Clubs listings
Glasgow Saturdays continued
I Havana Esperito at Canvas. £7. Weekly. DJ Jazz brings his Latino box of tricks to the Merchant City‘s newest venue. Canvas. where there's no dedicated dancefloor. but there is classy service and an elegant. sophisticated vibe for those who've had enough of sweat with their salsa.
I High at MAS. l [pm—3am. £8 (£6). Weekly (not 25 Aug). The MAS flagship house spectacular relies on the residents this tnonth. so expect cutting- edge house action from Marcello Della Croce and Danny Sharkey.
I Homebass at Alaska. Monthly. Next date 25 Aug.
I Home Cookin’ at Babaza. 5pm—3am (DJs from 1 1pm). Free before 1 1pm; £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. 1 lpm-3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Making full use of Yang's three rooms. you can catch Colin Gate and Dribbler in the main rootn 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 Rhonatnok man the decks in the upstairs bar.
I Inside Out at The Arches. Monthly. Next date 25 Aug.
I Jamboree at Reds. l lpm-—3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. John Lyons and Martin Hesketh of Velvet Rooms fatne mix up a blend of commercial R&B and soul. I Knucklehead Present My Machines at The Glasgow School of Art (upstairs). l()pm—3am. £4 (£3.50). Weekly. The My Machines crack squad. Hamish and Wilkes are on line form at the moment. with their mix of funky US and European techno getting harder by the week.
I Let’s Go Back, Way Back at The Riverside Club. Monthly. Next date 1 Sep.
I Life at Life. l()pm—3am. £5. Weekly. A brand new line-up here features club classics in the realms of house and garage from DJ Skud. Paul Rea and Paul Traynor. Through the back. 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. l().3()pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Featuring Andy in the Trophy Room with hits from the 60s to the 80s while Tom provides an up-front dance selection in the main room at the city‘s prettiest gay club.
I Melting Pot at The Riverside Club. Midnight—3am. £8. 18 Aug. Monthly. Simon Cordiner and Billy Woods return with tnore disco and funk inflected home.
I Mlsh Mash at The Riverside Club. Monthly. Next date 25 Aug.
I Miss Moneypenny’s at G l. l()pm—3.3()am. £12 (£l()). Weekly. Glam. glam and an extra helping of glam from the Brummie superclub. Expect beautiful punters. exotic dancers and seriously funky dancefloor action from the Moneypenny‘s residents roster.
I PH at Ad-Lib. Monthly. Next date 3l Aug.
I Phat Dat at The Glass House. Monthly. Next date 25 Aug.
I Rumba Te Tumba at Havana Bar. 9pm—3am. Free. W ‘ekly. A wild mix of Latin selections. interspersed with commercial chart faves from Keith and Alexis.
I Super Stereo at Soba.
l lpm~3am. Free before midnight; £4 after. Weekly. A new residency for Jared & Stuart ofVinyl Freaks
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concentrating on the raw end of the funk spectrum. with occasional doses of disco and garage to keep the crowd on their toes.
I Triumph at The Tunnel. l().3()pm—3.3()am. £9 (£7). Weekly. Colin Tevendale and Steven McCreery supply the dressed-up glamour kids with progressive house and trance in the tnain room. while Kevin MacFarlane and Stephen Lee mix up garage. disco and vocal house in rootn two. If you‘re not wearing awfully nice clothes. however. don't expect to get in. I Two Tun at Budda. l lpm—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 The Vault at Vault. l lpm—3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. The brand new basement joint down the lane next to Strata features at Sat night selection of techno and electro. past. present and future courtesy of Stevie and Ian.
I Vegas on The Renfrew Ferry. Monthly. Next date 1 Sep.
I Velvet Rooms at The Velvet Rooms. 1 1pm—3am. £3 before tnidnight: £6 (£4) after. Weekly. Keith Pyper breaks out the soulful house and garage in the main room while Raymond Woods cools things down with hip hop and R&B in room two.
I Wired at Asylum. Caledonian University Union. l()pm -3am. £tbc. Weekly. Glasgow‘s longest running alternative indie night with drinks promos aplenty.
Chart & Party
I Bonkers at Bonkers. l lpm—3am. £4 before midnight: £5 after. Weekly. Hits frotn the 80s. chart house and cheesy trance.
I Boogie Nights at Media.
l 1pm- 3am. £6. Weekly. Step back in time to revel in the tunes of the 70s and 80s. Arrive early to avoid a crushing disappointment.
I Classic FM at Fury Murry‘s.
l lpm—3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Dance classics and party tunes. with alternative and rock tunes upstairs in Twister.
I The Garage at The Garage. l()pm—3am. £5 (£3) before i lpm; £6 (£4) after. Weekly. Super-commercial patty sounds on the tnain dancefloor and indie classics in The Attic.
I Graduate Club at '2.
l lpm—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 provides the party anthems.
I The Shack at Shack. l().3()pm—3.3()am. £7 (£5). Cheesy chart tunes and commercial dance tracks from DJ Graeme.
I Seduction at Destiny. l()pm—3am. £6 before I lpm; £7 after. Weekly. Tonight the club would like you to ‘dress to impress‘ while enjoying the usual commercial house ‘n‘ trance pap. I Strawberry Fields at Strawberry Fields. l().3()pm»—3am. £5. Weekly. Classic party nonsense frotn the 60s to last week.
Glasgow Sundays
Pre-club
I Bitch School at Nice ‘n’ Sleazy. 3pm—7pm. Free. Weekly. The chaps behind Deathlehem (they have a way with names. bless ‘em) bring you four hours of the hard and heavy stuff. from Ozzy Osbourne to Slipknot. Moshtastic. I Budda at Bar Budda. 8pm midnight. Free. Weekly. Colin Walker (New York Alliance) playing deep house.
I Cul De Sac at Cttl De Sac. 9pm~midnight. Free. W ‘ekly. Watch you don't burn your fingers on Dr Paul's ‘Quiz ()f Fire‘.
Smokin’ Chicago house with DJ Gemini at Fluid, Sat 18 ug
I Fast Forward at F.at Drink Man Woman. 4pm-—-midnight. Free before 6pm; £3 after. Weekly. House music and chart anthems. with drinks promos an added bonus.
I G-Man and 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 Rootth 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 frotn Simon and Derek.
I Harri at Groucho St Jttdes. 9pm—midnight. Free. 26 Aug. Fortnightly. The Sub Clttb stalwart brings his high calibre house to the most stylish of Glasgow's style bars.
I Hi-T at 'l‘chai-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. conversely. like an opium den. The tunes. courtesy of a huge number of local [)Js. 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 Man With No Suitcase at The (iriftiny. Monthly. Next date 2 Sep.
I Moda at Moda. Rpm—3am. Free. Weekly. A saucy selection of soul. Roll} and house from rotational guest [)Js.
I Moloco at Moloco. 8pm --midnight. Free. Weekly. Martin St. John spins stompin’ Northern soul. roots. rock and reggae.
I Nick Peacock at The Variety Bar. Spin-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. Billy Milligan. the lan Mellis of dance music. supplies a wide- ranging cheeseboard.
I Paul Cawley at Groucho St Judes. 9pm -midnight. Free. 2 Sep. Fortnightly. The Fenetik fellow with some beats. breaks and hip hop.
I R&B at Bar 10. 7pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Relax with R&B cttts and take advantage of the generous drinks promos at this city centre style bar.
I Scratch ‘n’ Sniff at McChuill's. 9pm--midnight. Free. New pre-club venture. featuring Danny Barbour playing house. garage and whatever else he fancies.
I Seriously Sole Sundays at The Candy Bar. Monthly. Next date 26 Aug. I Soulsa Presents: Vinyl at Strata. 9pm midnight. Free. Weekly. ()flicial pre-club to the tnain event at Vault. featuring quality house. latin vibes and choicest disco from Andy Unger. Shae-l) and special gttest [)Js. Passes available here for Vinyl at Vault. I The Sunday Social at The Arches. Monthly. Next date 2 Sep. OSunshine at Brel. 3pm late. Free. Weekly. Chill on the hill out the back of the Belgium style bar with your host Httsh Puppy. playing sweet summer sounds. Come rain or shine this event will rttn ‘til the end of the month. with gttest action frotn Chris Geddes. the Goodfoot mob. iii-Karate DJs and Salty Cellar. See Preview and Hitlist.
Club
I Bennet’s at Bennet's.
l l.3t)pm 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 (‘athouse 10.30pm 3am. Free before I l.3()pm; £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 Bump ‘N’ Grind at The Velvet Rooms. l lpm 3am. £4 (£2). Wind down the weekend with DMG‘s mix of R&B and street soul.