DlllBS listings
EDINBURGH CLUBS SAT continued
on the night. 27 Sep. Fortnightly. The busiest and best indie night in Scotland. I Grease at Moray House. llpm—4am. £4 (£2 with flyer). 70s. 805 and 90s disco — now into its second year. Excellent drinks promos.
I Groove Theory at The Honeycomb. 10.30pm-3am. £7 members; £8 non-members. Membership available on the night. 4 Oct. Fortnightly. Mousse T and Boris Dlugosch guest - with vocalist Boom who sang on ‘Hold Your Head Up High’ — at this night of quality garage and house. Yogi Haughton supports in the main room, while Bootsy and Ross are through the back with an older skool selection. See Hit List.
I Hanky Panky at La Belle Angele. 10.30 m—3am. £4. 27 Sep. Fortnightly. New aturday night at La Belle catering to a shameless party crowd. Playing a mix of 70s. 805 and 90s chart and dance. I Jakltara at Wilkie House. Next date 25 Oct. Monthly.
I Joy at Wilkie House. Next date 18 Oct. For more info. call the Joy line on 0l3l 467 2551.
I Katch at The Rocking Horse. llpm-3am. £3. Indie.
I Keep It Under Your flat at La Belle Angele. llpm—3am. £5 (discount with flyer). 4 Oct. Monthly. A new club promising a ‘satisfyingly substantial Saturday night oot’. With dn'nks promos all night and good crack. No idea about the music policy though. The flyer says that ‘music and passion are always in fashion under yer hat'. That’s their way of saying that they play the best and the worst music you‘ll ever hear.
I The Lane at The Lane. I lpm-3pm. £3 before midnight; £5 thereafter; members free. Residents Jon Flowers and Kev McGinley with a wide dance orientated playlist.
I Le Freak at The Attic. I lpm—Sam. £4. Membership available on the night. A busy evening of hot disco action.
I Liquid at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. £5. Resident Billy James with Scott Bechelli. Alan (Joy) and Trendy Wendy. A smooth blend of dance. house and club anthems in this large and recently restyled venue.
I The Living Room 9pm—lam. Free. See Fri.
I Lizzard Lounge at Cafe Graffiti. 10.30pm—2am. £6 (£5). 27 Sep and weekly thereafter. Lizzard Lounge returns with a new sound system. new bands and the satne old DJ (Joseph Malik). Blacka‘nized are live on 27 Sep. El Cometa All-Stars on 4 Oct. which is a Nu Yorican Soul tribute night. There are plans to introduce acts from farther afield soon. Expect a soulful. funky journey
International techno queen Gayle San is at Normal, Wilkie House on Fri 3 Oct
78 THE LIST 26 Sep-9 Oct 1997
through the best in jazz. Latin. soul. rap and all the rest. Oh. and a fantastic time. See Hit list.
I Loveshack at The Jaffacake. IO.30pm—3am. £5. 4 Oct. Fortnightly. Fresh mix of 70s, 80s and 90s chart and dance in the recently refurbished Jaffacake.
I luver at Wilkie House. 9. l5pm—3am. Members free before 9.30pm. £6 after. Non members £3 before 9.l5pm. £8 after. 4 Oct. Monthly. Very popular mixed/gay night of happy/hard techno. Peter James (from infamous post-Trade parties) and Jahred. The backroom offers more chilled vibes. while the third floor operates a wee cafe. selling sweets. coffees and hairdos (yes. really).
I Mambo Club at Cavendish. IOpm—3am. £4 (£3). Reggae. ragga and rockers upstairs. African. Latin. salsa. soca and calypso downstairs.
I Messenger Sound System at The Bongo Club. li).3()pm-3am £tbc. 4 Oct and fortnightly. Dub. reggae and rootstcal vibes on Scotland's premier reggae sound system.
I Misalsa at The Southside Community Centre. ll7 Nicolson Street. 9.30pm—230am. £4.50 (£3.50). Free Latin dance class if you get there early. All the best in Latin dance.
I Moroccan Clouds at Po Na Na. l0pm—3am. Free before I lpm: £2 after. Well Stirred at the controls in this busy bar/club. dropping a mix ofdisco. funk. 60s. 70s. 80s. hip hop and cheese.
I Raw at Negociants. l()pm—-3atti. Free. Busy underground hoUse night.
I Rock Orgasm at The Rockittg Horse. I lpm-3am. £3. Clitnactic night of heavy guitar sounds.
I Salsa Viva at Gran Via-Tasca. l0.3()pm—3am. £tbc. 4 ()ct. Fortnightly. The best and latest iii Latin dance from DJ Coco Vega.
I Snog at Club Mercado. 7.30—IO.3()pm. £4 members; £5 non- members. Busy under-His night playing the best itt chart and dance.
I Teaseage at The Citrus. lem—3am. £4. Indie. with a touch of dance and funk. played to a packed and sweaty crowd at the recently refurbished Citrus. Approaching its sixth birthday.
I Tribal Funktion at The Venue. l().30pm—3am. £5 members. £7 trott- members. 27 Sep. ()ne of Scotland's most satisfying musical experiences. Disco. hip hop. swing. soul on the top floor with H. Johny Uncut and Dr Jon: US house on the ground level with George T. Simone and H; drum 'n' bass downstairs with Ritchie Rufftone and guests. Hip hop club Scratch bring fontter World DMC champ and old skool hip hop veteran CaSh Money to the top floor. Next up is Chicago's Mark Farina. a DJ who is rated
Mousse T (above), Boris Dlugosch and Boom are at Groove Theory. The Honeycomb. Sat Oct 4
by the likes of Cajmere. Derrick Carter and Johnny Fiasco as the best in the world. See Hit list.
I Vena at Wilkie House. Next date II Oct.
EDINBURGH SUNDAYS
I Catwalk ()pnt-Jam. Free. Funk and hip hop with 4th Varmint in the dmvnstairs bit of this new bar.
I C. C. Blooms llpm--3am. Free. See Fridays.
I East Coast Project Sunday Service at Indigo Yard. ()plll-ltllll. Free. Joesph Malik attd Unkle Fawaz playing anything tltey want.
I Fun Times at The Venue. llpttt~3am. £5. 5 ()ct. Fortnightly. Top floor. Flamboyant ttiixcd/gay night with a fun. mixed playlist. Fab drinks promos llptti--lattt.
I The Grind at The l.anc. ll).3()pm~3am £2 before midnight; £3 after. Swing aitd hip hop with regular freestyle sessions. (iood drinks promos. Busy and vibing
I Karma at Po Na .\'a. Illpiti~3am. Free before I lpm; £2 after. Murray Richardson (Zodiac. Sutra) starting with early and late 80s tunes. building into current house and garage has. before finishing with dance classics. Busy and fun.
I Mambo Club at Cavendish. I()pm--Iate. £2 before midnight; £4 after. Swing. hip hop. soul and disco. Sir ()ssie says ‘come attd partyl'.
I Midnight Blue at Cafe (iraffiti. It).3()pm—2am. £3 (£2). 5 ()ct and weekly thereafter. A laid-back new night aiming to provide a home for the capital's iazzcrs. Various local musicians are
involycd. as is the superb diva Soubie
Coleman. DJs on the night will be Joseph .‘ylalik attd Fh'.’ Wunl.
I The 99 Club at The Liquid Room. l().3()pm--3am. £tbc. (letdown and flake otit at the coolest club iit Edinburgh. 70s. 80s attd 90s pop. dance and house. All drinks 99p during happy hours.
I Space Safari at The Filinhouse. Nc\l date 1‘) ()ct. Monthly.
I Spice at The Tap ()'I.;turiston. Xpttt~~lanr Free. Chilled tunes. chilled beer and chilled people.
I Sunny Side Up at Negoeiants. 9pm—3am. Free. Hip hop to big funky beats with Mr A and Mr H. Downstairs in the bar/club.
I Sunday Night Fever at Century 2000. lll)lll--3(llll. £3. Drinks at 70p. 80p and ‘)()p. appropriately accompanied by music from the 70s. 80s and ‘)()s.
I Tackno at Club Mercado. Ill.3(lptii-3am. £3 members. £4 divers. mermaids attd seamen. £(i saddos. 28 Sep. Monthly on the last Sunday of the month. Get your fishy fashion on aitd get
wet at the weekend in Wendy‘s underwater wonderland. This month’s theme is -— if you haven't already guessed -- Deep Sea Tackno. Cor. that sounds a bit fishy.
I Taste at The Honeycomb. l lpm—3am. £7 non-members; £5 members. Membership is available on the night. One of the most essential clubbing experiences in the capital. Residents Fisher & Price take you on a joumey frotn vocal garage and anthemic house to harder. faster hands-in-the-air happy stompers. It doesn‘t matter what kind of music you're into. or what sort of person you are. it’s just a great. positive night. Simple as that.
I Timewarp at The Rocking Horse. llpm—3am. £2; free before 12.30am. Classic tunes frotn the last four decades of pop.
EDINBURGH MONDAYS
I Black Bo's 9pm—Iam. Free. With DJs Cheeky Heats and Sleazy Ci (Rebel Base).
I Buddha at Negociants. 9pm—3am. Free. 2‘) Sep. Fortnightly. Jazz in the Negociants basement.
I Catwalk ()plll-llllll. Free. Classic old skool from Stylcr of Solefusion backroom fattte. Downstairs in this smart new bar.
I C. C. Blooms l lpm-—3am. Free. See I'lridays‘.
I Digital Biscuit at Negociants. 0pm—3am. Free. 6 ()ct. Fortnightly. Nu sonik beatz. from uplifting sounds to
i deep. dark drunt 'n‘ bass. flipping out to
hip hop come big beatz trip hop. Served tip by Paul (Lift). Ciralik (Dry Rizer) and Believe (nu phonik sound system). Plus guests.
I The 99 Club at The Liquid Room. I().3()pm-—3am. £tbc. Get down and flake out at the coolest club in Edinburgh. 70s. 80s and 90s pop. dance and house. All drinks 99p during happy hours.
I Po Na Na l Ipm—3am. Free. Various party tunes from Roddy attd DJ Kiltpants in this btistlittg bar and club.
I T.I.A at The Honeycomb. l0pm—3am. £3 (£2). Jabba play live with DJs in support. Now in the main room. Band on at midnight.
I Trainspotter at The Subway. l()pm-3am. £l (free for students with matriculationcard). A mix of indie and dance.
I Vegas Angel at The Lane. ()ptn—lam. £4 (£3 I. New weekly Monday nighter with Scott Hunter and John McDonald mixing tip UK and US garage for those who can‘t stop iartying.
I The Westsr e at Wilkie House. l0.3()pttl——3'.tltl. £2. Chilled weekly session of hip hop. soul. swing and the like on the top floor.