Glasgow
Regular weekly clubs plus one off events are listed by city, then by day, then alphabetical by title. Clubs will be listed, provided that up to date details reach our offices at least eight days before publication. Lack of information may result in clubs being omitted. Glasgow club listings compiled by Gillian McCormack.
Glasgow Thursdays
Pre-club
I Bacchus at Bacchus. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Brand new night featuring a rotating roster of DJs providing the perfect warm-up for the weekend. This fortnight look out for Melting Pot‘s Billy Woods (8 Nov) and Subculture‘s Harri (15 Nov).
I Brel at Brel. ()ptn—midnight. Free. 8 Nov. Fortnightly. DJ Frank Murphy (Goodfoot) gets those feet stomping play- ing the best in soul and R & B.
I Cul De Sac at Cul De Sac. 9pm—mid- night. Free. Weekly. Join Twitch and Wilkes on their magical musical journey. The gang that love your ears take you from psycho rock and country & western to dub and techno through to soul and ska.
I Hot Latino Nights at Moda. 8pm-lam. Free. Weekly. A fusion of Latin and Cuban sounds courtesy of DJs Salazar & Andreas.
I Jengaheads at Air ()rganic. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Martyn Jengahead starts the weekend early playing mellow beats and deep house. and if you spy his CD player you might just get a sneak preview of some of his and Marco‘s up-and-coming releases on Under the Counter records.
I Nico’s at Nico‘s. ()ptn—midnight. Free. Weekly. Cheesy music for party-minded students. As if there‘s any other kind.
I Nomad at Nomad. 7.3()pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Resident ‘Donut‘ Jay is joined by Kris Keegan. Ian Thompson and A.J. spinning the best house sounds.
I Phatboy’s Kitchen at McChuill‘s Way Out West. Spin-midnight. Free.
Weekly. Hip hop. breaks and beats courtesy
of the Wax Monkey. I Sample & Hold at Bar Soba.
8pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Live hip hop.
replete with guest vocalists. scratchy busi- ness and percussion.
I Shogo at the Brunswick Cellars. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. An evening of breaks. beats and suchlike from (i-Man and occasional guests. with skateboarding visual entertainments.
I Spy at Spy. ()ptn—midnight. Free. Weekly. Simon Cordiner (Traxx) does his thang and delivers some quality house and funky grooves.
I Tilt at Bar 10. 7pm—late. Free. Weekly. The Tilt crew start the weekend early with an evening of Iiuro trance.
I Virunga at Brel. 9pm--midnight. Free. 15 Nov. Fortnightly. DJ Tchico serves up a top selection of tunes with a world bias. including soca. Latin dance. African and reggae.
Club
I Bennet’s at Bennet‘s. l lpm—3atn. £3 (£2). Weekly. Shawn takes to the helm at this premier gay night with his inimitable selection of commercial dance. while Annie supplies 70s and 80s hits.
I Chalk ’n’ Cheese at the Tunnel.
1 lpm—3am. £4 (£3); free with a Snapfax before midnight. Weekly. Tunnel regulars Kevin McFarlane and Scott Mackay. plus Stephen Lee in room two. spin house and occasional commercial tracks. They‘re quite relaxed on the old dress code tonight so no need to iron the Ben Sherman.
I Club Salsa Sabrosa at the Havana Bar. l().3()pm—-3am. £4 (£3.5()). Weekly. Residents Keith. Alexis and (ieo I) encour- age you to shake that ass with some top
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I Columbian at the Asylum Back Room. 8pm—lam. Free to CUSU members: £1 otherwise. Weekly. Music with breaks. from hip hop and big beat to soul and funk. 0 Freakmoves at the Glasgow School of Art. 1 lpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Dema and Mr Nice scratchin‘ it up big stylee. This fortnight (8 Nov). the boys are joined by UK hip hoppers Si Phili. Life and DJ Nappa. collectively known as Phi Life Cypher. See Hitlist.
I Homework at Vault. l [pm—3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. The new basement club aims for the Thu student crowd without pander- ing to the usual formulaic pap. They call it fucked-up pop. which means pretty much anything from techno and electro to unashamed pop classics. Ian and Stevie man the box.
I Off The Hook at the 13th Note Club. l()pm—2am. £3 (£2). Weekly. The ()TH gang play electro. 80- pop. abstract machine-based sounds and throw in some random hip hop and booty bass beats for good measure.
I Polo For Me at the Polo Lounge. l()pm—latn. Free. Weekly. You. the lucky punter. take the helm tonight. as request cards are available over the bar and in the l)()()il1.
I Skint at the (.‘athouse. l lpm~--3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Tough chemical breaks and beats. rock and indie for a studenty crowd. I Spank at Cube. l [pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. With a little help from Nicky and Scott Free. veteran party-up-type Jim Da Best presents house and funk across two
I Streetsoul at the Velvet Rooms.
1 lpm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly (except last Thu of the month). Raymond Woods. DMG. John Lyons and Naeem take it in turns to provide the R&B and soul selec- lions.
I Trash at Trash. l().3()pm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Student faves with a funky theme. I Tune! at g2. l lpm~3am. Free entry before l lpm: £3 (£2) after. Weekly. Simon Morrison and Andy Horn select brand new house and trance. plus Ibiza favourites to jog the memory. if you can remember any- thing that is.
I 1210 at Babaza. Spin—3am. Free before 1 lpm; £4 (£3). Weekly. lan Thomson and Vance battle it out on the decks each week providing the crowd with huge vocal house and garage anthems.
I Work at Alaska. I lpm—3am. £3. Weekly. An all—new night of hard graft with Stucee and Metronome spinning deep house with a smattering of techno. while Dan and Chris (Bugged ()ut) rip it tip downstairs.
Chart & Party
I Madhouse at Shack. l().3()pm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Student anthems provided by [)J C].
I Loveshack at Fury Murry‘s.
l lpm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Jim and Phil with a blend of commercial classics. vin- tage indie and a touch of disco.
I Rumble at The (iarage. l Ipm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. The kids go mad for this stu- dent night. maybe it's because if they haven't managed to pull it‘s only because they've been in an alcohol-induced coma. Chart hits. indie favourites and low-brow house.
I Shagtag at Privilege. l lpm-3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Insanely successful night based on a complex numerical flirting sys- tem; everyone gets a number upon entry. then. if someone catches your eye. you write their number on the board next to your own. with the idea being that they then rush tip to you and get biz-ay. Music- wise. it's cotntnercial house and trance from Sexy Steve and Kinky Kenny.
I Skint at the (‘athouse l lpm—-3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Funk. punk and party pap with plenty of drinks promos.
I Wired at Destiny. l()pm—3am. £2 before I Ipm: £3 after. Weekly. (‘asual night at the wrought-iron exhibition-cum- club with a dancier music policy. This is
the only time when denim and trainers are acceptable apparel here.
Glasgow Fridays
Pre-club
I Ad-Lib at Ad-Lib. 5—8pm. Rotational DJs provide the perfect soundtrack to wind down to the weekend just as the bar staff serve up the right cocktails to take the edge off the week.
I Barcelona at Barcelona. 9pm—mid- night. Free. Weekly. Geoff Montford with a unique blend of house and disco grooves. I Budda at Bar Budda. 8pm-midnight. Free. Weekly. Chris Harris spinning groove-led house to the usual party crowd. I Chi at McChuilI‘s. 8pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. A rather cool night. beginning with mellow shaolin beats and building to funky house and bouncy techno.
I Critical Mass at Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. 8pm—late. Free. Weekly. Jon Fopp. aka Noj (the family man) requests that you kick out the jams mutherfunkaz as he blends a wil- fully peculiar selection. ranging from punk to funk and all points in between with sur- prise guest disc jockeys each and every week.
I Edward’s at Edwards. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Keith Pyper revs up the crowd for the weekend.
I Moda at Moda. 8pm—3am. Free. Weekly. The latest house and R&B for your pre-clubbing or indeed clubbing plea- sure (note the late licence). served up by DJs Mark and Scott.
I Mosquito at Mosquito. 9pm—midnight.
Free. Weekly. Stevie Sole Middleton warm- ing you up with a soulful selection of garage and vocal house.
I Nico’s at Nico‘s. ()ptn—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]. join ‘Donut' Jay at this pre-club. I Papacool at the Basement Bar. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. The finest in jazz. soul and funk.
I Paul Cawley at Air Organic. ()ptn—midnight. Free. Weekly. Cawley‘s serves a beat and break based selection.
I Rowan and Niall at the Halt Bar. Free. Weekly. The fomter Balsa residents. now ensconced in a new venue. do their deep house thing.
I Russell’s at Russell’s. (rpm—midnight. Free. Weekly. DJ Yaw kicks out the best R&B. hip hop and swingbeat.
I Stateside Sounds at the State Bar. 4—7pm. Free. Weekly. Paul Shields selects alt.country favourites. rock classics and blues cuts.
I Straight Ahead at Spy Bar. ()ptn—late. Free. Weekly. Dance floor jazz. nonhem soul and funk spun by the superb Straight Ahead crew.
I Paddy Power at the Variety Bar. ()ptn—midnight. Free. Weekly. The astound- ingly eclectic DJ Paddy powerfully plays everything from Brain Eno to Underground Resistance.
Club
I The Ark at the Tunnel. l().3()pm—3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Scott Mackay and Simon Foy keep the crowd jumping with top quality hard house in the main room. while Gary Curley moves the crowd in Bar 2 with smooth garage and vocal house.
I Caliente! at Havana. 9pm—2am. Free. Weekly. Loco Latin action courtesy of George and Andreas frotn 9pm through to the wee stnall hours.
I The Cathouse 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 altemateens.
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
listings Clubs
I Noo Groove After rocking the boat a few months back at the
hero Nick Peacock at this soulful Latin house night. Ad Lib, Fri 2 Nov. E Foot Therapy Not a trip to the chiropodist but a damn fine night of funky house music hosted by Laurence Hughes and his special guest DJs, Patrick Forge (Kiss FM. Da Lata) and the lovely DJ Cosmo (pictured). Alaska, Fri 2 Nov.
a Test Hard experimental techno. trashy break beats and spiraling electronic funk at this fifth birthday bash. featuring Neil Landstrumm. Dave Tarrida and live action from Sand. See preview. page 74. Glasgow School of Art, Fri 2 Nov. Freakmoves Dema and Mr Nice are joined by Gorillaz contributors and all-round superstar UK hip hop crew. Phi Life Cypher. Expect dope rhymes and block rocking beats from the boys currently riding high with their single. ‘Herbaholics’. Glasgow School Of Art, Thu 8 Nov. re Traxx One of house music‘s unsung heroes. Matthias Heilbronn, makes a rare appearance alongside the Traxx crew for a night of damn fine tunage. Arches. Fri 9 Nov.
a Gain Traumatic techno and enlightening electro courtesy of turntablist extraordinaire Andrew Weatherall. Alaska, Fri 9 Nov.
a Vegas The Rat pack and the Vegas girlies take ‘the business of show“ to one of Glasgow's favourite haunts. Croon and jive with special guests The Pay Gelato Giants and King Voodoo at this one-off spectacular. Barrow/ands Ballroom, Sat 70 Nov.
is Colours Student Sessions You don't have to be a student to enjoy
James Zabiela. MYNC Project and Steve Lawler but you might find it a darn sight cheaper if you are. Arches, Sat 70 Nov.
Renfrew Ferry, Ian O'Brien joins local
the line-up comprised of Oliver Klein.
Kiltie. Billy Woods and Amanda Price. I Cross Section at Bar Soba. Monthly. Next date 16 Nov.
I Deep End at Ad Lib. Monthly. Next date l(i Nov.