ingly taking the analogue route instead of fiddling away on a couple of
Pow erbooks. lmprov -loop-droners Opaque also appear live. swapping instruments on a whim and discovering the joy in repetition. while the trasty Diskono DJs spin their Usual melange of plundered phonics. nasty noise and bro- ken records. See Hitlist.
I Crltlcal Mass at Nice 'n' Sleazy. 8pm-late. Free. Weekly. Jon Fopp. aka Noj. with a wilfully peculiar selection. ranging from punk to funk and all points in between. Nothing to do with bike riding anti-capitalism.
I Cul De Sac at CU! De Sac. ‘Jprn—midnight. Free. Weekly. House action from a pool of DJs. including Stevie Donaldson. Domenic Cappello. Graham Wilson and Kieran McCann.
I Idward’e at Edwards. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. L'pbeat selections frorn Keith Py per to get you going for the weekend.
I Prlday Street at Blackfriars (downstairs). 8pm-lam. £tbc. 2‘) Jun. The Goodfoot gang with Northern. Mod sounds and motown.
I lllumlnatlons at The Lighthouse. 8.30pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. DJ Dandy (Disco X) and Alan B. (Breach) spin ‘tomorrow. yesterday. today' music. I Nlco’s at Nico's. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Upbeat mainstreamage to keep the drinkers on their toes.
I Nomad at Nomad. 7.30pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Kris Keegan. Ian Thompson and A.J. join 'Donut' Jay at this pre-club. Free camera hire adds a nice touch.
I Paul Cawley at Air Organic. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. A return to normal form after the recent Flower Records showcase. with Cawley's beat and break based selections.
I Phonlc at 54 Below. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Quality deep house from the Phonic residents Steven Reilly. Gordon Logan and Mark Heavenor.
I Rowan and Niall at the Halt Bar. Free. Monthly. The former Balsa residents. now ensconced in a new venue. do their deep house thing.
I Russell’s at Russell's. (mm—midnight. Free. Weekly. DJ Yaw kicks out the best R&B. hip hop and swingbeat.
I Soaterama at Nice ‘n' Sleazy (ground floor). 8pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. An across-the-board blend with an emphasis on the unexpected. from punk to drum & bass.
I Soulsa at The Brunswick Hotel. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Andy Unger and friends host an evening of roller-disco house and NY garage. Drinks promos and club passes are an added bonus.
I Stateelde Sounds at The State Bar. 4—7pm. Free. Weekly. Paul Shields selects alt.country favourites. rock classics and blues cuts.
I Stralght Ahead at Spy Bar. 9pm-late. Free. Weekly. The superb Straight Ahead crew spin Northern soul. funk and dancefloorjazz.
I Syntax at The Halt Bar. 9pm—midnight. Free. 22 Jun. Monthly. The Syntax crew. namely DJ Jace. Adam Mars and Nik Craig seriously rock the Halt’s back room with their cyborg selections.
I Syntax In Small Doeee at Bar Logic. 9pm—midnight. Free. 29 Jun. Fortnightly. DJ Jace from Syntax teams up with Mark Welsford from Small
Doses (Paisley) for weekly excursions of
the tech-house and electro variety.
I Tap-Mol-La at The Tap. 9pm—midnight. Weekly. A pre-club from. in their words. ‘just two more blokes playing their records in a pub.’ Fortunately Hush Puppy of Divine fame and Chris ‘Beans' Geddes (he's in some indie band. apparently) have corking collections taking in 60s pop. Wigan- centric soul. mod jazz and Latin grooves.
I Paddy Power at The Variety Bar. 9pm-midnight. Free. Weekly. The astoundineg eclectic DJ Paddy powerfully plays everything from Brain Eno to L'nderground Resistance.
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I The Ark at The Tunnel. l().3()pm—3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. The mighty triumy irate of Scott Mackay. Michael Kilkie and Zammo keep the crowd on their toes with top quality hard home. while Simon Foy kicks out smooth vocal house and garage in the back room.
I Bump ‘n’ Hustle at Babaza. ppm—3am (DJs from 1 1pm). Free before l lpm; £5 after. Weekly. Paul Tray nor and Raymond Woods with fine and funky R&B cuts. hip hop and some classic soul and funk throw it in to keep the capacity crowd going. Arrive early to avoid disappointment as this is one of the busiest regular Fri nighters around.
I Callente! at Havana. 9pm—2am. Free. Weekly. Loco Latin action courtesy of George and Andreas from 9pm through to the wee small hours.
I The Cathouee at The CathoUse. l().3()pm—3am. £l before I lpm: £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Rock. grunge. indie and a dash of breakbeat across three floors at Glasgow's top venue for rockers and alternateens.
I Club Migration at Woodside Social Club. 9pm—2ain. £5 (£3). 22 Jun. Monthly. World music night with live bands and guest DJs. where all proceeds go towards helping local asylum seekers. I Coded at Vault. l lpm—3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. A rotating roster of DJs affiliated to 23rd Precinct supply house-led grooves at the new club. Steven McCreery' is at the helm. and the pool of talent includes Billy Kiltie. Billy Woods and Amanda Price.
I Colour: Pertecto Party at The Arches. l()pm—4am. £l5. 22 Jun. Monthly. Quelle surprise! The sonic behemoth that is Colours has bundled together a super-duper evening of fab sounds with a little help from Perfecto. L'ber-jock label boss Paul ()akenfold is on the decks. apparently for the first time ever at the Arches. He is joined by some bloke he's signed to Perfecto called Hernan Cattaneo. As ever. residents Mancini and Clarke are in the house.
0 Degree Show Street Party at
The Glasgow School of Art. opal—3am. 22 Jun only. The annual art-fest returns. with the chance to check out the degree shows between 6pm and 9pm. followed by a street party and club night of epic proportions. The line-up includes Dema & Nice. L.J.T. Bosorn. a twenty-five piece Samba band. DJ Hessle. Felix lmmodium. Spudd and an exclusive live set from Rephlex stalwart Mike Dredd. See Hitlist.
I Ethos at Q. 5pm—3am. Free before
I lpm: £5 after. Weekly. New face at the decks. Dominic Martin. supplies the soulful Latin house and garage grooves. I EuPhonlc at The Temple.
l lpm—3.3()am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Trevor Reilly. Billy MacAtee and Paul Mendez spin trance and hard house with a funky edge to a packed-out club of up-for-it kids.
I Freeh at The Polo Lounge.
1 lpm—3am. £5. Weekly. Michelle provides a loose mix of house and indie classics downstairs. while Andy rocks the Trophy Room with 80s and 90s hits at the top my venue.
I he Funk Room at The Arches. Next date 2() Jul.
I Fuel at Mas. llpm—3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. Norman and Zeus with pumping house and garage in the main room. while DJ Skud layers hip hop and R&B in the front room.
I 0 ‘n’ D at Archaos. l lpm-3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Dress smart and prepare to party in the main room with David Gilmore spinning dance classics. garage and house front the commercial end of the spectrum.
I Goodfoot at The Riverside Club. Next date 6 July.
I Llfe at Life. l()pm—.‘~am. £5. Weekly. Stuart McCallum and Wayne Dixon man the decks with a funk and soul selection.
I LIVE at The Glasgow School of Art Next date tbc.
I Loose Jolnte at The 13th Note Club. l lpm—3am. Free before 1 1pm: £4 after. Weekly. Resident [)eecee is now flying solo and alternating his broad mix of dancelloor classics on an upstairs/dow nstairs basis with the Stiletto crew.
I Mad Dog at The Sottndhatis. Ilpm-late. £tbc. Weekly. Two rooms of electro. tech and hard house from Nik Craig. McLeod. DJ Real. Trace and
Bor t.
I edla at Media. l lpm—Ram. £4 (£3). Weekly. Media abandon their mainstream dance policy in favour of 70s and 80s classics, so grab your shoulder- added suits and get on down. I Mldl l Fl at The Glasgow School of Art. l().3()pm—3am. £8 (£7). 2‘) Jun. Monthly. The breaks 'n' beats showcase returns. with The Mixologists joining resident Noj for some premier w rist action.
I Myetec Beat: at Rocksy ‘s Basement. Next date 2() Jul with Sparky. I Octane at Alaska. I lpin—3am. £l() (£8). 23 Jun. Monthly. Derek Wallace and the gang with classy progressive house action.
I Offset at Cube. l lpm—3am. £5. Weekly. Vocal garage and uplifting house courtesy of Geoff Montfoi'd and Chris Harris in the tnain room. while Harry B and Bryan T serve tip party - orientated classics in the back.
I Pressure at The Arches. 9.30pm—3am. £15. 2‘) Jun. Another month. another class line-up. This time Felix Da HoUsecat. who is on the verge of releasing the album of his career. headlines. the hard-as-nails Adam Beyer supports alongside L'R's Mark Flash. In the house arch. it's Harri and Domenic from the Sub. and. as you‘d expect. Stuart & ()rde will be on something of a high following the rapturous reception granted [0 Alien Rat/in.
I Radar at Glasgow School of Art. Next date tbc.
I Reds at Reds. l lpm—3am. £5 (£3.50). Weekly. Cltib classics and commercial house sounds from Alan Ronald.
I Reform at Yang. l lpm—3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. All change at Yang because local deep house hero KUshi is now the main titan. managing the decks in the main room. Through the back. Bernard McKeowan samples more laid-back vibes.
I Relief at Alaska. l()pm—3am. £8. Weekly. Colin Maclaren and Billy Woods providing some of the best house in town. There's no guest this fortnight. but the continuing run of B2B-related events resumes on l3 Jul with an appearance from Huggy.
I Soletood at Ad-Lib. l lpm—3am. £8. 22 Jun. Monthly. The Solemtisic gang launch their new Fri nighter in line style with residents Stevie Middleton and Milton Jackson joined by Al Kent and the don of disco Joey Negro. w ho is up all weekend. playing at Clubsole on 23 Jun.
I Stiletto at The l3th Note Club. l()pm—3am. Free before I lpm; £4 after. Weekly. Sadie and Anna J. play a freeform selection of pop. electro. hip hop and eighteez favourites. rotating the upstairs and downstairs of the Note with the Loose Joints lads week up. week down. so to speak.
I Syntax at The Soundhaus. Next date 6 Jul.
I Tantra at Trash. l()pm—3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Pumping house action from The Tunnel's Colin Tevendale and Lisa Littlewood. with more mellow house and disco in room two from DJ Robert.
Consume The first in a series of
"ilnglS deaiihg in. broadly speaking. the weird stuff. First up are live acts GDEM, with minimalist analogue post-techno. and Opaque. who improvise away ox er repetitive loops. DJ support comes c0urtesy of Diskono. The 73th More Cafe. Fri 22 Jun.
The Degree Show Street Party To celebrate the annual degree show at the GS of A. there's a combined street party and club night. featuring Dema and Nice (pictured). L.J.T. Bosom. a twenty -fi\e piece Samba band. DJ Hessle. Felix lmmodium, Spudd and an excluSive live set from Rephlex stalwart Mike Dredd. The Glasgow Schoo/ of Art, Fri 22 Jun.
More Tea Vicar The languid Sunday run comes to a. hopefully temporary. end. with a set from this Sunday's buSiest DJs Twitch and Wilkes and live music from Innercity Sumo. in the somnambulant surroundings of the Otago Lane tea rooms. See Preview. page 71. Tcnai Ovna, Sun 24 Jun.
Optlmo Twitch. Wilkes and the divine Lady Miss Roland welcome Khan and Kid Congo Powers. who will be playing songs from Khan's stunning long player No Comprendo. taking off their clothes. and generally serving what may well be the gig of the Summer. See Preview. page 67. Cube. Sun 24 Jun.
Planet of Sound The triple-club extravaganza returns. In the Manga arch. there's DJ Kid. Tania Swat. G-Mac and VJ A-Dan. In the Radio Babylon arch there's the Merry Pranksters and Penelope Pornstar. and Pure residents Tvvitch and Brainstorm play host to a live set from Cymbol and there‘s a DJ set from Dutch maestro DJ Abraxas. The Arches, Sat 23 Jun.
Soulsa Presents: Vinyl Andy Unger and Shae D of Soulsa launch their new night of disco. garage and house with help from Domenic (Subculture) at the latest addition to Glasgow clubbing venues. Vau/t, Sun 24 Jun. Urban Groove A brand new night at Budda with Domenic Martin. who is set to merge US house and garage. deep house. disco. soul. funk and jazz. plus the odd dash of Latin and Afro grooves. C/ub Budda, Week/y Fri.
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