LISTINGS CLUBS
US Irotrse. percussrve workouts. ia/zy vibes. kick-ass dubs and proper soulful vocals. Pltrs the Cricket ('lub iii the back room. See llit List.
I Speeder at the Wee Red Bar.
l()..‘~()pm -.‘~am. £3. l Mar. Monthly. (‘lassic indie. dance and hard norse. pltrs drinks promos.
I Sublime at erkie House. lllpm 3am. £7 (£5). 23 Feb. l-‘ortnightly. New lrorrre for one of lidinburgh’s hardest working house cltrbs. If you like your house on the acidic. trancey tip this is definitely worth a visit.
I TELF. at Club Mercado. 5pm Ram. Free. Relaxing after work session hosted by Trendy Wendy r'l‘aekno) that rapidly turns into a full-on party. Plus extreme drinks promos.
I Voodoo Chile at The Rocking lror'se. llpm~.‘~am. £3. Price includes entry to (‘athouse and Katch. Popular nrdre affair.
Saturdays
I Burger Queen at Mercado. llprrr Ram. £7 t£b). 2 Mar. l-‘or‘tnightly. Packed on its cottieback and set to do well by the looks of things. ('rarg and lluggy sort the ttrnes on the nu-nrg vibe while the capital‘s beautiful party set do what they do best. I The Cavendish 9pm 3am. £5. ()ver 25s only. Smart dress. Live hands every week. I Century 2000 llpm 3am. £5. See Fridays. I Colours at (‘lub Mercado. llpnr- 4am. £l() non-member‘s. £8 members. 24 Feb. First birthday party for the infamous Str'eetrave posse. Residents Mancini. Boney. Darren Mackie and (‘rosby house it tip in the Usual style. plus a very special secret guest. And remerrrber‘ boys and girls. dress tip or you rrriglrt be disappointed. I Disco lnterno at The Venue. l().3()ptti-3;lttt. £4. 24 Feb. Fortnightly. lixtremely popular night of dicso frolics. I Earth Inferno at The Rocking Horse. l()..‘~()prrr~3am. £3. Happy Hotrr until 12.30am. No rave. just out of the grave gothie and industrial sounds.
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I The Egg at The Wee Red Bar. ll.3()pm~4;rnr. £3. Drinks promos. Weekly solid gold easy-action sounds; more specifically indie. (riis. new wave and soul.
I Energise at Subway. llpnr Sam. £2. Weekly. Various party sounds.
I FBI at Moray Hotrse. llprrr 4am. £4. 24 Feb. Fortnightly.
lixcellent indie night playing the sassiest. smartest and sharpest in Britpop from (‘ast to ()asis to Supergrass. Always busy. I Going Places at the Assembly Rooms. l()..‘~()pm 3am. £(i nrerrrbers. £8 gtiests. Tickets in advance from the Asserrrbly Rooms. Hugely popular cultish easy listening club featuring the legendary (‘r'aig McMur'do live on stage.
I Horny Monkey at Wilkie House.
lt)pm -.‘~..‘~()am. £6 members (£8 non- members). 2 Mar. Popular hard house night hosted by residents Stuart Duncan. Stevie Livingston and (‘olin (‘ook. with a live PA. from the Beat Foundation tSkinnymalinky Records).
I Joy at The New ('alton. llpm 4am. £6 members before midnight. £7 alter. £7 non-members before midnight. £8 after. Weekly gay night. Merrrbers and guests only. Maggie and Alan continue to pump Scotland's biggest gay night w itlr their mix of hard house. nu-nr'g and lierce techno.
I Katch at The Rockrrrg Horse.
li)..‘~()pm Sam. £3 r£2r. A veritable cornucopia of indie music from the 80s and ‘)()s. in this busy weekly club
I Le Freak at Moray House. llpm-4am. £4. 2 Mar. Fortnightly. ()riginal disco.
I Mambo Club at Cavendish. l()pm--.’iam. £4 i£.‘~). Two floors with African. Latin. salsa. reggae. lottk and calypso downstairs and dtib. lovers and darrcehall upstairs. Sir ()ssie is your selector. dropping the finest in global grooves every week.
I Marmalade Riccarton Student L'nion. ltllim~ 3am. £4. 24 Feb. ('har't-orrentated music.
I Mi5 at The Attic. lllpm- 3am. £4 (£3
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before midnight). 2 Mar. Fortnightly. Sister club to FBI playing a similar soaraway nrix of Britpop and indie. Get there early to take in sortie rnarvellotrs drinks promos ( ltlpm—midnight). Playlist. as ever. includes the very best of contemporary indie: Supergrass. lilastica. ()asis. Black Grape.
I Minus One at The (‘arlton Highland Hotel. l()pm—.‘)am. £2.50 (free for rrrember‘s). See Fridays.
I 0 at The Mtrsic Box. ll).3()pnr-.‘sam. £4 before l2. Residents Kevin Jones (Forth
FM) and Billy Whiz]. with a mix of house.
dance and ftrnk.
I RAW at Negociants. l()pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Pre-club house atrd garage session from David Brown (Yip Yap) and Neil MacDonald.
I Revolution Riccarton Student Union. 10.30pm 3am. £4. 2 Mar. Dance music. I Rock Orgasm at The Rocking Horse. It).3(iprrr-.‘s;rrrt. £3. (‘lirnactic night of heavy guitar sounds.
I Soul Underground at the (“try Cafe. 9pm 7 lam. Free. Residents Nick Wav and Norton playing R 'n' B. Motown. (:3- Funk. hip hop and rare grooves. No house music. What are people going to do‘.’
I Stripped at La Belle Arrgele.
l lpm~3anr £5. 2 Mar. Fortnightly. Trancey hard L'K house with big anthems. Very popular. Get there early.
I Supernova at Cafe. Dante. l()pni-—2am. £3. 2 Mar. Fortnightly. New night in this new ish bar/club/restaurant. DJs on the
night are Andy Williams and Alan Dundas.
I Teasage at The Citrus. llpm--4am. £3. Happy Hour: all drinks £ l. Popular indie dance night. Dis Sarah and Niall Jam a superb selection of punk. disco. 80s and funk fora friendly student-orientated crowd.
I Tribal Funktion at The Venue. l().3()prn~-3am. £5 (£4). 2 Mar. Fortnightly. Real American house from one of Edinburgh‘s longest-running club nights. (jutting-edge hip hop downstairs. .A superb night.
HIT LIST
Catch the best Edinburgh Clubs this fortnight.
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I The Industry The Industry in association with Cream present Norman Jay and John Kelly. plus Chris lredale. Lex Loofah and Luke and Billy Bongo on percussion. The venue holds [500 people and creates i a real atmosphere. Check Norman Jay for some real soulful house i music. lz'dinburgli University: Wed 28 ‘ Feb.
I Sole Fusion Craig Smith and Mikey Stitton return. this time to The Honeycomb. Expect proper US house. deep and ruff. soulful and uplifting. Highly recommended. The Honeymmb. Fri 1 Mar.
I Sublime Currently whipping tip a storm on Friday nights this is well worth checking out. If you like your hotrse on the harder. trancey pattyish tip, this is definitely for you. Wilkie House. Fri 23 Feb.
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