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I Luver at Wilkie House. 10.30pm—3am. £10(£7). 30 Oct. Monthly. Time again for your monthly fix of all things glam, sexy, camp and supertrendy at this hard house gay night. Incredibly popular, we have a big softspot for Luvely, it’s one of the friendliest and busiest clubs in town. Get there early.
I MIB Belair at Walkers. llpm—3.15am. £5 (£4). 23 Oct. Monthly. Soul, hip hop, swing and R&B night from MIB. Note that the dress code is smart, no caps, trainers or denims.
I Made In Iguana at Iguana. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Colin Cook presents a night ofAfro beats and Latin fusion blended with the best of 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. 10pm—3am. £6. 30 Oct. Fortnightly. Dub reggae on a custom built sound system for a very appreciative crowd. Experience 3 dub shower ‘Roots- man’ style at this superpopular night. Tonight sees guests The UK Players, a five-piece dub reggae outfit and I ’n’ Oneness, combined make hardstepping and original dub reggae with a strong Rastafari essence. Sure to be a very busy~ one.
I Mingin' at Studio 24, upstairs only. 10.30pm—3am. £5. 23 Oct. Monthly. Forget trying to look glam and plush, Alan Joy thinks everyone should be Mingin’. Great hard house and acid trance where the only thing that matters is the music. Which is exactly as it should be.
I The Mission at Studio 24. llpm—3am. £5 (£4/£3 ‘dress to distress’ and with flyer). 30 Oct. Fortnightly. Attracting a near capacity crowd most nights, this is one of Scotland’s biggest alternative clubs with three floors of rock, gothic and indie/dance which should suit just
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about everyone’s tastes. Tonight is a Devil’s Night special.
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’s Martin Valentine.
I The Party at Revolution. 10pm—3am. £5—£7. Weekly. Mainstream and dance anthems.
I Phat Pharm at City 2. 9pm—3am. Free. 23 Oct. Fortnightly. Our favourite DJ Yogi Haughton steps down to the City Cafe to spin some of his finest soul, funk, garage and the like.
I The Progressive Session at The Potterrow. 10pm—3am. £9 (£7). 23 Oct only. A big night for musical drum & bass fans with LTJ Bukem, MC Conrad and Blame guesting tonight as part of the Logical Progression Tour. So well known that we hardly have to point out who they are (Good Looking Records ring any bells, anyone?), tonight should be extremely popular.
I Raw at Negociants. 10pm—3am. £2. Weekly. Check out the new improved Raw with their excellent Saturdays-only soundsystem, lights and decor from John Finiflex. Neil McDonald and Ben McCabe rotate to provide 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. House DJs at this popular club. Check out: www.roomatthetop.co.uk
I Salsa Con Sabor at Baracoa. lOpm-lam. Free. Weekly. DJ Hector maintains an exceptionally popular salsa night with hot music, great ambience and friendly peOpIe. Call 225 5846 or salsaclub@hotmail.com for more info.
I Scooter at Holyrood Union. 9pm—3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. DJs Chris and Del play a choice mix of 605 and early 70$ Mod, Beat, pop, psych, Motown and Northern soul. Covercharge also gets ou into FBI, see separate entry. I Scratc at The Venue. llpm—4am. £6 (£5). 23 Oct. Fortnightly. The Arsonists, a seven member group of beakers, rappers and DJs, make their way to Auld Reekie from New York for this special gig. On the up and up, they have made their name through their live show. Make sure you catch it.
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. 11pm-3am. £10 (£8). 23 Oct. Monthly. Gail Sellars and guest form an all-women
DJ lineup at this great happy house to hard house night. Tonight sees special guest Ja ui Morrison.
I The Su way West End 4pm-3am. £1. Weekly. See Thu.
I Teaseage at The Citrus. 11pm-3am. £4. Weekly. Indie, with a touch of dance and funk, played to a packed and sweaty crowd.
I Trans-mission at Studio 24. 11pm-3am. £6 (£5). 23 Oct. Monthly. The monthly BDSM mixed alternative fetish night for those who like it a little bit naughty. There’s a strict dress code — no fetish, no entry.
I Tribal Funktion at The Venue. llpm—3am. £7 (£5). 23 Oct. Fortnightly. House music really is an international language . . . tonight Stephen Grieder from Sweden’s Svek Records guests at this popular Chicago house and funky disco club. The label is a very cool one (must be the weather) and responsible for some very fresh house indeed. Simon and Stuart from Big Beat guest in the cooler. I Vegas at The Cruise Ship. 10.45ish-3am. £6. 23 Oct only. Following the success of their maiden voyage, they’re doing it all again. It’s all easy listening, country and the like for the nautical at heart. The last one sold out ages in advance, tickets are available from Virgin, Ripping and Alphabet.
I Vegas at The ABC Cinema. 10.30pm—3am. £8. 30 Oct.'Monthly. A night of flamboyant characters,.cheesy listening, showtunes and country music. In addition to their usual easy listening malarky, there’ll be a silver screen showing. Please note that this is advance ticket only (gotta love the Council’s licensing laws), so you’ll need to be somewhat organised if you want to make it in.
I Viva at Club Mercado. 10pm-4am. £10 (£8). 23 Oct. Fortnightly. A flamboyant night of cabaret, disco and house anthems for a friendly mixed crowd.
I Yushl at City 2. 9.30pm-1 am. Free. 30 Oct. Fortnightly. AJ from local hip hop heroes Black’anized lays on his favourite hip hop, funk and R&B tunes at this popular city centre bar.
EDINBURGH SUNDAYS
I Anonymi at The Bongo Club. 11pm-3am. £5 (£4). 31 Oct only. A fund raiser and after party Samhiann Festival. Boogie Mo Dynamo, The Money Shot, Underword live video mixing, Soundskrit plus other guest DJs. After the event on the High Street which starts at 9.30pm. I CC. Blooms 11pm-3am. Free. Weekly. See Thu.
I Catwalk at The Catwalk. 8pm—l am. Free. Weekly. Ali Campbell dropping
DJ believe actively encouraged rumours about town that hios tongue was on fire: Boogie Mo Dynamo. The Bongo Club. Fri 29 Oct
jazz funk and big beat with a French flavoun
I Chocolate Sundae at Revolution. 10pm-3am. £2—£5. Weekly. Soulful house and disco dubs.
I Club Mojito at Cuba Norte. lOpm-lam. Free. Weekly. An early evening Afro-Cuban and Latin cocktail. I Don t Stop at The Cocteau Lounge. Midnight-3am. Free. Weekly. Entrance through The Outhouse Gardens (Broughton Street Lane). For the nocturnal drinkers among us, get down for different DJs every night.
I Eden at Cafe Graffiti. 9.30pm-2am. £8. 24 Oct only. Catch Joi playing live at this global fusion club combining Western dance and hip hop with more traditional Asian forms.
I eh1 More at ehl. 9pm—lam. Free. Weekly. DJ Eh?Wun! and Jonny Lyle on rotation at this popular and stylish city centre bar.
I Galaxy at The Liquid Room. 10.30pm-3am. £3. Weekly. Funk, R&B, smooth soul and disco.
I Jamboree at Club Mercado. Monthly. Next date 14 Nov.
I Jazz Joint at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 10pm—3am. £3. Weekly. The Brian Kellock Trio continue their respected residency at the Joint with support from DJs.
I Kiss at The Liquid Rooms. 10.30pm-3am. £3. Weekly. A little bit of something for everyone where the promoters are encouraging you to ‘let your hair down and snog a stranger’ to the sounds of house, chart and dance.
I Kute at P0 Na Na. 10pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Murray Richardson and Chris Flexton man a night of sweet house music at this bar cum club. 24 Oct sees special
I Lemon Juice at La Belle Angele. llpm—3am. £5. 24 Oct. Fortnightly. A new night of ‘fresh juicy house music’ from Daz Davies (Atomic Baby) and Stephen Graham (Fire Island).
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 llpm-l am; £4 after 1am. Weekly. Chart and classic disco going happily hand-in-hand with very chea drinks promos.
I Made It Iguana at Iguana. 9pm—lam. 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 Platinum at The Vaults. 10pm-3am. £10(£8). 31 Oct only. An essential night for the techno boffins out there - Richie Hawtin hits town as part of a massive tour.