I Spies in the Wires at Cabaret Voltaire. l lpm-3am. £4. 18 May. Spies in the Wires continues with a live set of ‘danceable. shed-rehearsed guitar music' from Good Shoes. with more acts the. Produced in conjunction with The List.
I Surgical Steel at ()pium. 10pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Full on metal assault.
I Volcano at the Venue. 10.30pm— 3am. £4 before llpm; £5 after. 18 May. Firecracker recordings show case African rhythms. Detroit techno. Chicago house. Warp sounds. dub. ska. funk and deep disco grooves from the Moore Brothers. Mr Todd and Fudge Fingas pIUs a live set from the Linkwood Family.
Chart 8 Party
I On Request at Ego. l lpm—3am. £3. l8 May. Promos and party anthems all tiiglit.
I Vinyl at Massa. 8pm-3am. Free. Weekly. Commercial chart and dance courtesy of Paul Funkster. plus drinks promos aplenty for those who want to start the weekend fashionably early.
Edinburgh Fridays
Club
I Ain’t No Halt Steppin' at Wee Red Bar. l0.30pm——3am. Free before I L30me £4 after (£3). 12 May. Hip hop. funk and reggae scratched up by Adam. Jack and Vinnie.
I Alternanthem at ()pium. 10pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Night of rock and alternative anthems.
I Badaboom at Massa. 10pm-3am. £5. Weekly. The best in commercial R&B and urban licks with guests from 1Xtra and Radio 1 flying in fortnightly.
I BassTrap Productions and Bio- Rhythm at the Venue. 10pm-3am. £l0. 19 May. Dmm a bass and breaks across three floors with a Iiost of quality guests. including DJ Fresh (Breakbeat KAOS). (iridlok and Meat Katie launching his new album I'i‘hruror. See preview. page 32.
I Big Tee's Hi-Fi at Wee Red Bar. 10.30pm-—3am. Free before 1 1.30pm; £5 after (£4). 19 May. Reggae. dancehall. hip hop and other dubby grooves from Barha Poppa Choppa. C-Diggles and Jockass. plus singing sensations Daddy Scotty. Natilie. George Prophet and Ras lsta Jamaica.
I Blaze at Ego. 1 1pm—3am. £5. 19 May. Monthly. DJ James Longworth ignites the gay weekend with a chart and funky house soundtrack.
I Club Paradox at the Caves. 10.30pm-3am. £8. 19 May. The latest in a series of special events for the LGBT community hosted by Carpe Diem (Velvet) and Hifi Sean (Burly).
I Cult at Po Na Na. 10pm~3am. £2.50 before 1 1pm: £5 after. Weekly. DJ Nikki and friends dig up the very best in funk. disco. R&B. house. kitsch classics and party jams at this cool dancefloor mash-
tip. I Evol at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Edinburgh's longest running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic altemative. crossover tunes. it's an institution.
I Fast at the Bongo Club. 10.30pm—3am. £5. 19 May. Punk night with a live set from the Moviestar Junkies.
I Fimbulvetr at the Pleasance Cabaret Bar. 9pm—2am. £6. 19 May. Dark ambient. industrial. neo-t‘olk. neo- classical. post-rock. doom and other blacker-than-black mUsical genres with a live double from In Gowan Ring and their medieval psychedelic folk meets modern experimentalism and My Kappa Roots.
I A Hard Days Night at Subway Cowgate. llpm—3am. £3. 12 May. Subway‘s newest alternative night of indie. soul and rock‘n'roll.
3?: Impotent Fury at the Venue. 10.30pm—3am. £5 before 1 1.30pm; £10 after. 12 May. Fred Deakin (Lemon Jelly. Going Places) brings his club night back to Scotland for one more night of madness and the last ever lmpotent Fury. Fred and hostess Saucy Sal spin the Wheel of
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Destiny on the middle floor (whatever it lands on you have to hear. no questions). While Gregor and Calverto head the Tour de Karaoke in the Cooler.
I Late Nite Groove at the Jazz Bar. midnight—3am. £5. Weekly. Regular Friday night funkstravaganza with live bands and DJs. Jazz funk from Funk da Pussy ( 12 May) followed by funky five- piece Paul Mills‘ Impulse (19 May).
I Misfits at Subway Cowgate.
l lpm—3am. £2. 19 May. lndie. electro. punk. rock and retro. featuring a CD swap box and cheap drinks. For more info check misfitsonline.co.uk.
iii Mylo at City: Edinburgh. 10.30pm—3am. £1 1. 19 May. The current
darling of the electronic music scene and ' saviour of ‘Scottish dance'. Mylo puts in ati exclusive east coast DJ set with support
from the Merry Pranksters.
I Nuklear Puppy at Ego. 10pm—3am.
£12. 12 May. Residents Jason Cortex and Phil York keep the hard dance flag flying in the capital as they hit their fifth birthday with a guest set from Kutski.
I Planet Earth at Citrus Club.
10.30pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Music from 1976 through to 1989 or. in other words. a healthy dose of punk. new wave. new romantic and electro-pop.
I Release at Ego. 10.30pm—3am. £5. 19
May. All things house and electro.
I Solescience at Cabaret Voltaire. 10.30pm-3am. £7. 12 May. Dedicated to bringing the best of underground house.
digital disco and trackhead soul with residents Nick Yuil and Rob Mathie joined
by live Chicago house collective the Greenskeepers and even more Chicago treats in the shape of James Curd. Derrick
Carter is a huge fan of both these guys so
you know you're in good hands.
I Solid Steel at the Bongo Club. Ilpm—3am. £6 before 23.23; £9 after. 12 May. The Ninja Tune night is back with the live Scottish debut of the Qemists and the usual crew of] Mountain. B-Burg and Decoy Roy providing back up and Ninja goodness.
I Soul Biscuits at Cabaret Voltaire.
10.30pm—3am. £5. 19 May. The best in hip hop. beats and breaks as they celebrate the genius of the Wu-Tang Clan at this history of hip hop special. From 36
C humbers to solo material from GZA.
As the Venue heads for its final night, we bid farewell to Fred Deakin’s night of insanity with the last ever lmpotent Fury. The Going Places/Lemon Jelly man will be playing out at the mercy of the Wheel of Destiny, with the assistance of hostess with the mostess Saucy Sal. Say goodbye to another night of madness; lmpotent Fury you will be missed.
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Method Man and ()1‘ Dirty Bastard plus a live set from Surface limp.
I Welcome to the Latin Quarter at
El Barrio. 9pm--3am. £3—£5 (£2). Weekly. Latin. R&B. chart and party tracks direct from Spain and South America.
Chart & Party : I Archive at City: Edinburgh.
10.30pm--3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Disco Dan plays the best loved and freshest
dance and pop. I Espionage at Espionage. 7pm—3am.
Free. Weekly. Five bars over live floors.
playing everything from R&B to
mainstream chart action with plenty of dark corners for copping off.
. Edinburgh Saturdays
Club
I After Dark at Cabaret Voltaire. 10.30pm-3am. £8 before midnight; £10 after (£8). 13 May. Residents Neil Bartley and DJ Roo are joined by the masterful Inland Knights as they mix up a selection of soulful house. funked up garage and
diva-driven vocal tracks.
I Ascension Goth Club at Teviot Row Union. 10.30pm—3am. £5. 13 May. In association with Edinburgh University's Goth and Rock Society
comes this mix of up-to-date darkness.
Featuring all the latest goth. rock and industrial greats.
I Diggity at the Establishment.
10pm—3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. DJ Fabuloz. Harry 3D. Rico and MC Flow get down
with their bad selves. playing wildstyle
R&B. hip hop and street soul.
I Edenangels at Mariners. 10pm-3am. 1 £5. 13 May. Edenangels celebrate their
first night at their new regular home. Featuring the best in dirty. funky. sexy. tribal. techy house brought to you by residents Dave Myers. DP. Little Miss Mix-It and Barrie Millar.
I The Egg at Wee Red Bar. 1 lpm—3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Still
the best mix of indie. 60s garage. northem soul. ska. 70s punk and new wave you're likely to stagger across. A well loved institution that refuses to change.
I Fiesta Latina at Teviot Row L'nion.
9.30pm—2am. £4.50 (£3.50). 13 May. Still going strong after ten years of supplying
the best iti salsa. merengue. mambo and other Latin rhythms courtesy of DJ Pancho with a free dance class from the Salsa Angels at 9.30pm.
I Fish Fry at the Jan Bar. 1 1pm 3am Free before 1 1.30pm. £5 alter. Weekly. Scottish jazz. funk. soul and latm bands join [Us link D'\'iking and .-\stroboy. Latin soul from yocalist Ratt 1L“ .May ) followed by ska. reggae atid Latin beats from the Baby Flephants ( 20 May I
I Glitterballt at Massa. “1.30pm 3am. £5 before midnight; £7 alter 13 May. Local liotise heads Jon Macini. Lisa Littlewood. Iliiggy. Warner Powers .iiid Ricky Reid put the sparkle back iii your week ltd.
I Headspin at the Bongo Club. l0.30pm»3aiii. £7. 20 May. The Resonance. Allan Dunbar. Steve x\ll\llll and Bongo Dave proy idc the four-deck iiil\ up of funk. liip hop. disco. house and beats. Hosting a return visit from Martin Brew (J-Walk). See preview. page 3 l.
I Kandy at Massa. 10pm 3am. I‘t‘cc before I 1pm; £7 after (£5). 20 May. Launch party for this new hip hop and RotB night with special guests .-\ce and Vi/ ( l.\'tra).
I Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. 10pm 3am. £3 before 1 1pm; £6 after. Weekly. (iet down early for this consistently capacity retro-disco arid funky house night. featuring Po's own Mark B on the decks fusing classic and bang tip-to-date funky home for those iii the know.
. I Mingin’ at the Venue. l Ipmi3am. £5
before midnight; £6 after. l3 May. A dark. sexy. dirty house club. Alan Joy and Brian
Detiipster are the DJs behind this small.
intimate. friendly and predominantly gay club on the top floor of the Venue. Mtisic
ranges from trance to deep house with a touch of techno and hard house thrown in
for good measure. I Mission at Studio 24. l lpiii 3am. £5
(£4 members). Weekly. Night of metal
mayhem. goth rock and more from the dark side. With new top floor specials of goth. freaked out electro and darkw ave. I 100% Dynamite at the Bongo Club. I lpm- 3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after. 13 May. The legendary London night keeps things nice with more of the finest
reggae. funk. ska. soul. dancehall. hip hop,
roots and jungle from the Soul Ja// Records Sound System ably assisted by DJRed6 and Decoy Roy (Give It Sotiie). Backroom duties are taken care of by Ragga Robbie and DJ Take (Japan).
I Progression at the Liquid Room. l0.30piii—-3am. £10. 20 May. The future of
house mUsic from the ever reliable
Progression crew joined by the dirty hoUse dancefloor fillers the Iloxton Whores (Flaunt-it) making their Scottish debut.
Reverend Funk at the Caves. 10.30pm-3am. £5»*£6. 13 May. Lee
Birchall and Chris (irowcott lay down a
sermon of funk classics. soaring trumpet and Hammond organ gems and modern
artists in worship of the pre-disco 70s sound. Check revfunk.co.uk for more info.
I Rock Party at ()pium. I 1pm 3am. Free. Weekly. Live bands beforehand (from 7pm) rounded off with a feast of rock.
I Sophistlfunk at City: Edinburgh.
llpm--3am. £8. Weekly. Resident DJ John
Hutchison plays funked up R&B remixes and house tunes to a dressed up crowd.
I Sumo at Berlin Bierhaus. 9pm- 3am.
£I0. I3 May. Solemusic's (ieoff M's Edinburgh residency alongside llarry. Craig Smith. Milton Jackson and Steven
Wanless for a journey through hoUse. soaring vocals and surging boogie with live FX and overdubs from Milton
Jackson. Joined by house legend Kerri 7 Chandler as part of Bacardi's B-I.ive.
I Tease Age at Citrus Club. llpmfl3am.
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 NME chart botherers with DJ Monkee Mickee. Edinburgh's longest
continually running indie night. ‘ I Telefunken at Ego. l0.30pm—3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after. 13 May. Deep