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{ Glasgow, Friday Chart 8. Party
I Pink Cadillac at Betty 's (Archaos). llpm iam. £5 (£3). Weekly. Break out your feather boas. ludicrous flares. platform boots and .Aft'o wigs and grooye to classic disco and sexy funk. courtesy of DJ Sltaft.
I The Shack at Shack (formerly The Temple). ll).3()pm 3am. £5 (£4). (‘heesy chart tunes.
I Strawberry Fields at Strawberry Fields. 0pm 3am. £(i before I lpm; £7 after. Weekly. A party -up set takitig iit dancelloor fa\cs from the (i()s to the present (lit).
Glasgow Saturdays
Pre-Club
I Anti-Bar at The Lith Note ('afe. 0pm midnight. £2. i Mar. Monthly. Night clubbing is dead. bars are for yuppies and stay ing iii just isn't an option. Thank goodness Ms. Mingo-go is on hand to proyide a w iggy-assed musical car crash at a reasonable \‘olume to allow for. y'know. talking. From April the pre-club w ill (time to a Slit) slot to pro\ ide a much-needed pre-()ptimo drinking yenue.
I b.ding at Soba. ()pm midnight. Free. .i Mar. Monthly. Warm-up session to the main eyent at The LighthoUse. featuring diyerse musical goodies from across the globe play ed by the likes of DJ Panic arid liye pet'ellsslonlsts Firefly.
I Budda at Bar Budda. 8pm midnight. Free. Weekly. Stey ie Middleton ()l. Solemusic with deep house and garage. I Buff Club at Brel. ()pm midnight. Free. Weekly. Solid funk and soul selection. I The Corinthian at The Corinthian. 0pm late. Free. Weekly. Wayne Dixon takes care of the main bar in this mega leisure complex with a selection of classic soul and disco and contemporary ‘grooye' (ie proper) R&B.
I Cul De Sac at The (’ul De Sac. ()pm midnight. Free. Weekly. Jim llutchison frotn Soma with funked-up techno and deep house.
I Dirty Wriggles at The Variety Bar. ‘lpm midnight. Free. Weekly. A techno ‘n’ electro pre—club set from l)irty Wriggles of My stec Beatz.
I Fourward Thinking at Four (‘afe Bar ((‘(‘A ). 9pm midnight. Free. Weekly. l’re-club with an emphasis on breaks and beats.
I Kenny H at Rtissell's (‘afe Bar.
()pm midnight. Free. Weekly. Funky house. with a smattering of soul.
I Nico’s at .\'ico‘s. ()pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. (iayin Someryille with a pungent blend of cheesy lionse.
I Nomad at Nomad. 7.30pm midnight. Free. Weekly. linjoy some quality house front ls'ris Keegan. Ian Thompson and A.J. and you can capture those cheeky grins with the free camera hire offer.
I Sam Wallace at liat Drink Man Woman. 8pm midnight. Free. Weekly. Acrtiss-the-board house sounds to get you ready fora night out.
I Spaced As at 'I'chai-()\'na.
2pm midnight. Free. 3 Mar. The first of two one-off all-day chill sessions (see Sun). featuring all manner of leftl'ield types. These include the itifatitous l)ub Dentists. The ()perators. l)J Mingo-(io, The Richard Winters Quartet. Leon 1) and .\'ile. And it's all free goddanunit.
I Spy at Spy Bar. 9pm --late. Free. Weekly. (‘olin Dayie and Lawrence llughes do alternate Saturdays. both proy idiitg quality house grooyes.
I Walker & Hughes at The Liying Room. ‘lpnianidnight. Free. Weekly. The deepest of house from Colin and Lawrence A one of the best ways to gear up for the night out proper.
I The Works at Bar ll). Omit-midnight. Free. Weekly. Graham \Vilson with soul. hip hop and ltouse.
Club I Archaos at Arcltaos. l lpm—4am. £8. Weekly. AJ. rocks the main room with
ltouse and garage. laii Thompson w hacks out the best in underground garage and dance classics in Betty 's. while members in the Sky Bar are treated to quality grooyes from ('olin l)a\ ie and Laurence Hughes. lti addition. the Archaos cast of performers bring a touch of the circus to cluhland with tire-eaters. stilt-walkers and dare dey i| trapeze artistry.
. b.ding at The LigltlltotlsL‘ (slit Hoof). midnight 3am. U). 3 Mar. Monthly. All tnanner of musical styles from across the globe get an airing courtesy of ()scar (Misli Mash). Tiger Style and drum & bass fellas lrian Jaya. Indian and ligyptian styles w ill figure highly.
I Bennet’s at Bennei’s.
l L3()pm 3am. £5. Weekly. Shaun with a commercial dance set and Annie with a blend of 7()s and 80s hits at the city 's oldest gay club.
Bugged Out! at Queen Margaret l'nion. ltlpm 3am. £l2 (£l()). It) Mar. Monthly. You know you can rely on the underground-oyei'ground superclub. and this month is no exception. The line up consists of Base Angel. Lawrence Burden (()ctaye ()ne). Rob Bright. the Jengalieads and Richard Hector-Jones. See llitlist.
I The Cathouse at The (‘athouse l().3()pmn 3am. £3.50 (£2.50) before
I 1.30pm; £4 alter. Weekly. lndie. rock. grunge and beats across three floors
I Club 69 at Rocksy's Basement. l()pm-2..’)()am (midnight curfew). £5 (members only). Weekly. The team behind the Rub-A-l)ub record shop with the deepest underground sounds and the best guest l)Js. For membership details. call Rub-A-l)ub on 4()() 6967.
I Clubsole Residents Party at MAS. llpm- 3am. £8. 3 Mar. Monthly. Solemusic proudly open the doors to the latest showcase of their multi-talented l)Js and producers. Featuring Steyie ‘Sole' Middleton. ('hris llarris. liwan Kelly and Milton Jackson. this will be a smooth and sexy soulful groove front start to finish.
I Colours at The Arches. l lptti ---lam. £tbc. ll) Mar. Monthly. Presumably (‘olours have assembled a dossier of incriminating information on the cream of the trance and hard house community. This is how they get the likes of Danny Rampling. Sander Kleinenberg. Steye Lawler and Jimmy Van M.
I Divine at Glasgow School of Art. l()pm»-3am. £5 (£4); £3.50 (iSA studettts. Weekly. Andrew l)iyine and llush Puppy get on with the next ten years of moogy noodling. Northern stomp and other future-retro sounds.
I Fluid at Alaska. Next date 2-1 Mar with Jori llulkonnen.
I Freefall at The Arches. l lpm 4am. £10. 3 Mar. Monthly. Freel‘all (and Inside Out) residents Alan Belshaw and Simon Foy are all alone this month. and that’s how they like it.
I Freeform at The 13th Note (‘lub (both lloors). 9pm~3am. Free before ll).3()pm: £5 (£4) after. Weekly. All sorts of tunes front Steven and Paul Watt. taking in hip hop. jazz. disco and Latin. augmented by Ray Suzuki's left-of-centre projections.
I Freelance Science at Alaska. lt).3()pm~ 3am. £l() (£8). 3 Mar. Monthly. Stuart and ()rde tearing it up on decks. samplers and assorted black boxes. For those of you whojust can't wait for the forthcoming Slam album. make damn sure you get down tonight as the duo will be peppering the mix with some sneaky peeks at their forthcoming album.
I Fmitfly at The Arches. Next date l7 Mar.
I The Funk Room at The Arches. l().3()pm-3am. £8. 16 Mar. Monthly. It does exactly what it says on the (in: deep funk. porno-funk. jazz-funk. new-school funk and other kinds of funk courtesy of. Andrew Divine and Big Beat's Simon Hodge.
I Gain at Alaska. 1 lpm—3am. l().30pm—3am. £l() (£8). l0 Mar. Monthly. Percy X of Sonia fame
welcomes Andrew Weatherall. which should lead to a perfect night of techno and that pitched-up electrobreaks meets Detroit stuff that Weatherall is so keen on these days.
I Groovejet at Trash. l lptti 3am. £7 (£5 l. Weekly. Brothers .\l;tll and Pete knock out quality home and garage iii the main room. while Paul .\"Jie spins Rth in room tWo.
I Haptic at Riyerside (‘lub
Midnight 3am. lll Mar. Monthly. £5 in adyance (from Sidetracks); £8 on the door. It) Mar. Monthly. Residents (iianni and Polanski do their deep house thing. I Havana Esperito at (‘anyas. (‘7. Weekly. l)J Jazz brings his Latino box of tricks to the Merchant ('ity ‘s newest \enue. (’anyas. where there's no dedicated dancelloor. but there is classy sery ice and at) elegant. sophisticated
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I High at Mas. l lpm 3am. £8. Weekly. The Saturday nighter at the new \enue with Lawrence llughes.
I Home Base at Alaska. Next date 3| Mar.
I Home Cookin’ at Baha/a.
6pm 73am (l)Js from I lpm ). Free before I lpm; £5 after. Weekly. Naeem is joined by Stuart Mc('allum. regular guest at the likes of Fresh ‘n' Funky and Rotation down in the Big Smoke. who w ill be flying tip each and eyery week to spin his trademark Rth with a dash of classic disco attd funk.
I Infusion at Yang. l lpttt 3am. Free before midnight; £5 alter. Weekly. Making full use onang‘s three rooms. yoti can catch ('olin (iate and Dribbler iii the tnain room with disco. New York garage and house. Andy Yotmg and Nick Peacock do their Latin jazz thing in room two and. last btit not least. Scott Fei‘guson arid Rhonainok man the decks in the upstairs bar.
I Inside Out at The Arches. Next date 2| April.
I Jamboree at Reds. l lpm 3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. John Lyons and Martin llesketh of Velvet Rooms fame mix up a blend of cotnmercial R&B and soul.
I Knucklehead Present My Machines at The (ilasgow School of Art (upstairs). ltlpm late. £4 (£3.50). Weekly. Wilkes arid llatch hammer out cool. deadly funked-up techno aitd hard as nails hotlse to a seriously appreciatiye crowd. By which we mean drunk.
I Life at Life. lllpm 5am. £5. Weekly. Andy l'nger 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.
l().3()pm» 3am. £5. Weekly. Featuring Andy in the Trophy Room with hits from the ()()s to the 80s while Tom provides an upfront dance selection in the main room at the city's prettiest gay club.
I Media at Media. l lpiti - 3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Step back in time to revel in the tunes of the 7()s and 80s.
I Mish Mash at The Riyerside (’lub. Next date 24 Mar.
I Miss Moneypenny’s at (i l. l()pm» 3.30am. £12 (£l()). Weekly. The Brummie superclub touches down in (ilasgow. Will) a reputation for glamorous antics that stretches from Britain to Ibiza and then some. expect beautiful punters. exotic dancers and serioUsly funky dancelloor action.
I Rumba Te Tumba at llayana Bar. 9pm-3am. Free. Weekly. A wild mix of Latin and Spanish selections from the Salsa Sabrosa crew.
‘Vicki Lidelle disrobed so often that I began to think I was married to her myself.’
Steve Cramer on Casanova, Theatre, page 57