If you know ska you know JERRY DAMMERS. One time member of the legendary Specials (who could forget such classics as ‘Ghost Town‘ and ‘Too Much Too Young'?) and head of Two Tone records, he’s dropping by tripTycb for a couple of DJ dates. Here he makes time to let us know what four tracks are currently rock(steady)ing his world.
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I Bennet’s at liennct‘x.
llMlpm iam t" Wei-kl}. In which we are confronted b} a xtt'angc pant}. 'l‘om plan tuncx loicd b} I: _\eat' old girlx. plux xome bangiii' handbag. to equall} appreciatixc ga) men. l‘llllll} old world. I Bite at the ('athoiixe. Ill. itlpm 3am. lirec lk‘lill't‘ l lillpm; £3 t£l.5()) ttllt‘l. Weekly. .-\ milder mix ol indie and rock thati }oii'll lind at the city 'x premier rock name on l‘l’l oi' Sat.
I Boogaloo at the Social. *lpm .iam. liree. Weekl). .-\ new regular night at llllx x\\;lltk_\' new name. The night prcxentx block \l}lC part) grotnt'x. hip hop. urban RiHi. xcratch mi\ing. ll\L‘ perctixxion and giiext M(’x exer} week.
I Club Tropicana at the (iaragc (Attic). llpm iam. £3 (£3). Weekl}. Indie. both claxxic and contemporar).
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I Colours til the .-\rchex. Next date tbc. I Come to Bed at Blanket tl‘ormerl} Bed). l lptn 3am. £4 (£2). Weekl}. Scotti B atid .Mark l)oncll} are )our lioxtx at thix new karaoke night. replete with real bedx and microphonex. Indulgence juxt reached new heightx on Saiichiehall Street.
I Cut the Crap at MAS. l lpiii 3am. £5. Weekly. ('ut the (‘rap launchex the new tw ixted home and electrontca night at thix xmai‘t name.
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Derrik Carter guests at Subculture, Sat 26 Apr; Ultragroove, Edinburgh, Fri 25 Apr
I Definition v Audio at Barth.
I lpiii 3am. Wei-kl}. What briiigx l)t‘lllllll()ll and .-\tidio together ix a xhat‘ed ciitliuxiaxiii toi plining inuxic that iuakex )ou want to dance xo much that )ou drop a drcxx xi/c. without the loi'malit} ot~ liming to di'exx a certain wa). .\'o need to xtand on ceremony here. \\ ith a xoimdtrack to your Sun like thix. loi'gct Mon thinning. and come down to Haiti) tor the perfect end to the w cckcnd.
I Disco Badger at Bamboo. 5pm 3am. £5 t£,ii. Weekl). Dominic Martin in the Redt'oom. Scotti ii in Rooiiil and lain llanlon in the lounge ll tiiiixt be Stiii at Bamboo.
I Dream at Straw hert') l'icldx.
It), itlpiii 3am. £l5. Weekl). l-"itteen quid lo get m’.’ You're 'aim' a laugh. ain‘t )a‘.’ But wait. the bar ix completel) I't‘ee all night. xo xtop moaning and get drunk and pixxed upon home.
I Freakmoves at (ilaxgow School ol .’\t'i lront (ialler). l lpm 3am. £tbc. \Vt‘t‘kl}, “cum and Nice ol l’i'eaknienomcrx pla) otit hip hop. electro and wli.ite\ci' clxc that xoiindx good at thix l'tont room with a lot (it xoul.
I Grace Jones and Sly and Robbie with Optima at the llart'owlandx. 7.30pm ll).3(lpm. £33.50. 37 Apr onl}. .\ coup tor the trip'l‘} ch textual. atid brought on b) tlioxe irreprcxxible gu)x lt'tllll ()ptimo. Soul legcndx. iconx. kingon ltlltk atid [.HI co\erxtar (irace Joncx atid SI} and Robbie are planing ax well.
I Kinky at 'l‘raxh. llptii 3am. £5 (£3). Weekl}. l’aul .\”Jie plinx hard ltlllk) xotil and hip hop. while Ste\ ie Brown plil)\ out the part} timex elxew here on the premixex. Rob B alxo proi idex the xoimdtrack to )(lllr Traxll) night ottl.
I Life’s a Drag at the Merciir) Lounge. tx'pm .‘iam. l5rcc. Weekl}. A night (it muxic iron) [)1 ('olin llaie} plux regular drag [wrtoi'mancex
I Liquid Sundays at the Liquid Lounge. 3.30pm 3am. Weekl). .-\l| da) happ} hour lounging xexxionx with ll\L‘ tiiuxic atid l)J'x including l)e\in (Mixh Maxhi. lee Watxon. Thomax Kink atid Brendan llixlop.
I Liquid Cool at llaba/a. 9pm 3am. £5. Weekly. A]. Krix Keegan and lati 'l'lioinpxon pla} top-notch \ocal garage and home to a club packed with h) per-
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whom xecm to haxe t'orgotten that the} time work in the morning. ll'qualit) tunex and glamoron anticx are _\our bag. Sun at Baba/a ix uninixxablc.
I Miso at the (‘aptain‘x Rext. Next date
the. I One Sunday at the Tunnel.
1 lptii 3am. £4 i£l ). Weekl). 'l'he Riki) contintiex with the Tunnel crew on thix xinttil Sabbath celebration. Wear nice clolhcx l'or admixxion. pleaxe.
I Optimo (Espacio) at the Sub (‘Iiih llptii .‘iain. £tbc. Weekl). Still the biggext and moxt important Sun nigliter in town. 'l'liix ix the ll’lpT}Cll al'tcr part} tor the (iracc Joncx and SI} and Robbie gig. xo expect quite a tabulon tall-out trom that
I Streaker at Shack. |(l.3()pm 3.30am. £5 (£3). Weekl). DJ lamex ‘the lio)’ (iardner xpiiix the trackx tor thoxe enio} mg immature atiticx and tiakcd lun. Thix xoundx like a good laugh. eh‘.’
I Subscience at (‘Iiih (it). Itipiii Rain. £5. 4 Ma) onl). .\ batik holida} xpecial with techno. breakx and aintliing (tom the lunk} underground. l’aul Rexct. Subxciencc. (‘loxe ttlltl llt‘\ are the propagalot‘x.
I Sub Tropical Bank Holiday Special at ('uba \iirte. 8pm 2am. £5. 4 Ma} onl). Mr l’cachex pla}x out with xamba. xalxa atid Latin hoiixc at thix celebration ()l not liaxing to go to work. Special guextx and lne miixic l'rom Samba Ya Bainba are all part ol the experience. I Sunday Surgery at (‘iihe
l Ipm 3am. £5 (£3). Wee-kl}. ('ameron (‘raig dixpenxex xome xtllH' tor )our xoiil in thix dixerting winder-downer with a medical theme.
I Sunday Best at the Shed.
lt).3()pni 2am. £3 (£2). Wei-kl}. The Right chercnd Jim l)a Bext (ll}pe. (‘ubei pla'u w halcx er the hell he wantx each and ex er} Sabbath lor the hiingm er onex.
I Style at MAS. I lptn 3am. £5. 4 Ma} only. l’erc} X plinx otll at thix central \entie with a large l'ollowing. Richard Millar. Stcxe ('oncannon and B-l-‘lex‘ are alxo looking l‘orward to thix night.
I Transistor at the Polo Lounge.
1 lptn 3am. £5. Weekly. Real pop (or real people with l).lx Niall McMurra} and Wanne Dixon.
I Vegas Swings on Tour at Renlrew licrr}. 9pm 2am. £9 (£7 it tabulouxl} drcxxed). 4 Ma} onl}. The iixiial loungecorc action with a lixe performance lrom the Fat (‘atx to mark the launch ot the Vegax ('l). I Vinylicious at Lowdown
Midnight 3am. £5 (£3). Weekl}. The \er} xC\}' people from Soulxa bring Ux another line night ol~ houxe fun and gamex.
I Warp Records at (‘(‘A. lllptt) 3am. £l(l. 27 Apr onl}. .»\ xclcction ol' the great and the good from Warp‘x imprexxixcl) xkcwcd roxter with liie xetx from Plaid. (‘hrix ('lark and Beanx alongxide a mixed bag of DJx lroni e\er_\one'x record label of choice. Part ol tripT}ch.
Glasgow Mondays
Club
I Burn at MAS. llpiii 3am l‘lt‘t‘ lot xtall iii an) ptib or club; U to metyme clxc. Weekl}. l)Jx Norman aiid /.eux prexide o\er the biggext atid longext running xtall night out in lll\l()l‘_\. l‘TCL‘tlUlll lor the workcrx. atid tlierc'x alxo a gtiext aptwarance excr} now and agaiti I Don’t Forget your Passport at the Shack. llpiii 3am. £5 (£3). Wei-kl} Junior ('anipox xpmx aii eclectic xelcction ot timex while xome luck} perxoii getx the chance to w Ill a liolida} or their biix lare home.
I In Bed with Jim Da Best (ti Blanket (lortlle‘fl) lied) llpiii 3am. £1 (£3). Weekl}. Jim mxitex }oii to liix boiidoir tor ati exciting ol poptaxtic ti'axli. funk} xhit and a w hole lot clxc hcxidex. I Passionaiity at ('iihe,
l l..l()pm 3am. lircc. Weekl}. [)1 Shawn enxurex that the weekend Ix xta} mg tlll\t‘ with thix poxt-weckend night ol plcaxing Cltttfllxlr}.
Glasgow Tuesdays
Club
I Boo at Bamboo. l lpiii 3am. £3 (£2). Weekl}. (iraham l‘erguxon lioxtx and l)Jx at thix new (ilaxgow xtudent night.
I FUN at ('ube. ll.3(lpni lam. Free. Weekl). liunk) unique and \er} naught) packed with pleaxing pop muxic. trom Shawn and (ieorgey Ho}.
I Laid at the Shack. ll).3()pni 3am. £5 (£3). Weekl}. The bcxt and latcxt indie- piip-rth-guitar-hip hop»R&ll-chart- dance. the ultimate xtudent Tue.
I Juicy Tuesdays at Blanket llthtiL‘l’l} Bed). llpni 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Sta) l'rexh. xta) )oung: get into bed on Tue with Bill) Milligan in the big back bedroom with mouth-watering xtudent litVtillrllCS while Scott 'l‘ingerx‘ McMillan prtnidex xoine lull llaxour l'un in the lront bedrootn.
I Million Dollar Disco at MAS.
l lpm 3am. £4 (£2). \Veek’l)‘. Loads ol- funk). dixco inadnexx aimed xtraight at )our face. Al Kent ix the tnain man.
I Pink Pound at the Mercur} Lounge. lilpm 3am. £l. Weekly [)1 Michelle pla)x upl‘ront dance and pan) xoundx with a one hundred pence door charge.
I TIT at Traxh. I 1pm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Paul N'Jie playx out Refill and hip hop. (iraeine Ferguxon hitx )ou with the xtudent claxxicx in Room 2 and Rob B ix in the third room playing part} anthemx and bar tunex.