Clubs ■ 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. ■ Electric Blue at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £8 after. 24 Jul. Launch of this new drum & bass night joined by DJ Origin from London’s Kool FM for their opening night party. ■ Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Scottish jazz, funk, soul and Latin bands join DJ Astroboy, including hip hop/funk from Super Six Funk Machine (24 Jul) and Alba Reggae (31 Jul, doors open 12.30am for this date). ■ His & Hers at Electric Circus. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 31 Jul. The Baron and The Regent serve up the best in indie, punk and alternative. ■ Jazzfinger at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 11pm–3am. £5. 24 Jul. Gig/club crossover with drone meets Detroit techno sounds of Newcastle’s Jazzfinger with support from Linwood Flats, Aliased Neuron and Controlled Demolition DJs. ■ Karnival at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). 31 Jul. Forward thinking house night featuring residents Ryan Ellis, Mike Pinkerton and Matt Edwards alongside hosts, hostesses, magicians and more. ■ 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. ■ 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. ✽✽ Madchester at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 31 Jul. Back where it belongs at the Liquid Room, Madchester relauches with a DJ set from Tim Burgess (The Charlatans). ■ Magic Nostalgia at Electric Circus. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 24 Jul. ‘The Wheel’ decides the playlist be it disco, 80s, rock gods, 90s rave, power ballads, one hit wonders or movie music, at this multi-genre nostalgia fest. ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£6) after. 24 Jul. 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. A fusion of glamorous vocal house and accessible electro with a hint of R&B. ■ Rendezvous at the Lane. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 31 Jul. New night for Edinburgh mixing up fresh house and techno as they welcome their first ever guest: Matt Tolfrey (Leftroom). ■ Summerjam at the Lane. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 24 Jul. Summer anthems. ■ 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. ■ VEGAS! at Ghillie Dhu. 10pm–3am. £10. 31 Jul. Hip daddy swing, country classics and sleazy listening at the multiple award-winning, multi-genre club night for movers, groovers, hipsters, flipsters, guys and dolls. 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. ■ I Love . . . at City Nightclub. 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. A glam selection of chart, cheese, indie and R&B. ■ 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 from VJ Scott Granger.
Edinburgh Sundays Club ■ Club-Sesh at the Lane. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 1 Aug. Showcasing the best DJs Edinburgh and Glasgow has to offer, this Sesh sees Phil York (Nuklear Puppy) manning the decks for a night of trance and hard house. FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from the resident team every week.
■ Departure Lounge Seventh Birthday Part 2 at the Caves. 9pm–1am. £12.50. 1 Aug. For the second instalment of their birthday celebrations DL to bring you a mix of jazz, funk, beats, loops and samples with The Bays, Hidden Orchestra and Asthmatic Astronaut. Part of the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. See preview, page 37. FREE Killer Kitsch at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Mix of dance, electro, 80s synth pop, new wave and punk to the Cab. FREE Mile High Club at GHQ. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Take off with Head Stewardess Cilla Slack for a night of mid-air frolics in the cockpit. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Johnny Frenetic mashes up a three deck mix of house, urban and electro and remixes. Neon mash up special with Frenetic vs Kon-tempt (1 Aug, entry £6 (£4) for this date). FREE The Sunday Rock Show at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Modern and classic rock anthems. ■ Tipsy at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. R&B, urban and hip hop.
Edinburgh Mondays Club ■ Decadence at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. OK so fair enough, it’s Mon, but that’s no excuse. FREE Mixed Up Mondays at the Hive. 10pm–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. ■ Subzero at Opal Lounge. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Cool and classy trendy get-together. ■ Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 (£1) after. Weekly. DJ Beefy and Wolfjazz mix up house, electro, hip hop, techno, breaks and more besides. With guests Jon Pleased Wimmin on 26 Jul and a Festival opening party on 2 Aug.
Edinburgh Tuesdays Club FREE Antics at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene. ■ Couture at Opal Lounge. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. 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 Love Traffic at GHQ. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Pulling doesn’t get any easier than this. At a traffic light party everyone knows where they stand: red for no thanks, amber for maybe, green for definitely. With DJ Dale Lush. FREE Soul Night at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Old school, real deal soul, garage and R&B. FREE Split at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Drum & bass, electro, techno and breakbeat with Shadowskill, the Dropout DJs, Dogma and guests.
Edinburgh Wednesdays Club FREE Axis at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Electro, techno, dubstep and bassline. ■ Bangers & Mash at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 (£2) after. Weekly. Student night of chart R&B and dance. ■ Chambles at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Night of sexy music, fantastic cocktails and fabulous people. Dress to impress. ■ Judgement Wednesdays at Shanghai. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. A night of Ibiza house, lasers, smoke machines and dancers with DJ Scott Granger and Steven Tobin. FREE JungleDub at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Showcasing the Scottish dub, dubstep and jungle scene (please note midnight opening on 4 Aug). FREE Mala Vida at the GRV. 10.30pm–3am. Weekly. Latin special with a selection of Spanish DJs. ■ Promiscuous at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Each night starts with a ‘ladies only hour’ with cocktails, pitchers, chocolate strawberries and male butlers, followed by a chart/electro mix. ■ We are . . . Electric at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after (free to members). Weekly. Electronic punk-funk, electro and underground acid-house classics with Gary Mac playing a four hour set (30 Jul) and joined by WolfJazz (4 Aug). ■ We is Electric at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. Weekly. Default and Picassio take over the Speakeasy with a mix of beats, bleeps and breaks.
EDINBURGH Club venues ■ Bacaro 7–11 Hope Street Lane, 247 7004. Stylish bijou clubbbing and cocktails. ■ 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 and pop to big guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights. ■ 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. ■ Faith Wilkie House, Cowgate, 225 9764. Commercial dance sounds, pop hits and R&B. ■ GHQ 4 Picardy Place, 550 1780. Swish gay club. See listings for details. ■ The GRV 7 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. Intimate club venue mixing art, techno, dub, live acts and beats. See listings for details. ■ Henry’s Cellar Bar 8-16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. Eclectic and experimental nights from surf rock to electro. See listings for details. ■ Hive 15–17 Niddry Street, 556 0444. Rock, indie, student nights and electronica. See listings for details. ■ HMV Picture House 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. Home to indie clubbing and big name one-off special events. 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. ■ Karma Nights 23 Lothian Road, 229 9197. Club classics, chart nuggets and party tunes. ■ Lava Ignite 3 West Toll Cross, 228 3252. Chart favourites, pop hits and R&B. ■ 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. ■ Mood Omni, Greenside Place, 550 1640. Chart, dance 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 and home to soem big one off parties. ■ Sneaky Pete’s 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. Underground clubbing at its best, from techno and dubstep to indie. See listings for details. ■ Shanghai Le Monde, 16 George
Street, 270 3900. Slick and stylish venue in the heart of Edinburgh. ■ 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 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.
42 THE LIST 22 Jul–5 Aug 2010