I Made In Iguana at lguana. 9pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Gary Mac (Sublime) arranges an intimate meeting between some super tough breaks and some classic house tunes. How romantic.
I Mellow Mellow Right On at The Carwash. 9pm--1am. Free. Weekly. DJ Sofa Boy gets comfortable with an eclectic mix of chilled ftmk and nu jau. sounds.
I Oxygen at Oxygen. 9pm~1am. Free. Weekly. Young Lisa Thompson (Nature) and Steven Wanless (Friscodisco) get jiggy with a range of fresh and funky deep house delights. They‘ll be joined by regular guest slots in the ‘lilectronic Mttsic Club where the likes of Dolphin Boy and Aqua Bassino host a live hootenattny in the basement bar.
I Perception at Bar L'nion (formerly Bliss). 9pm—1am. Free. 18 Jan. Fortnightly. Deep to progressive house from Derek Martin and Gav Grant.
I Prefix at Bar L'nion. 9pm—1am. Free.
1 1 Jan. Fortnightly. The X-Residents and guests supply house and garage grooves. plus original tunes.
I Rookie Night at PopRokit. l()pm—lam. Free. Weekly. L'nknown DJs get the opportunity to leave their bedrooms behind and play out to a crowd. Send tapes to Honeycomb tints. PO Box 23377. Edinburgh FH8 9W1.'.
I Salsa Experience at Baracoa. 8pm—1am. Free. Weekly. DJ Jorge plays the Latino grooves to make you salsa. with dance classes from the expert. Sam Gannon (£3.50).
I Salsa Viva at Cuba Norte. l0pm~1am. Free. Weekly. Salsa and Latin DJs on rotation.
I Strange Beats at The Watershed. 8pm—1am. Free. Weekly. A solid funk and soul selection at this Stockbridge style bar.
I Tango el Porteno at Club Java.
8pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Informal tango night with tree beginners class from 8pm.
I Tropico Utopico! at El Barrio. 8pm—1am. Free. Weekly. DJs from the Bongo Clttb in Manchester and DJ Jaffar and '/.uppa lnglese frotn Arakataca spin a spicy selection of African. Afro Latin and Afro Caribbean dance music. More info from events(0 e1barrio.co.uk.
I Undercover Brothers at The City Cafe. 8pm—1am. Free. Weekly. A live take on the pre-clttb scenario with saxophone and percussion accompanying the decks selection from Adrian. with lyrical enhancement from .-\.J. (Yush Recordings).
Club
I CC. Blooms at CC. Blooms. 10.30pm—3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Weekly. Work that body to Hi-NRG dance action at this ever-ready gay bar.
I Da Break at La Belle Angele. .‘vlonthly. Next date 1 Feb.
I Dust at Studio 24. 11pm—3am. £2. Weekly. A cross-section of alternative sounds from the infamous DJ Dave. taking in punk. hardcore. goth and similar such dark mtisings.
I Dysfunction at The Attic. 9pm—3am. £2 (£1 ). Weekly. Formerly at The Venue. DJs liwan and Jane have now moved the latest mix of nu metal. hardcore. skate punk and industrial here fora weekly session that includes live action every other Thu (25 Jan).
I Ethos at Studio 24. l 1pm—3am. £3. 1 1 Jan. Monthly. Steave and DHB provide the full-on trance and techno tttnes.
I Funki at The Attic. 1 1pm—3am. £3 (£2). 18 Jan. Fortnightly. A relatively new venture that sees Stevie H. Timbo and Miguel playing funky house and [IS garage greats.
I Future Primitive at The Venue (Cooler). Monthly. Next date 1 Feb.
I Gadges At Work at The Cocteau Lounge has now finished.
I Genetic at The Citrus Club. 11pm—3am. £2. Weekly. Still a mighty popular soire'e that showcases alternative. indie and lo-li. No smoking in the bar area. mind.
I Jove-Nation at The Bongo Club. 10pm—3am. £5 (£4). 1 1 Jan. Monthly. Reminisce about the good ‘ole days of Jungle and sample the drutn & bass delights of the future with Manga resident The General and guests.
I Love Breaks at Po Na Na. 1 lpm—3am. £2. Weekly. DJs Simone and Dr Jon play new and old classics from the realms of Latin. soul. R&B and disco.
I The Moneyshot at The Bongo Club. 11pm—3am. £4 (£3). 18 Jan. The first hip hop. funk and drum 8: bass showcase of
the new year from the residents Foly.
Hood and Getsum.
I 909 at Noa has now finished.
I Snatch Club at The Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. £3.50 (£2.50). Weekly. After the Christmas creaming. your man Harry Ainsworth (yes. he that hosts the Departure Lounge at PopRokit) keeps on pushing his unique brand of musical and comedic entertainment along with Baz Peters and Spanky Alexander. It's a funky disco cum cabaret. by the way.
I Supafly at Noa has now finished.
I 3 Piece Sweet at The Cocteau Lounge. 11pm—3am. £2. 18 Jan. Fortnightly. Party girls Trendy Wendy.
Sally F and Nicci manage the random
factor of the ‘no music policy'. while the ultra-cheap drinks promos and free makeovers from Ms. B. Smart combine to make you feel all special inside.
I Urban Rhythm at Ego. 10.30pm—3am.
listings CLUBS
£2. 1 | Jan. Fortnightly. Future sounds in either a hip hop or house style from Kevin Knox. Herbaceous. Deckarama and Duncan.
I Vortex at La Belle Angele. Monthly. Next date tbc.
Chart & Party
I Back To Basics at Why Not'.’
1 1pm-3am. £5. Weekly. Wonderfully predictable favourites from the chart crypt.
I Blasted at Gaia. 10pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Dubbed ‘the best student night in town' by some Radio 1 sage. this sweaty soiree features cheesy mainstream dance in the main room and indie from Planet Earth upstairs iii the lounge.
I Funky Underground at Revolution. l()pm—3am. £4 (£3 ). Weekly. The dance podiums really come into their own tonight at this massive venue. ideal as they are for attracting attention to your
3 wacky batty shaking. I Gold at The Ark. 10pm—3am. 80p.
Weekly. 1f the very thought of Tony Hadley makes you moist. you'll be positively dripping at this luxurious night of 80s indulgence.
I Ignition at Eros/[Elite 9.30pm—3am. - £3 (£2). Weekly. Last year's ‘Scottish
Discoteque ()f The Year' still draws the numbers at this big ‘ole student night.
I The Subway at The Subway. 9pm~3am. Free for students with
matriculation card; £1 otherwise. Weekly. A mainstream soundtrack plus the odd spot of indie.
I The Subway West End at The Subway West End. 7pm—3am. Free for students with matriculation card; £1 otherwise. Weekly. DJs playing chart and party music fora shameless drinking crowd.
clubs
VEDUES
I Air Organic 36 Kelvingrove Street. 564 5201.
I Alasksa 142 Bath Lane. 248 1777. I The Apartment 23 Royal lixchange Square. 221 7808.
I Archaos 25 Queen Street. 204 3189. I The Arches Midland Street (off Jamaica Street). 221 4001.
I The Bedsit 1 Park l)rivc.339 0432. I Bennet's 80 (ilassl‘ord Street. 552 5761.
I Bonkers Hope St. 248 5884.
I Brel 39 Ashton Lane. 3-12 4966.
I Budda 142 St Vincent Street. 221 5660.
I Caledonian University Student Union (Asylum) 70 Cowcaddens Road. 332 0681.
I The Cathouse l5 L'nion Street. 248 6606.
I Cleopatra’s 508 Great Western Road. Kelvinbridgc. 3340560.
I Club Budda l42 St Vincent St. 22l 2213.
I Cul De Sac Ashton Lane. 334 8899. I Eat Drink Man Woman 34—44 King St. 552 9227.
I Firebird 1321 Argyle Street. 334 059-1.
I Fury Murry’s 96 Maxwell Street. 221 651 I.
I The Garage 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 1 I20.
I Glasgow School of Art I67 Renfrew Street. 3320691.
I Glasgow University Union 32 University Avenue. 339 8697.
I 92 47-1 Sattchiehall St (behind the Garage). 353 3111.
I Havana 50 Hope Street. 248 4466. I Life (basement of Corinthian). 191 lngram Street. 552 1101.
I The Living Room 5 Byers Road. 339 851 l.
I Nice 'n' Sleazy 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637.
I Planet Peach 34 Queen Street. 226 8990.
I Polo Lounge 84 Wilson Street.
553 1221.
I Privilege Club Experience 69 Hope Street. 204 5233.
I Queen Margaret Student Union 22
University Gardens. 339 9784.
I Reds. 375 Sattchiehall Street. 331 1635.
I Rocksy's Basement 4() New Sneddon Street. Paisley. 552 5791.
I Scaramouche Bar. I40 Elderslie St. Charing X. 572 0828.
I The Shack l93 Pitt St. 332 7522.
I The Shed 26 Langside Avenue. 649 9473.
I Spy Bar Bath Street. 22l 771 l.
I Strawberry Fields 56 Oswald Street. 22l 787l.
I The Studio. l()84 South St. Scotstoun. 401 1750.
I Sub Club 22 Jamaica Street. 248 4600.
I 13th Note 260 Clyde Street. 243 2177
I Trash l97 Pitt Street. 572 3372.
I The Tunnel 84 Mitchell Street. 204 1000.
I Variety Bar 4()lSauchiehall Street. 332 4449.
I The Velvet Rooms Sauchiehall Street. 332 0755.
. I The-Woodside Social Club 329
North Woodside Road. 337 1643.
I Yang 33 Queen Street. 248 8484.
EDINBURGH .
I The Ark 3 Semple Street. 229 7733. I The Art College Lauriston Place. 220 3234.
I The Attic Dycr‘s Close. Cowgate. 225 8382.
i I The Basement Broughton Street. 557 0097.
I La Belle Angele l l Hasties Close. 225 7536.
I The Bongo Club 14 New Street. 556
5204. I Catwalk Broughton Street. 225 5583.
, I Cavendish West Tollcross. 228 3252. I CC. Blooms 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 9331.
I The Citrus Grindlay Street. 622 7086.
. I The City Cafe Blair Street. 220 ()l25. I Club Java Commercial Street. Leith.
467 3935.
I The Cocteau Lounge (Ego), Picardy
Place (entrance through The Outhouse Gardens. Broughton Street Lane. 478
7434.
I Ego (fomerly E2K) Picardy Place.
478 7434.
I eh1 197 High Street. 220 5277.
l I Eros/Elite Fountainpark. Dundee Street. 228 1661. 3 I Gaia King Stables Road. 229 7986.
I The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564.
I Loco 235 Cowgate. 225 5413.
I The Meadow Bar Buccleuch Street. 622 7680.
I Club Mercado 36-39 Market Street. 226 4224.
I Noa 7 Queensferry Street Lane. 226 6828.
I The Outhouse Broughton Street Lane. 557 668.
I Oxygen 3-5 lnfirmary Street. 557
9997.
l I Peppermint Lounge Blair Street. 622 6811.
I Pivo 2—6 Calton Road. 557 2925.
I Po Na Na 26 Frederick Street. 226 7774_
I The Potterrow Bristo Square. 650 9195.
I Revolution 3l Lothian Road. 229
7670. I Studio 24 Calton Road. 558 3758.
I The Subway Cowgate. 225 6766.
I The Subway West End Lotliian Road. 229 9197.
I The Vaults l5—l7 Niddrie Street. 558
' 9052.
I The Venue Calton Road. 557 3073.
I The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College OfArt. Lauriston Place. 229 1442. ~ I Why Not? 14 George Street. 624
8311.
I Wilkie House Cowgate. 225 2935.
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