Clubs FREE FHQ Saturdays at FHQ. Weekly 6pm–3am. Upbeat pop anthems. ■ 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. ■ Hummingbird Saturdays at Hummingbird. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Party sounds from DJs Aaron Petrie and Kid Sleazy. ■ I Love Garage at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Chart, indie, R&B and hip hop, with karaoke in Snapshotz.
5 REASONS
TO GO TO . . . DEADLY RHYTHM 1 It’s a brand new night, sort of ‘It’s an extension of a night I ran down in London,’ says promoter Alex Surguladze. ‘As the three of us who ran it have moved around the country [he’s in Glasgow to study] we’ve taken it with us, so there’s still a Deadly Rhythm in London and one in Brighton too.’ 2 It’s ambitious ‘We started off three years ago as a dubstep night – what we might have described as a more London-based sound. Lately we’ve been crossing over more, doing things like future garage, house and techno, and trying to work with new labels and develop AV shows.’
3 It’s got pedigree Deadly Rhythm started off booking people like Skream, Joker and Kode9 in London, and has hosted label parties in the capital for the likes of Numbers, LuckyMe and Hotflush, alongside record launch parties for Mount Kimbie amongst others.
4 It’s got big plans Operating on a three-monthly cycle of two smaller dates at La Cheetah then a big quarterly party at SWG3, the club will launch this month with 2562 (pictured) and Koreless, bring Instra:Mental to town in April, then take Martyn and Braiden to the Studio Warehouse in May. 5 It knows the scene Their label parties have already put the Deadly Rhythm team in touch with Scottish innovators like Rustie, Hudson Mohawke and the LuckyMe team, so they know they’re here to add to an already strong scene. ‘We’re used to doing things which are very London- centric,’ says Surguladze, ‘but here we want to support local artists where we can, as well as trying to do things which other people aren’t.’ (David Pollock) ■ La Cheetah, Glasgow, Sat 12 Mar.
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■ Kinetic Blue at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 10.30pm; £6 (£5 students) after. Indie and funky house from Ross McMillan. ■ Kinky Disco at Kushion. Weekly 7pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £7 (£5 students) after. The self-styled sexiest party in town is hosted by DJs Stevie Foy and Gav Somerville. playing house, electro and urban hits. ■ O’Couture Saturdays at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £8 (£5 students). Big-room party, dance and R&B sounds from Rob Etherson and That Tall Guy Scott. ■ PLAY Saturdays at Play. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £8 (£6) after. Big room tunes from Will Ruane, Iain Pollock and Ross McFadyen. Note that opening time will be 10pm on the first Saturday of every month. ■ Saturday at Milan at Milan. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. DJs Robbie and Cruz serve up chart, dance, R&B and hip hop. ■ Stepping Up a Notch at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. DJs Suave Gav and Leah give it their all on Saturday nights. ■ Worship at Tusk. Weekly 5pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Party sounds from DJ John Heally. ■ Yoyo at the Shed. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £6 after. DJs Euan and Derek play pop and hip hop hits.
Glasgow Sunday
Clubs 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. ■ Optimo Presents Hung Up! at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. 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. Expect guests on a smi-regular basis. FREE Sundays at the Cathouse. Weekly 11pm–3am. DJ AM-Y playing killer rock, metal, punk and requests. ■ Trash & Burn at Classic Grand. 27 Mar, 11pm–3am. £4. DJ Barry and Daiquiri Dusk present a night of glam, sleaze, girls and tease. ■ Wax Works at Bar Petite. 6 Mar, 3pm–3am. Free before 7pm; £4 after. Underground house and techno on vinyl, with the regular Wax Works team. February’s local guest will be Davie Barr. 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 3pm–3am. £tbc. Dance if you want to, or take advantage of the cheap drinks instead. ■ 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.
■ Sin City at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (free for students). Marky Mark and Mash brings you disco, funk, soul and house. FREE Sports Sunday at FHQ. Weekly 6pm–3am. 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 11pm–3am. £5 (students £3). Chart, R&B, house and electro from Dave M. ■ Sunday Sesh at Boho. Weekly 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 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.
Glasgow Monday Clubs FREE Boteco Intimo at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 8pm–3am. Explore the intimate sounds of bossa nova, tropicalia, exotica and breezy lounge pop every Monday with your hostess DJ Mingo-go. ■ Burn at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Burn provides all the disco songs you’ve forgotten about and the ones you can’t forget. Presented by Normski, Zeus and Mash.
Chart & Party ■ Alibi Mondays at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Andy R plays requests from all genres. ■ Hangout Mondays at O’Couture. Weekly 4pm–3am. £tbc. Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks. ■ Lock In at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5 (£3). New Monday nighter for Bamboo playing music ‘of the party variety’. FREE Passionality at FHQ. Weekly 11pm–3am. Passion’s the fashion on a Monday with this night from TLC and DJ Shawn Roberts. Glasgow Tuesday
Clubs ■ Danse Macabre at Nice’n’Sleazy. 8 Mar, 11.30pm–3am. £2 before 1am; £3 after. DJs Pasta and Catnip spin old- school goth rock and classic disco (how does that even work?), along with Italo, sleazy synthpop and the best alternative rock tracks the 80s had to offer. ■ I AM at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. Weekly (not 8 Mar, see below) 11pm–3am. £2–£4. 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. ■ I AM vs Naive at the Sub Club. 8 Mar, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Two of Glasgow’s finest young clubs team up for a house party. With New York’s Treasure Fingers. ■ Killer Kitsch at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Upstairs, Euan and Dave play electronic music of all ages for all ages, while downstairs, Duncan plays funk, soul and swing. In the Butterfly & Pig Davie plays nu and old disco, and more. ■ Retrosexual at the Viper Bar & Club. 8 Mar, 7pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £5 (£3) after. An eclectic mix of Indie, electro and house with retro games, roller girls, beer pong and more. ■ Tranny Night at the Art School. 15 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Channel your inner drag king or queen at this fundraiser for the Painting and Printmaking degree show catalogue.
With DJ sets from Uptown, The Niallist and the Lock Up Your Daughters team, and performances from Menergy’s Lady Munter and Vanity Von Glow. Chart & Party ■ Dubbed at FHQ. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. DJs Rob Technic and Colin Reid play house, R&B, hip hop and indie. FREE Ipop at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 5pm–3am. Start the week very early with DJ Devine. ■ Juicy Tuesday at Kushion. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. A night to entertain the masses across two rooms. Room one sees Stevie Foy rocking out indie pop and electro, while Li’l L and Ray Woods get the party started with hip hop beats and R&B grooves in room two. ■ Lust at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students). Indie anthems and urban beats. FREE Nectar & Nails at Hummingbird. Weekly 5pm–1am. Off the wall party sounds with DJ Ed Nygma. ■ Quids at Queen Margaret Union. Weekly 9pm–2am. £1 before 11pm; £3/2 after. Gerry Lyons provides the soundtrack for this new student indie night. ■ Switch Tuesdays at Bamboo. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (free for students). Dan South and Robin B mash up hip hop, R&B, pop and electro. ■ Tuesday at Viper at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–3am. £tbc (free for students). Free entry to all students, as DJ Callum Lawson plays all the anthems you’ll hear down the union. ■ Y’Uptae Tuesday at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. DJ Andy Wilson plays club anthems, party hits and requests, plus karaoke in the Snapshotz bar.
Glasgow Wednesday
Clubs ■ Dirty Noise at Nice’n’Sleazy. 23 Mar, 11.30pm–3am. £5. Dirty, filthy, poundin’ techno from residents Go-Dirty, Digital Stitch and Martin What?, with visuals by Mediaheroic. ■ Knock Knock at the Art School. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 ; £3 advance and for GSA students. A new weekly club night from Synergy Concerts, who will be joining the dots between the most exciting touring bands and the best of home-grown talent; and visual art label TAKTAL, who provide the creative direction and work closely with Art School students, tutors and graduates to curate a night of visual splendour. ■ Muso at the Buff Club. Weekly 9pm–3am. £4 (£3). A night of up and coming bands, with DJs David Duffy and Amy Rew until 3am. ■ Nuke the Moon at the Flying Duck. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (£2). 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. FREE Open Mic at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 8pm–3am. If you like to play music for others or just like listening to live artists then Boteco’s new open mic night is for you. ■ We Play Records at Bar Petite. Weekly 8pm–midnight. Free. An electronic pre-party, with Level32 and friends. ■ Wednesdays at Flat 0/1 at Flat 0/1. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. Darrell plays 80s and urban funk jams and Dom plays a mix of early 80s slap synth funk rap grooves. Chart & Party ■ Clubhouse at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. DJ Nelson plays ‘Rihanna to Bananarama.’ ■ Foreplay at FHQ. Weekly 6pm–3am. Free. DJ Shazza presents a party for girls.