NIGHTLIFE LIST
Greenside Place. 557 2590. 7.30pm. £7. £6. Their last album may have been greeted with indifference. but this isthe group who gave us ‘Don't Fear the Reaper‘. and so can be forgiven their indulgences. Up to a point.
I l(ing Swamp and Baby's Got a Gun Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. See panel.
I Dave Robb Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.45pm. Free. Quality self-penned folk songs.
I Mike C. Smith Trader Vic's. Victoria Street. 225 6569. 9.30pm. Free. Residency. Acoustic singer-songwriter.
THURSDAY 9 Glasgow
I King Swamp Fury Murrys. 96 Maxwell Street. 2216511. 10.30pm. I liked the first single. Is This Love. despite itsobvious debt to every rock and roll cliche that ever existed. The album. sadly is just the same all the way through. and becomes boring after about two songs. Don‘t discount the possibility of a more exciting live show though. (See panel)
I Fini Tribe Rico's. 2 Anne Street. Greenock. 10pm. Deservinga mention due to the scarcity of their live performances. This should be both different and interesting.
I The Waking Hour La Tanicre. 15 Fox Street. 221 4844. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Anthrax and Living Colour Playhouse Theatre. Greenside Place. 557 2590. SOLD OUT. Not surprising. really. as Anthrax are the kings of the metal/hip hop fusion. and send themselves up rotten. and Living Colour got a decisive critical thumbs-up with their debut last year. Can black men play the whites? You better believe it.
I The Beautiful Suit. The Runaway Trains and This Is It Cirkus Club. Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. As far as we know. this is the lineup for this round of the Cirkus Club. sponsored by Tennents Live. though there has been confusion. The beguiling pop of The Beautiful Suit is recommended.
I Dave Robb St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 9pm. Free. Residency. See Wed 8. I The ban Blocker Experience Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.45pm. Free. Country.
I Bo‘Weevil Ryrie‘s. Haymarket Terrace. 337 7582. 9pm. £1. Rhythm‘n‘blues.
I The Brothers Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free. Residency.
I Johnny Steele Trader Vic‘s. Victoria Street. 225 6569. 9.30pm. Free. Residency. Acoustic singer-songwriter. I The Haemorrhoids Lord Darnley. West Port. 229 4341. 10pm. Free.
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44 The List 24 February - 9 March
I Nightlife is listed as a diary, first byday (in this section each of the two particular days of the fortnight are treated as one). then by city and then by venue. Special Club nights are listed under their club name followed by their venue. A separate venue list follows the diary listings, with addresses and phone numbers. NB In order to be as accurate as possible. only those discos able to confirm their prices and days are listed in the diary. The venue list may be consultedfor more nightlife locations— but checltwith venue. Please send information ten days before publication.
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I The Alhambra 31 Waterloo Street. 221 3260. Rpm—midnight. Free. Resident DJ with the latest sounds.
I The Batcave at I Ienry Afrikas. llpm—3.30am. £3. Your DJ Mel Barr has established the Batcave very well on Fridays but . . . (to be continued!). Lookat Sundays! I Bennets l lpm—3.30am. £2.50. Mainly Gay with Hi-NRG music.
I Cleopatras 10.30pm—2.30am. £3. Non-stop mixed disco sounds in the West End. Come early — stay late. [A]
I Club Nuovo Knightbeat £2.50 with ticket: £3 at door without. DJ John Cameron with guests. playing acid. rap. funk.etc.
I Club Sandino at Tin Pan Alley. 10.30am—3.30pm. Fri 24 only: £3 (£2 for unwaged). See panel.
I Colors at Joe Paparazzi. 11pm till late. £1.50. Colors has revolutionised Friday nights with their ‘Rap. deep house.dope beats and funky jams‘ and particularly with their price and drinks promotions.
I Crash at the Cotton Club. llpm—3.30am. £4 (£2.50 with ticket). A wide mixture of music will be played by DJ David Ross. a bit different from normal disco material. Look out for drinks promotions every week.
I Cruise Club at the Tuxedo Princess. 9pm-3am. Free before 9pm (go to the bars on board!); £3 between 9 and 10pm;£5 after 10pm. On weekdays £3 after 9pm.
I Follies l0.30pm—3.30am. £3.50. Chart-based disco sounds. [ND] [NT]
I Fury Murrys £2.50 before midnight. £2 Long Island iced teas. Segan will be playing the music until a new night opens in Feb. Worth going for the Long Island iced teas alone!
I Hard Rock Caffe at the Venue. 10pm till late. £3.50. Live music and disco.
I Hollywood Studios 10pm—3am. £3.50. Over 21 House disco. [A] [NT]
I Joy at Sub Club. llpm—3.30am. £3.50. It’s very strange — suddenly Friday has become the best night in Glasgow. Between Colors. 1992. Club Sandino. and Joy. there is a mini-revolution going on. [Al
I Mayfair 1 Ipm-3am. £3.50. Over 25s night in the ballroom and Radio City at the Cameo Suite. See below.
I Mardi Gras 10.30pm-3.30am. £3 with fickeL
I Mr D's 10pm—2am. £4. Fun atmosphere and games at Shawlands' one and only nightclub.
I 1992- Head Damage at 46 West. £2. l0.30pm—3am. This is what we want. .. New Beat. Industrial. On-U-Sound. Dub. Hardcore etc.
I Palomino Club 9pm—3am. £3. ‘Just ask
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the DJ. he‘ll play anything for you. . .60s. 705. early 80s and all current pop sounds. Don‘t expect too much house or acid. if any at all! All drinks fairly priced and there's a friendly crowd' says the Palominos press release.
I Panama Jax l0.45pm—3.30am. £3.50. Soul and mixed chart music with resident DJs. Tommy Arnold or Raymond Davren.
I Radio City at the Mayfair. 10pm—2am. £1.50. Radio City has provided an ideal alternative to student unions for psychedelic sounds — and long may it continue!
I Rattles 10.30—3am. £3. Disco sounds with DJ Roddy Stewart. [A]
I SWOS (Single. Widowed. Divorced. Separated club) at Rooftops. This runs on Fridays and Saturdays and plays 60s‘ and 70s' music. Members£1 (£5 tojoin): non-members £2.
I Viva £1 .50 before 11.30pm: £3.50 after. All spirits 80p (inc mixer). Lager. heavy and cider £1 per pint. Look out for live PAs. [A]
I Warehouse llpm—3.30am. £3 with ticketz£4 without. Blend of I louse and Commercial Soul. [A]
I West End Kids at Cleopatras. 7pm—10.30pm. £2; £1 with ticket. Another under 18s' night. this time at Cleos.
I Whiz: at the Sub Club ( 14-l8s night). 7—1 1pm. £2. The popular under 18s‘ night has a name now and is on Fridays as well as Saturdays. [A]
I Young and Fresh at Mardi Gras. 7—1 1pm. Under 18s‘ disco.
I Zico's 10pm—3am. Chart based disco sounds.
I Zoom at Tin Pan Alley. 10.30pm—3.30am. £3.50. A new venue for a new year. but still the same music. Look out for a PA on 10 March by the Funky Worm.
Edinburgh
I The Adventures of Tin Tin at the Mission. 10pm—4am. £2. Winners ofthe worst name ofall time award. A ‘fun time‘one presumes.
I The Amphitheatre 10pm—4am. The Friday Night Spectacular. £3.50. [A] [ND] I Buster Browns 1 Ipm—3.30am. £2.75; half price drinks and admission before midnight. Chart and dance music. Aims at over 20s atmosphere. Buster Browns' Under-18sdisco. 8pm—l 1pm. Very popular with the early teens. [A]
I Cale St James Club 25 Disco Fri and Sat 8pm—2am. £1 members; £2 non-members. Membership £2. A wide range ofpop sounds played to a relaxed. friendly crowd. [ND] [NT]
I Chaplins at Finsbury Park's Night Club. 11.30pm—6am. £2. Free before midnight. the middle floor of Finsbury is now open serving snacks throughout the night. Dancing upstairs. [A] [NT]
I Cinderellas noclterfellas 9pm—3am. [A] [ND] INTI
I Edgars 10pm-4am. £1 before 11pm;£2 before midnight; £3 after. Quirky interior with plenty ofdark corners. Also Edgars has probably the most expensive air conditioning, very cool. [A]
I Jolt at Rage. 10pm—3am. £2. A new night at this gay club featuring an ‘across the board‘ music policy.
I Millionaire's 10pm—6am. £2 (£1 before midnight). Mostly but by no means exclusively gay club with a predominantly Ili-NRG soundtrack.
I Outer Limits at Coasters. l0.30pm-4am. £2till 11pm; £3 after. Very popular conventional disco. [A] [NT]
I Potterrow 8pm—lam (Happy Hour 8.30—9.30pm). Students free; Guests 50p. A lively night with an alternative soundtrack. [S]
I Reggae Club at Shady Ladies. 10.30pm-3am. £2. Best conventional reggae selection in town complements a good skank atmosphere.
I The Renaissance at Bermuda Triangle. 10pm-3am. £1.50. Indie sounds being played to increasingly large crowds. Music also on the upswing despite an over-reliance on the ‘jangly' side ofthings. I Roadrunner at C alton Studios. 10pm-3am. £2. Roadrunner has moved since the demise of the Music Box. Playing Hard Funk house and soul. the club will hopefully bring some life to this much forgotten venue. All the best.
I Rock Night at Madisons. 9pm—3am. £1 before 1 1pm; £2 after. Busy and pretty much what you‘d expect.
I Spanish Harlem at Wilkie House. 10pm—3am. £2. Ebbing slightly from its initial success but still a large enough crowd for house. acid sounds.
I Teviot flow 7pm—2am (Happy Hour 8.30—9.30pm). Four bars. two discos and live bands. ensuring a hectic atmosphere. An enjoyable night if you‘re feeling‘up‘ and able to tolerate the trappings of most student unions. [S]
I Zenatec 10pm—3am. Free before 10.30pm: 50p before 11pm: £1 before 11.30pm; £3.50 after. The aptly-named ‘Beat the Clock‘. All drinks are halfprice before 11.30pm. [A] [ND] [NT]
TURDAYS
Glasgow
I The Alhambra 31 Waterloo Street . 221 3260. 8pm—midnight. Free. Resident DJ with the latest sounds.
I Bennets 11pm—3.30am.£3. Mainly Gay with Hi-NRG music.
I Brat Paclt at Knightsbridge SW1 . 7pm-10.30pm. £1.50 with ticket;£2 without.
I The Choice at Pzazz. 1 1pm—3.30am. £4. DJs include Segan. Harry. and Colin Barr. Beers and slammers £1 . iced teas £2.
I Cleopatras l0.30pm—2.30. £3. Non-stop disco sounds in the West End. Come early — stay late.
I Cotton Club 1 1pm-3.30am. £5. The night at the Cotton Club. What more can be said? [A]
I Disco Viva 10pm-3am. £3.50. Two floors of solid dancing with personality DJs.
I Follies 10.30pm—3.30am. £4.50. [ND] INTI
I Hard Rock Caffe at the Venue. 11pm till late. £3.50. With DJ George.
I Hollywood Studios 10pm-3am. £3.50. See Fri.
I llouse Live at Tin Pan Alley. 10.30pm—3.30am. £3.50. The House Live is back on the top floor ofTin Pan Alley by popular demand.
I limit at Fury Murrys. llpm—3am. £3.50. Like the Sub Club. Krack isa Glasgow club scene landmark on a Saturday. It also has one of the best atmospheres.
I The Mad llat Club at Joe Paparazzi. llpm—3.30am. Slightly unusual name for a slightly unusual night (they had a jugglcr on the door on opening night!).
I Mardi Gras 10.30pm—3.30am. £4. Mardi Gras Club Night. A mixture of Acid house and chart sounds. [A]
I Mayfair 1 lpm-3am. £3.50. Ovcr21s disco in the ballroom and the SWDS club in the Cameo suite.
I Mr O's See Fri.
I fluovo at Knightsbridge SW1 .
I Palomino Club 9pm-3am. £4. See Fri.
I Panama Jan 1 1pm—3.30am. £4 Soul and mixed chart music with resident DJ 5. Tommy Arnold or Raymond Davren.
I Raffles 10.30—3am. £3. Disco sounds with DJ. Roddy Stewart. [A]
I Savoy l lpm—3am. £3.50. Ovcr21s‘ night at Glasgow‘s largest disco. [A]
I SLAM at Tin Pan Alley. 10.30pm-3.30am. £3.50. After giving