Glasgow Tuesdays continued
I The Shimmy Club at Bennet's. 11.30pm 3am. £3 (£l.50). Weekly. A straight-ish attd sttidenty' iiigltt at the gay yenue. with Raymond Dayren maintaining tlte party atmosphere.
I T.I.T. at lt'ttsli. l0.30pm 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. (irahanie l-'et'gttsoit and Seott l'ree spiit garage and house itt tlte maitt room. wltile DJ Robert keeps the kids entertaitted w itlt plenty of eheese in room two.
Glasgow Wednesdays
Pre-club
I Fluid at the Polo Lounge. l0pm latti. liree. Weekly. DJ Wayne Di.\on mixes up elassie ltltik. soul and diseo w itlt a dash of eontemporary business. attd there are hali-priee eoektails to make sure things go with a swing.
I Mark Robb at the (‘ul De Sae.
9pm tttiditigltt. Free. Weekly. .\Iark Robb of Bull ('lub lame proy ides the Retro lunk attd soul grooy es to tire West lind lilitssi\ e.
I The Medicine Room at Brel. Monthly. .\'e.\t date 27 Mar.
I Russell’s at Russell‘s. ‘) llpitt. l‘ree. Weekly. DJ Yaw brings his world musie extt‘ayagan/a to tire yttppie masses. I Salsa Fuente at llay'atta.
8pm midnight. £4. Weekly. Salsa elass lollow ed by Salsa DJs throttgh to elosing titite.
Club
I Bennet’s at Bennet’s.
ll.30pm 3am. £2.50 (£l.50). Weekly. Sara with an ttp-lt‘ttlil dattee mix. (iay.
I Easy Tiger at .\l.-\S‘. llpm 3am. £4. (£2). Weekly. A party atmosphere arid plenty oi shenanigans guaranteed. thanks to tlte anta/ing free drink otters on at this inereasingly popular Wed night soiree.
I Elastik at l3tli .\'ote (‘luh
llpitt 3am. £2. Weekly. DJ ()na (aka Amanda t'rom his) and DJ .\lingo-go. take oy er the mttsieal selection for tlte l'ot‘eseeahle lulttre whilst 80.3 takes a break to eoneentrate on otlter things. lnjeeting some mueli needed estrogen iitto the world oi" Dling and playing some datntt line eleetro mi\ed in w itlt random sounds.
I F.A.B. at Baha/a. l lpitt 3am. l-‘ree bel'ore l lpm: £4 (£3) alter. Weekly. DJ Skttd blends garage. Rth attd ltmky ltotise. playing to a dressed-up et'ow (i
w ho help to ntake this one ol the busiest midweek nights ill (ilasgow.
I Joints & Jams at (‘ube.
llpttt 3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. in the baek room Harry B and Brian ’1‘ present Loungin'. a seleetion ol l'tmky traeks aitd laid-baek tunes. while iii the main room. a rotating roster of DJs supply Rth. ltip hop aitd soul.
Chart & Party
I Fit at Arehaos. llpnt 3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Absolutely eolossal student night with John Riehardson aitd (itts \liehaels supplying eheesy pop. party anthems attd eommereial house.
I Media at Media. llptti 3am. £3. Weekly. A lull—on l'layotu'ed mis li'ottt rotational residents pltis karaoke iti room two. Drinks promos a bonus (all drinks £l belore lam).
I Toast at Shaek. 10.30pm 3am. £3 (£2). ('heesy ttiiies eourtesy ol' DJ 'l'oast. \\ illt lasltittgs ()l' lioo/e to help wash it dowtt.
I Klass at Destiny. l0pm 3am. £2 belore llpnt; £3 alter. Weekly. A night aimed at those wlto little} a party night otit hut ean't stand those pesky kids eluttering tip the danee lloor. ()y er 28s only.
I Souped Up at the (iarage.
l0.30pm 3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Dali pop attd student anties at the itiosl popular student while it) town.
Edinburgh
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. Edinburgh club listings compiled by Catherine Bromley.
Edinburgh Thursdays
Pre-club
I Bar Union at Bar l'nion. 9pm 3am. l-‘ree. Weekly. l’arty people in tha house say ‘iair' as Serateh DJ l.y ley mixes tip the hip hop madness.
I Bass Camp at ('ity ('ale (downstairs). 8pm lant. liree. Weekly. A weekly expedition led by DJs .\lark attd Dopamean. takiitg in the di/ly heights of hip hop. l‘unk and reggae.
I Beluga at Belttga. 8pm lam. l‘ree. Weekly. l.eo leis loose with some house. garage and ltutked tip diseo gt‘ooy es ( 14 Mai) w hile the omnipresent ('raig Smitlt gets bi-lay w ith the soulful house. badass boogie and brokett heats tttalarkey (2i .\lar).
I Cool Blue at the Wash. 9pm lam. liree. Weekly. A lresh atid l't'isky nti\ ol' smooth. sophistieated hip hop and soul iron) DJ Ali ('amphell.
I Drop Out at the l.i\ iitg Roont.
9pm lani. Free. 14 (k 28 Mar. l-‘ortnightly. lune iii to drop otit to the best iii house. teehno aitd eleetro lion) rotational residents Body lunk. Blend aitd 'l‘antrunt. 'l'his l'ortnight ( 14 Mar). guest DJ .\'eil 'I‘emplar does a stint.
I Eccentric at Ban) Boti. 9pm lattt. l‘ree. l4 k 28 Mar. l-‘m‘tnightly. The resident DJs l'rom lititure Noodle aitd \tikleat' l’ttppy e\plore the aural eeeentrieities inherent to teeh-house at this ()rietttal style bar session.
I Flashback at l’lashhaek.
8.30pm lam. l-‘ree. Weekly. DJ Venus teeters haek in tinte to play disco [titles from the 70s and 80s at this reeentiy gay bar.
I Immersed In Music at l’ito.
9pm latit. l‘ree. Weekly. A ttew DJ sehedule sees rotational t‘esltlelils Smokey & 'I‘he Battdit. Silyer Storik. (’t‘aig (iee attd Beany warm tip for the weekend with diyerse takes on the l'ttnky house model.
I Made In Iguana at lgttana.
9pm laitt. l‘ree. Weekly. (iareth
Sommery ille breaks the tttottld ol' ltis l‘lti'agrooy e guise. playing w arm .\'ew York house. diseo attd all things sottll'ttl at tltis pre-w eekettd pre-eluh.
I Oxygen Music at ()\ygeit Bar.
9pm lant. l‘ree. Weekly. l'nderground house. l'unk and hip hop with Sitnon attd (iay (l'nderground S()ltts\iittl.
I Reggae Got Soul at ()xygen Bar (downstairs). 8pm lattt. £2 (£|.50). Weekly. l.o\ei's roek. roots aitd rey iyal reggae l'rom rotational resident DJs.
I Shadowskill at Bait) Boti. 9pm lant. l-‘ree. 2l .\lar. l-‘ortnightly. (’ottl'tteius say this new ()rietttal style bar got plenty good hip hop. funk and drttm & bass with 1)] Dragon and Redo.
I Soft Rock at The Pond. ‘)pm latii. l‘ree. 28 Mar only. A night of trttly appalling Anteriean guitar-based anthems at .\'oth lidinburgh's premier sty Ie bar.
I UrbannHangSuite at Hahn‘s.
l lpiit 3am. l-‘ree. Weekly. light \egetarian sitaeks sery ed to a kooky and eeleetie soundtraek limit a seleetion oi loeal heat l‘reaks ineludittg DJ Dolphin Boy ('l‘timnty 'l'otteh ).
I Wired For Sound at the Phoenix (downstairs). Upm lam. l-ree. l4 .\lar only. A night of myriad musieal styles hosted by 'l‘l Dukakis arid liy il Bill and l'eaturing the ‘l )eeks ol’ Demoeraey '. w herehy (welye
pltteky new DJs get the ehatiee at their fifteen minutes of tame.
" I Vol Below at Yol Below.
8pm midnight. Free. Weekly. The sttslii style bar gets the lunked-up drttm & hass treatment li'oiit DJ Queen B (Behave?) Please note that Behaye‘.’ members get 10 per cent off their hill for food and drinks.
Club
I C.C. Blooms at (‘.(‘. Blooms. l0.30pnt 3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Weekly. 'l'rip the light fantastic to lit-NRO dance action at this eyer-popular gay bar. I Da Break at La Belle Angel.
l0.30pm 73am. £4 (£3). 21 Mar only. Demon and Bertie host the last eyer session of this hip hop hootenanny'. I.iye .\l(‘s. a gaggle of DJs and tree stul‘t'.
I Dysfunction at Studio 24.
l lpm 3am. l‘ree before 1 1.30pm: £2 alter. l4 & 28 Mar. l-‘ortnightly. Rock and theta] get together for angry. misunderstood loners.
I Easy Come Easy at ligo.
l0pn) 3am. £10. 28’ Mar only. It's an liaster RikB Speeial already?! Brought to you it) association with .‘yl'l‘V's The Lick. this full seale event will feature all that's l‘resh iron) the fields of Rth. hip hop aitd soul with DJs Dodge and Mark Deylin.
I Fusion at l’o Na .\'a. l lpm 3am. £2. Weekly. DJs Mark B (Sttidio (irand) plays \‘itlyl gems sourced from the realms ol‘ house. hip hop. funk and sottl.
I Genetic at the (‘itrus (‘luh
l lpm 3am. Free before 1 1.30pm: £2 alter. Weekly. Still a mighty popttlar soiree that showcases alternatiye. indie and lo-li.
I Honeycomb First Birthday Party at the lloneyeomb. lllpitt 3am. £the. 28' Mar only. llow time flies. it seems otin yesterday that l was standing ankle deep in somebody else‘s piss at the \‘attlts that was. .\'o ehanee of that happening now ol‘eourse alter loy‘ely Warren Deighan ‘eleaned ttp' lidinburgh eltthhing with a swanky relit. DJs (ieorge '1‘. Spider. ('oo. Sty ler and Spanky‘ celebrate the first birthday of this shiny yenue with a night of house. l'unk. sotil aitd hip hop.
I Opium at ()pium. 10pm 3am. liree. Weekly. Roek. ntt metal and alternatiye/itidie.
I Scratch at La Belle Angele.
10.30pm 3am. £6 (£4 ); ayailahle in adyanee l‘rom Ripping (k l'ndergrotmd Soltt'shn. l-l \lat‘ only. A one-oil set'ilelty seratehy' ttrbatt hip hop speetaeular showcasing the talents ol~ aeelainted l'S turntablist. DJ Rectangle.
I Snatch Club at tile Liquid Room. l0.30pn) 3am. £3.50 (£2.50). Weekly. A t‘unky diseo-ettm-eaharet. eomieally eotnpered by Mr Harry Ainsworh attd deek manipulated in a eod lunk and hip hop stylee by Babes. Biggie & Spanky'. This fortnight ( 14 Mar). Snateh eelebrates two years of" smtttty behayiour with a bye set from 'l‘eehnotronie.
I Speak Easy at the Bongo ('luh. l0.30pnt 3am. £5 (£4). 14 Mar only. /.oot suits and ('harleston queens swing ottt at this one-oil musieal extrayagan/a featuring karaoke and eabaret burlesque. I 3 Piece Sweet at the (’oeteau Lounge. llpitt 3am. £2. l4 Mar. Monthly. 'l‘rendy Wendy. Sally I" aitd \ieki eelehrate two years oi starting the weekend early with their monthly mis ol house. l‘ttnk. sottl. pop aitd kitselt elassies.
I Traffic at Zero (lleriot-Watt l'niy'ersity). 9pm 2am. liree. Weekly. l.i\‘t.' indie bands l'ollow ed by a heady titi\ ol- roek. pop and hip hop at this lleriot-Watt club night.
Chart & Party
I Hootin’ Annie at ('ltth .laya. 7.30pm latit. £l0(£8). 2| Mar only. A night ()l‘ t‘elitted sophistication l'ot' gentleman of taste featuring a tit show. pole—dancing. base humour li'ont Billy Jel'lrey. a low —rent casino and some ehart & party tunes.
Pure V Sativae The city's heavyweight techno nights come out of retirement for one night only. Duck and cover then as the old men show that they've still got what it takes to turn even the most up-for-it clubber into a blubbering mess of snot and bile. See
. preview. page 77. Studio 24. Fri 75 Mar.
Let’s Go Back, Way Back Hardcore. you know the score? This and other retro cliches (on one. top one etc) will be positively rife as the Glasgow-based old skool house night launches a monthly Edinburgh session with a DJ set from Altern 8. La Bei/e
i Ange/e. Fri 75 Mar.
Fiesta Latina The fiesta celebrates its tenth anniversary and its respected status as the city's longest running Latin night. Slip on your dancing shoes then and get ready to salsa. See preview. page 87. Teviot Row House. Sat (6 Mar.
.‘f Joseph Malik Album Launch Party Edinburgh's music heads sit at the dock of the bay cheering. shouting and shedding a tear or two as city soul cat.
Joseph Malik (pictured) and his
ship ride in. The Venue. Sat 76 Mar.
(a Taste After a remarkable run of over seven and a half years. Taste reaches the momentous milestone of its 400th session. Residents Fisher & Price will no doubt be in fine fettle for the occasion. playing uplifting house and garage to their loyal gayymixed crowd. Liquid Room. Sun 77 Mar.
Nameless presents Marshall Jefferson House legend Marshall Jefferson plays classic tracks to take you back to the time when it was neither 'hard' ~ nor ‘progressive‘. . . just good. La i. Bel/e Ange/e. Sat Mai: