Edinburgh Fridays
Club
I Alternanthem at ()pium. l()pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Night of rock and alternative anthems.
I Badaboom at Massa. l()pm—-3am. £5. Weekly. The best in commercial R&B and urban licks with guests from lXtra and Radio 1 flying in fortnightly. I Beatroot at ligo. l().3()pm--3am. £6 before midnight: £7 after. 16 Feb. Audiojack join Beatroot for their third birthday. The duo are back in the booth due to popular demand after what was one of their favourite gigs of last year (pimps and hos theme this month).
I Big Toe’s Hi-Fi at Wee Red Bar. l().3()pm—3am. £5 (£4). 16 Feb. Reggae. dancehall. hip hop and other dubby grooves from Barba Poppa Choppa. C- Diggles and Jockass. plus singing sensations Daddy Scotty and Ras lsta Jamaica.
I Cult at Po Na Na. l()pm—3am. £2.50 before I lpm; £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 dancetloor mash- up.
I de que at Hudson Club. I lpm-~3am. £3. Weekly. Funky house from residents Dave Bernardi and Fraser Shaw.
I Dogtooth at Henry‘s Cellar Bar.
1 lpm-—3am. £5. 16 Feb. New club playing indie. rave. electro and new wave featuring a live set from Trash Fashion.
I Eruptor at Studio 24. l lpm—3am. £5. l6 Feb. Banging hardcore techno. tribal beats and gabba for those who like that sort of thing.
I Evol at the Liquid Room. l().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 Studio 24. l lpm—3am. £5. 23 Feb. Night celebrating all things electro. I Fast at the Bongo Club. I lpm—3am. £5. 23 Feb. Two clubs for the price of one as Fast returns. No live guests this month but still the best in high energy rock‘n'roll. garage and punk while. upstairs. Ride This Train goes all rebel country on your ass.
I Fimbulvetr at the Pleasance Cabaret Bar. 9pm—lam. £3 (£2). 23 Feb. Dark ambient. industrial. neo-folk. neo— classical. post-rock. doom and other blacker—than-black musical genres.
I Jackhammer at ligo. l lpm~3am. £7 before midnight: .£l() after. 16 Feb. The techno night hosted by CJ Hardtime and (ice Dub is joined by guest DJs from the Pins & Needles crew.
I JakN at Studio 24. l lpm-~3am. £7 (£6). 16 Feb. Residents Sekonl. and FuK-NuT JakN residents are joined by Belfast's Pete Donaldson (Slave Studio/Perpetual) playing out techno in all its forms.
I Lulu at Lulu. 8pm—3am. Free before 1 lpm; £7 after. Weekly. Soul. house. funk. electro-disco and Latin from the likes of (iareth Somerville. Isla Blige. the Blond Flash and Danny Tennent.
I Maestoso at Shanghai. 9pm—-3am. £3. Weekly. Club classics. chart anthems. dirty house and disco from DJ Fiona.
I Misfits at Subway Cowgate.
l lpm—~3am. £2. Weekly. Indie. electro. punk. rock and retro with bargain drinks. a CD swap box and regular gig ticket giveaways. Check www.misfitsonline.co.uk for more info. I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. l()pm—-3am. Free before midnight: £6 after. Weekly. Funked up vocal house and dance classics from Je/. Hill.
I Planet Earth at Citrus Club. l().3()pm~-3am. Free before I lpm; £5 after. Weekly. Music from 1976 through to l()8‘). In other words. a healthy dose of punk. new wave. new romantic and electro-pop.
I Red Alert at Wee Red Bar. l().3(lpin—3am. £5 (£4). 23 Feb. Drum &
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bass and breaks from DJ Alcane. Hex. Dangamouse and DJ D‘Sylva.
I Reverend Funk at the Caves. l().3()pm--3am. £7 (£5). 16 Feb. Two rooms of classic funk. northern soul and jazz.
:1? Sequential at Studio 24. l().3()pm—3am. £10 (£8 members). 23 Feb. Night of hard and fast drum & bass hits Studio 24. Moving Fusion (Ram/l:requency/Viper) joins local heroes DJ Kid. Slowmotion Ninja. Weak Hunt and AJ.
I Skunk Funk at the Jazz Bar. midnight—3am. £5. Weekly. Night of top funk from DJ Wilk/booth and live guests. including hip hop. funk and rap from Mosa Funk Club ( l7 Feb) and acid jazz. funk and reggae form (iecko 3 (24 Feb).
I Sugar Daddy at F.go. l lpm -3am. £5. 16 Feb. Fortnightly. Candy kisses and the best of the scene. with DJs Trendy Wendy. Michelle. James Longworth. Chris Paton and JT.
I Sugarbeat at Cabaret Voltaire. l().3()pm——3am. £tbc. 23 Feb. You never know what to expect down Sugarbeat with Tim and Jel. (L’tah Saints). This month they welcome Krafty Kuts and A Skilll. as the Cab celebrates its second birthday. See preview. page 3 l.
I 33/45 at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. £4 before midnight: £7 after (£4 members). 16 Feb. Night built around a set from My Mate‘s ()dd. launching their live house sounds on the lidinburgh club scene with vocalist Jayne C Wright.
I Tokyoblu at ligo. l lpm—3am. £7 before midnight; £8 after. 23 Feb. The Live House Sessions return to their original home. with a full live band serving up the finest house and deep grooves.
I The TWO-Times Party at the Bongo Club. I lpm—3am. £2 before midnight: £5 after. l6 Feb. You loved the free parties at the Bongo over the summer and now the heads behind it are back in a new monthly format. lixpect the best in funk. disco and heydays hip hop from DJRed6 (aka Jonny 'l‘wo-Times). No longer free but still super cheap.
Edinburgh Saturdays
Club
I AfterDark at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. £8 before midnight: £l() after (£6). 17 Feb. Residents Neil Bartley and Jammy are joined by Andy Christie for some deep house and twisted tech.
I Beatsville at Henry’s Cellar Bar.
1 lpm-~3am. £5 (£4). l7 Feb. Beatsville returns with more surf and garage beats with live sets from The Five Aces and Preston Pfan/ & the Seaton Sands.
I The Cathouse at Studio 24.
l lpm--3am. £3 before midnight: £6 after. 24 Feb. Nope. your eyes aren't deceiving you. Glasgow‘s most famous home of rock is back for its monthly night in lidinburgh. Kick things of early at 7pm for some live metal from Man of the Hour. Conquest of Steel. Achren and Massacre on the Fjords (£5 gig entry includes club entry).
I Edenangels at the Vaults (enter via Nicol lidwards). l()pm 3am. £tbc. 24 Feb. Featuring the best in dirty. funky. sexy. tribal. techno and festive filthy house brought to you by residents Dave Myers. Lucky Luciano. Little Miss Mix-l1 and Barrie Millar.
I The Egg at Wee Red Bar. l lpm-—-3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Still the best mix of indie. 6()s garage. northern soul. ska. 7()s punk and new wave you're likely to stagger across. A well loved institution that refuses to change.
I Fish Fry at the Jan, Bar.
l l.3()pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Scottish ja/./. funk. soul and Latin bands join DJs lirik D‘Viking and Astroboy. including hip hop. funk and rap from Mosa Funk Club ( 17 Feb) and acid jazz. funk and reggae from (iecko 3 (24 Feb).
I Forbidden Fruit at Destination.
8pm— lam. Free. 17 Feb. New night for gay girls and their friends. with DJ Lynny. and singer/musician Kirst (from 8.l5pm). I Headspin at the Bongo Club.
1 lpm ~3am. £8. 24 Feb. The Resonance. Allan Dunbar. Steve Austin and Bongo Dave provide the four-deck mix up of funk. hip hop. disco. house and beats as they are joined DJ Format mixing up breakbeats and hip hop flavours.
I Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. l()pm—-3am. £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. Free before
I lpm: £7 after. Weekly. See Fri.
I Musika at the Liquid Room. l()pm—3am. £l3.5(). 17 Mar. New night of house from the heads that brought you Progression. launching with the Toolroom Knights World Tour with Martin Knight and Martijn Ten Velden. See preview. page 32.
I Obscene at ligo. l lpm»--3am. £5. 17 Feb. The ()bscene crew pay homage to the music that helped shape drum & bass with this jungle roots special.
I Ohm at Shanghai. ()pnr—3ain. £6. l7 Feb. House and soul-fuelled night from lain (iibson ('l‘okyoblu).
I 100% Dynamite at the Bongo Club. I lpm—3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after. 17 Feb. The Soul Jan Records Sound System is back once again for another excursion through reggae. soul. ska. funk. dancehall. hip hop. roots and jungle. lt's Decoy Roy and DJRed6 in the main room with the ()range St boys taking care of room two.
I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge.
l()pm- 3am. Free before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. Stylish. sexy mix of disco and funky house tracks.
I Optimo at ligo. l().3()pm—3am.
£8» £ It). 24 Feb. The most riotously inventive club night in Scotland relaunches in lidinburgh.
I Retribution at Studio 24. l lpm -3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Retribution takes the place of the Mission but still plays the best in rock. metal. alternative and tracks from the dark side all night long.
I Rio Carnival Ball at Assembly Rooms. 8pm~ lain. £l6.5() (£l3.5()). 17 Feb. The Lothian (an and Lesbian Switchboard's spring ball heads to Brazil. taking inspiration from the biggest. brashest party in the world. and promising cheerful colour and crazy costumes. The Black Rose Ceilidh Band and Trendy Wendy bring music.