I Toffs Can’t Dance at the (‘ax ex.

9pm 3am. £(i bel'ore l lpm: £7 alter. 27 Jan. New li\ e muxic meetx club night

ex ent l‘or lidinbtn‘gh. l‘eaturing indie punk from the l)ialx. indie t}pe.x 'l‘ani’x Railtxa). ()Bli and Penny Blaekx while the l)l.x xpin everything from Xepplin to the lititureheadx.

I Ultragroove at ('abaret \‘oltaire.

llpm 3am. £8 t£(il. 27 Jan. (iareth Soniinenille'x peerlexx real houxe part} ix joined by Alan (ire) t'l'elel'unkenl tor a run through the world oi houxe in the mainroom. while the Solexcience crew take ox er the backroom \\ ith their dixco. litllllx‘ ttlttl .xotll xelection.

Edinburgh Sundays

Club

I Baby Doll at l’o .\'a Na. 1 lpm 3am. l-‘ree before I l.3(lpm; £5 alter. Weekl}. .\ glamoroux and xe\_\ night ol' houxe \\ here all are welcome to join in. l‘rom the rotating l)J roxter of Warner I’ouerx. Dean Newton. (ia\ (irant. 'I‘omm} lx'a}. l)erek Martin. Hart} and Baxil lxaacx.

I Booty at .\ledina. l lpm 3am. £3. Weekl}. More of a Sunday xocial than a lull-on glam al'l'air. with [)1 Dale l.uxh. lxla lilige. Simmone Black and oecaxional guext xupaxtax mi\ing up Rtfli. hip hop. xoul and tank.

I Hobo at the Bongo ('lub. ltlpm 3am. l-i'ee before I lpm: £3 alter. Weekl_\. ‘l.i\e muxic and alternatix e dixeo l‘or juxtilied xinnerx'. l.i\e actx xtiil the.

I Taste at ('abaret Voltaire. l lpm 3am. £5 before 1 l.3(lpm; £8 alter t£o memberxl. Weekl}. l-‘ixher & l’riee xuppl} a progrexxixe mi\ ol' liouxe and garage at thix inl'amotix Sunda) nighter. llth xhouing at the ('ab. Willi .\lartin Valentine lirml} in charge of the back room. Marco ix on \\ arm tip dut) (3| Jan).

I Tipsy at .\laxxa. l lpm 3am. £4. Weekl). R&B and hip hop l‘rom t'exitlcntx .\'ick (i and l’ha/e 2 at \x hat the) promixe will be ‘the hottext Strnda} night part} in town'.

Edinburgh Mondays

Club

I Disco Bidochons at Rlil). lllpni. liree. 23 Jan. Monthl}. Red goex continental “ith thix night combining timelexx lirench xongx and cotttettlpot‘at‘} lircnch club ltlllcx. 'l‘t‘c‘x ClllL‘.

I Happy Mondays at l’o .\'a .\'a.

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One of the best MCs the UK has to offer, SkinnyMan is crashing the first Soul Biscuits of the year. And the hip hop

night hasn’t just got SM on stage but he’s bringing the Whole Mud Fam with him, featuring among its many attractions his son Little Jiggs (pictured with the big man) alongside Singa Blinga and Bollywood’s DJ Nasah.

@ Soul Biscurts at Cabaret Volta/re. Edinburgh. Fri 20.1w.

1 lpm 3am. £3 ll'reel. Weekl}. ('lub night luxing new and claxxic indie. rock. l‘unk. hip hop and .\loto\\ n.

I Latin Quarter at Medina. ltlpm 3am. l‘ree. Weekl_\. l)J Janiex (‘ombe W ith real deal xalxa and world muxic. Now in itx third )ear and xtill going xtrong. lake a line \xine. imprm ing \kith age.

I Shotgun at Subua} Cowgate.

l lpm 3am. l-ree. Weekl}. .\'ight ol' xtxaggering 7(lx rock.

I Trade Union at ('abaret Voltaire. llpm 3am. £2. Weekl_\. .\'e\\ night to gixe xomething back to the bar and club \\tll'le‘l‘\. xo the) don‘t mixx out on the clubbing experience while trapped behind the bar. lt'x houxe and techno all the \\a_\ in the main room l'rom (irant l’aterxon.

uhile room [no ix all hip hop and Rtkli trom l)l Beet. 1)] Kunal and DJ l’rexh.

Edinburgh Tuesdays

Club

I Antics at Subua} ("on gate.

l lpm 3am. l-"ree. Weekl). Rock. emo. punk and metal dixpatchex l'rom lidinburgh'x alt.xcene.

I Motherfunk at ()pal lounge.

ltlpm 3am. l’ree. Weekl}. (iitlo and l‘r}er are back \\ ith their 'l’uexda} inxtitution ax the} xpin rare and claxxic lunk} axxed. lloot‘—xlltll\‘ltlg (l(l\ tltltl 70x gt‘om ex. tleep l‘unk. l.atin. xoul and xo much more.

I Split at ('abaret \‘oltaire.

l 1.30pm 3am. liree. Weekl}. l)rnm tk

baxx. electro and break beat \\ ith Shadouxkill. the l)ropoul l)lx. Dogma and a xmattering ol' \er} talented local guextx. l)rum & baxx and breakx collectixe lidinbtirgh Baxxed take care ol~ the main room e\er_\ other week.

I Vibe at ligo. l lpm 3am. £4. Weekl}. (ia) night \\ ith lamex l.ong\\ot'th on the deckx. plux The Dancing Stud Mullinx. The Singing llair) Bloke and The Miming .\'un. l)on‘t x;l_\ we didn't \\;tt'tl }a.

Edinburgh Wednesdays

Club

I Bunker at the Bongo (’lub.

lt).3(lpm 3am. £5 t£4l. 3l .lan. l)ropping electro. nu-ra\e. old ra\e. acid tinged houxe and breakx bombx ol their on n.

I Chambles at ()pal Lounge.

ltlpm 3am. £4 £5. Weekl}. Night ol' xex) muxic. lantaxtic cocktailx and labuloux people. l)rexx to imprexx.

I Indi-Go at the Liquid Room.

ltl.3tlpm 3am. £3 t£l l. Weekl_\. 'l'he latext indie night to hit the capital with the bext in new mnxie land the l)lx are happ} to take requextxl.

I Juice at .\laxxa. 10.30pm 3am. £5 (£3 l. Weekl_\. The original trexhl} xquee/ed ‘)tlx and tltlx xtudent night returnx.

I Lulu at l.ulu. 8pm 3am. l‘ree bel‘ore lllpm; £4 alter. Weekl_\. l’axt and future electronic claxxicx lrom .\laxh and Jon l’lL‘dM‘tl tllltl gtlc‘xl l).lx.

I The Pit at Subua} ('otxgate.

l lpm 3am. l-‘ree. Weekl_\. Rock and metal night b_\ rock and metal lanx,

I Pure Reggae Night at the Jan Bar. midnight 3am. l-‘ree. Weekl_\. l).l RRRomeo pla) x pure. unadulterated Jamaican xoundx.

I Sin Fronteras at the .la// liar. midnight 3am. l-‘ree. Weekl_\. Latin and tan dance groo\ ex l'rom D] .l('.

I Toaster at ('itrux (‘lub l lpm 3am. l'il‘L‘L‘ lk'littl‘c' l luilllillll £5 tlllL‘l‘. \VL‘L‘kl}. Night ol' bi'eakbeal l'rom rexidentx l).l l.lll\;t :tlltl .\lll\L‘.L'.

I We are . . . Electric at (‘abaret \ttlttlll'L‘. l lpltl .ittlll. l‘t‘ee bel'ot'e midnight; £3 alter thee to meinberxl. Weekl_\. lilectro-punk (iarx .\lac ix joined b_\ lacek Zamojxki in the main room. mth the 'l‘rouble l)lx in the backroom t24 Janl. 'l‘he} ‘re l‘olioxx ed b} 'l‘eme Noxce in the main room. \\ ith a xpecial appearance lrom (iarcth Sommerx illc round the back (3] Jam.

EDINBURGH

Club venues

I El Barrio

119 Rose Street. 226 4311. Spanish fiesta every night of the week. now on Rose Street.

I Berlin

3 Queensferry Street Lane. 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. See listings for details.

l The Bongo Club Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road. 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details. I Cabaret Voltaire 36-38 Blair Street. 220 6176. Mixed bag from house and techno to drum & bass and indie. See listings for details. I The Caves

Niddry Street South. 225 5440. Great subterranean venue (as the name suggests) getting more and more popular due to its unique atmosphere. See listings for details.

I CC Blooms

23-24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. One of the city's most enduring gay clubs. with hi-NRG tracks every night of the week.

E The Citrus Club Grindlay Street. 622 7086. Mainly studenty venue that goes for an indie vibe as well as a dash of punk. new wave and 805 classics. See listings for selected highlights.

City: Edinburgh

1a Market Street. 226 9560. From student nights to big house and guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights. I Club Pivo

2-6 Calton Road. 557 2925. A selection of the best Edinburgh DJs play every night for free.

B Ego

Picardy Place. 478 7434. Home to some of the capital's best loved nights as well as a selection of big gay clubs. See listings for details.

m Espionage

4 India Buildings.

Victoria Street, 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action.

& Henry’s Cellar Bar 8-16a Morrison Street. 228 9393. Eclectic and experimental night form surf rock to electro. See listings for details.

E The Hudson Club Hope Street Lane. 247 7000. Quality eclectic nights from big house to student nights from some of Scotland‘s best DJs.

Jam House

5 Queen Street. 226 4380. Primarily a live music and jazz venue open until 3am. but home to the odd club special. including Club Noir. See listings for details.

The Jazz Bar

1 Chambers Street. 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to straight ahead jazz. See listings for details.

at The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. One of the top venues in town for guest DJs and live

music. See listings for details.

Lulu (under Tiger Lily)

125b George Street. 561 2245. Cool funk. house and other grooves from the peeple who brought you the Opal Lounge. Mariners Commercial Street. Leith. 555 5622. Semi regular nights in this old church from lesbian club Velvet to techno and house. See listings for details.

Massa

36-39 Market Street. 226 4224. Glam house. party nights and hip hop and R88 on a Sunday with Tipsy.

Medina

45-47 Lothian Street. 225 6313. Laid back vibes with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for details.

Le Monde

16 George Street. 270 3900. New slick and stylish venue in the heart of Edinburgh. Mood

Omni. Greenside Place.

550 1640. Chart and party tunes. Opal Lounge 51 George Street. 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd.

Opium 71 Cowgate. 225 8382. Rock. punk and metal, no messing. Po Na Na 43b Frederick Street. 226 2224. Student nights. funky beats and more. See listings for selected highlights. :. Potterrow Teviot. Bristo Square. 650 9195. Student heaven.

RED Vodka Club 73 Cowgate. 225 1757. From house to reggae. See listings for details.

Siglo 184 Cowgate. 240 2850. Charty. party. indie nights until 3am.

Stereo King Stables Road. 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing.

Studio 24 Calton Road. 558 3758. Down and dirty club

nights. specialising in techno and rock. See listings for details. .3 The Subway Cowgate Cowgate. 225 6766. Now more of a rock and cool indie night as well as some cheesier club nights. See listings for selected highlights.

The Subway West End Lothian Road. 229 9197. Another one for the after office Crowd.

Time 24a Frederick Street. 220 1226. Chart songs and plenty of booze all night long.

“Mist

26b Dublin Street. 538 7775. Gay bar with a club space in the basement.

The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art. Lauriston Place. 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set. See listings for details.

Why Not? 14 George Street. 624 8311. Hits from the 805 to last week.

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