I Mocha Rocha! at Berlin Bierhaus.
l 1pm—3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 27 May. Two of Edinburgh's best collectives join forces. Space Face residents Pepe Santamaria and the Blonde Flash bring the R&B. hip hop. funk. disco and more while Tokyo Blu take care of the house.
I Nuklear Puppy at Ego. 10pm-3am. £10 (£8). 13 May. Residents Jason Cortez and Phil York keep the hard dance flag flying in the capital and have picked up nominations for Best Scottish Club 2003 from Mixmag and Best Small Club from the Hard-Dance Awards.
I Planet Earth at Citrus Club. 10.30pm—3am. £5. W ‘ekly. Music from 1976 through to 1989 or. in other words. a healthy dose of punk. new wave. new romantic and electro pop.
I Pop Fiction at City: Edinburgh. 10.30pm—3am. £6. Weekly. Trendy Wendy and regular guests (inc Betty Ford) lay down the coolest blend of pop. funk. soul. disco. R&B. hip hop and house with a real sense of fun. Plenty of drinks promos on offer an‘ all.
I React at the Venue. 10.30pm—3am. £6 (£5 members). 13 May. The raw techno night is back details tbc.
I Rise! at Wee Red Bar. Next date 3 Jun. I Smooth at the Venue. 10.30pm—3am. £5 (£3). 13 May. New deep and dirty house night from Craig Ramsay and Kris Lindsay.
I So it Is at the Venue. 10.30pm—3am. £5. 20 May. New house venture with Fisher & Price and Claudio.
I Solescience at Cabaret Voltaire. 10.30pm—3am. £6 (£5). 27 May. Dedicated to bringing the best of underground house. digital disco and trackhead sotil with residents Nick Yuil and Rob Mathie.
I Solid Steel at the Bongo Club. 10pm-3am. £5 before 23.23: £8 after. 13 May. Ninja Tune's night makes it up north for their new bi-monthly slot (going monthly after the Festival). DK is resident but. as with their London nights. the guest won't be announced until the night but will be culled from Ninja Tune‘s mighty fine roster so you know it‘s gonna be quality. The first date was totally sold out way before midnight. so get there early to avoid disappointment.
I Tokyoqu at the Bongo Club.
1 1pm—3am. £6 (£5). 20 May only. John and lain head back to where it all began with this one-off back to basics gig for the best in house plus live percussion from Pepe Santamaria.
I Trouble at Cabaret Voltaire. 10.30pm—3am. £8 (£6). 20 May. The Trouble crew return after a brief hiatus to take roost at their new home. So to kick things off Rainer Truby (Compost) will be the guest star. while in a new slant I)frnt Drum will now be hosting room 2 with a live set from the Very to compliment their skewed beats and indie rumblings. See preview page 38.
I UTI at the Venue. 10.30pm—3am. £tbc. 20 May. Underground techno night joined by Chile‘s Daniela Haverbeck. See preview page 38.
Edinburgh Saturdays
Club
I After Dark at Cabaret Voltaire.
l 1pm—3am. £8 before midnight; £10 after (£8 members). 14 May. Residents Neil Bartley and Jammy mix up a Saturday night selection of soulful house. funked up garage and diva-driven vocal tracks. Joined by remixer and producer of international repute Mark Knight. co-founder of Toolroom records.
I Beatsville at the Tron. 9pm—1am. £4. 21 May. Beatsville returns with the best in rockin' jazz. soul. surf and early R&B. joined by Glasgow‘s surfin‘ sax maniac instrumentalists the Beat Poets.
I Blues Brothers Night at the Three Tuns Wine Vaults. ()pin—lam. Free. 21 May only. Vegas‘ Lenny Love takes control at this tribute to rocking blues tunes of the classic movie. Patrons are encouraged to dress as their favourite BB characters.
ii: Breakitdown at Honeycomb. 10.30pm—3am. £10. 21 May. The Global Underground Shanghai Tour swings into Edinburgh with Nick Warren in tow. taking influences from ambient. techno and progressive house. With support form the Breakitdown faithful Steven Foulds. Check www.breakitdown.co.uk for more info and advance tickets.
I Diggity at the Establishment. 10pm~3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. DJ Fabulol. Harry 31). Rico and MC Flow get down with their bad selves. playing wildstyle R&B. hip hop and street soul.
I The Egg at Wee Red Bar. 1 1pm—3am. £4.50 (£3.50). Weekly. Still the best mix of indie. 60s garage. northern soul. ska. 70s punk and new wave you're likely to stagger across. A well loved institution that refuses to change.
I Fever at Ego. Next date 28 May.
I Headspin at the Bongo Club.
1 1pm—3am. £9. 21 May. Monthly. The best in hip hop. funk. soul. house and breakbeat as we say welcome back to the resident DJ display team featuring Allan. the Resonance (Dava and Colin Millar) and Steve Spin. ZEN TV (Ninja Tune) AKA Coldcut innovator Matt Black and AV artists Juxta guest with an audio visual mash up.
I Henry’s Late Nights at Henry‘s Jazz. Cellar. midnight—3am. £7—£8. Weekly. Live jazz and the house l)Js take you into the wee small hours. Latin funk from Rumba Caliente ( 14 May) followed by another late show from Niki King (21 May).
I Joy at the Venue. Next date 4 Jun.
:31 Jungle Magik at the Liquid Room.
1 1pm—3am. £10; £14 for weekender tickets (which also include entry to Manga and the Drum & Bass BBQ). 21 May. Jungle Magik weighs in with the second part of the Drum & Bass Weekender with a two hour exclusive from Fabio (Radio 1 ) with support from DJ Kid. The back room mixes tip hip hop andjungle with Mikey Dean. Russell Junkstar v Alcane. JL Boco and MCs Si- An and RST. See preview page 37.
I Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. 9pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £5 after. Weekly. Get down early for this consistently capacity retro disco and funky house night. featuring Po‘s own Mark B on the decks fusing classic and bang up-to-date funky home for those in the know.
I Luvely at the Liquid Room.
1 lpm—3am. £12 (£10 members). 14 May. Monthly. A saucy soiree. geared towards a gay/mixed crowd and featuring a mtisic policy of full-on. driving house from residents Tommy K. GP. Newton & Stone and Jared. Red Tape theme this month.
I Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 1 1pm—3am. £6. 14 May. Bass of bowel-shifting proportions as the mighty
DJ Spen
Baltimore’s DJ Spen, Joey Negro’s favourite DJ, joins the 1 house line-up at Sumo. Starting off in the world of hip hop
working with the likes of Run DMC, LL Cool J and Eric B & Rakim, he’s
now firmly a house man.
I Sat 14 May, Sumo at Berlin, Edinburgh.
Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in righteous roots and dub reggae. I Mingin’ at the Venue. 1 1pm—3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 14 May. Fortnightly. Residents Brian Dempster and Alan Joy host the usual Mingin' madness. filthy house and twisted trance for a frisky and predominantly gay crowd. Plenty of drinks promos from
1 1pm so well worth turning up early as they move tip the road to their new
I Mission at Studio 24. l 1pm—3am. £5 (£4 members). Weekly. Night of metal mayhem. goth rock and more from the dark side — a real Edinburgh institution. Still with a loyal fanbase and an open door policy for anyone with a love of rock and metal. Things are certainly afoot down Mission way as their new top floor policy kicks into gear with the heavier than thou Void and Goth floor on alternate weeks.
I Musotica at the Venue. 10.30pm—3am. £8 (£6 members). 14 May. Two floors of techno. electro. acid. tech-house and good ol‘ jacking house as new resident Brainstorm joins the crew alongside special guest Red Snapper‘s Jakeone.
I Optimo at the Venue. Next date 28 May.
I Progression at the Liquid Room. Next date 28 May.
I Sophistifunk at City: Edinburgh. 10.30pm—3am. £8. Weekly. Resident DJ John Hutchison plays funked up R&B remixes and house tunes to a beautiful crowd.
I Sumo at Berlin Bierhaus. 9pm—3am. £6 before 1 1pm: £8 after. 14 May. Solemusic's Geoff M starts a new Edinburgh residency joined by Harry. Craig Smith and Steven Wanless for a journey through house. soaring vocals and surging boogie. Joined by the energetic mixing of DJ Spen (who counts Joey Negro among his biggest fans).
I Tease Age at Citrus Club.
1 1pm—3am. Free before 1 1.30pm; £3 after. Weekly. This indie stalwart dishes up everything from swinging 60s hits to baggy Manchester faves as well as a host of current NMI'I chart botherers with DJ Monkee Mickee. Edinburgh‘s longest continually running indie night.
I UFreak at the Venue. 9pm—3am. £tbc. 21 May. Dave Clarke and Billy Nasty guest at this techno workout. If you love rm] techno it does get much better than this.
I Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire. 10.30pm—3am. £8 (£7). 21 May. 3 Fortnightly. There may be a new team behind the Cab but Ultragroove ain't ' going nowhere. Edinburgh‘s peerless real house party serves up tracky grooves. soulful vocals and tribal tunes from
resident Gareth Sommerville. joined by Colin Cook while 520 East Records take 5 care of the backroom with some hip hop. soul and funk.
I VEGAS! at Ego. Next date 4 Jun.
I Velvet at Commplex. Next date 4 Jun. . I Wiggle at Ego. 1 1pm—3am. £9. 21 May. Monthly. Maggie & Alan Joy need no introduction for their night of gay fun and frolics. Trendy Wendy and Jon Pleased
play tracks that are a little bit camp. a little
bit cutting edge but a whole lotta fun. Downstairs DJ Dale and Michelle will be deploying R&B. hip hop. indie and chart tunes. and of course there‘s the lovely
Penny Pornstar on hand to meet and greet
the punters.
Edinburgh Sundays
Club
I BootyLUSNous at Medina.
10pm—5am. £2 before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. More of a Sunday Social than a full-on glam affair with DJ Dale Lush. Simmone Black and occasional guest : supasta's mixing up R&B. hip hop. soul
and funk.
I The Doghouse at Subway Cowgate.
1 1pm—3am. Free. 15 May. For lovers of
trad rock and metal from DJs Tweek and Chrome.
I Hobo at the Bongo Club. 10pm—3am.
Free before 1 lpm; £3 after. Weekly. ‘Live music and alternative disco forjustified sinners.‘ 15 May sees sets from the Abdominal Showmen and Gamma Delta. with a mystery band on 22 May.
I The Littler Hobo at the Bongo Club. 2—10pm. Free. Weekly. Curios rename their all-day party that‘s a world where different DJs. musicians and performers can get together and create in a relaxed Sunday session. Open and eclectic music policy
(DJs and live acts) to match the games and decor across the Bongo.
I Mr Gay UK Edinburgh Neat at the , Bongo Club. 1 1pm—3am. £8. 15 May. Lots l of men get their kit off to compete for a 1 place in the UK final. James Longworth provides the soundtrack.
I Neon at Subway Cowgate. l 1pm—3am. Free. 22 May. The Subway‘s fortnightly gothic experience. £1 a drink all night.
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