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Weekly ■ Beat Control at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–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. ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. A student friendly chewed up, spat out mix of electro, pop, dance, disco, soul and indie. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. Weekly 10.30pm–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. ■ Filth at Sin. Weekly 10pm–2am. £5. Mash-ups from Richie Ruftone and DJ Babes. ■ Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. Weekly 10pm–2am. £4 before 11pm; £7 after. Retro-disco and funky house night.. ■ Love Groove at Stereo. Weekly 8.30pm–1am. £5 (£2) before midnight; £6 (£3) after. Mix of chart anthems, disco and classic dance tunes. ■ Musicology at Shanghai. Weekly 10.30pm–2am. £8 (students £5). Funk, dance, chart hits and classics. ■ Tease at Lava Ignite. Weekly 10pm–2am. £8. Chart, pop, cheese and mainstream dance. ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. Weekly 10.30pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. This indie stalwart dishes up everything from swinging 60s hits to baggy Manchester faves.
Edinburgh Sunday
Monthly & One-Off Events ■ A Day Of Rest at Hawke & Hunter. 1 May, 2pm–1am. £16.50. All day/night bank holiday special from Heavy Gossip and Muzika as they take over all of the Hawke + Hunter. Featuring a mix of house, Italo, Detroit techno and disco from Riva Starr, Retro/Grade, The Magician (ex-Areoplane), The Revenge, Spencer Parker, 6th Borough Project and some of Edinburgh’s best DJs. See 5 Reasons, page 47. ■ DKY at Studio 24. 1 May, 10pm–3am. £5. Alternative club with an open music policy. FREE Killer Kitsch at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 1–7pm. Dance, electro, 80s synth pop, new wave and punk to the Cab. Expect an eclectic electronica selection from Thomas Van Party (Turbo Recordings) on 1 May (Note: free before midnight; £2 after for this date only). ■ Mayday Mayday!! at Electric Circus. 1 May, 8pm–3am. £2. Celebrate the bank holiday with a strict retro music policy from Twist & Shout (Fresh Air), B-Sides and Beep Beep Yeah!. ■ Showtek at the HMV Picture House. 1 May, 9pm–3am. £15. Hard dance from Dutch brothers Showtek on his ‘Fuck the System’ world tour, with guests Marcel Woods, Obsession and Jason Thirlwall. ■ Tackno at GHQ. 1 May, 11pm–3am. £8 (£7) on the door; £6 in advance. Tackno presents ‘A Right Royal Rave-Up – The Queen’s Wedding Party’. Trendy Wendy is on the decks to round off GHQ’s special bank holiday weekend of events, with Bonnie Prince Bunny helping out in the back room. FREE Collective at Hyde Out. 15 May, 1–7pm. Club and BBQ event in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care with deep house and classic anthems from Dean Newton, Tommy Kay, Studiopunks and more. Tickets are free and are available from Hydeout or sponsors Ishi Hair & Beauty in Marchmont. ■ Let It Bleed at the Liquid Room. 22 May, 10.30pm–3am. £12 in advance; £15 on the door. Aberdeen’s Let It Bleed heads to Edinburgh with Italian electro house production duo Crookers. Weekly FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 10pm–3am. Drum & bass, breaks,
Manga Squid Fetish!
A celebration of the life of designer, artist and promoter Paul Ballingall (aka Dr Strangelove) who sadly passed away in 2010. As co-creator of Manga, Squid and Fetish expect a retrospective from these three nights that helped shape Edinburgh’s club scene, with all proceeds going to St Columba’s Hospice. ‘I will always remember him and his fantastic creations – making the surreal out of the ordinary, the interesting out of the mundane – really unique and creative, warm and human,’ adds Manga resident G-Mac. ■ The Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh, Fri 6 May.
dubstep, techno and electro from the resident team every week. ■ Fuzzy Logic at Lava Ignite. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Student night of dance, electro, R&B and indie. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Johnny Frenetic mashes up a unique and energetic three deck mix of funky house, sexy urban and indie infused electro, club classics and remixes. DJ Kon-Tempt guests for an Easter special on 24 Apr. ■ Sunday Roast at the Liquid Room. Weekly (not 22 May) 9pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. The biggest indie, pop, electro and dubstep tunes. FREE The Sunday Rock Show at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Modern and classic rock anthems. ■ Tipsy at Lulu. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. R&B, urban and hip hop from residents Nick G and DJ Prospect.
Edinburgh Monday Weekly ■ Decadence at Lulu. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. OK so fair enough, it’s Mon, but that’s no excuse. FREE Mixed Up Mondays at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. R&B, hip hop, pop and floor fillers. FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Showcase of underground hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs. ■ Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2 (students/hospitality staff £1). Taking care of Monday nights at the Cab with a mix of techno, beats and pieces from WolfJazz, Beefy and guests. FREE The Monday Club at Sin. Weekly 10pm–3am. Dance, chart, pop and hip hop from DJ Gianni.
Edinburgh Tuesday Monthly & One-Off Events ■ One 40 at the Bongo Club. 24 May, 11pm–3am. £3. Dubstep, grime and garage special to raise funds for people affected by the tsunami in Japan.
FREE Split at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, electro, techno and breakbeat with Shadowskill, the Dropout DJs, Dogma and local guests. Eighth birthday special with a guest set from Artificial intelligence (24 May). See preview, page 42. Weekly FREE Antics at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene. ■ Blackout at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £4 (£3); ladies free before midnight. Mr Meeks, P-Stylz and Prospect mix up hip hop, house and dubstep. ■ Cool Kids at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. New student night for the Speakeasy with a hip hop, house, electro and dubstep soundtrack. ■ Enigma at Shanghai. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Vocal house and mainstream dance classics. ■ Motion at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £2 (£1) after. An eclectic mix from across the decades. FREE Soul Jam Hot at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Old school, real deal soul, garage and R&B.
Edinburgh Wednesday Weekly FREE Badlands at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. New bass night. ■ Bangers & Mash at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. £1 before 11pm; £3 after. Student night of chart R&B and dance from the Big Cheese DJs. FREE Hush at Electric Circus. Weekly 10pm–1am. Northern soul and funk at this lounge session. ■ Indigo at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £3 (students £1). Midweek indie and alternative night. FREE JungleDub at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. Showcasing the Scottish dub, dubstep and jungle scene. FREE Night Nookie at Sin. Weekly 10pm–3am. Electro, hip hop, dubstep,
Clubs
5 REASONS
TO GO TO . . . A DAY OF REST 1 It’s a brand new clubbers’ city festival Run by established Edinburgh promoters Nick Yuill, Paul Cunningham (both of Heavy Gossip) and Derek Martin (who runs Musika), A Day of Rest is a new afternoon and evening session featuring a well-picked line-up of local and international guests. 2 You’re off the next day ‘We wanted to make the most of the bank holiday,’ says Yuill. ‘In London clubs are open for 12 hours, but in Edinburgh there’s only really a four- hour window, so with something like this we can really go on a journey through the music we love.’
3 The line-up is excellent ‘We’re showcasing people who are current,’ says Yuill. ‘For example, Retro/Grade (pictured) have just had their Essential Mix on Radio 1, The Magician is a really fresh project from one of Aeroplane’s founders and, more locally, 6th Borough Project are releasing a new album.’ Riva Starr, Spencer Parker and The Revenge also feature.
4 It’s a chance to revisit the Ego of old The closure of Ego and its conversion into upmarket pool hall and bar Hawke + Hunter meant the end of a tatty but popular alternative space. Yet A Day of Rest will once more utilise the whole building, from main ballroom to basement dancefloor to the beer garden (with barbecue). 5 It’s happening in Edinburgh, for a change ‘What we’re doing here is influenced quite a bit by the Wee Chill in Glasgow,’ says Yuill. ‘We’re hoping that maybe people from Glasgow might want to come through here for a change, rather than us always traipsing through there for the big events. We’d love to do it again, maybe bi-annually, but let’s see how this one goes. The ambition is there, at least.’ (David Pollock) ■ Hawke + Hunter & Below Stairs, Edinburgh, Sun 1 May
funk and bassline mash-ups. FREE The Pit at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Rock and metal night by rock and metal fans for rock and metal fans. ■ Red Basil at Po Na Na. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. New night of chart mash-ups, dubstep, indie and electro. FREE Slap Bang at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. Musical mish mash of disco, funk, house and electro from DFault and Picassio. 28 Apr–26 May 2011 THE LIST 47