LISTINGS
are listed by city, then by day, then alphabetically by title. Clubs will be listed, provided that up-to-date details reach our offices at least seven days before publication. Club listings Eogplled by liory Weller and Bethan
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Fridays I Active at The Tuxedo Princess. 9pm—3am. £6 (£3 before 10pm. £5 after 10pm with flyer). No curfew. Techno hardcore. I The Ark at The Tunnel. 10.30pm—3.30am. £5 (£3). Pumping house and garage grooves. Michael Kilkie and Scott McKay in Bar 1. Duncan Reid and Steven McCreery in Bar 2. Good and loud house. garage. suntans and cleavage. All drinks £1 before midnight. I Axis at Club Inter. 10.30pm-3am. £6 non-members (£4 members). ‘Trancey. atnbient. heavy. hardcore mix‘ with DJ Lewis. I Bloomln Generation at Sub Club. 10.30pm—3am. £5 (£3). A lush new night from the makers of Holy Cow. starting on May 6. All drinks £1. I Banus 10.30pm—3am. £6. DJ Paul Mulholland playing commercial dance. I Bar 10 9pm—midnight. Free. A laid back (but very loud) soul-based set from Stevie Donaldson with various guests dropping in from week to week. I Bennet‘s llpm—3am. £4. Busy gay night with DJ Sara. I Big Deal at The Garage. 10.30pm—3am. £3 (£2). House. trance. soul and disco from Divine of Art School Saturday fame. Skinny and spliffed out rather than fat and hairy. I Body Mechanics in The Attic (formerly the Cameo Suite) 10.30pm—3am. £3 (£2.50) Members and guests only. Starts May 13. If you know about Body Mechanics then you know how good it‘ll be; if you don‘t. find out. I The Cathouse 10pm—3am. £3 (£2.50 with ticket). Well respected rock- orientated night reaching capacity at the weekends. I Club Xchange llpm—3am. £4. Gay. brash. trashy and fun as ever with Ms Club X. Karn. Happy Hour 11pm—12.30am. all drinks £1 and £1.25 Becks promotion all night. I Crash at The Cotton Club. 10pm—3am. £4 (£3 with matric card). A lush mix of happy sounds packing the place week after week. ‘Pre-exam party‘ on 13 May. students £2 all night. Morrissey‘s 35th birthday party is on 22 May. so an hour- and-a-halfof his very best from 10pm. I Dolly Mixture at Reds. Upstairs a Nico's. 9pm—2am (doors close lam) £1 (free before 10pm). Students and guests. Tam Coyle putting together a ‘credible‘ assortment of sweet student sounds. I Fluid at R.G.‘s. 8pm—midnight. Free. The best in garage and house with DJs ‘Mac 'n‘ Tosh‘. Ho. ho. I Frantic at Floozy's. l()pm—3am. £5 (£3 before 1 1pm with a Floozy‘s discount card). DJ Dave Young and Mike Costa. I Helter Shelter at Eruption. 10.30pm—3am. £3. Long serving rock/indie night. I l(atch at The Cathouse. Studio 3.
Regular vreeltly clubs plus one-off events
lOpm—3am. £3 (£2.50/£1.50 with a ticket). The Katch boys pedalling their blend of indie/studenty/good time vibes. I Knucklehead in the Vic Bar at Glasgow School of Art. 9pm—late (doors close lam). £2.50. A sweaty night from the dubfunking Blue Juice boys Johnny and Hamish.
I Luna at the Caledonian University Union. 9.30pm—3am. £3. New regular dance club in this criminally underused venue.
I Reds 10.30pm—3am. £4 (£3 for students before 11.30pm). ‘Chunky funk. deeliteful disco and groovy garage!‘ With DJ Paul N’Jie. Becks £1 all night or until they run out.
I Retro at The Hive. 10pm—2am. £2. Students and guests. 70s and 80s sounds with DJ Trax.
I Rhapsody l lpm—3am. £5 (£2). All drinks £1.50. Stevie Sleepman and Graham Wilson with a fine mix of hip hop. garage. house and funk.
I Shag at Fury MurTy’s. 10.30pm—3am. £4 (£2 before 11pm). The ultimate crap student night. the one which lowers the standards to which all others must stoop — and it‘s still unfeasibly popular! Included in the price is one free tequila. Dutch beer or white wine.
I Slant at The Arches. 10.30pm—3am. £6. Underground. upfront. technologically- minded dance music from Stuart and Orde. the biggest names this side of Hadrian‘s Wall.
I Sonic The Indie Club at Rooftops (Secrets Lounge). 10pm-3am. £2.50 (£1.50 before 11.45pm). Indie club (as you might imagine) with £1 pints of lager on tap.
I Soundclash Republic at The 13th Note. 8pm—midnight. Free. Attracting a good crowd every week. DJs Andy. Joe and Iain take you on a ‘pre-club trans dub ambient journey to the ultraworld'.
I The Volcano l().30pm—2.30am. £4 (£3). Packed night of mainstream dance. rap. funk and pop with DJ Alan Ronald.
I Voyager at Underground. l()pm—3am. £4 (£1 with flyer). Alik and Chas with cool acid and trance in the venue that was Johnny Rockets (although thankfully. revamped). £1 drinks promos till midnight.
I Who loves Ya Baby? at Sunset Boulevard. “pm—3.30am (no curfew). £5 (£4). A bald. lollipop sucking kind ofclub frotn purveyors of hard house. Kiltie and Reilly.
Saturdays
I Bar 10 9pm—midnight. Free. Socialise to the mellow sounds of DJ Nick Peacock. With occasional guests.
I Banus l0.30pm—3am. £7. George Bell with his upfront dance and regular guest DJs.
I Bennet’s l lpm-3am. £5. Gay. With Roddy Stewart. the busiest shopkeeper/ musician/DJ around.
I Cafe loco at The Arches. llpm—3am. £6 (£3). Glasgow‘s busiest (if not the only) cabaret club continues to find ways to keep your mind off the real world. The Cafe Loco night is due to close at the end of May.
I Club Cubana at Speakers‘ Corner. 8.30pm-late. £3 (£2). 7 May only. Mayfest special. ‘Dance into the night with sounds from DJ Tchico. and sample
cool Cuban cocktails and hot tapas.‘ Salsa dance lessons 8.30pm—9.30pm. All proceeds go to the Scottish Cuba Defence Campaign.
I The Cathouse. 9.30pm—3am. £4 (£3.50/£3 before 11pm). Sweaty rock- orientated club on two floors. with early opening and specially cheap drinks till
1 1pm. Trad rock upstairs and contemporary rock downstairs.
I Club llavana at Toto’s. 8pm—lam. £6 (£4 8pm-9pm. and students). May 7. DJ Jazz dishing up a magical musical hotpot of salsa. merengue. flamenco and lambada. with a tapas bar too.
I Club Inter 10.30pm—3am. £8 (£7). Hardcore dance with live PAs.
I Club Xchange 11pm~3am. £5. Gay club with upfront dance tunes from DJ ‘Suave‘ Gav. Happy Hour llpm—l2.30am.
I Divine at Glasgow School of Art. llptn—late. £2.50. The very best psychedelic/garage/soul/60s in the Vic Bar.
I Dream Sequence at Rooftops (Secrets Lounge). 10.30pm—3am. £2.50. Long established indie night with a friendly vibe.
I Eruption Techno flight at Eruption. 10.30pm-3am. £5. With regular live PAs. I Fire at Underground. 10pm—3am. £5. Regular weekly garage. house. trance club with DJs Mike C. from the Hype Collective. Tosh and Ricky James.
I Foreplay at the CCA. 8.30pm—midnight. Free. With the people's DJ Kevin and guests.
I Fury at Fury Murry's. 10.30pm—3am. £4. Imaginatively named student- orientated night. Included in the price is one free tequila. Dutch beer or white wine.
I The Garage 10.30pm—3am. £4 (£2
lO—l 1pm; £3 llpm—l2pm). Dave Ross getting a wee bit more dancey than usual. I llarrnony at Strathclyde University Union. 9pm—2am. £2. Paul Mulholland in Reds bar with funk. rap. dance and ambi sounds. ‘Rave and techno free zone.‘ they
say.
I leaving the 20th Century at The Tunnel. 10.30pm—3.30am. £7 (£4). Upfront house and garage with Colin Tevendale and Steven McCreery in Bar 1; Bobby Bluebell and Duncan Reid in Bar 2 with their mellow. funky. soulful set.
I love Boutique at The Arches.
1 lpm—3am. £7. May 7. The lovers now take the first Saturday of the month. ‘Referees‘ Darren and Peter (Pleased Wimmin). ‘centrefteld‘ Sister Bliss (Trade. Heaven & Vague) and Kenny (Life and Soul) with the Junior Boutique Boys in full regulation strip. Sidelines provided. Foul play expected.
I Matrix at The Hive. l()pm-2am. £3. Students and guests.
I Mo’ Jazz With Attitude at The 13th Note. 8pm—midnight. ‘Dropping science like never before the eclectic Watt brothers mix wicked jazz. and funky soul in an atmosphere not unlike 60s Soho.’ I Reds 10.30pm—3am. £5. A packed night specialising in mainstream dance. funk. rap and house. Stella Dry on promo. I Rhapsody llpm—3am. £7 (£5 before 11pm). Stuart Hobbs and Robin Burrows with an eclectic clubby mix. Live acts through the back.
I Shoosh! at R.G.‘s. 8pm-midnight. DJ Cristian with a house/garage pre-club warmer.
I Sub Club l().30pm~—3am (6am during Mayfest). £8. Despite the sudden departure of Slam. the Sub is continuing to offer the best in (lighter) underground dance music frotn DJs Harri. ()scar and Dominic.
I Swing It at Floozy‘s. l()pm—3am. £6 (£4 before llprn with Floozy‘s discount card). Dance. with Noble Whitelaw and Smokey Joe.
I Tankin’ at Glasgow School of Art. lOpm—late. £2.50. Take the upstairs option on an Art School Saturday night and receive a generous helping of acid jazz. funk. dub. ska and hip-hop.
I The Volcano 10.30pm—2.30am. £5 (£4 with matric card). Mellow house. garage grooves and street soul with Graham Wilson and Scott McCay.
I Wild at The Cotton Club. 10.30pm—3am. £5 (£4 before 1 1pm. £3 students). Commercial dance and pop.
I Wired at Caledonian University Union. 9pm—3am. £2. Students and guests only. Indie/rock orientated night.
Sundays
I Baby love at Floozy‘s. l()pm—3am. £3 (£1 with Floozy‘s pass 10—1 lptn). Simon Coyle. Live dance-directed bands tnost weeks. Check club for details.
I Banus 10.30pm—3am. £3 entry with leaflet. Top name house/garage guest DJs every week.
I Bar 10 9pm—late. Free. DJs Gavin and Ziggy popping in from time to time.
I Bennet’s llpm-3am. £ 1. Gay. All beers and spirits £1. DJ John Frazer.
I Big Karn 99p Special at Club Xchange. llpm—3am. 50p. Gay. All pints and spirits 99p. ‘What every punter wants' apparently.
I Bob’s at The Volcano. 1().30pm—2.3()am. £4. It's Sunday night. It‘s Partick town. It’s the only place to be hot and sweaty. Damn fine tnix of jumping house. screaming divas and tasty tunes.
I Bomb at The Cathouse. Studio 3. l()pm—3am. £1.50. Hip-hop evening.
I Bubblelicious at Reds. 1 [pm—3am. £6. ‘Bombastic boogie. bubble grooves' and all drinks £1. Good music and cheap drink; surely that's too much like giving the punters what they want.
I Club Mouth at The 13th Note (upstairs). 8pm—midnight. Free. Indie and alternative tunes plus ‘excellent international bubblegums for early Mouthers'! Now featuring live bands most weeks. See Rock listings for details.
I Flow at The Wintergardens (Glasgow Green). 8pm—lam. £4 (tickets are not available on the door and a strictly limited supply is available frotn Fopp. Bomba or Rub a Dub Records). 15 May. Flow continue their visually and musically innovative club-based events. this time featuring the talents ofguest DJ Mark Broom (Black Dog). a live set from Pleasure and performances from writer. Toni Davidson. and Irvine Welsh. The night is sponsored by Linn Sound through Stereo Stereo to aid the construction of ‘confusing sound sculpturc‘.
I Ital Reggae Club at iiruption. 10.30pm—late. £2. Recently moved to this
I Loungin’ at R.G.‘s. Free. 12.3(lpin-closing. All day long in the bottom bar. A mix ofjau. and soul flowing all day. changing subtly as the different jocks take their turn on deck. Soul Sauce from 8pm onwards.
I Rock City at The Cathouse. l()pm—Zam. £1.50. Rock from the 70s to the present. I Salsa at the Tunnel. 1().30pm»—3am. £10. May 8. International pop icon Boy George shows off his not inconsiderable mixing talents alongside other special guests. Also featuring the Cruise fashion Spring/Summer collections at 1 1pm.
I Sex Machine at Fury Murry's. 10.30pm—3am. £4 (£3 non-waged) The poptastic DJ Mr Dave Ross gets even less sleep as he fills his social diary with this ‘hot busy. funky Sunday'. All double spirits (including mix) 99p! ‘Arrive early. leave pished.' They said it. not me.
I Sonora at The 13th Note. 8pm—midnight. Donations on the door. Excursions into ambience. A forum for tnany of the top DJs who happen to be in town at the weekend.
Mondays
I The Beat Club at Fury Murrys. 10.30pm—3am. £2 (£ 1.50). Loadsa bottled beer promos to the accompaniment of ‘sounds from the ()(ls. funky 70s and lots ofclassic dance and indie tracks‘.
I The Boat at The Tuxedo Princess.
64 The List 6—19 May 1994