I Swing Sister at Noa. |0pm—3am. Free. 27 Jun. Fortnightly. A great playlist of hip Irop. soul. funk and old skool from Superstib. .ltrnior Mac and guests at this great West Iind bar.
I Tackno at Club Mercado. I0.30plrr—3am-ish. £6 otherware; £5 partyware; £4 memberware. 25 Jun. Monthly. Think 70s Anne Summers and you‘ll be on the right track at this brilliantly kitsch cltrb. Save 25 Jul in your diaries - it's Tackrio's fourth birthday.
I Taste at The lloneycortrb. l lpm-3am. £ll) (£6). Weekly; fiftlt birthday on 4 Jul. It's that time of the year again when the Taste latthl'ttl past and present (as well as a few of the uninitiated) converge on The lloneycomh to celebrate one of the best clubs arottnd. We are told that Fisher & Price will be rtr American Independence dress. yott cart be sure that others will follow their lead — in more ways than one (bttt please. try not to collapse even if yoti really. really want to). For those that don't ktrow. this is one of the rrrost colourful quality clubs you're likely to come across. See panel and Hit list.
EDINBURGH MONDAYS
I CC. Blooms Ilpm—3am. Free. Weekly. (jay. kitsch and all things fab at this popular bar' and disco.
I Catwalk at The Catwalk. 8p1n—lam. l’l'L‘L‘. Weekly. l).l l’ilot Marky C and DJ (‘ool P (Paris) bring an excellent. relaxed. true jungle vibe. lixpect scratching and mad mixing.
I Happy Mondays at Po Na Na.
I lpm -3am. Free. Weekly. Various party tunes from l).l .lason and MC Loud in this bustling bar and club.
I Jazz Joint at Henry’s Cellar Bar. l0pm-3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Altered Beatz 99. live drum & bass night. Various musicians rotate with four-piece Rare Faction. DJ Hitchin provides the vinyl magic.
I Manic Mondays at Wilkie House.
I lpm-3am. Free. Weekly. New night of anything that goes (read across the board) with the Human Jukebox.
I Nasty P at Negociants. l0pm—3am. Free. Weekly. New and old skool lessons of funk.jazz and hip hop.
I The Subway West End 4pm—3am. £1. Weekly. See Thu.
I Trarnspotter at The Subway. 10pm-3am. £l (free for students with matriculation card). Weekly. A mix of indie and dance.
EDINBURGH TUESDAYS
I Bartenders Club at Noa. l0pm-3am. Free. Weekly. Cocktail competitions and the like.
I CC. Blooms lem—3am. Free. Weekly. Gay bar and disco. tonight with 60s. 70s and 80s tunes.
I Catwalk at The Catwalk. 9pm- I am. Free. Pre-club. Weekly. Beats with Mr White. Hutch and Verbal.
I Czech Out 03 Funk at Pivo. 9pm-lam. Free. Weekly. Preclub. One of the cosiest style bars that we've seen in a while. you could do a lot worse than check out Pivo. Tonight. Fraser Heeps (who you might recognise as the Bongo Boy at Barry Cabanas) lays on the funky magic.
I Jazz Joint at Henry‘s Cellar Bar. l0pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Hip hop battlers the Dynamic Duo cook up a break beat soup complete with
breakdancers and rappers. They share the stage with six-piece Scotland Yard. a team of four rappers and [Ms Willy and Sly Si.
I Motherfunk at The Venue. llpm—3am. Free. Weekly. Exceptionally popular rare groove. soul and funk night hosted by Gino and Fryer. Now playing drum & bass/hip hop on the middle floor with Ritchie Ruftone.
I New House Mixes at Negociants. 9pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Guest DJs.
I Po Na Na at Po Na Na. llpm—3am. Free. Weekly. Up-tempo dance sounds. I The Subway West End 4pm—3am. £ l. Weekly. See Thu.
EDINBURGH WENESDAYS
I Bougie Jaxx at Iguana. 9pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Bob Cairns dropping a mish mash of jazz-funk. rare groove and R&B.
I CC. Blooms I lpm—3am. Free. Weekly. Very popular gay bar and disco. I Catwalk at The Catwalk. 9pm— I am. Free. Weekly. Pre-club. Jamie Buchanan plays the mellow house side of things. I Club Tropicana at Club Mercado.
l lpm—3am. £4 (£2 for adventurous summer dress). Weekly. It‘s a summer thing — reggae. salsa and happy anthems with cabaret performances. All together now: Let the sun shine . . .
I The Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Club at Noa. l0pm—3am. ‘Free entry baby. yeah.‘ Weekly. Student night with an Austin Powers theme.
I Hump at The Ark. 9pm—3am. £2. Weekly. Look out for the free VIP passes. Student club with appropriate music and drinks promos. you know how it goes.
listings GLUBS
I Jazz Joint at Henry's Cellar Bar. l0pm-3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Cathie Rae hosts the Jazz Joint's regular night of vocal talent from around the city and further afield. Backing comes in the shape of the Briart Kellock Trio. DJ Kulu provides the turntable talent for the evening.
I Midweek Mayhem at The Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. Free with matric card before 12.30am: £2 otherwise. Weekly. Much cheapness of drink. obviously aimed at the students among trs. Music includes disco 80s and 90s cheese.
I Out To Lunch at Po Na Na.
I lpm—3am. Free. Weekly. D] H (Tribal Funktion) gives you a perfectly good reason to go otit on a Wednesday. As the man says himself — ‘putting the electric into eclectic'.
I Pimp at I.oca. l0pm—3am. Free before midnight; £l students; £2 for everyone else. It's the 70s Shakedown at another student night btrt. hey. it‘s Wednesday night. what do you expect'.’
I The Potterrow Student Night at The Potterrow. 10pm—3am. £4 (£2.50). Weekly. Fasin one of the busiest student nights in the capital - with drinks double cheap. you won't care what the music is. I The Resistance at Revolution. I0pm—3am. £3.50; £3 cone; £2.50 members. Weekly. Another student night
' trying to lead our little scholars astray.
Well. it probably won't take much. will rt‘.’ I Superfly at Negociants. I0pm—3am. Free. Weekly. The sounds of the 70s.
I The Transporter at The Bongo Club. I lpm—3am. £4 (£3). 30 Jtrn only. Yoyo Killili. the dance band from the Muslim world are joined by DJs for this one off concert for Kosovo.
clubs
VENUES
I Air Organic 36 Kelvingrove Street. 564 520].
I Alasksa 142 Bath Lane. 248 I777.
I The Apartment 23 Royal Exchange Square. 221 7808.
I Archaos 25 Queen Street. 204 3l89. I The Arches Midland Street (off Jamaica Street). 22l 400I.
I The Arena 15—27 ()swald Street.
22l 3010.
I The Attic (enter through The Garage). 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 I I20.
I Babaza Royal Exchange Square. 0l4l 204 0l0l
I Baby Grand 3 Filmbank Gardens.
248 4942.
I Bacchus 80 Glassl’ord Street. 572 0080. I Bar Ce Lona 427 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2528.
I Bargo Albion Street. 553 477 I.
I Bar Lautrec's l4a Woodlands Terrace. 332 70l3.
I Bar M 42 Jamaica Street. 572 0l98.
I Bar 91 9| Candleriggs. 552 52ll
I Bar Sauza (Below R.G.'s) 73 Queen Street. 22l 2200.
I Bar 1D 10 Mitchell Lane (off Mitchell Street). 243 2099.
I The Bedsit l Park l)rive.339 0432.
I Bennet's 80 Glass-lord Street. 552 5761. I Betty's Mayonnaise 37 Queen Street. 221 5934.
I Blackfriars Underground (below Blackfriars). 36 Bell Street. 552 5924.
I Bom I42 Renfi‘eld Street. 572 0I00. I Bonkers Hope St. 248 5884.
I Brel 39 Ashton Lane. 342 4966.
I Budda I42 St Vincent Street. 22l 5660.
I Caledonian University Student Union (Asylum) 70 Cowcaddens Road. 332 068 l.
I Candybar I85 Hope St. 353 7420.
I The Cathouse 15 Union Street.
248 6606.
:pchange at Jamaica Clyde Place. 429 I Cleopatra's 508 Great Western Road. Kelvtnbridge. 334 0560.
I Club Budda 142 St Vincent St. 221 22l3.
I The Cooler Pitt Street. 572 0187.
I Cottiers 93 Hyndland Street.
357 5825.
I Cross Bar 0141 243 2855
I Cul De Sac Ashton Lane. 334 8899. I East Kilbride Arts Centre 51-53 Old Coach Road. 0l355 26! 000.
I Edwards 4 l0 Sauchiehall Street. 333 l 138.
I Fiddler's Court 45—47 Bell Street. 552 3539.
I Firebird l32l Argyle Street. 334 0594. I Fixx II 86 Miller Street. 22l I568.
I Fu Murry's 96 Maxwell Street.
22l 6. II.
I The Garage 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 II20.
I Glas ow School of Art 167 Renfrew Street. . 32 0691.
I Glasgow Universi Union 32 Universrty Avenue. 33 8697.
I 92 474 Sauchiehall St (behind the Garage). 353 3l 1 I.
I Havana 50 Hope Street. 248 4466
I Kasbah. Bridge Street. Paisley. 56l 0033.
I King Tut's Wah Wah Hut St Vincent Street. 22l 5279.
Iolgutrec's l4 Woodlands Terrace. 332 7 I. .
I lime (formerly The Cotton Club) 5 Scott refl. 332 0712.
I Mc u sWay OutWest l4 Kelvinhau h Street. 22l 5569.
I McPhab . 23 Sandyford Place.
221 0770.
I Mpio's Bath Street. 33I 2257.
I Nice 'n’ Sleazy 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637.
I Nico's 375 Sauchiehall Street.
332 5736.
I North Woodside Social Club 329 North Woodsid Road. 337 I643.
I October e Top floor. Princes Square (off Buchanan Street). 22l 0303. I Planet Peach 34 Queen Street. 226 8990.
I Polo Lounge 84 Wilson Street.
553 1221.
I Porters Bar 292 Sauchiehall Street. 332 4374.
I Queen Mar aret Student Union 22 University Gar ens. 339 9784.
I Reds. 375 Sauchiehall Street. 331 I635. I R.G.'s 73 Queen Street. 22! 2200.
I Rocksy's Basement 40 New Sneddon Street. Paisley. 552 579I.
I Rooftops 92 Sauchiehall Street.
332 5883.
I Russell Cafe Bar 77 Byres Road.
334 4973.
I Sadie Frost's 8—1() West George Street. 332 8005.
I The Shed 26 Langside Avenue. 649 9473.
I Soundhouse 47 Hyde Park Lane. 221 4659.
I Spy Bar Bath Street. 22l 77l l.
I Strathclyde University Student Union 90 John Street. 552 I895.
I Strawberry Fields 56 Oswald Street. 22! 787i.
I Sub Club 22 Jamaica Street.
248 4600.
I The Temple 193 Pitt St. 332 7522.
I 13th Note 260 Clyde Street. 243 2177 I Trash I97 Pitt Street. 572 3372.
I The Tunnel 84 Mitchell Street.
204 l000.
I Variety 40lSauchiehall Street.
332 4449.
I The Velvet Rooms Sauchiehall Street. 332 0755.
I Yang 33 Queen Street. 248 8484.
EDINBURGH
I ABC Film Centre I20 Lothian Road. 228 I638.
I The Ark 3 Semple Street. 229 7733 I Assembly Rooms George Street. 220 4348.
I The Attic Dyer's Close. Cowgate. 225 8382.
I The Basement Broughton Street. 557 0097.
I La Belle Angele l I Hasties Close. 225 2774. .
I The Bongo Club l4 New Street. 556 5°04
I Cafe Aquarius Drummond Street. 557 6337.
I Cafe Graffiti Mansfield Place Church (bottom of Broughton Street). 557 8003. I Catwalk Broughton Street. 225 5583. I Cavendish West Tollcross. 228 3252. I CC. Blooms 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 933 l.
I The Citadel 39 Commercial Street. Leith. 555 5622.
I The Citrus Grindlay Street. 622 7086. I The City Cafe Blair Street. 220 0| 25. I Edinburgh Rock Cafe I25a Princes Street. 226 I664.
I eh1 Bar And Brasserie 197 High Street. 220 5277.
I Filmhouse Bar Lothian Road.
228 2688.
I The GPO Building Waterloo Place. Princes Street.
I The Gallery 232 Cowgate. 225 5583. I The Honeycomb 36—38A Blair Street. 220 438 l.
I The Jaffacake 28 Kings Stables Road. 229 7986.
I Jazz Joint Henry's Cellar Bar. Morrison Street. 22l I288.
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 Brid 'e. 556 7277.
I Monbo do 32—34 Bread St. 22l 5555 I Moray House Holyrood Road.
556 5 I84.
I The Moscow Bar South St. David‘s Street. 556 6375.
I Negociants Lothian Street. 225 63 | 3. I Noa 7 Queensferry Street Lane. 226 6828.
I Po Na Na 26 Frederick Street. 226 2224. I Potterrow Union Bristo Square.
650 9l95.
I Revolution 3| Lothian Road.
229 7670.
I Rocking Horse Cowgate. 225 3326. I The Shooting Gallery Stakis Casino. Picardy Place. (opp. Playhouse) 478 7435. I Studio 24 Calton Road. 558 3758.
I The Subway Cowgate. 225 6766.
I The Subway West End Lothian Road. 229 9l97.
I The Tap O'Lauriston Lauriston Place. 229 404 I.
I Traverse Theatre Bar Cambridge Street. 228 I404.
I The Vaults Niddry Street. 558 9052. I The Venue Calton Road. 557 3073.
I The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College OfArt. Lauriston Place. 229 1442.
I Walkers l2 Shandwick Place. 476 76I3.
I Why Not? The Dome. George Street. 624 8633.
I Wilkie House Cowgate. 225 2935
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