The List: 19 Apr 1996 (Issue 277)

LISTINGS CLUBS

(Joy)joiliiltg Billy Whizz.

I Spice at The Tap ()’1.aurislon. 8pm--lain. Free. Weekly. Techno with residents Bill atitl Jan plus drinks pl‘olitos. I Straight From The Pot at Negocianls. l0pm--3am. Free. Weekly. An eclectic fusion of funk. rare ja//. grooves. sotil. hip hop. Brazilian and soundtracks witli master blenders Well Stirred and \‘inyl Ritchie.

I Sunday Night Fever at (‘eutury- 2000.

l 1pm~3ani. £3. Drinks at 70p. 80p arid 9(1p. appropriately accompanied by music front the 70s. 80s and 90s.

I Tackno at Club Mercado. 10pm 4am. £3 with wig. £5 without. 21 Apr. Third Sunday of every iiioiilli. This iiioiilli sees Trendy Wendy taking her deliciously tacky night to another level with a (iirl (what about the guys‘.’) With The loveliest Hair competition. (‘ompetitors w ill be judged by a panel of judges from lidinburgh's top salons. including Patterson SA's. Hairdressing and Panache Hair. This looks bi/arre enough lobe good.

I Taste al The Honeycomb. llpiii 13am. £5. Weekly. Taste is now firmly established at The Honeycomb after a few dire weeks at The \'enue. The opening party was messy in the eslreme. with the place packed full (for the first time since il opened) of old skool Taste pail)~ people. Things can otin get better as well. What a thought. For further details call the 24- hour Taste livents line on 557 4656.

I Timewarp at The Rocking Horse. lle—3am. £2 (free before 12.30am). A very w-i-d-e play list indeed: 60s. 70s. 80 and ()lls'_

I Xponential at Wilkie llouse.

10pm - 3am. Free. 28 .-\pr. Fortnightly. Vinnie and the l.eph ('l‘hinktankt are joined by guest Biggies from the World of Spinnies .-\pparenlly. it's electric. electro. eclectic and eccentric.

I Yahoo at Wilkie House. 10pm lam. Free. 21 Apr. Fortnightly. Free. Country and Western in the bar area.

Mondays

I Hello at The Honeycomb. 10pm-~lale. £3. Weekly. New tiiglit featuring the talents of new or relatively unknown 1)Js who will be given a public platform ( 1/2- hour slols) for the first time. Willi Tasters Fisher alid Price overseeing operations should things get messy.

I Listen at Wilkie House. l0.30pm--3am. Free. Weekly. live set from Nick Wong

plus a set from 1)] l)ar..

I Trainspotter at The Subway.

10pm --3ani. £1 (free for students with matriculation card). 70s. 80s and 90s dance plus indie faves.

Tuesdays

I Beltane Treat at The New Calton. Midnight-5am (subject to licence approval). £5 (the). 30 Apr only. When you've finished your pagan rites on Calton Hill. dance the night away with the Saliva drummers and dancers to l)Js from Saliva. Pure. Joy and Taste iii the main room. Upstairs. Gill Mingogo and Massive Bereavement spin the chill-out vibes.

I Calabash al Negociants. |0piii—-3am. Free. Weekly. Jazz. ftiiik. soul and hip hop with Fawal. and Gavin.

I Insanity at The Subway. l0pin- -3ani. £1 (free for students with matriculation card). Pop. chart and indie sounds.

I Nice at The Citrus. 11pm—3am. £2. l)rinks promos. Mixture of Brilpop and classic indie right through to 60s soul.

I 705/805 Club at The Rocking Horse. 10.30pm- 3am. £2 (free before 12.30am). 70s and 80s chart hits. as the name suggests.

I Soul Selection at Wilkie llottse. Free. Weekly. ()1d and new soul in the bar area.

Wednesdays

I Dolphin at The Subway. 9pm-- 3am. Free. Student night with loadsa drinks promos.

I Dub Department at Negocianls. 10pm--3ani. Free. Weekly. Spiritually uplifting reverbs and depth-pltmibing dubs courtesy of the rather wonderful Rude boys. Check it otil.

I FiSthWl at Wilkie Holise.

10.30pm 3am. Weekly session for local l).ls who think they‘re good enough to liave-a-go for themselves. with the winner playing in the main hall at the monthly Fishlank (see 'l'hursdays).

I Horizontal al Century 2000. 10.3(1pm-3am. £3 (£1 students with matriculation card). Vodka. whisky. tequila and peach schnapps. 50p a shot. lager and 80/-. £1 a pint. Aplly-named student night with all-night drinks plTHllUS.

I Orchid at The Honeycomb. l lpm--3am. £4.50 ( £3.50). 1 May. fortnightly. A new club in lidinburgh's premier venue. offering ftiiik. soul and house with imported l).ls.

I Bubble at The Rocking Horse. lOpm—3atn. £2 (free before 12.30am). Drinks promos. Busy. sludent-orientated night mixing up the sort of pop. dance and indie sounds you'll hear at Katch or Shag. I Shark at The Cavendish.

10.30pm-3ain. £3. Extremely busy student midweeker.

I Teasage at The Citrus. llptn—3ain. £2.50. Very busy midweek club. playing indie-orientated dance sounds alongside punk. disco. 80s and ftiiik.

I The Transporter Room at The Attic. 10pm—3am. £3 (£1). Veteran jazz. hip-hop and fttnk club with regular live bands (Captain Shifty. Freshly Squeezed. Papa's .Magic Beard. etc) and hard bop avant- garde grooves creatively cut tip by l)Js Scotty and Sulu.

Thursdays

I Century 2000 llpni~3am. £3. See Fridays.

I CooCoo at The Honeycomb. llpni~3am. £5. 25 Apr. Fortnightly. The Taste backroom boys Martin Valentine and Neil Byers on the deep house. nu-soul and garage tip.

I Delicious al The Rockitig Horse. llpin—3am. £3. Weekly. »\ top quality indie-ish club where happy people groove to anything from Aretha Franklin and The :Mike Flowers Pops to Ptilp and The Bluelones. Great l1yers. even better poster campaigns and awesome slides loo. Check it out.

I Fiction at La Belle Angele. 10.30pm—3am. £4 (£3). 25 Apr. Fortnightly. Ivan. Max and ()m Tom on the hard house and upfront techno tip.

I Fresh at The Venue. llpm--3ain. £5. 25 Apr. Last Thursday of the month. House with local 1)Js upstairs in The Venue.

I Jungle Park at The Music Box. l0pm—3am. £6 (£5). 25 Apr. Fortnightly. New jungle night (joining Manga and Jungle Bistro) featuring regular guests. For further info call 0973 142 195. See Hit List.

I Madchester at the Music Box. 10.30pm—3am. £3. 18 Apr and 2 May. Fortnightly. Big. baggy night featuring Manc talent from The Happy Mondays to The Stone Roses. Their first birthday is approaching with a very special guest band to be confirmed. Watch this space. I The Mambo Club at The Cavendish. l()pm~3am. £4 (£3). Midweek edition of Sir ()ssie's eternally popular Mambo: expect the same uptempo sounds as

Saturdays: Latin. salsa. reggae. funk and soul.

I Messenger Sound at The Venue. £4. 10.30pm—3ani. 25 Apr. Positive. unifying vibes from the Messenger crew and The East Coast Project downstairs in The Cooler.

I Pants at Stones. 10pm—lani. Free. Weekly indie session with spirits at 50p a shot.

I Planet X upstairs at the New Calton. llpm—3am. £2. 18 Apr. Fortnightly. New night of nu-nrg dance with Alan (Joy). Allan (Elevator) arid Rob (Airport).

I Satisfaction at the Citrus. 10pm—3am. £3. Free with lTyer. All drinks £1

10—1 lpiii. Classic pop from the 60s lo 90s.

I Stormin’ Norman at A.J. Ramsay's. 9pm-~|am. Free. 18 April. Fortnightly. Uplifting house and trancetl out techno. plus drinks promos.

I Thelonious at The Basement. 9pin—lam. Free. The 'l'helonious posse jam it jazz-funk style in the Broughton Street bar.

I Universal at The Music Box. llpm—3am. £4. 25 Apr. Fortnightly. The folk behind Mi5. FBl. Madchester and livol come together to provide what promises to be a top night out. Check the ‘space age' decor.

I The Unspoken Thing at Negociants. 9pm—3am. Free. The Merry Pranksters mainline the daze back into lhursdaze with their celebrated psychedelic extravaganza. presented in ludicrous Prankstervision. The eclectro soundtrack cruises the superfunk highway at about nine on the Richter scale.

I Generation at Marco‘s Forum. Livingston. Noon-midnight. £6. 27 Apr. Sixteen lop l).ls (including Tom Wilson. Bass Generator and Technotrance) and fourteen PA's (including l)yniension. Bas Reaction and Ultimate Bit/.7.) have come together for free for this benefit gig. All proceeds go towards raising Drug Awareness and reducing drug related harm among young people iti Scotland. There’ll be 30k worth of sound. the eaters. jugglers. dance troups and masses of side-shows. Most importantly of all. everyone who purchases a ticket will be entitled to a free bottle of water. The tickets are only £6 so check it out. For further info. contact 01786 462 394.

CLUBS man:-

All clubs listed above take place at one or the following venues, which can be contacted for further details.

I The 13th Note 80 Cilztssford Street. 553 1638.

I Apartment 23 Royal l~'.\change Square. 221 7080.

I Archaos 25 Queen Street. 204 3189. I The Arches Midland Street Ioff Jamaica Street). 221 9736.

I The Arena 15-27 ()sw'ald Street. 221 .3010.

I The Attic (enter through The Garage). 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 1120.

I Baby Grand 3 lilmbank (iartlens. 248 4942.

I Bar 1010 Mitchell l.ane (off Mitchell Street). 221 8353.

I The Bedsit 1 Park l)rive.339 0432.

I Bennet’s 80-90 (ilass‘foi'd Street. 552 5761.

I Betty’s Mayonnaise 37 Queen Street. 221 5934.

I Blackrriars Underground (below

Blackfriars). 36 Bell Street. 552 5924.

I The Cathouse l5 l'nion Street. 248 6606.

I Caledonian University Union 70 Cow'caddens Road. 332 0681.

I Caledonian Princes Anderston Quay. Broomielaw. 204 l 150.

I CCA Cafe Bar 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 7864.

I Cleopatra’s. 508 Great Western Road. Kclvinbridge. 334 0560.

I Club Xchange 25 Royal lischange Square. 204 4599.

I The Corner Bar 2/4 St George's Road. 332 1625.

I Cotton Club 5 Scott Street. 332 ()7 I 2. I Fury Murry’s 9t» Maxwell Street. 221 651 l.

I The Garage 491) Sauchiehall Street. 332 1 I20.

I Glasgow School of Art 167 Renfrew Street. 332 ()691.

I Glasgow University Union 32 L‘niversily Avenue. 339 8697.

I Hatt Club 228 Clyde Street. 226 5055. I Madame Gillespies 2s (‘heapsitle Street. 2044606.

I Maxaluna 410 Saucltiehall Street. 332 1003.

I Moio’s Bath Street. 33) 2257.

I Nice ’n’ Sleazy 421 Sauchiehall Street. 3 33 9637.

I Nico’s 375 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5736. I October Cale Top floor. Princes Square (off Buchanan Street). 221 0303.

I 0M0 22 University Gardens. 339 9784. I RAF Club 27 Ashley Street. 332 4465 I flat Trap 9 Brown Street. 221 7233.

I Beds 379 Sauchiehall Street. 331 1635. I H.C.’s 73 Queen Street. 221 2200.

I Rhapsody 240 Bath Street. 353 2306. I Rocksy’s Basement 40 New Sneddon Street. Paisley. 552 5791.

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 Variety 401Saucliiehall Street. 332 4449. I The Velvet nooms Sauchiehall Street. 332 ()755.

I The Volcano 15 Benalder Street. 337

1 100.

I The Whisky Bar Cambridge Street. 332 1032.

I The Advocate 82 South Bridge. 220 2094.

I The Attic Dyer's Close. Cowgate. 225 8382.

I The Basement Broughton Street. 557 0097.

I La Belle Angele ll Hasties Close. 225 2774.

I Cate Dis South St David's Street.

I Cavendish West Tollcross. 228 3252.

I Century 2000 31 l.othian Road. 229 7670.

I The Citrus Grindlay Street. 2296697. I The City Cate Blair Street. 2200125. I The Honeycomb 36 um Blair Street. 220 4381.

I The Lane 7 Queensferry Street Lane. 226 6828.

I Club Mercado (Formerly Buster Browns) 36/39 Market Street. 226 4224. I Minus One (Carlton Highland Hotel) North Bridge. 556 7277.

I Moray House Holyrood Road. 556 5184.

I The Moscow Bar South St David's Street.

I The Music Box 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564.

I Negociants Lothian Street. 2256313. I The New Calton Calton Road. 558 3776.

I A.J Ramsays 39-41 Broughton Street. 557 0627.

I Riccarton Student Union Heriot Walt University. 451 5333.

I Rocking Horse Cowgate. 225 3326.

I Spiders Web 256 Morrison Street. 228 [949.

I The Subway Cowgate. 225 6766.

I The Tap 0’lauriston Lauriston Place. 229 4041.

I The Venue Calton Road. 557 3073.

I The Wee Red Bar at Edinburgh College Of Art. Lauriston Place. 229 1442.

I Wilkie House Cowgate. 225 2935.

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