Festival Clubs-
Edinburgh Thursdays
I Al Capone’s Late Night Dancehall at the GRV. l lpm—5am. £5. 14 Aug. New night of ska. funky reggae. blues and rockstcady from Laurent. Tall Paul and Big Gus (The Go-Go). FREE Audacious at the Bongo Club. 1 lpm-5am. Weekly. L’p-and-coming acts and DJs for a night breakcore. gabba. D&B. techno. hardcore and jungle. FREE Born to Be Wide at the Voodoo Rooms. 9pm—3am. 7 Aug. Music industry social club that aims to bring musos. journalists. promoters. record shop workers and musicians together. I Kinky Indie at Citrus Club. I 1pm—3am. £5 (£2). Weekly. Indie music with a touch of ska. 60s and 80s. I Limbo at the Voodoo Rooms. 8pm—1am. £5 (£4). 14 Aug. The Black Spring DJs man the decks and bring you two live acts each week (acts the). The Ministry of Burlesque presents: High Tease at the Voodoo Rooms. 8.30pm—3am. £15. 7 Aug. ‘Battle of Burlesque' heats in conjunction with Bizarre magazine. Rhymes with Purple and the Voodoo Rooms. Featuring Gypsy Charms. Kittie Klaw, Missy Malone. Dolores Delight and more. See preview. page 87. I Hobopop at GHQ. 10.30pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Mix of classic pop and electric beats. FREE Sick Note at (‘abaret Voltaire. l [pm—5am. Weekly. Indie/electro night with residents from (‘lash and Spies in the Wires. Featuring a live set from Selfish Cum (7 Aug). Silent Disco at Ifdderbelly‘s Pasture. l 1.30pm—4am. £10. 14 Aug. Basically. you are given headphones to hear the music that you usually experience coming out of speakers. Part oft/re Edinburgh l'eslit'al Fringe. I Souled Out at ()pal Lounge. l()pm-A-3am. Free before midnight: £3 after. Weekly. From disco. Northern Soul and house. I Spank! at Underbelly. Midnight—4am. £8—£14.50 (£9-<£13.50). 7 & 14 Aug. Blurring the line between club. comedy and cabaret. Iixpect music. stand-up. DJs and other unclassifiable extras. Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. I Stiletto at I.ulu. 8pm—3am. Free before 10pm; £5 after. Weekly. Electro-
I Vanity at Berlin Bierhaus. 10.30pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Soul. R&B. electro house and funky house.
I Beat Cast at GHQ. l().3()pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £5 (£4) after. Weekly. Mainstream house. electro house. bootlegs. urban. dance and chart. FREE Bubblegum Boogaloo at the Voodoo Rooms. 1 lpm—3am. 8 Aug. Retro. lounge. psychedelic pop and easy‘n‘sleazy listening with live music from Les Bof! (on stage at 1 1.15pm). I Cosmic at Studio 24. l()pm—3am. £tbc. 8 Aug. Psychedelic Goa trance. I Evol at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Indie night. I Fabuloz Fridays at Base. 10pm—3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Edinburgh's hottest urban party. I Flava at Massa. 10.30pm—3am. £3. Weekly. R&B and urban night. FREE Furburger at GHQ. l()pm—3am. 8 Aug. Aural stimulation for gay women and their closest friends. I Hotty Notty at Cabaret Voltaire. l lpm—5am. £tbc. 8 Aug. New night of re- editcd. remixed and alternative tracks from Silent Disco. Giggles. Trendy Wendy and Dowser (in the Speakeasy). I KandiFlip at Po Na Na. 10.30pm—3am. £3 before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. R&B. house and dance classics from Jay and Mark B.
The Ministry of Burlesque V. presents: High Tease at the Voodoo Rooms. 8.30pm—3am. £15. 8 Aug. See Thu. I Misfits at the Hive. l lpm—3am. Free before 1 1.30pm; £3 after. Weekly. Indie. electro. punk. rock and retro. I Mutiny vs Technical Resistance at the Bongo Club. I lpm—5am. £7. 8 Aug. A blend of drum & bass. grime. techno and hardcore with a double bill of The Panacea and Limewax. I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. l()pm—3am. Free before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. Funked up vocal house and dance classics from Jez Hill. I Planet Earth at Citrus Club. 10.30pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £5 after. Weekly. A dose of punk. new wave. new romantic and electro-pop. Silent Disco at Udderbelly‘s Pasture. l 1.30pm—4am. £10. 8 Aug.
EDINBURGH Club venues
I El Barrio
119 Rose Street. 226 4311. Spanish fiesta every night of the week. now on Rose Street.
I Berlin
3 Queensferry Street Lane, 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. See listings for details.
I The Bongo Club Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details.
I Cabaret Voltaire 36-38 Blair Street, 220 6176. Mixed bag from house and techno to drum 8 bass and indie. See listings for details. I The Caves
Niddry Street South, 225 5440. Great subterranean venue (as the name suggests) getting more and more popular due to its unique atmosphere. See listings for details. I CC Blooms
23-24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. One of the
pop. classics and disco from ch Hill. Se Thu.
I Spank! at Underbelly. midnight—4am. £8—£l4.50 (£9—£l3.50). 8 Aug. See Thu. 3 I Substance at Henry's Cellar Bar.
1 lpm—5am. £tbc. 8 Aug. Techno and electro night with a DJ set from Dave Tarrida and a live set from Cymbol. Teleiunken at Cabaret Voltaire. llpm—Sam. £12. 8 Aug. DJ Sneak laying down a three hour set of US house. See preview. page 87.
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I Bastand at the Hive. 1 Ipm—3am. Free
' before 11.30pm; £4 after. Weekly. Indie.
punk. electro. techno and rock.
I Cosmic:Dust at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—5am. £tbc. 9 Aug. Live music. performance and ‘wide angle DJ sets‘ in
the Speakeasy. Opening night features
jazz virtuoso Konrad Wiszniewski.
spoken word artist Baba Brinkman and
MC Dizraeli.
I The Egg at Wee Red Bar. 1 1pm—3am. . £4 before midnight: £5 after. Weekly. The 1 best mix of indie. garage. soul. ska. 70s
punk and new wave.
FREE Fake at Sneaky Pete‘s.
l()pm-5am. 9 Aug. Night celebrating all
things electro, new rave. punk funk and
disco house. Second birthday special with Team Skull. Hostage and Believe. I Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar. 1 lpm—5am.
‘ £3 before 1 1.30pm; £5 after. Weekly. ' Scottish jazz. funk. soul and Latin bands
join DJ Astroboy. with a mix of Celtic
and electronics from The Tremonauts.
Headspin at the Bongo Club. llpm—5am. £8. 9 Aug. Mix of funk.
v hip hop. disco. house and beats as ' Headspin are joined once again by special
guest Paul Mogg (The Psychonauts). I Karnival at Cabaret Voltaire. 1 lpm—5am. £8 after midnight; £10 after.
9 Aug. London house/techno day-time . clubbing institution Secretsundaze drops
by with sets from founder/resident team Giles Smith and James Priestley. I Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. l()pm—3am.
£3 before 1 1pm; £6 after. Weekly. Retro-
disco and funky house night.
FREE Lucky 7 at Forest Cafe.
l()pm—3am. 9 Aug. Ska. raggae. bluebcat and 2-Tone with guest DJs from Al Capone's Late Night Dancehall. The Ministry of Burlesque presents: High Tease at the
‘ Voodoo Rooms. 8.30pm—3am. £15. 9
Modern Lovers at the GRV.
l()pm-3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 9 Aug. A postmodem mix of soul and funk. jazz. ska. garage and psyche provided by special guests Gerry Love and Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub). I Musika at the Liquid Room. Ilpm—Sam. £12. 9 Aug. House and electro with a guest slot from San Fran‘s Josh Gabriel (Gabriel & Dresden).
Obscene at Luna. l 1pm—4am. £10.
9 Aug. The Obscene crew are joined by John B (Metalheadz) adding his own ‘retro-electro new wave synthetic robot pop‘ take on drum & bass.
I Retribution at Studio 24. 1 Ipm—3am.
£5 (£4). Weekly. Rock, metal. alternative and tracks from the dark side all night long. I Satisfied at Luna. 1 Ipm—4am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 9 Aug. Prog house with ‘a trancy twist' joined by special guest DJ Christer (Phunked-up). Silent Disco at Udderbclly‘s Pasture. l 1.30pm—4am. £10. 9 Aug. See Thu. I Spank! at Underbelly. midnight—4am. £8—£l4.50 (£9—£13.50). 9 Aug. See Thu. I Tease Age at Citrus Club. 1 lpm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £6 after. Weekly. Indie stalwart. Tiesto at Royal Highland Centre. 6pm—6am. £40 (VIP £70). 9 Aug. Huge night of trance with a five hour set from the man himself plus DJ support from First State. Airbase. Nuklear Puppy. Boombox. Streetrave and Luver over three arenas. I VEGAS! at the Voodoo Rooms. 10.30pm—3am. £10 (£8 for ‘the fabulously dressed'). 9 Aug. Monthly. Hep daddy swing. country classics and sleazy listening at the multiple award- winning. multi-genre club night. I Xplicit Boat Party II at a Secret Location. £18.50. 9 Aug. Set sail on the high seas for four hours of drum & bass. Fancy dress theme is ‘Sea and Water'. Full details and tickets from www.urgoing.to/xplicitboatparty2.
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I Hifi at GHQ. 10.30pm—3am. Free before 1 lpm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. DJ Michelle providing a mix of anthems and future classics.
I JuJuBango at the GRV. 1 [pm—5am.
Aug. See Thu.
£3—£5. 10 Aug. New night devised
city's most enduring gay clubs, with hi-NRG tracks every night of the week.
The Citrus Club Grindlay Street. 622 7086. Mainly studenty venue that goes for an indie vibe as well as a dash of punk, new wave and 803 classics. See listings for selected highlights.
City: Edinburgh
1a Market Street, 226 9560. From student nights to big house and guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights. Club Pivo
2-6 Calton Road. 557 2925. A selection of the best Edinburgh DJs play every night for free.
a Espionage
4 India Buildings. Victoria Street, 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action.
GHQ
4 Picardy Place. 550 1780. New swish gay club. See listings for details.
I The ORV
7 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. Intimate club venue mixing art and
beats. See listings for details.
a Henry’s Cellar Bar 8-16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. Eclectic and experimental night from surf rock to electro. See listings for details.
Hive
15-17 Niddry Street, 556 0444. New home for most of the Subway Cowgate’s nights of rock, indie and electronica. See listings for details.
E The Hudson Club Hope Street Lane, 247 7000. Quality eclectic nights from big house to student nights from some of Scotland’s best DJs. at Jam House
5 Queen Street, 226 4380. Primarily a live music and jazz venue open until 3am, but home to the odd club special, including Club Noir. See listings for details.
a The Jazz Bar
1 Chambers Street. 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to straight ahead jazz. See listings for details.
a: The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street, 225
2564. One of the top venues in town for guest DJs and live music. See listings for details.
Lulu (under Tiger Lily)
125b George Street. 561 2245. Cool funk, house and other grooves from the people who brought you the Opal Lounge.
a Luna
Picardy Place, 478 7434. Home to some of the capital's best loved nights as well as a selection of big gay clubs. See listings for details.
Massa
36—39 Market Street, 226 4224. Glam house. party nights and hip hop and R&B on a Sunday with Tipsy.
Medina
45-47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. Laid back vibes with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for details.
I Le Monde
16 George Street, 270 3900. Slick and stylish venue in the heart of Edinburgh.
I Mood
Omni, Greenside Place, 550 1640. Chart and party tunes.
Opal Lounge
51 George Street, 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd.
a Opium
71 Cowgate, 225 8382. Rock, punk and metal, no messing.
Po Ha Ha
43b Frederick Street, 226 2224. Student nights, funky beats, house and more. See listings for selected highlights.
I Potterrow
Teviot. Bristo Square, 650 9195. Student heaven.
RED Vodka Club 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. From house to reggae. See listings for details. I Slglo
184 Cowgate, 240 2850.
Charty, party, indie nights until 3am.
a Stereo
King Stables Road, 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing.
I Studio 24
Calton Road, 558 3758.~ Down and dirty club nights, specialising in techno and rock. See listings for details.
I The Subway West End
Lothian Road, 229 9197. Another one for the after office crowd. I Time
24a Frederick Street, 220 1226. Chart songs and plenty of booze all night long.
I Mst
26b Dublin Street. 538 7775. Gay bar with a club space in the basement.
I The Voodoo Booms 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. New venue promising sophisticated clubbing and entertainment. See listings for details.
I The Wee Bed Bar Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set including dub and techno. See listings for details.
I Why Not?
14 George Street, 624 8311. Hits from the 80$ to last week.
88 THE LIST FESTIVAL MAGAZINE 7—14 Aug 2008