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✽✽ Taste New Year’s Day at the Liquid Room. 11pm–5am. £10 (£8 members). 1 Jan. No rest for the wicked as Fisher and Price keeping the party going as they play out the best tracks of 2008 and Taste through the years. ■ Thrive at Espionage. 7pm–3am. Free. Weekly. Crossover mix of dance, cheese and party anthems and yes they are open Christmas Day. ■ Vinyl at Massa. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. 18 Dec. Pumping house and dance courtesy of Paul Finlayson and Betty Ford as Vinyl returns for one night only, celebrating five years of this infamous Thursday nighter.
Edinburgh Fridays
■ Boxing Day Flava at Massa. 11pm–3am. £7–£10 (£6 for students before midnight). 26 Dec. The R&B night puts in a festive special with singing sensation Jay Sean (live). ■ Clueless at Teviot Underground. 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). 19 Dec. 90s party raising funds for Barnardos. FREE Definition at Sneaky Pete’s. 10pm–3am. 19 Dec. Dancefloor friendly underground house, electro, minimal and techno cuts on laptop, FX and decks as Definition celebrates its first birthday with Mark Balneaves, Daragh Byrne and Martin Lightbody. ■ Dirt at the GRV. 10pm–3am. £7. 12 Dec. Techno, electro and drum & bass first birthday party with special guests Radio Clit. ■ DV8 at Spider’s Web Cellar Bar. 8pm–1am. £10 (members £5). 19 Dec. 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. ■ Evol at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly (not 26 Dec). Edinburgh’s longest running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic alternative and crossover tunes, Evol’s an institution. See page 11. ■ Flava at Massa. 10.30pm–3am. £3. 12 Dec. Monthly. Hugely successful R&B and urban night with Nick G, Phaze 2 and Prospect. ■ Four Corners at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. 12 Dec. Monthly. Your friendly, local one-stop hop for funk/soul/jazz/Latin/ Afro/reggae dancefloor action and sizzling live percussion. ■ Fuse at Luna. 10pm–3am. £5. 19 Dec. Underground dance night that promises the ‘crunchiest, clickiest, fidgety and wonky sounds that nu wave, electronica and house have to offer’. ■ italoBLACK at Wee Red Bar. 10.30pm–3am. £5. 19 Dec. DJ Benetti plays Italo disco non-stop all night. ■ KandiFlip at Po Na Na. 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. R&B, house and dance classics from Jay and Mark B. Hostign their ‘UV White Party’ to celebrate their first birthday (12 Dec), a huge office party night (open from 5pm) on 19 Dec then a Boxing Day special. ■ Madchester Boxing Day Bash at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–5am. £tbc. 26 Dec. Annual celebration of all things baggy back where it belongs with another Boxing Day special, with a play list that encompasses Happy Mondays, Stones Roses, The Charlatans, Ride, The Las and all the usual suspects. ■ Misfits at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £4 after. Weekly. DIY indie, electro, punk, rock and retro with bargain drinks. ■ Mono at Luna. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 26 Dec. A mix of techno, tech-house and minimal with special guest Stu Hirst for this Boxing Day special. ■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Music from 1976 through to 1989. In other words, a healthy dose
46 THE LIST 11 Dec 2008–8 Jan 2009
Hobo Hobo has been livening up Sundays at the Bongo with an eclectic brew of indie, electro and other quirky live goodies for a while now and for their Christmas party they’re pulling out all the stops with
special guest Thomas Truax (pictured) and a full line-up of burlesque (featuring Daiquiri Dusk, Hettie Heartache, Vendetta Vain and more) on 14 Dec, followed by a rare Saturday post-Xmas special on 27 Dec. ■ The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Sun 14 Dec & Sat 27 Dec.
of punk, new wave, new romantic and electro-pop (now with added 90s). ■ Riddim Tuffa Sound at the GRV. 10.30pm–3am. £4 before 11.30pm; £6 after. 19 Dec. Reggae, dubstep, jungle and dub with special guest, dancehall MC, YT. ■ Skunk Funk at the Jazz Bar. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). 12 & 19 Dec. Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests, including funky hip hop from The Freaky Family (12 Dec) and Latin/reggae from Das Contras (19 Dec). ■ Strictly Frisky at Why Not?. 9pm–5am. £10. 26 Dec. Glam house night for Boxing Day with special guest Suzee X. ■ Sugarbeat at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–5am. £3. 26 Dec. Mooquee and B- Sides & the Bandit host this anything goes mash-up of breakbeat, drum & bass, electro and hip hop Boxing Day special. ■ Sweet Potato at Hudson Club. 10pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Weekly (Not 26 Dec). New weekly night dedicated to ‘everything classic’ in the world of funk, hip hop, Motown, disco and pop rock, as long as it’s good they’ll play it. ■ Synthetic vs JakN at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £5. 26 Dec. Techno, electro, breaks and drum & bass with The Elbow Greased crew going head-to- head with JakN for this Boxing Day special. ■ Telefunken at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). 12 Dec. Deep funked up house night as Glasgow’s house taste maker Harri (Subculture) mans the main room with Yogi Haughton playing out Northern Soul classics in room two. ■ Tokyoblu at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £10 (£6). 19 Dec. The Live House Sessions continue, riding high on the release of their single ‘Groove Tonight’, with the house band turning things up a notch for this Christmas party. ■ X-Factor Live at City Nightclub. 11pm–3am. £10 (£15 VIP). 19 Dec.
Three of the final 12 (Bad Lashes and Austin are confirmed with either Laura or whoever comes in second place taking the final slot) performing live. DJs will take you through to 3am.
✽✽ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £9. 19 Dec.
Scotland’s top hard drum & bass night is joined yet again by Holland’s D&B trio Noisia. Edinburgh Saturdays
■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after. 20 Dec. Four deck mix of dubstep, reggae, dancehall and jungle. ■ The Bongo Club Cabaret at the Bongo Club. 7–10pm. £5. 13 Dec. The legendary mix of live music and down right bizarreness at this glamorous night of anarchic cabaret. ■ Boombox at Luna. 10pm–4am. £12 in advance (more on the door). 27 Dec. High energy techno, electro, trance, hard house and beyond with special guest Sander van Doorn headlining this post-Xmas bash. ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £4 after. Weekly. A student friendly chewed up, spat out mix of electro, pop, dance, disco, soul and indie. ■ Burlescapades! at Assembly Rooms. 9pm–1am. £25. 13 Dec. Night of champagne, cocktails and burlesque from the UK’s finest cabaret performers (including Miss Lily White and her spectacular ‘Victorian Snow Queen’ show, Fancy Chance, Colin McLeod and Ryan Styles) as they host their dazzling Midwinter Ball. FREE CC’s Christmas Snow Party at CC Blooms. 8pm-3am. 20 Dec. What’s more festive than a foam party? Join the sudsy fun downstairs at CC’s. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £2.50 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Indie, 60s garage, electro, northern soul, ska, 70s punk and new wave at this Edinburgh institution for
those in the know after a quick fix of decent music and attitude free clubbing. ■ Evol Xmas Party at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–3am. £5. 27 Dec. Christmas party time at the well loved indie night. See page 11. FREE Fake at Sneaky Pete’s. 10pm–3am. 13 Dec. Celebrating all things electro, new rave, punk funk and disco house, Christmas special with special guest Raffertie (On the Brink Records). ■ Fever at Luna. 11pm–3am. £7. 3 Jan. DJs Fisher & Price (Taste) play an eclectic mix of the best underground dance music to warm up 2009. ■ Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar. 11pm–3am. £3 before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Weekly. Scottish jazz, funk, soul and Latin bands join DJs Erik D’Viking and Astroboy. Featuring jazz funk from Golan Heights (13 Dec) featuring Martin Kershaw, Willy Molleson, Paul Harrison and Ed Kelly; Uber Juice play the Fish Fry Christmas Party (20 Dec); Senegal beats from Diwan (27 Dec) and Acid jazz and funk rock from Gecko 3 (3 Jan). ■ Flaunt at Massa. 11pm–3am. £8 (£6). 27 Dec. Night of timeless club classics and glam house with Tommy K, Scott Wood and Jon Edwards.
✽✽ The Foundation at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after. 13 Dec. Breakdance crew Random Aspekts host a Scratch revival night as they bring back the seminal Edinburgh hip hop night with Jonny Lyle, Richie Rufftone and DJ Bunty. ■ Glitterball! at Massa. 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). 20 Dec. House heads Scott Wood and Andy Finn put the sparkle in your weekend with a night of Festive floorfillers. ■ Grand Theft Audio at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. New Saturday nighter in the Speakeasy playing out hip hop and funk. ■ Henry’s Christmas Party at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 8pm–3am. £4. 20 Dec. Massive night of leftfield live music and DJs with Gasgiant, eagleowl, Rodent Emporium, Bukkake Birthday Party,