob Mathie are joined by local lad Neil Bethune. who‘s been squirrelled away in his studio for most of the past year and this will be the first public outing for his debut release so expect some ‘deep‘n‘bumpy house grooves'. I Solid Steel: Ninja Tune present Keep in Time at the Bongo (‘lub 19 Aug.
Sugarbeat at (‘abaret Voltaire. l l.3()pm—3am. £7. 5 Aug. Monthly. The Leeds breaks night continues at this new era at the Cab as they host the Prodigy
aftershow party featuring none other than i
ex-Prodigy man Leeroy Thornhill who specialises in very dirty tech/electro breaks with a heavy dose of scratching. And that‘s not all as Deadly Avenger will also be joining Tim and Jel. (Utah Saints) for another all encompassing music mash-up.
Tokyo Blu at the Venue. l().30piii—3am.
£5 before midnight; £7 after (£5). 5 Aug. The Live House Sessions continue as the Tokyo Blu l)Js return with their eight-piece band for sortie funky. disco. latin. (‘liicago and electro-tinged house for their third birthday party as they welcome Billy Woods (Outer Drive) to round off the party in room two.
Chart 8 Party
I Curious at Subway (‘owgate. 10pni—3am. Free before I l.30pm: £2 after. Weekly. (‘hart party tunes hits from the 80s 00s plus free vodka for two hours. This is gonna be a messy one.
I Espionage at lispionage. 7pm 3am. Free. Weekly. Five bars over five floors playing everything from R&B to mainstream chart action with plenty of dark cortiers for copping off.
Club
I After Dark at ('abaret Voltaire. llpiii» 5am. £1 1 (£8 members). 6 Atig. Resident Neil Bartley mixes tip a Saturday night selection of soulful house. ftmked up garage and diva-driven vocal tracks. He‘s joined by DJ Jammy and Yogi Haughton to show its what this collective are capable of.
I Audio Tourism at Pivo Bar ('luh. 9pm~3ani. Free. Weekly. A serious alternative to conventional night clubbing with chunky. funky house tracks.
I Bio-Rhythm at the Honeycomb. Next date l3 Aug.
I CC Blooms at (‘(‘ Blooms. l().3()pni~ 3am. Free. Weekly. See Thu. I Diggity at the listablishnient.
10pm- 3aiii. £7 (£5). Weekly. l)J Fabuloz. Harry 3|). Rico and M(' Flow get down with their bad selves. playing vvildstyle R&B. hip hop and street soul. I Do This Do That at Honeycomb. Next date 3 Sep.
I The Egg at Wee Red Bar.
llpiii 3am. £4.50 (£3.50). Weekly. Still the best mix of indie. 60s garage. northern soul. ska. 70s punk and new wave you‘re likely to stagger across. A well loved institution that refuses to change.
I The Establishment at (‘.
9pm »5am. Free. 6 Aug. Sec Thu.
I Fever at ligo. Next date 20 Atig.
I Give it Some! at the Bongo (‘lub. Next date 27 Atig.
I Guitar Mania at ()pitiiii. 8pm 3am. Free. Weekly. See Fri.
I Headspin at the Bongo ('lub. Next date 13 Aug.
I Joy at the Venue. Next date 27 Aug. I Liquid Soul at Po .\'a Na. l0pm--3am. £3 before I lpm; £6 alter. Weekly. (let down early for this consistently capacity retro disco and funky house night. featuring Po's own Mark B on the decks fusing classic and haiig tip-to-date funky house for those iii the know.
I Luvely at the Liquid Rootii.
l lptii 75am. £10 (£8 members). 6 Aug. Monthly. A saucy soirec. geared towards a gay/mixed crowd and featuring a music policy of full-on. driving house from residents Tommy K. Newton & Stone and Jared.
I Messenger Sound System at the Bongo (‘lub l0.30pm ~3am. £6.50. 6 Aug. Fortnightly. Bass of bowel-shifting proportions as the mighty Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in righteous roots and dth reggae.
I Mingin’ at the Venue. l lpm 3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 6 Aug. Fortnightly. A dark. sexy. dirty house cltib. Alan Joy and Brian l)empster are the l)Js behind this small. intimate. friendly and predominantly gay club on the top floor of the Venue. Music ranges from trance to deep house with a touch of techno and hard house sometimes thrown in for good measure.
I Mission Jnr at Studio 24. 7 l0pm. £5. Weekly. (ioth. rock. punk and. of course. all that nu metal sttiff that the
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kids crave so much. So if you ever wondered where all those black-clad youths from the top of (’ockburn Street went after dark. look no further. The best and original under 18s metal gathering in town.
I Mission at Studio 24. l lpm 3am. £5 (£4 members). Weekly. Night of metal mayhem. goth rock and more from the dark side a real lidinburgh institution that still has a loyal fanbase and an open door policy for anyone with a love of rock atid metal. Things are certainly afoot dowti Mission way as their new top floor policy kicks into gear with the heavier than thou Void and (iotlt floor on alternate weeks.
Musotica at the Venue. l lpm 5am. £10 (£8 members). 6 Aug. Two lloors of techno. electro. acid. tech-house and good ol‘ house as new resident Brainstorm joins the crew. As it's Festival time a top special guest is on the cards. with Luke Slater (Peace l-‘rog/Novaniute) flying in fora electro-tinged. jackin‘ techno set.
I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge.
l()piii 3am. £5. Weekly. Dave Shedden with his mix of disco arid funky house tracks.
I Progression at the Liquid Room. Next date 20 Aug.
I Rewind at the Liquid Room. Next date 27 Atig.
I Sin City at ligo. l lpm 5am. £‘). 6 Aug. .\'evv gay friendly monthly of pumpin' house and techno. Lisa Loud heads the bill with a little help from her friends (Warner's Powers. Tommy K and ('lzitltlio). The second room will bottttce to the sounds of Ian (iibstin. (ioi'tlon Barclay. l)J Dave and Ral/le. l’re-cltib BBQ at the ()uthonse from 8.30pm (with discount entry via the (‘octcau Lounge at 10.30pm for £6.50).
I Sophistiiunk at ('ity: lidinbtirgh. 10.30pm 3am. £8. Weekly. Resident [)1 John Hutchison plays funked tip Rth remixes and house tunes to a dressed up crowd.
I Stereotype at Berlin Bicrliaus. Next date 27 Aug.
I Tease Age at (‘itrus (‘lub.
l lpm 3am. Free before I l.30piii: £3 after. Weekly. This indie stalwart dishes tip everything from swinging 60s hits to baggy Manchester faves as w ell as a host of current Villa” chart bothcrers with DJ Monkee Mickec. lidinburgli‘s longest continually running indie night.
I Ultragroove at (‘abaret Voltaire.
l lpm 5am. £7 before midnight: £0 after (£7). l3 Aug. There may be a new team behind the ('ab but l'ltragroove ain't going nowhere. lidinburgli's peerless real house party serves up tracky grooves. soulful vocals atid tribal tunes from resident (iareth Somiiierv illc who‘s
joined by Key Taylor while Billion
Dollar l)isco iiian Al Kent takes care of the backroom.
I Vegas at the Liquid Room. Next date l3 Aug.
I Velvet at (‘omiiiplex. |()pm 2am. £6 (£5). 6 Aug. Monthly. Women's night for gay girlies and their specially invited boy friends (men can only gain admission if accompanied by a lady ). hosted by Michelle (Joy. Wiggle).
I Wiggle at ligo. Next date l3 Aug.
I Xplicit at Honeycomb. Next date 27 Aug.
Chart & Party
I Edinburgh’s Biggest Party at Mood. 9pm 3am. Free before I lpm; £3 after (free to members). Weekly. ('liart. party and soul hits from 1)] Martin.
I Espionage at lispionage. 7pm 3am. Free. Weekly. Sec l'lt'i.
I G.$pot at Subway (‘owgate
l0pni 3am. Free before I L30pm; £2 after. Weekly. All the chart. cheese and party tunes you can handle. pltis another two hours of /7'(’(' mil/tn. Strewth.
I Saturdays at Rlil) Vodka ('ltib. 9pm 5am. Free before £lani; £2 after. Weekly. A mix of party tunes from through the years.
Club
I Audio Tourism at Pivo Bar (‘lub 0pm 3am. Free. Weekly. (‘olours resident (iav llotistoii plays otit a selection of chilled and groovy beats.
I BootyLUSHous at Medina.
l0pni 5am. £2 before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. More of a Sunday Social than a full-on glam affair with DJ Dale Ltish. Simmone Black and occasional guest supastas mixing up R&B. hip hop. soul and ftiiik.
I DEFinition at the ('ellar Bar.
10pm 5am. £5. 7 Aug. .\'asty P and P- Sty'I/ host a night of turntablisni hip hop from ('hile & Lime as I)l-'.Finition makes its return. Their first Festival date is a ‘Back to the Golden Age’ special of the finest 80s and 00s hip hop and funk. Fancy dress is encouraged with prizes for' the best dressed old skool hip hoppers.
I The Doghouse at Subway (‘owgate l lpm 3am. Free. 7 Aug. Fortnightly. For lovers of trad rock and metal from l)Js Tweck and his all new. all girl support team l).l Lycra and 1)] Venus.
I The Establishment at (‘.
9pm 5am. Free. Weekly. See Thu.
I Hobo at the Bongo (‘lub.
l().3()pm 5am. £3. 7 Aug. ‘Live music arid alternative disco for justified sinners'. Mystery Juice. the Revelator and Helicar (‘raigo are this week’s live guests.
I Red at Rlil) Vodka (‘lub l0pm 5am. Free. Weekly. ('lassic soul and disco throuin to soulful house form (‘harlie and Stuart Johnston.
I Step it Up at (‘abaret Voltaire.
l lpm 5am. £4 (£3). 7 Aug. Following the huge success of their last night the Step it [p l)Js make a new home at the ('ab playing conscious roots reggae with a peppering of ska and Afro-beat.
I Taste at the Liquid Room. I lpm 3am. £5 before I l.3()pm: £8 after (£6 members). Weekly. The iiifaiiious session continues to sew up Sunday nights in the capital. Fisher & l’ricc supply a progressive mix of house and garage iii the main room. Martin Valentine wows the iiiixcd/gay' crowd with funky l'S house gems through the back.
I Tipsy at Massa. 10.30pm 3am. £4 (£3 ). Weekly. R&B and hip hop from residents .\'ick (i and Pha/c- at what they promise will be 'the hottest Sunday night party in town'.
Chart & Party I Espionage at lispionagc. 7pm 3am. Free. Weekly. See Fit.
Club
I Audio Tourism at Pivo Bar ('lub. 9pm 3am. Free. Weekly. A selection of tip-front jam and other funky clioons from Hobbes LTI'UUNL‘ . . .).
I CC Blooms at (‘(‘ Blooms. l().3()pm 3am. Free. Weekly. See Tho. I The Establishment at (‘.
0pm 5am. Free. 8 Aug. See Thu.
I Hopscotch at ()pal Lounge. l().30pm 3am. £3 £4. Weekly. liclectic mix of hip hop. reggae. R&B and funk from the Mighty Howard on guitar and Mr Tom on the decks.
I Polysuper at Mood. l()pm 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. A poly-sexual. straight- friendly -fricndly club with a cool. hassle-free mood where ‘cverything gocs'. Willi 1)] Pete Himsworth. I)J Niliiev and DJ Midj.
I Refresh at Rlil) Vodka (‘luh
l0pm 5am. Free. Weekly. An intimate start to your clubbing week with a relaxed atmosphere.
I Trade Union at (‘abaret Voltaire. l0pm 3am. £2. Weekly. New weekly to give something back to the bar and cltib workers. so they don‘t miss out on the clubbing experience while trapped behind the bar. House and techno all the way in the main room from (irant