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■ Lush at Karma Nights. 10.30pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Chart, dance and commercial R&B. Edinburgh Saturdays
Club ■ Ascension at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £6 (£4) after. 10 Apr. 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. FREE Audio Pawn at City Café. 8pm–1am. 3 Apr. Monthly. House classics, anthems and future breaks. ■ The Bang Bang Club at Electric Circus. 11pm–3am. £5. 10 Apr. Subversive club night ‘where Twin Peaks meets the Edinburgh underground’, with an eclectic soundtrack of underground rock’n’roll. See preview, page 38. ■ Beep Beep, Yeah! at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £3. 3 Apr. Taking over the Speakeasy with a staunchly retro soundtrack of 50s rock, 60s grooves and 70s psychedelia. ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £5. 10 Apr. Four deck mix of dubstep, reggae, dancehall and jungle. Joined by Beast & Faze. ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. Weekly. A student friendly chewed up, spat out mix of electro, pop, disco, soul and indie. ■ DiskoKitten at the Lane. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 10 Apr. Party house, cheeky bootlegs and funky anthems. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £1 before 11.30pm; £3 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, with funk and soul from The Freaky Family (3 Apr) and folk/funk/reggae from Bob Hillary’s Massive Mellow (10 Apr). ■ Flaunt at the Lane. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 3 Apr. Night of timeless club classics and glam house with resident production team the Studiopunks!. ■ 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. ■ The Go-Go at Studio 24. 10.30pm–3am. £7. 3 Apr. Swinging 60s garage, soul, mod, soul, new wave, surf and sleazy listening as resident Tall Paul and Big Gus celebrate ten years of The Go-Go with a performance from Them Beatles. See preview, page ??. ■ Jam the Box at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £5. 3 Apr. House, techno, soul and funk from Gerard (Vinyl Club/Leith FM), Default and Picassio. ■ Join the Dots at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. 10 Apr. New night of cosmic disco and future beats from special guest Samoyed, in the cab’s Speakeasy. ■ 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. Including an Easter Eggstravaganza special (3 Apr). ■ 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. ■ The Mission at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £6 (£4) after. 10 Apr. Edinburgh’s most famous (or should that be infamous) night of metal, rock, industrial and goth. ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£6)
after. 3 Apr. 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 a fusion of glamorous vocal house and electro with a hint of R&B. ✽✽ Rhumba Club at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £10 (£8 in advance). 10 Apr. The Rhumba Club returns to the ‘burgh for its 19th birthday with a guest slot from ‘unofficial resident’ Dave Seaman for a night of acid house and club classics. Alan Dobson, Derek Martin, Fisher & Price and Stuart Todd provide support. FREE Soul Spectrum at the Voodoo Rooms. 9pm–1am. 10 Apr. Night of funk, hard-edged soul, 60s and 70s gems and even a dash of disco from Fryer. ■ StepBack at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 (£3) after. 10 Apr. Heavy bass from WolfJazz and Keyte as they are joined by The Village Orchestra (Numbers/Stuff). ■ Substance at the GRV. 10.30pm–3am. £10. 10 Apr. Underground techno night, featuring leftfield electronic weirdness, electro, acid and techno from Luke Vibert (aka Wagon Christ). See preview, page 37. ■ 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. ■ Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £8 (£5). 3 Apr. Gareth Sommerville is joined by local legend Yogi Haughton for some impeccable house action. ■ Va Va-Voom!!!! at Electric Circus. 10.30pm–3am. £5 before 11pm; £6 after. 3 Apr. Decadent night of sultry sounds with burlesque, dance and theatre performances to put a bit of glamour back in your life. FREE Volume! at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. 3 Apr. The Volume! crew brings the dubstep to Sneakys for an intimate set of heavy bass at this new bi- monthly residency. Chart & Party ■ Guru at Karma Nights. 10.30pm–3am. £7. Weekly. Floorfillers and dancefloor party tunes. ■ 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. ■ Lets Party at Mood. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Big party night of club, chart and pop hits. ■ 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.
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. FREE Killer Kitsch at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Euan Neilson and David Sinclair import their mix of dance, electro, 80s synth pop, new wave and punk to the Cab. ✽✽ Mothergroove Easter Party at Below Stairs. 11pm–3am. £5. 4 Apr. Easter special as Motherfunk and Ultragroove once again join forces running through the best in funk and house. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Johnny Frenetic mashes up a unique and energetic three deck mix of funky house, sexy urban and indie
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Mauro Picotto There aren’t as many opportunities to indulge in hard house and trance in the capital as there have in the past. Luckily for fans of harder, faster beats Boombox has secured a guest slot from one of the leaders of the scene, Mauro Picotto – famed for blending techno and trance for a high energy mix. ■ Boombox at the Caves, Edinburgh, Fri 2 Apr.
infused electro, club classics and remixes. Neon mash-up special as Johnny Frenetic goes head to head with Kon-tempt (AV8 Records) on 4 Apr. 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. ■ Tackno at Electric Circus. 10.30pm–3am. £7–£8. 4 Apr. Presenting ‘the Gospel according to Tackno’ at this Easter Sunday special of kitsch classics, joyful cheese and pop anthems with a ‘holy’ theme. ■ Tipsy at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. R&B, urban and hip hop from residents Nick G and DJ Prospect at what they promise will be ‘the hottest Sunday night party in town’. ■ Urban at the Lane. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 4 Apr. Billing itself as ‘the ultimate urban party’ of R&B, soul and hip hop.
Edinburgh Mondays Club ■ Bare at the Lane. 10.30pm–3am. £1. Weekly. Monday night club kicks. ■ Forbidden at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. R&B, hip hop, urban electro and chart tracks at this Monday night student special. 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. DJ Beefy and Wolfjazz mix up house, electro, hip hop, techno, breaks and more besides.
Edinburgh Tuesdays
Club FREE Antics at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene. ■ Couture at Opal Lounge. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. New Tuesday night for Opal which aims to provide a space for ‘Edinburgh’s it-crowd to network’ with a cool soundtrack of hip
hop, funk, R&B and party jams from Cunnie and Gino. ■ Dirty Sex at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Raunchy dance beats. ■ Enigma at Shanghai. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Glamorous student night. FREE Hellfire at the Banshee Labyrinth. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Full on metal night promising ‘sacrificing virgins, drinking blood, wearing armour, black magic’ and more debauchery. FREE Remote at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Mix of indie, electro, post punk, 80s synth pop and new wave. FREE Split at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Drum & bass, electro, techno and breakbeat with Shadowskill, the Dropout DJs, Dogma and a smattering of talented local guests.
Edinburgh Wednesdays Club FREE Axis at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Electro, techno, dubstep and bassline. ■ Bangers & Mash at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £3 (£2) after. Weekly. Student night of R&B and dance from the Big Cheese DJs. ■ Guilty at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Expect everything from 90s club anthems and club classics to sexy R&B and huge hip hop through 80s to original remixes of the biggest hits of today. FREE JungleDub at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Showcasing the Scottish dub, dubstep and jungle scene. FREE Mala Vida at the GRV. 11pm–3am. Weekly. 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 Volume Dealer at Studio 24. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Metal club with a touch of punk and classic rock. ■ We are . . . Electric at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after (free to members). Weekly. Edinburgh’s busiest midweek electro-funk disco party with Gary Mac joined by Jacek (7 Apr) followed by Wolfjazz (14 Apr).
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