Test
Test, Glasgow’s most unadulterated techno night, runs on the first Friday of every month at the Sub Club. Residents are Dave Tarrida (Sativae), Shandy (pictured), Tobias Schmidt and Neil Landstrumm (Scandinavia) playing pure techno, bass bleeps and electro for 'anybody with an interest in innovative new dance mu5ic'.
'Safety In Numbers': Jamie Lidell (Sativae)
'Very scary Stuff, listen wrth care.’
'00 You See What I'm Seeing': DJ Valium (Drought)
‘Original sounds and a killer tune as well.’
"The Secret Agent': Vic 20 (Word Music)
'Old school electro, bass and lpcress File samples.’
'Escape To The Black Planet': Jay Denham (Disko 8)
'Double pack, some of Jay’s best work in g a while.’
‘Velocity Funk': Kevin Saunderson (KMS)
I T.F.1.S at The Rocking Horse.
1 1pm -3am. £3. New night with drinks promos and a soundtrack that takes iii indie. 2 Tone and anything you want really.
I Yo Yo Bar 9pm 1am. Free. 14 and 21 Jun. I’iers with hip hop and swing.
I Yush at Negociants. 9pm 3am. Free. Kicking funk. soul. disco. swing and old sktitil beats front the 70s It) the 90s. \Villt .-\J from Blacka'nized.
EDINBURGH MONDAYS
I Buddha at Negociants. 9pm 3am. Free. 22 .ltin. Fortnightly Funk and hip hop in the Negoctants basement.
I Catwalk 9pm lam. I'l‘c‘c‘. Classic Old skool from Styler of Solefusion hackrooni fame. Downstairs in this smart new bar.
I CC. Blooms 11pm 3am. Free. See ’I‘hursdays.
I Ceroc Dance al Moray House.
7.30-- 10.30pm. £thc. Weekly dance class offering a chance to get to grips with Ceroc. a form of modern jive. No dance experience is required. no need to book. just turn up and let the DI and teachers give you a great night otit.
I Digital Biscuit at Negociants. 9pm—3am. Free. l5 .lun. Fortnightly. Skilled tip tunes and grooves from the skilled-up duo of Paul (Snafu Records. 1.ift) and Believe (Nu Phonik Sound). From big beat/ to lunky liouse and groovin' techno. With fresh pressure from underground guests.
I Happy Mondays at 1’6 Na Na.
1 lpmv-3am. Free. \"arious party tunes from 1)] Jason and MC l.oud in this btistliitg bar and club.
I Jazz Joint at Henry‘s Cellar Bar. l0pm—3am. £3 (£2). Contemporary jau. meets futuristic drum 'n' bass at Altered
Beats. Ritchie Ruftone mans the decks while sortie of Edinburgh's key musicians set about constructing the new grooves. Mind-blowing modern fusion. Check. check. check!
I The Subway West End 4pm—3ani. £thc. See Thursdays.
I Trainspotter at The Subway. 10pm—3am. £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 Faw'az.
I C. C. Blooms l Ipm-—3am. Free. Satne as Thursdays but with 60s. 70s and 80s tunes.
I Cocktail Society at Wilkie House. 10.30pm- 3am. £3. 23 Jun. Fortnightly. Student—only night promising cheap cocktails. cheap thrills and cheap. cheesy tunes.
I Jazz Joint at Henry‘s Cellar Bar. 10pm--3am. £3 (£2). Freestyle hip hop night hosted by 1)] Eh'.’ Wun! (Seen). Gar Sturdy. Mr Six. Gravity and various guest musicians. A profound underground experience.
I Motherfunk at The Venue.
1 lpm--3am. Free. Exceptionally popular rare groove. soul and funk night hosted by Gino and Fryer. Now playing drum 'n' bass/hip hop on the middle floor with Ritchie Ruftone.
I Po Na Na llpm—-3ain. Free. Uptempo dance sounds with Mark Braithwaite.
I Release at The Parkroom. Teviot Row. 9pm-- 1am. £2.50. 16 .lun. ()ne-off night organised by Edinburgh Uni African anti Caribbean Society. Expect an interesting mix of drum 'n' bass and bellydancing. plus cheap drinks.
I Soul Mother at Catwalk. 9pm- 1am. Free. Cheesy soul (eh?) and classic groove with Bertie.
I The Subway West End 4pm-—3ain. £thc. See 'l'hursdays.
EDINBURGH WEDNESDAYS
I As You Are at Cafe (iraffiti.
10pm 2am. £4 (£3). The Slip 1)isc Collective playing jazz. hip hop. funk and soul in this lovely venue.
I CC. Blooms l lpm 3am. Free. See 'l‘hursdays.
I Ceroc Dance at Moray House.
7.30 ~l0.30pm. £thc. See Mondays.
I Cheesecake at The J affacake. 9pm—3am. £2. Mixed music policy. from Tom Jones to Howard Jones. Hanson to Jackson. Sash to Johnny Cash. All drinks two for one before 1 lptn.
I Chi at Po Na Na. llpm—3am. Free. Soul. funk and disco from Lyley and AI in this busy bar-cum-club. ‘
I Curious at The Vaults. llpm—-3am. £3. Weekly student night playing all kinds of variations on the house theme. In the top bar area for intimate midweek vibes.
I The Deep End at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm-3am. £2. Stindent-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 (‘ale 8.30pm--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. Musically they provide Tom Jones. Sergio Mendez. Bacharach and all that. Booking a table in advance is recommended. Call 2200127 to book. Now on two floors.
I Dub Department at Negociants. 10pm—3am. Free. Spiritually uplifting dtib courtesy of the Rude boys.
I Girl Meets Boy at The Citrus Club.
I lpm-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 \Vilkie House. 10.30pm-3am. £3 before midnight; £2 after. Backpackers and locals on the pull. with an indie theme. Expect three live bands and three hours of DJing. Cheap booze.
clubs
VENUES
I The Apartment 23 Royal Exchange Square. 221 7080.
I Archaos 25 Queen Street. 204 3189. I The Arches Midland Street (off Jamaica Street). 22l 4001.
I The Arena l5—27 ()sw'ald Street. 221 3010.
I The Attic (enter through The (ilazrgge). 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332
I .
I Babaza Royal Exchange Square. 0141 204 0101
I Baby Grand 3 Elmbank (iardens. 248 4942.
I Bar 10 10 Mitchell Lane (off Mitchell Street). 221 8353.
I Bargo Albion Street. 552 2680.
I Bar Miro 36 Kelvingrove Street. 3.53 047.5.
I Bar Sauza 73 Queen Street. 221 2200. I Basement 32—44 Queen Street. 226 8990.
I Bourbon Street (ieorge St. 552 ()I4 I .. I Budda 142 St Vincent Street. 221 5660. I The Bedsit 1 Park I)rive.339 ()432. I Bennet's 80 (ilassford Street. 552 .5761.
I Bett '5 Ma onnaise 37 Queen Street. -21 59. 4.
I Blackfriars Underground (below Blackfriars). 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. I Bom 142 Renfield Street. 572 0100.
I Brel 39 Ashton Lane. 342 4966.
I The Cathouse 15 Union Street.
248 6606.
I Caledonian University Student Union (Asylum) 70 Cow'caddens Road. 332 068 I.
I CCA Cafe Bar 350 Sauchiehall Street. 332 7864.
I Cleo atra's 508 (ireat Western Road. elvinbridge. 3340560.
I Cottiers 93 Hyndland Street.
357 5825.
I Cut De Sac Ashton Lane. 334 4749. I Edwards 410 Sauchiehall Street. 333 ll38.
I Fixx ll 86 Miller Street. 221 1568. I Fury Murry's 96 Maxwell Street. 22| 6511.
I The Garage 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 1120.
I Glasgow School of Art 167 Renfrew Street. 332 ()691.
I Glasgow Universit Union 32 University Avenue. 33‘ 8697.
I Havana 50 Hope Street. 248 4466
I lronhorse 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. 332 0712.
IMcChuils Way Out West I4
Kelvinhau ’h Street. 221 5569.
I McPha b, 23 Sandyford Place.
221 0770.
I Media 8: 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 Universit '(iardens. 339 9784.
I RAF C ub 27 Ashley Street. 332 4465 I Rat Trap 9 Brown Street. 22) 7233. I Reds 379 Sauchiehall Street.
331 1635.
I Rocksy's Basement 40 New Sneddon Street. Paisley. 552 5791.
I Rooftops 92 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5883.
I Russell Cafe Bar 77 Byres Road.
334 4973.
I Sadie Frost's 8—It) West (ieorge Street. 332 8005.
I Strathclyde University Student Union 90 John Street. 552 1895.
I Strawberry Fields 56 Oswald Street. 221 78 l.
I Sub Club 22 Jamaica Street.
248 4600.
I 13th Note 260 Clyde Street.
243 2177
I Tin Pan Alle Mitchell Street. Glasgow. 248 7. 77.
I Times Square St Enoch Square.
221 6579.
I Trash I97 Pitt Street. 572 3372.
I The Tunnel 84 Mitchell Street.
204 1000.
listings GLUBS
I Variety 40|Sauchiehall Street. 332 4449.
I The Velvet Rooms Sauchiehall Street. 3320755.
I Yo Yo 31 Queen Street. 248 8484.
EDINBURGH
I ABC Film Centre l201.othian Road. 228 1638.
I The Attic Dyer‘s Close. Cow/gate. 225 8382.
I Assembly Rooms George Street. 220 4348.
I The Basement Broughton Street. 557 0097.
I La Belle Angele ll Hasties Close. 225 2774.
I The Bongo Club 14 New Street. 556 5204.
I Cafe Graffiti Mansfield Place Church (bottom of Broughtort Street). 5.57 8003.
I Catwalk Broughton Street. 22.5 5583
I Cavendish West 'l‘ollcross‘. 228 3252
I CC. Blooms 23—24 (irecnside Place. 556 9331.
I Century 2000 3| l.othian Road. 229 7670.
I The Citadel 39 Comntercial Street. l.eitlt. 555 5622.
I The Citrus (irindlay Street. 622 7086.
I The City Cafe Blair Street. 220 01-5.
I Edinburgh Rock Cafe I252: Princes Street. 226 1664.
I eh1 Bar And Brasserie 197 High Street. 220 5277.
I Filmhouse Bar l.othian Road.
228 2688.
I The Gallery 232 Cowgate. 225 5583.
I Gran ViaoTasca 3 South St Andrew Street. 556 l020.
I Henry‘s Cellar Bar Morrison Street. 221 1288.
I The Hone comb 36—38A Blair Street. 220 4. 81.
I The .laffacalte 28 Kings Stables Road. 229 7986.
I JP'S Nightclub 3 Semple Street. 2297733
I The Lane 7 Queensferry Street Lane. 2266828.
I The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street. 225 2.564
I The Living Room 235 Cowgatc. 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. 556 7277.
I Moray House Holyrood Road.
.556 5184.
I The Moscow Bar South St. David‘s Street. 5.56 6375.
I Negociants l.othian Street.
225 6313.
I Oddfellows l4/I6 Forrest Road. 220 1816.
I PJ. Lyles 138—140 l.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 Broughlort Street. 5.57 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 l.othian Road. 229919 .
I The Ta O'Lauriston Lauriston Place. 22 4041.
I Teviot Row Bristo Square. 650 4673.
I Tex Mex 47 Hanover Street. 225 1796.
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 Edinburgh Colloege OfArt. Lauriston Place. 229 I44...
I Walkers 12 Shandwick Place. 476 7613.
I Why Not? The Dome. George Street. 624 8633.
I Wilkie House Cowgate. 225 2935.
li—25 Jun 1998 THE U8T7B