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■ Homegrown at Bamboo. 10pm–3am. £7 (£5 with a matric card). Weekly. Big Al, Dominic Martin and Robin B play R&B, indie, rock and soul. ■ Hummingbird at Hummingbird. 5pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Party sounds from DJs Andy Taylor, Aaron, Alan McKenzie and Darrell. ■ I Love Garage at the Garage. 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Chart, indie, R&B and hip hop, with karaoke in Snapshotz. ■ Kinetic Blue at the Viper Bar & Club. 9pm–3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Indie and funky house from Ross McMillan. ■ Kinky Disco at Kushion. 4pm–3am. Free with Social Animal keyring before midnight; £7 (£5) after. Weekly. The self-styled sexiest party in town is hosted by DJs Stevie Foy and Gav Somerville. playing house, electro and urban hits. ■ Nu Skool at the Buff Club. 10.30pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Nick Peacock, Craig Thompson, John Ross and Alex provide a fine line in disco, northern soul and all things funky. ■ O’Couture Saturdays at O’Couture. 11pm–3am. £8 (£5 students). Weekly. Big-room party, dance and R&B sounds from Rob Etherson and That Tall Guy Scott. ■ Sabado Saturdays at Byblos. 11pm–3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. House music from new resident Jon Mancini, with Stuart McCorrisken in the back room. ■ Saturday at Milan at Milan. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. DJs Robbie and Cruz serve up chart, dance, R&B and hip hop. ■ This is . . . at Common. 5pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. James D plays funky indie. ■ Worship at Tusk. 5pm–2am. Free before 10.30pm; £5 after. Weekly. Party sounds from DJ John Heally. ■ Yoyo at the Shed. 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. DJs Euan and Derek play pop and hip hop hits.
Glasgow Sundays
Club FREE Button Up at Flat 0/1. 9pm–2am. Weekly. Duncan Harvey and Jack Isosceles play a mix of sleazy R&B, 50s and 60s pop, jump jive, Jamaican vibes and exotica from a bygone age. ■ Optimo Presents Hung Up! at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Sundays aren’t dead yet! A new weekly event curated by Optimo DJs JD Twitch and JG Wilkes, taking up where their old night left off but with added input from some of Glasgow’s finest DJs. Upcoming guests include Mount Kimbie (17 Oct). ✽✽ Red Bull Thre3style at Glasgow Oct. The massive international DJ competition comes to Glasgow, hosted by Kissy Sell-Out. Competing DJs have to play a selection of at least three genres or styles of music in 15 minutes, marrying technical skills and precise tune selection. To enter, send a link to an mp3 mix to redbullthreestyle@uk.redbull.com. ■ Sin City at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £3 (free for students). Weekly. Marky Mark and Mash brings you disco, funk, soul and house. FREE Sundays at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. Weekly. DJ AM-Y playing killer rock, metal, punk and requests. School of Art. 8pm–2am. £5. 10
Chart & Party ■ Big in Japan at O’Couture. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Dance if you want to, or take advantage of the cheap drinks instead. ■ Discobadger at Bamboo. 10pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm with a matric card; £5 (£4) after. Weekly. DJ Kash, Domsko and Gerry Lyons play hip hop, house, funk and electro. ■ Encore at Kushion. 9pm–3am. Free
Pretty Ugly
The Pretty Ugly girls are rolling back the years with a ‘vintage’ special as they celebrate the best tunes of the 50s, 60s and 70s. Lou Hickey (pictured) of Codeine Velvet Club fame, will also be on hand for a DJ set adding yet more glamour to proceedings, while the bar will be offering special retro concoctions to complement the Mad Men ambience. ■ Admiral Bar Basement, Glasgow, Sat 9 Oct.
before midnight; £5 (£3) after. Weekly. Party sounds. Girls - note it’s free entry all night if you’re wearing heels. Pervy? Never! ■ Liquid Cool at Common. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3) after. Weekly. Iain Thomson, Woody and Harri playing top-notch vocal garage and house to a club packed with hyper-hedonistic twentysomething revellers, all of whom seem to have forgotten that they have work in the morning. ■ Mayhem Sundays at Bennets. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Party tunes for an up for it gay crowd with Marc. ■ Shedkandi at the Shed. 11pm–3am. £2. Weekly. Sisters Lisa Mafia and Li’l Gem present a house and R&B playlist. ■ Snakebite Sundays at the Viper Bar & Club. 10pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Weekly. DJ James D takes you on a trip from disco to pop to dance. ■ Sunday ‘Sentials at Play. 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £tbc after. Weekly. Party sounds from DJs Chris Stewart and Ross McFadyen. ■ Sunday Sesh at Boho. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students before midnight). Weekly. Resident DJs play party anthems to wind you down or pick you up. ■ We Started Everything at the Garage. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Weekly. A night of ‘unadulterated musical magnificence’ (we’re quoting) with Brian McMaster.
Glasgow Mondays Club ■ Burn at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Burn provides all the disco songs you’ve forgotten about and the ones you can’t forget. Presented by Normski, Zeus and Mash. FREE Passionality at FHQ. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Passion’s the fashion on a Monday with this night from TLC. ■ Raid at La Cheetah. 9pm–3am. £2–£3 (£1 with a trade payslip). Weekly. A new trade/student night featuring live indie bands plus DJs playing ‘anything and everything to get you dancing your ass off’. Live guests each week, all tbc at the moment.
Glasgow Tuesdays Club ■ Danse Macabre at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 12 Oct. Goth and disco club. ■ I Am . . . at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £4 (free with student ID before midnight). Weekly. A new house and techno night from hosts Beta and Kappa, whose aim is to try and recapture the Optimo vibe of old on a Tuesday night. ■ Killer Kitsch at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Euan Neilson and David Sinclair play electro, house and rock upstairs, while Duncan Harvey and David Brown have the bootlegs and classics covered downstairs. ■ Revolution at Queen Margaret Union. 10pm–2am. £3 (£2 members). Weekly. DJ Muppet plays rock, metal and emo.
Glasgow Wednesdays Club ■ Grandmaster Flash at the Sub Club. 9pm–1am. £13.50. 20 Oct. Widely regarded as the man who invented the genre, the Bronx hip hop legend plays Glasgow with DJ and MC support from Profisee, Capitol 1212 Soundsystem and Bigg Taj. Presented by Mixed Bizness and the Sub Club. ■ In About It! at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11pm–3am. £4 (£2). 13 Oct. A brand new Wednesday nighter, with residents Level Thirtytwo and more. ■ Muso at the Buff Club. 9pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. A night of up and coming bands, with DJs David Duffy and Amy Rew until 3am. ■ Octopussy at the Arches. 11pm–3am. £7 (£5 student). Weekly. Jacuzzis, bouncy castles and a Chapel of Love at this weekly student night of indie, pop and electro. ■ Vicious Circle at Hummingbird. 10pm–1am. £tbc. Weekly. Party sounds from DJ Iain Thompson. ■ Wednesdays at Flat 0/1 at Flat 0/1. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Darrell plays 80s and urban funk jams and Dom plays a mix of early 80s slap synth funk rap grooves.
Clubs
EDINBURGH Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to clubs@list.co.uk. Edinburgh listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Edinburgh Thursdays
Club ■ Born to Be Wide at Electric Circus. 7pm–midnight. £3 (£2). 7 Oct. Music industry seminar/social club that aims to bring musos, journalists, promoters, record shop workers and musicians together. This instalment features Hannah Brodie (XL) and Stewart Henderson (Chemikal Underground) with a ‘Buy What You Hear’ club session in association with Oxfam from 9.30pm. ■ Dynamite at the Lane. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Urban and electro mash-ups, funky house, R&B and hip hop. ■ Famous at Po Na Na. 9pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. New exciting indie adventure with a dash of funk and electro beats. FREE Frisky at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Chart and dancefloor anthems in the main room with indie and 90s hits out back. ■ Homegrown at Citrus Club. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. Weekly. New night focusing on up- and-coming drum & bass talent in conjunction with Edinburgh’s Special Records. ■ Itchy Feet at Studio 24. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 14 Oct. Rock’n’roll, rhythm’n’blues, soul and funk. ■ Movement at Electric Circus. midnight–3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. The best in new indie. ■ Octopussy at the HMV Picture House. 11pm–3am. £4. Weekly. Student night of chart, R&B, electro and indie classics. FREE Pop du Jour at CC Blooms. 8pm–3am. Weekly. New weekly dose of cheesy dancefloor glue from DJ Paton, who accepts requests up to 11pm. ■ Roller Boogie at City Nightclub. 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. Old skool roller disco (skate hire £1.50) with a retro soundtrack. ■ Scream! at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Huge new Thursday nighter for Edinburgh with a heavy emphasis on dubstep, breaks, electro and techno with a residents party 7 Oct, followed by rising dubstep stars Jakwob (14 Oct) and Kill Em All’s Filthy Dukes (21 Oct). FREE Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Indie/electro night from the Cab, with residents from Clash and Spies in the Wires, including a live set from Chatam four-piece Wild Palms (14 Oct). FREE Speaker Bite Me at Espionage. 11pm–3am. Weekly. The Evol DJs take charge at this alternative disco night of indie, hip hop and a dash of electro. ■ Stiletto at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Electro-pop, glam house classics and disco. FREE Stomp Box at Stereo. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Dubstep, techno, jungle, drum & bass, grime, hip hop, dub and anything with bass. FREE We Got Soul at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Funk and soul music from across the globe from Headspin’s Steve Austin and Soulsville’s Scott Walker. Chart & Party ■ GaGa at Why Not?. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Five hours of party anthems as you’ve never heard them before courtesy of mash-up DJ Kontempt.
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