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Funk, Karotte, Optimo, Instra:Mental, Pro Vinylist Karim, Orde Meikle (Slam) and Graeme Reedie (Silicone Soul). see preview, page 44. ■ Here We Go Again! at Soundhaus. 30 Jul, 9.30pm–2.30am. £4 in advance; £5 on the door. The club say this night will be ‘the most energetic beats brought to you by some of Glasgow’s best DJs to keep that party atmosphere going.’ It’s the Soundhaus, so they’ll play techno. ■ The Hot Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 30 Jul, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Rafla and Nobodaddy play garage, punk, psych and rockabilly, with occasional live bands and art interventions. ■ Modern Lovers at the Flying Duck. 30 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5. Blues, garage punk, 60s pop, Motown, funk and beyond, with resident DJ Craig Jamieson. With Camera Obscura DJs. ■ Skweee in July at Stereo. 30 Jul, 11pm–3am. £4. Resident Joe Howe plays a full live set with his Ben Butler & Mouse Pad bandmate Bastian, with DJ support from Wavy Graves. ✽✽ Slabs of the Tabernacle at Big Exploring the realms of disco, Italo, house, techno and beyond. This will be the Slabs summer party, with Intergalactic Gary playing an acid set and Liverpool’s John Heckle (Mathematics Recordings) making his debut live appearance. Joint. 30 Jul, 9pm–4am. £10.
Weekly ■ Base at the Tunnel. Weekly 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 11pm–3am. £8. Chart, R&B, house, indie and electro. ■ Front to Back at Club 520. Weekly 1pm–1am. £7 (£5). Bouncy reggae business from Chungo Bungo, DJ L-I- AM on beat patrol, the Marquee DJs, La Bamba and more. ■ 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. ■ 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. ■ Love Music at O2 ABC. Weekly 9.30pm–2.30am. £7 (£5). Soul, rock’n’roll, indie and electro with Gerry Lyons. ■ Nu Skool at the Buff Club. Weekly 3–11pm. £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. ■ 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. ■ On Air at Bacchus. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. A new Saturday nighter showcasing five DJs, playing down tempo disco, picking up through the night with some deep, jacking and tech house. The club will also be broadcast live on chicagohousefm.com. ■ 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.
Japanese Popstars
Piece Together are joined by the ‘stadium rave-tech’ (their words not ours) of Irish trio Japanese Popstars. Their new album Controlling Your Allegiance features collaborations with Robert Smith (The Cure), Jon Spencer, Green Velvet and Tom Smith (Editors) so perhaps that description’s not so out there after all. ■ Piece Together and Chambre 69, Glasgow, Fri 29 Jul.
FREE Power Tools at Flat 0/1. Weekly 10pm–3am. Italo, disco and house. ■ The Rock Shop at Maggie May’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 (£3) after. Rock, indie and metal classics in Maggie’s basement. ■ Saturday at Milan at Milan. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Chart, dance, R&B and hip hop. ■ 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. ■ 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. ■ Subculture at the Sub Club. Weekly 8pm–3am. £10. Glasgow’s well- established house institution continues to reign supreme, with residents Harri and Domenic, and rolling residents Junior, Telford and Esa. ■ Sugar Rush at FHQ. Weekly 6pm–2am. £tbc. Pop, house and dance from DJ Devine. ■ Voodoo at the Cathouse. Weekly 4–9pm. £6 (£3). Under-18s club, featuring two floors of rock, metal, punk, emo and requests. ■ 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. ■ oVo Saturdays at oVo. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after (£3 students). Chart and club sounds, with DJs Stevie Lennon, Naeem, AJ and Asim.
Sunday One-Offs FREE The House Of Merchants All Dayer at McChuills. 24 Jul, 3pm–midnight. Solid Gold Safari and Let’s Go Back . . . Way Back team up for this Merchant City Festival party, with DJ Dribbler, The Earl, Bosco and Rob Mason.
■ Bar Petite Second Birthday Party at Bar Petite. 31 Jul, 2pm–1am. £5 , includes one free drink. Celebratory all-dayer, with DJs including Craig McHugh (Common Thursday), Woody (Liquid Cool), Kelman & Lennon (Stereofunk) and more. Weekly ■ Banana Split at Play. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 10.30pm; £5 (£3 students) after. James D plays house 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. ■ 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. ■ Hummingbird Sundays at Hummingbird. Weekly 9pm–1am. £tbc. Half price cocktails and party tracks. ■ Optimo Presents Hung Up! at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–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. ■ Quids In at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £1. DJs Marky Mark and Mash playing a mix of electro, funk and disco. It’s £1 in, and at the end of the night all these pounds go in a pot and someone wins the lot. ■ Shedkandi at the Shed. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2. Sisters Lisa Mafia and Li’l Gem present a house and R&B playlist. 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.
Clubs
■ Sunday Sesh at Boho. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students before midnight). Resident DJs play party anthems. ■ 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.
Monday Weekly ■ Alibi Mondays at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Andy R plays requests from all genres. FREE Boteco Intimo at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 8pm–3am. Explore the intimate sounds of bossa nova, tropicalia, exotica and breezy lounge pop. ■ 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. ■ Duo at Club 520. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight with wristband; £5 (£3) after. A new Monday trade night playing disco, electro, dubstep and more. FREE Passionality at FHQ. Weekly 11pm–3am. Passion’s the fashion on a Monday with this night from TLC and DJ Shawn Roberts.
Tuesday
Weekly ■ CU Next Tuesday at Chambre 69. Weekly 3pm–midnight. £5. New gay club night aimed at a ‘fierce’ young crowd. ■ I AM at the Sub Club. Weekly 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. ■ 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. ■ 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. 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 bar.
Wednesday
One-Offs ■ Milk at Flat 0/1. 3 Aug, 9pm–3am. £4 (students £3). A new indie night with two live bands plus an acoustic act, visuals and DJs. With live band The Mouse That Ate the Cat, a club outfit fronted by The Dykeenies’ frontman Brian Henderson. 21 Jul–4 Aug 2011 THE LIST 45