www.list.co.uk/clubs Norman Silver & the Gold and The Incendiary Bats. ■ Hobo at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £3. 27 Dec. ‘Sonic adventures, from Transylvania to the Great Wall of China’ as Hobo returns. As a special Xmas pressie Hobo hosts a live show from leftfield troubadour, Thomas Truax and his homemade instruments plus burlesque acts on 14 Dec, followed by a Sat outing (guests tbc) on 27 Dec. ■ Karnival at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £8 (£6) after. 13 Dec. House night which promises to indulge ‘every pleasure, every sin’ with a residents Christmas party. ■ King Britt at the Voodoo Rooms. 9pm–3am. £12. 27 Dec. One off special from Philadelphia’s finest King Britt. ■ Limbo at the Voodoo Rooms. 8pm–1am. £5 (£4). 13 Dec. The Black Spring DJs host a special Saturday Christmas party with Come On Gang!, Kid Canaveral and Super Adventure Club. ■ Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. 10pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £7 after. Weekly. ■ Love2Funk at City Nightclub. 11pm–3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Saturday nighter at City. DJ Dan mixes up the best in funky house, R&B, disco, indie and hip hop on four decks. ■ Luvely at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 3 Jan. A saucy soirée of full-on, driving house music with residents Tommy Kay, Dean Newton, Grum Stone and Jon Edwards. ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £8 (£7) after. 13 Dec. Headspin’s Steve Austin and Colin Miller join forces with Tackno’s Trendy Wendy mixing up funk, soul, electro, house and good time party tunes. Joined by like minded guest Fred Deakin (Lemon Jelly). See preview, page 41. ■ Musika at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–3am. £5 before 11pm; £6–£10 after. 13 Dec. The house and electro experts bring us Derek Martin, Neil Bartley, Ewan Smith, Blair Harrower and Jamie McKenzie for their Christmas Party. ■ One Step Beyond at Spider’s Web Cellar Bar. 8pm–1am. £5. 20 Dec. The best in ska punk, oi and psychobilly with Big Fat Panda. ■ Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Weekly. Late night soiree featuring DJ Dave Shedan and a fusion of glamorous vocal house and accessible electro with a hint of R&B. ■ Optimo at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–5am. £10. 27 Dec. The most riotously inventive club night in Scotland makes its monthly trip to Edinburgh. ■ Paper Models at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 20 Dec. Indie, electro and funk at this ‘Credit Crunch Christmas’ special from Tigertooth. ■ Retribution at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Retribution takes the place of the Mission but still plays the best in rock, metal, alternative and tracks from the dark side all night long. ■ Rewind at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–3am. £5. 20 Dec. Cheesy festive tunes from yesteryear at this Xmas party night. ■ Shoot the Pump at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £5. 27 Dec. Underground disco, electronic funk and ‘a few sonic surprises’ from Nick Yuill (Solescience) and Gareth Sommerville (Ultragroove). ■ Stereotype at Berlin Bierhaus. 11pm–5am. £6 before midnight; £8 after. 27 Dec. Huggy’s top notch house night brings us a special post-Christmas bash with some deep minimal house from Scott Dickie while Huggy will be supplying a tech-house set with back up form Chris Graham, Master Caird, Gino and Craig Reid. ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. Weekly. This indie stalwart dishes up
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everything from swinging 60s hits to baggy Manchester faves as well as a host of current NME chart botherers with DJ Monkee Mickee. Edinburgh’s longest continually running indie night. ■ Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–5am. £8 (£6). 20 Dec. Masterful house sounds from Gareth Sommerville as he serves up a four hour ‘Christmas Classics’ set and Shoot the Pump host room two. ■ VEGAS! Christmas Party at the Voodoo Rooms. 9pm–3am. £10 (£8 if ‘fabulously dressed’). 20 Dec. A Christmas special from the mighty Vegas! as they bring their show-stopping big band swing thang to the Voodoo Rooms with a festive twist. Edinburgh Sundays
■ Carbon at Stereo. 10pm–3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Night of indie favourites from Arctic Monkeys to Underworld. All door money is donated to offset your carbon footprint, so ‘the more times you rave, the more trees you save’. FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro. ■ Hobo at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £3. 14 Dec. See Sat. FREE More at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Kaupuss and Miss Chris deliver the best in funky vocal house, club classics and electro. ■ Peepshow at Medina. 11pm–3am. £5 (£2). Weekly. New night of house and electro from the folk behind Stereotype mixing in the likes of Hot Chip, Blondie, Primal Scream and The Foals with hot dance beats. Expect guests from Headspin, Tokyoblu, Motherfunk and more. FREE Pixel Perfect at Espionage. 7pm–3am. Weekly. Eclectic mix of 80s, 90s, 00s and retro junk. ■ Playgirl Mansion at Lulu. 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. A night of laid-back lounge music and guilty pleasures. Cutting edge electronic disco and classic house brings a touch of Studio 54 to Edinburgh every Sunday with DJ Trendy Wendy and guests. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £4. Weekly. DJ John Hutchison presents a fun and original mash up of funky house, electro disco, club classics and R&B vocals. The music you love remixed and re-invented as you’ve never heard it before. FREE Sections at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Weekly. A rock’n’roll journey with all the best cuts from classic metal and hard rock through to 80s glam and goth. ■ Tackno at the Voodoo Rooms. 10.30pm–3am. £7 (£6 in fancy dress/members/concessions). 28 Dec. Tackno is back for a Christmas ‘Heaven & Hell’ party with all the quality kitsch tracks you’d expect from Miss Trendy Wendy. Don’t forget your halos and horns. ■ Tipsy at Massa. 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £8 (£6) after. Weekly. R&B and hip hop from residents Nick G, DJ Phaze and DJ Prospect at what they promise will be ‘the hottest Sunday night party in town’. Joined by Radio 1’s Big Dog himself Tim Westwood (14 Dec). Edinburgh Mondays
■ Backlash at the Bongo Club. 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. A brand new Monday night club of electro, breaks, drum & bass and dubstep from the Bongo. ■ Dirty Stop Out at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Mashed up mix of the latest funky house, twisted with old school and R&B. FREE Mixed Up Mondays at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Soul, funk, disco, floor fillers and cocktails.
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