Clubs ■ 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. ■ Compakt at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 after. 20 Nov. Residents special at the techno night. ■ Confusion is Sex at the Bongo Club. 10.40pm–3am. £6.50 (£4.50). 27 Nov. Dolby Anol are the DJ starts at this night of electro, white trash and other eclectica party also featuring live pole dancing from Kamikaze Girls, burlesque act Mocha Deluke, the Freaky Brides, live music from Jesus H Foxx and The Young Spooks. ‘Where the weird is normal’. ■ DV8 at Spider’s Web Cellar Bar. 8pm–1am. £10 (members £5). 27 Nov. Fetish club with Footman John and Mistress Alana. 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. ■ Flava at Shanghai. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. 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. 20 Nov. Your local one-stop hop for funk/soul/jazz/Latin/Afro/reggae dancefloor action and sizzling live percussion. ■ The Green Door at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. £4. 20 Nov. A night of rock’n’roll from classics to their mutant offspring. ‘For hepcats and squares alike’. ■ 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. ■ Kapital at the Caves. 10.30pm–3am. £10. 20 Nov. Driving minimal techno and electro as Kapital are joined by Dominik Eulberg famed for his tough techno sets. ■ Lion Stage UK at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. 27 Nov. Dondeman headlines this night of reggae, soca and dancehall alongside DJs Mania (Riddim Tuffa) and Paul Nino. ■ Lulu at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Soul, house, funk, electro-disco and Latin from the resident DJ squad.
11pm–3am. £6. 27 Nov. Modern ■ Misfits at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £4 after. Weekly. DIY indie, electro, punk, rock and retro with bargain drinks. ✽✽ Modern Lovers at the GRV. Lovers reach their ninth birthday with a night of soul, funk, garage, freak beat, psyche and more from Craig Jamieson, KRS Young and very special mystery guest. Plus free exclusive mix CDs available. ■ Motherfunk at Potterrow Student Union. 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). 20 Nov. Monthly. 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. ■ Pins & Needles at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). 27 Nov. Feast of itchy-glitchy tech-house with a dash of Italo disco as P&N celebrate their fifth birthday. ■ 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). ■ Riddim Tuffa Sound at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £8 after. 20 Nov. The reggae, dubstep, jungle and dub night welcomes special guest MCs Deadly Hunta and Solo Banton from Reality Shock Records. ■ Skunk Funk at the Jazz Bar. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests including Motown sounds from The Soul Foundation (20 Nov) followed by ska act Big Hand (27 Nov). ■ StepBack at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. 20 Nov. Heavy bass from Manchester’s Piddy Py (Dress 2 Sweat), alongside residents WolfJazz and Keyte. ■ Sugarbeat at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £15. 27 Nov. Sugarbeat founders Tim and Jez (aka Utah Saints) are joined by the kings of breaks Plump DJs alongside Manchester legend Greg Wilson. ■ 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. £4. 20 Nov. Garage, girl groups, dirty soul, junk shop glam and rockabilly from DJs Christopher and Anastaziya Violence.
Chart & Party FREE Code Red at Espionage. 7pm–3am. Weekly. A mash up of chart, cheese, party tunes, R&B and funky house. ■ Girls Come Out to Play at Mood. 9pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Chart and party hits all night long. ■ Hot at Stereo. 10.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 (£2) after. Weekly. A mix of classic chart and mainstream dance beats. ■ Lush at Karma Nights. 10.30pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Chart, dance and commercial R&B. ■ Passion at Lava Ignite. 10pm–3am. £6 (£1 before 11.30pm). Weekly. Stuart Lewis plays dance anthems and chart hits in the mainroom with everything from R&B to 60s-80s hits in various other rooms.
Edinburgh Saturdays Club ✽✽ Annie Mac Presents at Ocean Terminal. 10pm–3am. £20. 21 Nov. Radio 1’s doyen of dance music hits Edinburgh with a suitably tremendous line-up featuring Miss Mac herself, Simian Mobile Disco (DJ set), Fake Blood, Doorly and Young Fathers (live). ■ 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. ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. 21 Nov. Four deck mix of dubstep, reggae, dancehall and jungle. ■ 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 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. New night with DJ Darren and Dowzer. ■ Dare! at Cabaret Voltaire. 10.30pm–3am. £5. 28 Nov. Monthly. Taking over the Speakeasy with a celebration of dance music from through the ages (from Gorgio Moroder to Mylo) all from the masterful Jon Pleased Wimmin. See preview, page 40. ■ 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.
■ Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Scottish jazz, funk, soul and Latin bands join DJ Astroboy. The line-up includes thigh- octane funk form Asazi Space Funk Explosion (21 Nov) and Trouble present the garage punk meets blues of The Heavy (28 Nov). ■ Fuel at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. £6 (£4; members free before 11.30pm). Weekly. Playing everything from rock to punk and indie to breakbeat, Fuel gives you just the kind of music you want to hear on a Saturday night. ■ Grafik at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £6 (£4) after. Weekly. An energetic, cutting edge mix of rock, indie, punk and breaks. ■ Guru at Karma Nights. 10.30pm–3am. £7. Weekly. Floorfillers and dancefloor party tunes. ■ Headspin at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £8 after. 28 Nov. Mixing funk, hip hop, disco, house and beats, Headspin continues to push the boundaries and raises clubbing to an art form. Big beats and beyond from special guest Jon Carter. ■ Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. 10pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £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. ■ Lulu at Lulu. 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Weekly. Gareth Somerville, Danny T and Jon Hutchison playing club hits and chart favourites. FREE MCF Hip Hop Party at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 11pm–3am. 21 Nov. Music Comes First Records night of hip hop beats. ■ Milk at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £7 after. 21 Nov. New club night of hip hop, soul and funk with Nasty P, P Styles and Tony Thrills featuring Def Jam tribute night of classics from a classic label. ■ The Mission at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £6 (£4) after. 28 Nov. Edinburgh’s most famous (or should that be infamous) night of metal, rock, industrial and goth. ■ Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £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.
EDINBURGH Club venues ■ Berlin 3 Queensferry Street Lane, 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. See listings for details. ■ The Bongo Club Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details. ■ Cabaret Voltaire 36-38 Blair Street, 220 6176. Mixed bag from house and techno to drum & bass and indie. See listings for details. ■ 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. ■ 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 80s classics. See listings for selected highlights. ■ City: Edinburgh 1a Market Street, 226 9560. From student nights to big house and guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Club Pivo 2-6 Calton Road, 557 2925. A selection of the best Edinburgh DJs play every night for free. ■ Electric Circus 36-39 Market Street, 226 4224. Eclectic dance beats and indie plus private rooms for a unique clubbling experience. ■ Espionage 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street, 477 7007. Five floors of
varied chart and dancey action. ■ GHQ 4 Picardy Place, 550 1780. New swish gay club. See listings for details. ■ The GRV 7 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. Intimate club venue mixing art and beats. See listings for details. ■ Henry’s Cellar Bar 8-16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. Eclectic and experimental night from surf rock to electro. See listings for details. ■ 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. ■ The Hudson Club Hope Street Lane, 247 7000. Quality eclectic nights from big house to student nights from some of Scotland’s best DJs. ■ 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. ■ The Jazz Bar 1 Chambers Street, 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to straight ahead jazz. See listings for details. ■ The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. Currently closed due to fire damage. More news when we get it. ■ Lulu (under Tiger Lily) 125b George Street, 561 2245. Cool funk, house and other grooves from the people who brought you the Opal Lounge. ■ Medina 45-47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. Laid back vibes with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for details. ■ Le Monde 16 George Street, 270
3900. Slick and stylish venue in the heart of Edinburgh. ■ Mood Omni, Greenside Place, 550 1640. Chart and party tunes. ■ Opal Lounge 51 George Street, 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd. ■ Opium 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. Rock, punk and metal, no messing. ■ Po Na Na 43b Frederick Street, 226 2224. Student nights, funky beats, house and more. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Potterrow Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 9195. Student heaven. ■ Sneaky Pete’s 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. From techno and dubstep to indie. See listings for details. ■ Siglo 184 Cowgate, 240 2850. Charty, party, indie nights until 3am. ■ Stereo King Stables Road, 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing. ■ Studio 24 Calton Road, 558 3758. Down and dirty club nights, specialising in techno and rock. See listings for details. ■ The Subway West End Lothian Road, 229 9197. Another one for the after office crowd. ■ The Voodoo Rooms 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. Sophisticated clubbing and entertainment. See listings for details. ■ The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set. See listings for details. ■ Why Not? 14 George Street, 624 8311. Hits from the 80s to last week.
44 THE LIST 19 Nov–3 Dec 2009