Glasgow
Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least fourteen days before publication to clubsglasgow@hotmail.com. Glasgow listings are compiled by Sandra Marron.
Glasgow Thursdays
Club
I *.* at the Bull (‘lub. l().3()pm 3am. £3 (l’ree). Weekly. Stevie and David rummage through their records to bring you all the, good stul'l‘. There's the odd live band. so expect a lest ol‘ eclectronica. discoteclmocarcy and other words they've just made tip.
I Calling All Disco Kids at Karbon. l().3()pm 2am. £5 (£3). Weekly. IIeskey and Big Al drop hip hop and RatB while Raw B and Iiuan McLeod play student classics and hand otit cash prizes at this student night. Scott McKay plays house in the lounge.
>5: Club NME at the Arches.
l().3()pm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. The Arches step tip as new hosts. Pop Levi ( I lieb). Ratatat (8 Feb) and Jakobinarina and The Whip ( I5 lieb) with Jim (iellatly' (XIiM) and (‘ltib NMli DJs.
I Club Olum at the Bull (‘Iub.
l lpm 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Resident DJ Dirty Marc (Deathkill4()()()) is joined by live fun in the form of None .My quual ( I Feb) and Stinky Munchkins (8 Feb).
I Crush at Queen Margaret I'nion. l()pm -2am. £2 (£1 ). Weekly. New night with XliM's McSIeazy playing mostly bootlegs and mash tip throughout the night.
I F**kmyspace at (iuru. l lpm 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Indie rock and power pop across three rooms with (irahame. Brian and guests.
I Freakmoves at (ilasgow School of Art. l lpm 3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. l'ltra- line hip hop night for the students. with DJs Dema and Nice and special guests ()dissee and Ileralds ol' ('hange ( | Feb). £l l'or (iSA students alter midnight. l'ree before.
I Hi Fi at the Bunker Bar. 9pm 3am. tree. Weekly. Dave Sinclair dishes tip live hottrs ol top-notch indie and rock.
I Plastik Funk at Bamboo. l lpm 3am. £4 (£3 ). Weekly. Mark Robb. Tania and l’riends play funk and sotil with rock’n‘roll at this great new student night.
I Red Room at Bqu. l()pm 3am. £3 (l‘ree). Weekly. Brian d'Sou/a and Jake play electro. electronica. house. l‘olk. duh. hip hop. jau. indie and experimental.
I Skint at the Cathouse. l lpm 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. limo. l’unk. punk. crossover. rock. goth and hardcore tunes from D] Billy .Moat.
3}: Sugardaddy 8. Tom Findlay at the Sub (‘lub. l Ipmv 3am. £5. 8 lieb. (iroove Armada sideproject Sugardaddy hits (ilasgow with a DJ set from Tom Iiindlay ((iroove Armada) to boot and Boom Monk Ben as local support.
I Tunnel Thursdays at the Tunnel.
1 lpm 3am. £5. Weekly. livery 'I'hursday Simon I-‘oy and Lisa Littlewood will serve tip some ol‘ the best of house and dance classics li'otn past to present.
Glasgow Fridays
Club
I Animal Farm at Bar Bloc. l()pm-3am. Iiree. 2 lieb. Fortnightly. l)Js play a healthy mix ol' house. techno and electro. Turtle and Quaill reside.
2:: Art of Parties at the (ilasgow School of Art. I lpm 3am. £4 (£3). 9 Feb. Monthly. Art of Parties takes over a new monthly residency at the Arty with Kavinsky (lid Banger). Tronik Youth (Backyard Records) and Dolby-Anol doing the duties on launch night.
I Basement at Soundhaus.
l().3()pm 4am. £7 (£6). 2 Feb. Monthly. llouse. electro and techno each month.
The theme for this one is ‘Accident & limergency. Ward 999‘ so come as doctors. nurses or casualties.
I Beat Down The Up Set at (iuru.
I lpm—3am. £5. Weekly. \r’ital mix ol' new underground rock’n’roll. glitchy' disco. post punk and dirty digital l'unk. Iiree passes available at myspace.com/beatdowntheupset.
I Blitzkreig Bop at the Arches. l().3()pmw3am. £6 (£4). 9 Feb. Monthly. Blitzkrieg Bop teams up with indie label Alt>De|ete. which was set tip by those responsible for Nottingham‘s infamous Liars club. 011 hand are Twisted (harm. the hotly tipped Aliens (DJ set) and South ('entral l)Js. Splendid. See Word l'p. right.
I Brown Baggin’ It at the (iarage.
l lpm W3am. £5 (tree—£3 ). Weekly. The Attic hosts retro. Britpop and alt. while the lingine Rooms play chilled out chart from every era. Brian switches the remote and plays everything li'om pop through to charts iii the main gal'l‘ while the (i2 channel spices it tip with R&B and sotil. I Bunker Fridays at the Bunker Bar. 9pm -2am. liree. Weekly. Tam (‘oy le plays the best l’rom new and established bands until midnight while Andy Wilson drops some new and classic indie favourites
until chucking otit time which is now 3am.
I Burly at the Arches. l().3()pm 3am. £l(). 2 Feb. Monthly. Iiriendly' masculine club l‘or gay and bi men 25+. Leather. industrial. jockstraps encouraged. With music from Ili Iii Sean.
I Canvas Club at Arta. 9pm 3am. £5 (l‘rec). Weekly. Live bands plus DJ Joe I)eehan playing l'unk and party classics. I Coded at Vault. l lpm 3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Steven Mc(‘reery is the main man. while the likes ol Billy Woods. Billy Kilkie and Amanda I’rice join in l‘rom time to time.
3:? Cotton Cake at (‘lassic (hand.
I lpm 3am. £l(). 2 Iieb. Monthly. A move to The ('Iassic (irand plus special guests in the form ol Mr ()i/o ck Sebastian (lid Banger) plus residents Mehdi and Anima and Jamie Young make this a good night out.
I Das Boot at Bar Bloc. l()pm 3am. tree. 9 l‘eb. Monthly. A bit ol' everything here and a crowd-pleasing night with guest DJ slots from the likes ol (‘amera ()bscura and unusual guests such as I’at Nevin.
I Electroball at Karbon. l().3()pm 3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. New electro night from Salon Boris l)Js. David Sinclair (Killer
Kitsch) and Dominic Martin at new ventte.
I Festival at AB(‘. l lpm 3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. liuan Neilson does the honours with his bag ol l'unky electro sounds and cross genre l'reelorm mixing. pltis guests. I Friday Fling at (‘lassic (irand.
l lpm 3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. A ceilidh band with l)Js scratching and mixing alongside them. Something that bit different for the weekend. Monthly guests as part (it the package.
I Funhouse at Barl'ly. l lpm 3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. DJ Paul Needles and Alpha Mitchell spin psych. ptnik. sotil and maximum rock’n‘roll. ()n 2 Iieb. liyes Wide ()pen. l‘eaturing the The Beep Seals and The Horrors (DJ set) take over upstairs while I-‘riday Street go head to head with the I’unhouse boys on 9 l‘eb. I Obese at Q (‘lub. l lpm 3am. £5. 9 Iieb. Monthly. Having been a mainstay in (ilasgow's underground clubbing scene l'or years. local house producer and D] Full l’hat returns with a party ol‘ all things house. mixed tip by l)roido (live) and 'l'routlish.
I Old School Funk at the Bull.
l()pm 3am. £6. Weekly. (iordie. Jack. (‘raig and Dec play old school ja/I and lunk classics.
I Pinup Nights at Woodside Social (‘Itib. 9pm 3am. £5 £7. 2 Feb. Monthly. Indie. punk. soul and electi'opop live bands Wild Beasts. Q Withotll I'. The (licks and guest DJs. Ally/Ii tour headliners The Automatic.
I Rocket at Bamboo. l().3()pm 3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. House music l‘rom (ieol‘l‘ M and (‘raig Laws. R&B and hip hop with
(iavin Sommcrville pIus rock and boogie with Stevie Sole in the lounge.
iii Sensu at the Sub (‘lub. l lpm 13am. £l() (£8). 2 Feb. Monthly. Sensu residents on vvartn tip duties and guests. Andre (ialu/zi and Tobi Neumann l'rom (‘ocoon records in Berlin play their lirst ever Scottish gig.
I Shuffle at (‘ube. l lpm- 3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Brand new Friday at ('ube where house. pop. electro. hip hop. indie and techno collide.
3:1 SIN at Soundhaus. 8pm 3am. £8 (£6). 9 Feb. Monthly. Massacre (live band night) starts at 8pm and is l‘ollowed by SIN. the cltibnight. Rock and metal all the way from Kennic Leckie (For Your Sins) playing current and classic rock. metal. alternative and crossover sounds in room I with ()u/ly ((‘o-Iixist) playing extreme music with no rules and no limitations.
I Vice at the ('athousc. I lpm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. DJ Martin Bates (XIiM) hosts an indie rock party on level two with tunes old and new. l’rom Arctic Monkeys to Zeppelin.
I XXL at (‘rib. l()pm 3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. llesky and Big Al play hip hop. dancehall and grime with Ray Woods playing old skool classics.
Glasgow Saturdays
Club
I Bad Robot at the (ilasgow School oI Art. I lpm 3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. Residents Loosejoints and Stevie Iilements host a night (it quality music that cuts across the genre divides.
I Bunker Saturdays at the Bunker Bar. 9pm 2am. liree. Weekly. XIiM‘s Mash is on hand with a new weekly residency playing a bit of everything with a good bassline and an electronic liouse tip.
I Club Antics at Barl'ly'. l lpm 3am. £5 (£4). 3 Iieb. New Saturday night residency. serving tip a delectably unpredictable mix (it indie. punk. electro and cult classics designed to get you dancing.
I Club Noir: Battle of the Sexes at (‘arling Academy (ilasgovv. 9pm 3am. £12 (£9). l(l Iieb. The burlesque club returns with great shows and dressing-up. l‘eaturing London burlesque revivalist David Diamante and his band. The ()rgan (irindet's. It‘s a Valentine’s bust-tip betwixt men and women. _so do your best to show off your sexy assets: no jeans. trainers or other down-at-heel apparel please. See preview. page 33.
I Colours at the Arches. l()pm 4am. £20 £25. 3 I‘eb. Monthly. Another huge date of house as they reach their l2th birthday Paul Van l)yk. Iii'ic l’ryd/. .Ion Mancini. lIed Kandi and (iiovanni Iierri. I Cubeclass at (‘ube. l lpm 3am. £8. Weekly. Iiunky and vocal house lrom DJs Kris Kecgan. Scoot and Scally and hip hop and R&B l‘rom DJ Andy R.
I Dirty Record: at (ilasgow I'niversity I'nion. l()pm 2am. £3 (£2 l'ree). Weekly. l’aul N’Jie (XI‘M) gets behind the decks to deliver a selection ol‘ R&B hip hop. soul and disco. ()pen Dex is l'or tip-and- coming DJs and runs weekly downstairs in I)eep 6. alter a tree D.l workshop (l’rom 8pm).
I Divine at the (ilasgow School ol' Art.
I lpm 3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. (ilasgow‘s longest-running club residence. lixpect a unique blend of sotil. l‘unk. ska and psych dtig deep from the Divine sound archives. Twitch (()ptiino lispacio) drops by with a bag of retro tunes (3 Iieb).
I Freefall at the Arches. l lpm 3am. £l(). l(l Iieb. Monthly. Marcel Woods. Simon Iioy and Alan Belshaw play hard dance at Inside ()ttl's ollshool.
I Guru Saturdays at (iuru. I lpm 3am. £7 (£5 ). Weekly. (irahame l‘ei’guson plays a mix ol roek‘n’roll while Robin keeps it l'unky with eclectic electric and alternative 80s rotating in room three.
I Hanoi Rocks at I‘irevvater. 9pm 3am. lii'ee belore l().3()pm; £3 (£2) al'ter. Weekly. DJs Joe Smith and (‘raig Wilson play indie from past and present to a discerning mttsic crowd.
Word Up
The latest club news
There are some interesting developments afoot in Glasgow clubland as CPL are putting Cube and the Tunnel up for sale. ‘What we do best is cater to the rock and student market,’ explained CPL Managing Director, Donald MacLeod, ‘so we will be concentrating on expanding both The Garage and The Cathouse in the future.’ Staying in Glasgow. the Sub Club hits its 20th birthday in the first week oi April. So prepare for some maximum partying as the big 2-0 hits.
Also a few dates for your diary in Edinburgh: Luke Slater has signed up for Access at Cabaret Voltaire, Fri 16 March, and Timo Maas appears at a Motel special, the Liquid Room, Sat 17 March. Competition One: As it's Valentine’s Day this issue we have two copies of Dimitri From Paris' new mix A Night In the House of Love to give away. “Romance has been away from the dancefloor for too long. I say it’s time to bring it back.’ says Dimitri. For your chance to win send an email marked ‘DllvllTRl', with your name and address. to promotions@listcouk by Wed 14 Feb.
Competition Two: To celebrate the Alt>De|ete Records night at Blitzkrieg Bop at the Arches, Glasgow, Fri 9 February, featuring post punk act Twisted Charm and DJ sets from Beta Band offshoot The Aliens and the South Central DJs (pictured), we have a set of signed limited edition 12ins from South Central including Klaxons’ ‘The Bouncer’ South Central bootleg, Maccabees ‘X-Ray Vision (SC Remix)’, Metronomy vs South Central ‘Trick or Treatz’ and South Centrals ‘Nothing Can 90 Wrong’ and ‘Castle of Heroes’. We’re also giving away a pair of tickets to the night. Four runners up will each receive a pair of tickets. For your chance to win send an email marked ‘SOUTH CENTRAL’, with your name and address, to promotions@ list.co.uk by Wed 7 Feb.
I Home Cookin’ at Be-lo. 9pm 3am. £7 (l‘i'ee). Weekly. Stewart Mc(’alliim and Joe Higgins with urban and 8(ls sotil.
I Homegrown at Bamboo.
l().3()pm 3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Stevie Sole plays a lunky. soull'ul house set with Miguel playing Rth and Dominic Martin supplying the l'unk and jan.
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