Clubs
Cotton Cake vs Thunder Disco Club Two of Glasgow’s finer club nights, Thunder Disco Club (bottom) and Cotton Cake (top), team up for a new
quarterly night of house, disco, kitsch electronic delights and more besides, all in aid of the Princess Royal Trust. With visuals by Joe Crogan, photography by Tommy Ga Ken Wan and reportage from blogger duo Les Garçons de Glasgow. ■ Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 16 Jul.
Cheetah. 11pm–3am. £8. 16 Jul. ✽✽ ■ Fortified vs Stay Plastic at La Fortified and Stay Plastic go head to head for the first time to bring you one of the UK’s most talked about producers, Doc Daneeka (PTN, Ten Thousand Yen, Tres Cool), for his first Glasgow appearance. Gostwan, Wardy and Sidrad provide support. ■ Friday at Oran Mor at Oran Mor. 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Friday night party tunes from the Oran Mor residents. FREE Hotbox: Four to the Floor at Black Sparrow. 9pm–1am. 16 Jul. Four hours of house and techno action with Subcity’s dreadlocked beatmeister, Domm. ■ Kino Fist at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 9 Jul. Night of cross- genre delights, new wave, Krautrock, spiky pop and freak beat from Charlotte and Rafla. ■ Lip Service at FHQ. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Long-running lesbian club night with a focus on all things sensual. Includes
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facepainting, dress-up box, spin the bottle booths and a ‘sexual postbox’. Ooh er. Guest passes available from Speakeasy. ■ Nuke the Moon at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). 16 Jul. DJs Quahaze and Math look back to the golden age of clubs and the birth of dance music culture with a set of funk, disco, jackin’ house and breaks. ■ On/Off at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 10pm–2am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. 16 Jul. On/Off returns to the Brunswick Hotel for a night of house, electro, and everything in between. www.myspace.com/onoff.glasgow. ■ Religion at 96 Maxwell Street. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Weekly. House, electronica and techno from Harry Bennett. ■ Return to Mono at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £7. 9 Jul. A first-class house/techno party from Slam, joined this time by local boy Graeme Clark aka The Revenge. See preview, page 40. ■ Riot Radio at Maggie May’s. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. DJ Dan South presents indie rock’n’roll from the 60s to the present day. ■ Spit Fire at Blackfriars. 9pm–2am. £4. 9 Jul. Monthly. A delectable soundtrack of new and classic indie, punk, pop, rock and electro. ■ Tictactoe at the Ferry. 10pm–4am. £12. 16 Jul. The minimal house and techno night welcomes Detroit’s Seth Troxler for this rescheduled date, and his only one in Scotland this year. With support from Andrew Doran. ■ Upside Down at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 16 Jul. Indie, punk and rock’n’roll. ■ Will.i.am at the Arches. 10pm–3am. £15–£20. 9 Jul. Colours and Tipsy join forces for this very special DJ set from the Black Eyed Peas frontman, with support from DJ Chuckie (Dirty Dutch). See preview, page 40.
Chart & Party ■ Audio Filth at Common. 5pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Friday nights are getting dirty with Ross McMillan and Big Al orchestrating some of the filthiest house, electro, hip hop and indie. ■ Boho Fridays at Boho. 9.30pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Fridays at Boho are funky, with DJ Robin B. ■ Cheesy Pop at Queen Margaret Union. 9pm–2am. £3 (£2 members). Weekly. After many years, rampant hordes of mucky-minded, vodka fuelled urchins still flock to hear DJ Toast’s edam selection. ■ Crash at the Shed. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Euan and Andy play all the party tracks you know and love. ■ Famous at Kushion. 4pm–3am. Free with Social Animal keyring before midnight; £7 (£5) after. Weekly. DJ Fozzie Maden kicks off the music with relaxed house, funk and soul. Joe Smith then takes over, and finally James Lithgow and DJ Status take it through to 3am with indie, electro, house and hip hop. ■ Friday at Milan at Milan. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. House and electro at this mainstream party night. ■ Garage Mobile Disco at the Garage. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Chart, indie, R&B and hip hop, with karaoke in Snapshotz. ■ Music for Pleasure at Bamboo. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Indie, pop and electro from Sose, with R&B and hip hop from Gareth Sommerville in room two. ■ My Mum Told Me I Could DJ at the Viper Bar & Club. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. The West End comes alive with Friday night chart and party sounds. ■ O’Couture Fridays at O’Couture. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Big-room party, dance and R&B sounds. ■ Old Skool at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Funk, soul and disco from DJs Craig Thompson, Jack and Gordie. ■ Tipsy at Karibu. 11pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Super-stylish R&B and urban sounds from Iron Ill, Prospect, Nick G and Kash. Note the venue points out that ID is a must. ■ United Nations of Dance at the Tunnel. 11pm–3am. £8. Weekly. Clubland anthems, hip hop and R&B from Scotty Boy, Marc Anderson, Steve Clarke, John Thomson and more.
Glasgow Saturdays
Club ■ Absolution at Classic Grand. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Rock, metal, industrial and punk to liven up your Saturday night. ■ Bottle Rocket at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 17 Jul. A night for dancing to indie-pop, post-punk, Motown, twee and anything else that gets feet tapping. ■ Death Disco at the Arches. 11pm–3am. £12. 17 Jul. Electro, house, disco and gauche party tracks from residents Hush Puppy, Josh Jones, Mingo-Go and Wavy Graves. Sign up online for £7 passes. ■ Half My Heart Beats at the Flying Duck. 7.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). 10 Jul. Playing current and classic indiepop, 60s, girl groups, B-sides and album gems to get people up and dancing, beginning with live performances from Standard Fare, Kid Canaveral and Water Wolves. Includes entry to Picante. ✽✽ ■ Lock Up Your Daughters the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £5. 17 Jul. More Queerbash tunes from ‘zine makers Lock Up Your Daughters and fiendish fags Menergy at this alternative pride celebration, with DJs Suze and Kid Zipper, and guests The Niallist and Jon Pleased Wimmin. ■ Love Music at O2 ABC. 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Soul, rock’n’roll, indie and electro with Gerry Lyons and David Sinclair (Killer Kitsch). and Menergy’s Hyperpride at