£3 in 70s gear; £4 others. 4 May. Monthly. Classic 70s disco night with a busy crowd of dressed up freaks.
I Happy Mondays at P0 Na Na.
1 1pm—3am. Free. Various party tunes from DJ Jason and MC Loud in this bustling bar and club.
I Jazz Joint at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 10pm-3am. £3 (£2). Contemporary jazz meets futuristic drum ’n‘ bass at Altered Beats. Ritchie Ruftone mans the decks while sotne of Edinburgh‘s key musicians set about constructing the new grooves. Mind-blowing modem fusion! Check. check. check.
I The Subway West End 4pm-3am. Price tbc. See Thursdays.
I Trainspotter at The Subway. 10pm—3ani. £1 (free for students with matriculation card). A mix of indie and dance.
EDINBURGH TUESDAYS
I Calabash at Negociants. 9pm-3am. Free. Weekly chilled vibes from Gavin the Jazz King and Fawaz.
I C.C. Blooms 1 [pm-3am. Free. Same as Thursdays but with 60s. 70s and 80s tunes. I Cocktail Society at Wilkie House. 10.30pm—3am. £3. 12 May. Fortnightly. Student only night promising cheap cocktails. cheap thrills and cheap. cheesy tunes. Yes. please!
I Jazz Joint at Henry's Cellar Bar. 10pm—3am. £3 (£2). Freestyle hip hop night hosted by DJ Eh? Wun! (Seen). Gar Sturdy. Mr Six. Gravity and various guest musicians. A profound underground experience.
I Motherfunk at The Venue.
l 1pm—3am. Free. Exceptionally popular rare groove. soul and funk night hosted by Gino and Fryer. Now playing drutn 'n’ bass/hip hop on the middle floor with Ritchie Ruftone.
I Po Na Na 1 1pm—3am. Free. Up-tempo dance sounds with Mark Braithwaite.
I Soul Mother at Catwalk. 9pm—Iam. Free. Cheesy soul (eh?) and classic groove with Bertie.
I The Subway West End 4pm—3am. Price tbc. See Thursdays.
EDINBURGH WEDNESDAYS
I C.C. Blooms 1 lpm-3am. Free. See Thursdays.
I Ceroc Dance at Moray House. 7.30—10.30pm. Price tbc. See Thursdays. I Cheesecake at The Jaffacake. 9pm—3am. £2. Mixed music policy. frotn Tom Jones to Howard Jones. Hanson to Jackson. Sash to Johnny Cash. A11 drinks two for one before 1 lptn.
I Chi at P0 Na Na. 11pm—3am. Free. Soul. funk and disco frotn Lyley and A.J. in this busy bar-cum-club.
I Curious at The Vaults. l lptn—3am. £3. Weekly student night playing all kinds of variations on the house theme. 1n the top bar area for initimate midweek vibes.
I The Deep End at the Liquid Room. 10.30ptn-3am. £2. Student-orientated night with excellent drinks promos and a wide playlist. taking in chart. indie. 70s. 80s and 90s. Drinks 50p durin r happy hours.
I The Double Six C ub at City Cafe. 8.30pm-Iam. 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. Musically. they provide Torn Jones. Sergio Mendez. Bacharach and all that. Booking a table in advance is recommended. Call 0131 220 0127 to book. Now on two floors.
I Dub Department at Negociants. 10pm—3am. Free. Spiritually uplifting dub courtesy of the Rude boys.
I Girl Meets Boy at The Citrus Club.
1 1pm—3am. £2. Reduced price drinks all night (bottles of beer £1 all night). Acid jazz. 60s soul and funk amidst a colourful backdrop of lava lamps and mirrorballs. I International Bright Young Thing at Wilkie House. 10.30pm-3am. £3 before midnight; £2 after. 6 May and weekly thereafter. Backpackers and locals on the pull. with an indie theme. Nothing like a bit of honesty. is there?
I Jazz Joint at Henry‘s Cellar Bar.
9pm—3am. £3 (£2). Cathy Rae's jazz singers night meets 1)] Ritchie Rul'tone's mad beatol’ogy. Participating singers so far have included Soubie Coleman frotn Midnight Blue. Nicola King frotn Basic Collective and Sylvia Rae front Sony Records. Full of surprises.
I Men Of Leisure at Negociants. 9pm—3am. Free. Trip hop. hip hop and block rocking beats with Mr A and Mr 11 and special guests.
I Out 2 Lunch at Po Na Na. 1 1pm—3ani. Free. Busy. messy and highly enjoyable fun with H and Johnny Uncut (Tribal Funktion). The Pillow Talk people doing cheesy listening from 7—10.30pm.
I Soul Sessions at Catwalk. 9pm— 1 am. Free. Nu soul. R & B. funk. disco and swing from Bob Cairns and guests.
I Sound Affects at The Attic.
1 lpm-3am. £2 before midnight; £3 after. Fisher & Price (Taste) with a less frenzied rendition of their much-loved Sunday night. Residents. Student friendly. Drinks promos.
I The Subway West End 4pin—3ani. Price the. See Thursdays.
DJ top 5
I g hag.. Tony Vegas
Tony Vegas is currently challenging Q- Bert as one of the most innovative Dls on the planet. He runs London’s exclusive Deal Real record shop, has a label called Wayward Entertainment and is a previous winner of the l.T.F (international Turntable Federation) competition. He spins with various DJ teams, including the Scratch Pervertz, and has guested briefly at Seen (The Honeycomb, Edinburgh) once before. This time, he returns to the club to play a full set.
Work The Angles': Dilated Peoples (ABB Records)
’This is the best record around at the moment by a long way. The beats are just so amazingly fresh.‘
'The Half Of It': Mark B 8: M.U.D Family
(K'boro Records)
’A quite amazing record from a real good crew. The MCs have real character.’
'Five Star Generals': Shabaam Sahdeeq
(Rawkus) 'Another amazing piece of Vinyl from one of the best producers around. It's
got a wide range of beats. Different, but
good!
‘SBM On The Rocks': Swollen Members
(Battle Axe Records)
'Mixmaster Mike on the cut, producing a great sound. A big fave of mine.‘ ‘Night 8: Day': Hobo Junction (Southpaw Records)
'A crazy record which is lyrically amazing. it’s got a wierd chorus and some dark beats.’
clubs
VENUES
I The Apartment 23 Royal lixchange Square. 221 7080.
I Archaos 25 Queen Street. 204 3189. I The Arches Midland Street (off Jamaica Street). 221 4001.
I The Arena 1527 ()swaltl Street. 221 3010.
I The Attic (enter through The (iarage). 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332
l 120.
I Babaza Royal lixchange Square. 01412040101
I Baby Grand 3 lilmbank (iardens. 248 4942.
I Bar 10 10 Mitchell |.ane (ol'l‘ Mitchell Street). 221 8353.
I Bargo Albion Street. 552 2680.
I Bar Miro 36 Kelvingrove Street. 353 0475.
IBasement 32 -44 Queen Street. 226 8990.
I Budda 142 St Vincent Street. 221 5660. I The Bedsit 1 Park l)rive.339 ()432. I Bennet's 80 (ilassi'ord Street. 552 5761.
I Betty's Mayonnaise 37 Queen Street. 221 5934.
I Blackfriars Underground (below Blackl'riars). 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. I Bom 142 Renfield Street. 5720100.
I Brel 39 Ashton lane. 342 4966.
I The Cathouse 15 Union Street.
248 6606.
I Caledonian University Student Union (Asylum) 70 ('mycatldens Road. 332 068 l.
I CCA Cafe Bar 350 Sauchiehall Street.
332 7864.
I Cleopatra's 508 (iteat Western Road.
Kelvinbritlge. 3340560.
I Cottiers 93 Hyndland Street.
357 5825.
I Cut De Sac Ashton Lane. 334 4749. I Edwards 410 Sauchiehall Street. 333 1138.
I Fixx ll 86 Miller Street. 221 1568. I Fury Murry's 96 Maxwell Street. 221 6511.
I The Garage 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 1120.
I Glasgow School of Art 167 Renfrew
Street. 332 069l.
I Glasgow University Union 32 t’nitersity Avenue. 339 8697.
I Havana 50 Hope Street. 248 4466 I Ironhorse Bar West Nile Street. 332 2215.
I King Tut's Wah Wah Hut St Vincent Street. 221 5279.
I Lime (formerly The Cotton Club) 5 Scott Street. 3320712.
IMcChuils Way Out West 14 KL‘lVillllilll '11 Street. 221 5569.
I McPha b, 23 Santlyl‘ord Place.
221 0770.
I Media 8t Press Club 94 West Regent Street. 400 1033.
I Mojo’s Bath Street. 331 2257.
I Nice 'n’ Sleazy 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637.
I NiCO'S 375 Sauchiehall Street.
332 5736.
I October Cafe Top floor. Princes Square (off Buchanan Street). 221 0303. I Polo Lounge 84 Wilson Street.
553 1221.
I Queen Margaret Student Union 22 Universitv (iartlens. 339 9784.
I RAF Club 27 Ashley Street. 332 4465 I Rat Trap 9 Brown Street. 221 7233. I Reds 379 Sauchiehall Street.
331 1635.
I R.G.'s 73 Queen Street. 221 2200. I Rocksy’s Basement 40 New Sneddon Street. Paisley. 552 5791.
I Rooftops 92 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5883.
I Russell Cafe Bar 77 Byrcs Road.
334 4973.
I Sadie Frost's 8—10West (ieorge Street. 332 8005.
I Strathclyde University Student Union 90 John Street. 552 1895.
I Strawberry Fields 56 ()swald Street. 221 7871.
I Sub Club 22 Jatnaica Street.
248 4600.
I 13th Note 260 Clyde Street.
243 2177
I Tin Pan Alley Mitchell Street. (ilasgow. 248 8832.
I Times Square St linoch Square. 221 6579.
I Trash l97 Pitt Street. 572 3372.
I The Tunnel 84 Mitchell Street.
204 1000.
listings CLUBS
I Variety 401Sauchiehall Street. 332 4449.
I The Velvet Rooms Sauchiehall Street. 332 0755.
I Yo Yo 31 Queen Street. 248 8484.
EDINBURGH
I ABC Film Centre 1201.othian Road. 228 1638.
I The Attic Dyer's Close. Cowgate. 225 8382.
I Assembly Rooms (‘ieorge Street. 220 4348.
I The Basement Broughton Street. 5570097.
I La Belle Angele ll Hasties Close. 225 2774.
I The Bongo Club 14 New Street. 556 5204.
I Cafe Graffiti Mansfield Place Church (l‘ottottt of Broughton Street). 557 8003.
I Catwalk Broughton Street. 225 5583.
I Cavendish \Vcst 'l‘ollcross. 22. 3252.
I C.C. Blooms 23--24 (‘ireenside Place. 556 9331.
I Century 2000 31 1.othian Road. 229 7670.
I The Citadel 39 Commercial Street. 1.eith. 555 5622.
I The Citrus (irintllay Street. 622 7086.
I The City Cafe Blair Street. 220 0125.
I Edinburgh Rock Cafe 125a Princes Street. 226 1664.
I ehi Bar And Brasserie 197 High Street. 220 5277.
I Filmhouse Bar 1.othian Road.
228 2688.
I The Gallery 232 Cowgate. 225 5583. I Gran Via-Tasca 3 South St Andrew Street. 556 1020.
I Henry’s Cellar Bar Morrison Street. 221 1288.
I The Honeycomb 36—-38A Blair Street. 220 4381.
I The Jaffacake 28 Kings Stables Road. 229 7986.
I JP’s Nightclub 3 Setnple Street. 229 7733
I The Lane 7 Queensferry Street Lane. 2266828.
I The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564
I The Living Room 235 Cowgate. 225 4628.
I The Meadow Bar Buccleach Street. 622 7680.
I Club Mercado 36/39 Market Street. 226 4224.
I Minus One (Carlton Highland Hotel) North Bridge. 5567277.
I Moray House Holyrood Road. 5565184.
I The Moscow Bar South St. David‘s Street. 5566375.
I Negociants 1.othian Street. 2256313.
I Oddfellows 14/161'orrest Road. 220 1816.
I PJ. Lyles 138—140 1.eith Walk.
467 7051.
I Po Na Na 26 Frederick Street.
226 2224.
I Potterrow Union Bristo Square. 650 8090.
I Rocking Horse Cowgate. 225 3326. I Royal Highland Exhibition Centre Ingliston.
I The Shooting Gallery 32 Broughton Street. 557 1785.
I Stones Frederick Street. 226 1226. I Studio 24 Calton Road. 558 3758. I The Subway Cowgate. 225 6766.
I The Subway West End 1.othian Road. 229 9197.
I The Tap O'Lauriston Lauriston Place. 229 4041.
I Teviot Row Bristo Square. 650 4673.
I Tex Mex 47 Hanover Street. 225 I796.
I Traverse Theatre Bar Cambridge Street. 228 1404.
I The Vaults Niddry Street. 558 9052. I The Venue Calton Road. 557 3073. I The Wee Red Bar lidinburgh College Of Art. Lauriston Place. 229 1442.
I Walkers 12 Shandwick Place. 476 7613.
I Why Not? The Dome. George Street. 624 8633.
I Wilkie House Cowgate. 225 2935.
30 Apr—14 May 1998 THE LIST”