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Joined by Jay Chappel, Jon Mancini and Boney. The Arches, 28 May only.
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I Fresh Cream at The Volcano. llpm-2.30am. £5 (£4 with matric card). Mellow house. garage grooves and street soul with Sc0tt McCay.
I The Garage 10.30pm—3am. £3 (£2) before 11pm; £4 (£3) after llpm. An honest to goodness top night out with dancey sounds downstairs from Dave Ross and alternative sounds in the attic. I Journey by DJ at the Arches. 10pm—3am. 28 May only. Complete nutter Keoki. star of the first JDJ International CD. producer. journalist and man about the world, drops by for an unmissable house/garage/acid/trance night. Joined by Jay Chappel. Jon Mancini and Boney. Custom JDJ lighting by Insight Lighting. Absolut slush cocktails £1.25.
I Knucklehead at Glasgow School of Art. lOpm—late. £2.50 (includes Divine downstairs). J'ilkes and Ha't‘ch with their uncompromising mix of new house and deep techno plus classic and contemporary Detroit tracks.
I Mo’ Jazz With Attitude at The 13th Note (groundfloor). 8pm—midnight. Free. ‘Dropping science like never before. the eclectic Watt brothers mix wicked jazz and funky soul in an atmosphere not unlike 60s Soho.‘ Still going despite the recent timetabling changes.
I llever Get Out The Boat at Renfrew Ferry. 10pm—1ate. £8. 27 May. Monthly. Stuart and Orde mix up a slightly more summery set plus a live pa from Soma artists Rejuvination. See Phactfile.
I Playtime at The Voodoo Room. llpm—3am. £8. Kevin McKay. Mel Barr and Stevie Sleepman relaunching Saturdays at the Voodoo. opening up the
back room as Room 2 for mellower beats. keeping Room 1 as uptempo vocal garage. I "M Presents at the Arches. 10.30pm—3.30am. £6 (£5). 27 May only. Live sets from Neil Landstrumm. Tobas Schmidt and Agent Orange plus Shandy. Matt and Jonathon Kirk (Club UK) on the decks.
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I Nicos 9pm—midnight. Free. DJ Paul with hip hop. funk and rare groove.
I Pussypower at The Arena.
1 lpm—3.30am. £6 (£4). 20 May. Fortnightly. Terry and Jason of Pussypower every other week plus guests. Drinks promos.
I Reds llpm—3am. £6 (£4). A packed night specialising in mainstream dance. funk. rap and house with DJ Skud and Graham. Intimate. smart and friendly.
I Rhapsody 11pm—3am. £7 (£5). Robin Burrows with an eclectic clubby mix. Live acts through the back.
I Shoosh! at R.G.‘s. 8pm—midnight. Free. DJ Cristian with a house/garage pre-club warmer.
I Super Saturdays 10.30pm—3am. £8. The super club of the weekend. Super hard house. super deep garage and super DJs Harri Oscar and Dominic. Just an all round super kinda club with especially super flyers and stickers. 27 May Alton ‘Aphrodisiac‘ Miller (KMS signing) guesting.
I Tangent at The Arena. 1 lpm—3am. £6 (£4). 27 May and fortnightly. ‘Eclectic dance music from a different direction‘. Drinks promos.
I Teardrops at The 13th Note (basement). 8.30pm—midnight. Free. The sounds of loneliness. melancholy and heartbreak supplied by Jason McPhail and Andy Divine.
I Triumph at The Tunnel. 1().3()pm—3am. £7 (£4). One of the clubs regularly mentioned by Pete Tong. Upfront house and garage with Colin Tevendale and Stephen McCreery in Room 1. and Kevin MacFarlane with an eclectic funky set in Room 2. Dressed-up door policy. 20 May live PA from Grace ‘Not Over Yet‘ (Perfecto Records).
I Wild at Cotton Club. 10.30pm—3am. £6 (£4 students). Commercial dance and pop with Craig Davis.
I Wired at Glasgow Caledonian University Student Union. 10pm—1ate. £3 (£2). DJ John Aldis with indie/mainstream choons.
Sundays
I Bennet’s llpm—3am. £1. Gay. A11 beers and spirits £1. DJ John Frazer with commercial dance and pop.
I Booglemania at The Attic. 10.30pm—3am. £2 (£1). DJ Graeme with a varied mix ofclub classics. Drinks promos.
I Bubblellclous at Reds. 11pm—3am. £5 (£3). Club classics. disco anthems and all drinks £1 all night. Amiable. smart crowd not putting too much emphasis on hitting the floor.
I buz at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut. 8pm—close. Free. 28 May and fortnightly. Two floors of upfront beats and ambient tunes from ‘the best live PAs and DJs Scotland has to offer’.
I Club Havana at Cotton Club. 10.30pm—3am. £6 (£3 with ticket: available from Maxaluna). 28 May. Monthly. Havana celebrates its third birthday and everyone has to dress latino. The sun-charged mix of merengue. salsa. rumba and lambada that won Havana the title of Europe‘s Best Latin Club two years running pulls in the crowds big style. Unbelievably busy with queues all the way to the CCA. Be early. Being filmed for N8.
I Don’t Forget Your Handbag at Club Xchange. llpm—3am. Ms Alston with a night of high camp. men in skirts and more handbag than Watt Bros.
I Fuddrultltets at Cleopatra’s. 10.30pm-2.30am. £3 (£2 with ticket). Disco. pop and 60s party vibes from DJ Craig Davis.
I liberate Sundays at CU] De Sac. 8pm—midnight. Free. Nigel Hayes of Bomba and Liberty City with undiluted black house and garage. Bacardi Black and Red Rock £1.20.
I lush at The Voodoo Room.
11pm-3. 15am. £5. Mega stars Harri and
Oscar with their underground house and garage. A damn fine night for full weekend party people. 28 May. Toronto‘s Stickmen. the techno house fusionists. guesting. All drinks £1.
I Blacklriars Sunday at Blackfriars Underground. 8pm—midnight. 50p. R.A.D. with their usual varied vibe. ‘no strict music policy. strategy or style.‘
I Nashville Babylon at R.G.‘s. 8pm—close. Free. 28 May. Fortnightly. ‘Country tinged rock. blues. soul. 70s classics and heavy drinking‘.
I Nicos 9pm—midnight. Free. DJ Graeme with a 70s disco cheesefest.
I Rock City at The Cathouse. 10.30pm-3am. £2 (£1.50). Rock from the 70s to the present.
I Sonora at The 13th Note. Spin—midnight. Donations (£1) on the door. cushions on the floor. Excursions into ambience and the occasional glance at other related activities. Look out for the cream of avant garde bands live.
I Songs of Praise at The Volcano. llpm—2.30am. £3 (£2). Scott McKay and Kevin McPharland take over the highly popular weekend slot. dishng up ‘pre- roast blessings‘ and 'fun‘ music.
I Subby Special at Sub Club. 1 1pm-3am. £6. 28 May only. Bank Holiday special featuring Dominic joined by Derrick Carter of Bomb Records.
I Sunday Service at Maxaiuna 8.30pm—midnight. Free. A new pre-cluh with an ecclesiastical bent. Heavenly decor (drapes and candelight) plus funk and rap ‘hymns‘ from Ali C ‘the monk of funk‘. [.ordy me! Sinfully cheap drinks. I Thirsty [log at R.G.‘s. 8pm—close. Free. 21 May and fortnightly. ‘An altemative Sunday on alternate Sundays'. Old punk and indie.
I Unity Reggae Club at The Venue. 10.30pm~late. £2. Every Sunday and Thursday. Reggae. ragga and dub. 'Strictly dancehall‘.
I Yellow Submarine at Fury Murry’s. 11pm—3am. £3. All spirits with mix 99p. Spanking new club night — ‘a soundtrack of modern pop and dance for the disco generation‘.
Mondays
I Cleopatra’s 10.30pm—3am. £2 (£1 with ticket). Gary Unett and a mix of mainstream pop and dance.
I Club X at Club Xchange. 10.30pm—3am. £1.25. Gay. House and garage. £1.25 all drinks.
I Lingo at The 13th Note (ground floor). 8pm—lam. Free. The most rare and diverse music you‘re likely to hear from the Lingo collective. Ollie. l._vley. Matlock and Mr Tea.
I A C001 Dude at The Tuxedo Princess. 9.30pm—3am. £2 (£1 with student card. free before 1 1pm with flyer). This night yet again changes it's name. but no one really cares. There‘s t-shirt give-aways and the beer‘s cheap. Student night of mainstream indie. dance and pop of quite indescribable mediocrity. Mainline spirits 45p, draught £ 1.
I Speedracer at The Attic (formerly the Cameo Suite). 10.30—3am. £1. Steven M. pursues his ‘NMIf-orientated music' as well as a few indie-dance classics. with a heavy slab of hip hop.
I Urban Wolf at the Volcano. 9.30pm—2.30am. 29 May only. ‘LTJ to Wax. the Urban Wolf takes a bite out of the Jungle. Guest DJs. visuals + wildlife.‘ Special one-off by big Glasgow promoters. The clues are there. but I‘m not allowed to say.
Tuesdays
I Amorphus at Nice ’n’ Sleazy. 8.30pm—midnight. Donations on the door to cover running costs. An eclectic mix of undergound sound. Guest DJs every week. I Boudoir at The 13th Note (basement). 8pm-midnight. Free. Omigod! The original Boudoir returns for more nights of cheesy. sleazy easy listening! Games-a-
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