I Colours Of Love at Club Mercado.
l lpiii—4atn. £8 members; £10 non- members. Membership applications and cltrb information on 01698 276 866. 19 Apr. Fortnightly. The Colours residents are joined by Seb Fontaine at this super- dressy glam house club. Watch out for the forthcoming Colours mix alburrt. due out on Limbo this summer.
I Daytripper at The Gallery. Ilpni—3ant. £4. 1‘) Apr. Fortnightly. New night on two floors featuring indie on one with DJ Lee (FBI) and a maverick mix of easy-listening. soundtracks and theme music on the other.
I Disco Inferno at The Venue. 10pm—3am. £6. 1‘) Apr. Fortnightly. Three burning floors of hot disco action with MC ()tis and DJs Love and Nick Silver.
I Earth Inferno at The Rocking Horse. llpm--3ant. £3. Goth arid industrial sounds.
I The Egg at The Wee Red Bar. llpnr-3ant. £3. A varied playlist takirtg in soul. 60s. new wave. indie. Northern. soundtracks arid nitrch. trttrclr more. There's a very cheap bar too. Free photographic membership is available on the night.
I Energise at Subway. I lpm—3am. £2. Various party sounds.
I FBI at The Jaffacake. 10.30prii—3am. £4. Photographic membership
available on the night. 26 Apr. Fortnightly. Exceptionally popular indie club probably Scotland‘s busiest indie night.
I Fiesta Latina at Teviot Row Student L’trion. 9.30pm—2am. £3 students; £4 non students. 1‘) Apr. Next date 10 May. Five years old and still partying. DJ Ana provides a huge salsa/merengue selection for a large and friendly crowd. There's a free dance class at 9.30pm.
I Going Places at Assembly Rooms. 10pm-«3ani. £8. 26 Apr. Monthly. A spectacular night of high-spirited easy- Iistening frolics. This night is phenomenally popular and its attendances pttt titost clubs to shame. The production values are high arid the crowd ntake every effort to dress tip and have as much fun as possible. Truly an experience. You'll either love it or hate it. I Grease at Moray Ilouse. I lpm~4am. £3. Seventies. Stls and 90s disco. Iixcellent drinks promos. Now weekly.
I Katch at Tlte Rocking Horse.
I Ipm—3arn. £3. Ittdie.
I The Lane at The Lane. l Ipnt—3pm. £3 before midnight; £5 after; members free. Residents Ion Flowers arid Kev McGinIey with a wide dance-orientated playlist.
I Le Freak at The Attic. 1 1prit—3atn. £4. 1‘) Apr. Weekly thereafter. Hot disco action at the bratid new-looking .-\ttic which Itas
just been given a rather tasty makeover.
I The Living Room 9pnr~ 1 ant. Free. See Fridays.
I Lizzard Lounge at Cafe (irafittr. |()ptri-2aiti. £5 (£4). Membership available on the night. 1‘) Apr. Live soul law from Basic Collective. who are back for one night only at this rated clttb. With Joseph arid Siritort from Big Beat on the decks. Sat 26 sees the F.l (‘ometa All Stars playing. again with support from Joseph. Arrive early if possible because this place is popular.
I Loveshack at The .laffacake. IIprrt~-3atii. £4. 1‘) Apr. Fortnightly. I{\ceptionally popular night playing a freestyle this of 70s. Xlls and 00s chart arid dance. Watch ottt for the ‘Itiuurve' theme arid also good drinks promos.
I Mambo Club at Cavendish.
I()prn> 3am. £4 (£3). Two floors with .-\frrcart. Latin. salsa. reggae. zouk and calypso downstairs artd dtrb arid dancehall upstairs. Sir ()ssie is your selector. dropprtrg the fittest in
global grooves every week.
I Music For The Masses at ()dtlfcllow's. 3.3llplll‘ lam. Free. See Fri.
I The Outhouse Spirt- larit. Free. Jan. funk. soul and hip hop with Tim King attd .-\I.
I Po-Na-Na l |pnt~3anr Free before
I 1pm; £2 after. Busy night of old and new skool grooves. With Well Stirred front Seen and 3 Bag Brew at the controls.
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I RAW at Negociants. 10prn—3ani. Free. A busy underground house night.
I The Rebel Base at The Gallery (formerly the 369 Gallery). l0.30pm—3anr. £5. 26 Apr. Fortnightly. Residerits' night at this retreat from the house monopoly. with The Merry Pranksters delivering their unique goodie bag of hip hop. trip hop. drurit ’n' bass and beats 'n' scratches.
I Rock Orgasm at The Rocking Horse. 11pm—3arii. £3. (‘Iimactic night of heavy guitar sounds.
I Sakrade at The llotlc‘y'cottll‘). 10prii—3arit. £8 before midnight; £10 after. Information: 0378 ()51 264. Funky house. techno artd a touch of breakbeat/drum ‘n’ bass in Ross Keddie's main room. fresh garage in the back with Yogi Haughtort and new resident Mikey Stir'ton. Detroit's excellent Kenny Larkin guests on 26 Apr. See lIit List.
I Salsa Viva at Gran \’ia-Tasca. 10.30pm—3airr. £5 (£4). 26 ,-\pt'. Fortnightly. High quality Latin music frorii the old classics to the hottest and latest releases itt salsa. cumbia. merengue arid tittrclto mas.
I Snog at (‘ltrb Mercado. 7.30--10.30prti. £4 rrterrtbers; £5 nort- members. Btrsy under-18s night playing the best irt chart and dattce.
I Surely at Henrys (‘ellat' Bar. 10.30pm—3atir. £4 (£3). 26 .-\pt'. \'rbirrg hip hop-based night featuring l'nder The Influence.
I Sutia at La Belle Angele. llpm 3am. £6. Membership available. 26 Apr. Monthly. The third Sutra event sees residents Murray Richardson. Scott Gallagher arid Tall Andy going for a fun. hotrsey vibe. (iuests confirmed for the future include .Itistitt Robertson and Richard Fearless.
I Tease at The Vaults. 10.30pm 3am. £8 before 11.15pm: £10 after. Big name DJs and dressy people. Arrive early. Inforirration: 007‘s 243 165. 1‘) Apr. resident DJ Keith Baxter lstttlllc‘tl by Jon l)a Silva. Apr 26 sees the return of tttorttltly resident Danny lItrssarit. I’at'ty house all the way.
I Teaseage at The (‘rtrus I Iptit 3am. £2. Drinks promos and Happy Ilortr cocktails all ttrglit. Irtdte w ith a touch of dance and ftrrrk played to a packed artd sweatv crowd.
I Tribal Funktion al The Venue. 10.30prti—3arir. £5 nteirtbers‘. £6 nort- members. 26 Apr. Fortnightly. Three Iloors of specialist sounds. Dr'trrir 'n' bass
downstairs with resident Ritchie Rtrftorie:
tacking I’S house iii the middle with Simone. George T and II and hip hop upstairs with Frosty. Dr .Iorr and II. (itiests this fortnight are Manga‘s (i-Mac in the basement arid ('hicago's ftrrtkateer (jene Farris in the main room. If it‘s a friendly crowd. a good healthy attrrosphere and quality underground
music you're after. this is the one for you. See Hit List
I Yip Yap at La Belle Artgele. 10.30pni-3atit. £6. 1‘) Apr. Fortnightly. Following a period of restlessness. this well respected garage attd house night is back on a fortnightly basis at the re— decorated I.a Belle. \'ariotrs hand-picked. quality guests w ill appear in the future. (iar'eth Soirttttervtlle is now Yip Yap‘s sole r'esitletrl.
I Vena at Wilkie House. I0pm - 3am. £6 before llpm; £8 after. 26 Apr. Monthly. This night of progressive house seems to ltave caught a lot of attention. Belfast’s excellent Jay Kay resides iii the nrairr hall. while .»\. .I. drops :\lllc‘t'lc‘llll house iii the upstairs room. Best to arrive early as this one gets pretty hectic.
EDINBURGH SUNDAYS
I Ambassador's Reception at The \'entre. 10pm 3am. £2. 20 Apr. Weekly. (‘ltilled electrortica arid ambient vibes.
I Buddha at Negociants. ‘lptrt 3am. Free. Funk. soul. tan and a bit of hip hop with .Iohtt :\ll(lt‘l‘st)ll.
I C. C. Blooms llpiit 3am. Free. See Friday's.
I De la Vu at The \'aults, 4 I Iptit. Free. Smooth your path from Saturday night e\cess to the start of the week with this mighty civilised Sunday recovery session featuring l),ls Irom Tease arid Sublime arid occasional up aitd coming D.Is front about town. .:\II this. arid you cart be iit bed by tttidmght or carry on partying elsewhere if you rust can‘t get ertouglr. Drinks prorttos.
I Freedom at I’o .\'a .\'a. lllprrr--3arit. I-r'ee before I Ipm; £2 after. \'ar‘ious Sunday sounds ranging front attibient. trip hop. S()s_ disco_ soul. sw rug and hip hop. through to drum 'n' bass. garage and deep house. With space to dance atrd plenty of alcoves to hide itt. ()rie for music lovers.
I Fun Times at The Venue. I Ipm 3am. £4 20 Apr. Fortnightly.
Top Iloor. Truly flamboy ant. popular rinsed/gay night. attracting up to 300 party people every fortnight with a ftrrt. trti\ed plavltsl,
I The Grind at The Latte
It) 30pm 3am. £2 before midnight; £3 after. va trig arid hip Irop w ttli regular fl'c‘t‘sly lt‘ \c‘sstttlls. (itrtttl (ll'ltlks promos. Busy and vibirtg.
I Mambo Club at ('avertdrsh.
10pm late. £2 before midnight. £4 after. ()ssie artd assorted specialist DJs present 60s. 70s arid 80s soul. Drinks prorttos.
I Spice at The Tap 0' I .auriston.
Spin Iatrt. Free. ('hilled tunes. chilled beer and chilled people.
I Sunday Night Fever at (,‘einury 2000. llprrt -3arir. £3. Drinks at 70p. 80p and 90p. appropriately accornpartied by rrtusic front the 70s. Slls arid ‘)()s.
listings CLUBS
DAVID :‘l MCINTYRE
I Tackno at Club r‘vIercado. lem—3am. £3 members: £4 in therre dress; £6 others. 27 Apr. Monthly. Tackno goes West this rrtonth. Dress appropriately or be irt the minority.
I Taste at Tire Honeycomb. llplll~3illll. £7 non-riiembers: £5 members; £8 tron- members with guest I).I. Membership is available on the night. Mixed/gay night of hard partying. Residents Fisher and Price play happy to hard house to a fierce crowd iii the rrraitt room while Martin Valentine arid Neil Byers drop garage through the back.
I Timewarp at The Rockirtg Horse. llpm—-3ar‘.t. £2; free before 12.30am. (‘Iassic ttrrtes front the last fotrr decades
of pop.
EDINBURGH MONDAYS .
I C. C. Blooms I lptir 3am. Free. See Friday's.
I Ceroc at Moray House. 7.I5-10.30pm. £4 (£3.50). Iinergetic. stylish. modern jive frotrt France with music ranging front chart arid reggae. to Latin. soul arid blues. I-‘orty-five rrtirtute beginner class at
7.30 in. Plus a licensed bar.
I Digital Biscuit at Negociants. ()Dm-3am. Free. 21 Apr. Fortnightly. Funky. flipped. tripped-out tunes with Paul (Lift). (irafik (/rrtiers/tuee ritagazine) atrd Believe (Space Shanty). Inner Space Live play once a month.
I Trainspotter at The Subway.
10pm - 3am. £l (free for students with matriculation card). .-\ mix of indie and dance.
EDINBURGH TUESDAYS
I C. C. Blooms lem-—3am. Free. Same as Fridays btrt with 60s. 70s arid 80s tunes.
I Motherfunk at The Venue
lem -3am. Free. Restarts 22 May. Weekly thereafter. Iisceptionally popular rare groove and fuitk night.
EDINBURGH WEDNESDAYS
I C. C. Blooms I lpm 3am. Free. See Fridays.
I Ceroc at Moray House.
7.15 10.30prri. £4 (£3.50). Fnergeticiive from France w itlt varied music including blues. chart and reggae. Beginner's' class at 7.30pm.
I Diablo at The Vaults. 10pm 3am. Students £4; others £5. Big names durrtrg the week at this cheap drirtk. student- orientated mid-vv'eeker. Drum 'n' bass through to disco iit Roottt Two, \'odka. whisky arid Bacardi £I before midnight. lager and selected bottled drinks £1 all night. Apr 23 with Keith Baster‘ arid Sublmtes Kev Wright. .-\pr 30 with Alex I’.
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