CLUBS listings
CLUB LISTINGS continued
I Funky Underground at Revolution. l()pm-3am. £4 (£3). Weekly The student night at this giant venue w it? ;)addy Cool laying on the cheese.
I Graduate at Gaia. l(lpin—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. (,‘hcap bevvy and ‘i‘tisic for the masscs'.
I Ignition at liros, Elite. 9pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. New venue for the mainstream party crowd. Big student night. I Loca at Loca. 8pm—3am. Free entry before 11pm; £2 before 1am; £4 after. Weekly. A commercial mix of chart. dance and disco in the city centre.
I Mother's Milk at Wilkie House. 10.30pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Chart and mainstream dance.
I The Subway West End at The Subway West End. 4pm—3am. £1. Weekly. DJs playing chart music fora drinking crowd. I Thursday Night Fever at The Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. Students free with matric card before 12.30am or in 70s costume; £3 otherwise. Weekly. ‘Slick-ass funk and disco all night' for those that wanna go-go.
EDINBURGH FRIDAYS
Pre-club
I Catwalk at The Catwalk. 9pm-1am. Free. Weekly. Happening house beats.
I Club Java at Cltib Java. l()pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Combining restaurant, bar and club in the new development of Commercial Quay. The club starts tip around l(lpm-ish with DJ Jonny.
I Cuba Norte at Cuba Norte. l()pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Flamenco Ptiro play live. DJs afterwards.
I eh1 more at eltl. 9pm—lam. Free. DJs on rotation at this popular city centre bar. I Keep It In Czech at Pivo. 9pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Very popular bar featuring the cream of local DJs, who this fortnight are Craig Gillespie (21 Jan) and Laurence Hughes (28 Jan).
I Made In Iguana at Iguana 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Joseph Malik DJs at this extremely popular pre-club night. The tunes will sltift to the full spectrum of world music, as is his forte.
I Rebel Waltz at City Cafe 2. 9.30pm-lam. Free. 28 Jan. Fortnightly. Murray Richardson‘s night of deep house continues . . . and it‘s free!
I Roadblock at Po Na Na. 1 1pm—3am. £3. Weekly. Nicci digs tip the best iii funk, disco, house, timeless gems and block rocking beats.
I TFI Friday at Cltib Mercado. 5—10pm. Free. Weekly. The capital‘s original and most famous after-work piss-up with cheesy music courtesy of Trendy Wendy.
I What It Is at City Cafe 2. 9.30pm—lam. Free. 21 Jan. Fortnightly. Bob Cairns throws down a mixture ofjazz funk, old and new soul right through to Latin grooves and stomps firmly all over it.
Club
I Apex at Studio 24. 10.30pm—3am. £5. 4 Feb. Monthly. Another Undeiground Overground night from the Apex crew, featuring trance, hard house and techno from Al Space and Phil Zero in the main room, while downstairs Kain the Beard and Julz slow the tempo with big beat and hip hop.
I Barry Cabanas at E2K (formerly Eden). 10.30pm—3am. £8 (£5). 4 Feb. Monthly. DJ Perchanski plays funk, soul and disco. Karaoke with Gregor and Calverto and Shareen the dinner lady sings her classics. A legend in its own city — this is one for the fun lovin' and frisky.
I Big Beat at The Bongo Club. Monthly. Next date 11 Feb.
I Boogie Mo Dynamo at The Bongo Club. 11pm—3am. £7 (£5). 4 Feb. Monthly. Celebrating their welcome return. Boogie Mo go all theme night on us — girls come as boys and vice versa. So fellas, steal a sarong from your girlfriend and hot foot it down for the big beat sounds from Smack and Believe. with the Sublime Blue Room boys occupying the ‘visitation room’.
I Club Latino at The Bongo Club. 10.30pm—3am. £6 (£5). 21 Jan. Monthly. C‘mon feel the Latin fever and get here
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early if you want a free dance class from the Salsa Angels. Then impress your friends as you make like Carmen Miranda to the live Samba sounds, played this month by Leao Do Norte.
I Club Nego at Negociants. 8pm—3am. £2 after midnight. Weekly. Rth monster session from Archie, including the odd live R&B,hip hop performance.
I Club Venus at Studio 24. 10.30pm—3am. £5. 21 Jan. Monthly. Residents Billie and Gillie supply uplifting house for an up for it crowd.
I Evol at The Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. £4. Weekly. The original alternative crossover club shakes off its walking stick (eight years young) and gets down to a heady mix of Public Enemy, Sonic Youth, Deee-Lite and Mogwai.
I Funk Latino at Gaia. 9pm—3am. Free before midnight; £4 after. Weekly. Funk and Latino on the main floor while upstairs goes all Salsa Con Sabor with DJ Hector, playing Latino, salsa, merengue and Latin pop. There are dance classes upstairs if you get there early.
I Gatecrasher at The Potterrow. l()pm-3am. £10(£8). 11 Feb. Monthly. Sheffield's most notorious and brightly coloured export, Gatecrasher, takes up its monthly Friday residency at this high capacity venue.
I Groove Diggaz at Jazz Joint. 10pm-3am. £5. 28 Jan. Fortnightly. Back from their world tour, Edinburgh's top notch funksters are here to put the funk back into the capital.
I High Heel Sneakers at Jazz Joint. l0pm—3am. £5. 21 Jan. Fortnightly. Heavy funk grooves from the West fronted by Lorn Coweson with sup on from DJ Sly Si.
I Higher Groun at La Belle Angele. 10.30pm—3am. £5 (£2 members). 21 Jan. Monthly. Residents night with your hosts, Brian Hunter and Mr Todd, dishing up real deal deep house and garage.
I The Mambo Club at The Cavendish. 10pm-3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Reggae, ragga, soul, funk. swing and R&B delights provided by Sir Ossie.
I Manga at La Belle Angele. 9pm—3am. Tickets in advance £12 non-members (£9 members). 28 Jan. Monthly. Manga celebrate their fourth birthday with yet another Scottish exclusive. Top drum 8; bass producers Lemon D and Dillinja (Valve Recordings) get it up in the Manga Room and launching the all new Bass Trap room, Glasgow's Jengaheads take care of your break-beat needs. All your favourite Residents, plus an exclusive screening of forthcoming Manga'Palm Pictures DVD Ghost In The Shell from 9pm. Highly recommended that you buy your ticket either in Edinburgh or in Glasgow at 23rd Precinct ’cause this one‘s destined to heave. For more information call Info-line: 0788 767 6061 or check out the website at: www.basstrap.com
I Moroccan Clouds at Po Na Na. 10pm—3am. Free before 11pm; £2 after. Weekly. The still gorgeous DJ Nicci plays disco, funk and house in this very groovy and popular bar.
I Moscow Discow at Studio 24. 10.30pm—3am. £5. 21 Feb. Nathan Coles and the Get Fucked crew bring their tech house magic to the city.
I Noa at Noa. 10pm—3am. Free before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. Jon Flowers in the main room with smooth-as-you-like garage; Paul Dixon through the back with old skool, soul and funk.
I Nomad at Wilkie House. 10.30pm-3am. £7. 21 Jan. Monthly. Nomad kicks off properly tonight, and make sure that you are there to catch it. Tonight they welcome the Space DJz who will be playing on four decks for a mammoth three hour set of the very finest electro, hip hop and breakbeat. They'll be ably supported by the supremely talented DJ Flix — trust us, this resident rocks and is one to watch. Something good for the capital, anyone?
I Pillbox at Studio 24. 10.30pm—3am. £7/£5 (£3 for first 250 members). 28 Jan. Monthly. Celebrating their 1st birthday, the Pillbox boys party hard with their up for it blend of acid trance and techno. Residents Hwatsong, J-loop and Captain Kava work themselves into a frenzy in the main room and the backroom goes live in a drum 8;
bass style with sets from Transgenic and Sola Plexus, with DJ support from Superdog.
I Planet Earth at The Citrus. 10.30pm—3am. £4. Weekly. From 1976-1989, it’s all that new romantic, pop and punk stuff that made our lives so enjoyable way back when.
I Pure at The Venue. 10.30pm—3am. £9 (£7). 21 Jan. Fortnightly. Special guests
Buckfunk 3000 (Ninja Tune/Sativae) rock
the house tonight while residents Twitch, Brainstorm, The Bill and Sandy Paris continue to look after all your techno needs. Downstairs in the Cooler, The Merry Pranksters take care of chillin’ your sweaty bodies. Next guest Derrick May on 4 Feb. I Skyscraper at The Venue (top floor). 10pm—3am. £4. 28 Jan. Fortnightly. All-new deep and funky Underground House night kicks off tonight. Resident based (hence the very reasonable door charge), with Martin Valentine (Taste/Fruitfly) and Steven Wanless (Simple).
I Sublime at The Potterrow. 9pm—3am. Next date 4 Feb with Nick Warren.
I Sublime at Wilkie House. 10.30pm-3am. £8 (free to members). 28 Jan. Fortnightly. Kev Wright has survived the madness of the Sublime Millennium (pending psychiatric results, of course) and will be returning to lay on another one of his three hour sets, with support from ldge. Through the back you can catch the outstanding Gary Mac and Felix laying on nu skool breaks and beats, electro and whatnot to great effect. Want to know more? - http://www.sublime- uk.demon.co.uk/.
I Tranceluscent at The Venue. 10.30pm—3am. £5 (£4). 28 Jan. Fortnightly. So successful that they’ve moved into a fortnightly slot, this club continues to provide cutting edge trance with guest Mark Price (Taste) and resident Pete Anderson.
I Ultragroove at La Belle Angele. Monthly. Next date 3 Mar.
I Wiggle Waggle at La Belle Angele. Next date 10 Mar. Wiggle Waggle residents Bob Cairns and Yogi Haughton are taking time out to recharge their jazz, funk and rare groove batteries.
I Wize lives at E2K (formerly Eden). 10.30pm—3am. £7. 4 Feb. Monthly. Tech house upstairs with resident DJ Yela and guest Mr C (The End, London). Downstairs it‘s eclectic beats with Richie Rufftone and SuperSub at this dressed-up venue featuring extra sub bass to beef the sound.
Chart & party
I The Ark at The Ark. 10pm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Familiar dance and party tunes at this extremely popular venue.
I The Attic at The Attic. 11pm—3am. £2. Weekly. Musical hits from all the usual suspects.
I Flirt at The Cavendish. 10pm—3am. £6. Weekly. A heady mix of 705 to 905 hits for an over 255 crowd.
I The Funk Train at The Potterrow. 9pm—3am. £7 (£5). 21 Jan. Monthly. Funk Train celebrate their third birthday tonight, so expect the very finest in funk and soul grooves. Free champagne and £2 entry before 11pm.
I Fusion at Eros/Elite. 9pm-3am. £4 (£2) before 11pm; £5 (£3) before midnight; £6 (£5) after. Weekly. Smart casual, no trainers at this brand new club. Lots of mainstream
: party music for those out for a good time.
I Loca at Loca. 8pm—3am. Free entry before 11pm; £2 before 1am; £4 after. Weekly. See Thu.
I Reaction at The Subway. 11pm—3am. Free for students with matriculation card; £2 otherwise. Weekly. A mix of chart, dance and classic disco.
I The Subway West End at The Subway West End. 4pm—3am. £1. Weekly. See Thu. I The Time Tunnel at Club Mercado. 10pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Trendy Wendy and Vince Stilton the Cheesemaster take you through the 605, 70s and 805 in a now weekly bash.
I Yum Yum at Revolution. 10pm—3am. £5—£7. Weekly. Chart and dance night at this very popular club.
EDINBURGH SATURDAYS
Pro-club I Catwalk at The Catwalk. 9pm-lam.
Free. Weekly. See Fri.
I Club Java at Club Java. lOpm—2am. Free. Weekly. DJ Gibbo (Cosmic Disco) plays happy house and soulful garage.
I Cuba Norte at Cuba Norte. 10pm-lam. Free. Weekly. lt's Saturday so it must be salsa — check DJs Jorge, Coco and James Combo on rotation.
I Czech This Out at Pivo. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Local DJs Martin Valentine from Taste (22 Jan) and Stuart Duncan (29 Jan) keep the house fires burnin‘.
I eh1 more at eh1. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Garage and house DJs on rotation at this pular city centre bar.
I Marl): In Iguana at Iguana. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Colin Cook presents a night of Afro beats and Latin fusion blended with the best of New York house.
I Salsa Con Sabor at Baracoa. 10pm—lam. Free. Weekly. DJ Hector looks after lovers of Latin.
Club
I Atomic Baby at E2K (formerly Eden). llpm—3am. £10. 5 Feb. Monthly. Essential Saturday night action with those cheeky house meisters Michael Kilkie and Zammo hammering it out in the upstairs lounge. Downstairs Stuart Duncan takes a progressive route.
I CC. Blooms at CC. Blooms. 11pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Get up and move those hips at this very busy gay bar/club.
I Club Nego at Negociants. 8pm—3am. £2 after midnight. Weekly. Rob Dylan(Camel Beats) and friends play funky house for your pleasure.
I Club Oxygen at Studio 24. 10.30pm—3am. £13 (£10 before midnight). 29 Jan. Monthly. All new uplifting house and Dutch trance night with guest Lisa Pin- Up (Tidy Tracks) and residents DJ Alpha, Ali Vegas and Dowzer.
I Cream at The Potterrow. 9pm—3am. £8 (£6). 29 Jan. Monthly. Liverpool’s superclub hits the new millennium with a vengeance. Starting offwith residents but look out for special guests in the future.
I Digital at The Venue (Basement). 10.30pm—3am. £5. 22 Jan. Fortnightly. Mitchell and J. Cammera reside at this funky techno club.
I Disco Inferno at The Venue. 10.30pm-3am. £7 (£6 members; £5 in fancy dress). 22 Jan. Fortnightly. All you can do is step back in time . . . make a night of it at this brilliant tongue in cheek 70$ revival. Dig out your maddest flares, stick on some sideburns and don a crazy afro, baby.
I Diva at The Liquid Room. llpm-Sam. £6 (£5). Weekly. Yogi Haughton maintains a tight grip on the music policy and invites his favourite DJ pals tojoin him in his crusade for the very finest in disco music, all with a great Latin, jazz and funk edge. This is an outstanding club at a great venue. Definitely wonh a look.
I The Egg at The Wee Red Bar. llpm—3am. £4 (£3.50). Weekly. A mix of indie, 60$ garage, northern soul, ska, soundtracks and all things groovy at this ever popular Art College student union.
I Eye Candy at Club Mercado. 11pm—3am. £10 (£8). 22 Jan. Fortnightly. This house and speed garage night has DJs Nejat Barton (Manchester) and Graeme Popstar. Please note that there is a tight dress code: ‘no effort, no chance’. Look beautiful and outra eous, people.
I FaEe at The Potterrow. 9pm—3am. £5 (£3). 22 Jan. Monthly. Special guests Griff and Jay Manumission take it to a higher level at this uplifting house and trance spectacular.
I Filth at Studio 24. 10.30pm—3am. £5. 29 Jan. Monthly. Hard house, trance and strict fetish dress code at this soon to be revamped club.
I Fire Island at Wilkie House. 10pm-3am. £10 (£5 before 11pm). 29 Jan. Monthly. A night of hard house and techno with Daz Davis (Rhumba) and Chris Bourne in the main room, with Marco and Steven Graham chillin through the back.
I Headspin at The Bongo Club. Monthly. Next date 12 Feb.
I Intergalactic at Hotyrood House. 9pm-3am. £5 (£3). 29 Jan. Fortnightly. Indie night recently moved from Potterrow to this more intimate student venue, featuring an eclectic playlist including Belle