I Rebel Waltz at City Cafe. 9pm—1am. Free. Murray Richardson (a winner of Muzik magazine‘s ‘Bedroom Bedlam' competition) drops deep house vibes in the City 2 bar. Free entry and drinks promos.
I Scooter at The Wee Red Bar. 1 1pm-
3am. £4. 6 Mar. Monthly. mod. beat. pop.
pysch. garage. Motown and freakbeat.
I Scratch at La Belle Angele.
l 1pm—3am. £6 (£5). 6 Mar. Monthly. Ex- RPM boys The Runaways (Ultimate Dilemma Recordings) show off their extreme deck skills at this rated hip hop night. With artwork from Derm.
I Seen at The Honeycomb. 9pm—3am. £6 members; £7 non-members. 13 Mar. Monthly. Eh? Wun! in the tnain rootn with universal grooves. .lode in the back with pure hip hop. Guests are DJs Tony Vegas. Harry Love and MC Roots Manoeuvre. Gets busy.
I Skuff at The Vaults. llpm—3am. £7 (£6); prices vary on guest nights. 13 Mar. Fortnightly. Underground techno night with residents Vinyl Matt. Charis. Mori and Hugo — plus a guest tbc. Claude Young guests on 27 Mar.
I Sotree at The Vaults. Next date 20 Mar. Monthly.
I South Central at Club Mercado. 10.30pm—3am. £5. 6 Mar. Fortnightly. Rap. funk. hip ltop. soul. soca. ragga and R&B with DJs TNT and Mr H.
I Sublime at Wilkie House. 10.30pm—3am. £6 members; £8 trott- members. 13 Mar. Fortnightly. Sublime fave Billy Nasty does the hard house/trance/techno business at this fierce club. With resident Kev Wright irt support. Garage and more chilled house upstairs with Gordon Mac and Gary Mac. Call 0131 668 3043 for more details. See Hit list.
I The Subway West End 4pm—3am. Price tbc. Student-orientated venue from the same people behind the Subway iii the Cowgate. The music is suitably varied — frotn 60s to 90s — and the drinks are double cheap. Open seven nights a week with DJs on every night.
I T.F.I.F. at Club Mercado. 4— 10pm. Free. Friday nights have changed forever thanks to Happy Hour 5—6.30ptn. £1 drinks. £ 10 bottles of champagne and great. nostalgic music courtesy of Trendy Wendy.
I Triptonite North at The Honeycomb. 10.30pm-3am. Price tbc. 6 Mar. Monthly. Hard house with a banging Euro edge. Tomislav. Stuart Duncan. Adrian Davenport and Gareth Sommerville are your hosts. Garage through the back.
I Triptonite II at The Honeycomb. Next
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I Twisted at The Venue. l lpm—3am. £4 Joy/Luvely members; £5 others. 13 Mar. Fortnightly. New rnixed/gay night from Joy with Maggie & Alan as your hosts. Top floor only. Phone the Joy info. line on 0131 467 2551 for more details.
I Voodoo at The Vaults. 10.30pm—3am. £6 members before 1 1.30pm; £9 after. 6 Mar. Monthly. Blu Peter (React Records) guests at this new house/hard house night. Residents are Neil Mckay and Jay Storic. Phil Perry (3 Apr) and Mrs Woods (1 May) follow. Call 0498 703 086 for more info.
I Voodoo Chile at The Rocking Horse. 11pm—3am. £3 (£2 with flyer). Price includes entry to Cathouse and Katch. Full of lovely boys (and girls) headbanging to heavy tnetal.
I The Wheel at Moray House.
1 1ptn—4am. £1 students; £2 guests. A mix of dance and pop. Drinks £1 before midnight. £1.60 after. Studettts and guests only.
EDINBURGH SATURDAYS
I Arakataca at The Bongo Club. 9.30pm—3am. £4.50 (£4). 14 Mar. Monthly. Salsa. African. Latin and caribe with DJs Zuppa lnglese and Khalifa Thiatn. Free Afro-Latin dance workshop 9.30—10.30pm.
I Atomic Baby at The Honeycomb. llpm—3am. £8. 14 Mar. Fortnightly. Big. bouncy. Euro-housey party pumpers from Darren Davies. Michael Kilkie and Zammo iii the tnain room. Garage and deeper sounds through the back with Gareth Sommerville. Busy and dressy. with a good atmosphere.
I Bent at The Shooting Gallery. Next date 21 Mar. Monthly. Call the info line on 0131 467 2551 for more details.‘
I Burger Queen at Club Mercado. llpm—4am. £8 (£7). 14 Mar. Fortnightly. For more info call 0131 622 7220. Notorious pants-in-the-air glam house party heaven for a dressy and loyal crowd. Your hosts are Craig. Stella Superstar and Huggy. With guest Andrew Doc Livingston and his Disco Connection Tour. Craig celebrates his 25th birthday on 28 Mar with Mark Moore. Dress code: ifyou don't know by now. fuck off'. That's what it says on the flyer. See Hit list.
I Catwalk 9pm—1am. Free. Gordort Whittaker and Farley Smoove playing a varied selection ofcultured beats to shake your thing to.
I Century 2000 11pm—3am. £5. See Frida s.
I Co ours Of Love at Club Mercado.
11pm—4am. £8 members; £10 non- members. Membership applications and club information on 01698 276 866. 7 Mar. Fortnightly. All drinks £1 before midnight. Bottle of bubbly £10 all night. Proper party garage and house with the fun-loving Colours crew. Dress up to fit in. Heaven. Princess Julia and Sudha guest on 21 Mar as part of the Frisky? ‘Girls With Decks' tour.
I Disco Intemo at The Venue. 10.30pm—3am. £6. 7 Mar. Fortnightly. Three burning floors of hot disco action with MC Otis and DJs Love and Nick Silver. One of the busiest clubs in the capital. Now into its sixth year.
I The Egg at The Wee Red Bar.
1 1pm—3am. £3 members; £3.50 non- members. A varied playlist taking in soul. 60s. New Wave. indie. Northern. soundtracks and much. much more. There’s a very cheap bar as well. Free photographic membership available on the night.
I eh‘l More at ehl. 9pm-lam. Free. Free entry. quality music and good drinks promos in this pre-club bar. Yogi Haughton. Mark Linton and Bob Cairns with the garage and old skool flavours on 14 Mar. Murray Richardson on 7 Mar with a deep house groove.
I Energise at Subway. llpm—3am. £2. Various party sounds.
I The Essance at The Shooting Gallery. 10pm—3am. Members free before midnight; £5 after. 14 Mar. Fortnightly. Residents night at this house/hard house/trance club. Slacker appear in April. Call 0131 346 4447 for more info. I FBI at the Jaffacake. 10.30pm—3am. £5. 14 Mar. Fortnightly. The busiest and best indie night in Scotland.
I Fiesta Latina at Teviot Row Union. Next date 21 Mar. Every four weeks.
I Fly at The Rocking Horse. llpm—3am. £3 (includes entry to Frenzy and Tomb Raider on the other two floors). 90th and industrial sounds.
I Frenzy at The Rocking Horse. 11pm—3am. £3 (includes access to Fly and Tomb Raider on the other two floors). Indie.
I Going Places at the Assembly Rooms.
Next date 21 Mar.
I Hanky Panky at La Belle Angele. llpm—3am. £4. 14 Mar. Fortnightly. A shameless party crowd gets down to a mix of 70s. 80s and 90s chart and dance. Naughty but nice!
I Jaltltara at Wilkie House. 10.30pm-3am. £8. 14 Mar. Monthly. Residents Simon James and Danny Howells with the progressive house/trance. Gary and Gordon Mac with garage upstairs. Pre-club party at City 2 from 9pm. More info on 0131 556 3022. I Jazz Joint at Henry's Cellar Bar. 10pm—3am. £5 (£4). Powerful meaty contemporay jazz funk played live by Swirlers. With DJ Andy B. Small venue. massive vibe. Get there early!
I loy at Wilkie House. 10.30pm—3am. £5 members before llptn. £7 after; non- members £6 before 1 1pm. £8 after. 7 Mar. Monthly. Chug N Bump‘s Dave Randall joins residents Maggie. Alan. Trendy Wendy and Sally Findlay at this gay/mixed night. Expect a hard house/techno soundtrack. Call info line on 0131 467 2551 for details.
I The Lane at The Lane. 11pm-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. 1 lpm—3am. £4. A busy evening of hot 70s disco action. I Liquid at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. £5. Resident Billy James with various rotating monthly guests like Scott Bechelli (Taste backroom). Alan (Joy) 21 Mar. Maggie (Joy) 28 Mar. and Trendy Wendy (Tackno). A smooth blend of dance. house and club anthems in this large venue.
I The living Room 9pm—1am. Free. See Frida s.
I Lizzartl/ Lounge First Birthday at Cafe Graffiti. 9.30pm-2am. Tickets £ 10 in advance from Underground Solu‘shun. Fopp. Professor Plastics or Yo Yo. Tickets on sale on the night. subject to
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Substance Ashley Beedle kickstarts this . new Saturday night at The Honeycomb. Residents in suppon are Mikey Stirton and Craig Smith. formerly of Solefuslon and Groove Theory. so expect a proper house and garage experience. The ._ Honeycomb, Sat 7 Mar and fortnightly. Sublime Hard house, trance and techno expert Billy Nasty guests at one of Edinburgh's most consistent nights. Expect a big queue and a bigger atmosphere. Wilkie House, Fri 13 Mar and fortnightly.
Burger Queen Glam pants ahoy! Craig, Huggy and Stella Superstar are joined by Andrew Doc Livingston and his Disco Connection Tour. Expect dressy debauchery and a fine time. Club Mercado, Sat 14 Mar and fortnight/y. tribal Funktion The Distance Records Tour, featuring DJ Bernard Eadie and singer Dajae. hits Tribal for some real US house action. With three floors of cutting edge music on offer, this is unmissable. The Venue, Sat 14 Mar and fortnight/y.
availability. This superb night ofAfro- jazz Latin rock hip hop soul fusion grooves marks its ftrst birthday with live music front Salsa Celtica and The Lizzard Lounge All-Stars. With DJs Joseph Malik and Eh'.’ Wun! See preview. I Loveshack at The laffacake. 10.30pm—3am. £5. 7 Mar. Fortnightly. Fresh mix of 70s. 80s and 90s chart and dance in the Jaffacake. Ultra-busy.
I Luvely at Wilkie House. Next date 21 Mar. Monthly.
I Made In Iguana at Iguana Cafe Bar. Spin—1am. Free. Stuart Duncan (Triptonite North/JDJ) with house in this busy bar.
I Mambo Club at Cavendish. 10pm—3am. £4 (£3). Reggae. ragga and rockers upstairs; African. Latin. salsa. soca and calypso downstairs.
I Messenger Sound System at The Bongo Club. llpm—3am. £5 (£4.50). 7 Mar. Fortnightly. Roots reality. dancehall. dubwise sounds and upfront reggae on Scotland‘s No 1 heavyweight sound system.
I Mi Salsa at The Bongo Club. Next date 28 Mar. Monthly.
I Moroccan Clouds at Po Na Na. 10pm~3am. Free before 11pm; £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 North at La Belle Angele. llpm—3am. £5. 7 Mar. Fortnightly. info on 0131 659 5230. Turning the guitar scene in the right direction by bringing iii the best in new indie. big beat and 60s sounds with top live battds also appearing.
I The Place at Moray House. 11pm—4am. £2 with flyer. lndie and rock. Drinks £1 till midnight and £1.60 after. Students and guests only.
I RAW at Negociants. 10pm-3am. Free. Busy underground house night.
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