I Free Sundays at the Universal.
1 lpm—3am. Free. Weekly. Hip hop. funk. soul. reggae. house and jazz all in this great. virtually unknown venue just behind Sauchiehall Street.
I Haberdashery at the Liquid Lounge. 9pm—4am. £3. Weekly. Weekly Sunday shenanigans frotn residents Danny Sharkey and Dirty Larry.
I Optimo (Espacio) at the Sub Club. 10.30pm—3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. Every Sunday with JD Twitch & JG Wilkes. They are joined on 15 May by X-Vectors who bring you a towering combination of rock and disco. Door tax for this date only is a mere £7 with £6 concession. I The Priory at Blanket. I lpm—3am. £5. Weekly. This club's something of a misnomer. Unless of course dancing all night to student anthems and R&B is how you detox. JP and the Tunnel‘s Richard Levinson are the hosts.
Glasgow Mondays
Clubs
I Burn at the Buff Club. I lpm—3am. £5 (free—£3). Weekly. It‘s the classic night for those working in the licensing trade. Burn admits those with a pay-slip for absolutely hee haw. which is nice! I T-Party at MAS. llpm—3am. £3. Weekly. Raw B and Dave Young play urban and pop tracks respectively. It‘s a free door to trade customers. so they're giving something back to the people who make going out great. This is one of the Trash nights made homeless in the fire.
Glasgow Tuesdays
Club
I Bin Bag at the Glasgow School of Art. [lpm—3am. £l (free). Weekly. Bargain basement indie tunes. barrel loads of cheap drink and a bunch of kids that used to live in good homes.
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I Camouflage at the Liquid Lounge. 1 lpm—3am. £2. Weekly. A new weekly that aims to put the quality back into student clubbing while keeping the drinks prices low. Livewire are the musical representatives. and they are playing the finest hip hop. electro. techno. house. drum & bass and breakbeat.
I Essentially Tuesdays at Chinawhite. 9pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Join the party at this line. exclusive venue that's putting the glamour back onto Bath Street. They‘ve pttt a lot of effort into the place. so you should do the same when getting dressed up.
I Fool’s Gold at (i2. l lpm—3am. £tbc. Weekly. A dedicated night of indie rock from Mr Paul (iorman and friends. It's a popular trawl through the rich sea of independent music from Britain and abroad over the last 20 years.
I Killer Kitsch at the Buff Club.
I lpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. A unique four-deck set up. pounding electro— clash tunes and kitsch classics down in the hold — it‘s this tine club in Bath Lane.
Glasgow Wednesdays
Club
I Chinawhite at (‘hinawhite 9pm—3am. £6. Weekly. This beatttiful venue plays host to the movers and shakers on a weekly basis. A good midweek hang-out.
I MashdaBest at Wigwam.
I lpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Jim da Best play commercial classics. house. disco and funk. while in Room 2 Mash of Beat I06 and Tracktion Records plays a very cool selection spanning the soul. hip hop. breaks and house realms. I Tipsy at MAS. l lpm 3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. 1)] (‘tttz. lllyus and Stattts scratch up the finest tttnes this side of a Manhattan block party circa 82.
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Edinburgh
Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least fourteen days before publication to clubs@list.co.uk. Edinburgh listings are compiled by Henry Northmore.
Edinburgh Thursdays
Club
I Bloodbeat at Subway ('owgate.
l Ipm- 3am. £l before midnight: £2 after. l2 8; 26 May. Fortnightly. Join Miss Kitty I’antastico and DJ Darkroom with their upbeat 80s charm of synth-pop. electro-clash and indie electro.
I Bounce at Po .\'a .\'a. l lpm 3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Student night down Po .\'a .\'a gets the place jumpin‘ with its mix of hip hop. urban. R&B and drinks promos. I Fur Burger at ligo. l lpm 3am. £3. 12 May. Monthly. .\'ew night for girls who like girls. dirty jokes. innuendo and an ever eclectic music policy. Boys. please remember you need a female escort for entry. Least we forget their deliciously suggestive tag line. ‘l'm licking it’.
I Genetic at (’itrus (’lub. l lpin 3am. I-‘ree before I l.3()pm; £2 after. Weekly. Still a mighty popular soiree that showcases alternative. indie and lo-ft. .\'o smoking at the bar. mind.
I Ghetto at (‘abaret Voltaire.
l lpm 3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Promises to be the best Thursday night R&B/hip hop and fttnk party in town. The predominantly R&B main room is hosted by B-Sides(Jump. Stir l‘ried Beats) and DJ Prospect. providing a wicked mash tip of old skool and fresh R&B licks while the back room vibe gets funky with Wreckage and associates.
I The GOuLaG BeAt at Iigo. l().3()pm 3am. £4. 26 May. Monthly. Punk. garage. new wave and good honest rock‘n‘roll from regulars Kaka. ()ly. Mr Moo Moo and the Primitive l'rgc l)Js. I Graffiti at Medina. l()pm 3am. £2 before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. The backroom residents from Stereotype and Defected in the House (Master ('aird and KippS) take over Medina. spinning their unique mix of disco. funk. soul and kitsch retro classics.
I Hairstyle-Bearstyle at Rlil) Vodka ('lub. l()pm 3am. Free. 1‘) May. l’ree night with cheap drink and random (hopefully) great music. Brenda lIair goes head to head with Ash. as they battle each other‘s record selections while still trying to make people dance. I The Hideout at Subway ('ow gate. llptn 3am. £3 (£2). I‘) May. New night for indie heads. electt'o elashers. 6(ls addicts and rock'n'roll motherfuckers.
I lzu at the Bongo (‘lttb l()pm 3am. £5. I2 May. l'npredictable night of electro. funk and soul moving through techno on laptop. decks and IX.
I Our House at l‘aith. l lpm 3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after (£2). Weekly. Homage to all things house from the earliest days to the biggest club hits of today.
I The Snatch Social at the Liquid Room. I().3()pm»~3am. £4 (£3.50). Weekly. l’ilthy cabaret-disco fusion featuring compere llarry .~\insworth (AKA former Perrier Best Newcomer (iarth Cruikshank) and Tony (‘arter Babes and Trendy Wendy (monthly resident) supply hip hop and funky tunes. (irandmaster Mellc Mel and Scorpio guest (26 May). please note doors open 9pm. £l2. ('heck their website www.snatchsocial.com for more info.
Edinburgh Fridays
Club
I 33/45 at (‘abaret Voltaire. l().3()pm 3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after (£5). Weekly. Damn sexy soulful house from l)Js Leon [faster and Nick Watson in this first birthday special.
I 44Magnum at the Bongo (‘lub l().3()pm-3am. £7 (£5). 2() May. Decadent club night with Trendy Wendy. Simmone Black and Dale Lush manning the dex. The venue is turned over for mischief and mayhem with live acts and of course those Magnum Minxes. As they say. ‘sassy. saucy and sleek'.
I Beatroot at ligo. l().3()pm 3am. £5. 27 May. Residents Ryan Turner and Yan Palys play house. tribal. prog and techno as they welcome sortie of the best underground techno jocks in the country. Kev Wright and Dave Begg. to man the decks.
I Big Toe Reggae Hi-Fi at Wee Red Bar. l().3()pm 3am. £4 (£3). 2() May. As the name suggests. reggae and other dubby grooves.
I Bio-Rhythm at the Honeycomb. Next date It) Jun
I Blaze at Iigo. I lpm 3am. £4 £5. Weekly. l)J James l.ongworth ignites the gay weekend with a chart and funky house soundtrack.
I Cult at Po .\‘a Na. l()pnt 3am. I-ree before I lpm; £5 after. Weekly. l)J .\'ikki and friends tlig tip the very best in funk. disco. R&B. house. kitsch classics and party jams at this cool dancelloor mash- up.
I Departure Lounge at the (axes. Next date 27 May.
I Dogma at Studio 24. l().3()pm 73am. £9 (£7 members). 27 May. Ilard as nails and as underground as moles. techno of the highest order as ('ry‘stal Distortion join the residents for a two-hour live set. I Evol at the Liquid Room.
l().3()pm ~3am. £5. Weekly. litlinburgh's longest running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic alternative. crossover tunes. it's an institution already. With the back room manned by (‘how and llori/ontal on dex and laptops with an ‘anything btit indie' remit. the future looks like a happy place for all things livol.
I Finsternis at the Pleasance ('abarct Bar. ()pm lam. £3. 2() May. Monthly. The lighter side of goth (if such a thing truly exists) with a mix of dark ambient. neo-classical and ethereal tracks with a live set from Italy's Bad Sector. (‘heck w w w.linsternis.org.uk for more info.
I Friday Night Social at Studio 24. ()pm 3am. I"ree before l(lpm; £7 after (£5). l3 May. Soul. funk and hip hop tracks from your DJ and host. llarry Ainsworth (Snatch). plus live fttnked up hip hop from the Fountain Bridge Collective. who are fronted by fottr fast- lipped M('s with an explosive rhythm section to make for an energetic visual and aural experience. Plus. expect magicians. a new look Studio 24 and the Last (ireat Wilderness (live).
I The Go-Go at ('octcau Lounge (downstairs at ligo). llpm 3am. £5 (£4). 2() May. Monthly. Swinging 6(ls garage. soul. mod. soul. R&B and slea/y listening. The righteous Tall Patil Robinson and Angus A (io-(io remain resident. presenting the (iii-(ids top 4() as voted by their dancelloor pilgrims.
I Henry’s Late Nights at Henry ‘s Jan ('ellar. Midnight 3am. £6 £8. Weekly. Top quality ja/l and l)Js from Henry's Jazz (’ellar. Seven-piece fttnkers llejira on l3 May followed by the funky vocals of .\'iki King (20 May).
I Hula Hoop at Wee Red Bar. l().3()pm 3am. £4 (£3; half price if you bring your own Ilula Iloop). l3 May. Iior those who want to twist and shake to punk and funk with the Sugar Spun Sisters. Mtisic Murray and Aram.
333 Manga at Iloney comb. l lpm 3am. £I() (£8 members): £14 for weekender tickets (which also include entry to Jungle Magik and the Drum & Bass BBQ). 2() May. Monthly. Scotland's premier drum ts bass session are joined by Iitl Rash and ()ptical for lidinburgh's first big drum tv bass weekender alongside regulars (i-Mac. I” Believe and the Dropout l)Js. I-‘or more info check w w w.club-manga.co.ttk. Also pre— club Sw itch-l 'p session at ()xy‘gen from Spin lam. See preview page 37.