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Glasgow Thursdays
Club
I '." at the BUTT (‘luh lt)..i(lpm .iam. £5 (tree). Weekly. Stey ie and Day id rummage through their recordx to hring you all the good xltllT. Tltcl‘e'x the odd li\e hand. \o L‘\pccl :t Te\l oT eclecti'onica. dixciiteclmocarcy and other wordx that
they ‘ye jtixt made tip.
I Atomic at t'luh Apollo. l lpm .‘iam. £4 (£3). Weekly. They my ite you to throw xliapex on the dancelloor ax their rexidcnt muxical iigxaw huilder piecex together an eclectic mix ol paxt maxterx and enduring claxxicx. xpamiing Tollt' decadex.
I Chix on Dex at (’hinawhite.
lllpm .‘iam. £4 (£5). Weekly. lt’x down to the girlx l'or tltix all new Tlturxday xoii'ee. ('arole Dixon ol ultra-cool cluh night ('liaki'a playx a mix ol claxxic houxe. dixco. pop and 8(lx rey iyal with an electro tw ixt. I Evil at Barlly. |().3()pm 3am. £2. Weekly. (ioth. induxtrial. punk and metal meet at thix hlack-clad hamtening.
I Fluff on the Needle at Wigwam. llpm 3am. £5. Weekly. ('hrix Bigu/Ii. '/.etix. \ormxki. Marky Mark and Ian Wliitclaw xpin it up at tltix new Thurxday party at thix Sauchiehall yenue.
I Freakmoves at (ilaxgow School of Art. llpm 3am. £3 (£3). Weekly. l'ltra-line hip hop night tor the xtudentx. witlt l)Jx I)eina and .\'ice. Fourth hirthday raixing ltmdx l'or ()ylaiii with xpecial gtiext l'ix' rapper Blade ( I: .May l
I GDANSK Recordings Showcase at Baxtira Blaitca Brunxwick Hotel.
8pm 2am. l‘ree. I‘) .May only. (il)ANSl\' take oy er the haxement and the upxtairx har tor thix one-oil xhowcaxe night. Witlt a liye xet l'rom Mellow Stih Machine pltix a
w hole hoxt ol‘ yarioux I)Jx coyering the wide xpectrum oi electronic muxic. thix ix one not to he mixxed.
‘ . 9‘ “7| y “i H “.r j ~. ; l . .m it" 1.. .9 "A IVA. ," I Joining Haptic for the night is Germany’s Losoul, with countless releases on the Playhouse label to his name. He’s heavily influenced by the energy of jazz, funk and soul, leading to a
‘gripping groovy music with elements of abstraction’. fiat M May. Haw/r; (if Hit) 1 Hit/Id l ()(Ingo. ('i/('1.‘;_(]()l.".’.
Instant Access at Suh (‘luh lt).3()pm 3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Rexidentx Till Peachex and (ilenn (' are iit your lace with the muxic at thix alway'x intei‘exting Thursday down Stih way. ()n I: May Mylo l)ropx the Prexxure and popx in for a cheeky y ixit to round off hix tour and on the I‘)th Beathox Battling Part l)eu.\ ix the order of the day. I Jacuzzi at Bar Bloc. 9pm 3am. Free. Weekly. \ti-Jal/ and latin houxe from 1)] ('raig ()'('onnell. with perciixxion lt‘otti Rytlunic Rentx. I Record Player: at (ilaxgow School of Art. lt)..i()pm 2.30am. £3 (lree £2). Weekly. In the Vic Bar lli-li Sean and lltixhpiippy play to an increaxingly l'ren/ied gathering of electro l'reakx. tiher-party upxtartx and dixco delinqtientx oi all \ttl'lL‘llL‘S. Tlte ttlllithphel'c ix Salim/(n Ale/II I't'l't'l' meelx the Baader Meinhol' to a hot liqtiid xpurt oi piink-xhock dixco and a doiihle xhot ol‘ lii-.\'R(i junk-rock eleetro. lt'x no lie to xay there ain't another party iii town quite like thix one and you'd he plain inxane to mixx it. I Skint at the ('athouxe. l lpm 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. A night that rellectx the rexurgent alternatiye xcene at the moment. Rock. indie and xome tough chemical hreakx and heatx. with a crowd much like the one you xee outxide the (iallery ol‘ Modern :\l'l. I Speakeasy at the l'niy-erxal. l()pm 3am. l‘ree. Weekly. ll‘ you l'eel like a l'ew drinkx alter the ptih. hut don't want to go cluhhing. Speakeaxy ix l'or you. The mtixic ain't coinpromixed. hut the y ihe ix chilled. I Vintage at ()ran Mor .lllpm 3am. £5. Weekly. llurrah tor Alec () and John Roxx who hay e moy ed their Butt party to the Wext lind. The boy x w ill he pulling from a mix ol the paxt and the prexent. picking the choice L‘ltl\ from the Sllx eleclro xcene. underground dixco. punk claxxicx. indie. xka and houxe. All thix plttx regular liy'e handx to hoot. They do xpoil yott.
Glasgow Fridays
Club
I Better Days at Bar Bloc. lllpni 3am. l-"ree. Weekly. (irooy in' lunk and dixco l'rom (iiddy attd Key iii McShane. All night lottg. A may popular cluh night.
I The Buff at the Butt. l()pin--3am. £6. Weekly. Old School l-‘unk with (iordie. Jack. (‘raig and Dec playing old school jun. claxxicx.
I Chinawhite at (‘hinawhite 9pm—3am. £ It). Weekly. The (ilaxgow version of the legendary London celehx‘ club kicks olt in xtyle. Waitrexxex. proper doormen and discerning l)Jx make up the ‘whitex experience.
I Club Living at (‘luh Liy‘ing. 9pm 3am. l’ree before I lpm; £5 alter. Weekly. Alan Macken/ie playx retro claxxicx and Scott Mochar ptttx a twixt into it with xome line houxe.
I Coded at Vault. l lpm 3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. They ’re Tl'tllll a record xtore. xo the tunex are going to he limit and highly lttnky. aren't they '.’ A rotating roxter ol' I)J.x affiliated to 23rd Precinct xiipply the houxe-led grooy‘ex you can rely on. Stey'en Mc('reery ix the main man. but the pool of talent includex Billy Kilkie. Billy Woods and Amanda Price.
I Cotton Cake at the (ilaxgow School of
Art. llpm 3am. £7.( £5). 13 May. Monthly. The (‘atx in the Hat and Wasted Youth play recordx at thix new party. .-\pparent|y the clientele conxixtx of tiher cool cltth kids with nothing to proy‘e.
I Discobadger at Bamhoo.
lt).3()pm 3am. £5. Weekly. Dominic Martin takex oyer the Red Room while Scottie B playx R&B in room 1. ()n 22 May. (i (’hild of Radio lxtra lame ix on hand to help you wear out your xhoex.
I Fluid at MAS. l lpm- 3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Beat lll6'x I.i.xa [.ittlewood. Scott Mackay and Raw B all play ax residentx at thix raucoux party tip at the mad end of town. i-‘unky houxe. urhan pop and loadx of
cheap home make it a winning propoxition.
I Fresh at the Polo Lounge. l lpm-3am. £5. Weekly. Michelle and Andy are in charge ol‘ the mux'ical dutiex at thix delicioux. gay/mixed Merchant (‘ity cluh. Moxt who enter come out .xmiling.
I Friday at Wigwam at Wigwam.
l lpm 3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. Jamex (iardner playx a mix of R&B and commercial claxxicx. while Normxki and Zeux play l'unky houxe and dixco heatx.
I Funhouse at Barlly. l lpm 3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. A night of clued-up punk and cathartic indie pop nonxenxe. lt'x pogo-a- go-go with Radio l'x \‘ic (iallow'ay. Mr Paul .\'eedle.x and 1)] Alpha Mitchell.
I Mekanik at the Archex. l()pm-~ 3am. £l2 (£l()). l3 May. Monthly. An International Deejay (iigolox .xhowcase. with l)ay'id ('arretta. (‘hrixtopher Juxt. Sayax Paxcalidix. Neil (’onnolly. Little Mixx Mixit and Richie Mohhx. An interexting night of liuropean inuxic. See pl'L‘ViCW page 38.
I Mixed Bizness All Stars at the (ilaxgow School ol‘Art. |().3() 3am. £4(£5). 20 May. Monthly. llay'ing l'eatured xome oi the linext young l)Jx and live actx from the (ilaxgow xcene. Mixed Bi/nexs haye iny ited hack xome of their favourites to join them for what promixex to he a lantaxtic night of cutting edge underground heatx and claxxic dancelloor gemx. xpanning ey'ery genre you (attd they) like. Make way Tor Pro Vinylixt Karim. Boom Monk Ben. Ill 'I'echnique. Tohe Shenohi and. ax alwayx. the night ix hoxted hy llth. Don't forget Rah‘x Boutique in the Vic Bar with Full Phat. Rico and l)-l-‘orm. I Moist at Soundhauxe. lllpm~4ain. £9 (£7). l3 May. Monthly. Funky houxe tiight that w ill leay'e you heggiitg for more. Rexidentx ('ra/y l)ai.xy. (’hrix (iraham aitd (‘hrix Mc('airney are in Room I while .\'eil Arcltihald aitd ('hrix 'l'homax proy-ide the aural pleaxure in Room 3 in thix legendary hot xpot.
I Mungo’s Hi-Fi at the Woodxide Social. Next date the.
I National Pop League at Woodxide Social. 8.45pm 2am. £4. 27 May. Monthly. Poxt-punk. (‘86. indie-pop. laughing. good people. dancing. heartx on .xleey'ex and iii mouthx. tearx. kixxing. hand-xhaking and xiiiiliiig.
I Offset at ('uhe. 10.30pm 3am. £8 (£5). Weekly. l)anee claxxicx and [tilt houxe l'rom rexident l)Jx. A yery popular yenue and cluh itigltt.
The latest club news
Well, it wouldn’t be On the Decks without a T in the Park update at the moment, would it? The Bacardi B-Bar is definitely returning for some more house grooves with live percussion as ever from Basil (other names still the). They are also heading to the Honeycomb, Edinburgh on 28 May with Martin Solveig and I Robert Owens, amongst 3 others. This is followed by two huge events, both featuring 2 Many DJs plus live sets from the Kills and Who Made Who, first at Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh, 10 June, and swiftly followed by ABC, Glasgow, 11 I June. l
If you fancy a bit of diversity. check out Once Upon a Time in Wigan, a play celebrating the phenomenon that was the heart of the UK northern soul scene down at the Wigan Casino. Mike Martin's play hits the Citizen's Theatre in Glasgow from 17—21 May.
Sol is once again launching is Open Decks DJ Comp to flush out Scotland’s best undiscovered DJ talent. It’s open to any aspiring bedroom DJs playing any style of music (‘so long as they have never been a guest or resident at an established clubnight’), and the closing date is 3 June. Send those application forms (available from www.edinburghdj.co.uk or any good music store in Scotland) with a 30 minute tape/CD/mini- disc with a minimum of six mixes to The Sol DJ Comp, c/o Uber Disko, 36 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1PU. Dates for finals in City Cafe, Edinburgh, Basura Blanca, Glasgow and the Gambia Bar, Stirling will follow later in the month.
And finally we come to the STET La Finale. Due to various members of the collective relocating across the globe they are going to call it quits with one last party featuring Lady Sovereign (pictured). There are only 200 tickets available at $27.50 from www.stet101.com on Friday 27 May at a secret Edinburgh location (only revealed when you book your ticket).
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