Clubs
■ Saturdays at the Cathouse. 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5.50). Weekly. DJs Eric and Nicola offers classic and current rock on level one, while DJ Billy and Framie belt out emo and metal on level two. ■ Shout Bamalama at Blackfriars. 11pm–3am. £5. 20 Dec. Raucous rock’n’roll, groovin’ R&B, thumping soul and other sounds from the past that’ll make your backbone slip. With live rock’n’roll from Lord Rochester. ■ Singles Night at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. 20 Dec. Andy (Divine) and Beans (Belle & Sebastian) playing 7in singles all night, from punk to hip hop, rock’n’roll to soul. Includes entry to Jefferies Tube.
✽✽ Slabs of the Tabernacle at the Twisted Wheel. 11pm–3am. £5. 3
Jan. Exploring the realms of disco, Italo, house, techno and beyond, with Heartbreak’s Ali Renault, Basic Ali and the residents Andrew Ingram, Brian d’Souza and Hobbes. ■ Souldiggin’ at Classic Grand. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. The team behind Decodance brings you live bands and a selection of soul, funk, hip hop, dancehall and rare groove. With DJs Joeboy, David Craig, Gav Sommerville and Yasmin. ■ Sound The Alarm at the Twisted Wheel. 11pm–4am. £5. 20 Dec. An all- night techno party hits the Wheel. ■ Soundhaus Specialitee at Soundhaus. 11pm–4am. £7 (£5). 13 Dec. A Primal Scream afterparty, presented by Confusion with guests Pussypower, Smartie (Monox) and Scott Confusion. ■ Spectrum at Blackfriars. 11pm–3am. £5. 27 Dec. A night of electro and
rock’n’roll with resident DJ Motor Psycho. ■ Subculture at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £12 (£10). Weekly. Harri and Domenic’s well-established house institution continues to reign supreme, with guests Secretsundaze (13 Dec) and Theo Parrish (20 Dec).
✽✽ Utter Gutter at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £7 (GSA
students £5). 13 Dec. It’s a jolly holly budget-priced In-Sanity Clause Credit Crunch Crimbo for Utter Gutter, who promise to go easy on your pockets but not your ears, with John Baillie Jnr (Dolby Anol) joining Madame S to lead the usual dirty house, sleazy techno, whoreish disco, thumping rock and pumping homo-electro beats, at this queer club night. ■ VEGAS! at the Ferry. 9.30pm–2am. £10 (£8 if fabulously dressed). 27 Dec. Hep daddy swing, country classics and sleazy listening at the multiple award- winning, multi-genre club night for movers, groovers, hipsters, flipsters, guys and dolls. ■ Voodoo: Dead Legends at the Cathouse. 4–9pm. £6 (£3 for members and dead legends). 20 Dec. Rock, metal and emo with DJ Framie and DJ Am-Y. Dress as your favourite dead legend. Under-18 party. ■ Weak at the Knees at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 9pm–2am. £6. 20 Dec. Monthly. DJ Perry Louis (London’s Jazz Cafe) hosts a new monthly night dedicated to rare groove, boogie, soul and disco. With guest DJ Colin Scott (20 Dec). FREE Zeitgeist at Xscape Braehead. 8pm–midnight. 27 Dec. House and
techno from Evil Ean, Matt Cygate, Shiobi and Jamie Gillespie. Glasgow Sundays
■ Discobadger at Bamboo. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Dominic Martin, DJ Kash and Mash do the biz every week. ■ Distortion at ABC2. 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Emo, screamo and metal with DJ Muppet. ■ Golden Delicious at Karbon. 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. Balearic beats, electro, house and hip hop with Karbon residents Fox MacLeod, Woody, Status and Iron Ill. ■ I Love The 80s at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. £2 (£1). 21 Dec. Rock, metal and requests from DJs Billy, Nicola, Am- Y and Mythic. ■ Junk at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. Marky Mark presents a fusion of jazz and funk. The folks at the Buff like to call it ‘junk’. ■ Liquid Cool at Common. 9pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. AJ, Kris Keegan and Ian Thompson playing top-notch vocal garage and house to a club packed with hyper- hedonistic twentysomething revelers, all of whom seem to have forgotten that they have work in the morning. ■ Masquerade Ball at Classic Grand. 9pm–3am. £8. 21 Dec. Dress to impress and enjoy the journey, as you are entertained with live bands and DJs playing vintage, retro and modern sounds. ■ Not for the Faint Hearted at the Garage. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Brian McMaster mixes goodness from his decade-defying playlist including 80s, 90s and 00s.
✽✽ Optimo (Espacio) at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £8 (£7). Weekly.
Glasgow’s finest underground clubbing institution keeps on defining the city’s Sunday, with your hosts JD Twitch and JG Wilkes. 14 Dec features the live, dancefloor-crushing sound of ‘08 Simian Mobile Disco. ■ Ska and Funk Night at the Twisted Wheel. 10pm–2am. £3. 14 Dec. Presented by Gerry Lyons. ■ Social Sundays at O’Couture. noon–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Keeping the weekend alive with indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks at this brand new club. ■ The Sunday Club at Victoria’s. 11pm–3am. £6. 14 Dec. Monthly. Classic commercial dance tunes and anthems all night long. ■ Sunday Service at Oran Mor. 11pm–3am. £4 (free for students). Weekly. Soul, jazz, 60s’ R&B, funk and reggae with the Ecurie Weegie DJs. ■ Sunday Surgery at Karbon. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Another student night from Karbon. Themed nights from beach parties to docs and nurses and maybe the odd school disco are in the offing. With hip hop, indie pop and student classics.
Glasgow Mondays
■ Bif Bang Pow! at Firewater. 9pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Rock’n’roll and indie classics from the Firewater team. ■ Burn at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Presented to you by Normski, Zeus and Mash, Burn provides all the disco songs you’ve forgotten about and the ones you can’t forget.
GLASGOW Club venues ■ ABC 300 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. This gig venue turns into an indie club night. See listings for details. ■ The Arches Argyle Street, 0870 240 7528. Probably the biggest venue in Glasgow and home to famous names like Colours, Death Disco and Pressure. See listings for details. ■ Arta 62 Albion St, 552 2101. An incredibly flash bar, restaurant and club space. ■ Bamboo 51 West Regent Street, 332 1067/8. A musical programme that takes in modern soul and funky house. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Barfly 260 Clyde Street, 221 0414. A great club for those who like rock’n’roll. See listings for details. ■ The Beat Club 375 Sauchiehall Street, 333 9919. A quality selection of cross-genre nights. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Blackfriars Basement 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. Rock, pop and indie DJs, with occasional bands. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Boho 59 Dumbarton Road, 357 6644. Glossy weekend clubbing. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Box 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. Rock, punk, indie and alternative sounds. ■ Braehead Arena
Kings Inch Road, 886 8300. Occasional one- off events in this shopping centre-based arena. See listings for details. ■ The Buff Club 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. A number of fine nights take place at this upstairs-downstairs venue. See listings for details. ■ The Bunker Bar 193–199 Bath Street, 229 1427. Late opening at the weekend and occasional big-name guest DJs. ■ Byblos Unit Q, Merchant Square, 71 Albion Street, 552 3895. Flash mainstream dance sounds for flash mainstream drinkers. ■ 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. ■ Carnival Arts Centre New Wynd, 946 6193. Occasional, mostly world music- themed club nights. ■ The Cathouse 15 Union Street, 248 6606. Metal, rock and goth club. See listings for selected highlights. ■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Art space that throws the occasional club event. See listings for details. ■ Classic Grand 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. Regular clubs and live music. See listings for details. ■ Club Living 69 Nelson Mandela Place, 248 7333. A full
complement of rockin’ late evening sessions. ■ Club 69 40 New Sneddon Street, Paisley, 552 5791. It’s experimental and funky techno all the way. See listings for details. ■ Common 25 Royal Exchange Square, 204 0101. A flash club which offers soul, R&B and house. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Corinthian Ingram Street, 552 1101. Upper- crust clubbing for those who like to spend, spend, spend. ■ Crib 375 Sauchiehall Street, 333 9919. R&B, dancehall, soul, grime and hip hop. ■ Cube 34 Queen Street, 226 8990. A massive clientele and a funky soundtrack. ■ The Ferry Anderston Quay, the Broomielaw, 553 0606. This floating venue on the Clyde plays host to various one-off nights. See listings for details. ■ Firewater 341 Sauchiehall Street, 354 0350. Student-friendly indie and party choons. See listings for selected highlights. ■ The Flying Duck 142 Renfield Street, 572 0100. An eclectic, indie-focused club. See listings for details. ■ Fury Mury’s 96 Maxwell Street, 221 6511. No pretensions, just pure partying. ■ The Garage 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. Student venue playing party tunes. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Glasgow School of Art 167 Renfrew Street, 332 0691. Quality student venue with a cool roster. See listings for details. ■ Guru 520 Sauchiehall Street, 332 0755. Indie, pop, electro, rock’n’roll across four rooms. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Hetherington Research Club 13 University Gardens, 330 4503. Converted Victorian house that was once students-only, although a sign-in policy is now in action. See listings for selected highlights. ■ The Hold The Admiral Bar, 72 Waterloo Street, 221 7705. Great venue that has just managed to get a new 3am licence. See listings for details. ■ Ivory Blacks 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. Featuring a mixture of rock gigs and techno clubs. ■ The Ivy 157–159 North Street, Charing Cross, 221 1144. It’s a bar, but it still manages an enviable selection of DJ talent. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Karbon 4 Buchanan Street, Springfield Court, 221 8099. Student nights, electro and party tunes across the week. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Kushion 158–166Bath Street, 331 4060. Student-friendly house, pop and indie sounds. ■ Maggie May’s 50 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. A punk- themed music venue with a 3am license. See listings for selected
highlights. ■ Nice’n’Sleazy 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. One of Glasgow’s most down-to-earth and exciting bars. See listings for selected highlights. ■ The Old Fruitmarket Candleriggs, 353 8000. One of the city’s most atmospheric venues. See listings for details. ■ Oran Mor Byres Road, 0870 0132 652. Huge venue in the West End that plays host to Friday and Saturday party nights. See listings for details. ■ Play 7 Renfield Street, 226 4958. Mainstream sounds in the heart of the city. ■ Polo Lounge Wilson Street, 553 1221. The gay community of Glasgow votes with its feet every weekend. ■ Queen Margaret Union University Gardens, 339 9784. Student club and club- orientated gigs. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Soundhaus Hydepark Street, 221 4659. Underground house, techno and live venue. See listings for details. ■ Stavka 373–377 Sauchiehall Street, 333 3940 . A Russian-themed city centre bar-come- club. ■ Stereo 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. Playing host to fine indie gigs and clubs in the basement. See listings for details. ■ Strathclyde Students’ Union University of Strathclyde, Students Association, 90 John Street, 567 5023.
Cheesy and/or specialist student nights. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Sub Club Jamaica Street, 248 4600. The best club in Glasgow? Optimo and Subculture seem to corroborate the claim. See listings for details. ■ The Tunnel 84 Mitchell Street, 204 1000. Dance tunes for a well dressed crowd. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Twisted Wheel 73 Queen Street, Glasgow 0141 221 4851 Great basement club space and gig nights, licensed until 3am. ■ Universal 157 Sauchiehall Lane, 332 8899. Drum & bass and laid-back club nights. See listings for details. ■ Valdor 46 Queen Street, 221 6376. A mainstream house- orientated club. See listings for selected highlights. ■ The Viper Bar & Club 500 Great Western Road, Kelvinbridge, 334 0560. An unashamedly mainstream affair. ■ The Winchester Club 49 Bell Street, 552 3586. This basement venue attracts the kind of night and clientele which befits its elegant décor. See listings for details. ■ The Woodside Social Club 329 North Woodside Road, 337 1643. A selection of indie and mod clubs make up the monthly programme. See listings for details.
44 THE LIST 11 Dec 2008–8 Jan 2009