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Fever at Faith. llpm—3am. £8 (£7).
16 May. DJs Fisher & Price (Taste) play an eclectic mix of the best underground dance tnusic as Fever celebrate their fifth birthday with special guest Maggie Joy (playing her first set in three years). I Fish Fry at the Jail. Bar. 11.30pm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Scottish jazz. funk. soul and Latin bands join DJs Erik D'Viking and Astroboy. Featuring Acid funk from Gecko 3 ( 16 May) and Afrobeat from The Den Collective (23 May). I Forth One Floorflllers LIVE at Ocean Terminal. l()pm—3am. US. 23 May. Big chart dance hits from 97.3 Forth One with Freemasons and old skool legends N-Trance. plus Forth ()ne's very own Krystle. lain Waugh and Andy Opel. I Grand Theft Audio at Cabaret Voltaire. l lpm—3am. £3. 16 May. Saturday nighter in the Speakeasy playing out hip hop and funk. I Heedspin at the Bongo Cltib. l lpm—3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. 16 May. Four-deck funk. hip hop. disco. house and beats mash up accompanied by a looped. mixed and ‘mutilated' visual mash-up. Expect a dazzling display of scratching skills from special guest Krash Slaughta.
Know Your Limits present Freetorm Five at the Caves. 10.30pm—3am. £l()—£l2. 23 May. DJ set from Anu Pillai (aka Freeform Five) for
some acid house and seriously funky grooves. Back up comes from D] Anarkid and Kenny Redstar.
I Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. l0pm—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.
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 10pm; £4 before I lpm; £8 after. Weekly. Gareth Somerville. Danny T and Jon Hutchison playing club hits and chart favourites.
I Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. l lpm—3am. £5 before midnight; £6.50 after. 23 May. The mighty Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in righteous reggae. dub and roots with MC Ras Echo.
Musika at Cabaret Voltaire.
llpm~3ain £8. 23 May. The house and electro night hosts a very special guest in the form of Danny Howells for an echUsive four hour set as part ot his ‘Dig Deeper' brand. I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. 9pm—3am. £4 before 1 1pm; £8 after. Weekly. Late night soiree featuring 1)] Dave Shedaii and a fusion of glamorous vocal house and accessible electro with a hint of R&B. I Retribution at Studio 24. l lpm-3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Retribution takes the place of the Mission btit still plays the best in rock. metal. alternative and tracks from the dark side all night long. FREE Soul Spectrum at the Voodoo Rooms. 9pm~lam. 23 May. Night of funk. hard-edged soul. (ins and 70s gems and even a dash of disco from Fryer (Motherfunk and laumanRecords). I Tease Age at (‘itrus (‘lub l lpm~3am. Free before I lpm‘. £6 after. Weekly. This indie stalwart dishes tip everything from swinging (ills hits to baggy Manchester faves as vv ell as a host of current .VMlz' chart botherers with DJ Monkee Mickee. Edinburgh’s longest continually running indie night. I Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire. I lpiii—3am. £8 (£6). 16 May. (iareth Somiiierville‘s real house party is joined by Richy Vallen/ and Mikey Inglis. FREE Volume! at Sneaky Pete's. l [pm-3am. 16 May. The Volume? crew bring the dubstep to Sneakys for an intimate set of heavy bass.
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FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete's.
l lpm—3am. Weekly. Drum 8; bass. breaks. dubstep. techno and electro from residents Treason. Drummel and Paranoise.
FREE Killer KitSCh at Cabaret Voltaire. l lpm- 3am. 24 May. Killer Kitsch makes its Edinburgh debut as Iiuaii Neilson and David Sinclair import their mix of dance. electro. 8()s sytitli pop. new wave and punk to the Cab. FREE More at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm-3am. Weekly. Kattpuss and Miss Chris deliver the best in funky vocal house. club classics and electro.
I Rise at ()pal Lounge. l(lpm~3am. £4. Weekly. [)1 John llutchison presents a fun and original mash tip 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.
1 1pm 3am. Weekly. .-\ rock'n'roll journey with all the best cuts from classic metal and hard rock through to 8(ls glam and goth.
I Shake at Shanghai. lllpin 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Soulful vocals. sexy disco and funk-laced house party anthems fi‘oiii Leon lzaster.
I Superbad at Tequila Joe's.
l lpiii 3am. £2. Weekly. The best in funk. soul. rhythm and blues.
I Tipsy at Ltilu. lllpmiRam. £tbc. Weekly. R& B and hip hop from residents Nick (i. [)1 1’ha/e and [)1 Prospect at what they promise will be ‘the hottest Sunday night party iii town'.
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I Dirty Stop Out at ()pal Lounge. lllpm 3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Mashed up mix of the latest funky house. twisted with old school and R&B.
I Forbidden at Shanghai. ll)pnr3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Ré’cB. hip hop. urban electro and chart tracks.
FREE Mixed Up Mondays at the Hive. l 1pllli311lll. Weekly. R&B. hip hop. pop and floor tillers.
FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete's.
I lpm~3am. Weekly. Showcase of underground hip hop. dubstep. drum & bass. electro and MCs.
I Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. Free before midnight; £2 (£1) after. Weekly. Night to give something back to the bar and club workers with everything except cheese from [)1 Beefy and Wolfja/z.
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FREE Antics at the Hive. I lpm—3am. Weekly. Rock. emo. punk and metal dispatches from lidinburgh’s altscene. I Electrolisience at the Bongo Club. 1 lpiii -3ani. £tbc. 26 May. House and electro to breaks and techno.
FREE Motherfunk at ()pal Lounge. lupin—3am. Weekly. Ciino and Fryer are
back with their Tuesday institution as
they spin rare and classic funky assed. floor-shaking fills and 70s grooves. deep funk. Latin. soul and so much more. ()t'l'tcial afterparty for the breakdance/hip hop showcase at the Festival Theatre.
Breakin ' Convention. with 1)] Forest Crump ( It) May ). See feature. page 20. FREE Red Tape at Sneaky Pete's.
l lpm—3am. Weekly. iilectro. acid house. indie. crunk and whatever else comes to hattd from the Black Tape and This is Mtisic DJs.
I Shapeshifter at the Bongo Club. 8pm» lain. £12.50. 19 May. New Zealand five—piece mixing jazzy influences with their live take on drum & bass (not to be confuved with dodgy Euro-dance act Shapeshifters) with support frotii the Trouble Dls.
FREE Split at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm— 3am. Weekly. Drum a bass, electro. techno and breakbeat vv ith Shadow skill. the Dropout DJs. Dogma and a smattering of very talented local guests.
I VlBEng at (illQ. llpiii 3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Still a veritable institution. despite being transplanted from ligo lo (illQ. James Longvsorth keeps the cheesy choons flowing every Tuesday night.
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I Chairmen Meow at Shanghai. 1(1pm—311m. £4 (£3). Weekly. liclectic chart. dance and indie from ('alverto and guests.
I Chambles at ()pal Lounge. l()pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Night of sexy music. fantastic cocktails and fabulous people. Dress to impress.
FREE Jerk Alert at Sneaky Pete's.
l lpni—3am. Weekly. ‘Achingly' uncool dancelloor fun’ at this indie-tiieets-youth- club night of old rave and 911s hits.
I Journey at Lulu. lllpin » 3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. Weekly. Modern and classic house mixed with electronica and tech-house.
FREE JungleDub at the Bongo Club.
1 lpm~3am. Weekly. Showcasing the
Scottish dub. dubstep and jungle scene.
FREE The Pit at the Hive. llpmr 3am. Weekly. Rock and metal night by rock and metal fans for rock and metal fans. FREE Subtext at the (RV. | [pin—3am. Weekly. Electronic showcase with DJ
' talent from clubs such as Split. Kapital.
Touch. Compakt and Coalition.
I We are . . . Electric at Cabaret Voltaire. l lpm—3am. Free before midnight; £2 after (free to members). Weekly. Electronic punk-funk. electro and acid-house classics with (iary Mac joined by Arian and Kro (21) May) and
Wolfjazz and Dava 1e Funk (27 May).
EDINBURGH
Club venues
n 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 Voltaire 36-38 Blair Street. 220 6176. Mixed bag from house and techno to dmm 8 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 Blooms
23-24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. One of the city’s most enduring gay
clubs. with hi-NRG tracks every night of the week.
The Citrus 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: Edinburgh
1a Market Street. 226 9560. From student nights to big house and guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights. I Club Pivo
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 acuon.
I CHO
4 Picardy Place. 550 1780. New swish gay club. See listings for details.
I The CRV
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 like
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 Hudson Club Hope Street Lane. 247 7000. Quality eclectic nights from big house to student nights from some of Scotland's best We. I Jam House
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
1 Chambers Street. 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to straight ahead jazz. See listings for details.
I The Liquid Room 9c 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 people who brought you the Opal Lounge.
I Massa
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 Monde
16 George Street, 270 3900. Slick and stylish
venue in the heart of 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 Potterrow
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 Slglo
184 Cowgate. 240 2850.
Charty. party. indie
nights until 3am.
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 West End
Lothian Road. 229 9197. Another one for the after office crowd. I The Voodoo Rooms 19a West Register Street. 556 7060. Sophisticated clubbing and entertainment. See listings for details.
I The Wee Bed 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 Till LIST 14-28 May 2009