from Scott and Geoff. Drinks promos.
I Bennet's ll.3()pm—3am. £3 (£2). Up- ternpo high energy with Jan Frazer. Gay. Drinks promos.
I Brian and Brian at The Garage (upstairs). llpm‘3am. £2 (£l). Two DJs called Brian playing indie. Britpop and maybe some retro stuff too, Drinks promos.
I Bubblelicious at Reds. llpm~3am. £5 (£3). Club classics and a touch of soul plus drinks promos.
I Budda at Budda. 8pm—midnight. Free. New York Alliance's Coliti Walker playing a deep mix to bring your weekend to a close. Drinks promos.
I 8.0.P. at Fury Murry's. llpm—3am. £3 (£2). Music your mother Would know. from DJs Desperate Dave and Weird Phil. Drinks promos.
I Club Jamaica at The Underground (forriierly The Venue). l().45ptii—3ain. £2 (£1). Reggae night from Sweet T playing dub to soul. all with a reggae tinge. Drinks promos.
I Club Mouth at l3th Note Club. l()pm—2.30am. £2 (free before llpm). Bizarre eclectic mix of ‘guitar. beats. punk psych. past. present and future'. with a late drinking. nae dancin‘ policy brought to you by Marky P et al.
I Cubana Chant at Havana. 8pm—midnight. Free. An evening of easy Latin. Latin—jazz atid Latin funk frotn Simon Hodge (Clttb Latino) and Charlie lnman plus guests.
I Cul De Sac Cul De Sac Bar. 9—] lprii. Free. Diarmid and Steve playing an across the board mix of tunes from tripped out jazz to drum 'n' bass.
I Divine at Brel. 8.30~l lpm. Andrew and Alan Divine (Glasgow School ()f Art) play you the stuff they play for themselves at home. Retro soul. Bobby Gentry. movie themes. etc. Pre—club.
I First Contact at The l.‘~rh Note Club (basement). l0prii--3am. £2 (free before llprii). A blend of drum 'n' bass frotn Rob (3 and Kernal. Note that the l3th Note has now moved to Clyde Street and is open as a bar from 8pm.
I Optimo at The Sub Club. llpm—3am. £4 (£3). Twitch (Pure) and Jilkes (Knucklehead) for teclino/eclectic/clectro action joined by anyone else left standing come Sunday night. ()ti 3 May they've gone and got everyone's favourite funky techno master D.l Harvey taking time out of the studio to rock the joint irp there.
I Phonetics at The (TA. Spin-midnight ( lam licence applied for). Free. New series of nights rtrri in conjunction with the new Sonia imprint Phonetics for deep. ja/Jy. funky beats. Label boss Paul Cawley is resident plus his regular D.l partner Alex Horton (Audio Psy-phi) along with live appearances from artists coming out on Phonetics and other sympathetic labels. There will be drink promos and a menu of simple inexpensive. btit good quality food. Look otrt too for related events at this vertue later it) the iiiotith.
I Poptastic at The l’olo Lounge. llprii—3atii (club times. but venue is free before l lprn). £5. 3 May and monthly. Poptastic celebrates its first birthday with Michelle and Tony in the main room while the Kitsch Bitch Lounge takes over the Trophy Room. Drinks promos.
I Shirley's Temple at Archaos. llpm—3am. £5 (£3). A trippy mix ofcarnp theatricals and hard house soundtrack from
the radiant Ms Alston. joined last Sunday of
the month by Maggie from Joy Patrl
Tray nor iii Bat' | w itli R&B. hip hop. swing and soul. Drinks promos.
I Sorted at The Cathoiise. l().3()prii—3am. £2 (£l.50; free
beforel 1.30pm). lndie/alternative vibe with drinks promos.
I Sound Perception at The Queen
Margaret Union. l0prir-2ain. £l(). 3 May
only. Depth Perception D.ls present Dave Angel fora batik holiday special.
I Squat at The Apartment. llpm—3am. £5. New night of extreme aural pleasure with Cris Biguui and Jim llutchison going for zero tolerance of commercial tracks and opting for deep electro. house and techno. Extra sound and £l drink promos.
I Straight Ahead at McChuils Way Out West. 8-l lptn. Free. Goodfoot mob and friends playing an extremely diverse selection of soul. jazz. funk and dub. Check out the Upright night at the Bedsit fortnightly Fridays and the special at the Sub Club 8 May too.
I Temptation at The Tunnel. llpm--3am. £5. End of week blow~out with Ark DJ Simon Foy. Smart dress code. Replaced by the Tale of Two Cities night 3 May.
I Tale Of Two Cities at The Tunnel. llpm—4am. £5. 3 May only. Aberdeen‘s Hook records touch down in Glasgow during their nation-wide tour. bringing with them X-Cabs playing live and DJ De Niro up against Limbo Records‘ (Glasgow) Steven McCreery and Billy Kiltie. Scotland’s two fittest progressive house labels. including the label bosses from both of thetn. guaranteeing a .stormer of a night sponsored by DJ Magazine and Tennent Caledonian. Bottled beer promos. See panel.
I Velvet Rooms l lpm—3am. £5. Alan Ronald in Rooin Two with an open mix frotn classic house to soul and Martin Hesketh in Room ()ne playing tnellow hip hop. swingbeat and classic soul. All drinks £l.
GLASGOW MONDAYS
I Academia de Salsa at Porters. (i.3()pm—l().30pm. Highly popular salsa classes 6.30—8.30pm absolute beginners session. 8.30—l().30pm beginners. No partner required. Pre-club.
I Bounce at Titi Pan Alley. llpm—3am. £3 (£2). DJ Suki with bouncyhouse tunes. Drinks promos.
I Burn at The Apartment. llpm-3am. £3. DJs Norm and Richard with the good time party grooves they used to get up to at Jet. 60p drink promos.
I Echo Beach at The Polo Lounge. 9.30—midnight. Free. DJ Joti playing classic 80s retro with a touch of punk and
I Speedracer at The Garage. l().30pm—3am. £3 (£2). Steven mixes up a few indie-dance classics and retro tunes for a busy. up-for-it crowd iii the main room. Drinks protnos.
GLASGOW TUESDAYS
I Academia de Salsa at Porters.
630- l().3()pm. Highly popular salsa classes for beginners 6.30pm and intermediate-advanced at 8.30pm. No partner required. Pre-club.
I Brazilica at Havana. (ipiti-midnight. Free. flight of Brazilian dance music with DJ Thaissa Domingos with a free dance class at (rpm. Music ranges front Ara Ketu. Chico Cesar to Caetano Velosa. plus all the latest lambada and samba reggae sounds fresh from this year's carnival season.
I Buffo at The l3th Note Club (ground floor). l lpm--3arn. £l. Jer (frorii Dawson) hits the turntables with some noisy guitars. dub. drum ‘n‘ bass. hip hop and jarring unrelated chunks of folk music from around the globe.
I Ceroc Dance at The Underground. 7.30- 10.30pm. £4.50 (£3.50). Ceroc is an easy-to-learn modern jive with classes here every week. Beginners are welcome. no dance experience is required and you don't need to bring as partner as the teaching methods ensure everyone mixes together. No need To book.
I Eden at The Velvet Rooms. llpm—3am. £3 (£2). Alati Ronald playing Britpop in Rootri ()ne and Scott Mckay with mellow house iii Room Two. Drinks promos.
I Flunk at The Lime. llpm-3am. £3 (£2). Be hop to Brit pop. big beat and beyond with drinks two for one.
I Guest List at The Tunnel. llpm—3am. £3. Thursday resident Lisa Littlewood with classic house. Drinks promos.
I Fun House at The Halt Bar (Lounge). 8—1 lprii. Free. Psychedelia. soul and soundtracks.
I Pump at Archaos. llpm—3ani. £4 (£2.50). Paul Traynor with R & B. swing and dance. Drinks promos.
I Qure at The Queen Margaret Union. i lOpm-Zam. Free before l 1pm. £3 (£2 »- members). Contemporary indie. pop and chart.
I Shooting Stars at The Garage. llpm—3am. £3 (£2). ltisane. drunken shenanigans eased along nicely by the charty choons of Gerry and Iain tn the main roonr Staggering drink promos.
I The Shimmy Club at Bennets. ll.30pm—-3am. £3 (£1 50). Raymond Davren's party type of affair a'. the straight night in this gay venue. Drinks promos.
I T.|.T at Trash. [0.30pm—3ani. £2. Studentish night featuring DJ Rory with house classics and future anthems iti Room One. Grahame with student faves in Roorn Two arid extra beats in Room Three. Drinks promos.
GLASGOW WEDNESDAYS .-
I 705 Wonderland at The (‘athouse llptii-»3am. £2 (£l.50; free before ll.30pm). Seventies disco and funk with drinks promos.
I Bennets l l.30pm—3am. £2.50. DJ Sara with upbeat dance. Drinks promos. I Big Daddy at The l3th Note Club. llpm-3am. £ 1. Big Daddy assures us he‘s presenting a “half nelson of funk. jazz. hip hop atid petite beats' every week. Make of that what you will.
I Chopper at Archaos. l().30pm-3.30am. £4 (£2.50). House. 90s disco and pop from Jim da Best and hip hop/rap night Juice iri Room Two once a month. Drinks promos.
I Cul De Sac Cul De Sac Bar. 9-» l lptti. Free. Richard Brown. of Glasgow's Soma Records. guesting every week With a huge pile of white labels. Drinks promos.
I Dance Cafe at The Blyrhswooil Hall. 260 Bath St. 7.30 - l().30pm. £4.50. Leroc modern jive classes to chart. swing and soul. Beginners welcome.
I Elements at Trash. llptn—3am. £6.50. () May and monthly. Fast making a name
listings CLUBS
for itself as one of Scotland's best drum 'n‘ bass/hip hop nights. This time round they welcome the return of the mighty Grooverider. plus man of the moment. Freddy Fresh from Minneapolis and scratch king DJ Hidden Rhythm. Plus. residents Rob G. Kemal. Tania Swift and Stevie. See Pliactlile arid Hit list. Drinks promos.
I Fab at Reds. llpm--3am. £3 (£2). House. garage and anthems with a twist of soul frorn DJ Skud. Drinks promos. I Fused at The Sub Club. llpm-3am. Weekly night of intelligent techno to hard house from Domenic Gallacher. Tangent. Stevie Donaldson and JP.
I Fleapit Filmclub and Disco Inferno at The Arches. 8pm-2am. £4 (£2). 6 May only. Showing of Saturday Night Fever on 16mm and then some booty shaking to the disco sound of liditiburgh's DJ Love.
I Jengaheads at The Living Room. 9pm—midriight. Free. Mairily big beat session with some daft tunes thrown in for good measure all frorn the Jetigalieads (Paradise Island). Been rammed lately. so get down early. Red Stripe £1.50 and one house spirit oOp. Drinks promos.
I Neptunes at Bar Miro. 7.30—l lptn. Free. 6 May and monthly. Eclectic ° listening from DJ Paul Harkins (Edinburgh). DJ Stripcentre (Chicago) and Synchromesh (Melbourne).
I Pushy at The Velvet Rooms. l().30pm-3am. £3 (£2). DJ Tchico. playing soul. ragga. funk reggae, swing and hip hop in Rootn ()ne plus Stevie Smith with happy house. garage and classic dance in Rooiii Two.
I Salsa Y Sabor at Havana. ppm—midnight. Free. Latin Divas Ana (Virunga) and Shatiriotr present a delicious blend of hard arid soft salsa and rnerengue plus a free Latin dance class from the Academia de Salsa at 6pm.
I Sticky Fingers at The Attic. l().30pm—3am. £2 (£1). Gerry with indie arid retro sounds. Drinks promos.
Sunday 3rd of May to Sunday 7th June Weekly
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