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EDINBURGH CLUBS: SUN continued
I Karma at P0 Na Na. 10pm—3am. Free before 11pm; £2 after. Murray Richardson (Zodiac. Sutra) starting with early and late 80$ tunes. building into current house and garage trax. before finishing with dance classics. Busy and fun.
I Mad Sundays at The Attic. llpm—3am. £3. Party dance with spirits at 20p (this drinks promo thing is getting out of hand!) and pints £l all night.
I Mambo Club at Cavendish. lOpm—Iate. £2 before midnight; £4 after. Swing. hip ho . soul and disco.
I Midnight lue at Cafe Graffiti. 10.30pm-2am. £3 (£2). A laid back new night aiming to provide a home for the capital’sjazzers. Various local musicians are involved. as is the superb diva Soubie Coleman. Joseph Malik and Eh? Wun! are on the decks.
I Never Do The Sabbeth at The Bongo Club. 2pm—late. Price tbc. 9 Nov and weekly thereafter. New Sunday afternoon session featurung live music from members of Salsa Celtica and Basic Collective plus various DJs from East Coast Project. Board games and continental breakfasts also available.
I Northern Mixing Championships at Wilkie House. Postponed until 30 Nov. Application forms and more details on 0996 4422 491 or fax 0131225 6310.
I Space Safari at the Filmhouse Bar. 9.30pm—12.30am. Free. 16 Nov. DJ Bongo Boy brings you a succulent selection of off-world lounge music. bachelor bad bongos. Moog-driven madness and toe-tapping exotica from
Dimension X. Books and boardgames are available for those who haven‘t got a clue
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90 THE LIST 7 Nov—20 Nov 1997
I Spice at The Tap O’Lauriston. 8pm—1am. Free. Chilled tunes. chilled beer and chilled ople.
I The Subway est End 4pm—3am. Price tbc. Student-orientated venue from the same people behind the Subway in the Cowgate. The music is suitably varied - from 605 to 90s — and the drinks are double cheap. Open seven nights a week with DJs on every night.
I Sunny Side Up at Negociants. 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. llpm—3am. £3. Drinks at 70p. 80p and 90p. appropriately accompanied by music from the 705. 803 and 905.
I Tackno at Club Mercado. Next date 29 Nov. Monthly on the last Sunday of the month.
I Taste at The Honeycomb. llpm—3am. £7 non-members; £5 members. Membership is available on the night. Still one of the most essential clubbing experiences in the capital. Residents Fisher & Pn'ce take you on a journey from 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’sjust a great, positive night. Sim 1e as that.
I mewarp at The Rocking Horse. llpm—3am. £2; free before 12.30am. Classic tunes from the last four decades
of pop.
EDINBURGH MONDAYS
I Black Bo's 9pm—lam. Free. With DJs Cheeky Beats and Sleazy G (Rebel Base).
I Buddha at Negociants. 9pm—3am. Free. 10 Nov. Fortnightly. Jazz in the
Ne ociants basement.
I twalk 9pm-1am. Free. Classic old skool from Styler of Solefusion backroom fame. Downstairs in this smart new bar.
I C.C. Blooms llpm—3am. Free. See Fridays.
I Digital Biscuit at Negociants. 9pm—3am. Free. 17 Nov. Fortnightly. Nu sonik beatz. from uplifting sounds to deep, dark drum ‘n’ bass. flipping out to hip hop and big beatz trip hop. Served and spiced up by Paul (Lift). Graftk (Dry Rizer) and Believe (nu phonik sound system). Plus guests.
I Pannik at the Liquid Room. 10pm—3am. £5 (£4). 17 Nov. Techno party with DJs Steve Glencross (Sativae Records. Edinburgh). Dave Tarrida (Drought Records. Edinburgh) and Pulple (Natural Tribe. Paris).
I Po Na Na llpm—3am. Free. Various party tunes from Roddy and DJ Kiltpants in this bustling bar and club.
I The Subway West End 4pm—3am. Price tbc. Student-orientated venue from the people behind the Subway in the Cowgate. The music is suitably varied - from 60s to 90$ — and the drinks are double cheap. Open seven nights a week. with DJs on every night.
I T.I.A at The Honeycomb. 10.30pm—3am. £3 (£2). Jabba play live at this cool jazzy/hip hop/funk night. Resident DJs are Billy and Jo from Slack. Band on at midnight. Musicians‘ Union members get in free.
I Trainspotter at The Subway. lOpm—3am. £1 (free for students with matriculation card). A mix of indie and dance.
I Westside's Freaky Mondays at Wilkie House. 10.30pm-3am. £2. Various chilled Monday vibes (hip hop. soul and more).
EDINBURGH TUESDAYS
I Calabash at Negociants. 9pm-3am. Free. Weekly chilled vibes from Gavin the Jazz King and Fawaz.
I Catwalk 9pm—lam. Free. Trip hop and hip hop with Brian and Roan.
I C.C. Blooms llpm-3am. Free. Same as Fridays but with 605. 70s and 80s tunes. I Club Utopia at The Cavendish. 9pm—3am. £3. ll Nov. Fortnightly. A mix of local indie bands and DJs. Good
drinks promos too.
I Magnum at The Honeycomb. 10pm—3am. £4 (£3); £2 before llpm. Musicians' Union members get in free. Mind-blowing seven piece outfit Jazz Syndicates play live at this new weekly session. showcasing their hard-bop. post- bop. groove funk. Eh? Wun! DJs. keeping the floor busy with funk. soul andjazz vibes. Band on at 11pm.
I Motherfunk at The Venue. llpm—3am. Free. Exceptionally popular rare groove and funk night. The last couple have pulled in around 800-900 I Po Na Na 1 lpm—3am. Free. Uptempo dance sounds with Mark Braithwaite.
I The Subway West End 4pm—3am. Pn'ce tbc. Student-orientated venue front the people behind the Subway in the Cowgate. The music is suitably varied from 60s to 90s — and the drinks are double cheap. Open seven nights a week with DJs on every night.
EDINBURGH WEDNESDAYS
I Catwalk 9pm—lam. Free. Jazz and swing from lan Cairns and friends downstairs in this new bar.
I C.C. Blooms llpm—3am. Free. See Frida s.
I Chi at P0 Na Na. l Ipm—3am. Free. Soul. funk and disco from Lyley and AJ. in this busy bar-cum-club.
I Club Tropicana at The Citrus Club. llpm—3am. £2 (includes a free cocktail). A night of super-cheese. from easy listening to 70s disco. pop and soundtracks. Mirrorballs. lava lamps and a free cocktail on entry.
I The Deep End at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm-3am. £2. Student-orientated night with excellent drinks promos and a wide playlist. taking in chart. indie. 70s. 80s and 90s. Drinks 50p during happy hours.
I The Double Six Club at City Cafe. 8pm-lam. Free. Britain‘s best board games club. offering professional waiting staff dressed in kitsch 70s style clothes and a menu of up to 250 games to choose from. Musically. they provide Tom Jones. Sergio Mendez. Bacharach and all that. Booking a table in advance is recommended. Call 013] 220 0127 to book.
I Dub Department at Negociants. 10pm-3am. Free. Spiritually uplifting
dub courtesy of the Rude boys.
I ER. at The Jaffacake. 9.30pm—3am. £6 (£5 with flyer). Student only night where you pay your money (£6) on the door and the drinks (except bottles and cans) are all free thereafter.
I Heatwave at The Attic. 10.30pm—3am. £4 (£3). 12 Nov. Fortnightly. A new house night for a mixed/gay/straight crowd. With drinks promos.
I The Method at Wilkie House. 10pm—3am. £3. 12 Nov. Fortnightly. Hip hop and trip hop meets drum 'n‘ bass in the main room. Anything goes in the backroom — including live techno.
I Nicely Toasted at Wilkie House. 9pm-3am. £3 students; £4 non-students. 19 Nov. Fortnightly. Chill out vibes with cheap booze (£1.25 a pint). cool music and munchies on sale. The pizza man arrives at lam. Various DJs play. including Gordon from Zoology and Julz. from Purple Moon. I Out 2 Lunch at Po Na Na. llpm-3am. Free. With H (Tribal Funktion). Johnny Leopardskin and Lunch Mates putting the electric into eclectic. Busy and highly enjo able.
I S ark at The Cavendish. 9.30pm—3am. £2.50 before 10pm; £3.50 after. Strictly students only. Eternally busy student night over three floors with a varied. fun playlist and some absurd drinks promos (most things are 50p or £1). Get there early to ensure you get in. I The Subway West End 4pm-3am. Price tbc. Student-orientated venue from the people behind the Subway in the Cowgate. The music is suitably varied — from 60s to 90s — and the drinks are double cheap. Open seven nights a week with DJs on every night.
I Underground Groove at The Honeycomb. 10pm—3am. £4 (£3); £2 before Ilpm. Musicians' Union members in free. Band on stage at 11.30pm. Colin Steele‘s Groove Merchants (featuring Soubie Coleman on vocals) play live at this weekly night of funk-soul-jazz hipness. Go down and check that bohemian. smoky. laidback vibe. A real midweek treat. East Coast Project DJs are also in the house.
I Vinyl Grooves at The Venue. I().30pm~3am. Free. New weekly indie/big beat session on the top floor. It’s free! Good drinks promos too. including a free tequila on entry.
DAVID N MCINTYRE