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rhythm and blues, rock’n’roll and rockabilly, now in its sixth year. ■ Alternative at the Admiral. 11pm–3am. £1. 20 Dec. Residents Derrick Burns and Jose present a night of minimal, electro and techno - and all for £1. ■ Back to Love at Ambar (below Budda). 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Soul, funk, Motown, classic R&B and hip hop. ■ Billy Porter at Victoria’s. 6pm–4am. £35 (£10 for club only). 20 Dec. See Fri.
✽✽ The Binnin Collective at Pivo Pivo. midnight–5am. £tbc. 13 Dec. Featuring an appearance by the excellent, Berlin-based techno might of Bangkok Impact. ■ Bottle Rocket at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 20 Dec. Danceable indie disco for both the C86 and Pitchfork sets along with hints of guilty pleasures, Motown sparkles, and punky bops. Expect broken hearts, bad dancing, and hugs. FREE Bunker Saturdays at the Bunker Bar. 9pm–2am. Weekly. Toast drops indie bits, rock picks and student anthems. ■ Canvas Club at Arta. 10pm–3am. £5 (free). Weekly. See Fri. ■ Chakra at the Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £10 (£7). 20 Dec. Chakra’s monthly residency at the Art School continues with a fundraiser for Yorkhill Children’s Hospital. Charlie Grouse and Davie Gaynor play deep Chicago house and tribal house, with special guest Tokyoblu. ■ Colours at the Arches. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 20 Dec. Another big night of house as Erick Morillo headlines the Colours Christmas party. ■ Couture Saturdays at O’Couture. noon–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks at this brand new club. ■ Death Disco XXXmas Party at the Arches. 11pm–4am. £12. 13 Dec. The Glimmers, Rex the Dog and friends man the decks at this anything goes Christmas electro party. ■ Der Supermax Xxxmas Party at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 11pm–3am. £5. 27 Dec. Reich ‘n’ roll with the legendary DJ Billy Woods. ■ El Rancho Picante at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £4. 13 Dec. El Patron and Leo Alabama present a night of garage punk and rock’n’roll at El Rancho Relaxo’s ‘evil twin’. Includes entry to Half My Heart Beats. ■ Electric Sheep at Barfly. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. Indie and electro with DJ Tom (Salon Boris). Featuring special guest DJs in rotation upstairs. ■ FAC51: The Hacienda Warehouse Party at Carling Academy. 4pm–1am. £26. 27 Dec. A slice of retro clubbing brilliance with live guests The Happy Mondays, Slam, Darren Emerson and more. Note change of date and venue. ■ Feeva at Victoria’s. 6pm–4am. £35 (£10 for club only). 13 Dec. See Fri. ■ Glamorama at Boho. 9.30pm–3am. £8. Weekly. Resident Lil’ Rich plays a mix of 90s house, 80s classics, R&B and big chart songs for your pleasure. ■ Half my Heart Beats at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £4. 13 Dec. Playing current and classic indie-pop, 60s, girl groups, B-sides and album gems to get people up and dancing. Includes entry to El Rancho Picante. ■ Hanoi Rocks at Firewater. 9pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £3 (£2) after. Weekly (not 13 Dec). DJs Joe Smith and Craig Wilson play indie from past and present to a discerning music crowd. ■ Homegrown at Bamboo. 10.30pm–3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Stevie Sole plays a funky, soulful house set with Miguel playing R&B and Dominic Martin supplying the funk and jazz. ■ The Hot Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 27 Dec. Rafla (Nice’n’Sleazy) and Nobodaddy (The Phantom Band) play garage, punk, psych and rockabilly, with occasional live bands and art interventions.
FREE Huntley & Palmer’s Audio Club at the Twisted Wheel. 10pm–4am. 27 Dec. A special Christmas celebration from the H&P residents.
✽✽ FREE Huntley and Palmer’s First Birthday and After Dark
at Stereo. 11pm–3am. 20 Dec. A birthday celebration for H&P, with Pro Vinylist Karim (Dress 2 Sweat), David Barbarossa (Curious Curious) and Teamy (Wrong Island). ■ Inside Out at the Arches. 9pm–4am. £25. 27 Dec. Hard house, trance and beyond as Inside Out present Judge Jules, Sander Van Doorn, John O’Callaghan, DJ Preach, Tidy Boys, Lady Dana, Anne Savage and Bootek. ■ Jefferies Tube at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. 20 Dec. Sci-fi adventures as the kitchen bar is turned into a spaceship for the night. Includes entry to Singles Night. ■ Little League at Woodside Social Club. 9pm–2am. £5. 27 Dec. National Pop League offshoot Little League returns for a festive bash. Expect free CDs, fanzines, badges, old friends, dancing, and records of the indie-pop, post punk and C86 variety. Capacity is going to be limited to 200 and last entry will be 11:30pm, so get down early. ■ Love Music at ABC. 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Soul, rock’n’roll, indie and electro with Gerry Lyons (Teenage Fanclub) and David Sinclair (Killer Kitsch). FREE Men & Machines at Stereo. 10.30pm–3am. 27 Dec. Guest DJ Ewan Chambers joins the residents for a post Christmas trip through disco, house and techno, and there’ll be cheap drinks too. ■ Modern Lovers Christmas Party at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. 27 Dec. Resident Craig Jamieson is given a helping hand by Teenage Fanclub’s Gerry Love and Norman Blake for more adventures in retro stereo - everything from Northern soul through to garage punk, pop, funk, ska and Latin. ■ Monox at Soundhaus. 11pm–5am. £12 (£10). 20 Dec. A full night’s bill of underground techno, electro and industrial, featuring Dan Monox, Jackmaster, Smartie, Daz, The Wasp, John Ma and Curry. FREE Moonshine and Madness at the Flying Duck. 6–10pm. 20 Dec. A respite after the Saturday shopping with the sweet sounds of country and Americana at this daytime club. ■ Nu Skool at the Buff. 10.30pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Nick Peacock, Craig Thompson, John Ross and Alex, provide a fine line in disco, northern soul and all things funky. ■ One More Tune at Blackfriars. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 13 Dec. Electro and techno. ■ Pandemic at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 3 Jan. Noj (Critical Mass), Kris (Actual Size) and Mark (Monorail) playing indie, 60s garage, soul, rock’n’roll and ‘everything else in between’. ■ Pretty Ugly Christmas Party at the Admiral. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 13 Dec. The Pretty Ugly girls serve up another night of lady-centric rock’n’roll. ■ Primal Scream Aftershow at Firewater. 9.30pm–3am. £8 (£6). 13 Dec. Featuring a rock’n’roll DJ set from Scream bassman Mani. ■ Red’n’Black at Drop. 10pm–3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. See Fri. ■ Sabado Saturdays at Byblos. 11pm–3am. £8 (£6). 13 & 20 Dec. House music from Iain Thomson (M8 magazine) and Paul Rea. With the ‘Scottish Mafia’ of Huggy and Iain (13 Dec) and Sarah Main (20 Dec). ■ Salsa in the Buff at the Buff. 8.30pm–3am. £5 before 10pm; £6 after. Weekly. Hosted by Academia de Salsa, who pull in a decidedly salsa dancing crowd, this sexy club night also boasts a dedicated Mojito bar on the mezzanine level to set the mood.
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