CLUBS LISTINGS
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 Voodoo Boom (formerly The Underground). Official opening night 2 Jul. £8 by ticket only (available from Lounge and Living Room). Heralds the approach of Coliri Barr's new club. The Apartment this winter. The Voodoo Room package will operate for the summer only and run 'l'hursdays to Sundays. More details soon.
I Wild at The Cotton Club. 1().30pin«3am. £5 (£4 before 11pm. £3 students). Commercial dance and pop.
Sundays
I Banus 10.30pm 3mm. £3 entry w ith leaflet. Topiiatne liotise/gat;t_'.' guest 1le every week.
I Bar 10 9pm late. i tee llls ( 1.1“. it. and '/.iggv popping in lion: tittic to ti)..c. I Bennet’s 11pm 3am £1.(i.ty. .\ll beers
and spirits £l. D_l.1olin 1'ra/ei vs itli commercial dance and pop.
I Bob’s at The Volcano. 10.30pm—2.30am.£4. lt's Sunday night. It's Partick town. It‘s the only place to be hot attd sweaty. Damn fine mix ot jumping house. screannng diy as and tasty tunes.
I Bomb at The Cathouse. Studio 3. l()pm-3am. £1.50. tlil)«l)()p eyening.
I Bubblelicious at Reds. 11pm 3am. L'o. ‘Bombastie boogie. bubble grooves' and all drinks £l. Good music and cheap drink; surely that's too much like giy ing the punters what they want.
I MOUNT at The 1511) Note (ground floor). Rpm—midnight. Free. lndie and alternative tunes 'founded to let the BBC Radio Scotland indie DJs play their stuff and drink at the same time'. Now featuring live bands most weeks. See Rock listings for details.
I Fuddrukkers at Cleopatra‘s. l0.30pm--2.30am. £3 (£2 with ticket ). Disco. pop and (dis party \ ibes from DJ Craig Davis.
I Ital Reggae Club at tat-tiptzon. l().30pm»-late. £2. Recently moyetl to this
I JuJu at The Arena. Spin midnight. Free. Jazz and rare grooyes for that Sunday vibe. All drinks £1.30.
I loungin’ at R.(i.'s. 2pm Spin. Free. A mix ofjazz and soul in the upstairs bar.
I Rock City at The Cathouse. ltlpni- 2am. £1.50. Rock from the 70s to the present. I Sex Machine at l‘ury Murtys. 10.30pm" 3am. £4 (£3 non waged), The poptastic 1).) Mr Dave Ross gels ext-n lt‘ss sleep as he fills ltt\ social .liary w ttli tliis ‘hot busy. funky Stintlay'. All tlotzl‘l: spirits (including mix t ‘Np' '.-\iri\ e eatly. leave pished.‘ They said ll. not me
I Shake Appeal 111 the Mite
10.30pm 5attt.£2(£1)_l)_l(‘iispin\yitlia moderately harder indie-teel club
I Sonora at The 13th Note. Spin-midnight. Donations ( £1 on the door. cushions on the door into atttbience. The hosts for the e\ emng prefer to remain anonymous. but can l‘.‘ identified as the ones w ith most pies on their plate.
I Soul Sauce at 1s’.(i.s. Spin close. l‘tee Continuing oti from the funketl up proceedings laid dow it by loungin' earlier in the day.
I Stella LeVelI 99p Special at t‘tut» Xchange. llpm 3am. ()‘lp. (iay All pints and spirits 99p. ‘Shite music.‘
Mondays
I The Beat CilIb at l'iury Murry is. 10.30pm-3am. £2 (£1502. l.oadsa bottled beers promos to the accompaniment of ‘sounds frotn the 60s. funky 7()s and lots ofclassic dance atid indie tracks'.
I The Boat at The Tuxedo Princess. 9pm—3am. £2 (£1 with student card tree before llpm With llyer). Pronounce ‘boyy — att'. lmmense student night of mainstream indie. dance and pop. Battle the crowds on
1‘ xcut'sions
the revolving dance floor and dodge the
DJ hurling T-shirts at you. The weekend starts here kids.
I Ceroc at liruption. 7.30— 10.30pm. Modern jive based on the French LeRoc. includes 45 tninute beginners class at 7,3()pm followed by dance sounds frotn the ~10s to the 90s.
I Club X 10.30pm-3am. £1.25. Gay. (‘raig with a dance~orientated night.
Cheap drink.
I Crash West at Cleopatra's.
10.30pm -3am. £2 (£1 with ticket). Gary l'nett and a mix of mainsteant pop and dance.
I The Mom at The 13th Note (ground tloor). Rpm—midnight. Free. ‘Unnerving dreams of the old \\'oolworth pick ‘n‘ mix turned voodoo on a suddenly darkened Saturday afternoon.‘ Mr Scott Horn
pray ing that Captain Beelheart. Beat ii.-ppenmg. lvor Cutler and The Pastels come to a quarter pound.
I Soap on 3 Hope at The Attic (formerly the Cameo Suite). 10.30pm—3am. £l. Andy and Gerry bring you a squeaky clean mix of new and retro tunes. Stella Dry £ 1.
Tuesdays
I Amorphus at Nice ‘n' Sleazy.
8.30pm -midnight. Ambient. dub. trance. aeitl pub club with DJs Trenar. Tab and SR1. for those who like to take it just that bit slower.
I Boudoir at The 13th Note (downstairs). Spin midnight. Free. ‘In the context of ’ioudoir words are useless.‘ liasy music with a twist. Your hosts for the evening: li..l. (that‘s ‘liasy Jock'). Ian and Dr Paul. I Brouhaha at The Arena. Spin—midnight. 1’ree. ()(ls garage to 90s indie and underground dance.
I JoJos at Club Xchange llpm—3am. £2.50, (lay. DJ Craig with his choice of dance and chart sounds. £1.25 spirits and pints. Pitched as the only gay night in town tonight.
I Moist at The Cathouse. 10pm—3am. £l. A niisli-niash of poppy and studenty-type sounds. plus all drinks for £1.20!
I Shimmy Club at Bennet’s.
10.30pm 3am. £2. Legendary. drunken. ‘mixed'. longest-running club night in town with Craig Davis. Mainstream dance and chart. £1 . l() promo beers. More girls iii the boy‘s toilets than boys for some
I The Tardis in The Attic (formerly the (‘ameo Suite). 10.30pm —3am. £l. ‘A journey through space and time that takes you from the (i()s' to the ‘)()s and back via nick/pop and soul'. All drinks £1.
I Trading Post at (.‘leopatt‘a's.
l()_3()pm 2.30am. £2 (£1 with ticket). Chart. mainstream and ()()s ‘for the pub/club staff crowd'.
Wednesdays
I Banus lli.3()pni~3am. £5 (half price with tlyer). House and garage with DJ (iary .‘ylen/ies.
I Bennet’s l lpm—3am. £l. Gay. 70p vodka and gin! DJ Sara.
I Ceroc at Eruption. 7.30—10.30pm. Modern jive based on the French LeRoc. includes 45 minute beginners class at 7.30pm followed by dance sounds from the 40s to the 90s.
I Chopper at Club Xchange. l().3()pm-3.3()am. £3 (£2). Student- orientated garage. house and 90s disco. Double vodka £l.
I Fab at Red‘s. ltpm—3am. £3 (£2). The Fab Boys play a many and varied funky and bassy soundtrack tojump along to. TAG £1.50. vodka-mix £l.
I Go West at Cleopatra's. l().3()pm—2.3()am. £2 (£1 with ticket). A mainly ‘student‘ orientated bill of fare. I Horizontal at The Volcano. 10.30pm—3am. £3 (£2). Jazz and rare
- groove front the eminently funky Nick Peacock.
I Love Train at Cafe Cini. 9pin—tnidnight. Free. Selected beers for £1. Joe Deacon playing the best it) classic soul. funk and piano house.
I Wednesday at the October Cate Rpm—midnight. Free. Commercial and mellow house to keep you off the streets of a Wednesday night. Cocktail Happy Hour Spin—9pm.
I Rampant Sound at Under Ventura. Spin—midnight. Free. Dub of the highest order.
I Superfly at The Attic (formerly the Cameo Suite). 10.30pm—3am. £l. Marc Capriat with ska and soul. All drinks £1.50.
I Tamla Motown at The 13th Note. Free. Listen to Marvin all night long at this pre- club celebration of 60s and 70s classic soul from labels like Motown. Stax.
Atlantic, ()keh and Ric-Tic.
I Wednesday Night Fever at Cotton Club.
l().3()pin—3am. £3 (£2 with matric card). Positively a towering inferno of rekindled kitsch. Busy? You betcha. Drinks promos.
Thursdays
I 1999 at Cotton Club. llpm—3am. £3
(£2). litghties hits and a mixed bag of funkv tunes.
I Banus l().3()pm~3am. £5 (half price with flyer). House and garage with DJ (iary Menzies.
I Bellybutton at The Volcano. l().3()pm-—late. £3 (£2). Get your tnidriff round this tinroish. garageish. funkyish club with Kevin McKay and other
assorted top DJs.
I Bloomers at Cleopatra's.
lt).3()pm—2.3()am. £3 (£2 with ticket). ' Mainstream pop and dance.
I Bluntstone Groove at The Rock
Garden. Spin—midnight. Free. DJs Chris
and Raj going from hip-hop to house via three turntables.
I Club Xchange llpm—3am. £2.50 (£2). t Gay. DJ Stella and happy hour all night. I 0.I.S.C.0. lnterno at Reds. llpm—3ain.
£2. Seventies disco. pop and glam plus
Bud and vodka for £1 all night. A night of
classic disco peppered with the best of contemporary house and garage.
I Disney Fist at The Cathouse. Studio 3. l()pm—3am. £2. Alternative sounds.
I Freebase at Under Ventura. 8pm—lam. £l. Robbie and Kian with a weekly jazz/funk night featuring live bands.
I Harmony at Bennet‘s. l lpm—3am. £2 (£1). Mixed night from DJs Sarah (Tunnel) and John (Glad).
I loaded at Blackfriars Underground. 8pm—close. Free. Studenty pre-club with DJs Mikey and Sanj. Cheap drinks. groovy garage and bouncy toons.
I Loveshack at Fury Murry‘s. l().30pm—3am. £2. From the people who bring you Sonic and The Beat Club. Included in the price is one free tequila. Dutch beer or white wine.
I Smiths Night at the Arena. 8pm—tnidnight. £2. 7 Jul only. Smiths and M07. related tracks all evening. ‘Flowers etc optional.‘
I October Cate 7pm—midnight. Free. A busy'. boomin‘ and bumpin‘ October cafe is aurally contented by DJs Steve and Derek offering up a cool and current selection of dance tunes. Perfect as a pre- Tunnel warm-up and with more promos than you can shake a short review at. earning its 'happy music for happy people' tag.
I Shaft at The Cathouse. lOpm—2am. £2. A shameless 70s disco funfest. with the added attraction of regular drinks promos. I Strathclyde University Student Union 9ptn—2am. Free. A legendary night in the annals of studentdom. Tarn Coyle doing his thang on Level 8 (now calling itself the Octopus club) and Retro Active in Reds.
I The Tunnel 10pm—3am. £4 (£2 with matric card). Ain‘t never been a student night quite as big as this one. 9am suminerjob that your Dad got for you. what 9am summer job? Mainstream dance and club classics.
I Vlrunga in The Attic (formerly the Cameo Suite. Enter through the Garage tnain door). 10.30pm—3am. £3 (£2). DJ Tchico taking you round his world of hip hop, ragga and reggae.
Fridays
I Access at The Music Box. 10.30pm—3am. £4. Weekly. ‘Friday's flexible friend.‘
I Buster Browns lO.30pm—3.30am. £3 (girls free before midnight. £2 after; guys £2 before midnight). Mainstream. chart and oldies. Available Mon—Thurs for private parties. Curfew is 2am.
I Caligula at The Vaults. lOpm—3am. £5. l Jul only. New club touting itselfas a ‘decadent and sensot‘ial orgy' and featuring the DJing talents of Craig Smith. Alan Henderson. Mike Swan (Sub Club) and Donny. Togas not required.
I Cathouse at The Rocking Horse. ltpm—3am. £3 (£2.50 with llyer). Crowded night running the gamut of rock. from heavy metal through grunge to thrash.
I Century 2000 llpm—3am. £5. Commercial dance music under the most expensive lights in Scotland. No ripped
jeans or steel toe-caps.
£4;
CLUB
I Club Latino at La Belle Angele. ltpm—3am. £4 (£3). 8 Jul. Monthly. . Edinburgh's top hip-grinding salsa night
74 The List 1—14 July 1994