Clubs Edinburgh
Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to clubs@list.co.uk. Edinburgh listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Edinburgh Thursdays
FREE Club for Heroes at the GRV. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Underground disco for freaks and lovers with your hosts Jetlad and Honey Sweetcheeks. ■ The Cut Up Boys at the Hive. 11pm–3am. £5. 8 Oct. Trance mash-up meisters the Cut Up Boys (Ministry of Sound) play out their high energy euphoric dance beats. ■ Diamond Dollar at Faith. 11pm–3am. £2. Weekly. On-Point’s new weekly dose of the best in bassline, house, dubstep and drum & bass across two rooms. ■ Headphone Disco at the Hive. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 15 Oct. A bunch of revellers with wireless headphones dance about to two separate DJs for a wonderfully surreal spectical. Enjoy the silence. ■ Jagerbomb at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Indie, electro and urban mash-ups. ■ Octopussy at the HMV Picture House. 11pm–3am. £4. Weekly. Student night of chart, R&B, electro and indie classics. ■ Rude at Po Na Na. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. A mix of funky house, electro, urban licks and dirty mash-ups form John Hutchison. ■ Shuffle at Potterrow Student Union. 9pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Big beats and hip hop from Nasty P. FREE Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Indie/electro night from the Cab, with residents from Clash and Spies in the Wires. FREE Speaker Bite Me at Espionage. 10.30pm–3am. Weekly. The Evol DJs take charge at this alternative disco night of indie, hip hop and a dash of electro from Chic and Dizzee Rascal to The Cribs and Crystal Castles, and the DJs are always happy to take requests. ■ Stiletto at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Electro-pop, glam house classics and disco. ■ Vanity at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Cutting edge soul, R&B, electro and funky house. FREE We Can Be Heroes! at Electric Circus. 7pm–1am. Weekly. The Blonde Flash hosts a night of mixed genres, visual treats and kitsch. Edinburgh Fridays
■ Adventures in Sound at the HMV Picture House. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 (£2) after. Weekly. Andy Wilson takes charge with a mixed soundtrack of indie, electro and alternative classics as the Picture House club nights go weekly once again. See preview, page 40. ■ Axis at Cabaret Voltaire. 10.30pm–3am. £9 (£7). 16 Oct. Breakbeat night with enormous, dark yet euphoric dance beats from special guests Canada’s Jokers of the Scene. ■ Az-Tech vs Pangea at the Caves. 10.30pm–3am. £7 (£6 members). 9 Oct. A club-wide head-to-head as Dundee’s Pangea bring the drum & bass and Az- Tech supply the breaks in this beats battle rematch. ■ Balkanarama at Studio 24. 9pm–3am. £7 before 10.30pm; £9 after. 16 Oct. A blend of klezmer, Balkan, gypsy punk and electronic beats from guest Max Pashm, the ten-piece band Black Cat, Balkan films, dancers, visuals and more. 44 THE LIST 8–22 Oct 2009
Substance Techno night Substance has been importing and promoting cutting edge electronica in Edinburgh since its inception and now it’s taking things to the next level for its third birthday.
Appropriately enough the night features three guests: loud and abrasive beats with a live set from Warp’s Clark (pictured); dark, heavy dubstep and techno from Milanese and leftfield acidic disco from Syntheme. ■ The GRV, Edinburgh, Sat 10 Oct.
■ Beat on Beat Off! at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £6 (£4) after. 16 Oct. Indie/electro night. ■ Broke at City Nightclub. 10.30pm–3am. £2 before 11.30pm; £5 after. Weekly. Huge student night of chart indie, hip hop, dance anthems and drinks promos. FREE Carry On! at Electric Circus. Midnight–3am. Weekly. Danny Chutes and JP Mason (Leith FM) host a musical party of classic hits and dancefloor favourites. ■ Cosmic at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. £6 (£4 members/students). 9 Oct. Night of psychedelic Goa trance and visuals.
✽✽ Devil Disco Club at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £3 before
midnight; £5 after. 9 Oct. Trouble is back with a new darker incarnation, and the residents step to the fore with a night of vintage disco, electro funk, proto house and New York classics from Kris Wasabi, Nick Yuill, Hobbes and Erik d’Viking plus a live set of electro pop from X-Lion Tamer. ■ Evol 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. ■ Flava at Shanghai. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Hugely successful R&B and urban night with Nick G, Phaze 2 and Prospect. ■ Furburger at GHQ. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). 9 Oct. Monthly. DJs Dejaybird, Funki Diva, Boy Toy and Debi T provide aural stimulation for gay women and their closest friends. ■ Ghantin at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £7. 16 Oct. Underground beats, hard drum & bass, technoid breakcore and hardcore with live sets from Crystal Distortion and Electric Kettle. ■ Glamour Night: The White Party at Bacaro. 10pm–3am. £5–£7. 16 Oct. The best in hip hop, R&B, disco, reggae, ragga, salsa and African beats featuring breakdance crew Psycho Styles and DJ Bayo. Optional ‘white’ dress code. ■ The Green Door at Studio 24. 10pm–3am. £4. 16 Oct. A night of rock’n’roll from classics to their mutant offspring. ‘For hepcats and squares alike’. FREE Gumbo Funk at the Voodoo Rooms. 9pm–1am. 9 Oct. Monthly. New night of ‘Afro-Latin-infused funk’ from the brains of Astroboy and Jiminez (Departure Lounge and Four Corners). ■ 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. ■ Lulu at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Soul, house, funk, electro-disco and Latin from the resident DJ squad. ■ Misfits at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £4 after. Weekly. DIY indie, electro, punk, rock and retro with bargain drinks. ■ Motherfunk at Potterrow Student Union. 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). 9 Oct. Fortnightly. Motherfunk is back as Gino and Fryer move their funk institution to a Friday spinning rare grooves, classic funk, floor-shaking 60s and 70s soul, deep disco, Latin and so much more.
✽✽ Mudhoney Aftershow Party at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 11pm–3am. £4. 9 Oct. If you’ve been rocking it up with the grunge godfathers that are Mudhoney keep the night going with this celebration of scuzz rock and fuzz guitar with live sets from Hippocampus, Hosemox, Who By Gun and Captain Pap. ■ 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 of punk, new wave, new romantic and electro-pop (now with added 90s).
✽✽ Pulse at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 9 Oct. Pulse and the Vinyl Club
present a one off special from Swedish techno master Samuel L Sessions. ■ Skunk Funk at the Jazz Bar. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests including trumpeter Cameron Jay and his seven-piece soul/funk band The Union (16 Oct). ■ The Snatch Club at Wee Red Bar. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). 16 Oct. Snatch returns with its fame mix of dance, hip hop, rock, funk and cheese as Harry Ainsworth hosts this night of musical mayhem and cabaret frolics with DJs Babes and Spectrum. ■ StepBack at Sneaky Pete’s. 10pm–3am. £7 (£5). 16 Oct. Three hour set from the king of wonky, leftfield techno insanity that is Si Begg, alongside residents WolfJazz and Keyte.
✽✽ Telefunken at Cabaret Voltaire. 10.30pm–3am. £10. 9 Oct. The
underground house night reaches its fifth birthday and in part one of their celebrations they are joined by Chicago master Derrick Carter (part two, on 30 Oct, features the return of DJ Sneak). See preview, page 39. ■ Un-pop at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £4. 30 Oct. New indie pop night inspired by the heady days of Glasgow’s now
defunct National Pop League and Edin Uni Indiesoc. ■ The Underground at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. £6 (£4). 6 Nov. Monthly. New punk club night as Studio 24 returns, featuring classic punk, new wave, modern punk, ska and 80s alternative sounds. ■ Velvet Underground at Opal Lounge. 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Weekly. Funked up vocal house and dance classics. ■ Vintage Violence at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £5. 9 Oct. Garage, girl groups, dirty soul, junk shop glam and rockabilly from DJs Christopher and Anastaziya Violence. ■ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. 16 Oct. Hard drum & bass as Xplicit host a residents special. Edinburgh Saturdays
■ Basics at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 11pm–3am. £5. 17 Oct. Proper old school R&B, as in real-deal 50s and 60s rhythm and blues. ■ Beat Control at the HMV Picture House. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 (£3) after. Weekly. The Evol DJs dish out the best in twisted pop, indie and alternative beats as clubbing returns to the Picture House. See preview, page 40. ■ 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. ■ Circus at GHQ. 9pm–5am. Free before eleven; £5 after. Weekly. New night with DJ Darren and Dowzer. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £2.50 before 11.30pm; £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. ■ Fake at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. £2 (members free). 10 Oct. ‘Electro bassline crunk house’ from special guests Mikey Magic and Zombyluvr. ■ Fever at Faith. 11pm–3am. £8 (£7 members). 17 Oct. DJs Fisher & Price (Taste) play an eclectic mix of the best underground dance music. ■ Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Scottish jazz, funk, soul and Latin bands join DJ Astroboy, including drummer Afrobeat