Clubs
midnight; £6 after. Funky and disco tinged house and huge club classics at this new glam and sexy night for Po Na Na. ■ Soulsville at the Bongo Club. 25 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5. Tsatsu and Argonaut spin the best in soul, doo-wop, funk and rock’n’roll now with an added kick of live dancers and a ‘new musical direction’. ■ Static Undergound at the Lane. 11 Mar, 10pm–3am. £6 (students £3). There's a Tarantino theme at this instalment of Static Underground, with a soundtrack of house, electro, progressive and trance. ■ StepBack at Wee Red Bar. 18 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Heavy bass from WolfJazz and Eclair Fi Fi as StepBack makes its new home at the Wee Red. ■ Studio 100 at Cabaret Voltaire. 25 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5 before 1am, £7 after. Launch of this new deep soulful house and disco night in the Cab’s Speakeasy, hosted by Whispers. ■ Sugarbeat at Cabaret Voltaire. 25 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. It’s a mash up of breaks, beats, electro and anything else they can lay their hands from your hosts Tim & Jez (Utah Saints). Residents special as Utah Saints and Trilogy take charge of the tunes. ■ This is Music at Sneaky Pete’s. Fri 10.30pm–3am. £3 (members free). Indie- electro night hosted by the Sick Note DJs. ■ Tokyoblu at Cabaret Voltaire. 4 Mar, 11pm–3am. £8. John Hutchison and Iain Gibson dish out the best in Chicago house, funky electro and disco. Joined by Edinburgh’s distorted disco king Kris Wasabi, with Harry Bennet taking care of the back room. See preview, page 49. ■ We Own presents Pete Tong and Afrojack at Ocean Terminal. 4 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £25 (VIP £50). Big night of house to launch We Own’s new site and clothing line with support from Fred Lilla, One Dollar Dave and Jordan Cochrane. ■ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 4 Mar, 11pm–3am. £8. Hard, dark drum & bass. Guest DJ Sigma (Hospital/Breakbeat Kaos) brings the noise. Chart & Party ■ Hot & Gold at Stereo. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 (£2) after. Disco, dance and raunchy
R&B on the mainfloor while upstairs you get 80s classics. ■ Kinky Disco at GHQ. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Pop, camp classics and dance hits from Cilla Slack and funky house and electro from DJ Michelle. ■ The Reunion at Lava Ignite. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Ibiza party every Friday all through summer with chart dance hits and Lava’s notorious hot tubs.
Edinburgh Saturday Clubs ■ Bass Syndicate at Sneaky Pete’s. 12 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Bass Syndicate returns with a mix of bass heavy breaks, beats, electro and house from G-Mac, Believe and Silver Storic. ■ Bears in the Basement at New Town Bar. 12 Mar, 10pm–2am. £tbc. A men-only night for bears and their admirers to meet up with old friends or make new ones. ■ Beat Control at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 10pm–2am. £1 before midnight; £5 (£3) after. The Evol DJs dish out the best in twisted pop, indie and alternative beats as clubbing returns to the Picture House. ■ Beep Beep, Yeah! at Cabaret Voltaire. 5 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3. Taking over the Speakeasy with a staunchly retro soundtrack of 50s rock, 60s grooves and 70s psychedelia. ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 12 Mar, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Four deck mix of dubstep, reggae, dancehall and jungle. ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. A student friendly chewed up, spat out mix of electro, pop, dance, disco, soul and indie. ■ Circus at GHQ. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Pop and dance tunes across two rooms from DJ Darren and Dowzer. ■ Colours & City present Ferry Corsten at City Nightclub. 5 Mar, 10pm–3am. £15. Huge pounding hard house and trance tracks form Rotterdam’s Ferry Corsten (aka System F). ■ Dare! at Cabaret Voltaire. 26 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5. Taking over the Speakeasy with a celebration of dance music from through the ages (from
Gorgio Moroder to Mylo) all from the masterful Jon Pleased Wimmin and Adam le Chic. ■ Devil Disco Club at the Bongo Club. 19 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5 (£4) before midnight; £7 (£6) after. No wave, vintage disco, electro funk, proto house and New York classics from the Trouble DJs and Giles Walker. HRH are this month’s live guests. ■ Driven at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 19 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. Industrial, EBM and goth. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. Weekly 10pm–3am. £1 before 11.30pm; £3 after (ECA students free before 11.30pm; £2 after). Indie, 60s garage, electro, northern soul, ska, 70s punk and new wave at this Edinburgh institution for those in the know after a quick fix of decent music. ■ Fake at Sneaky Pete’s. 5 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5. Electro, breaks and bassline house from horror film addicts Bus Daddy and Zomby Lover. ■ Filth at Sin. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Mash-ups from Richie Ruftone and DJ Babes. ■ The Go-Go at Studio 24. 5 Mar, 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. Swinging 60s garage, soul, mod, soul, new wave, surf and sleazy listening from residents Tall Paul and Big Gus. ■ The Green Door at Studio 24. 19 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £5 (members/students £4). A night of rock’n’roll from classics to their mutant offspring. ‘For hepcats and squares alike’. ■ His & Hers at Electric Circus. 12 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. The Baron and The Regent serve up the best in indie, punk and alternative. ■ I Love . . . at City Nightclub. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £8. DJ Garry Spence (Galaxy FM) plays all the best mainstream chart and dance. ■ It’s All Good at Cabaret Voltaire. 12 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5. Floorfilling funky house, electro and hard house. ■ JakN at the Store. 5 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £2 before midnight; £4 after. Techno past, present and future. JakN continue to put on the best techno and drum & bass parties for the lowest door price possible. ■ Karnival at Cabaret Voltaire. 26 Mar, 11pm–3am. £8 before midnight; £10 after (students £8). Forward thinking house night. Dubby techno and acid house special from special guest Justin Robertson (Bugged Out). ■ Land of 1000 Dances at Studio 24. 12 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5 (members/students £4). Dedicated to northern soul, Stax records, Detroit soul and Chicago blues. ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Sat 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring Gecko 3 (5 Mar), The Privates (12 Mar), Rene Band (19 Mar) and The Soul Foundation (26 Mar). ■ Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. Weekly 10pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £7 after. Retro-disco and funky house night, featuring Po’s own Mark B on the decks fusing classic and bang up-to-date funky house for those in the know. ■ Lulu at Lulu. Weekly 9pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Electro, club hits, sexy disco and chart favourites. ■ Madchester at the Liquid Room. 26 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £6. Back where it belongs at the Liquid Room, Madchester plays the best the baggy era had to offer (think Happy Mondays, Stone Roses and The Charlatans) ■ Magic Nostalgia at Electric Circus. 26 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. ‘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. ■ Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 26 Mar, 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £7 after. The mighty Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in righteous reggae, dub and roots with MC Ras Echo. ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 5 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£6) after. 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. ■ Musika at the Liquid Room. 12 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £15. Edgy house and electro night Intelligent, driving house and techno from Nic Fanciulli with support from Polish deep/tech house producers Catz’n’Dogz. ■ Playdate at Sneaky Pete’s. 26 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). House night with a few leftfield cuts from Steven and Stewart.
EDINBURGH CLUB VENUES
■ Bacaro 7–11 Hope Street Lane, 247 7004. Stylish bijou clubbbing and cocktails.
■ 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.
for details. ■ The GRV 7 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. Intimate club venue mixing art, techno, dub, live acts and beats. See listings for details.
■ City: Edinburgh 1a Market Street, 226 9560. From student nights and pop to big guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Henry’s Cellar Bar 8-16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. Eclectic and experimental nights from surf rock to electro. See listings for details.
■ 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
■ 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.
■ The Lane 3 Queensferry Street Lane, 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. See listings for details. ■ Lava Ignite 3 West Toll Cross, 228 3252. Chart favourites, pop hits and R&B.
■ The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. Home to indie, electro, dubstep, house and visiting big name DJs. ■ 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. stylish venue in the heart of Edinburgh.
■ 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 some 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
■ 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.
56 THE LIST 3–31 March 2011