Glasgow
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Glasgow Thursdays
Club
I '."’ at the Buff ('Iub. l().3l|pm 3am. £3 (lree). Weekly. Stevie and David rummage through their records to bring you all [he good sllll'l'. There's the odd liy’e band. so expect it lest of ecleclronica. disct)lechnocarcy and other words that they've jtist made tip.
I Freakmoves at (ilasgow School of Art. llpm 3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. l'ltra- line hip hop night for the students. with l)Js l)eiiia atid Nice. U for (iSA students alter midnight. free before.
I Lemon . . . The Kings of Indie at Club Dub. lllpiii 3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. The sharpest indie cuts and the freshest indie hits.
I Lollipop at (ilasgow l'niversily Union. lllpm 2am. £3 (free £2). Weekly. The (newly refurbished) Hive continues to draw in a lull liotise with DJ John dishing otit pop. indie and R&B plus student classics. Karaoke downstairs from 0pm.
I Panic Room at MAS. £4. Weekly. l)Js Dave Young and Jim (iellatly (XI’M) host a night of indie and rock plus. as an extra bonus. live haiid nights switch places with Fool‘s (iold l)Js every fortnight.
I Record Player: at (ilasgow School of Art. |(l.3()pm— 2.30am. £3 (£2). Weekly. in the Vic Bar Hi-li Sean & llushpuppy play to at) increasingly frenzied crowd.
I Riff Raft at Bamboo. l lpm 3am. £4 (free). Weekly. lllyus Brown plays the best in R&B and hip hop. Toast plays electro, pop & rock in the Red Room while Mash delivers a ‘Back to Miiie‘ set in the Lounge. We like the sound of that. I Rocket at Bamboo. l().3()ptii 73am. £6 (£4). Weekly. House music from (ieoff M and R&B and hip hop from Junior Campos. Lounge iii the lounge with Max. Martin Solveig (3| Mar) guests as part of their great Season of Sound gigs.
I Rubbermensch at Ali( ‘2.
l lpm 3am. £3 (free). Weekly. A new night for indie kids and indie lovers. Andy Wilson is in charge with monthly visits from none other than Alan McGee (Creation Records).
I Skint at the (‘athouse. l lpm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. limo. funk. punk. crossover. rock. goth and hardcore tunes from DJ Billy Moat.
I Thursday Club at the (iarage.
l lpm~3am. £5 (free). Weekly. A bit of everything here from 70s. indie and chart to R&B atid classic rock anthems.
I Wigwam Thursdays at Wigwam.
l lpm» 3am. £4 (free). Weekly. DJ Marky Mark plays an eclectic mix of pop. chart. soul and disco at this new Thursday night shindig down Wigwam way.
Chart & Party
I The Coco Club at the Coco Club.
I lpm—3am. £l. Offering fun and funky pop four nights a week. Glasgow‘s newest gay venue has linally opened its doors to reveal its no expense spared. Vegas showgirl-inspired interior. The regular programme comprises Cocomotion on Thursday. Funkydory on Friday. Stardust on Saturday and Temptation on Sunday.
I flip at Cube. l lpm—3am. Free. Weekly. They just love their hip at Cube. as we‘re promised a selection of old school pop and house.
I Shagtag at Destiny. 1 lpm—3am. £5 (£3). W‘ekly. Bnan Bennet plays a mix of party. R&B and commercial dance tracks for the most up-for-it crowd of
taggers in (ilasgow.
I Wanted at the Tunnel. l lpm 3am, £3 (free). Weekly. A night of chart- inlluenced fun for everyone.
Glasgow Fridays
Club
I Babaza at Be-lo. 9pm 3am. £6 (free). Weekly. Paul Traynor. Ross McMillan & Billy Jones play raucous RélzB and heavy hip hop.
I Ball Breaker at the ('athouse. 10.30pm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. 0)) Level One l)Js Barry and Billy play classic rock. glam metal. ftiiik metal. nu- metal. emo. hip hop, crossover alternative rock and dance. Phew.
I Boogiedown at bltiti basement. lllpm 3am. £5 (free). Weekly. l-‘unked tip ja/l. disco and rare groove is the main course for the evening with Iasliings of funky house for dessert courtesy of stalwart Stewart Reid.
I Burly at the Arches. lt).3()pm 3am. £10 (£8). 7 Apr. Monthly. Friendly masculine club for gay and bi-men 25+. Leather. industrial. jockstraps encouraged. Music from Hi l’i Sean and Raymo.
I Canvas Club at Arta. ‘lpm 3am. £5 (free). Weekly. Live bands pltis DJ Joe l)eehan playing ftiiik and party classics. I Club Living at Club Living.
9pm 3am. £5. Weekly. Alan Mackenzie plays retro classics and Scott Mochar ptits a twist into it with some line house. I Coded at Vault. l lpii) 3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Steven Mc(‘reery is the main man arid the likes of Billy W'oods. Billy Kilkie and Amanda Price join in from titne to time.
I Fancy That at Bar Buddha.
8pm 3am. Donation. 7 Apr. Monthly. A brand spanking new club night that hopes to raise cash for charity by getting fancy dressed clubbers together with some of (ilasgow‘s underground house and techno l)Js and (ilasgow artists.
I Festival at ABC. | lptii 3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. litian Neilson does the honours with his bag of funky electro sounds and cross genre freeform mixing plus guests.
I Fluid at MAS. l lpm 3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. l)Js Lisa Littlewood and Scott MacKay (Xi-M). DJ (‘tit/ and DJ Status play the funkiest of house tunes and cutting edge turntablism to a great party crowd.
I Freakmenoovers at Blanket.
l lpm 3am. £6 (£3). 3| Mar. Monthly. A new weekly residency for the Freaktiienoovers crew. l)Js Dema and Nice on rotation. playing the best in hip hop. ftiiik. street soul and R& B.
I Friday Street at Basura Blanca. lllpm-Qam. £5. 3| Mar. Classic tiiod Sounds. 60s psych arid northern soul with residents Mikey and Paul who are
joined by Caladoniasoul's Martin (iavin.
I Funhouse at Barfly. | lptii 2am. £6. Weekly. A night punk and indie pop with Paul Needles and Scott Duncan with the odd live act.
I Gestalt at (ilasgow School of Art. l()pm-—3am. £5 (£4). 3| Mar. A night of live music. art and l)Js with the likes of Data Panik. Uncle John 8; Whitelock and the Buff‘s Mark Robb keeping the punters entertained.
I Goodtoot at Riverside ('lub. midnight —3am. £5. 7 Apr. Monthly. The (ioodfoot DJ Team play a selection of northern soul. ftiiik and R&B classics and rarities on lovely old vinyl. This month they are joined by guest Love Street Jamie playing some rocksteady Jamaican rhythms and Mark Mclivoy (Straight Ahead) playing some soul. funk and jazz classics.
I Grind at Cltib Dub. 10pm 3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Scottie B plays the best urban. R&B atid hip hop sounds to an up-for-it-crowd.
I GTV Fridays at the Garage.
I lpm—3am. £5 (free). Weekly. Brian McMaster plays everything from Brit pop to chart music from every era.
I Kinky Afro at the Sub Club.
llpm 3am £8 (£4). 3| Mar Monthly Always a good spread ol local and international talent from eyery genre to choose lrom. (itiests this month include the legendary dirty electro musings of Khan and electronic instrumentalists (ialchen.
I Kinky Malinki at the Tunnel.
llpti) 3am. £5 (£3) 7 Apr Monthly Boogie Lounge with residents lam ‘santos' Thomson and AJ accompanied by in e ix'rcussioiiists iboiigos and say) I National Pop league at \y'ootlsitle Social (’lub. S.45pm 3am. £4 3| Mar Monthly. Post-punk. ('86. llltllc‘pttp. laughing. good people. dancing. hearts on sleeves and it) mouths. tears. kissing. hand-shaking and smiling.
I Numbers at Basura Blanca.
l lpm 2am. £5. 7 Apr. lilectro. liip hop. electronica and iiiticli more li'oiii \oltaic (Point.( )iie Recordings) .lackiiiastei' (l’oiiil.( )iic Rect)i‘dings/Seisiiiic/ Wireblock ). Spencer (Seismic/Wireblock) and \'.l Retina (ilitch.
I Offset at ('ube. llpii) 3am. £8 (£5). Weekly. Dance classics and ltlll~ house from resident l)Js.
I Old School Funk at the Bull.
lllpii) 3am. £6. Weekly. (iordic. Jack. Craig and Dec play old school ja// and funk classics.
7;: Pinup Nights at Woodside Social Club. 9pm 3am. £5 in advance; £7 oi) the door. 7 Apr. Pinups residents w ill play their usual glaiiiorotis iiii\ of indie. ska and 2 tone w ill) a special guest appearance from Wales‘ linest Super Furry Animals DJing pltis live action from Figure 5. St Delu\e and the lledrons.
I Pressure at the Arches. lllpiii 3am. £2| (£l‘)). 3| Mar. Monthly. Laurent (iarnier. Wighiioiiiy Brothers. Ales Smoke. James Holden atid Slatii get ready to throw one hell of a party. See preview. page 33.
I Pukka Funk at the Tunnel
l lpm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Big house night from Kris Keegaii. lain “Santos' Thomson and A].
I Siren at Bar Bloc. lllpm 3am. £2 (free). Weekly. lilectro and techno is the order of the day from homegrown purveyors KT Red and (ierry Blythe.
I Tracktion at the Sub Club.
| lpm 3am. £8 (£6). 7 Apr. Monthly. The wonderful (ieorge Demure (Output Recordings) (live). Skye's other star Williams ((iet l’liysical/(ilasgow l’nderground/l‘suba) and Mash ((ilasgow llndergrotind/XFM Scotland) lill tis with electro. blues and dance music love. See preview. page 34.
I Tunnel Fridays at the Tunnel. llpm, 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. |.ayish house and urban llavas.
I TWisted 8. Brainfire at Arcliaos. 9pm 3am. £|3. 3| Mar. ()ld skool and hardcore dance from a whole host of pioneers. There are far too many to mention btit Scott Brown Vs Marc Smith could swing it for any hardcore fan.
3i: Utter Gutter at Riverside ('lub. midnight 3am. £8 (£6). 3| Mar. Monthly. Madame S atid Hushpuppy host this happening bash for anti-mainstreaiii clubbing queers and their hetero pals. This month it's dress up time agaii). Think fantasy ashtray meets oral fixation chic meets fag hag as the crew get some fancy-dress kicks otit of 'the ban'.
I Vice at the ('athouse. | lpm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. ()n level two DJ Martin Bates (XFM) hosts an indie rock party with tunes old atid new from Arctic Monkeys to Zeppelin.
Chart & Party
I Back to Basics at (ilasgow l'niversity l'nion. ltlpm 2am. £3 (free-£2). Weekly. DJ Troutlisli takes you way back. tiiashiiig up the best old skool anthems with new classics. cheese. dance. hip hop. pop. indie and R&B.
I The Coco Club at the (‘oco Club.
| lpm-3am. Weekly. See Thu.
I Cube at Cube. l lpm-«3am. £5 (£3—free). Weekly. L'rban. pop and
The latest club news
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.. The latest additions to the Slam Tent at this year's T in the Park are the Orb. Laurent Garnier (check out Alex Smoke's preview on page 33). My Robot Friend and Rob da Bank.
r . There's more festival action up north, with the Isle of Skye MUSIC, Festival (16—) 7 June). As usual the opening day is dance day With Mylo. Ralph Lawson's 20:20 Soundsystem, DJ Mes. Erol Alkan. Whomadewho and Justin Robertson in the initial lineup.
:4 Good news for Edinburgh bedroom DJ/producer Ross Mackerrcher, who won this year’s Bacardi DJ competition with his track ‘Funked up R’. Beating over 9000 hopefuls, he’s now jetting off to this year's Miami Winter Music Conference where he will be unveiling his latest tune to be released as the B-side to Allister Whitehead’s new track ‘l-leaven’ (‘l’oolroom Records). Li Competition time. Subliminal signing Jorge Jaraiiiillo (Erick Morillo's cousui) is headit')g up to Scotland (Motel, Edinburgh, )5 April and Colours. Glasgow, 16 April) and we have two pairs of tickets to the Scottish date of your choice plus copies of his new Subliminal Winter Sessrons l/l mix CD up for grabs. For your chance to win send your name and address marked ‘Jorge' to promotions@|ist.co.uk no later than 10 April.
classic dance from George Bowie and Mike McDonald.
I Fresh at the Polo Lounge
| lpm 3am. £5. Weekly. Michelle and Andy arc in charge of the musical dtities at the Merchant ('ity club.
Glasgow Saturdays
Club
I AudioLove at (‘arniyal Arts Centre.
| lpm 3am. Hi). I Apr. Monthly. New night of electro. breaks and all iiiantier ol daticeable stuff. Creme de Menthe joins the Audioloye residents for a party and a hall.
I Beat Down the Up at |3th .‘s'ote ('afe. 9pm 3am. free. Weekly. Kid 'l‘w)st (AKA the Slumberjack oi) (‘ Side Trait records) plays rock‘n'roll and synthetic robotic soul.
I Bebado at l-‘ayela. l lpm 3am. £7. | Apr. A night of global beats. samba and D&B featuring DJ Maga-Bo (Rio de Janeiro) and Maracatu Allstars (Northeast Brazilian ('arnaval Music) with residents Chief 6: Dog.
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