Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least fourteen days before publication to clubsglasgowehotmailcom. Glasgow listings are compiled by Sandra Marron.
Glasgow Thursdays
Club
I ‘.' at the Bull (‘lub. l().3()pm 3am. £3 (free). Weekly. Stevie and David rummage through their records to bring you all the good stuff. There‘s the odd live band. so expect a least of eclectrotiica. discotechnocarcy and other words that they‘ve just made up.
I Atomic at (‘1th .Apollo. l lpm 3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. They invite you to throw shapes on the (latic‘elliiiir as their resident musical jigsaw builder pieces together an eclectic mix of past masters and enduring classics. spanning four decades.
I Cigarettes and Fuck All at Pig and Butterfly. 9pm 2am. Free. Weekly. Motown. northern soul. blues. electro and indie. l7 Nov The X] and Dresden (live) with (‘obra (irande and Satellite Dub on 24 Nov.
I Freakmoves at (ilasgow School ol- Art. llpm 3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. l'ltra- line hip hop night for the students. with DJs Dema and Nice.
I Future Flow at Liquid Lounge.
llpm 3am. £7(£5). l Dec. Monthly. Hip hop night with DJs and live performances and breakers.
11-” Homebrew at the Sub (‘lub
l lpm 3am. £2. Weekly. New student night at Subbie. An eclectic soundtrack l‘rom Till Peaches. Boom Monk Ben (Mixed Bi/ness). Pro Vinylist Karim (Mixed Bi/ness). lll Technique (Stib ('ity) and the (iroundskeemr (‘ilenn (‘. ()n 24 .\'ov they celebrate with a llomebrew Diwali (Festival of Light) carnival. Part of the Stib (‘lub‘s l()th birthday celebrations.
I Lemon . . . The Kings of Indie at (‘lub V Dub. l()pm 3am. £6(£4). Weekly. The sharpest indie cuts and the freshest indie hits.
I Mungos Hi-Fi at Liquid Lounge.
l lpm 3am. £5(£4). 17 Nov. Monthly. Dub. reggae. ska and dancehall with special guest Ras Daniel Ray from Jamaica.
I Nasa at Soundhaus. I lpm 3am. £4. Weekly. New night of breaks. electro. tech beats plus drum & bass.
I Panic Room at MAS. l lpm 3am. £4. Weekly. DJs Dave Young and Jim (iellatly (Beat l()6) hosts a night of indie and rock plus as an extra bonus live band nights switch places with Fool's (iold DJs every fortnight. The Ronelles. lirnest. Apple Scruf'f‘s and Spy‘re on l7 Nov.
I Pink Devotion at (‘lub Devotion.
l lpm 3am. £3 (free passes available from the nearby I.(iBT centre). Weekly. Another chalice this week to enjoy the delights of this gay night.
I Rama Lama at AB(‘. 9pm 2am.
U l. 24 Nov only. The Sons & Daughters gig mutates into a cltib night with DJ sets and guests bands including trashy gospel blues from the (iossip. See preview. page 34.
I Record Player: at (ilasgow School of Art. l().3()pni 2.30am. £3 (£2). Weekly. lIi-li Sean & lltishpuppy play to an increasingly l‘ren/ied crowd.
I Repressed at Bar Bloc. l()pm 3am. Free £2. l8 Nov. Monthly. Soul. ja/I. funk and NY (iarage with Donald Stevenson and friends.
I Riff Raff at Bamboo. l lpm 3am. Free £4. Weekly. lllyus Brown plays the best in R&B and hip hop. Toast plays electro. pop and rock in the Red Room while Mash delivers a ‘Back to Mine' set in the Lounge.
I Rubbermensch at AB(‘2.
l lpm 3am. Free £3. Weekly. A new night for indie kids and indie lovers. Andy Wilson is in charge with monthly visits from none other than Alan McGee ((‘reation Records).
If you love glitchy, experimental techno your paths have probably crossed with underground master Dave Tarrida - the man behind the mind warping beats frenzy that was Sativa, who moved on to set up Test in Glasgow. Now most at home at Berlin’s Tresor records he’s back for a rare UK show at Kinky Afro as part of the Sub Club’s 19th birthday celebrations (see listings for full details)
a ‘4 Fri 25 Nov. The Sub Club. Glasgow.
I Shindig Events Ceilidh and Club at (ilasgow School of Art. 7.30pm 3am. £5. 2‘) .\'ov only. lixpect a lot of ceilidh dancing to begin with as the Art School go all patriotic for St Andrews day. ('lubbing afterwards.
I Skint at the (‘athouse l lpm 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. limo. funk. punk and crossover. rock. goth and hardcore tunes from DJ Billy Moat.
I Urban Beats at Tiger Tiger.
8pm 2am. £l5. l7 .\'ov only. Bobby and Jay Jagpal with friends spin some tunes in aid of' victims of the Asian Earthquake.
Glasgow Fridays
Club
I Babaza at Be-lo. 9pm 3am. Free £6. Weekly. Paul Traynor. Ross McMillan & Billy Jones play raucous R&B and heavy hip hop.
I Ballbreaker Fridays at (‘atlioiise 10.30pm 3am. £3 £5. Weekly. DJs Barry and liric play classic rock. glam metal. l'unk metal and industrial with DJ Billy providing the nu metal. emo. hip hop. crossover alternative rock and dance.
I Boogiedown at Bluu basement. l()pm 3am. Free £5. Weekly. A night of l‘unked tip jaH. disco. rare groove and house sounds from resident groove merchant Stewart Reid.
I Canvas Club at Ana. 9pm 3am. Free £5. Weekly. Live bands plus DJ Joe Deehan playing funk and party classics. I Chinawhite at (‘hinawhite
0pm 3am. £l(). Weekly. Waitresses. proper doormen and discerning DJs make tip the ‘whites experience. liclectic sounds.
I Coda at Riverside ('lub. l2pm 3am. £7. 18 Nov. Monthly. Jon Da Silva (the Hacienda) joins Andrew Back (Emergency) and DJ Atlas at this new monthly night.
I Coded at Vault. l lpm 3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Steven Mc(‘reery is the main man and the likes of Billy Woods, Billy Kilkie and Amanda Price join in from time to time.
I Electrobix at Buddha's Backyard. l().3()pm 3am. £5(£4). 18 .\'ov. Monthly. lilectro. disco. techno and pop with guest Michael Forshaw ((‘han'n‘Mikesl
I Eskrima and Numbers present Squarepusher at (ilasgow School of Art. l()pm 3am. £l4. 25 Nov only. A live set from Squarepiisher (Warp) with Luke Vibert. DJ Rephlex Records. (‘assetteboy. Bavin and Why Fi'.’
I Fluid at MAS. l lpm 3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. DJs Lisa Littlewood and Scott MacKay (Beat l()6). DJ ('ut/ and DJ Status play the l‘unkiest of house tunes and cutting-edge turntablism to a great party crowd.
I Freakmenoovers at Blanket.
l lpm 3am. £3 £6. Weekly. DJs Dema atid Nice on rotation. playing the best in hip hop. funk. street soul and R&B.
I Fresh at the Polo Lounge. l lpm 3am. £5. Weekly. Michelle and Andy are in charge of the musical duties at this delicious gay/mixed Merchant (‘ity club. I Funhouse at Barfly. l lpm 2am. £6. Weekly. A night of clued-up punk and cathartic indie pop nonsense. lt's pogo-a- gogo with Radio l's Vic (ialloway and Mr Paul Needles.
I Funk Room at The Arches.
llpm 3am. £8 (£6). l8 .\'ov. Monthly. A late edition to the bill. brilliant local funksters. Mosa Funk ('lub play live. With Andrew Divine! and Simon BigBeat. I Grind at (‘lub V Dub. l()pm 3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Scottie B plays the best urban. R&B. and hip hop sotiiids to an tip-lor-il—crowd.
I Infra: Ultra at AB('2. l lpm 3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. liuan Neilson does the honours with his bag of funky electro sounds and cross genre freel‘orm mixing. Kinky Afro at Sub (‘lub. l()pm 3am. £4 £8. 25 Nov. Monthly. Dave Tarrida ('l'resor/Sativa). Mr Mal‘ro. l’nion of' Knives (live) pltis Radio Magnetic Scrap Book featuring films and imagery aplenty. Part of~ the Sub (‘lub's l‘)th Birthday celebrations.
The latest club news
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Glasgow’s Sub Club celebrates its 19th birthday this issue with four nights of guests and club activities. Homebrew join up with the festival of Light (24 November); Kinky Afro are joined by techno luminary Dave Tarrida (Sativa/Test) for a rare UK set (25 November); Subculture get a guest set from electro funk master Greg Wilson (26 November) and Twitch and Wilkes coincidentally celebrate their own eighth birthday at Optimo (27 November).
dJay (Liquid Room, Edinburgh. 29 November) are offering something a bit different: it's not only a club night where all the resident teams (Snatch. Solescience, Tokyo Blu. Progression and Taste) Wlll be showing off their wares. but you can also bid for their services at your next house party with an auction hosted by Harry Ainsworth himself. AII money raised will go to Waverley Care.
Mixed Bizness are back for another Jive Aid special (16 December, Glasgow School of Art) this time around raising funds for Leukaemia Research in tribute to Cathy Kungu of D- Bass and Manga’s MC Sonny. Residents Boom Monk Ben and Pro Vinylist Karim will be joined by beat boxer Bigg Taj, the Radiomagnetic Sound System, Mungo’s Hi-Fi and more - all for a measly £5.
ECCF and Leith FM are also planning a fundraising extravaganza with their Magical Mystery Tour. Fifteen hundred ticket holders will be whisked off to a secret three- arena location somewhere in or around Edinburgh on 3 December. With DJs representing most of the capital's clubs from Taste and Beatroot to Breakitdown and Progression. it's a snip at £12 with all proceeds going to the Edinburgh Sick Kids Friends Foundation (available from Ripping, City Cafe. Taste and Fever).
I National Pop League at Woodside Social (‘lub. 8.45pm 2am. £4. 25 Nov. Monthly. Post punk. (‘86. indiepop. good humour. good people. passion and a heart in the mouth.
I Native at the Sub (‘lub 0pm 3am. £l4. 2 Dec. Monthly. A BB(' Radio lXtra gig special featuring the world (an rhythms of the Beeb's finest export (iiles Peterson. Ja/ztronic also play live.
I Offset at (‘ube. llpm 3am. £8 (£5). Weekly. Dance classics and hill house from resident DJs. A very popular venue and club night.
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