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■ One Drop at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. £6 (£4). 8 Jan. Reggae, dancehall and dubstep from Big Toe’s Hi-Fi, Premonitions (NorthernXposure), Robigan and Robtheft. Note that this club will be in the upstairs venue. ■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. 9.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 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). ■ Skunk Funk at the Jazz Bar. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests, including funky beats from Golan Heights (8 Jan) and hip hop funk from The Ordinary All-Stars (15 Jan). ■ StepBack at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. £2 (members free). 15 Jan. Heavy bass from residents WolfJazz and Keyte. ■ This is Music at Sneaky Pete’s. 8pm–3am. £3 before 11pm; free after. 8 Jan. The indie club/gig crossover night with a guest set from the Sick Note residents (live acts tbc). ✽✽ We are . . . Electric at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 8 Jan. The midweek punk funk special steps it up a notch for a new monthly Friday night party. See preview, page 37. ■ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 8 Jan. Hard drum & bass specialists Xplicit kick off 2010.
Chart & Party ■ Hot & Gold at Stereo. 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 (£2) after. Weekly. Disco, dance and raunchy R&B on the mainfloor while upstairs you get 80s classics. ■ 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 ■ Ascension at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm: £6 (£4) after. 9 Jan. In association with Edinburgh University’s Goth and Rock Society comes this mix of up-to-date darkness. Featuring all the latest goth, rock and industrial greats in the upstairs room. ■ The Bang Bang Club at Electric Circus. 11pm–3am. £5. 9 Jan. Subversive club night ‘where Twin Peaks meets the Edinburgh underground’, with an eclectic soundtrack of underground rock’n’roll. Kris Wasabi guests while Miss Leggy Pee makes her DJ debut. ■ 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. ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. 16 Jan. 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. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £1 before 11.30pm; £3 after. Weekly (from 16 Jan). 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. FREE Fake at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. 9 Jan. ‘Bassline, bashment and rave warriors’ at this breaks night with Zomby Lover and Bus Daddy. ■ Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Scottish jazz, funk, soul and Latin bands join DJ Astroboy, including electro/acoustic reggae meets dance beats in the hands of Bob Hillary & The Massive Mellow (9
Jan) followed by funky, jazzy hip hop from Bristol’s The Giants (16 Jan). ■ Fuel at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm: £6 (£4) after. 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. 9 Jan. An energetic, cutting edge mix of rock, indie, punk and breaks. ■ Here Come The Girls! at City Nightclub. 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£5) after. Weekly. One of Scotland’s top female DJs Casey Cooper mixing up the finest floor-fillers and anthems. ■ Jam the Box at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £5. 9 Jan. Disco, deep house, old school electro, dubstep and Detroit influenced beats. ■ 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. ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£6) after. 9 Jan. 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. ■ 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. ✽✽ Sick Note Saturday at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 9 Jan. The indie/electro night launches its new monthly Saturday night special. FREE Soul Spectrum at the Voodoo Rooms. 9pm–1am. 16 Jan. Night of funk, hard-edged soul, 60s and 70s gems and even a dash of disco from Fryer (Motherfunk and JazzmanRecords). ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. Weekly. This indie stalwart dishes up everything from swinging 60s hits to baggy Manchester faves as well as a host of current NME chart botherers with DJ Monkee Mickee. ■ Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£5) after. 16 Jan. Gareth Sommerville is joined by Hiro (Tronicsole) for a night of house, classics and deep disco. ■ The Underground at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. £6 (£4). 16 Jan. Classic punk, new wave, modern punk, ska and 80s alternative sounds. ■ Volt at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 9 Jan. Apocalyptic techno, electro, breaks and ‘freek haus’. FREE Wasabi Disco at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. 16 Jan. ‘No holds barred disco death match’ at this cosmic disco, punk and leftfield house night. ✽✽ Wire at Electric Circus. 11pm–3am. punk and electronica party from Craig Jamieson with a guest DJ set from Twilight Sad. See preview, page 37. £6. 16 Jan. Discotronic pop, art
Chart & Party ■ Embrace at Lava Ignite. 10pm–3am. £7 (£2 before 11pm). Weekly. Chart dance hits from Stuart Lewis plus R&B, 60s, 70s and 80s anthems across the other dancefloors. ■ Love Groove at Stereo. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£2) before midnight; £6 (£3) after. Weekly. Mix of chart anthems, disco and classic dance tunes. ■ Musicology at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £10 (£8). Weekly. Funk, dance, chart hits and classics accompanied by their appropriate videos from VJ Scott Granger.
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Fish Fry For funk, soul and Latin, Fish Fry is always a good bet, featuring live bands in the intimate surrounds of the Jazz Bar every week. Keeping things mixed up this fortnight, it features the reggae-tinged sounds of Bob Hillary (pictured, 9 Jan), who was last seen fronting The Ruffness and here appears with The Massive Mellow, plus the nu-jazz and hip hop beats of The Giants (16 Jan). ■ Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar, Edinburgh, Sat 9 & 16 Jan.
■ Why Not? at Why Not?. 10pm–3am. £7.50. Weekly. Chart, dance and house for the weekend masses. Edinburgh Sundays
Club FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from residents Treason, Drummel and Paranoise. ■ Heat at Shanghai. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Classic party jams, combining custom visuals and music videos. FREE Killer Kitsch at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Killer Kitsch returns to Edinburgh as Euan Neilson and David Sinclair import their mix of dance, electro, 80s synth pop, new wave and punk to the Cab. ■ 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. ■ Tipsy at Lulu. 10.30pm–3am. £3. 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’.
Edinburgh Mondays Club ■ Dirty Stop Out at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Funky house, twisted with old school and R&B. ■ Forbidden at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. R&B, hip hop, urban electro and chart tracks at this Monday night student special. ■ Lulu at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. See Fri. FREE Mixed Up Mondays at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Weekly. R&B, hip hop, pop and floor fillers. FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Showcase of underground hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs. ■ Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £2 (£1). Weekly. Night to give something back to the bar and club workers with everything except cheese from DJ Beefy and Wolfjazz.
Edinburgh Tuesdays
Club FREE Antics at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene. FREE FAT at the GRV. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Fresh Air Tuesdays as the student radio station takes over the GRV for an indie mix up. FREE LV HZ at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Night of electro and indie disco tracks from Nick AKA. ■ Missbehave at Opal Lounge. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. New Tuesday night for Opal with B-more, 80s, disco and electro beats from DJs Rennie Rich and 3 Pieces. FREE Split at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Drum & bass, electro, techno and breakbeat.
Edinburgh Wednesdays Club ■ Chambles at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Night of sexy music, fantastic cocktails and fabulous people. Dress to impress. ■ Dirty Disco at Karma Nights. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Student night of indie, electro, rock, pop, disco and hip hop. ■ Guilty at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. An unashamed selection of classic pop nuggets from the last five decades from ELO to Duran Duran to Snow Patrol, all under the watchful gaze of DJ Johnny Frenetic. FREE Jerk Alert at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. ‘The KFC of the club world’ at this indie-meets-pop night. FREE JungleDub at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Showcasing the Scottish dub, dubstep and jungle scene. ■ Mala Vida at the GRV. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 13 Jan. Latin special with a selection of Spanish DJs. ■ Mischief at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. DJs Tiny Tim, Kunal and Beef play a cut-up mix of the latest house, R&B and student anthems. FREE The Pit at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Rock and metal night by rock and metal fans for rock and metal fans. ■ We are . . . Electric at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after (free to members). Weekly. Edinburgh’s electro-funk disco party with Gary Mac joined by Hobbes (Trouble) and Babes (13 Jan) followed by a four hour set from Mac himself and Ruairi B-Sides (20 Jan).
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