Edinburgh
Iventa are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit llatlnga at leaat 14 days before publication to clube.llet.co.ult. Edlnburgh llatinga are compiled by Henry Northmore.
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Club
I Beltane Afterparty at the Bongo Club. I lpm—3am. £7. 30 Apr. Keep the fires burning at the official after-party for the pagan rites up Calton Hill. live drumming. costumed mayhem and dance beats guaranteed.
I Bounce at Po Na Na. 10.30pm—3am. £tbc. Weekly. Thursday night mix of classic R&B. funky house and dance beats from Tokyoblu‘s John Hutchison. FREE Deviation at CC Blooms.
l lpm-3am. 7 May. Monthly. Re- launched monthly night for CC's with emo. rock. punk and power pop from DJ Amy.
I Obantln at the Bongo Club.
l lpm—lam. £4. 7 May. Underground beats. hard drum & bass. technoid breakcore and hardcore.
I flip Hope at the GRV. lOpm--3am. £3. 30 Apr. Edinburgh's hip hop community gets together to raise funds for Oxjam with Richie Ruftone. Nasty P. Mr Jinx. Random Aspekts and many. many more MCs. DJs. beatboxers. b~ boys and graf artists.
I Kinky lndle at Citrus Club.
I lpm-3am. £5 (£2). Weekly. indie music with a touch of ska. 60s and 80s.
FREE Kitechl at the Hive. llpm—3am before 1 1.30pm; £2 after. Weekly. Chart. cheese and student anthems from the Big Cheese DJs.
I lebo at the Voodoo Rooms. 8pm—lam. £4. Weekly. The Black Spring DJs and live acts including the post-punk new wave of X-Vectors. SCUM and The Foundling Wheel (30 Apr).
FREE Play at Why Not‘.’. lOpm—3am. Weekly. With DJs Chester Guns and Chad Hemmingway.
FREE Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. Weekly. indie/electro night from the Cab. with residents from Clash and Spies in the Wires.
FREE Sneaky Beata at Sneaky Pete‘s. l lpm—3am. Weekly. Hip hop. funk. soul and a dash of electro.
I Stiletto at Lulu. l0pm-3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Electro-pop. glam house classics and disco.
I StrangeBrew at the Bongo Club.
l lpm—3am. £3 (£2 in fancy dress). l4
May. A mix of upbeat rockabilly. rock. mod. ska. reggae and soul from Argentina's DJ Chiru-Chick and Italy's Cecchino.
CiUb I Broke at City Nightclub.
lO.3()pm—3am. £2. Weekly. Huge student
1 night of chart indie. hip hop. dance
anthems and drinks promos.
FREE Bubblegum Boogaloo at the Voodoo Rooms. 9pm—lam. 1 May. Night
of ‘groovy retro. shaggadelic lounge. psychedelic pop. hip instrumentals and
. easy'n'sleazy listening‘ from your hosts Tall Paul and Big Gus (The Go-Go) with guests The lneptors.
I Creative lnduatriea at the GRV.
l lpm—3am. £8. 1 May. Night of Chicago
7 house and Detroit techno with residents
Stephen Brown and Wolijazz joined by special guest Phil Kieran (Alloy Mental). I Ivol at Faith. 10.30pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Edinburgh‘s longest running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic alternative and crossover tunes. Evol‘s an institution. Currently making a new home at Faith due to the fire at the Liquid Room.
I Four Cornera at the Bongo Club.
1 lpm—3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. 8 May. Your local one-stop hop for funk/soul/jazz/Latin/Afro/reggae dancefloor action and sizzling live percussion.
I Funk Shui at Shanghai. lOpm—3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. DJ Fiona mixes up chart. dance classics and dirty house.
I Furburger at GHQ. l lpm-3am. £4 (£3). 8 May. Monthly. DJs Dejaybird. Funki Diva and guests provide aural stimulation for gay women and their closest friends.
I Outterpunlt at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. £tbc. 8 May. Block party mix of electro. fidget house. synth. disco and beyond with a set of indie rock meets electro breaks of up-coming DJ Cassette Jam.
I Kanlelip at P0 Na Na. l0.30pm-3am. £3 before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. R&B. house and dance classics from Jay and Mark B.
I Kapltal at the Caves. 10.30pm—3am. £l2—£15. I May. Berlin's Anja Schneider (Mobilee) guests for a set of driving
minimal techno and deep house grooves as she make her Edinburgh debut.
I Miaflta at the Hive. l lpm—3am. Free before i l.3()pm; £4 after. Weekly. DlY indie. electro. punk. rock and retro with bargain drinks.
I Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. 9pm—3am. £4 before I lpm; £8 after. Weekly. Funked up vocal house and dance classics from Jez Hill.
I Our House at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. £tbc. 8 May. Tony K and
Liam G take over the Speakeasy with j some classic house and funky electro. I Planet Earth at Citrus Club.
l().30pm—3am. Free before 1 lpm; £5
f after. Weekly. Music from l976 through to 1989. In other words. a healthy dose of punk. new wave. new romantic and
electro-pop (now with added 90s). I Poptaetic at GHQ. lOpm—3am. £4 (£3). I May. Monthly. Queer clubbing
. night with indie/electro from Phil
Bakstad in room one and retro pop/trash from Paul McAvoy in raw two.
I RSVP at Lulu. lOpm—3am. £5 before midnight; £8 after. Weekly. Glamorous
club hits.
I Skunk Funk at the Jazz Bar.
l l.3()pm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests including hard driving funk and soul from Paul Mills‘ Mind Excursion (I May) and hip hop from Freaky Family (8 May).
I Tokyoblu at Cabaret Voltaire.
I lpm—3am. £l0 (£6). I May. The Live House Sessions continue. riding high on the release of their single ‘Groove Tonight'.
I Vintage Violence at Wee Red Bar. 1 lpm—3am. £4. 8 May. Garage. girl groups. dirty soul. junk shop glam and rockabilly from DJs Christopher and Anastaziya Violence. See preview. page 37.
I Xpliclt at the Bongo Club.
I lpm-3am. £8. 1 May. Scotland‘s top hard drum & bass night is joined by Phobia (Renegade Hardware).
Chart 8 Party
I Why Not? at Why Not'?. l0pm-3am. £5. Weekly. Chan. dance and house for the weekend masses.
Club
I Ilg’n’Baahy at the Bongo Club.
I [pm—3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after. 9 May. Four deck mix of dubstep. reggae. dancehall and jungle with an ‘old
skool jungle' special with The Mighty General (Manga/Headrush) and MC Feelman guesting.
I Bubblegum at the Hise. l lpm—3am. Free before I l.3()pm; £4 after. Weekly. A student friendly chewed up. spat out mix of electro, pop. dance. disco. soul and indie.
I The Egg at Wee Red Bar.
1 lpm—3am. £2.50 before I l.3()pm; £5 after. Weekly. Indie. 60s garage. electro. northeni 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. I Fish Fry at the Jan Bar.
1 l.l5pm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Scottish jazz. funk. soul and Latin bands join DJ Astroboy. with a live set from Fingathing‘s bassist Sneaky promoting his debut solo album (2 May).
I Grand Theft Audio at Cabaret Voltaire. l lpm—3am. £3. Weekly.
Saturday nighter in the Speakeasy playing out hip hop and funk.
I Kamival at Cabaret Voltaire. llpm—3am. £8 before midnight; £l0 (£8) after. 9 May. House night which promises to indulge ‘every pleasure. every sin'. joined by bi-annual resident
Paolo Mojo (Renaissance).
I Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. l()pm-3am. £4 before I lpm; £7 after. Weekly. Get down early for this consistently capacity retro-disco and funky house night. featuring Po's own Mark B on the decks fusing classic and
bang up-to-date funky house for those in the know.
1 I Love2Funk at City Nightclub.
l lpm—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.
I Lulu at Lulu. 9pm—3am. Free before l()pm; £4 before I lpni'. £8 after. Weekly. Gareth Somerville. Danny T and Jon Hutchison playing club hits and chart favourites.
I Luvely at Faith. l().3()pm—3am. £l2 (£l0). 2 May. A saucy soirée of full-on. driving house music with residents Tommy Kay. Dean Newton. Grum Stone and Jon Edwards.
l FREE Mixed Blaneaa at Sneaky
I Pete's. llpm—3am. 2 May. Mixed
i Bizness makes its Edinburgh debut with i four hours of hip hop. dancehall. funk.
I electro. house and dubstep from resident 1 Boom Monk Ben for the perfect
introduction to the world of MB.
‘ I Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. I llpm—3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£6)
EDINBURGH
clubs. with hi-NRG
ITheORV
Club venues
I Berlin
3 Queensferry Street Lane. 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. See listings for details.
I The bongo Club Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road. 558 . 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details.
I Cabaret Voihlre 3638 Blair Street. 320. 6176. Mixed bag from house and techno to drum & bass and indie. See listings for details.
I The Caves ' Niddry Street South. 557 8989. Great subterranean venue (as the name suggests) getting more. and more popular due to its unique atmosphere. See listings for details.
I CC bloom '
23-24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. One of the city's most enduring gay
tracks every night of the week.
I The Citrua Club Grindlay Street. 622 7086. Mainly studenty venue that goes for an indie vibe as well as a dash of punk. new wave and 805 classics. See listings for selected highlights.
I City: ldlnburgh
1a Market Street. 226 9560. From student nights to big house and guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights.
‘I Club Plvo
2-6 Calton Road. 557 2925. A selection of the best Edinburgh DJs play every night for free.
I Espionage
4 India Buildings. Victoria Street, 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action.
I CH0
4 Picardy Place. 550 1780. New swish gay club. See listings for details.
7 Guthrie Street. 220 2987. Intimate club venue mixing art and beats. See listings for details.
I Henry's Cellar bar 8-16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. Eclectic and experimental night from surf rock to electro. See listings for details.
I Hive
15-17 Niddry Street. 556 0444. New home for most of the Subway Cowgate's nights of rock. indie and electronica. See listings for details. I The iiudaon Club Hope Street Lane. 247 7000. Quality eclectic nights from big house to student nights from some of Scotland's best 0.13. I Jam liouae
5 Queen Street. 226 4380. Primarily a live music and jazz venue open until 3am. but home to the odd club special. including Club Noir. See listings for details.
I The Jazz Bar
venue in the heart of
nights until 3am.
1 Chambers Street, 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to straight ahead jazz. See listings for details.
I The Liquid Room 90 Victoria Street. 225 2564. Currently closed due to fire damage. More news when we get it.
I Lulu (under Tiger Lily) 125b George Street. 561 2245. Cool funk. house and other grooves from the peeple who brought you the Opal Lounge.
I Maaaa
36-39 Market Street. 226 4224. Glam house. party nights and hip hop and R88 on a Sunday with Tipsy.
I Medina
45-47 Lothian Street. 225 6313. Laid back vibes with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for details.
I Le Honda
16 George Street. 270 3900. Slick and stylish
Edinburgh.
I Mood
Omni, Greenside Place, 550 1640. Chart and party tunes.
I Opal Lounge
51 George Street. 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd.
I Opium
71 Cowgate. 225 8382. Rock. punk and metal, no messing.
I Po Na Na
43b Frederick Street. 226 2224. Student nights. funky beats. house and more. See listings for selected highlights.
I
Teviot. Bristo Square, 650 9195. Student heaven.
I Sneaky Pete's
73 Cowgate. 225 1757. From techno and dubstep to indie. See listings for details.
I Siglo
184 Cowgate. 240 2850.
Charty. party, indie
I Stereo
King Stables Road. 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing.
I Studio 24
Calton Road, 558 3758. Down and dirty club nights. specialising in techno and rock. See listings for details.
I The Subway Weat End
Lothian Road. 229 9197. Another one for the after office crowd. I The Voodoo Rooma 19a West Register Street. 556 7060. Sophisticated clubbing and entertainment. See listings for details.
I The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set including dub and techno. See listings for details.
I Why Not?
14 George Street. 624 8311. Hits from the 805 to last week.
40 TH! LIST 30 Apr—14 May 2009