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Catch the best Glasgow Clubs this fortnight.
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llI Stacey Pullen Stacey is very much the man of the moment. He's just taken over from Derrick May at Transmat records and there‘s a Pullen album out. If he does live what he did on his recent Radio One lz'ssenn'ul Mix set then this is one night not to be missed. The Sub (,‘lub. 24 Feb.
I Josh Wink If you‘ve been to a club in the last year then you‘ve danced to one of his records. ‘Higher State of Consciousness‘. ‘l‘in Ready‘. ‘Don't Laugh‘ and ‘How‘s the Music‘ were all huge in the clubs and even crossed over into the charts and stay credible. Slum (If the Arches. 23 Feb.
I Mark Moore Best known as the mouthy man behind S‘Exprcss. btit long before he became the superlly guy he was one of the first to champion house music in this country. A guaranteed top night out.
' Lore Boutique at the Arc/res. 2 Mar. L. DJ Jamez The Tangent collective continue to book the top guests. this time Jamcz from Amsterdam. He’s the label boss of Touch and Psst records and has also recorded with Dobrc as 'l‘rancesetters. 'Iiuigenr on The Renfrew Ferry. 2 Mar.
I Slide at the Tuxedo Princess. 10.30pm~3ani. Massively popular Commercial student night with floating club. rotating dancelloor and cheap drinks,
I Speedracer at The Attic (formerly the Cameo Suite). 10.30—3am. £2 (£1). Steven mixes tip a few indie-dance classics and retro tunes.
Tuesdays
I Cat in The Hat at The Venue. 10.30pin—3ani. £1. Student and goodtime party grooves. Pints and bottled beers £1. I Club XChange llptn— 3am. £2 (£1). Gay Dance and chart sounds. £1 lager. 50p vodka. Pitch-ed as the only gay night in town tonight.
I Kaleidoscope World at The Cathouse. 8.30pm—3am. £l. Band and club night (Tam Coyle) with the club starting at 11.30pm and playlisted to reflect the style of band featured that night.
I Shimmy Club at Bennet's.
10.30pm- 3am. £2. Legendary. drunken. ‘mixed‘. longest-running club night in town. Mainstream dance and chart. £ l . l() promo beers.
I Shooting Stars at The Garage. llpm~~3am. Dave Ross‘ latest extravaganza whooping tip Tuesday nights party-style in the main room. Staggering (you will be) drink promos. I Trading Post at Cleopatra’s. l().30pm--‘2.30am. £2 (£1 with ticket). Chart. mainstream and (Ms ‘for the pub/club staff crowd.
Wednesdays
I Basic Principles at Sub Cltib 9pm—3am. £3. One-off night of drum 'n' bass with DJs lntalekt (lnnersense). Uptempo (Spiral Tribe) and Little Ed (Sub City Radio).
I Bennet’s llpm—3ain. £1. Gay. 70p vodka and gin! DJ Sara.
I Boudoir at The Whisky Bar 8pm close.
Free. Glasgow‘s original easy-listening
club pick tip their Burt Bacharach collection and settle down at this new venue. Free canapes and lots of love.
I Chopper at Club Xchange. 10.30pm—3.30am. £3.50 (£2). Garage. house. 90s disco and pop from DJ Rory (Archaos. Thursdays). Double vodka £1.25.
I Delicatessan at The Velvet Rooms. 11pm--3am. £3 (£2). Cltib Havana presents Brazilian. Latin jazz. rare groove and acid jazz with DJ Jazz on the decks. I Definitely Maybe at the Rat Trap. 10.30pm—2ani. £2. lndie.
I Disco Wonderland at The Cathouse. llpm—3ain. £2 (£1). 70s throwbacks (and possibly slingbacks) get in free. 70s night from new kids on the block Barbie and Ken. Margaritas 50p. Vodka mix £1. Gold Bier £1.
I Fab at Reds. lipm—3atti. £4 (£3). Club classics. funk. soul and disco. Miller £1. vodka-nits £l.
I Go West at Cleopatra‘s.
10.30pm 2.30am. £2 (£1 with ticket). A mainly 'SltltlL‘lll-t)t’lClll(1lL‘(l‘ bill of fare.
I Juna at The 13th Note (basement). Spin—midnight. Free. (i March and fortnightly. A mix of techno. trip-hop arid house front Gregor and Michael plus guests. () March. Romeo live playing deep electronic house.
I Paradise Island at The Volcano. tlpm—2.30ani. £3 (£2). Sace and liasi take a break to work on their album so Blueprint is ptit on hold too. Ally Campbell takes their slot for hip hop. funk and jungle.
I Sticky Fingers at The Attic. 10.30pm—3am. £2 (£l ). Gerry with indie and retro sounds. Drinks promos.
I Soul Train at The Hatt Club. llpm-3am. £3 (£2). Paul M. pursuing a retro vibe. Drinks promos.
I Wednesday Night Fever at Cotton Cltib. llpm—3am. £3 (£2 with matric card). For those who long to be back in those halcyon disco days of yore when the trousers were tight and the glitter ball polished. Drinks promos.
Thursdays
I Bar 10 Spin—close. Free. Paul Cawley from Phar ()ut with a weird. eclectic. underground pre-club experience.
I The Base Room at Glasgow School of Art (downstairs). 9pm-—2.30ain. Free. House night from DJs Graham (Sclnnoo). Kevin and Jim.
I Bloomers at Cleopatra’s. l().30pm—2.30am. £3 (£2 with ticket). Mainstream
I Boogie Bus at R.(}.‘s. Spin-midnight. Free. DJs Ziggy and Bob get housey with lots of pretty lights too.
I Club Class at The Hall Club.
I 1ptn-3am. £5 (£4). A mellow mix of chart and club classics frotn the last two decades. Drinks promos.
I Club Xchange llpm—3am. £2 (£1). Gay. DJ Morgan and £1 lager. £1 vodka. I Cop at Archaos. 10pm—3am. £4 (£2.50). Busy student house night frotn DJ Rory (Club X. Wednesdays) and guests. ‘Turn tip. get down. cop off.‘ £1 vodka and Beck's. Tam Coyle ‘The Fuzz’ does his indie/pop/kitsch stuff in Betty's.
I Dee Jays in Disguise at Variety. 8pm—close. Free. Ha't'ch and Jonnie of the Knucklehead with a dubby mix of new dance and techno.
I Donkey at the Cathouse. l lpm—3am. Indie/grunge rock in the new Cathouse. Drinks promos.
I Genius at The Volcano. 1 lpm—2.30am. £3 (£2). Bob and Jamie make the Volc hip again with ‘house fun and dance classics'. Buy one vodka get one free. Rolling Rock £1.
I Hidin Boots at The Voodoo Rootn. 9.30pm-—3am. £5 (£4). 29 Feb and fortnightly. New underground drum and bass night from Alternative Source Promotions featuring Traipse and Subbass plus KMC and Daley. All bottled beer and lager £1.
1 I Inferno at Reds. llpin—3am. £2. Seventies disco. pop and glam with DJ Paul N’Jie plus Bud £1 and vodka mix all night. A night ofclassic disco peppered with the best ofcontemporary house and garage.
I loveshaclt at Fury Murry's. 10.30pm—3am. £2. ‘Super cool sounds of the 70s-dance stompers and student classics abound. Lager and vodka mix an unbelievable 50p.‘
I Red Cell at The Sttb Cltib. llpin—3am. £3. From the makers of UK Gold comes one of the deepest. darkest underground club nights in Scotland. The night centres on Mark Ryall (UK Gold/Aqua Planet) with guests Martin (UK Gold). Richard Grey (Vapourspacc) arid Dominic (Stibby. Saturdays) making appearances through the month. Drinks promos.
I Bumble at The (image. l0..‘~0pin 3.1m. £3 (£2). Cardow and Ross with an exceptionally busy night of chatty dance faves. cheap drinks atid drunk students. Stiogtasticl
I Shindig at Cotton Club. 11pm~3ani £3 (£2). lain Fitzpatrick with an indie/disco clttb. All drinks 99p.
I Snap, Crackle and Pop at the own}. 9pin—2am. £2 (£1.50). Cheesy pop provided by DJ Toast. Regular drinks promos.
I Total Eclipse at October Cafe. Spin-close. Free. DJ Sole Boy and gttests with jungle. hip hop swing and deep sotil. Rolling Rock. flavoured vodka. lager/heavy pints all £1. Moon Juice £2. I The Tunnel l()pin-‘3am. £4 (£2 with
night iii the last five years. then it‘s still exactly the saute as you remember it. (‘hcesy (but ftiti) music. mobbed dancelloor and regrets in the morning. I Toro at Mojo‘s. 9pin—midnight. Free.
rumba and Latin jazz from DJ Jazz every week.
I Velvet Room ()pm-latc. Across the board mix.
I Wax at Reds Bar. Strathclyde University Student Union. 9pm—2ani. Free. Dance and indie pop.
I Whatever You Want at The Hive. Glasgow University Union. 10pm—lain. Free (students and guests only). Classic student pop from DJ Musty.
Fridays
I Astromotel at the Honeycomb. 1()pm--3am. Curfew 1.30am. £6. 23 Feb. Fortnightly. Residents Scott Gallagher (Breeze) and the Tribal Funktion posse digging deep and hard US house it) Edinburgh's newest club space.
I Big Beat at La Belle Angele. llpm—3am. £5 (£4). £2.50 before midnight. 1 Mar. Monthly. The Thelonious team with dangerous dancclloorjazz and a bit of hip hop. Gets busy.
I Bongos and Babes at the New Calton. 1|pm—3.30am. £8. 23 Feb. Monthly. Residents lain Thomson. Kevin Jones arid Michael on the house tip. Plus regular guests. Club info. on 0802 810 280.
I Cavendish 9pm—3am. £5. Over 25s
()0s and 70s music. Ground floor only. I Cathouse at The Rocking Horse. llpm—3am. £3 (£2.50 with flyer). Price
I Century 2000 l lpm—3ani. £5. Commercial dance music under the most expensive lights in Scotland. No ripped jeans. steel toe-caps or trainers. Over 18s. I Dub ’n’ Dance at The City Cafe. 10.30pm—-lam. Free. Resident DJ Gazton playing dtib. funk. hip hop. house and garage.
I Dynamic 3 at the Claremont Hotel. Spin—lain. £3. 23 Feb. The best in classic and upfront Northern Soul with Pete Lowrie and others.
matric card). If you’ve been to this student
Club Havana presents the finest llamenco.
only. Smart dress. Live bands every week.
includes entry to Katch and Voodoo Chile. Crowded night running the gamut of rock. from heavy metal through grunge tothrash.
I Evol at The Music Box. 1 1.30pm-3am. £3 (£2 before midnight). Happy Hour 10.30-1 1.30pm. Shiny. happy. indie sounds with a bit of a raw. grungey edge. I Hi Jinks at Wilkie House. 10.30pm—3am. £5. 1 Mar. Fortnightly. New home for this popular hard house and trance night with residents Dica. Jon Jet and Piers.
I Joy in association with Tackno at the New Calton. llpm~late. Masked Ball benefit for Pride. £2 with mask. £3 without. | Mar. Maggie and Allan in the main room with 'l‘rendy Wendy upstairs. I Katch at The Rocking Horse.
1 1pm~3ani. £3 (£2 with tlycr). Price includes entry to Cathouse and Voodoo Chile. Lively club with a playlist consisting mainly of 80s and 90s indie dance.
I lift at the Attic. l().3()pm- 3am. £5 (£4). 1 Mar. Fortnightly. Next week sees a visit from liter/lily magazine's Mark li.(‘i. who has gticsted at the country's leading techno nights including Final Frontier and litirobcat 2000. Residents liwan and Paul support with their usual hard trance. banging acid and serious techno (sch Important. .\‘oom. (_‘li(~ci's Tunes and Stay Up Forever).
I Loungin‘ at Ncgociants. l()pm-~.‘~am. Free. Weekly (apart from the last Friday ofthe month). Phat-boy Yogi Haughton checks the real llava of black music. dropptn' the baadcs‘t mix of jazz. fttnk. sotil. swing and hip hop.
I Manga at La Be'le Angelc. l 1piti—3am. £5 (£4) 23 Feb. Pa ketl again on only its second night. Loads ofexccllent visuals. including inspirational video footage. plus a healthy amount of bass. This week sees local l).ls Senses atid lntalekt (lnnersensc) dropping the soulful end of drum 'n' bass with resident George Mac adding his jazzy vibes. Membership is available on the night. Higth recommended.
I Marley’s Reggae Klub at Cavendish. 10pm—3am. £4. The city's longest-running reggae night (situated on the middle floor of Cavendish) with a playlist ranging throtigh roots. ragga. lovers. heavyweight dtib and dancehall.
I Minus fine at The Carlton Highland Hotel. 10pm-3am. £2.50 (free for members). A relaxed. very plush venue for the more mature seekers of night life. I Monte Carlo 0r Bust at the Spiders Web. 9pm-lam. £2. 23 Feb. Monthly. Space age bachelor pad music and Hammond excitement and exotica. playing anything from John Barry to Tom Jones and Frank Sinatra.
I Partyceilidhdisco at Moray House. l()pm--3am. Free to Moray House students. ()thers £1 between 10pm -l 1pm. £2 after. Drinks £1 all night. 23 Feb. Fortnightly. 2 hours of ccilidh followed by 3 hours of disco.
I Planet Earth at The Citrus. 1 lpin-3am. £3. A celebration of 80s and 70s retro: playing everything from glam disco. to punk. to new romantic and Iii-energy. Watch ottt for drinks promos.
I Pure at The Venue. 10.30pm-3am. £5 (£3 members). Guest nights £7 (£5). Full- oti. tops-off. dance-till-yoti-(lrop techno madness. Still one of the best. Watch out for flyers about town announcing details of guests.
I Reaction at The Subway. l lpin-—3am. £2 (free for students with matriculation card). Weekly mix ofchart. dance and classic disco.
I numbeando at Club Mercado. 10pm—4am. £5 (£4). 1 Mar. Monthly. New night from the team behind the popular Club Latino night. Proper Latin dance. featuring Salsa. Merengue and Vallenatoo. with a free dance class at l()pm.
I Sativa at New Calton. Sativa are taking a break. Watch this space.
I Salsa Viva at the Attic. 10.30pm—3am. £4. 23 Feb. High quality Latin music.
I Sole Fusion at the Honeycomb. 10.30pm—3am. £5. 1 Mar. Fortnightly. Residents Craig Smith arid Mikey Stirton return with their nit-garage sounds. Deep
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