Gay
Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to gayOlist.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Robin Lee.
Glasgow
I Zug-Zwang & Did I Call You? The Stud’o. 9i Saltinarket. 552 7578. 8pm. £5. Double bill ol contemporary boutique perlorniances. Martin ()'('onnor talks about modern masculinity and otters group therapy in /llg’-/H(lllg’. and iii [MI I (ii/l lim.‘ laii Nulty iiiyestigates how technology has shaped our ll\e\. through interactiye texting and a dash ol retro-l'iiturisin. l’url of (i/useuv’ 200/).
Edinburgh
I Echo Park, LA (Quincear‘iera) li‘ilnihouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. 3pm. 6.l5pm (k 8.30pm. See liilm indes.
Glasgow
I Zug-Zwang 8. Did I Call You? The Studio. 9! Saltmarket. 552 7578. 8pm. £5. See Thu 5.
Edinburgh
I Blaze ligo. l4 l’icardy Place. 478 7434. llpm 3am. £4 £5. D] James Longworth ignites the gay weekend with a chart and l‘unky house soundtrack.
I Echo Park, LA (Ouinceanera) liiltnhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688.
3pm. 6. 15pm 6'; 8.20pm. See Thu 5.
Glasgow
I Utter Gutter Riverside (‘liib. 33 l-‘ox Street. 248 3144. |0.30pm 73am. £8 (£6i. Madame S and Hushpuppy present a night ol‘ disco slea/e. electro punk. cock- pop. rock & roll. dirty house and tech beats. All welcome. as long as you throw yourself around the room like a loon.
I Zug-Zwang 8. Did I Call You? The Studio. 9] Saltmarket. 552 7578. 8pm. £5. See Thu 5.
Edinburgh
I Echo Park, LA (Quinceanera) Filinhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. 2pm. 6.l5pm & 8.20pm. See Thu 5.
I Luvely The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 10.30pm 3am. £l2 t£l0l. A saucy soiree ol' lull-on. driy ing house music. with residents Tommy Kay. Dean Newton. (ii'llill Stone and Jon lidwards. It's a psychedelic happening down l.uyely This month so dig out those llttt‘es. kal‘tans and tie-dye.
I Velvet Mariners. 40 (‘omniercial Street. l.eith. 555 5622. l0pm 2am. £6 1L5). See preyiew. page .57.
Glasgow
I Neon Nights Karbon. 74 Buchanan Street. Springfield (‘ourt. 22| 8099. l0.30pm—3am. £5 t£3t. New Sunday nighter. hosted by residents Madame S tl'tter (iutterl. ZoinX and the Dirty Mac. Something for the disco delinquents. robotic synth kids and the electro-pop t‘reaks. with dirty retro sounds. body- poppiiig new-waye. neo-bastard camp pop. indie boy electro and cultier than cult classics. Dress in neon and walt/ in for tree.
Edinburgh
I Booty Medina. 45—47 Lothian Street. 225 63l3. l0pm—3am. £3. More of a Sunday social than a full-on glam affair. with 1)] Dale Lush. lsla Blige. Simmone Black and occasional guest .s'upastas mixing up R&B. hip hop. soul and funk. I Echo Park, LA (Quinceanera) Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. 6.15pm & 8.20pm. See Thu 5.
I Taste Cabaret Voltaire. 36—38 Blair
56 THE LIST 5—19 Oct 2006
NEW ART TALENT GREGOR LAIRD: LOST IN THE FOREST Brunswick Hotel, Glasgow, Sun 1-Sun 29 Oct
Maybe not a sheep, but definitely dressed in wolf’s clothing, young Edinburgh artist Gregor Laird is taking a trip to where the wild things are for his Glasgay! premiere. Piecing together large collage work for his first show since graduating from Edinburgh College of Art in 2001, the debutant revels in suggestiver brassy iconography. Combining countryside vistas with burly figurations of semi-nude males and the glossy typography of city commerce, the artist’s work is possessed by a design-led aesthetic. He certainly isn’t shy of a bit of kitsch couture, and his diverse career history as a make-up artist, window dresser, designer and DJ are all synthesised into a style that gives a wink and a knowing nod to the urbanism of Jean- Michel Basquiat and the surreal eroticism of Henri Rousseau.
‘l’m interested in scratching the surface, only to find more surface,’ says Laird, chuckling at his work's ambiguous relationship towards narcissism and sexual innuendo. ‘I’m not really into subtlety,’ he adds, lest the works fail to speak for themselves. Counterpointing boisterousness with ostentation, his playful mixed media is far-removed from a quiet backwater upbringing in Dumfries and Galloway. Rural idyll is still present, albeit utterly transformed into a stylised fairytale setting befitting Hansel and
Gretel.
The founder of Edinburgh’s celebrated queer clubs Disko Bloodbath and Heroes, Laird’s artistic interest rests proudly in the intersection of music, fashion and design. And despite Glasgay’s prioritising of queer artists above all others, he argues that the festival goes beyond ghettoising queerness to offer a unique platform for his brand of confrontational work that might prove to be excessively provocative elsewhere. (Isla Leaver-Yap)
Street. 2206176. I lpiii 3am. £5 before I l.30pm; £8 alter (£6 members). Fisher & Price supply a progressiye mix of house and garage at this infamous Sunday nighter as they nioye to the (‘ab Now with a back room up and running again with Martin Valentine lirmly in charge. the move brings a special guest. Spooky t8 Oct) to help reacquaint themselyes with the yenue.
Monday 9
Glasgow
I Passionality ('ube. 34 Queen Street. 226 8990. l l.30pm—3am. £24£3. Pleasing chartistry from [)1 Shawn Roberts. resuscitating the weekend for the gay/mixed crowd.
I Studio 69 Studio. 98 Sauchiehall Street. 332 I444. 10.30pmw3am. £1.69 bel‘ore 12.30am. New gay night featuring the wax-spinning talents of l)Js Annie and Karen Dan/ig. l‘resh. funky and upbeat.
Edinburgh I Echo Park, LA (Quinceafiera) Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688.
3pm. 6.l5pm & 8.20pm. See Thu 5.
Tuesday 10 -
Glasgow
I FUN Cube. 34 Queen Street. 226 8990. l |.30pm—3am. £3 (£2). DJ Shana Halliwell mixes older classics and fun tunes. Requests welcome.
Edinburgh
I Echo Park, LA (Quinceanera) i'ilmliullse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. 3pm & 8.20pm. See Thu 5.
I Vibe iigo. l-l l’icardy Place. 478 7434. llpm 3am. £4. (iay night with James Longworth on the decks. pills The Dancing Stud Mullins. The Singing Hairy Bloke and The Miming Nun. Don‘t say we didn‘t warn ya.
Wednesday 1 1
Glasgow
I Allure The Tunnel. 84 Mitchell Street. 204 1000. ll.30pm 3am. £3. Happy. cheesy pop from 1)] Darren and the guys behind Passionality.
Edinburgh
I Echo Park, LA (Quinceanera) l'ilitiittluse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. 3pm & 8.20pm. See Thu 5.
Edinburgh
I Echo Park, LA (Quincear‘iera) l-‘ilmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. 6.l5pm 8; 8.20pm. See Thu 5.
Edinburgh
I Fur Burger Twisl. 26b Dublin Street. 538 7775. l()pm—2am. £3. See prey-iew. page 57.
Saturday 14
Glasgow
I Death Disco vs Cafe Loco Tile .-\rches. 30 Midland Street. 0870 240 "528 I0 30pm 3am £10 £l2 Heath llisco teams up with the \rches‘ tiist eyet club night. ('ale loco. as part ot the \enue’s 15th birthday celebrations Justus Kohnckc. Baby Hones iliyel and DJ Mingo-(io star. with a side oidei ot l.ondon's Horse Meat Disco I'd/I or (i/ihflih ' gill”)
Edinburgh
I Fever lago. l4 l’icardy Place-1‘s "434. llpm 3am £10 i£8 members» Taste mainstays l-ishei .\ l’rice .iiid Martin Valentine are on the main floor. while the Visitor and Kaupuss take an anything goes attitude into the (‘octeau lounge.
Glasgow
I Alan Cumming Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 426" “pm. £|4 i£l0r The second special guest in the lion's new cony ersation series. the hunter RS.-\Ml) graduate will be talking about how his career has unlolded since making his l‘rol‘essional debut in the theatres Production ol~ .lltii'lit'rli in I985.
I Neon Nights Kat'bon. "4 Buchanan Street. Springlield (‘ourL 22l 8099. l0.30pin 3am. £5 i£3i. See Sun 8
I Queens (Reinas) (ilasgow l-ilin Theatre. '2 Rose Street. .332 8|28
7 30pm. £5 l£4 l. See prey iew. page 5" I’ll/“l of (Human ' 21"”).
Edinburgh
I Booty Medina. 45 47 Lothian Street. 225 63l3. Illpni 3am. £3. See Sun 8.
I Taste ('abarct \‘oltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6l76. llpm 3am £5 betore l l.30pm; £8 alter i£6 inenibersi. See Sun 8.
Monday 16
Glasgow
I Passionality (‘ube. 34 Queen Street. 226 8990. ll.30pm 3am. £2 £3. See Mon 9.
I Studio 69 Studio. 98 Sauchiehall Street. 332 I444. 10.30pm 3am. £| 6‘) bcl‘ore l2.3llattt. See Mott ‘)
Tuesday 1 7
Glasgow
I FUN ('ubc. 34 Queen Street. 226 8990. ll.30pni 3am. £3 i£2i. See The I0.
I 100% Human (100% Menneske) (‘('.-\. 350 Saucliieliall Street. 352 4900. 8.30pm. £5 i£3i. See l'ilin index. I’m-r or (i/meuy.’ 3mm.
I Queens (Reinas) (ilasgow l-ilm 'l‘heatre. l2 Rose Street. 332 8l28. 6.30pm. £5 (£4l. See Sun l5.
Edinburgh I Vibe ligo. l4 l’icardy Place. 478 7434. l Ipm 3am. £4. See Tue l0.
Wednesday 18
Glasgow
I Between The Lines: India’s Third Gender ('(‘.-\. 350 Saueliiehall Street. 352 4900. 8.30pm. £5 l£3l. See l-‘ilm index. I’url of (ilmgur' 2mm.
I Allure The Tunnel. 84 Mitchell Street. 204 I000. l |.30pmr 3am. £3. See Wed
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I Boy Culture (ilasgow liilm Theatre. l2 Rose Street. 332 8l28. 6.30pm. £5 l£4l. See Film index. Part of (i/uwuy.’ 2mm.
Glasgow
I Enough Man ('(‘A. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. 7.45pm. £5 (£3). See Film index. Part ofU/usguy.’ 200/).
I Lie to Me ('(‘A. 350 Sauchiehall