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Normski. Zeus and Mash. Burn provides all the disco songs you've forgotten about and the ones you can‘t forget.
I Passionallty at Byblos.
l l.3()pm---~3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Like an ageing pop star who refuses to give in. the weekend launches a last minute comeback at Byblos with DJ Roberts playing chart hits for the gay/mixed crowd.
I Poptimism/Rocktimism at the Garage. I lpm—3am. £4 (free). Weekly. [)oes exactly what it says on the tin. A healthy dose of pop and rock for mid- week party people.
Glasgow Tuesdays
I All Star Tuesdays at Bamboo. l()pm-3am. £3 (free). Weekly. In the main room Kash plays R&B and hip pop while Andy Wilson drops all time classics drizzled with a little rock and indie in the lounge.
I The Beat Club at the Beat (‘lub. 9pm-3am. Prices vary. Weekly. See Thu. I Juicy Tuesdays at Kushion.
l lpm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. A student night to entertain the tnasses across two rooms. Rootn one features indie pop and cheese while room two plays R&B and hip hop.
I Killer Kitsch at the Buff.
l 1pm 3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. liuan and David play electro. house and rock upstairs. while Bootn Monk Ben and The Frantic Ant have the funk. soul and hip hop covered downstairs.
I Kinky Afro at the Sub (‘lub.
[0.30pm 3am. £tbc. l5 Jul. Rescheduled live date for Santogold.
I On Fire at (‘rib. l()pm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. ln room one Hesky plays up front R&B. hip hop. dancehall. garage and grime while Big Al plays velvety smooth R&B and soul in rootn two.
I Tuesdays G Bamboo at Bamboo. [0pm 3am. Free before I lpm; £4 £5 after. Weekly. Kash plays R&B and hip pop in the tnain room. while Andy Wilson drops the classics in the lounge. I Wrong Island at Nice‘n'Sleazy. 9pm~3am. £3 (free before £l 1.30pm). 15 Jul. Dirty Larry. Teamy and friends rave it up with a selection of old school. disco. bleeps and beats.
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I After Hours at the Buff. l lpm 3am. £3. Weekly. Gerry Lyons plays a mix of everything he loves. from The Stones to Hot Chip.
I Elektrock at the Beat (‘Iub.
l lpm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Mash attempts to popularise the term ‘iilektrockdiscoindiehousepopremixntash ups‘. It'll never catch on. but the playlist looks great.
I Fuel at Maggie May‘s. l lpm 3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. DJ Deviant will be turning out tnetal. industrial. punk. drum & bass. dance. hip hop and more. Is there more'.’ ()f course there is.
I Huntley a Palmer’s Audio Club at the Sub Club. 9pm. £6. 9 Jul. ii and P's welcomes James Pants (Stones Throw). who they describe as tnost exciting discovery of 2008. with influences ranging from 80s soul to electro boogie. new wave and post-punk disco. With Edinburgh‘s Linkwood Family (Firecracker Recordings) and local boy David Barbarossa ((‘urious Curious).
I Octopussy at the Arches.
l lpm-3am. £5. Weekly. Jacuzzis. bouncy castles and a Chapel of Love at the Arches‘ regular student night.
I Tongue in Cheek at Bamboo. l()pm—4am. £5 (£4). Weekly. 1)] Miguel plays R&B in the tnain room. DJ Toast plays chart in the lounge and Andy Wilson plays rock in the red room.
I The Wonder Years at the Garage.
I lpm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. The Garage is turning back titne to play the best tracks from the last 13 years. Andy R and Brian McGill take you through those musical ‘wonder years'.
Edinburgh
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Edinburgh. Thursdays.
I Audacious at the Bongo (‘|ub. l lptn 3am. £3 before midnight; £4 alter. l() Jul. Night promoting up-and-coming acts and l)Js. featuring Beatwife. Phetamcan and King Tom for a night of take-no-prisoners breakcore. hardcore and jungle. FREE Born to Be Wide at the Voodoo Rooms. 7.30pm lam. 3 Jul. Music indUstry social club that aims to bring musos. journalists. promoters. record shop workers and musicians together. l‘eaturing Mark Robertson and David Pollock from The List. I Cheated llearts at the Hive. l lpm 3am. £2. Weekly. The team behind livol launch this new night of all that's great about indie past and present. I Jagerbomb at Shanghai. l()pm 3am. £l £5. Weekly. Indie. electro and urban mash-ups. I Kinky Indie at (‘itrus (‘lub. llpm 3am. £5 (£2). Weekly. Indie music with a touch of ska. 60s and 80s. I Limbo at the Voodoo Rooms. 8pm latn. £4. Weekly. The Black Spring l)Js man the decks and bring you two live acts each week. including Little (ireen Machine and Wake the President (3 Jul ): punky indie from (‘ome on (iangl and West (‘oast Americana from llaight Ashbury ( It) Jul) and an indie. gypsy punk and post-punk from (iracy limilys. Punch & the Apostles and Reformation ( 17 Jul). FREE The Luna Launch at Luna. l()pm 3am. Free with invite. It) Jul. .A new club venue opens in lidinburgh. with a big line-up of DJ talent (details tbc). See preview. page 3‘). I Minimalism at the Bongo (‘lub. I lpm 3am. £5. 3 Jul. Polish house night with Siasia. Adam () and Pagowsky. I Ndaje: African Connections at the Bongo (‘luh 9.30pm 2.30am. £7 (£5). l7 Jul. Afrobeat. soul. reggae and jazz with dancers and live music. drummers. African food and special guests Louis— Jean & The lrie Rainbow. I Robopop at (illQ. 10.30pm 3am. l‘ree before I lpm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Trendy Wendy and friends mix classic pop tunes and electric beats for those who can‘t wait to start their weekend. I Rubix at the (iRV. 8pm 3am. £5. 3 Jul. lndie night with live sets the. FREE Sick Note at (‘abaret Voltaire. l lpm -3am. Weekly. New indie/electro night from the (‘ab. with residents from (‘lash and Spies in the Wires. Featuring a live set from everyone‘s favourite sweaty electro-rocker and sex beast llar Mar Superstar ( l(l Jul). I Souled Out at ()pal Lounge. l()pm-3am. lirec before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. lirom disco to Northern Soul. (iareth Sommerville and lira/er Mc(ilinchey fulfil your needs. adding a dash of house as the night goes on. I STFU Edinburgh Electronic Music Festival at Red. 8pm 3am. 3 Jul. ()pen collective of electronic musicians and visual artists. Thu 3 Jul features Dene Road. Third Mountain. Telekom. (‘allmeyang TM. (‘ave Sedem and The UH). Fri 4 Jul sees sets from W(i)B. Unknown Forces of livery day Life. I atn Blip. lidinburgh Rave Supergroup plus l)Js (lary King and Bill Spice. I Stiletto at Lulu. 8pm 3am. l‘ree before l()pm; £5 after. Weekly. lilectro- pop. classics and disco frotn Jel. Hill. I Vanity at Berlin Bierhaus. l().3()pm 3am. £5. Weekly. (‘utting edge soul. R&B. electro house and funky house.
Mark series
Musika brings yet another Scottish debut as they are joined by Canada’s rising tech-house star Mark
Mendes. Picking up his first set of decks at the age of 16 and inspired by his uncle, Matteo di Marr (aka M1), Mendes moved into production releasing a slew of techno cuts on his own Starter Records.
% Must/(a, The L/qu/d Room, Edinburgh, Sat I 2 Jul.
I Beat Cast at (illQ. l().3()pm 3am. l‘ree before I lpm; £5 (£4) after. Weekly. Lucky Luciano and DJ JT bring the mainstream house. electro house. bootlegs. urban dance and chart.
FREE“. Bubblegum Boogaloo at the Voodoo Rooms. 9pm lam. l l Jul. Night of ‘groovy retro. shaggadelic lounge. psychedelic pop. hip instrumentals and easy'n‘sleazy listening' from your hosts Tall Paul and Angus (The (io-(io). Join Jose (Vegas) and Professor Plastic.
I DV8 at Spider's Web ('ellar Bar.
8pm lam. £l() (members £5). 25 Jul. l‘etish club with l-‘ootman 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 Fabuloz Fridays at Base. l()pm 3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. lidinburgh‘s hottest urban party frotn l)J l‘abulo/ and .‘vl(‘ l:lt)\\1
I Fast at the Bongo (‘lub l lpm 3am. £4 before midnight: £6 after. I l Jul. More riototts punk. electro. garage and rock'n'roll with a double bill of live acts in the shape of Damn Shames and Hair iiclipse.
I Four Corners at the Bongo (‘luh.
l lpm 3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. 4 Jul. Your friendly. local one-stop hop for funk/soul/jzt/ // l .atin/ At‘ro/rctli—‘i‘C dancetloor action and sil/ling live percussion.
FREE Furburger at (illQ. l()pm 3am. I l Jul. It's been homeless fora while now, but gay women‘s night l~'ttrburger (with l)Js l)ejaybird and the l‘unki Diva) takes up a new monthly slot at (illQ.
I Mambo at (‘lub Purple. l()pm 3am. £5. Weekly. Night of hip hop. ska. R&B and dancehall from D] Tony TNT.
I Misfits at the Hive. l lpm 3am. l-‘rce before I 1.30pm; £3 after. Weekly. Indie. electro. punk. rock and retro with bargain drinks and regular gig ticket giveaways. (‘heck www.mislitsonline.co.uk for more info.
I Not So Dirty at Ltma. l lpm 3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. l l Jul. l)irty house. electro. techno and machine funk soul.
I Nuklear Puppy at Luna. l()pm 3am. £8 (£6). l l Jul. Residents Jason (‘orte/. Phil York and Dean Newton keep the hard dance flag flying in the capital. (iucsts (be.
I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge.
l()pm 3am. l-‘rec before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. l’ttnked up vocal house and dance classics from Jc/ Hill.
I Planet Earth at ('itrus ('lub.
l().3tlpm 3am. l-‘ree before I lpm: £5 after. Weekly. Music from l()76 through to NEW. In other words. a healthy dose of punk. new wave. new romantic and electro-pop (now with added ‘)()s).
I Skunk Funk at the Jan Bar.
l l.3()pm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Night of top funk from D] Aki and live guests with funky hip hop act l'rcaky Family (4 Jul) and still the ( ll Jul).
Smoove at the Voodoo
. ' Rooms. 9pm lam. 4 Jul. DJ Smoove (Acid Ja//) plays out the best in funk. funk and tnore funk. See preview. page 4(). I Sorted at the Bongo ('lub. l()pm 3am. £tbc. 4 Jul. 'l'rance. hard house and hardsty lc from De Johnny ('orn. Sebastian. (iary B and Jason St James.
I STFU Edinburgh Electronic Music Festival at Red. 8pm 3am. 4 Jul. See Thu.
I Tokyoblu at ('abaret Voltaire.
llpm 3am. £l() (£6). IS Jul. The Live House Sessions find a new hotne to serve up their live house and grooves.
I Bastard at the Hive. l lpm 3am. liree before I l.3()pm: £4 after. Weekly. Indie. punk. electro. techno and rock from the l)Js behind lidinburgh‘s best indie nights. I Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo (‘lub
l lpm 3am. £4 before midnight: £6 after. 5 Jul. l-‘our deck mix of dubstep. reggae. dancehall and jungle.
I Boutique at (illQ. l().3()pm 3am. lirec before I lpm; £7 (£6) after. Weekly. lilectro and house from lucky Luciano Plus ‘orchcstrated cheese' from l)J
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I Cups 8. Strings at the (iR\'.
8pm 3am. £l(). l2 Jul. New indie clth night with Black Affair. liound and Bird Ul' Prey.
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