Clubs Weekly ■ Clubhouse at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. DJ Nelson plays ‘Rihanna to Bananarama.’ ■ Gaga Wednesdays at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Chart, classic and current hits, and drink promos too. Free entry for UWS and Glasgow University students. ■ Gay as F**k at Play. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Cheap drinks and gayness with DJs Darren and Michael. ■ Lollapalooza Wednesday at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students). Derek Ho, Rob Etherson and Stevie ‘Lost’ Foy play indie, pop, cheese and R&B. ■ Muso at the Buff Club. Weekly 9pm–3am. £4. A night of up and coming bands, with Detour DJs Ally Mcrae and David Weaver until 3am. ■ Octopussy at the Arches. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (students £5). Weekly student night of indie, pop and electro plus fun and games a plenty. ■ Subversion at Classic Grand. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. DJs Catnip and Pasta play 80s and 90s alternative pop hits, dance, industrial and classic rock. Requests are always welcome, from 2 Unlimited and Erasure to Judas Priest and Van Halen. It’s not normal, the pair say, and neither are they. ■ Tongue in Cheek at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. Gavin Sommerville plays R&B in the main room, DJ Toast plays chart in the lounge and Andy Wilson plays rock in the red room. ■ Vice City at Club 520. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). An indie and alternative night for the midweek market. ■ Vicious Circle at Hummingbird. Weekly 10pm–1am. £tbc. Party sounds from DJ Iain Thompson. FREE We Play Records at Bar Petite. Weekly 8pm–midnight. 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. ■ West End Wednesdays at Boho. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students before midnight). A student night for the West End.
EDINBURGH Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to clubs@list.co.uk. Edinburgh listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Edinburgh Thursday
One-offs FREE Homegrown at Sneaky Pete’s. 21 Jul, 11pm–3am. New night focusing on up-and-coming drum & bass talent. ■ The Wee Stramash at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 28 Jul, 9pm–1am. £5 (£4). The Big Stramash has been postponed but you can still soak up the best in garage rock’n’roll with live sets from Lord Rochester, Sally Skull and The Fnords plus DJs from the Go-Go, The Green Door and Land of a Thousand Dances. FREE Dapper Dan’s at Sneaky Pete’s. 4 Aug, 11pm–3am. Default and Picassio promise ‘a wonky cocktail of beats’ on decks and FX. ■ White Mink at the Voodoo Rooms. 4 Aug, 11.59pm–3am. £10. A 21st century remix of 20s and 30s style cabaret, live music, DJs and movies. The Correspondents play live plus The Twilight Players, Ed Muir vaudevillian, DJ Nick Hollywood (Curator of the White Mink: Black Cotton CD series), black & white movie mash-ups and more. Weekly ■ Bump at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. Master Caird and Johnny Junk- House mix remixes and requests at this night of house, indie, hip hop, funk, 80s, 90s, electro and disco night. FREE Cheese & Crackers at Sin. Weekly 10pm–3am. ‘Cheesy’ classics and ‘cracking’ anthems. FREE Frisky at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Chart and dancefloor anthems in the main room with indie and 90s hits out back. ■ Madame Belle’s at Lulu. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Hip hop, R&B, electro, house and dancefloor anthems with a burlesque twist. FREE Movement at Electric Circus. Weekly 7pm–1am. The best new indie and classic dancefloor killers.
■ Octopussy at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4. Student night of chart, R&B, electro and indie classics. FREE Packed at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–3am. JT spins the records every week. FREE Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. Indie/electro night from the Cab, with residents from Clash and Spies in the Wires. FREE Speaker Bite Me at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–3am. The Evol DJs take charge at this alternative disco night of indie, hip hop and a dash of electro, which features everything from Dizzee Rascal to The Cribs. ■ Vanity at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Cutting edge soul, R&B, electro and funky house.
Edinburgh Friday
Jul, 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). After a One-Offs ■ Elementary at Cabaret Voltaire. 22 Jul, 11pm–3am. £tbc. House, techno and electro night with residents Andy Hardie and Prof. ‘Sunglasses party’ with Anarkid, Maestro MB, Thatkid and Soul Jam Hot. ✽✽ Dr No’s at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 29 break of several year’s Dr No’s is back with a steady stream of the best in ska, rocksteady, dancehall and 70s reggae. ■ StepBack at Wee Red Bar. 22 Jul, 10.30pm–3am. £4 (£2). Heavy bass from WolfJazz and Eclair Fi Fi as StepBack makes its new home at the Wee Red. Third birthday special joined by Maxx Maxxa (Dogma), Beefy and Fred Lemon. ■ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 22 Jul, 11pm–3am. £1. Drum & bass, dubstep and other bassy beats. Special cheap entry for this residents summer special. ■ Four Corners at the Bongo Club. 29 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Deep funk, good-time reggae, nu-Latin breaks, afro beats and soul jazz courtesy of residents Simon Hodge, Johnny Cashback, Astroboy and Wee-G. Featuring live guests rocksteady revivalists The Delegators. Part of the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ LuckyMe at Sneaky Pete’s. 29 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5 (members free). The scene setting taste makers at Glasgow record label/art collective LuckyMe head over to Edinburgh for more hip hop, dubstep and funky abstract beats. Joined by Ben UFO.
■ Sugarbeat at Cabaret Voltaire. 29 Jul, 11pm–3am. £6. A mash up of breaks, beats and electro from your hosts Tim & Jez (Utah Saints). Joined by rapidly rising house/techno heads Urchins. Weekly ■ Boogie at Lava Ignite. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5.50. Old school disco and chart classics. ■ Broke at City Nightclub. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2. Mashed-up chart indie, hip hop and dance anthems. ■ Buddha Fridays at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. A night of Eastern mysticism and hot house/electro. ■ Entice at Shanghai. Weekly 10pm–3am. £8. Floorfilling anthems. FREE Everybody at Electric Circus. Weekly 10pm–3am. The night starts with live band karaoke (until midnight) followed by a mix of pop, rock, indie, electro, disco and party tracks form 1960-2010. ■ Evol at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £6 after. Edinburgh’s longest running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic alternative tunes. ■ Funk Me It’s Friday at Sin. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 after. Classic funk, disco and remixes. ■ Girls & Boys at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Launch of Edinburgh’s biggest indie night with a rock attitude. ■ 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. ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Sat 12.30–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring 70s style funk form The Privates (22 Jul) and freaked out blues from Earl Grey & The Loose Leaves (29 Jul). ■ Lulu at Lulu. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. Electro, club hits, sexy disco and chart favourites. ■ Midnight Club at the Green Room. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. Featuring a double bill of We Own regulars as One Dollar Dave spins electro, house and commercial dance and Jordan Cochrane mixes disco, deep house and tech-house. ■ Misfits at the Hive. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. DIY indie, electro, punk, rock and retro with bargain drinks.
EDINBURGH CLUB VENUES
■ 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. Fantastic club space with a mixed line-up of house and techno to drum & bass and dubstep or 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.
■ 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 highlights. ■ City: Edinburgh 1a Market Street, 226 9560. From student nights and pop to big guest DJs. See listings for highlights.
■ Electric Circus 36-39 Market Street, 226 4224. Eclectic dance beats and indie plus private rooms and karaoke for a unique clubbling experience. See listings for details.
■ Espionage 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street, 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action.
■ CC Blooms 23-24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. One of the city’s most enduring gay clubs, with free entry and hi-NRG tracks every night of the week.
■ GHQ 4 Picardy Place, 550 1780. Swish gay club. See listings for highlights. ■ Henry’s Cellar Bar 8-16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. Eclectic and
experimental nights from surf rock to electro. See listings for details.
■ 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, 80s and party tunes.
■ The Lane 3 Queensferry Street Lane, 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. See listings for highlights.
■ Lava Ignite 3 West Toll Cross, 228 3252. Chart favourites, pop hits and R&B. ■ The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. Big gig/club space and home to indie, electro, dubstep, house and visiting big name DJs. See listings for details.
■ 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 highlights.
■ Mood Omni, Greenside Place, 550 1640. Chart, dance and party tunes.
■ 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. ■ Potterrow Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 9195. Student heaven and home to some big one off parties.
■ Sin Wilkie House, Cowgate, 225 9764. Commercial dance sounds, pop hits and R&B.
■ 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 stylish venue in the heart of Edinburgh. ■ Siglo 184 Cowgate, 240 2850. Charty, party, indie nights until 3am.
■ Stereo King Stables Road, 229 7986. More
big party tunes and drunken dancing.
■ The Store 7 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. Intimate club venue mixing art, techno, dub, live acts and beats. See listings for details. ■ 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, cabaret 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.
46 THE LIST 21 Jul–4 Aug 2011