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Thursday 1 9
Glasgow Bang Bang The Ivy. 157—159 North Street. Charing Cross. 221 1 144. 8pm. £4 (£3). A new queer- friendly monthly night for all the rock. punk and altemative grrrls out there. See panel
Edinburgh
FRI! Luwies Open Auditions Waverley Care Solas. 2/4 Abbeymount. 1—4pm. Edinburgh-based LGBT theatre company The Luvvies are putting on an all-male version of Shakespeare‘s Twelfth Night. to be performed in November 2008. You‘ll have to be quick as today is the closing date for applications with auditions on Sat 21 Jun. For more info contact David Dalzell on 0785 483 6605 or Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones at Persepolis67@yahoo.co.uk
I Robopop GHQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 1780. 10.30pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £4 (£3) after. Trendy Wendy and friends mix classic pop tunes and electric beats for those who can't wait another day to start their weekend.
FRI! 60’s Karaoke CC Blooms. 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 933 1. Freddie hosts weekly caterwauling sessions upstairs. while Shana keeps the tunes going downstairs for those who prefer not to be their own entertainment.
Friday 20
Edinburgh
I Beat Cast GHQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 1780. 10.30pm—3am. Free before
1 1pm; £5 (£4) after. Lucky Luciano and DJ 1T bring the mainstream house. electro house. urban dance and chart.
Kirkcaldy
I Horse Adam Smith Theatre. Bennochy Road. ()1592 583302. 8pm. £15.50. Loyally patronised singer- songwriter who will no doubt be crooning to a full house.
Glasgow
I Club Noir: Burlesque Workshop Gather in Glasgow. Upper Floor. 37 Ruthven Lane. 07967 188513.
1 lam—6.30pm. £75. Learn how to put together your own burlesque act then perform it at the end of the day. Price includes tickets to future Club Noir events. Advance booking is recommended. Email sarah@clubnoir.eo.uk for more details. I Death Disco The Arches. 30 Midland Street. 565 1000. 10.30pm—3am. £12. Crap automatons are go with a headline set from Shit Robot.
Edinburgh
I Boutique GHQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 1780. 10.30pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £7 (£6) after. Electro and house from Lucky Luciano plus ‘orchestrated cheese‘ from D] Dowzer.
Sunday 22
Edinburgh
I Hlfl GHQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 1780. 10.30pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £4 (£3) after. Finish the weekend in stylish debauchery. with DJ Michelle providing a mix of anthems and future classics.
I BumFunk Cabaret Voltaire. 36—38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 1 1pm—3am. £5 (members £4). A new Sunday nighter for the Cab from some of the talent behind Taste as Marco Smith. Kaupuss and Miss Chris deliver the best in funky house and electro.
BB THI LIBT 19 Jun—3 Jul 2008
Glasgow
I Passionality Byblos. l’nit Q. Merchant Square. 71 Albion Street. 552 3895. 1 1.30pm—3am. £3 (£2). The weekend launches a last minute comeback at Byblos with 1)] Roberts playing chart hits for the gay/mixed crowd.
Edinburgh
I Ending the Silence: LGBT Domestic Abuse in Scotland The Melting Pot. 5 Rose Street. 243 2626. 10am--2pm. £45» £55. (‘onference on domestic abuse in same-sex relationships with key note speakers Dr Catherine Donovan (University of Stmderland). Mhairi Logan (LGBT Youth Scotland) and Nel Whiting (SWA). (‘ontact lirica Brock on ()131 226 6606 or erica.brock(a‘scottishwomensaid.org.uk I Call the Shots (illQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 I780. 10.30pm 3am. Free before 1 1pm: £4 (£3) after. Take total artistic control at this requests only night. Email the tunes your heart desires to picardyplace(a‘g1group.co.uk
Tuesday 24
Edinburgh
I Vibe ligo. I4 Picardy Place. 478 7434. 10pm—-3am. £4. The touchstone of Edinburgh‘s queer club scene boasts a solid mix of danceable tunes and cheap drinks.
I Shoot (iHQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 1780. 10.30pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £4 (£3) after. (ban. R&B. classics and kitsch from Dale Lush and friends.
Wednesday 25
Glasgow
I Allure The Tunnel. 84 Mitchell Street. 204 1000. 1 1.30pm 3am. £3 (students two for one). (‘heesy pop from 1)] Darren and the guys behind Passionality.
Edinburgh FRI! lcebreakers (‘(‘ Blooms. 23 24
i (ireenside Place. 556 9331. 7.30pm.
; Social group for people who want to
make new friends in 1.(iBT company.
I Wink (1110. 4 Picardy Place. 550 1780. 10.30pm 3am. Free before 11pm; £4 (£3) after. Midweek clubbing from 1)] Michelle with alternative sounds along
the lines of indie. electro and pop.
Thursday 26
Edinburgh
I Robopop (ii-1Q. 4 Picardy Place. 550 1780. 10.30pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm: £4 (£3) after. See Thu 19.
"III CC’s Karaoke (‘(‘ Blooms. 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. See Thu 19.
Friday 27
Edinburgh
I DV8 Spider‘s Web (‘ellar Bar. 258 Morrison Street. 228 1949. 8pm lam. £10 (members £5). Fetish club with Footman John. The dress code asks for a minimum of smart black dresswear and a general fetish-wear door policy. They prefer that first-time visitors contact the organisers beforehand.
I Beat Cast GHQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 1780. 10.30pm-3am. Free before
1 1pm; £5 (£4) after. See Fri 20.
Falkirk
I Craig Hill’s Makin’ a Big Song and Dance! Falkirk Town Hall. West Bridge Street. 01324 506850. 8pm. £14 (£12). Craig Hill returns with a new show about his love affair with music.
Edinburgh I Horse Cabaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £15. See Fri 20.
PREVIEW CLUB NIGHT BANG BANG
The Ivy, Glasgow, Thu 19 Jun
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Ladyfest has a lot to answer for. The annual celebration of female achievement in the arts drew enthusiastic crowds to its club nights and gigs when it pitched its tent in Glasgow last month. Once the circus had rolled out of town, however. local Djs Annie Liebfraumilch and Sandradio (aka Anne Kastner and Sandra Gordon) suddenly noticed the yawning gap in the market for a permanent girl-centred night in the Dear Green Place. ‘Ladyfest has always pushed music and bands by girls that are less represented by other club nights,’ says Kastner. ‘We saw how much women were really into these alternative female-centred nights, loved them ourselves, and thought it would be great to get something similar
going on a monthly basis.’
The result is Bang Bang, which launches in the intimate surrounds of The Ivy’s basement this fortnight. ‘lt’s not really a regular disco venue so it’s nice to have a clear space that we can stamp our identity on and transform for the night,’ she adds. ‘We wanted to get a space where it would be easy for people to meet each other, more like a large house party than an
anonymous cavern.’
While the Bang Bang DJs will play mainly indie. fem-punk and electro, revellers can also expect a fair smattering of pop classics from Kate Bush and Nancy Sinatra as well as newer bands such as The Violets and Mika Miko - even out-and-out eccentrics such as Yoko Ono and Gudrun Gut.
For Kastner, the biggest challenge involved in setting up and running a women’s club night is overcoming the perception that gay or queer women’s nightlife is merely an add-on to the gay men’s scene.
‘The main hurdle is getting the word out and persuading girls that there are fun alternatives to mainstream gay and straight clubs and that they can dress up or down, dance or do whatever they want in a space that is totally
dedicated to them.’ (Allan Radcliffe)
I Boutique (illQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 1780. 10.30pm 3am. Free before 11pm: £7 (£6) after. Sec Sat 21.
Edinburgh I Hifi (1110. 4 Picardy Place. 550 1780. 10.30pm 3am. Free before 1 1pm; £4 (£3) after. See Sun 22. I BumFunk (‘abat'ct Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 2206176. 11pm 3am. £5 (members £4). Sec Sun 22. Taste The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 1 1pm 3am. £10 (members £8). Fisher & Price are back for a 14th birthday special (that's 700 'l‘aslcsl) with special guests The Sharp Boys.
Glasgow
I Passionality Byblos. l.'nii Q. Merchant Square. 71 Albion Street. 552 3895. 1 1.30pm 3am. £3 (£2). Sec Mon
23.
Edinburgh I Call the Shots (illQ. 4 Picardy
Place. 550 1780. 10.30pm 3am. Free before 1 1pm: £4 (£3) after. See Mon 23.
Tuesday 1
Edinburgh
I Vibe [£310. 14 Picardy Place. 478 7434. 10pm 3am. £4. Sec Tue 24.
I Shoot (illQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 1780. 10.30pm 3am. Free before 1 1pm: £4 (£3) after. Scc Tue 24.
Glasgow
I Allure The Tunnel. 84 Mitchell Street. 204 1000. 11.30pm 3am. £3 (students two for one). See Wed 25.
Edinburgh
I Wink (illQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 1780. 10.30pm 3am. Free before 1 1pm; £4 (£3) after. See Wed 35.
Thursday 3
Edinburgh
I Robopop (1116). 4 Picardy Place. 550 I780. 10.30pm 3am. Free before 1 1pm: £4 (£3) after. Sec Thu 19.