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GLASGOW SATURDAY: CLUB continued
I Freelance Science at Alaska. Next date 7 Oct with Richie Hawtin and John
Aquaviva. I Fren at Alaska. Next date 21 Oct. I Frui y at The Arches. 11pm—4am. £10
(£8). 23 Sep. Monthly. Fisher and Price do their hard, vocaland uplifting thing in the main room while Martin Valentine or Stuart Barrie play proper garage and US house out back. Needless to say, the crowd go wild.
I Gain at Alaska. Next date 14 Oct, for Percy X’s new residency.
I Groovejet at Trash. 11pm-3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Brothers Matt and Pete knock out quality house and garage in the main room, while Paul N’Jie spins R&B in room two.
I Homebass at Alaska. 10pm—3am. £10. 30 Sep. Monthly. The first night at the new-look Alaska for the trusty Jengaheads, who will no doubt stick to their breakbeat-skewed house template. At the time of going to press, Bushwacka is the confirmed guest, with others in the pipeline. See Hitlist.
I Home Cookin' at Babaza. 6pm—3am (DJs from 11pm). Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Naeem isjoined by Stuart McCallum, regular guest at the likes of Fresh ‘n’ Funky and Rotation down in the Big Smoke, who will be flying up each and every week to spin his trademark R&B with a dash of classic disco and funk.
I Infusion at Yang. 11pm-3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Making full use onang’s three rooms, you can catch Colin Gate and Dribbler in the main room with disco, New York garage and house; Andy Young and Nick Peacock do their Latin jazz thing with live percussion from Gee in room two and, last but not least, Scott Ferguson and Rhonamok man the decks in the upstairs bar.
I Inside Out at The Arches. 10.30pm-4am. 30 Sep. Monthly. The second Inside Out in this bumper month, and another sell out success on the cards for Foy and Kilkie. The residents are joined this time by Tall Paul and Darren Stokes for some hard-but-euphoric house action.
I Jamboree at Reds. llpm-3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. John Lyons and Martin Hesketh of Velvet Rooms fame mix up a blend of commercial R&B and soul.
I Knucklehead Present My Machines at The Glasgow School of Art (upstairs). 10pm—late. £4 (£3.50). Weekly. Wilkes and Hatch hammer out cool, deadly funked-up techno and hard as nails house to a seriously appreciative crowd.
I Life at Life. 10pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Andy Unger presents a selection of soul, funk and disco augmented with original samples and loops to guarantee a new take on familiar sounds.
I Lush at The Polo Lounge. 10.30pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Featuring Andy in the Trophy Room with hits from the 605 to the 805 while Tom provides an upfront dance selection in the main room at the city’s prettiest gay club.
I MAS at The Apartment. llpm—3am. £8. Weekly. House and disco with a funky undercurrent.
I Media at Media. ilpm—3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Step back in time to revel in the tunes of the 705 and 805.
I Mish Mash at The Riverside Club. Midnight—3am. £9. 30 Sep. Monthly. What can we say? It’s the best way to spend three hours with your clothes on known to man, woman or whatever. As ever, Oscar casts his net wide, with dub, soul, deep house and the funk on the decks while the ever-steady percussion and MC department take things to a whole new level. Turn off the lights, as they say.
I Miss Moneypenny's at G]. 10pm—3.30am. £12 (£10). Weekly. The
Brummie superclub touches down in ‘ Glasgow. With a reputation for glamorous
antics that stretches from Britain to lbiza and then some, expect beautiful punters, exotic dancers and seriously funky
dancefioor action thanks to the
Moneypenny’s residents.
I Rumba Te Tumba at Havana Bar. 9pm—Bam. Free. Weekly. A wild mix of Latin and Spanish selections from the Salsa Sabrosa crew.
I Sabotage at Glasgow School ofArt. 10.30pm-3am. £6. 22 Sep. Monthly. The cream of Belfast’s hip hop scene, Chris Caul and Phil Murray, are joined in the main room by JP, one quarter of the Plastic Surgeons and fresh from his win at the Irish heat of the Technics DMC Mixing Championships. The Vic Bar, meanwhile, goes drum & bass, with an exclusive live set from Solaris and DJ support from local duo Anomali &
Ha hazard. See Hitlist.
I lave Sexual at Slave. 10pm—3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Robin and Lovejoy with a harder hard house set than their weekly outings. Dress up lovely and arrive early to avoid disappointment.
I Solution at Q. 5pm—3am (DJs from 11pm). Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Archaos’s Ryan Kerr takes over from Stevie Middleton, on a vocal house
tip. I Substitute at Planet Peach. 11pm—3am. £10. Weekly. Harri and Domenic continue to dominate Sat nights with their exclusive, tune-packed funky house blend.
I Traxx at The Soundhaus. Next date 21 Oct.
I Triumph at The Tunnel. 10.30pm—3.30am. £9 (£7). Weekly. Colin Tevendale and Steven McCreery supply the dressed-up glamour kids with progressive house and trance in the main room while Kevin MacFarlane and Stephen Lee mix up garage, disco and vocal house in room two. If you’re not wearing awfully nice clothes, however, don’t expect to get in.
I 2 Tons Of Fun at Club Budda. 11pm—3am. £6. Weekly. Geoff Montford and Chris Harris get funky with a bang up-to-date selection of disco house.
I The Unit For details visit www.the- unit.co.uk.
I Vegas at The Renfrew Ferry. Next date 21 Oct.
I Velvet Rooms at The Velvet Rooms. 11pm—3am. £4 before midnight; £8 after. Weekly. Stevie Smith breaks out the club classics, garage and house in the Main Room while Raymond Woods cools things down with hip hop and R&B in Room Two.
Chart & party
I Bankers at Bonkers. 11pm—3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Hits from the 805, chart house and cheesy trance.
I Classic FM at Fury Murry’s. 11pm—3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Dance classics and party tunes, with alternative and rock tunes upstairs in Twister.
I The Garage at The Garage. 10pm—3am. £5 (£3) before 11pm; £6 (£4) after. Weekly. Super-commercial party sounds on the main dancefloor and indie classics in The Attic.
I Graduate Club at g2. 11pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Designed to suit those who have always enjoyed a Garage- style night out, but feel a little long in the tooth when surrounded by fresh- faced, lager-stained youngsters. Steve Davis rovides the party anthems.
I Se uction at Destiny. 10pm—3am. £6 before 11pm; £7 after. Weekly. Tonight the iiber club would like you to ‘dress to impress’ while enjoying the usual commercial house ‘n’ trance pap.
I Strawberry Fields at Strawberry Fields. 9pm—3am. £6 before 11pm; £7 after. Weekly. Classic party nonsense from the 605 to last week.
GLASGOW SUNDAYS
Pro-club I Bonafide Love at The Cross Bar. 8pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. DJ
, Dirtsman with reggae, roots and ragga.
i I Budda at Bar Budda. 8pm—midnight. ‘ Free. Weekly. Colin Walker (New York : Alliance) playing deep house.
I Come Down at Slave. Next date 1
Oct.
I Descargarana at Havana. 8pm—late. Free. Weekly. Live Latin jazz action as DJ George Martin is joined by resident band Che Guevara Five.
I Divine Intervention at Brel. 9pm—midnight. Free. 24 Sep. Monthly. Andy Divine with a selection of soundtracks, soul and the funk.
I Fast Forward at Eat Drink Man Woman. 4pm-midnight. Free before 6pm; £3 after. Weekly. House music and chart anthems, with drinks promos an added bonus.
I Fresh at Mojo. 9pm—late. Free. Weekly. Let the Fresh crew chill you out before the stress of the week ahead. Resident Gary Lawson is joined by regular guests Paul Hughes (Mau Sound System) and Barry Johnstone.
I G-Man 8t Traxx at The Living Room. 4pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. It is now possible to write off the Sabbath in its entirety while enjoying some top-notch tunes, thanks to the Living Room’s double bill. The afternoon shift is taken care of by G-Man, with his beats and hip hop. From 9pm, things get a bit livelier thanks to underground house from Simon and Derek. I Harri at Groucho St Judes. 9pm-midnight. Free. 1 Oct. Fortnightly. The Sub Club stalwart brings his high calibre house to the most stylish of Glasgow’s style bars.
I Hi-T at Tchai-Ovna. 4-10pm. Free. Weekly. A Sun relaxation session aimed squarely at those after a spot of detoxification, since the venue is a non- smoking tea shop that looks like an opium den. The tunes, courtesy of a huge number of local DJs, are drawn from every genre under the sun, as long as they’re laid-back. Drink obscure teas, play chess, give your body a rest.
I Low Down Tunes at Four Cafe Bar (CCA). 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Melodic breaks and beats.
I Nick Peacock at The Variety Bar. 8pm-midnight. Free. Weekly. Local hero Nick Peacock selects the best jazz grooves, with the occasional foray into house.
I Nico's at Nico’s. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Dribbler and Steve with reggae and dub selections.
I Paul Cawley at Groucho St Judes. 9pm—midnight. Free. 24 Sep. Fortnightly. The Fenetik fellow with some beats ‘n’ breakage.
I R&B at Bar 10. 7pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Relax with R&B cuts and take advantage of the generous drinks promos at this city centre style bar.
I The Sunday Social at The Arches. 3pm-11pm. £3 before 5pm; £5 after. 1 Oct. Monthly. Up Bustle & Out (Ninja Tune), Baby Mammoth, VJ Reality Check and DJ Sidewinder.
I Yang at Yang. 9pm-lam. Free. Weekly. Hip hop and house with Dribbler and A Burd Called Ger.
Club
I Bennet's at Bennet’s. 11.30pm-—3am. £3. Weekly. Tom plays tunes loved by twelve-year-old girls, plus some bangin’ handbag, to equally appreciative gay men. Funny old world.
I Bite at The Cathouse. 10.30pm—3am. Free entry before 11.30pm; £2 (£1.50) after. Weekly. A milder mix of indie and rock than you’ll find at the city’s premier rock venue on Fri or Sat.
I Club Tropicana at The Garage (Attic). 11pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Indie, both classic and contemporary, with a healthy dose of Britpop.
I Cocoyan at The Apartment. 11pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. A new night of dancehall, R&B and soca-Latino fusion from Puppa Shango (Joints & Jams) and newcomer DJ Yaw.
I Colours Streetrave 11th Birthday Party at The Arches. 10pm-4am. £16. 24 Sep only. Who’d have thought it, Streetrave is 11 years old and still going strong. This year the famously energetic celebrations feature Danny Rampling, Paul van Dyk and Seb Fontaine alongside the Colours regulars. See Hitlist.
I Funk Sundays at Slave. 8pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. House with Chicago tendencies from Andy Guest, plus live
i percussion courtesy ofAndrew Horn.