I Yum Yum at Revolution. 10pm—3am. £5—£7. Weekly. Chart and dance night at this heaving mess of humanity.
EDINBURGH SATURDAVS
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I Baracoa at Baracoa. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Big Beat’s Simon Hodge dons his sombrero and gaucho moustache for a sexy selection of Latin favourites.
I Bela Lugosi's Shed at The Spider’s Web. Monthly. Returns in Feb. -
I Cuba Norte at Cuba Norte. 10pm-1am. Free. Weekly. Hot salsa! it’s Saturday and that means, er, hot salsa at this epicentre of all things Latin.
I Funk And Disorderly at The City Cafe. 9pm—lam. 18 Nov. Fortnightly. Yogi llaughton supplies the very best in dancefloor jazz, R&13 and vocal garage. I Gilded Saloon at Gilded Saloon. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Niall Young, Scott McKenzie, Scott Elliot and guests provide a selection of smooth dance grooves.
I Human Be-In at The Human Be-ln. 9pm-lam. Free. Weekly. Beany plays deep house and alternative breaks at this sweet new bar.
I Immersed In Music at Pivo. 9pm-lam. Free. Weekly. Waving not drowning, Scott Mackenzie delights in a funky house style (18 Nov), while Stuart Duncan from Atomic Baby takes a more progressive route to aural pleasure (25 Nov).
I Latino Loco at El Barrio. 10pm—1am. Free. Weekly. The original Latino chart party continues with the freshest beats from the barrio.
I Made In Iguana at Iguana. 9pm-1am. Free. Weekly. Top tunes from deep house man Colin Cook (Ultragroove).
I Party On at Rush. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. DJ Forkboy lays down the hip hop, soul, funk and indie.
I Oxygen at Oxygen. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Mikey Stirton (Substantial) and Steve Austin (lleadspin) entertain the weekend crowds at this airy bar.
I Sub-Atomic at Bar Union (formerly Bliss). 9pm—lam. Free. Weekly. A selection of the Atomic Baby backroom boys (Scott Brown, Bruce Nicholson, Stevie Wilson and Scott MacKenzie) play a frisky range of US house and garage. Check out the next Atomic Baby at La Belle Angele on 18 Nov.
I Underworld Vibes at Bannerman’s. 9pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Sean Pearson and Neil Ferguson go all garage and house on yo asses.
I Yush! at the City Cafe. 9pm—lam. Free. 25 Nov. Fortnightly. A]. (head honcho behind Edinburgh’s leading hip hop label, Yush Recordings) selects the upbeat hip hop, funk and ragga. He’s joined by the fresh prince of R& B, the Mad Ambassador.
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I Acetate at The Liquid Room. 10.3(1pm—3am. £8 (£7). 25 Nov. Fortnightly. So popular it’s now moved to a fortnightly slot, this plastic fantastic night for those who like to groove in a funky house style is tonight brought to you by Sublime‘s Kev Wright and ldge. Considering the boys usually favour techno and trance, this should be interesting. See Hitlist.
I Ascension Goth Club at Holyrood Union. 10.30pm—3am. £3 (£2). 18 Nov. Fortnightly. Pansexual night for those out there confused as to whether they be man, woman or beast. Musically. its all your goth. metal and indie favourites.
I Atomic Baby at La Belle Angele. 10.30pm—3am. £8 before midnight; £10 after. 18 Nov. Fortnightly. Residents Stuart Duncan and Michael Kilkie make room at the decks for special guest, Renaissance man Anthony Pappa. As one of the world’s most acclaimed DJs, famed for his cutting- edge sounds from deep house through to trance. Pappa's sure to draw the crowds. See Phactfile.
I Blast at Club Mercado. 11pm—3am. £10 (£8). 18 Nov. Fortnightly. After the sell- out success of the last date with Ministry’s Jazzy M, Huggy Burger Queen hosts a residents’ showcase of only the finest
house music. Also featuring burgeoning new talent, Markell.
I Blue Strawberry at The Liquid Room. Monthly. Next date 2 Dec.
I Boogie Mo’ Dynamo at The Bongo Club. 10.30pm—3am. £7. 18 Nov. Monthly. Smack, Wreckage and Believe host another ‘Twisted Disco' night, which sees the boys favour a phat, funky disco brand of breaks rather than the bass-heavy breaks normally dealt with here. Apparently it’s very popular with the lay-dees and that always bodes well. Also featuring Gary Mac in the back room.
I Boombox at The Venue. 11pm-3am. £9 (£7). 18 Nov. Monthly. Along with Mark Farina and Derrick Carter (both favourites here) tonight’s guest can lay claim to being in the premiere league of second generation Chicago house jocks. Yes, it’s none other than DJ Gemini and we think you’ll agree that tonight is going to be rather special. See Hitlist.
I CC. Blooms at CC. Blooms. 10.30pm—3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Weekly. DJ Ally is back again with more of her trademark high-camp-to-house decnical action.
I Cool Runnings at The Venue (top floor). Monthly. Next date 2 Dec.
I Cream Vs Acetate at Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. £11 (in advance from Fopp, Ripping, and Uber Disko). Seb Fontaine fronts up to Gail Sellars and Marco Smith.
I Digital at The Venue (top floor). 10.30pm—3am. £5 (£4). 25 Nov. Monthly. Techno and tech-house for the faithful here from the residents J Cammera, Mitchell and Finnie.
I Digital & Sacred present Rotation at The Venue (all floors). Monthly. Next date 9 Dec.
I District at Noa. 10.30pm—3am. £2.50 before midnight; £5 after. Monthly. Next date 2 Dec.
I The Egg at The Wee Red Bar. 11pm—3am. £4 (£3.50). Weekly. Celebrating seven years of providing the best mix of indie, 60s garage, Northern soul, ska, soundtracks and all things groovy on the 25 Nov with a huge party on two floors. Upstairs it’s Harry Ainsworth’s Funhouse with games, prizes and karaoke, while downstairs the best dancefloor fillers are destined to drag the old timers away from their cocoa. See Hitlist.
I Eye Candy at Club Mercado. 11pm—3am. £10. 25 Nov. Fortnightly. After celebrating their first birthday, Graeme Popstar and Nejat Barton continue to go from strength to strength with their shamelessly glam house party. Remember to ‘dress glam or scram’.
I Fiesta Latina at Teviot Row Union. Monthly. Next date 9 Dec.
I Headspin at The Bongo Club. Monthly. Next date 2 Dec, featuring the mighty return ofThe Psychonauts.
I Joy at Wilkie House. Monthly. Next date 9 Dec.
I Jungle Magic at The Liquid Room. 10pm—3am. £9 (£7). 18 Nov. Monthly. Tonight, one of drum & bass’s most talented performers, DJ Teebee, makes his debut. Having stunned audiences at Manga earlier this year ( he did some blindin’ scratching with his back to the decks), the talented residents DJ Kid, Tania Swift and MC Feelman are mighty proud to welcome him into the fold. See Hitlist
I Kuru at Ego. 10.30pm—3am. Monthly. Next date 2 Dec.
I Last Night A DJ Stole My Wife at P0 Na Na. 11pm—3am. £3. Weekly. DJ 4th Varmint, keeping it real with the old skool to nu skool beats thing.
I Latin Explosion at The Mambo Club. 10pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Your weekly dose of high octane Latin rhythms (run exclusively by women), with dance classes starting at 9pm for beginners and for more experienced salsa aficionados at 10pm (priced £4 which includes entry to the club).
I Luvely at Wilkie House. 10.30pm-3am. £10 (£8). 25 Nov. Monthly. The highly successful Carry On series continues and this month it’s Carry On 999. Any style of emergency service attire will suit, but you could try posing as the anti-environmental health and have a go at the residents
l Tommy K, Jared and Scott G and special guest Glenn Miller (Heresy) for not playing the house hard enough.
I Luvely Lite at Ego. 11pm—3am. Members £5 before midnight, £7 after; non-members £7 before midnight, £9 after. 18 Nov. Monthly. Favouring the funkier, more vocal side of house, with residents John Edwards and Tommy Gallo in the main room and GP in the downstairs lounge.
I The Mambo Club at The Cavendish. 10pm—3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. The highly respected mix of reggae, ragga, R&B, rap and hip hop continues to be one of the strongest nights for music of black ori ’in in town.
I Messenger Soun System at The Bongo Club. 11pm—3am. £6.50. 25 Nov. Fortnightly. Riddim’ full of culture at this roots and dub sound night, with special guest MC Bro.
I Mingin' at Studio 24 (upstairs). 10.30pm—3am. £5. 18 Nov. Fortnightly. Altogether more pleasurable than the name
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would suggest, this is a gay-friendly house, trance and techno fest hosted by Brian Dempster and Alan Joy for a loyal crowd. I The Mission at Studio 24. 11pm-3am. £5 (£4). 25 Nov. Fortnightly. Following in the tradition of The Mission (Victoria Street) with three floors of altemative sounds: head upstairs for goth and industrial goings-on, to the main floor for rock, nu metal and guitar-based sounds and up to the wee front room for general weirdness, sometimes on a skate, punk or indie slant.
I Nameless at The Attic. 10.30pm—3am. £6. Weekly. An ever- changing selection of seasoned professionals, featuring Twitch, Brainstorm, The Bill, Sandy Paris and Rob Dylan. These days. they play techno, deep house and whatever else they damn well please. See Preview on The Attic.
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WILKIE HOUSE
Seeks Partners/Promoters for Saturday nights
Phone: 0131 225 5583, ask for Ellis
All options will be considered
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27 - 31 West Port (off the Grassmarket) Edinburgh EH1 2JA Tel: 0131 221 1099
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