Rob Acid
Starting his career under the moniker Acid Warrior, making his live debut at Sven Vath’s legendary Omen club
in Frankfurt, you kind of know what you’re letting yourself in for at Cotton Cake as Rob Acid (aka Robert Babicz) puts in a two-hour live set. With releases on Junk Food, Bpitch and Kompakt this will be a night of
quality techno action.
I Cotton Cake. the Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 78 Jan.
I Subculture at the Sub Club. l lpm—3ain. £l01£5i Weekly. Harri and [)omenic‘s established house institution
continues to reign supreme.
I Super Saturdays at Fury Murry's. l lpm—3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. [)1 Marky D plays chart and cheese and R628.
GLASGOW
Club venues
I ABC
300 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. This gig venue turns into a massive club night all through the weekend with a mix of indie crossover tracks and freefonn mixing.
I The Arches
Argyle Street. 0870 240 7528. Probably the biggest venue in Glasgow and home to big names such as Colours. Death Disco and Pressure as well as a few underground treats. See listings for details.
I Bamboo
51 West Regent Street. 332 1067. A musical programme that takes in modern soul and funky house makes this a favourite venue. Homegrown and Discobadger are usually packed to the rafters.
I Barfly
260 Clyde Street. 221 0414. A great club for those who like rock'n'roll. Funhouse on a Friday is always a good bet. See listings for selected highlights. I Bole
Royal Exchange Square. 204 0101. Bump and grind your weekend
I Nisted & Braintire: Reactor at the Clinic. 9pm— 3am. ill). 26 Jan. ()riginal L'K hardcore. gabba and rave
from guests Angerl'ist. Marc Smith and
Joey Riot. pltis a lull supporting cast ol~ DJs and M('s. I VEGAS! at the Ferry. 9.3(lplll733llll.
fell) itbi 20 Jan The multiple assai’d- ysiiiiiing. niulti-genre club night for
min ers. gfiNWCH. lllj‘slc‘rs. llll‘slc‘l's. guys and dolls. red-hot niainitias and linger- poppin' daddies It says here
I Weak at the Knees at Bastira Blanca. ‘lpni Iain {b 20 Jan I” l’erry l.otiis il,oiidoti\ .la// (‘alei hosts a neys inonthly night dedicated to Rate (ii'ooye. boogie. soul and disco See pi‘eyieyy. page 31)
I You 8 Meat the l-Iyiiig Duck
llpiii .‘yaiii £5 iUi 2h Jan loud dancing and quiet talking ysith Rosanne and Patrick til 51W} Kids on lllL' decks laypect niueh indie.
Glasgow Sundays
I ABC Sunday at .»\li(’2. I lpiii 3am U it'll. Weekly lilectro. house and pop Willi l)J Muppet.
I The Beat Club at the Beat (‘luh ‘lpin .iani. l’rices \ary. Weekly. See lllll. I Discobadger at Bamboo.
lllpin 3am. £5. Weekly. l)oiiiinic Martin. [)1 ls'ash and Mash do the bi/ eyery neck.
I Junk at the Hull ('lub. l lpiii .‘iaiii. U. Weekly Marky Mark presents a fusion of tall and funk. 'l‘he lolks at 'l‘hc Bull like to call it Junk.
I Liquid Cool at (’oiniiion. ‘lpm .‘yani. {the Weekly. .-\J. Kris ls'cegan and Ian 'l'hoiiipson playing top-notch yocal garage and house to a club packed yy itli hyper-hedonistic le-soinething resellers. all ol~ yshoni seem to hay e forgotten that they hay e ysork in the morning.
I Not for The Faint Hearted at the (iarage. l lpiii 3am. £5 1U). Weekly Brian .\lc.\lastei' iiiises goodness lroin his decade-defying playlist including 80s, ‘)()s and (ills.
I Optimo (Espacio) at the Sub (‘luh llpiii 3am. £81L‘7i.Weekly(ilasgoys's finest underground cltibbiiig institution keeps on defining the city ’s Sunday. Willi ll\c‘ scls ll'olil No \Vaye legends lilurt. led by saxophonist 'l'ed Milton 1le Jam. and Nadsi’oic and (ilasgoyy 's recent Warp signing lludson Mohayyke127 Jan).
I Spank at the t‘athotise l lpiii 3am t4 ilt‘eei \\eekly (let .i good spanking on the Sabbath -\lternati\e. ptiiik. classic rock. hip hop. metal and crossoyet iiidtistiial lot a late \yeekend ciosy d
I Spectrum at \"ice'n‘s‘lea/y
l lpiii iani {2 Weekly Sounds of the cosmos and true pop nonsense in a heady inaelstiotii of sonic deathscapes \\ itli occasional i‘aiidoiii appeaianees by \agtiely lainous lolk
I Stay Classy Sundays at l'lll_\ \lurry 's llpiii iani Lil itii Weekly l)J \oii' giy es your yy eekend the send oil it deseiyes .-\ llll\ ol music
I Sunday Surgery at ls'aihoii
llpiii ,‘yain t5 itii Weekly \iiothei student night lioni ls'aibon lheiiied nights lt‘oiii beach parties to does and lllll'\t‘\ and maybe the odd school disco .llL‘ in the tilting With hip hop in one tooth and indie pop .iiid student classics lll the othei,
Glasgow Mondays
I Asbo Mondays at l‘llt‘ysalt‘l
llpiii 3am. l‘i'ee Weekly I).l .\ntoii plays indie and rock classics tititil late
I The Beat Club at the Heat t‘luh. ‘lplll iaiii. l’rices yai'y \\eekly See Hm. I Burn at the litill (‘liib llpiii iaiii t5 Hedi, \Vt‘c‘kl}. l’l‘t'st'lllt'tl lll yiitt l‘y .\'ot'niski. [em and .\lash. litiin pioyides all the disco songs you'ye lot'gotten about and the ones you can’t loi'get.
I Passionality at liy hlos.
ll..i(lpiii iaiii. U tilt Weekly, like an ageing pop star who i'eluses to giye iii. the \seekend launches a last minute coiiiebtick at Byblos ysith l)l Robeits playing chart hits ltll’ the gay/iiiiyed crowd.
I Poptimism/Rocktimism at the (image. llpiii ,iaiii. L11 ili'eei Weekly. l)oes exactly ysliat it says on the tin. .-\ healthy dose of pop and rock loi iiiid yseek party people.
I We Hate Mondays at liaiiihoo lllpiti 3am. £5 (Hi. Weekly 'l‘oast plays a musical melting pot ol all things good iii electi‘o. rock. pop and party tunes.
away at this massively popular, subterranean R&B club.
I Soho
59 Dumbarton Road. 357 6644. Host to Music Saves Sunday and their XFM based roster.
I The Buff Club
142 Bath Lane. 248 1777. A number of fine nights take place at this upstairs-downstairs venue like the great Killer Kitsch on Tuesdays and Burn each Monday. See listings for details.
I Carling Academy 121 Eglinton Street. 08700 771 2000. Host to big one-off parties from Club Noir to Back to The Future. See listings for details.
I Carnival Arts Centre
2nd Floor. 34 Albion Street. 946 6193. Occasional club nights with often ethnic themes at this Merchant City haunt
I The Cathouse
15 Union Street. 248 6606. The most popular nu-metal and goth club in the city — just check out those queues to get in over the weekend.
I CCA
350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. Art space that throws the occasional one off special club
event. See listings for details.
I Classic Grand
18 Jamaica Street. 847 0820. New venue with regular clubs and live music including Club Olum and Porno.
I Club Living
69 Nelson Mandela Place. 248 7333. New venue with a full complement of rockin' late evening to early morning weekend sessions.
I Club 69
40 New Sneddon Street. 552 5791. It's experimental and funky techno all the way at this great venue. The guys from Rub-a-Dub are in charge musically. See listings for details.
I Corinthian
Ingram Street. 552 1101. Upper-crust clubbing for those who like to spend. spend. spend. Smart clothes are a prerequisite over the weekend.
I Crib
375 Sauchiehall Street. 333 9919. Glasgow's only dedicated Urban and R88 venue. If you're looking for R&B. dancehall. soul. grime and hip hop then this is the place.
I Cube
34 Queen Street. 226 8990. Clubs hardly come
more popular than this. I The Hold A massive clientele and a funky $0undtrack characterises the Cube weekend presentation. I The Ferry Anderston Quay. the Broomielaw, 553 0606. This floating venue on the Clyde plays host to various one-off nights. and the genius monthly that is VEGAS! See
I Karbon
The Admiral Bar. 72 Waterloo Street, 221 7705. A great new venue that has just managed to get a new 3am licence.
4 Buchanan Street, Springfield Court. 221 8099. Relatively new club with a mix of nights. Student night TIT is always full with
SOClal club is an epicentre of cool. See listings for details.
I Soundhaus Hydepark Street. 221 4659. House. techno and live venue With Off The Record 8. DEFF and Monox every month. See listings for details.
I Sub Club
Jamaica Street. 248 4600. The best club in Glasgow? Optimo
listings for details.
I Fury Mury’s
96 Maxwell Street. 221 6511. No pretensions — just pure partying at this classm venue down near the Clyde.
I The Garage
490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 1120. Classic student venue playing perhaps the most obvious party tunes. See listings for selected highlights.
I Glasgow School of Art
167 Renfrew Street. 332 0691. Record Playerz (on Thursday) and Divine (on Saturday) every week make this student venue always a winner. See listings for details.
I Guru
520 Sauchiehall Street. 332 0755. Indie, pop. electro. rock'n'roll aeross four rooms at this new venue. See listings for details.
Electroball Fridays giving it a bit more of an edge. I Oran Mor
Byres Road. 0870 0132 652. Huge Gaelic-style venue in the West End that plays host to the funk and jazz celebration that is the N00 Groove. See listings for details. I Polo Lounge
Wilson Street, 553 1221. The gay community of Glasgow votes with its feet every weekend. making this the most popular club of its kind in the city.
I Queen Margaret Union
University Gardens. 339 9784. Various club and club-orientated gigs occur at this student debauchery emporium. See listings for details. I Riverside Club
Fox Street. 569 7287. Home to Glasgow's only queer alternative Utter Gutter and disco den Melting Pot. this small
Sundays and Subculture Saturdays seem to corroborate the claim. See listings for details. I The Tunnel
84 Mitchell Street. 204 1000. A venue famous for its well-dressed crowd and popularity. Dance tunes dominate the weekend. of c0urse. See listings for selected highlights.
I Universal
157 Sauchiehall Lane. 332 8899. This smart venue hosts drum 8. bass and laid back club nights. making it a varied space in which to relax. See listings for details.
I Woodside Social 329 North WOOdSlde Road. 337 1643. A selection of indie and mod clubs make up the monthly programme at this charming west end institution. See listings for details.
32 THE LIST 17-31 Jan 2008