GLIIBS listings
EDINBURGH CLUB LISTINGS continued
I The Edge at The Vaults. 9pm—3am. £8 before 1 1pm: £10 after; students £5 all night. 28 Nov. Fortnightly. A night of hard house for a busy crowd. K-Klass return for their monthly residency. support from Alan Henderson and Sean Pearson. R&B froin The Mad Ambassador. See Hit List.
I The Egg at The Wee Red Bar.
1 1pm-3am. £3 members; £3.50 non- members. Weekly. 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 eh1 more at ehl. ()pin-lam. Free. Yogi Haughton plays his garage and soul tunes on the first and third Saturday and rising deep house star Murray Richardson shows why he is worthy of the attention on the second and fourth. I Energise at Subway. I lpm-3am. £2. Weekly. Various party sounds.
I Fire Island at Wilkie House. 9.30pm—3am. £4 before 10.30pm; £8 after (£6 members). 5 Dec. Monthly. Blu Peter and the residents offer full support to the one. the only Sven Vath in what is sure to be a night of quality techno.
I Fire Water Ensemble at The Jazz Joint. 10pm—3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. The only live samba collective in Scotland with DJ support from Zamba. Should be a sell-out. I Fresh at Studio 24. Monthly. Next date 12 Dec. I Frog at Studio 24. Monthly. 10pm—3am. £3 before 10.45pm: £5 after. 5 Dec. Monthly. Upstairs sees hard house and Euro techno. downstairs anything from disco and house to old school and big beat. The promoter has very carefully proven to me that I am the only one who can't turn their funky little llyers into funky little oragami frogs. Cheers for that! I Fuzzy Instinct at Wilkie House. 10.30pm—3am. £7. 21 Nov. Monthly. A funky house night offering the masses something different. In the front room hear Jon White with Neil MacDonald making a guest appearance. Grab a coffee or a 'shake in the backroom cinecafe and chill to various short flicks. I Glam at The Vaults. ()pm—3ain. £10; £8 before 11pm: students £5. 21 Nov. Fortnightly. Does the name give anything away'.’ Dress to impress and enjoy the hard house sounds. Shy Brothers (The Tunnel) guests. supported by Keith Baxter and Sean Pearson. The Cuban Brothers through the back.
I Going Places at the ABC. Next date l2 Dec.
I Hanky Panky at La Belle Angele.
l 1pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Come and frolic shamelessly to the cheesier than cheesy 70s. 80s atid 90s party tunes.
I Jazz Joint at The Jazz .loint. 10pm--3am. £5 (£4). Flemental bring a smooth and tuneful groove to The Joint: they are a six-piece jazz-funk outfit.
I Joy at Wilkie House. Monthly. Next date 12 Dec.
I Jungle Magic at The Potterrow. Monthly. Next date 12 Dec.
I Le Freak at The Attic. 1|pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Back to the 70s and all that used to glitter. Strut your funky disco stuff. I Liquid at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Residents Dave Smith and Andy Ford play club favourites from house. garage and old school. Very busy. get there early.
I The Living Room ()pinulam. Free. Weekly. See Fridays.
I Lizzard Lounge at Cafe Grai‘iiii. l0pm—2am. £6 (£5). Weekly. ()ne of the best clubs in Scotland at one of the best venues. 21 Nov for your diaries. Blacka'nized play live and yes. we are very excited by the local hip hop superheroes. DJ Joseph Malik supports. 28 Nov is the Lizzard Lounge All—Stars with Joseph Malik arid Eh‘.’Wtiiil
I Loveshack at The Jaffacake. 10.30pin—3ain. £5. Weekly. Now over a year old. a mainstream party night. Expect a mix of 70s. 80s and 90s chart hits. plus a revamped venue.
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I Luvely at Wilkie House. 10pm—3am. £10 (£6 members/those in costume). 28 Nov. Monthly. A themed night of hard house magic with Peter James and Jahred in the front and Scot 0 through the back playing classic house anthems. Tonight it is ‘Mardi Gras'. so that's all you Carnival Kings and Queens. Oh. whatever will I wear to the ball'.’
I Made In Iguana atlguana Cafe Bar. 8pin-lam. Free. Weekly. Stuart Duncan (Triptonite North/JDJ) with house in this busy bar.
I The Mambo Club at The Cavendish. 10pm-3am. £3 cone and before 1 1pm; £4 thereafter. Weekly. World music with Sir Ossie playing the full African. soca. Latin. salsa. reggae and raga sounds.
I Messenger Sound System at The Bongo Club. llpm—3am. £6 (£5). 28 Nov. Fortnightly. A genuine sound system on a custom-built rig made for bass. Expect a rough selection of upfront roots and dub reggae.
I Mingin' at Studio 24. llpm—3am. £5. 21 Nov. Monthly. Pumping gay/mixed house. techno and trance night that is packing them in in the highest form. Alan has brought in Brian Dempster to kick off each night before he concentrates on the 'darker. dirtier. nastier. sexier side of things'.
I Ministry Of Sound at The Potterrow. 9pm—3am. £7 (£5). 21 Nov. Monthly. iii their only residency outside London. The Ministry bring Steve Thomas and Steve Lawler to town for a night of house action. Busy busy.
I Moroccan Clouds ai Po Na Na. 10pm-3am. Free before I lpm. £2 after. Weekly. Well Stirred at the controls in this busy bar/club. dropping a mix of disco. ftiiik. 60s. 70s. 80s. hip hop aiid cheese.
I Naughty at The Ark. 9pm—3ain. £5. Weekly. Half price with fiyer. A night for the office workers wanting to drink and dance to party tunes.
I Noa 9pm-3am. Free before 1 1pm; £3 before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. Head through to the backroom for quality garage and house with Taste's Martin Valentine and Stuart Barrie.
I The Party at Revolution. 10pm—3am. £5 |0—l 1pm; £6 1 lpm-12ain; £7 after. Weekly. Door policy is dress to impress so dust off your fave bits of Lycra and btiff tip your shiniest shoes. it's party time!
I Phat Pharm at City 2. ()pin-lam. Free. 21 Nov. Fortnightly. Yogi Haughton playing whatever Yogi Haughton plays. Expect funk through to garage with anything iii-between.
I Pre-Viva at Club Mercado. 9—10.30pm. Free. 21 Nov. Fortnightly. Check out this great take on the pre-club bar thing. It‘s a cabaret-style way to kick start your night atid if you haven't passed out. you can stay on for Viva the club for free!
I RAW at Negociants. 10pm—3am. Free. Weekly. DJs TYJ and The Btiiiip continue to deliver their unique blend of underground sounds.
I Radio Babylon at the Shooting Gallery. ‘Radio Babylon may or may not happen somewhere' is all the info we could get. Watch this space.
I Rebirth at Studio 24.10pm—3am. £5. 21 Nov. Monthly. Rebirth presents Budget98. a night of hardhouse. trance and techno with Euan McKenzie (Lift). Tom Wilson. Selector. Fusion. Enigma. Reverend and Niteinare.
I The Rocking Horse 1 lpm—3aiii. £3. Weekly. Three floors of the darker and harder side of things. Tomb Raider for the gothic and industrial sounds. Frenzy for rock and alternative and Fly for the indie and chemical noises.
I Scratch at The Venue. I lpm—3am. £6 (£5). 2| Nov. Fortnightly. You will be very satisfied with the residents Lyley. Gino. Plus ()ne 8; Extra and of course. Ruftone. Add to this breakers. an open mic and loads ofait work and yes. it‘s your hip hop oasis in the urban storm. DJ Spinna (apparently the top producer of the mo‘) and The Jigmasters come to party all the way front NYC. Look out for All Natural guesting on 5 Dec.
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I Squeezed at Loca. 10pm—3am. £3 before 12am; £4 after. Weekly. Whoop ii tip with Briart McGari'y playing funky house. soul and disco in a refurbished
I Substance at The Honeycomb.
l lpm—3am. £10 (£8). 28 Nov. Fortnightly. Residents in the mainoom are Craig Smith and Mikey Stirton with line garage. joined by Adrian Milarski who has DJed at most of Edinburgh‘s key venues. He plays quality house and garage. btit always with a tough edge. I The Subway West End 4pm—3aiu. £1. Weekly. See Thursdays.
I Teaseage at The Citrus. 1 1piii—3aiii. £4. Weekly. lndie. with a touch of dance and funk. played to a packed atid sweaty crowd.
I Tribal Funktion at The Venue. llpm-3am. £7 (£5). 21 Nov. Fortnightly. No rest for the wicked. my friends. Richard Sen from London guests on the main floor. Quite possibly their first English guest. Richard of the Bronx Dogs has been nominated for best new DJ iii Mari/t .l/Iugrin'ne whilst The Face listed him as their DJ of the month. He will be joining superb residents George T and Simone (sexy name. that). H is downstairs with his quality hip hop style. A night of funky techno. jackin' house atid chunky disco on three decks upstairs. fresh funky beats downstairs. I Under The Duvet ai The GM ). 10pm—4am. 21 Nov. £15 in advance available from Virgin. Ripping. Blue Moon Cafe. P.ls. Fopp. Another huge charity gig iii aid of the Names Project (UK) which is the custodian of the AIDS Mcitioi‘ial Quilt. The line-up is pure quality witlt the likes of Maggie. Fisher & Price. Peter James. Craig Smith. Mikey Stirton. Stuart Barrie and Martin Valentine. Add to this the makeovers. massages. horoscopes and more on offer and yoti are sure to have a night to remember. See Hit List.
I Underworld Vibes at Banneriiians. ()pm slam. Free. Weekly. l,ocal l).ls spin pie-club vibes in this popular bar. Tonight. it‘s mainstream dance cheese. I Vegas at The Shooting (iallery. Monthly. Next date 5 Dec.
I Voodoo at The Potterrow. Monthly. Next date 5 Dee.
I Viva at Cltib Mercado. llpiii-»3atii. £8. 21 Nov. Fortnightly. Residents are the fabulous and divine Miss Viva. Mik‘e and Betty Ford. Amanda Lyons and her sweet vocals and Kenny Tomlinson with his sexy sax. Honey. you've got disco and ftiiik. house and club. live cabaret and pei'foriiiers. Dress to tiiake an impression.
I Walkers l0.30pm 3am. Price the. \Vt‘t‘kly. ()Vt‘t‘ :lS. Silltll‘l dress. Party night with residents S. Chapman. C. Frame and Slimen. ()ne for the local office workers atid West litidei's.
I Winter Dance Festival at The Royal Highland Centre. 8.30pm ~4am. £18 Tickets available from Ticketmaster on 0990 344 4444. Radio I lissential Mix present this massive party to be broadcast live. The line-up w ill please everyone with Pete Tong. Carl Cox. Nick Warren. Guy ()rnadel. Dope Smugglaz. Jengaheads and Camisra live. Capacity is 5000 and the event is sure to sell out.See Hit List & panel.
I Yush! at City 2. Free. 21 Nov. Fortnightly. Underground sounds representing the label. AJ from Blacka‘iii/ed provides the hip hop and reggae llayotir.
EDINBURGH SUNDAYS
I Absent Without Leave al Revolution. 10.30pm--3am. £2.50 before 11pm; £3 llpm-il2am: £4 after, Weekly. A fusion of boptastic dance. chart and garage anthems froiu Alan Key and Adrian l.iivdup.
I Bare Story 7.30pm lam. Free. Weekly. Drinks promos. Pie-club action with Ms dropping the garage and house \ ibe. Selected bottled beers £1.
I CC. Blooms llpm—-3am. Free. Weekly. See Thursdays.
I Cafe Aquarius at Cafe Aquarius. ()pin—lam. Free. Weekly. Make no excuses. just get there early. grab a table and enjoy the Taste DJs hyping everyone tip for the start of a brand new week.
I Catwalk at The Catwalk. Opm—lam. Free. Weekly. Kev and Mark play funky mellow house.
I Club Mojito at Cuba Norte. 8—1 1pm. Free. Weekly. An early evening Afro- Cuban and Latin cocktail.
I Creamed at The Ark. l lpm—3am. £4. Weekly. Half price with flier. Quality party favourites and mainline spirits at 49p . . . the weekend's not over yet.
I eh1 More at eh1. 9pm-lam. Free. Weekly. Tim King plays his favourite hip hop. acid jazz and funk records in this pre-club bar.
I Electriscity at the Catwalk. 10pm--1am. Free. TJ Crossley arid guests spinning hip hop. garage and house music in a great bar.
I Galaxy at The liquid Room. 10.30pm -3am. £3. Weekly. Funk. soul. Northern and disco. Selected drinks at 50p all night!
I Hot Lava at Negociants. 10pm-3am. Free. Weekly. Bonafide Love from (ilasgow presents original raggae and hip hop sounds.
I Jazz Joint at Henry's Cellar Bar. 7.30pm ~3am. £3. Kulu‘s latest discovery is a sixteen-piece big band promising high calibre contemporary swing sounds. Support from DJs Beau. Related. a great female l).l combination. Alice Mclaughlin. a great urban soul singer and Ben Schlogler on bass for something different around midnight.
I Lost at l.oca. l0aiii—3am. £3. Weekly. Some fine drinks promos to wind your week down. or is that start your week off'.’ (iareth Sommerville playing a mix of soulful house and garage.
I Lush at The Vaults. Next date tbc.
I Mad at The Attic. 10pm~3am. £3. Weekly. Chart and classic disco going happily hand-iii-hand with very cheap drink promos.
I Noa ‘)pm~3aiii. Free before 11pm; £3 before midnight; £6 after. Proving that there is life in the \\'est-l:nd. this out- post is a diamond find. Not a bar. not a club. btit definitely worth a look.
I Tempomental at Studio 24.
10pm ~3am. Weekly. New cltib with hostess Maria Portugal from London. The big beat has arrived. watch this space for future line-ups and events.
I The Subway West End 4pui—-3ani. £1. Weekly. See Thursdays.
I Sundaze at Po Na Na. 11pm -3am. Free before 1 1pm; £2 after. Weekly. Murray Richardson (Rebel Waltz) with dance classics from days gone by.
I Sunday Sunday at The Citrus Cltib. 10pm-3am. 9'2. Weekly. Drinks are £l all night. Funk. dance. indie. big beat. disco. rock. 80s and much. much more. I Tackno at Club Mercado.
10.30pm -3ani. £6; £5 in costtiiiie; £4 members; 2‘) Nov Monthly. Trendy Wendy ‘s w histle-stop tour. The globetrotting. contmerit-hopping flight of fancy. That's national dress. tourist or air hostess. folks? loads of international nonsense. I'm sure.
I Taste at The Honeycomb. llpm—3aiii. £81£6 mem). Weekly. ()fteii described as an ‘essential clubbing experietice'. Taste continues to pack 'em in every time at this gay/mixed night. Fisher & Price start off with garage iii the main room. moving to the harder hands-iii- the-air sttiff for which they are renowned. ('atcli Stuart Barrie and Martin Valentine through the back with American garage & house. Taste will be featured iii (Tub/rte "AV. screening on BBC2 on Fri 27 Nov. l3.l5am. See page I: l.
I Yush! at Noa. 10pm-3am. Free. \Vt‘ckly. Residents Joseph Mttlik. Uttkle liayya/ and .-\.I play all forms of black musie— hip hop. funk and sotil.
EDINBURGH MONDAYS
I CC. Blooms l |pm~~3am. Free. Weekly. (iay. kitsch and all things lab at this popular bar and disco.