Io-li grooves to techno moods from Irian Jaya and diverse percussion frotii I-‘irelly. See previevv and Hitlist.
I Latin Fever at Havana. 6pm-—2am. Free. Weekly. (‘heesy chart tunes from DJ Phil hefore the loco Latin action starts at l()pm vvith DJ (ieorge spinning salsa. merengue and Latin pop.
I The Cathouse at the (‘athotise. l().3()pm 3am. £l hefore I lpm: £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Rock. grunge. indie and a dash of hreakheat across three floors at (ilasgovv‘s top venue for rockers and alteriiateens.
I Clockwork at Big Joilit. Monthly. .\'ext date I Mar.
I Coded at Vault. | Ipiii 3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. A rotating roster of DJs affiliated to 23rd Precinct supply house-led grooves at the nevv cltih. Steven Mc('reery is at the helm and the pool of talent includes Billy Kiltie. Billy Woods and Amanda Price.
I Debunk at Betty's Mayonnaise (25 Queen St). l()pm late. £6 (£5). 1 Mar. Monthly. Trihal house and trance night hosted hy DJs David l’orhes and Mallorca Lee.
I Deep End at Ad Lih. I lpltt—gittlll. £5. 15 l-‘eh. Monthly. The Deep lind Boys continue their reign as purveyors ofjaekin‘ heats and solid grooves vvhilst Bigfootmonkey provides the finest quality liyc percussion.
I Fresh at the Polo Lounge. I lpm- 3am. £5. Weekly. Michelle provides a loose mix of house arid indie classt Nsies dovvnstairs. \\ hile Andy rocks the Trophy Rooiii vvith 80s and 90s hits at the top gay venue.
I Foot Therapy at Alaska. Monthly .\'ext date I Mar with Dennis I5errer.
0 Funk Room at the Arches.
l Ipiii 3am. £10. 15 Feb Monthly. .\'o strangers to the Iiunk Room. the New Mastersounds make another appearance alongside Andrew and Simon for a night of heavy ftiiik and jazz. ('onsidered hy many to he the hottest live ftiiik hand in the LR right now. they promise to rock the floor on their highly anticipated return. See Ilitlist.
I Gain at Alaska. Monthly. Next date 8 Mar.
I Global Love at Arcliaos. l lpiii—3aiii. £7 (£5 ). Weekly. Progressive house and trance served tip hy resident Lisa Littleyvootl.
I Goodfoot at the Riverside Social. Monthly. .\'ext date the.
I Heist at (ilasgovv School of Art.
I lpm 3am. £5 (£4) (£3). I5 lieh. Brand nevy night featuring the talents of DJ AI Blair and lloodl. Iixpect nu-jau. some filthy ftitik and some tip-tempo sotil. For this (lute only. 'A-IJsI't‘ttrtl Ito/(let's get [.i (ll-ft/Ulll'lll'lt‘t’ u/l rife/tr long.
I Homegrown at Alaska. Monthly. .\'ext date the.
I Hustle & Bustle at Baha/a.
6pm 3am (DJs from I lpm). liree hefore
l lpm: £5 alter. Weekly. Paul 'l’raynor and Stevvart Mc(‘al|um get the night going vvith some seriously funky. highly charged R&B and hip Iiop. mixed vy ith soul and ftiiik tracks.
I Innovation at ()Mt'. .‘s'ext date the. I Life at Life. l()pm 3am. liree hefore midnight; £7 after. Weekly. Kevin Mcl-‘arlatie. Boh Jeffries and (iordon Miller take on the two rooms yvith a solid funk. sotil. garage and old-school classics selection.
I Loose Joints at the l3th Note (‘ltih (dovvnstairs). l()pm 3am. liree hefore
I lptii; £4 alter. Weekly. Dancelloor classics from the past 4() years. hip hop. soul. jau. funk. and anything that will make you shake that ass. all courtesy of the Loose Joint lads.
I Juice at the (ilasgovv School of Art. llptii 3am. £5 (£4) (£3). 22 l‘eh. Monthly. Of all the genres that have come of age in the last year. the litiropean electro scene looks most likely to make a permanent mark on club land and with nights like this it is little vyoiider vvhy. Joiti lielix atid DJ llesslc for some nevv vs ave techno sounds.
I Miss Kittin 8. The Hacker at the (ilasgovv School of Art. I Mar only. See ftill previevv in Music section next issue.
I MAS at MAS. I Ipiii -3am. £6 (£5). Weekly . Billy Woods. Danny Sharkey and Marcello De Lacrocee play quality house music to an alvvays tip for it crovvd.
I Monox at the Soundhaus. l lpm- 5am. £8 (£6). 15 Feb. Monthly. Stephen Brovvn (Transmat) unleashes a live set ofjackin' (‘hicago house and minimal techno. Residents DJs Dan Lurinski. Bax. Dill. Martin Walsh and Jeeve help set the scene to keep the techno kids keen.
I National Pop League at Woodside Social (‘Iuh ‘)piii--2am. £2. 22 Feb. Monthly. (iood evening pop pickers... gathering quite a hit of a cult following. the Pop League plays Iiost to post punk. (‘86 and indie pop.
I The N00 Groove at Ad Lib. llpm—4am. £5 (£4). 22 Feb. Monthly. With over 50 years of record collecting hetyveeti them. .\'ick Peacock and Brain Williamson play classics old and new from the fields of jaw. soul. Latin arid house.
I Offset at ('uhe. I Ipiii 3am. £5. Weekly. I'plifting house and LS garage courtesy of the Solemtisic hoys (ieolf Moiitford. (‘hris Harris and Stevie ‘Sole‘ Middleton.
I Pressure at the Arches. l lpm 3am. £18. 22 Feb. Monthly. As alyvays the Slatii erevv aim to please and this month‘s line-up of top notch guests doesjtist that. Tom Middleton. Silicone Sotil. ()nionz. Slam. Jon Aquaviva and Doc Martin will all he ripping it tip alongside Dot Allison. Backed hy a five piece hand. Allison. currently producing material with Richard liearless. hritigs her fantastic live shovv to the Arches. It's enough to make you cream your pants! For [his date only. '.-'l-I.i.y‘l't‘urtl Ito/t/t'rs gel [2 (itl'lit‘kt'h bought in advance/ruin Illt’ Arc/It’s but (if/it‘d
I Public Spirit at Btidda. I Ipiii 3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. A brand new vveekly residency featuring ex-Ilaeienda DJ. Jon Da Silva. Warm-tip duties are taken care of hy the Adorphiliacs (aka Charlie and Ian) iii a duh reggae/mid tempo house stylee ‘- leavirig Da Silva to pick tip the pace iii the last tvvo hours vvitli tip-tempo house. funk and disco. See previevv.
I Radar at the Glasgow School of Art. Monthly. 8 Mar.
I Submit Reponse at the l3th .\'ote (‘ltih (upstairs). l()pm 3am. I’ree hefore
I lpm; £4 after. I-‘ortnightly'. l4 l’eh. Aural explosion hosted by nittsie-loving journalists Jack Mottram atid Leon McDermott. Well-versed they are in the etiquette of eclectica so prepare your ears for everything frotii avant-disco through electro-pop to tioisy 6()s garage punk.
I Syntax at the Soundhaus. Monthly. Next date I Mar.
I Tantra at Trash. l()pm- 3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Lisa Littlevvood atid laiti Thomson play tip-front hotise to a packed datice floor. vvith DJ Rohert playing funky house. disco atid indie in rooiii tvvo.
I Test at Alaska. l lpm- 3am. £8 (£6). 22 Feb. Monthly. The techno frequencies are once again turiied tip to head-fuck hy the Test International DJ Squad. Atid if you like that sort of thing. vvhy not sample the Pure Vs Sativae session at Studio 24. lidinhurgh on I5 Mar. Dave 'I’arrida‘s playing. as is Steve (ilcncross atid .\'eil 'l’arrida.
I Traxx at the Arches. Monthly. Next date 8 Mar.
I True People at Ad l.ih. Monthly. .‘s'ext date 22 Mar.
I Urban Groove at ('Iuh Budda.
I Ipiii 3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. l-‘eaturing the talents of Domenic Martin. who is set to merge l'S house and garage. deep house. disco. soul. funk and jan. pltis the odd dash of Latin and afro grooves.
I Velvet Rooms at the Velvet Rooms. l()pm 3am. £6 (£4): £3 hefore midnight. Weekly. John Lyons with smooth R&B dovviistairs. plus Raymond Darvon spinning vocal house upstairs.
I Zero Zero at the I3tli .\'otc ('Iuh.
l 1pm 3am. Free. Weekly. Bomher and 'I'osh play pretty tiiticli anything they please. adding a dash of punk. reggae and electronica to the mix of sotil. ftiiik and
jitll.
Chart & Party
I Carwash at g2. I Ipiii 3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. A night of disco. ftitik and sotil classics. courtesy of the (iarage's (ierry Lyons.
I Cheesy Pop at Qudos (QMt').
l()pm 2am. £2 (£I ). Students and tip to four guests. Weekly. Seven years on arid rampant hordes of iiiucky-iiiinded. vodka- fuelled urchins still flock to hear l)J l()ilst‘s edam selection. A riotous evening. is ith the emphasis on pure unashamed ftiii.
I Envy at Destitiy. l()pm 3am. £5 hefore I lpm; £6 after. Weekly. Throbbing house action at the city centre iiiega-yenue. Wear nice shoes.
I Love Bug at the (iarage.
l().3()pm 3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Insatier husy night of party tunes for students and youngsters.
I The Shack at Shack. l().3()pm 3am. £6 (£4 ). Whatever your hag. chart. dance or party. DJ llatilan should hit the spot it itIi his mix of party-tip tunes.
I Strawberry Fields at Stravyherl'y l-‘ields. 9pm 3am. £6 hefore I lpm; £7 after. Weekly. A party-up set taking iii dancelloor faves from the 60s to the present day.
Glasgow Saturdays
Pre-club
I Bubblin’ Under at the Arches (‘at'e Bar. 9pm midnight. Iiree. 23 I-'eh. I-‘ortiiightly. Quality deep to funky house grooves vs ith DJ Dave Moore.
I The Corinthian at the (‘oi-iiitliiaii. ()piii late. l’ree. Weekly. Super laid-hack selection to vyallovv in in the main bar at the high-class hooling complex.
I Cul De Sac at the (‘ul De Sac.
9pm midnight. l-‘ree. 23 Mar. l-‘ortniglitly. Michael l’eck ctits and scratches a seamless mix ofold gems and nevi holihy thy/let's, from hip hop to ftiiik. frotii house to the hest of the rest .
I Dirty Wriggles at the Variety Bar. ()pm midnight. I-‘rec. Weekly. A techno 'n‘ electro pre-cluh set from Dirty Wriggles of My stcc Beau.
I Fourward Thinking at liour ('ale Bar ((‘('A). 9pm tiiidiiiglil. Free. Weekly. I’re-cltih vi itli aii emphasis on breaks and ltettts.
I Kube at Blackfriars. Monthly. Next date 2 Mar.
I Moda at Moda. h’PIii 3am. l’ree. Weekly. DJ Scott vvariiis tip vvith syyeet RdzB. follovved hy DJ I’ixic‘s funky hotise shenanigans.
I Nico’s at Nico's. 0pm midnight. I‘rec. Weekly. DJ Mark Duff playing a \yide selection of house. garage. R&B and hip hop.
I Papacool at Mcl’hahlis.
9pm midnight. l‘ree. Weekly. The finest in jazz. sotil atid ftitik.
I Soulflow at liat Drink Man Woman. 9pm midnight. £3. 2 lieh. Fortnightly. ('lassic soul cuts spiced tip \\ itli some Latin hoogaloo from Manuel and Michael.
I Spy at Spy Bar. ()pm midnight. lirce. Weekly. Laurence Hughes and (’olin Davie alternate each Sat playing the hest in quality house music and both providing a party atmosphere.
I The Works at Bar It). ()pltl midnight. lirec. Weekly. (irahaiii Wilson is ith sotil. hip hop and house.
Club
I Aurall at ('('A. Next date 30 Mar with the first birthday honaii/a feat. Jocelyn Brovyti and DJ Mark Moore.
I Bennet’s at Beiiiiet's. l l.3()pm 3am. £5. Weekly. Shaun with a commercial dance set and Annie yvith a blend of 70s and 80s hits at the city's oldest gay cluh. .\'ot in terms of the clientele. of course.
1:2. Funk Room the New MastersOtinds. having jUSl released their debut long—player Kel) Darge Presents the New i’fiastersouno’s. are widely COI'ISIClQl'EXJ to be one of the hottest live funk bands in the UK. This fortnight they JOIII Simon and Andrew for some ftinktastic tunage. The Arches. Fri 75 Feb. v.3: Mish Mash Can you believe it? Mish Mash is five years old and to celebrate this and the move to the Arches. the collected crew has organised a bit of a bash. Oscar ‘.'/Ill be joined by MC Nordon A/oui and Devin Stewart Willi live DSTCLISSEOII from Chris Ctiiks of Rae and Christian tame. The Arches. Sat 16‘ Feb. Disco Inferno Freak out at the unrest coast launch of this Edinburgh- based club night dedicated to disco. Throw caution to the ‘.‘.’lII(l and strut yetii‘ funky stuff as DJ Nick Silver and MC Otis (DICltIl‘Otl) take you down to the fiery t’tirna :e of red hot disco. The Renr’reiv Ferry. Sat [(3 Feb. 'I‘ b.ding Diverse styles. ft‘ti'ii bliangra breakbeat through hip hop to nu-ja/x. combine to dazzling effect at this mystical melting t (it of iiitiSlcal cultures. See l)l't’)‘.'l-(}‘~.'.’. page 69. CCA. Th 22 I eh. Club 69 Black Man the Slt£l(’l0\'.’. the Specialist. and Unknov-rn Force are Just a few of the many names under which Detron's 'I'rackmaster Loo Robinson has recorded. but it's been his Scan 7 guise to which he's returned most Often. Expect techno. house and a unique minimalistic Del ‘oi'. soa'id. Hocksy’s B.’iserite/i:. Sat 93 Feb. Homebass Joining the .Jenqalieads this montn is Dylan Rhymes. With tracks on Junior Boys Own and his own Iabei Bitie Black. Rhymes has become one of the most respt-icted producers on the breakbeat scene. His debut at Alaska is therefore not one to miss. Alaska. Sat 23 Feb.
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