FESTIVAL CLUB LISTINGS continued
I Joy at Wilkie House. Next date 18
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I Jungle Magic at The Potterrow. No dates until September.
I Le Frealt at The Attic. 11pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Seventies and chart music.
I Lizzard Lounge at Cafe Graffiti. 10pm-3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. If you’ve never been down to the Lounge
before, do yourself a favour. Throughout the Festival, the Lizzard Lounge All Stars will be laying on jazz, Latin, hip hop, funk and soul to one of the grooviest crowds you’re likely to come across. DJ Joseph Malik supports. Festival tip number one: get there early and secure yourself a place on the dance floor.
I Loca at Loca. 8pm—5am. Free entry before 11pm; £2 11pm—1am; £5 after 1am. Weekly. A fun mix of chart, dance and disco for a more mature, but no less sloshed, crowd.
I Loveshaclt at The .Iaffacake. 10.30pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Mainstream party ni ht.
I Luve y at Wilkie House. No dates until Se tember.
I ade In Iguana at Iguana. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Colin Cook presents a night of Afro beats and Latin fusion blended with the best in New York house. I The Mambo Club at The Cavendish. 10pm—3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. World music with Sir Ossie playing the full spectrum of African, soca, Latin, salsa, reggae and ragga sounds.
I Messenger Sound System at The Bongo Club. 11pm—5am. £8 (£7). 14 Aug. Fortnightly. Scotland’s long running roots and dub sound system - enjoy a full 360° of consious sounds, vibes alive every time!
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I Mingin' at Studio 24, upstairs only. Monthly. Next date 28 Aug.
I Ministry Of Sound at The Potterrow. No dates until September.
I The Mission at Studio 24. 11pm-3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. With near capacity crowds every week, this is now the largest alternative club in Scotland; three floors of rock, gothic and indie/dance to satisfy all of your alternative music desires.
I Naughty at The Ark. 9pm-3am. £5. Weekly. Half price with flyer. A night for the office workers wanting to drink and dance to party tunes.
I Noa at Noa. 10pm-3am. Free entry before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. Head through to the back room for quality garage and house with Taste ’5 Martin Valentine.
I Phat Pharm at City 2. 9pm-3am. Free. 14 Aug. Fortnightly. Everyone’s favourite soul man Yogi Haughton checks in with his fine box full of Northern soul, funk, garage, house and tunes aplenty.
I Raw at Negociants. lOpm—3am. Free. Weekly. Check out the new improved Raw with their excellent Saturdays-only soundsystem, lights and decor from John Finiflex. Neil McDonald and Ben McCabe are still providing deep and funky bliss for the masses joined by occasional guests.
I Room At The Top at Room At The Top. 9pm—4am. £10. Weekly. A big night of house anthems as Brandon Block and Alex P take a break from wreaking havoc in Ibiza with a party here tonight. Well-known for being the life of any party, anywhere, tonight should be one of the highlights of the year, if anyone can remember it the next day. Please note the 1am curfew and smart dress policy. Check out: www.roomatthetop.co.uk
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I Salsa Pa Ti at Cafe Habana. lOpm-lam. Free. Weekly. DJ James Combe and guest DJs play a mix of hot and spicy music at this Cuban bar.
I Scratch at The Venue. 11pm-4am. £6 (£5). 14 Aug. Fortnightly. The capital’s best hip hop night enjoys a Festival party. I Sensation at The Cavendish. 10pm—3am. £6. Weekly. A mix of 705 to 90$ smash hits for an over 255 crowd.
I Shebang at Wilkie House. No dates until September.
I Substance at The Honeycomb. Fortnight] . Next date 21 Aug.
I The Su way West End 4pm—3am. £1. Weekly. See Thu.
I Teaseage at The Citrus. 11pm—3am. £4. Weekly. lndie, with a touch of dance and funk, played to a packed and sweaty crowd.
I Trans-mission at Studio 24. Monthly. Next date 25 Sep.
I Transmission at The Star Bar. 10pm-3am. Free. A new night for the Festival offering breakbeat, electro and techno. www.starbar.demon.co.uk
I Tribal Funlttion at The Venue. 11pm—4am. £7 (£5). 14 Aug. Fortnightly. Another enormous night of perfect jackin’ house at Tribal - welcomes aplenty to Derrick Carter making a return tonight. Easily one of the best Chicago house DJs in the world, he is adored by so many we don’t know where to start. His oh-so-funky, jamming house sounds will have the roof off, mark our words. With support from the very capable residents: George T, H and Simone.
I Vegas at The Famous Becks Spiegeltent. Monthly. Next date 5 Sep. I Vlva at Club Mercado. 10pm—4am. £10 (£8). 14 Aug. Fortnightly. If dressing up is your thing, Viva’s your haven. Tonight the theme is ‘psychedelic 605’ - don’t forget that the door policy is glam. A night of dress ups, cabaret, drag queens, disco and house where anything
goes. I Yushl at City 2. Fortnightly. Next date 21 Aug.
EDINBURGH SUNDAYS
I Big Love at Why Not? The Dome. 11pm-5am. £5. 16 Aug. Monthly. A new gay/mixed club for the ‘outrageously uninhibited’ with the gorgous Kimberly at the door and everyone’s fave Trandy Wendy wo-manning the decks (geddit?). I CC. Blooms 11pm-3am. Free. Weekly. See Thu.
I Cafe Aquarius at Cafe Aquarius. 9pm-1 am. Free. Weekly. DJs from Sublime on rotation at this brilliant bar. I Catwalk at The Catwalk. 8pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Ali Campbell dropping jazz funk and big beat with a French flavoun
I Chocolate Sundays at Revolution. 10pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Resident DJ Craig Forrest plays club classics and groov tunes.
I Clu Liberation at Club Mercado. 10.30pm—4am. £tbc. 15 Aug only. It’s a Eurovision Party with a fantastic drag act live PA from Dina International accompanied by dancers and backing vocalists, DJs Terry Wigon and Little Voice and great prizes for Eurovision fanc dress.
I C ub Mojito at Cuba Norte. 10pm—1am. Free. Weekly. An early evening Afro-Cuban and Latin cocktail. I eh1 More at ehl. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Eh?Wun! and Jonny Lyle on rotation at this popular and stylish city centre bar.
I Flares at Flares. 9pm-1 am. Free. Weekly. DJs playing a range of 705 tunes. I Galaxy at The Liquid Room. 10.30pm-3am. £3. Weekly. Funk, R&B, smooth soul and disco.
I llawaka at The Vaults. 8pm—late. Free. Weekly throughout the Festival. Funky soul and jazz.
I Home On Sundays at Harley’s (underneath The Phoenix). 5-10pm. Free.
Festival Late Licenses.
Don't forget that most pubs, bars and clubs in Edinburgh have late licenses until the first week in
September; pubs/bars can stay open until 3am, clubs until Sam. You should note, however, that it is descretionary on the part of the promoter on the night.
Weekly. A new night down Broughton way for those that are into the more ‘come back to mine’ chilled vibes that a Sunday evening should really otter. DJs D and Billy will be playing deep house, garage, Latin, jazz and a wee bit of disco house for those in the know.
I International Club Festival at Teviot Row. 9pm—5am. £5. Weekly. All over Scotland and now Ibiza, Colours drop in to bring Heller & Farley to the party, a chance to hear to real thing. In the four back rooms you can enjoy: drum & bass, big beat, funk and soul and dub, soul and reggae.
I Jazz Joint at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 10pm—5am. £3. Weekly. The Brian Kellock Trio continue their respected residency at the Joint. For latecomers, Diskografaz entertain; a DJ trio made up of Kulu, Sly Si and Unkle Fawaz playing funk and disco until dawn.
I Loca at Loca. 10pm—3am. Free. Weekly. A commercial mix of chart, dance and disco.
I Mad at The Attic. 8pm-5am. Free entry before 11pm; £2 11pm-1am; £4 after lam. Weekly. Chart and classic disco going happily hand-in-hand with very cheap drinks promos.
I Made In Iguana at Iguana. 9pm-1am. Free. Weekly. Every lady’s favourite, Bob Cairns does the laid back Sunday session thing taking elements of soul, funk, Latin grooves and future jazz and playing his way into our hearts . . .
I Nu Yorica at La Belle Angele. 10.30pm-Sam. £3.50. 15 Aug only. Explore the links between Latin, soul, funk, jazz, rock and disco via Nu Yorica with a host of fine DJs.
I The Subway West End 4pm-3am. £1. Weekly. See Thu.
I Sunday Sunday at The Citrus Club. 10pm-3am. Free. Weekly. Funk, dance, indie, big beat, disco, rock, 803 and much, much more.
I Sweet and Sour at the City Cafe. 9pm-1am. Free. Weekly. A brand new night from the legendary Kulu (Jazz Joint) bringing his vibe to the City Cafe free of charge. A great opportunity for folk to sample his jazz cooking behind the decks. What will start as a Sunday recovery sesh will progress with the best into a pre-club warm up with soul, jazz and Afro-centric Latin funk.
I Tacltno at Club Mercado. Monthly. Next date 29 Aug.
I Taste at The Honeycomb. 11pm-3am. £10 (£6). Weekly. If you’re looking to experience the best that clubbing in the capital has to offer, you should shimmy your way on down to Taste. Running for five years now, this club attracts the friendliest bunch of mental hedonists you ever did see (that’s a compliment). The main room residents Fisher & Price mix up a blend of garage and uplifting house moving to the manic as the night grinds or. while the back is a haven for garage and US house buffs.
I Trans Scotland Express at Studio 24. 10.30pm—5am. £5. Underword give the Studios the ‘treatment’ tonight. Kovac (deep electronic music with soul, they call it) and Uter (post-rock, apparently) play live tonight with support from DJs Felix (one of the best nu skool DJs we’ve heard), Murf (everyone’s fave) and . Hobbes (puts on the night so they have to let him play, only kidding). A night of fine nu skool, tech house dance music and loads more besides. See preview.
I Volcano at Walkers. 11pm-3.15am. £3. Weekly. A new night ‘promising a