Edinburgh Fridays
Club
I Alternanthem at ()pium.
10pm 3am. Free. Weekly. Night of rock and alternative anthems.
I Badaboom at Massa. l0pm—3am. £5. Weekly. The best in commercial R&B and urban licks with guests from lXtra and Radio I flying in fortnightly. I Beatsville at Henry's ('ellar Bar.
| lpm 3am. £5 (£4). 8 Dec. Beatsville retttrns with more surf and garage beats plus a live set from The Wildebeests.
I Big Toe’s Hi-Fi at Wee Red Bar. l0.30pm~ 3am. £5 (£4). 8 Dec. Reggae. dancehall. hip hop and other dtibby grooves from Barba Poppa (‘hoppa. ('- Diggles atid Jockass. plus singing sensations Daddy Scotty and Ras lsta Jamaica.
I Bunker at Wee Red Bar.
l0.30pm 3am. £4 £5. l Dec. Dropping electro. house and techno bombs of their
I Cult at Po Na Na. l0pIn~-3am. £2.50 before I lpm; £5 alter. Weekly. DJ Nikki and friends dig tip the very best in funk. disco. R&B. house. kitsch classics and party jams at this cool dancelloor mash- tip.
I de luxe at Hudson ('lub. l lpm 3am. £3. Weekly. l-‘tmky house from residents Dave Bernardi and Fraser Shaw.
I Evol at the Liquid Room. l0.3()pm—3am. £5. Weekly. lidinburgh's longest running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic alternative. crossover tunes. it‘s an institution.
I Fake at Sttidio 24. l lpm 3am. £5. I Dec. Night celebrating all things electro. I Fast at the Bongo (lab. I lpm -3am. £5. l Dec. Two clubs for the price of one as Fast returns. The best in high energy rock'n‘roll. garage and punk with live guests The (itissets and their voodoo electro punk. while upstairs
In the Main Room
Residents
Ride This Train goes all rebel country on your ass.
I Fimbulvetr at Teviot Row L’nion. 9pm—lam. £3 (£2). l Dee Monthly. Dark ambient. industrial. neo-folk. neo- classical. post-rock. doom and other blacker-than-black musical genres.
I Fur Burger at Twist. |0pm -2am. £4. 8 Dee. l-‘ortnightly. The night for girls who like girls moves to a weekend and a new venue. with the same eclectic music policy. Boys need a female escort for entry.
I Lulu at Lulu. 8pm 3am. Free before 10pm: £7 after. Weekly. Sotil. house. funk. electro-disco and Latin from (iareth Sommerville (liltragroove) joined by the Blond Flash.
I Misfits at Subway (‘owgate
l lpm 3am. £2. Weekly. Indie. electro. punk. rock and retro with bargain drinks. a ('D swap box and regular gig ticket giveaways. (‘heck www.mislitsonline.co.tik for more info. 3%: Modern Lovers at ligo. l lpm-3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. 1 Dec. A post-modernist mix of soul and funk. jazz. ska. garage and psyche provided by residents (‘raig and Mr Divine joined by Mr Mogwai himself. Stuart Braithwaite. showcasing the funky odds and ends inhabiting his record box. For more info check modernlovers.co.uk.
I Nuklear Puppy at ligo. 10pm 3am. £tbc. 8 Dec. Residents Jason (‘ortez and Phil York keep the hard dance flag flying in the capital.
I Restless at Studio 24. 10.30pms3am. £5. 8 Dee. l‘tinky techno. electro and breaks with Kev Fraser and l-‘lipmode.
I Sequential at Studio 24.
l0.30pm- 3am. £l0. l Dec. New night of hard and fast drum & bass hits Studio 24. And to open tip proceedings Baron (Breakbeat Kaos/Baron Inc) joins SlowMotion Ninja to set the scene for forthcoming nights of mayhem.
NEW YEARS EVE PARTY 2008
Neil Bartleu, Jammu, DJ Roe, Andu Christie
+ Guests TBC
Plus spectacular visuals, dancers + performers
Outside in the Large Heated Garden - Various live entertainment + complimentarg hogmanag food + refreshments
SUNDAY 3181' DECEMBER 06 @ THE LIDUIDRDDM
9c VICTORIA STREET EDINBURGH
Tickets £15 B4 25/12/06 —
£20 thereafter . Info - www.liquidroom.com
T: 0151 225 2564
38 THE LIST 30 Nov—14 Dec 2006
I Sugar Daddy at ligo. l lpm 3am. £5. 1 Dec. Fortnightly. A rebranded and relaunched Bla/e froIn DJ James Longworth.
3%: Sugarbeat meets Solescience at (‘abaret Voltaire. 10.30pm 3am. £l0. 8 Dec. Stigarbeat maestros Tim & JCI. (L'tah Saints) join forces with Solescience for an almighty (early) festive mash-up as DJ Yoda provides a ftill live audio-visual showcase of his new album T/Il’ slimming Adventures 0/1)] York: and electro-funk legend (ireg Wilson.
I Trouble at (‘abaret Voltaire.
l lpm 3am. £6 (£5). 1 Dec. The Trouble DJs and M(' Ratty B are joined by the hip hop stylings of Boom Monk Ben (Mixed Bi/ness) while Drfnt Drum and their indie. new wave. punk mash-up take over the backroom with a live set from post punkers Black International.
I Welcome to the Latin Quarter at lil Barrio. 9pm 3am. £3 £5 (£2). Weekly. Latin. R8; B. chart and party tracks direct from Spain and South America.
Edinburgh Saturdays
Club
I Dogtooth at Henry's (‘ellar Bar.
l lpm 3am. £5 (£4). 9 Dec. New clth playing indie. rave. electro and new
I The Egg at Wee Red Bar. l lpm~3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Still the best mix of indie. ()()s garage. northern soul. ska. 70s punk and new wave you're likely to stagger across. A well loved institution that refuses to change.
I Fever at Iigo. l lpm 3am. £l0 (£8 members). 9 Dec. Monthly. Taste mainstays l‘isher & Price and Mann) Valentine are on the main floor. while the Visitor and Kauptiss take an anything goes attitude into the (‘octeati Lounge.
3?: Headspin at the Bongo (‘lth.
l lpm 3am. £9. 2 Dec. The Resonance. Allan Dunbar. Steve Austin and Bongo Dave provide the four-deck mix tip of funk. hip hop. disco. house and beats. They're joined by one of the best DJs the world has to offer. Norman Jay. What can we say. he's got an MBli and a mighty line taste in tracks. Let the (iood Times roll.
I Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. l0pm-r3am. £3 before I lpm; £6 after. Weekly. (iet down early for this consistently capacity retro-disco and funky house night. featuring Po‘s own Mark B on the decks fusing classic and bang up-to-date funky house for those in the know.
I Lulu at Lulu. 8pm 3am. l‘ree before l0pm; £7 after. Weekly. Punk. electro and more from Hobbes and Isla Blige.
I Luvely at the Liquid Room.
10.30pm 3am. £l2 (£10). 2 Dec. A saucy soiree of full-on. driving house music. with residents Tommy Kay. Dean Newton. (irum Stone and Jon lidwards. Ice is the dressing-up theme at their Snow ball as Jack l-‘rost‘s hand grips the capital as they say. ‘extreme not mainstream'.
I Messenger Sound System at the Bongo ('lth. l lpm 3am. £7. ‘) Dec. Bass of bowel-shifting proportions as the mighty Messenger Sound System blasts otit the best in righteous roots and dth reggae with M(‘ Ras licho.
I No Strings Attached at the Liquid Room. l0.30pm 3am. £14. 9 Dec. No Strings Attached are back for another one off special as they secure the talents of l'nderwater‘s head man and king of deep tech-house Darren limcrson. See preview. page 33.
I Optimo 8. The 60-60 at ligo. 10.30pm 3am. £8 £l0. 2 Dec. The most riotously inventive cltib night in Scotland relaunches in lidinburgh with the (io-(io taking tip residence in the downstairs lounge.
I Retribution at Studio 24. l lpm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Retribution takes the place of the Mission btit still plays the best in rock. metal. alternative and tracks from the darkside all night long.
I Reverend Funk at the (‘av-es.
l lpm 3am. £5 £7. ‘) Dec. A sermon of funk classics. soaring trumpet and Hammond organ gems and modern artists in worship of the pre-disco 70s sotiiid. ('heck revfunk.co.tik for more info.
I Rock Party at ()pium. l lpm 3am. l‘ree. Weekly. Live bands beforehand (from 7pm). rounded off with a feast of rock.
I Sophistifunk at (‘in Nightclub.
l lpm—3am. £8. Weekly. Resident D] John Hutchison plays ftinked tip R&B remixes and house tunes to a dressed tip crowd.
I UFreak at ('abaret Voltaire.
l lpm 3am. £tbc. ‘) Dec. liarly Xmas 'I‘echnoball from l7l-‘reak with Jay Steinvcg. (‘arl Legend and guests spinning l‘l‘reak favourites.
I Ultragroove at (‘abaret Voltaire. llpm ~3ain. £|0 (£8). 2 Dec. (iareth Sommerville’s peerless real house party hosts another Bacardi B-Live party featuring the jackin' bassliiies of Speaker Junk with percussion from M People’s Shovcll. PltIs the backroom features drum & bass. hip hop and dancehall rhythms with a live set from The Nextmen.
I Velvet at Mariners. 9.30pm 2am. £4 before 10.30pm: £6 (£5). 2 Dec. Monthly. Night for gay girlies (men can only gain admission if accompanied by a lady). featuring a new music policy that spans the genres. with DJ Random and DJ Leatherface. and Leyla Rose performing her I)(UI('(’ oft/Iv Sewn \i’i/s. New pre- cltib across the road at Bar Sirius from 8pm.
I Walk Tall at Henry 's (‘ellar Bar.
l lpm 3am. £4. 2 Dec. l-‘unk. soul and hip hop froIn DJ Kelcli.
I Welcome to the Latin Quarter at lil Barrio. 9pm 3am. £3 £5 (£2). Weekly. See liri.
Edinburgh Sundays
Club
I Babydoll at Po Na Na. 1 lpm 3am. l‘rec before I L30pm; £5 after. Weekly. A glamorous and sexy night of house where all are welcome to join in. from the rotating DJ roster of Warner Powers. Dean Newton. (iav (irant. Tommy Kay. Derek Martin. Harry and Basil lsaacs.
I Booty at Medina. l lpm 3am. £3. Weekly. More of a Sunday social than a full-on glam affair. with DJ Dale Lush. lsla Blige. Simmone Black and occasional guest stipastas mixing tip R&B. hip hop. soul and funk.
I Friction at the Liquid Room.
I lpm 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. New house night filling the 'I‘aste-si/cd hole at the Liquid Room.
I Hobo at the Bongo ('lub. l0pm 3am. Free before midnight: £3 after. Weekly. ‘Live music and alternative disco for justified sinners‘ returns boasting live music and indie kicks featuring Mystery Juice and Roy 's lron DNA (3 Dec).
I Kayos at ()pium. l lpm 3am. l‘ree. Weekly. A metal and rock soundtrack pltis £| drinks keep the crowds a moshing.
I I.qu at Lulu. 8pm 3am. l-‘ree before l0pm; £4 after. Weekly. l-‘unk. electro. hip hop. electronica and more front Bongo (‘lub stalwarts Red () and Dava.
I Taste at Cabaret Voltaire. l lpm 3am. £5 before I l.30pm; £8 after (£6 members). Weekly. l'ishc‘t' & Price supply a progressive mix of house and garage at this infamous Sunday nigliter. now showing at the (‘ab. With Martin Valentine firmly in charge of the back room. the guest otit front is Way ()tit West's Nick Warren ( l0 Dec). See preview. page 34.
I Tipsy at Massa. l0.30pm 3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. R&B and hip hop from residents Nick (i and Pha/e _ at what they promise will be ‘the hottest Sunday night party in town .
Edinburgh Mondays
Club
I Happy Mondays at Po Na Na.
l lpm 3am. £3 (free). Weekly. (‘lth night fusing new and classic indie. rock. funk. hip hop and Motown.