GLOBS listings
GLASGOW SATURDAYS continued
I Salsa Sabrosa at McChuils (High Street). 8pm—midnight. Free. 15 Aug only. Karen Pasi brings her DJ down from her regular dance classes at the l3th Note for a one off ni ht of Salsa.
I Strawberry Fiel s at Strawberry Fields. 9pm-3am. £5. Party night with 60s sounds.
I Sub Culture at Sub Club. lO.30pm—5am. £8. Harri and Domenic lord it over the legendary night of nice ‘n‘ groovy. hard-hittin‘. funky house at the king of Scottish underground dance venues. This is still one of the hottest. ass-shakin‘. no-holds barred nights in the country and you‘d be a fool not to check it out.
I Trash at Trash. llpm—3am. (£7) £5. Dressy. slightly older (but still up for it) crowd with house and garage in Room One from DJs Mathew and Peter and soul. swing and R&B in Room Two from Paul N'Jie.
I Triumph at The Tunnel.
I lpm-3.30am. £7 (£5). A huge night of Italian and UK house at one of the country‘s best looking venues. Colin Tevendale and Steven McCreery take on the main room while Kevin McFarlane and Steven Lee offer up a different vibe with a wide tnix of soul. funk and dance classics in Room Two. Smart dress-code. Now with drinks promos all night all the way through the summer.
I Velvet Rooms I0pm—3am. £8 (£4 before midnight). DJ Scud in Room Two with house. garage and club classics. John Lyons in Room One playing mellow hip hop. swingbeat and classic soul.
I Wired at Strathclyde University Student Union (Level 8). l0pm—3am. £2 (£ l .50) open to students and four guests. Dance. indie and 60s from DJ John Aldiss. Drinks promos.
GLASGOW SUNDAYS
I Bennet's II.3()pm—3am. £3 (£2). Up- tempo high energy with John Frazer. Gay. Drinks promos.
I Brian And Brian at The Garage (upstairs). l lpm—3am. £2 (£l ). Two DJs called Brian playing indie. Britpop and maybe some retro stuff too. Drinks promos.
I Budda at Budda. 8pm—midnight. Free. New York Alliance's Colin Walker playing a deep mix to bring your weekend to a close. Drinks promos.
I Club Jamaica at The Underground (formerly The Venue). l().45pm-3am. £2 (£ l ). Reggae night from Sweet T playing dub to soul. all with a reggae tinge. Drinks promos.
I Club Mouth at The l3th Note Club. l()pm—2.30am. £2 (free before I lpm). Bizarre eclectic tnix of ‘Guitar. beats. punk psych. past. present. future'. with a late-drinking. nae dancin‘ policy brought to you by Marky P. et al.
I Cubana Chant at Havana. Spin—midnight. Free. An evening of easy Latin. Latin-jazz and Latin funk frotn Charlie lnman plus guests.
I Cul De Sac Cul De Sac Bar. 9—l Iptn. Free. Diarmid and Steve playing an across-the-board mix of 'Sunday' tunes from tripped-out jazz to drum ‘n' bass. I Divine at Brel. 8.30—l lpm. Andrew and Alan Divine (Glasgow School Of Art) play you the stuff they play for themselves at home. Retro soul. Bobby Gentry. movie themes. etc. Pre-club.
I Disco Extravaganza at Fury Murry-‘s. llpm-3am. £3 (£2). Studenty night of party tunes from DJs Dave and Phil. All drinks £ I.
I .lill Mingo at Russell's Bar/Cafe.
8—l lpm. Free. Jill Mingo with her legendary lounge core. easy listening experience and no doubt some fluffy cows joining her too.
I Leroc at The David Lloyd. Paisley. 7.30—I0.30pm. £2 (free if you mention The List). French jive classes open to all. Also in Glasgow on Wednesdays.
I Liquid Cool at Babaza. l0pm—3am. £5 (£3). Uplifting vocal garage and house from Scott and Geoff with Simon Foy monthly. Drinks promos.
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I Optimo at The Sub Club. I lpm—3am. £4 (£3). Freakbeat electro. driving Detroit and 80s synthpop from yer hosts Jilkes and Twitch plus live bands and film events. Drinks promos all night. l6 Aug. El Hombre Trajeado live.
I Please Yourself at Trash. l lpm-3am. £5 (£3). Paul N‘Jie with a mellow Sunday mix from funk. soul. swing and hip hop to garage. Drinks promos.
I Reggae Vibrations at The l3lh Note Club (Basement). lO.30pm—3am. £2. New weekly reggae night from DJ Jake who has been working the Glasgow reggae scene for a while now playing real roots reggae. but this is his first residency.
I Shirley's Temple at Archaos. llpm-3am. £5 (£3). A trippy mix of camp theatricals and hard house soundtrack from the radiant Ms Alston. joined on the last Sunday of the month by the force that is Maggie from Joy. Paul Traynor in Bar l with R&B. hip hop. swing and soul. Drinks promos. l6 Aug. Shirley's Temple plays host to the best street performers and performance artists selected from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
I Sorted at The Cathouse. lO.30pm—3am. £2 (£ l .50; free before ll.30pm). Indie/alternative vibe with drinks promos.
I Straight Ahead at McChuill‘s Way Out West. 8pm—l lpm. Free. Goodfoot mob and friends playing an extremely diverse selection of soul. jazz. funk and dub. Check out the related Uptight night at the Bedsit fortnightly too.
I Super Disco at The Apartment.
l Ipm-3am. £3. The Super Disco crew with an end of week disco blow out. £l a drink. I Velvet Rooms l lpm-3am. £5. Martin Hesketh in Room One. playing mellow hip hop. swingbeat and classic soul. Alan Ronald in Room Two. with an open mix from classic house to soul. All drinks £ I.
GLASGOW MONDAYS
I Academia De Salsa at Porters. 6.30—I0.30pm. Highly popular salsa classes. Absolute beginners 6.30-8.30pm; beginners 8.30—l0.30pm. No partner required. Pre-club.
I Burn at The Apartment. I Ipm-3am. £3. DJs Norm and Richard with the good-time party grooves they used to provide at Jet. 60p drinks promos.
I Echo Beach at The Polo Lounge. 9.30pm—midnight. Free. DJ Jon playing classic 80s retro with a touch of punk and new wave.
I Speedracer at The Garage. l().3()pm-3am. £3 (£2). Steven mixes tip a few indie-dance classics and retro tunes for a busy. up-for-it crowd in the main room. Drinks promos.
GLASGOW TUESDAYS
I Academia De Salsa at Porters.
6.30— I0.30pm. Highly popular salsa classes. Beginners 6.30—8.30pm; intermediate-advanced 8.30— I 0.30pm. No partner required. Pre-club.
I Brazilica at Havana. 6pm-midnight. Free. New summer season of Brazilian dance music with special guest Paul Welsh (Radio Clyde). Happy hour until 7pm.
I Buffo at The l3th Note Club (ground floor). Ilpm—3am. £ l. Jer (from Dawson) hits the turntables with some noisy guitars. dub. drum ‘n' bass. hip hop and jarring tmrelated chunks of folk music from around the globe.
I Ceroc Dance at The L'ndergrotmd. 7.30— l().3()pm. £4.50 (£3.50). Ceroc is art 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 a partner as the teaching methods ensure everyone mixes together. No need to book. either.
I Eden at The Velvet Rooms. llpm—3am. £3 (£2). Alan Ronald plays Britpop in Room ()ne and Scott Mckay plays mellow house in Room Two. Drinks romos.
I Flun at The Lime. llpm—3am. £3 (£2). Student charty. party mix with vodka. Wild Turkey and promo beers all for 70p.
clubs
Glasgow venues
I The Apartment 23 Royal Exchange Square. 22l 7080.
I Archaos 25 Queen Street. 204 3 l89. I The Arches Midland Street (off Jamaica Street). 22l 400l.
I The Arena 15-27 Oswald Street. 22l 30I0.
I The Attic (enter through The Glaggge). 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332
I Babaza Royal lixchange Square. 0|4| 204 OIOI
I Baby Grand 3 Elmbank Gardens. 248 4942.
I Bacchus 80 Glassford Street. 570 0080
I Bar 10 IO Mitchell Lane (off Mitchell Street). 22l 8353.
I Bargo Albion Street. 552 2680.
I Bar Miro 36 Kelvingrove Street. 353 0475.
I Bar Sauza (Below R.G.'s) 73 Queen Street. 22l 2200.
I Basement 32—44 Queen Street. 226 8990
I Bourbon Street George St. 552 ()I4 I .. I Budda I42 St Vincent Street. 22l 5660. I The Bedsit l Park Drive.339 0432. I Bennet's 80 Glassford Street. 552 5761.
I Bett 's Ma onnaise 37 Queen Street. 2| 59. 4.
I Blackfriars Underground (below Blackfriars). 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. I Bom I42 Renfield Street. 572 ()I00.
I Brel 39 Ashton Lane. 342 4966.
I The Cathouse l5 Union Street. 248 6606.
I Caledonian University Student Union (Asylum) 70 Cowcaddens Road. 332 068 l.
I Cleopatra's 508 Great Western Road. Kelvinbridge. 3340560.
I Cottiers 93 Hyndland Street.
357 5825.
I Cul De Sac Ashton Lane. 334 4749. I Edwards 4l0 Sauchiehall Street. 333 ll. 8.
I Fiddler's Court 45—17 Bell Street. 552 3539.
I Fixx II 86 Miller Street. 22l I568. I Fur Murry's 96 Maxwell Street. 22l 6. II.
I The Garage 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 “20.
I Glasqow School of Art I67
Renfrew Street. 332 069l.
I Glasgow Universit Union 32 University Avenue. 33 8697.
I Havana 50 Hope Street. 248 4466 I lronhorse Bar West Nile Street. 332 22l5.
I King Tut's Wah Wah Hut St Vincent Street. 22l 5279.
I Lime (formerly The Cotton Club) 5 Scott Street. 332 07 l2.
IMcChuils Way Out West l4 Kelvinhau h Street. 22l 5569.
I McPha b, 23 Sandyford Place.
22l 0770.
I Media 8t Press Club 94 West Regent Street. 400 l033.
I Mojo's Bath Street. 33l 2257.
I Nice 'n' Sleazy 42l Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637.
I Nico's 375 Sauchiehall Street.
332 5736.
I October Cafe Top floor. Princes Square (off Buchanan Street). 22l 0303. I Polo Lounge 84 Wilson Street. 553 l22l.
I Queen Margaret Student Union 22 Universit Gardens. 339 9784.
I RAF C ub 27 Ashley Street. 332 4465 I Rat Trap 9 Brown Street. 22l 7233. I Reds 379 Sauchiehall Street.
33I I635.
I R.G.’s 73 Queen Street. 22l 2200. I Rocksy's Basement 40 New Sneddon Street. Paisley. 552 579l.
I Rooftops 92 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5883.
I Russell Cafe Bar 77 Byres Road.
334 4973.
I Sadie Frost's 8-I0 West George Street. 332 8005.
I Strathclyde University Student Union 90 John Street. 552 I895.
I Strawberry Fields 56 Oswald Street. 22! 787l.
I Sub Club 22 Jamaica Street.
248 4600.
I 13th Note 260 Clyde Street.
243 2l77
I Tin Pan Alley Mitchell Street. Glasgow. 248 7377.
I Times Square St [Enoch Square. 22l 6579.
I Trash I97 Pitt Street. 572 3372.
I The Tunnel 84 Mitchell Street.
204 I000.
I Variety 40ISauchiehall Street. 332 4449.
I The Velvet Rooms Sauchiehall Street. 3320755.
I Yo Yo 3| Queen Street 248 8484
I Pump at Betty's Mayonnaise.
l Ipm-3am. £4 (£2.50). Paul Traynor with a happy mix of hip hop. soul and funk in the intimate atmosphere of
Bell 's. Drinks promos.
I S ooting Stars at The Garage. llpm—3am. £3 (£2). Insane. drunken shenanigans eased along nicely by the charty choons of Gerry and Iain in the main room. Staggering drinks promos. I The Shimmy Club at Bennets.
I I.30pm—3am. £3 (£ I .50). Raymond Davren's party-type affair at the straight night in this gay venue. Drinks promos. I Strictly Swing at the BB Hall ( I68 Bath Street). 7.30pm—late. Rhythm. blues and west coast swing dance class at 7.30pm sharp and then dancing until late.
I T.I.T at Trash. l().3()pm—3am. £2. Studentish night featuring DJ Rory with house classics and future anthems itt Room ()ne; Grahame with student faves in Room Two; and extra beats in Room Three. Drinks promos.
GLASGOW WEDNESDAYS
I 705 Wonderland at The Cathouse. llpm—3am. £2 (£l.50; l'ree before II.3()pm). Seventies disco and funk with drinks promos.
I Bennets II.3()pm—3am. £2.50 (£ I .50). DJ Sara with upbeat dance. Gay. Drinks promos.
I Big Daddy at The |3th Note Club. llpm—3am. £l. Big Daddy ensures us he's presenting ‘a half-nelson of funk. jazz. hip hop and petite beats' every week so make of that what you will.
I Chopper at Archaos. l().3()pm—3.30am. £4 (£2.50). House. 90s disco and pop from Jim da Best and hip
hop/rap night Juice in Room Two once a month. Drinks promos.
I Cul De Sac Cul De Sac Bar. 9-I lpm. 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 Blythswood Hall. 260 Bath Street. 7.30—l0.30pm. £2 (free if you mention The List). Leroc modern
jive classes to chart. swing and soul.
Beginners welcome.
I FAB at Babaza. I Ipm—3am. £3 (£2). DJ Skud with funky house and garage grooves. Drinks promos.
I Genetix at The l3th Note Club (basement). llpm—3am. £2. New night from the crew who brought you l-llements. with Rob G and Kemal — two of the most impressive drum ‘n‘ bass DJs in the city — bringing you the finest cuts from the country‘s better labels. plus their own dub plates. Hear the future of Scottish drutn ‘n‘ bass here.
I Jengaheads at The Living Rootn. 9pm—midnight. Free. Mainly big beat session with some daft tunes thrown in for good measure. all from the Jengaheads (Paradise Island). Drinks promos.
I Pushy at The Velvet Rooms. l().3()pm-3am. £3 (£2). Stevie Smith with happy house. garage and classic dance iii the main room.
I Rockin' in a Shy Way at King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. 8pm—midnight. £l. The old Cantaloupe Island moves to Wednesday nights with Scrabble. Plavstation. DJs and drinks promos.
I Salsa Y Sabor at Havana. 6pm—midnight. Free. Latin divas Ana (Virunga) and Shannon present a delicious blend of hard and soft salsa and meren me.
I Stic y Fingers at The Attic (Garage
i entrance). l().30pm-3am. £2 (£l). Gerry l with indie and retro sounds. Drinks promos.