CLUBS LISTINGS
Mellow house. garage grooves and street soul with Scott McCay.
I The Garage 10.30pm—3am. £3 (£2) lOpm—l 1pm; £4 (£3) llptn—midnight. An honest-to-goodness top night out with dancey sounds downstairs from Dave Ross and alternative sounds in the attic.
I Knucklehead at Glasgow School of Art (upstairs). lOpm—late. £2.50 (includes Divine downstairs). J'ilkes and Ha’t'ch with 'a feast of deep melodic electronic music operating in the expanded field’.
I Mo’ Jan With Attitude at The 13111 Note (groundfloor). 8pm-midnight. Free. ‘The Australian eclectic Watts mix a cordon bleu selection of spicy jazz. funk foods for your feels arid something to shake your wig to Missus‘. Ho ltum.
I Natural Born Clubbers at Club Xchange. l lpm—3am. £6 (£4). Gay club with upfront dance tunes. Drinks promos. I Nicos 9pm—midnight. Free. DJ Paul with hip hop. funk and rare groove.
I October Cate 7pm—midnight. Free. Pre- club event with DJs Mark Maslanka and Jason J. Brown.
I Playtime at The Voodoo Room.
1 1pm—3am. £8. Kevin McKay. Mel Barr and Stevie Sleepman. opening up the back room as Room 2 for disco revival sounds. keeping Room 1 as uptempo vocal garage. I Reds l lpm—3am. £6 (£4). A packed night specialising in mainstream dance. funk. rap attd house with DJ Skud and Graham. Intimate. smart and friendly.
I Rhapsody 1 lptn—3am. £7 (£5). Robin Burrows with an eclectic clubby tnix. Occasional live acts through the back.
I Saturday Night Beaver at The Arena.
10.30pm—3.30am. £5 (£4). 12 Aug. Rather
dubious name for this new night featuring DJ Loco and Tracy Pon Ciano with ‘hard house. acid. funky techno and up for it cheeky tunes‘. F.xtra stimulation will come frotn an internet access poirtt. magician. video mixing and a stall of
stuff.
I Saturday Slammer at Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy (downstairs). 9pm—close. Free. Tequila club: Latino grooves and mambo scltatnbo.
I Shoosh! at R.G.'s. 8pm—midnight. Free. DJ Cristian with a house/garage pre-club
I Super Saturdays at Sub Club. 10.30pm—3am. £8. The Subby enters a new era. capturing the spirit of heyday Subbing and combining it with a future spirit. Saturdays top the list with a hard house night frotn the outstanding Harri. ()scar and Dominic.
I Teardrops at The 13111 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. 10.30pm—3am. £6 (£3). An epic voyage through Italian and UK house. presented by Coliit Tevendale and Steven McCreery. 12 Aug. Renaissance touch down again for another of their guest nights. Getting groovy will be John Digweed. Marc Aurbach and Alistair Whitehead. 10.30pm—5am. £12 (£10).
I Wild at Cotton Club. 10.30pm—3am. £6 (£4 students). Commercial dance arid pop with Craig Davis. £1 bottled beer.
Sundays
I Bennet’s l 1pm—3am. £1. Gay. A11 beers and spirits £1. DJ John Frazer with commercial dance and pop.
I Boogiemania at The Attic. 10.30pm—3am. £2 (£1). DJ Graeme with a varied mix ofclub classics. Drinks promos.
I Blacktriars Sunday at Blackfriars Underground. Spin—midnight. 50p. R.A.D. with their usual varied underground dance vibe — ‘no strict music policy. strategy or style.‘
I Bubblelicious at Reds. 1 1pm—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 M! at King Tut's Wah Walt Hut. 8pm-close. Free. 13 Aug. Fortnightly. Two floors of upfront beats and ambient tunes.
I Fuddrukkers at Cleopatra's. 10.30pm—2.30am. £3 (£2 with ticket). Disco. pop attd 60s party vibes frotn DJ Craig Davis.
I liberate Sundays at The Cul De Sac. 8pm-midnight. Free. Nigel Hayes of Botnba and Liberty City with undiluted black house arid garage. Bacardi Black and Red Rock £1.20.
I lush at The Voodoo Room.
1 1pm—3.15am. £5. Mega stars Harri and Oscar with their underground house and garage. A damn fine night for full weekend party people. All drinks £1.
I Loony Tunes at Club Xchange.
1 1pm—3am. £2. Gay. DJ Michael with a commercial dance night.
I Nicos 9pm—tnidnight. Free. DJ Graeme with a 70s disco cheesefest.
I Rock City at The Cathouse. 10.30pm-3atn. £2 (£1.50). Rock from the 70s to the present.
I Sonora at The 1311i Note. 8pm—midnight. Donations (£1) on the door. cushions on the floor. Excursions ittto ambience and the occasional glance at other related activities. Look out for the cream of avattt garde bands live.
I Songs of Praise at The Volcano.
1 1pm—2.30am. £3 (£2). Popular end of weekend slot with ‘pre-roast blessings' and ‘fun' music.
I Sunday Service at Maxaluna. 8.30pm—midnight. Free. A new pre-club with art ecclesiastical bent. Heavenly decor (drapes and candelight) plus funk. rap and dance ‘ltymns‘ from Ali G. 'the monk of funk'. Drinks promos.
I Unity Reggae Club at The Venue. 10.30pm—1ate. £2. Reggae. ragga and dub. ‘Strictly dancehall'.
I Yellow Submarine at Fury Murry‘s.
l 1pm—3am. £3. All spirits plus mixer 99p. ‘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. £2. Gay. House and garage. £1.25 all drinks.
I lingo at The 13th Note (ground floor). 8pm—lam. Free. The Lingo collective with a rare and diverse selection of music. I Nashville Babylon at Nice ’n‘ Sleazy (upstairs). 8pm—close. Free. ‘Country- tinged rock. blues. soul. 70s classics and heavy drinking'.
I Speedracer at The Attic (formerly the Cameo Suite). 10.30pm—3am. £2 (£1). Gerry mixes tip a few indie-dance classics and retro tunes. Very busy and great fun.
Tuesdays
I Boudoir at The 13th Note (basement). 8pm—midnight. Free. The original Boudoir with more nights ofcheesy. sleazy easy listening! Games-a-plenty including an Atari console. Frustration. Cluedo etc. Tops.
I Cat in The flat at The Venue. 10.30pm—3am. £1. Student and goodtime party grooves. Pints and bottled beers £1. I Club XChange 1 lpm—3am. £2 (£1). Gay. DJ Stella with choice dance and chart sounds. £1 lager. 50p vodka. Pitched as the only gay night 111 town tonight.
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. £1.10 promo beers.
I The Tardis at The Attic. 10.30pm—3am. £ 1. ‘A journey through space and time that takes you front the 60s to the 90s and back via rock/pop and soul.’ A11 drinks £1. I Trading Post at Cleopatra‘s. 10.30pm—2.30am. £2 (£1 with ticket). Chart. mainstream attd 60s ‘for the pub/club staffcrowd'.
Wednesdays
I Bennet’s 1 lpm—3am. £1. Gay. 70p vodka and gin! DJ Sara.
I Blue Print at The Volcano.
l lpm—2.30atn. £3 (£2). Soul. jazz. futtk arid boombashin‘ beats. Sace and Fasi plus regular guest appearances by DJ A1 (Mo Wax) using four turntables. Beck's £1. Look out for special events iii the side alcove ranging frotn breakdancing to skateboarding.
I Chopper at Club Xchange. 10.30pm—3.30atn. £3.50 (£2). Garage. house. 90s disco and pop in the new look Club X. Fresh clublattd credible music and cheap drittk. Double vodka £1.25.
I Double Six Cub at King Tut's Wah Wah Hill. 16 Aug arid fortnightly. 8pm—close. The club based at the Bohemia (London) comes up to Glasgow to try out their board game-related mirth every week.
I Excursion at The Halt Bar. 7—1 1pm. Free. DJs Scott and Kev (Upsettin‘. Goodfoot) playing classic soul. funk and dub along with more modern tunes arid beats.
I Fab at Reds. l 1pm—3am. £3 (£2). Clttb classics. funk. soul and disco. Miller £ 1. vodka-mix £1.
I Go West at Cleopatra‘s. 10.30pm—2.30am. £2 (£1 with ticket). A mainly ‘stttdent-orientated’ bill of fare.
I Love Train at Cafe Cini. 9pm—midnight.
Free. Selected beers for £1. Joe Deacon playing the best in classic soul. fttnk and piano house.
I Planet Earth at The Cathouse. 10.30pm—3am. £1. An 80s revival night for all you Wham and Duran Duran fans. Doing unbelievably well.
I Prefab Tab at Nice 'tt‘ Sleazy (downstairs). 9pm—close. Free. Deep dtib with a taste of garage. Vodka £1.
I Sticky Fingers at The Attic. 10.30pm—3am. £2 (£1). Gerry with indie and retro sounds. Drittks promos.
I Wednesday Night Fever at Cotton Club.
10.30pm—3am. £3 (£2 with matric card). Positively a towering inferno of rekindled kitsch. Busy? You betclta. Drinks promos. I Wheelie Unedertul Wednesdays at R.G.‘s. 8pm—close. Free. New pre- Chopper event with dancey choons. £1 vodka shots and cheap vodka cocktails.
Thursdays
I Bar 10 8pm—close. Free. Paul Cawley from Phar ()ut with a weird. eclectic. underground pre-club experience.
I Bloomers at Cleopatra's. 10.30pm—2.30am. £3 (£2 with ticket). Mainstream pop and dance.
I Club Xchange 1 loin—3am. £2 (£1). Gay. DJ Morgan and £1 lager. £1 vodka. I The Corner 9pm—close. Free. Reggae beats pre-club with Stevie Donaldson.
I Dee Jays in Disguise at Variety. 8pm—close. Free. J‘ilkes and Ha‘t'ch with a dubby mix of new dance and techno. Absolutely rammed.
I Uisco Inferno at Reds. 1 lpm-3am. £2. Seventies disco. pop and glam with DJ Michelle plus Btid and vodka for £1.30 all night. A night ofclassic disco peppered with the best of contemporary house attd garage.
I Donkey at The Cathouse. 10.30pm—3am. £2 (£1). Studettty mix of grunge rock. indie dance and pop.
I Loveshack at Fury Murry‘s. 10.30pm—3am. £2. ‘Super cool souttds of the 70s-dance stotnpers and student classics abound. Lager and vodka mix art unbelievable 50p.‘
I Rage at Strathclyde University Student Union. 9pm—2atn. Free. The Level 8 barn once more fills up with the bright young things letting their cardigans slip off their shoulders as they gaze at the floor.
I Rumble at The Garage. 10.30pm—3am. £3 (£2). Cardow and Ross with a very busy night ofcharty dance faves. cheap drinks and drttnk students. Snogtastic!
I Shindig at Cotton Club. 1 1pm—3atn. £3 (£2). lain Fitzpatrick with art indie/disco club. All drinks 99p.
I Soul Kitchen at Maxaluna. 8pm—close. Free. A soulful vibe provided by DJ Kevin McPharland plus real soul food from the Maxaluna kitchens.
I Soundclash at The 13th Note (ground floor). 8pm—close. Free. A pre-club mixture of dub. ambience arid quality techno.
I Spangles at Reds Bar. Strathclyde University Student Union (Reds Bar). 9pm—2am. Free. Gordon Tennant of Helter Skelter with soul. dance and pop. ()pen throughout the summer.
I The Tunnel 10pm-3am. £4 (£2 with matric card). If you‘ve ever been to this student night in the last five years. then it‘s still exactly the same as you remember it. Cheesy music. mobbed dancefloor attd regrets 111 the morning.
I UK Cold at Sub Club. 1 lpm—3am. £3 (£2). Martin and Mark have created a haven ofcredibility in the sea of Thursday night mediocrity. ‘Simply the best Thursday night out in years' is how they modestly describe it. and they're quite possibly right.
CLUBS
All clubs listed above take place at one or the following venues, which can be contacted tor further details.
I The 13th Note 80 Glassford Street. 553 1638.
I The Arches Midland Street (offlamaica Street). 221 9736.
I The Arena 15—27 Oswald Street. 221 3010.
I The Attic (enter through The Garage). 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 l 120.
I Bar 1010 Mitchell Lane (off Mitchell Street). 221 8353.
I Bennet’s 80-90 Glassford Street. 552 5761.
I Blackfriars Underground (below Blackfriars). 36 Bell Street. 552 5924.
I Cafe Cini 81 Renfteld Street. 353 2807. I The Cathouse 9 Brown Street. 248 6606.
I Cleopatra’s. 508 Great Western Road. Kelvinbridge. 334 ()560.
I Club Xchange 25 Royal Exchange Square. 204 4599.
I The Corner 2 St George's Road. 332 1625.
I Cotton Club 5 Scott Street. 332 ()712. I Fury Murry’s 96 Maxwell Street. 221 651 1.
I The Garage 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 1 120.
I Glasgow School of Art 167 Renfrew Street. 3320691.
I King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279.
I Maxaluna 410 Sauchiehall Street. 332
'1003.
I Nico’s 375 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5736.
I October Cafe Top floor. Princes Square (off Buchanan Street). 221 0303.
I Reds 379 Sauchiehall Street. 331 1635. I Renlrew Ferry Clyde Place. 885 2123. I R.G.’s 73 Queen Street. 221 2200.
I Rhapsody 240 Bath Street. 353 2306. I Rooftops 92 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5883.
I Strathclyde University Student Union 90 John Street. 552 1895.
I Sub Club 22 Jamaica Street. 248 4600. I The Tunnel 84 Mitchell Street. 204 1000.
I The Tuxedo Princess Anderston Quay. Broornielaw. 204 1150.
I The Venue 474 Sauchiehall Street. 353 1927.
I The Volcano 15 Benalder Street. 337
1 100.
I The Voodoo Room Cambridge Street. 332 3437.
98 The List 11-17 Aug 1995