Clubs
■ NOW That’s What I Call Christmas Eve at Òran Mór. 24 Dec, 11pm–3am. £6 (students £4). Chart, R&B, house and electro from Dave M. ■ Old Skool at the Buff Club. Weekly (not 31 Dec) 11pm–3am. £6; £3 entry through the Butterfly & Pig. Funk, soul and disco from DJs Craig Thompson, Jack and Gordie. ■ POP Junkie at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. DJs Steven and Suave Gav inject your ears with pop sounds. ■ REplay Fridays at Play. Weekly 4pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £7 (£5 students) after. Will Ruane plays R&B and chart in room one, while Craig McHugh and Dave Wilson have the house anthems covered in the back room. ■ Santa’s Bucking Ball! at the Garage. 24 Dec, 11pm–3am. £4–£5. Seasonal chart and party sounds, with a bucking reindeer. ■ Tempted at Tusk. Weekly 10pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Party sounds from DJ Norman Robinson. ■ United Nations of Dance at the Tunnel. Weekly 11pm–3am. £8. Clubland anthems, hip hop and R&B from Scotty Boy, Marc Anderson, Steve Clarke, John Thomson and more.
Saturday
Clubs ■ Absolution at Classic Grand. Weekly (not 25 Dec) 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Rock, metal, industrial and punk to liven up your Saturday night. ■ Blast Off 2011 at Nice’n’Sleazy. 1 Jan, 9pm–4am. £5. A goth disco night hosted by GK Machine and guests Twitch (Optimo) and Spudd (Radar). First-come, first-served, with a free double CD for the first 30 in the door. See preview, page 52. ■ Bootlegged at the Saint. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £tbc after. A weekly night run by Pasty (Level 32) with local DJ guest spining an eclectic mix in boutique surroundings. ■ Bottle Rocket at Nice’n’Sleazy. 18 Dec, 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £3 after. A night for dancing to indie- pop, post-punk, Motown, twee and anything else that gets feet tapping. ■ Broadcast Beach at the Flying Duck. 18 Dec, 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 before midnight; £5 (£4) after. A new night for music lovers, playing indie, folk, punk-rock, reggae, psych, new-wave and more. Includes entry to Singles Night. ✽✽ Death Disco at the Arches. 18 Dec, 11pm–3am. £14 (£7 with a voucher from the Death Disco online mailing list). Electro, house, disco and gauche party tracks at the Arches’ most lurid monthly party, with residents Hush Puppy, Josh Jones and Wavy Graves. December’s Christmas edition will guest star Burns, Unicorn Kid and a very special headliner in Zombie Nation. ■ Jelly Roll Soul at La Cheetah. 18 Dec, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Inspired by Charles Mingus and Theo Parrish, this new night presents house from residents Milk, DeepRT and Jamie Alexander. December’s guests will be Fred P aka Black Jazz Consortium (Soul People Music, Underground Quality), here for his first Scottish date, and DJ Dribbler (formerly of Pure and Mystec, now of Solid Gold Safari). ■ Little League at Langside Halls. 18 Dec, 7pm–midnight. £5. National Pop League offshoot Little League returns for a Christmas special. Expect old friends, dancing and records of the indiepop, postpunk and C86 variety. Tickets are only available through www.wegottickets.com/event/93914 ■ Love Music and Konichiwa at O2 ABC. Weekly (not 25 Dec) 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Soul, rock’n’roll, indie and electro with Gerry Lyons. ✽✽ Mungo’s Hi Fi at the Art School. 18 Dec, 11pm–3am. £5 advance and 56 THE LIST 16 Dec 2010 – 6 Jan 2011
SWG3. 18 Dec, 9pm–3am. £5. A for Art School students; £8 on the door. Dancehall, grime, ragga and dubstep for your pleasure at this legendary Glasgow soundsystem party. After four years December is Mungo’s last date at the Art School before moving to Stereo in 2011, with an all-residents special. ■ Nu Skool at the Buff Club. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £6 ; £3 entry through the Butterfly & Pig. Nick Peacock, John Ross and Alex O provide a fine line in disco, northern soul and all things funky. ✽✽ Radiomagnetic Winter Rave at winter party from the UK’s first internet radio station, with live guests and DJs. Playing this year will be FOUND (Chemikal Underground), The Blessings (LuckyMe), S-Type (Phuturelabs) and Boom Monk Ben (Mixed Bizness), with the Radio Magnetic Soundsystem. ■ The Rock Shop at Maggie May’s. Weekly (not 25 Dec) 11.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 (£3) after. Resident Lee Craig plays a selection of rock, indie and metal classics in Maggie’s basement. ■ Saturdays at the Cathouse. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5.50). DJs Eric and Muppet offer classic and current rock on level one, while DJ Billy and Framie belt out emo and metal on level two. ■ Singles Night at the Flying Duck. 18 Dec, 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 before midnight; £5 (£4) after. Andrew ‘Divine’ Symington and Chris ‘Beans’ Geddes (Belle & Sebastian) play strictly 45s all night, from punk to hip hop, rock’n’roll to soul. Includes entry to Broadcast Beach. December’s date will be a Christmas special. ■ Subculture at the Sub Club. Weekly (not 25 Dec & 1 Jan) 11pm–3am. £10. Glasgow’s well-established house institution continues to reign supreme, with residents Harri and Domenic, and rolling residents Junior, Telford and Esa. Sat 18 Dec’s guest is house legend Terrence Parker. ■ Sunday Circus New Year’s Party at the Ark. 1 Jan, 4–11pm. £10. A big New Year’s Day bash from one of Glasgow’s best house nights, with residents Ronnie Muirhead and Affi Koman. ■ Sunday Circus New Year’s Afterparty at the Sub Club. 1 Jan, 11pm–3am. £10. A New Year’s Day aftershow from one of Glasgow’s best house nights after their bash at the Ark earlier, with residents Ronnie Muirhead and Affi Koman. ■ Tronicsole at the Admiral. 18 Dec, 11pm–4am. £10 (members £9). Deep and sophisticated house grooves every month from residents HiRO and Steven Coyle. With special guest Rozzo (Mountain People), all the way from Switzerland.
Chart & Party ■ Base at the Tunnel. Weekly (not 25 Dec) 11pm–3am. £10. DJ Sketch, Harri Miller and John Thomson put together a blend of funky house and R&B over two huge and consistently packed rooms. ■ Bob’s Full House at Òran Mór. Weekly (not 25 Dec) 11pm–3am. £8. Chart, R&B, house, indie and electro with DJ Bobby Bluebell. ■ Elevator & Tipsy Present Giggs at Karbon. 1 Jan, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Fresh from his Hogmanay appearance in Edinburgh, one of the UK’s most talked- about young urban talents will be pitching up for one of Glasgow’s first live sets of 2011. ■ Homegrown at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. £7 (£5 with a matric card). Big Al, Dominic Martin and Robin B play R&B, indie, rock and soul. ■ I Love Garage at the Garage. Weekly (not 25 Dec & 1 Jan) 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Chart, indie, R&B and hip hop, with karaoke in Snapshotz. ■ Kinetic Blue at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly (not 25 Dec) 9pm–2am. Free before 10.30pm; £6 (£5 students) after. Indie and funky house from Ross McMillan.
■ New Years Day Anti-Resolution Party at the Garage. 1 Jan, 1pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. Seasonal chart and party sounds. ■ North Pole Party at the Garage. 25 Dec, 11pm–3am. £5. Seasonal chart and party sounds, with fake snow for a massive snowball fight. ■ Saturday at Milan at Milan. Weekly (not 25 Dec) 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. DJs Robbie and Cruz serve up chart, dance, R&B and hip hop. ■ Worship at Tusk. Weekly (not 25 Dec) 5pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Party sounds from DJ John Heally.
Sunday Clubs ■ A Riot in the Rock Shop at Maggie May’s. 26 Dec, 11pm–3am. £5. Rock Shop’s Heather McCartney plays rock, metal and indie. FREE Button Up at Flat 0/1. Weekly 9pm–2am. 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. ■ Colours Winter Party at the Arches. 26 Dec, 9.30pm–4am. £30 (£20–£25). Scotland’s biggest commercial club party returns for its traditional Boxing Day bash. With guests Sander Van Doorn, Menno de Jong, Mauro Picotto, Fergie, Dave Spoon, D Ramirez and more. ■ Colours at the Arches. 2 Jan, 11pm–3am. £15. Scotland’s longest running club events promoter returns with their monthly Arches bash. January’s date will be a Girls v Guys special, featuring Lisa Lashes v Kutski and Claudia Cazacu v Ali Wilson. ■ Darkside Meets Infexious at Soundhaus. 26 Dec, 10pm–3am. £12. Hardcore meets hardstyle at this explosive Boxing Day special, with guests from around the world as Holland’s Neophyte (Neophyte) and The Beholder (TiLLT Records) come up against Australia’s Tymon (Industrial Strength Records). Also featuring a line- up of local stars of the scene including Al Twisted, Mikey Motion, Rob Da Rhythm, Joe Craig and many more. ■ Der Supermax Boxing Day Blowout at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 26 Dec, 10pm–2am. £5. Sex, droogs and Christmas reich’n’roll with Glasgow’s discotheque grand master DJ Billy Woods and very special guest Bozak. ■ Doune The Rabbit Hole Presents It’s A Wonderful Afterlife at the Art School. 19 Dec, 8.30pm–3am. £5–£6. The annual music and arts festival at Doune Castle hosts a Christmas knees-up with live music from Punch and the Apostles and The One Ensemble, followed by some very special guest DJs. ■ Groove Theory Boxing Day Party at Hummingbird. 26 Dec, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £tbc after. Strictly old school R&B, soul, boogie, hip hop, new jack swing and reggae from DJs Naeem, Joeboy Higgins, Kash and MC Flow, with special guests. ■ Inside Out at the Arches. 27 Dec & 2 Jan, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Banging house, techno and trance with an array of residents and special guests every month. The 2nd of January will be a Girls v Guys alternative New Year party, with guests tbc. ■ Optimo Presents Hung Up! at the Sub Club. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. 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. This year’s Boxing Night special sees the Optimo DJ team of JD Twitch and JG Wilkes reunited. ■ Orderly Disorder vs Lock Up Your Daughters at the Flying Duck. 26 Dec, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Two of the
Flying Duck’s regulars team up for a Boxing Day bash, more details to be confirmed. ■ Sin City at the Buff Club. Weekly 8.30pm–3am. £3 (free for students). Marky Mark and Mash brings you disco, funk, soul and house. ✽✽ Sunday Circus Boxing Day Party at Studio Warehouse. 26 Dec, 10pm–3am. £10. A big post- Christmas bash from one of Glasgow’s best house nights, with residents Ronnie Muirhead and Affi Koman. With special guest Dyed Soundorom (Freak n’ Chic). FREE Sundays at the Cathouse. Weekly 10pm–3am. DJ AM-Y playing killer rock, metal, punk and requests. Chart & Party ■ Banana Split at Play. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 10.30pm; £5 (£3 students) after. James D plays house and indie. ■ Big in Japan at O’Couture. Weekly 9.30pm–4am. £tbc. Dance if you want to, or take advantage of the cheap drinks instead. ■ Bob’s Boxing Day Bonanza at Òran Mór. 26 Dec, 11pm–3am. £8. Bobby Bluebell plays chart, R&B, house, indie and electro. ■ Bouncy Boxing Day at the Garage. 26 Dec, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. Seasonal chart and party sounds. ■ Discobadger at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm with a matric card; £5 (£4) after. DJ Kash, Domsko and Gerry Lyons play hip hop, house, funk and electro. ■ Encore at Kushion. Weekly 9pm–3am. £5 (£3). Party sounds, and note it’s free entry all night with a retail wage slip. ■ Hummingbird Sundays at Hummingbird. Weekly 9pm–1am. £tbc. Half price cocktails and party tracks. ■ Liquid Cool at Common. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Iain Thomson, AJ and Gordon ‘Harri’ Miller play vocal garage and house. ■ Mayhem Sundays at Bennets. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. Party tunes for an up for it gay crowd with Marc. ■ Shedkandi at the Shed. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2. Sisters Lisa Mafia and Li’l Gem present a house and R&B playlist. ■ Sports Sunday at FHQ. Weekly 6pm–3am. Free. Live football, a free jukebox and party sounds. ■ Sunday ‘Sentials at Play. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £tbc after. Party sounds from DJs Chris Stewart and Ross McFadyen. ■ Sunday Service at Òran Mór. Weekly (not 26 Dec & 1 Jan) 11pm–3am. £5 (students £3). Chart, R&B, house and electro from Dave M. ■ Sunday Sesh at Boho. Weekly (not 26 Dec) 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students before midnight). Resident DJs play party anthems to wind you down or pick you up. ■ We Started Everything at the Garage. Weekly (not 26 Dec & 1 Jan) 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. A night of ‘unadulterated musical magnificence’ (we’re quoting) with Brian McMaster. ■ Weekends With a Bang! at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. DJ Leah takes you out with a bang at this explosive end to the week.
Monday Clubs ■ Animal Farm at the Sub Club. 27 Dec, 11pm–4am. £10. A semi-regular house and techno party from the Animal Farm team. They have a huge pre- Hogmanay guest for their sixth birthday in December, with Mancunian acid house legend and creator of ‘Voodoo Ray’ A Guy Called Gerald making an appearance. See preview, page 52.