residents Hamish and Wilkes for a night of European experimental techno beats are DJ. Deon and Frankie Vega. Early arrival is more than recommended. 0Pimps ‘n’ Ho’s at The Renfrew Ferry. lOpm—Zam. £8 (£6 in fancy dress). 22 Sep. Another opportunity to strut your funky stuff from the boys that brought you the original Skool Disco. This time you get to pimp your ass or alternatively. you could just shake it to some under- ground disco classics provided courtesy of Theodore Loads ‘a‘ Lovin. See Hitlist. 0 Pressure at The Arches. 10.30pm-4am. £16. 28 Sep. Monthly. Soma celebrate ten happy years with an absolutely huge showcase covering three rooms and packed with more guests than you can shake a stick at. Tearing it up on the decks will be a selection of Soma‘s main artists including Silicone Soul. Funk D’Void. Ewan Pearson. Universal Principal and techno maestro Percy X and if that‘s not enough Washington DC‘s finest Deep Dish will also be mash- ing it up. See Hitlist.
I Super Stereo at Soba. l lpm—3am. Free before midnight; £4 after. Weekly. A new residency for Jared & Stuart of Vinyl Freaks 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().30pm—3.30am. £9 (£7). Weekly. Colin Tevendale and Steven McCreery supply the dressed-up glamour kids with progressive house and trance in the main room. while Kevin MacFarlane and Stephen Lee mix up garage. disco and vocal house in room two. if you‘re not wearing awfully nice clothes. however. don‘t expect to get in.
I No Tun at Budda. l lpm—3am. £6. Weekly. Geoff Montford and Chris Harris get funky with a bang-up-to-date selection of US house and garage.
I Vegas at The Renfrew Ferry. 9.30pm—2am. £8 (£6). 29 Sep. Monthly. The Sunset Strip is back in not so sunny Glasgow. Sounds provided by Frankie Sumatra. Bugsty Seagull and Dino Martini while Lola Las Vegas and the Vegas Showgirls make perfect eyecandy. I Velvet Rooms at The Velvet Rooms. l [pm—3am. £3 before midnight; £6 (£4) after. Weekly. Keith Pypcr 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.
I Xposure at Archaos. l lpm—3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Hedonistic hard house and trance from this rejuvenated and revamped venue with your hosts Stevie Kerr. lain Thompson and Dave Gilmour. As programming for this night is now dealt with by Colours. big name DJs will increasingly be the order of the day. starting with a monthly residency from Jeremy Healy as of 29 Sep.
Chart & Party
I Bonkers at Bonkers. l [pm—3am. £4 before midnight: £5 after. Weekly. Cheesy tunes. dance classics and those good old hits from the 80s.
I Boogie Nights at Media.
1 lpm—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 PM 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 party sounds on the main dancefloor and indie classics in The Attic.
I Graduate Club at g2. 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. 10.30pm—3am. £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. l0.3()pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Classic party nonsense from 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 Cul De Sac. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Watch you don‘t burn your fingers on Dr Paul's ‘Quiz Of Fire‘.
I Divine Intervention at Brel.
8-1 lpm. Free. Weekly. A soothing yet syncopated sabbath selection to chill the hot footed clubbcr. DJ Hush Puppy blends Northern. mod. pop. Latin and shallow funk.
I Fast Forward at Eat Drink Man Woman. 4pm—midnight. Free before 6pm; £3 after. Weekly. House music and chart anthems. with drinks promos an added bonus.
I Harri at Groucho St Judes. 9pm—midnight. Free. 23 Sep. Fortnightly. The Sub Club stalwart brings his high calibre house to the most stylish of Glasgow's style bars.
I I'll-T at Tchai-Ovna. 4—l()pm. 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 DJs. 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 The Hustler at Air Organic. 5pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Solid soul and funk from Johnnie Blaze aka The Hustler.
I Moda at Moda. 8pm~3am. Free. Weekly. A saucy selection of soul. R&B and house from rotational guest DJs.
I Moloco at Moloco. 8pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Martin St. John spins stompin‘ Northem soul. roots. rock and reggae.
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 Cawiey at Groucho St Judes. 9pm—midnight. Free. 30 Sep. Fortnightly. The Fcnetik fellow with some beats. breaks and hip hop.
I Phonic at Moskito. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Quality deep house from Phonic residents Steven. Gordon and Mark.
I R&B at Bar l(). 7pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Relax with R&B cuts 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 pro-club venture. featuring Danny Barbour playing house. garage and whatever else he fancies.
I Soulsa Presents: Vinyl at Strata. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Official prc-club to the main event at Vault. featuring quality house. Latin vibes and choicest disco from Andy Unger. Shae-D
and special guest DJs. Passes available here for Vinyl at Vault.
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