I The Beat Club Saturdays at the Beat (‘lub llpti) 3am. £5 (free before midnight). Weekly. In the Beat Room Brian Mc(iill plays the best in indie. electro. rock. and everything in- betwcen. In the Duplex Bar DJs Kev Stevens and ('raig (Recon Projects/Mtiogroove) will be playing the best in ltiiik. afro beat and tall.
I Bebado Carnival Special at ('lassic (Brand. 1 lpm 3am. £8 (£6). 2 Feb. Forget It's winter outside and get on down to this suiiiiiier-themed night from the Bebado team. featuring Spiritual Sotith and Samba Ya Baniba. See preview. page 36.
I Bunker Saturdays at the Bunker Bar. 9pm 3am. Free Weekly. XFM's Mash is on hand with a new weekly residency. playing anything with a good hassline atid an electronic house tip.
I Canvas Club at Arta. l0pm 3am. £5 (free). Weekly. See Fri.
I Club Antics at Barfly. l lpm 3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. New Saturday night residency. serving up a delectahly' unpredictable mix of indie. punk. elcclro and ctlll classics designed to gel yoti dancing.
=11 Club Noir: Valentine’s Night in Paris at ('arling Academy (ilasgow. 9pm 3am. £|4 (£I0). 9 Feb. (’haiiipagne. French lessons et I'aiiiour as ('Itib Noir goes Motilin Rouge/Folies Bergere for V-Day. liai‘ly' booking recommended. See w w w.clubnoir.co.uk for dress code: dress tip and cast off your inhibitions.
I Colours at the Arches. l0piii 3am. £23.50. 2 Feb. Big night of liouse as (‘olours celebrate their l3th birthday with an exclusive set from Ferry (‘ot'sletL
I Divine at the (ilasgow School of Art. I lpm 3am. £4 (£3). 2 Feb. (ilasgow's longest-running club residency presents a unique blend of soul. ftiiik. ska and psych dtig deep from the Divine sound archives.
soul. indie and pop. With special live guests (idansk.
I El Rancho Picante at the Flying Duck. l lpm 3am. £4. 9 Feb. lil Patron and Leo Alabama present a night of garage punk and rock'n'roll. El Rancho Relaxo‘s ‘evil twin'.
I Firewater at Firewater. noon—3am. Free before l0.30pm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. The Usual selection of rock and indie classics to get you through your weekend.
I Freetall at the Arches. l0pm - 3am. £20. 9 Feb. A very fine. popular night of hard house and trance with residents Simon Foy and Alan Belshaw'. and an array of guests over three rooms.
I Glamorama at Boho. 9.30pm 3am. £8. \Veekly. Resident l.il. Rich plays a mix of 90s hottsc. Xfls classics, R&B and big chart songs for your pleasure. I Homegrown at Bamboo. l0pm~4am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Stevie Sole plays a funky. soulful house set with Miguel playing R&B and Dominic Martin supplying the funk and Jan.
I Huntley 8. Palmers Audio Club at lletherington Research (‘Iub.
l0pnr 2am. £10 (£9). 9 Feb. Disco. Krautrock and ftiiik mixed together under a name that's nothing if not memorable. With special guests l'iiit 4 ((‘lone/AmontilIado/Aube) and David Barbarossa (Damaged (ioods). See preview. page 36.
I i Love the Garage Saturdays at the (iarage. l().30pm~3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Brian McMaster plays all your
favourite classics in the main hall while
Kenny soars through alternative indie and retro classics in the Attic.
I Karbon Saturdays at Karbon. l().30pm-3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. R&B. hip hop and soulful funk from this night at the new city centre venue.
I Melting Pot at the Hold (Underneath The Admiral). l lpm 73am.
£10. 2 Feb. All things disco with
residents Andrew Pirie and Simon
people who brought you Nuts and Seeds gigs and Kaput' l.ouise. Kitmix and (iiles play downstairs with Susan and Duncan DJing upstairs.
I Mlso at the Ivy. Xpm- lam. £6. 9 Feb. High-quality electronic eclecticism. this time featuring special guests DMX Krew (Rephlex/Breakin) and (ilasgow's Dirty Hospital DJs.
I The Mix Element at Strathelyde Students' l'nion. l()pm—3am. £3. Weekly. (ilasgow ’s first ever student Asian mUsic night. an eclectic liil\ ol bhangra. hip hop. Bollywood and R&B with DJs Bobby B and Jay Jagpal. and Shandy.
I Nu Skool at the Btiff.
10.30pm 3am. £6. Weekly. Nick Peacock. (‘raig Thompson. John Ross and Alex. providing a fine line in disco. northern soul and all things funky.
I Off the Record at Soundhaus. l0pm—4am. £tbc. 2 Feb. The Soundhaus-based techno shiitdig returns. with guest appearances from Dan Berkson and James What (both signed to Berlin‘s Pokerflat). Also featuring local boys (iary Beck. Shift and residents Ronin and the Animal Farm DJs.
I Saturdays at the (‘athouse 10.30pm 3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. DJs liric offers classic and current rock. glam. metal. funk metal. goth and break beats while DJ Billy belts out his regular blend of hip hop. nu metal.
alternative rock and iiidUsti‘ial.
I Souldiggin’ at (’lassic (hand.
I lpm .3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. The team behind Decodance bring you live bands and a selection of soul. funk. hip hop. dancehall and rare groove. With DJs Joeboy. David Craig. (iav Sommerville
and Yasmin. 3%: Subculture at the Sub (‘lub.
l lpm-.3am. £l0 before midnight; £ I 2 after. Weekly. Harri and Domenic's established house institution continues
I Super Saturdays .tt Fury Murry 's. llpm 3am £5 (£4) Weekly. DJ Marky D play s chart and cheese and R& B
I Utter Gutter .it the (ilasgow School of Art llpttl 3am £lll ‘) Feb Resident Madame S pros ides the messed-tip soundtrack of dirty house. slea/y techno. w horeish disco. thumping rock. pumping hoiito-electro beats for your aural pleasure at the queer alternative club night with (he most fabulous tlyers on the scene.
I Violate at Big Joint .S'pm 3am. the 3 Feb. Fetish club with music from DJ l.o\ eless. See \ iolatc couk for dress C(ltit‘.
Glasgow Sundays
I ABC Sunday at :\B(‘2 | lpiit 3am. £3 (£3 ). \Veekly. Flecli'o. house and pop with DJ Muppet.
I The Beat Club at the Beat (‘luh 9pm 3am. Prices vary. Weekly See Thu.
I Discobadger .it Bamboo
l0pm 4am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Dominic Martin. DJ Rush and Mash do the bi/ every week.
I Junk at the Btiff (lab. I lpm 3am. £3. Weekly. Marky Mark presents a fusion of tall and funk. The folks at The Btiff like to call it Junk.
I Liquid Cool at (‘ommon
9pm 3am. £tbc. Weekly. AJ. Kris Keegan and Ian 'l‘hoiiipsoii playing top- notch vocal garage and house to a cltib packed with hyper-hedonistic 20. something revellers. all of whom seem to have forgotten that they have work in the morning.
I Not for The Faint Hearted at the (iarage. l lpm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Brian McMaster mixes goodness from his decade-defying playlist incltidiiig 80s. 90s and 00s.
I Optimo (Espacio) at the Sub ('ltib. llpm~3aiii £8 (£7). Weekly. (ilasgow‘s
finest underground clubbing institution
(‘ordiner I I Meowmix at Nice‘n'Slea/y. l l.30piii«3am. £3. l6 Feb. From the
I Dolly Mixture at the Flying Duck. l lpm 3am. £5 (£4). 2 Feb. (‘elebrating the first ladies of rock. punk. electro.
to reign supreme. With special guests Larry Heard (2 Feb) and Prins Thomas (9 Feb).
keeps on defining (ilasgow ‘s Sunday. I Spank at the ('athouse. l lpm 3am. £4 (free). Weekly. (let a good spanking
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 freeforrn 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 Belo
Royal Exchange Square. 204 0101. Bump and grind your weekend
away at this massively popular. subterranean R88 club.
I Boho
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. lt’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 R88. dancehall. soul, grime and hip hop then this is the place.
I Cuba
34 Queen Street. 226 8990. Clubs hardly come
more popular than this. A massive clientele and a funky soundtrack characterises the Cube weekend presentation. I The Perry 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 listings for details.
I Fury Mury's
96 Maxwell Street, 221 6511. No pretensions — just pure partying at this classic 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 across four rooms at this new venue. See listings for details.
I The Hold
The Admiral Bar. 72 Waterloo Street. 221 7705. A great new venue that has just managed to get a new 3am licence. I Karbon
4 Buchanan Street. Springfield Court. 221 8099. Relatively new club with a mix of nights. Student night TIT is always full with Electroball Fridays giving it a bit more of an edge. I Oran Ior
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 Iargaret 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
SOCIal 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 & DEFF and Monox every month. See listings for details.
I Sub Club
Jamaica Street. 248 4600. The best club in Glasgow? Optimo 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 course. 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 Woodside 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.
38 THE LIST 31 Jan—14 Feb 2008