Edinburgh Saturdays continued
I Luscious at The Ark. l()pm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Smooth and juicy as a peach. this pulsating night of mainstream pleasure will more than service simple needs.
I Saturday Sensation at The Cavendish. lOpm—3am. £6 (free membership and discounted tickets available). Weekly. 70s. 80s and 90s tunes for the sensible adults who refuse to have their evenings spoilt by irritating teenage beer monsters. Over 25s only.
I Skool Disco at Potterrow. 9pm—3am. £5 (£3/free in uniform). 1 Dec. Monthly. You’d have thought that after all those years looking like a right potato in your school uniform. you'd be glad to go to a grown-up club in grown- up clothing. Oh vvell. Please note that only students and their guests can gain entry to this night.
I The Subway at The Subway. 9pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £3 (£1 ) after. Weekly. See Thu.
I Weekender at The Ark. 1()pm—3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. Dance and party pap at this capacity night.
I Where Else? at Revolution. l().3()pm—3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Mainstream chart and commercial dance tunes from DJ Johnny Richardson.
Edinburgh Sundays
Pre-club
I Anthropology at 8am Bou. 9pm—lam. Free. Weekly. A scientific study of human beings and their way of life plus a relaxed selection from DJRed6‘sjazz collection at this opulent Oriental style bar. All drinks £2.
I Beluga at Beluga. 8pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Soul jazz from the past four decades with Yogi Haughton and his cheery chums.
I The Crash Club at The Tron. 9pm—lam. Free. 9 Dec. Monthly. From reggae to rockabilly. from trance to techno. from punk to classical — it really is all here in glorious and dynamic stereo sound.
I Smokey 8. The Bandit at City Cafe. 9pm—lam. Free. Weekly. All-new pre-club session featuring dirty house and cheeky breaks and beats with Smokey and his trusty Bandit.
I Sunday Sessions at Cuba None. 8pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Old encounters new. on ajazz-funk-soul tip with Ben. Gav and guests.
I Sunday Sessions at PopRokit. 9pm—1am. A less than original name for this new pre-club night featuring solid soul and frisky funk from Gino. Fryer and Spectrum.
I 2 Urban at Q Bar. 9pm—lam. Free. Weekly. DJ Fabulo'l. drops the latest pressings and jams from the hot and jiggy world of R&B.
I UrbannHangSuite at Bann‘s.
1 lpm—3am. Free. Weekly. Light vegetarian snacks served to a hip hop and breaks soundtrack from Dolphin Boy (Tummy Touch).
I Yo! Below at Yo Below. 8pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. The sushi style bar gets the funked-up drum 8: bass treatment from DJ Queen B (Behave?)
Club
I Beijing Swing at The Bongo Club. l()pm—3am. £6 (all proceeds to charity). 16 Dec only. Many myriad moods of quality dance music. from George T‘s jackin’ house to Steve Austin's funky breaks at this fun-loving fundraiser. A mere £6 on the door will help your host. Tina Tuna. raise money to walk the Great Wall ()f China for the good cause of The Scottish Society For Autism.
82 THE LIST 29 Nov-13 Dec 2001
Doc Martin guests at Subculture at the Honeycomb, Fri 7 Dec
I Bourbon Sunday at The Bongo Club. 9pm—2am. £4 (£3). 2 Dec only. A one-off blues and ska special featuring live action from The Hustlers and Big Hand.
I C.C. Blooms at (‘.(‘. Blooms. l().3()pm—3am. (Bar from 8pm). Free. Weekly. The best tunes from across the genres to shake your booty to at this gay club.
I Deebo at Po .\'a .\'a. l lpm—3am. Free. Weekly (not 2 Dec). DJ Wauo supplies a spangly selection of sexy. disco house and uplifting L'S garage. See separate listing below for details on the Po .\'a .\'a fifth birthday party.
I DKY at Studio 24. 11pm—3am. £1.50 before midnight: £2 after. Weekly. Jordie. Garath and Ally welcome you to their weird world of rock. goth. metal. industrial and punk.
I Kayos at Opium. l()pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Another example of wilful mis- spelling (no doubt the nu-metal kids love it) at this righteous rock night spanning early works to modern masterpieces.
I Long Weekend at The Venue. 3—9pm. £2. 9 Dec. Monthly. lixtend your weekend with the Long Weekend where you can dance away the afternoon away to house and techno from local DJs Dave Myers. Christer. Derek Aire. Andrew Chalmers. liuan Chalmers and Darren Cairns.
I Lube at Ego. l().3()pm——3am. £11). ‘) Dec. Fortnightly. (iet loved-up and lubed- up for this all-new gay night bringing you the best in underground dance. Scott Pearce (Cerotonin). Brian Dempster (Mingin') and Dave Begg (Area 51 ) are your hosts in the main room —- joined this fortnight by guest DJ Kev Wright and there's garage grooves with Yogi Haughton in the (‘octeau Lounge. See preview.
I Mode Organic at The (‘itrus (‘Iuh l lpm—3am. £2. Weekly. A sweet mix of ska. soul. funk. mod and freakbeat at this long-running (and now weekly) 60s soiree.
I Pimp at The Mambo Club.
1 lpm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. All-new night of hip hop and Ran. served up a treat by Big [£1 and a supporting cast of thousands.
I Po Na Na Fifth Birthday at Po .\'a .\'a. l lpm—3am. free. 2 Dec only. The three sweet peas from 3 Piece Suite
namely .\'icki [5. Sally l‘inlay and Trendy Wendy — pump up the party to commemorate the stylish souk bar turning live years old. Iixpect pop classics and all the best party tunes from the past four decades.
I Soundbank at The Wee Red Bar. Monthly. Next date 23 Dec with special guest DJ. liunk D‘\'oid.
I Spellbound at the Liquid Room. l().3()pm-3am. £10 (£8). 9 Dec. Monthly. Manchester-based Spellbound has managed to captivate lidinburgh audiences in the space of only three months. thanks to a superior selection of local and international drum ck bass artists. This month. the mighty Dillinger squares up to the decks to mess tip the minds of those taking Monday and not Sunday off as a day of rest.
I Tackno at (‘lub Mercado. Monthly. .\'ext date 3() Dec with the liarly llogmanay Party.
I Taste at The Honeycomb.
l lpm 3am. £S/6. Weekly. A progressive and uplifting mix of house and garage from Fisher ck Price at this gay -friendly. Sunday institution. Support in a [S house style comes as always from Marco Smith and Martin Valentine and now 's the time to secure your tickets for the festive specials -— namely the ‘liscape (‘hristnias Party” on 25 Dec at The Honeycomb and the New Year party on 1 Jan at the Liquid Room.
I United at Club Mercado. 10pm 3am. 2 Dec. Monthly. The (‘lub Mercado residents (including Trendy Wendy. Markell. and (iraeme Mc('1ean ) join forces to form this united front of uplifting and vocal hotise. (iearcd towards a glam crowd so make sure you dress nice.
I Urban Jams at La Belle Angelc has now llnished.
I The Wendy House at (‘Iuh Mercado. l().3()pm-3am. £6 (£5). ‘) Dec. Monthly. Slip on your soul slippers and makes yourselves at home in Trendy Wendy's love shack. w here basement beats. loft classics and garage grooves all get an airing.
Chart & Party
I Lush at ligo has now finished.
I Sin at The Ark. lllpm 3am. £2 (£l ). Weekly. (hurt and party tunes from DJ John. plus home at sweet shop prices.
I Sunday Session at Subway West lind. 9pm—3am. Cheap drinks promos and chart tunes provide a debauched climax to the weekend.
Edinburgh Mondays
Pre—club
I Beluga at Beluga. Spm -lam. Free. Weekly. (‘hilled out deep house and soulful garage with Anthony Small (3 Dec) followed by smooth and sophisticated soul jazz fare from DJ Dom l-‘lanagan ( 1() Dec).
I UrbannHangSuite at Bann‘s.
1 lpm~3am. liree. Weekly. Light vegetarian snacks served to a mellow hip hop and breaks soundtrack from assorted guest l)J.s.
Club
I C.C. Blooms at (‘.(‘. Blooms. l().3()pm-r 3zun (bar from 6pm ). Free. Weekly. Things mellow out (or so they claim) at this gay club. with an upbeat disco selection.
I Metro at Po .\'a .\'a. l lpm—3am. Free. Weekly. DJ Roddy Mac mixes up SOs classics. filthy disco and soulful house.
I Spanish Pub Night at til Barrio. l()pm--3am. Free. Weekly. A right old knees-up for the Spanish and Spanish- loving community hosted by DJs Felix and lidu and featuring llamenquito straight through to Hispanic chart hits. I Vod: Bull at the Liquid Room. ltipm ~3am. £4. Weekly. Students love this all-new hip hop hootcnanny. hosted by l.y ley (Scratch) and boasting absurdly cheap drinks promos all night long.
Chart & Party
I Decadence at Revolution. l().3()pm 3am. £3 (£2). Depravcd dancefloor decadence at this capacity student night.
I Monkey Business at The Subvvay West lind. 7pm 3am. £2 (£1 ). Weekly. l’it your wits against DJ Shaggy in the (io Bananas game show!
I The Subway at The Subway.
9pm 3am. liree for students with matriculation card: £1 otherwise. Weekly. See Thu.
I Tentastic at (iaia. ltlpm r 3am. £1(). Weekly. l’ay ten pounds on the door and get unlimited drinking at the bar. This frankly insane facility (bearing in mind it's the beginning of the week) will be complimented by a suitable crass chart ts party selection.
Edinburgh” Tuesdays '
Pre-Club
I Beluga at Beluga. Spin lam. l-‘ree. Weekly. Big Beat DJs Simon Hodge and Stuart Bennet spin _ia// funk classics ll'tttl) across lllc‘ tlc‘c‘ittlc‘s
I Caramel at Rush. 9pm lam. liree. Weekly. DJ (’l’R mainlines the freak funk. with cocktails at happy hour prices all night long.
I Tango at lil Barrio. 7 9pm. l‘rcc. Weekly. l’rec. informal tango tuition with scasoned professional Steve McKay. lior more info. call Steve on 478 2218.
I UrbannHangSuite at Bann‘s. llpm 3am. l‘ree. Weekly. light vegetarian snacks scrv ed to a mellow hip hop and breaks soundtrack from assorted guest DJs.
Club I 0.6. Blooms at ('.(‘. Blooms. l().3()pn) 3am (bar from (rpm ). l-‘ree. Weekly Take a step back in time to o()s. 70s. Slls and early ‘)11s tunes at this gay c ub.
Indigo at The Bongo ('lub. 9.30pm 3am. £4. 4 Dec only. A one-off
lit/l and funk spectacular. packed to
bursting point with 4 live bands. six