I Free Sundays at the Universal.
1 1pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Hip hop. funk. soul. reggae. house and jazz. all in this great. virtually unknown venue just behind Sauchiehall Street.
I Good Vibrations Soundsystem at the Liquid Lounge. 1 lpm—3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. A Sunday night shindig from the people at Carbon Records and FiveZOEast Records. Taking the spirit of house music and house parties and cookin‘ it up real nice. with added rock. breaks. reggae and R&B.
I Headroom at the Carnival Arts Centre. 4pm—1ate. £5. 19 Jun only. Part of Refugee Week in Scotland. An all- day multimedia social featuring local DJs/ MCs/VJs. beat-boxers. break- dancers. graffiti artists. Expect hip hop. funk. beats and breaks with visuals. performances and demonstrations throughout the day. Food, drink and dancing into the night.
3:1 Moodymann at the Sub Club. 7.30pm—11pm. £15. 12 Jun only.
Traxx and Mahogani music present the enigmatic Detroit techno producer Moodymann with a six-piece band. This live show features some of the Motor City‘s most respected artists on bass. drums. keys and live vocals in one super—group line-up. It's a UK first. Tom Churchill (Traxx) and Twitch (Optimo) provide support. Please note Change of venue. See preview page 37. I Neophilia at the Universal.
1 lpm—3am. £4. 25 May. Monthly. The Neophilia residents serve up their usual mix of dance music. past. present and future.
I Optimo (Espacio) at the Sub Club. 1 1pm-3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. Every Sunday with JD Twitch & JG Wilkes. This club ain‘t ever going to disappoint. With a back catalogue of guests to die for. they welcome Les Georges Leningrad. Montreal’s most notorious post punks to the party on 12 Jun. Let‘s just say. the likes of the Sex Pistols or MOIley Criie would look like pussycats on stage compared with this lot. They do it there way. that's for sure.
I The Priory at Bamboo. 1 1pm—3am. £5. Weekly. This club‘s something of a misnomer. Unless. of course. dancing all night to funky house and R&B is how you detox. Cutz. Lisa Littlewood. Lee Watson and Richard Levinson are the hosts.
I Spunk at the Cathouse. l 1pm—3am. £4. Weekly. Get a good spunking on the Sabbath. DJ Barry plays altemative. punk. classic rock. hip hop. metal and crossover industrial to a late weekend crowd.
I Sunday Shoutin’ at MAS.
l lpm—3am. £tbc. Weekly. A club named after Johnny Corporate’s floor- ftlling Defected classic was always going to be pretty darn fine.
I Sundays at the Buff at the Buff. l 1pm—3am. £3. Weekly. Buff disco grooves and funked up jazz from Buff new guy Stuart.
I T-Party at MAS. 11pm—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 tire. I Undercover at Blanket. 1 1pm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Gratification levels are high as secret agent Jim Da Best plays
out the funky house. quality R&B and
perfect pop. Plenty of drinks promos should leave you both shaken and stirred.
Glasgow Tuesdays
Club
I Bin Bag at the Glasgow School of Art. 1 1pm—3am. £1 (free). Weekly. Bargain basement indie tunes. barrel loads of cheap drink and a bunch of kids who used to live in good homes. I The Buff at the Splegeitent. l().3()pm—3am. £5. 21 Jun only. See Thu 23 Jun but with Paul Welsh and Everything Treatment.
I Gmnouflage at the Liquid Lounge. 1 1pm—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
5 musical representatives. and they are
playing the finest hip hop. electro. techno. house. drum & bass and breakbeat.
I Fool's Gold at G2. 1 lpm—3am.
£tbc, Weekly. A dedicated night of indie
rock from Mr Paul Gorman and friends.
T It‘s a popular trawl through the rich sea of independent music from Britain and
abroad over the last 2() years.
I Killer Kitsch at the Buff (‘lub
l 1pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. A unique four-deck set up. pounding electro- clash tunes and kitsch classics.
I Sexi at the Liquid Lounge.
l()pm-3am. Free—£2. Weekly. A brand new night of disco. soul. funk. house and hip hop on the cheap. Bring along your student 11) or a trade wage slip and you get in for nowt. Very nice
indeed.
: Glasgow Wednesdays
Club
I Allure at the Tunnel. 1 l.30pm—-3am. £3. Weekly. Glasgow‘s newest gay night with the young and very talented DJ Darren Young dispatching some superb tunage.
I The Buff at the Spiegeltent. l().3()pm—3am. £5. 22 Jun only. Mark
Robb will be hosting a whole host of § events in conjunction with the Royal
Bank Glasgow Jazz Festival in Georges Square. The Fusion Experience and
‘ Glasgow Gospel Choir provide tonight‘s
Glasgow Mondays j
Club
I The Buff at the Splegeitent. 10.30—3am. £12. 20 Jun Only. See Thu 23 Jun but with Venafro Cafe Orchestra.
I Burn at the Buff. 1 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 Passionality at Cube.
1 1.30pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Pleasing chartistry from DJ Shawn Roberts. who does his best to resuscitate the weekend for the gay/mixed crowd.
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entertainment.
I Hooky at the Liquid Lounge.
1 lpm—3am. £3 (£4). Another brand new night at the Lounge. Residents Psycho 1) (Kriminal Records). Kenny l) (Bargo). Stewart (Radio Magnetic) and Dave Towers (Sax & Effects) mix it up DlY style.
I South Side Boogie at the Shed.
1 lpm—3am. £3. Weekly. Paul ‘Pee Wee‘ Welsh plays the very best in classic soul. funk and disco grooves.
I Tipsy at MAS. 11pm~3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. DJ Cutz. lllyus and Status scratch up the finest tunes this side of a Manhattan block party circa 82.
I Tongue in Cheek at Bamboo. 10.30pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. All drinks are £1. which means that Thursday is going to be very. very interesting indeed. The irrepressible Miguel plays hip hop and R&B in room one. while Nicky Modlin plays rock and indie in room two.
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Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least fourteen days before publication to clubsellst.co.uk. Edinburgh listings are compiled by Henry Northmore.
Edinburgh Thursdays
Club
I Born to Be Wide at the Street. 9pm—1am. Free. 9 & 23 Jun. Fortnightly. .Vlusic industry social club that plans to bring musos. journalists. promoters. record shop workers and musicians together. With a varied soundtrack from various industry bods including the Very. John McLean (Beta Band) and Brian Sweeney (9 Jun) followed by Brent Hansen (MTV Europe) on 23 Jun.
I Bounce at Po Na Na. 1 1pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Student night down Po Na Na quite literally gets the place jumpin‘ with its mix of hip hop. urban. R&B and drinks promos.
I Cheeky Thursdays! at Berlin Bierhaus. 9pm—3am. Free before l().3()pm; £3 before midnight: £4 after. 9 & 23 Jun. Fortnightly. Some of Edinburgh‘s finest DJs for the best in R&B rhythms. hip hop and dancehall alongside house beats and big party anthems.
I Funked Up at Subway Cowgate. llpm—3am. Free. 9 Jun. Up and coming DJs get funked up with this new night of varied electronic beats.
I Fur Burger at Ego. l 1pm-3am. £3. 9 Jun. Monthly. New 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 Citrus Club. I 1pm—3am. Free before 1 1.30pm; £2 after. Weekly. Still a mighty popular soirée that showcases alternative. indie and lo-li. No smoking at the bar. mind.
I Ghetto Fabulous at Cabaret Voltaire. 1 1pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Promises to be the best Thursday night R&B/hip hop
guess what kinda music they spin here i then? Launch night for this new hip hop
and funk party in town. The predominantly R&B main room is hosted by B-Sides (Jump. Stir Fried Beats) and DJ Prospect. 3 providing a wicked mash up of old skool
and fresh R&B licks. while the back room vibe gets funky with Wreckage and assocrates.
I Graffiti at Medina. lOpm—3am. £2
before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. The backroom residents from Stereotype and Defected in the House (Master Caird and KippS) take over Medina. spinning their unique mix of disco. funk. soul and kitsch retro classics.
I Heroes! at Subway Cowgate.
llpm—3am. £3. 23 Jun. Monthly. New alternative night of punk. glam. rock.
electro and poptrash from the folk that brought you Disko Bloodbath aimed at a mixed/gay crowd.
I Hip Hop at Subway Cowgate. llpm—3am. Free. 16 Jun. Hmm. can you '
happening.
I Offbeat at Wee Red Bar. 10.30pm—3am. £4 (£3). 9 Jun only. Sheffield‘s legendary indie pop night hits 1 Scotland as Chris Stride and Amy Baggot ' dish out a heady brew of 60s garage.
nonhem soul. ska. punk and new wave.
' a The Snatch Social at the Liquid
Room. 10.30pm—3am. £4 (£3.50). Weekly. Harry Ainsworth (AKA former Perrier Best Newcomer Garth Cruikshank) and
Tap Water Award winner Tony Caner mix
it up at this cheeky cabaret-cum-disco.
Babes and Trendy Wendy (monthly
resident) supply hip hop and funky tunes.
Check wwwsnatchsocial.com for more
info.
Edinburgh Fridays
Club
if: The Annual Summer Revel at Wee Red Bar. 10pm—4am. £12. 17 Jun only. The big ol‘ summer party with a big marquee out the front hosting some live bands: There is a Noise That 1 Know Can Only Get Louder. Action Group. Miyagi. Bloozers. Engine. Los Grecos and Big Hand. The rest of the Wee Red Bar rocks out to the sounds of Big Toe‘s Hi-Fi and Playskool. Let's hope we get a bit of sun. eh‘.’
The Legendary London reggae club is back where it belongs at the Bongo, starting off a
new northerly monthly residency from the heads behind Soul Jazz Records. Expect a selection of guest DJs and M03 from the Soul Jazz Soundsystem, all supported by DJRedG in the back room.
Fri 77 Jun, the Bongo Club, Edinburgh.
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