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■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. A healthy dose of punk, new wave, new romantic and electro-pop (now with added 90s). FREE The Rock Bomb at Opium. Weekly 10pm–2am. The best rock and metal from across the years. ■ Static Underground at City Nightclub. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. House, electro and progressive house. ■ This is Music at Sneaky Pete’s. Fri 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Indie- electro night hosted by the Sick Note DJs.
Edinburgh Saturday
One-Offs ■ Definition at Sneaky Pete’s. 23 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5 in advance. Dancefloor friendly underground house, electro, minimal and techno cuts. A rare chance to catch minimal techno producer Alex Smoke (live) in an intimate setting. See preview, page 44. ■ His & Hers at Electric Circus. 23 Jul, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. The Baron and The Regent serve up the best in indie, punk and alternative. ✽✽ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 23 Jul, 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. The Bubble DJs take over the upstairs lounge with Brainstorm (Pure) spinning ‘old school, new school and special school beats’. ■ Sounds of Soul at Cabaret Voltaire. 23 Jul, 10.30pm–3am. £7 (£5). The Ladies on Rotation provide the soul, house, real disco, funk and boogie selections. Joined by Aqua Bassino’s Jay Robertson.
✽✽ Sub:Tremorz at the Liquid Room. 23 Jul, 10pm–3am. £10. A new drum & bass night stomping onto the Edinburgh scene, launching with a special fundraiser in aid of Children First and an impressive line-up of Bryan G, Kenny Ken, Bladerunner, Harry Shotta and David Boomah (live). ■ Karnival at Cabaret Voltaire. 30 Jul, 11pm–3am. £12. Forward thinking house night. Hosting the formidable electro- tech sounds of Munich’s Luzenkirchen (live) and RockNess DJ comp winner RYZO. ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 30 Jul, 11pm–3am. £4. Four deck mix of dubstep, reggae, dancehall and jungle playing out over the Messenger Sound System. ■ Club 10-86 at the Lane. 30 Jul, 10.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after (women free all night). Techno from Jon Rundell and Bulletdodge Records. ■ Dare! at Cabaret Voltaire. 30 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5. Taking over the Speakeasy with a celebration of dance music from through the ages all from the masterful Jon Pleased Wimmin and Adam le Chic. ■ Heavy Gossip at the Green Room. 30 Jul, 10pm–3am. £8 before midnight; £10 after (students £8). Fresh house cuts, disco funk and reworked edits from residents Craig Smith and Nick Yuill. Joined by up-and-coming Belgian producers Villa whose big disco reworks of Adele, Yeasayer and Moby have been slaying dancefloors across the globe. ■ Lucky 7 at Studio 24. 30 Jul, 10pm–3am. £2 before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. Ska, reggae, bluebeat and 2-Tone with DJs Tall Paul and Tony 2-Eyes. ■ Magic Nostalgia at Electric Circus. 30 Jul, 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. ■ Playdate at Sneaky Pete’s. 30 Jul, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). House night with a few leftfield cuts from Steven and Stewart. Featuring a guest set
The Delegators
The Edinburgh jazz and Blues Festival is joining forces with a couple of clubs this year, there’s a big Vegas! night at the HMV Picture House then they bring funk, rocksteady and reggae five-piece The Delegators to Four Corners. Mixing their ska sounds with a healthy dose of 60s soul and ‘hints of Motown’ they should go down a storm at open minded funk/soul club Four Corners. ■ Four Corners at The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Fri 29 Jul.
30 Jul, 9pm–3am. £15. A special form Benedict Bull (Skull Juice). See preview, page 43. FREE Ride at Sneaky Pete’s. 30 Jul, 11pm–3am. Electro, indie and hip hop from Lauren and Chekkie. ✽✽ Vegas! at The HMV Picture House. collaboration from swing/easy listening club Vegas and the EJ&BF starring The Vegas Big Band featuring Little Miss Leod & The Horndog Horns, with special guests The Jive Aces and your fabulous hosts Frankie Sumatra, Bugsy Seagull, Dino Martini, Sam Jose plus Nikki Nevada, The Vegas Showgirls and The Fabulous Scott Brothers. Part of the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.
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. ■ Boutique at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Electro and house from DJ Dowzer while DJ Darren plays mainstream chart, disco and cheese. ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. A student friendly chewed up, spat out mix of electro, pop, dance, disco, soul and indie. ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Sat 12.30–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Rocking covers and originals form The Dark Jokes (23 Jul) and funkers Washington Street (30 Jul). ■ Musicology at Shanghai. Weekly 10pm–2am. £8 (students £5). Funk, dance, chart hits and classics accompanied by their appropriate videos from VJ Scott Granger. ■ The Opal Experience at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10.30pm–2am. £tbc. Glamorous vocal house and ice-cool electro with a hint of R&B. ■ Saturdays at Karma Nights. Weekly 10pm–2am. £tbc. Party night of chart, dance and R&B. ‘If you cant sing it, we wont play it’. ■ Shakedown at the One Below. Weekly 10pm–2am. £5. Funky music at this new night inspired by the lounge club scene in New York, Paris and Los Angeles. ■ Social Network at City Nightclub. Weekly 10.30pm–2am. £10 (VIP £15).
Big house, chart and R&B anthems with a live facebook feed broadcast on screens across the club. ■ Studio 24 Rawks at Studio 24. Weekly 11pm–2am. £5 (£4). Studio 24’s re-rebranded rock night with DJs Soo and Matt27. ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. Edinburgh’s longest continually running indie night.
Edinburgh Sunday
Weekly FREE Casual Sundays at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Laid back rock to ease you into the week. FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from the resident team every week. FREE Espionage at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–3am. DJ Hammy keeps the party going with an eclectic dancefloor mix. FREE Killer Kitsch at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. Killer Kitsch returns to Edinburgh as Euan Neilson and David Sinclair import their mix of dance, electro, 80s synth pop, new wave and punk to the Cab. ■ R&B Sundays at Karma Nights. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. R&B (surprise surprise) and urban from DJ Fabuloz. ■ 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. FREE Sunday Service at Sin. Weekly 10pm–3am. Big backpacker party. 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 at what they promise will be ‘the hottest Sunday night party in town’.
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.
Clubs
FREE The Monday Club at Sin. Weekly 10pm–3am. Dance, chart, pop and hip hop from DJ Gianni. 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.
Edinburgh Tuesday 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. FREE Love Traffic at GHQ. Weekly 11pm–3am. Pulling doesn’t get any easier than this. At a traffic light party everyone knows where they stand: red for no thanks, amber for maybe, green for definitely. With DJ Dale Lush. ■ Motion at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £2 (£1) after. An eclectic mix from across the decades. FREE Phat Tuesdays at Sin. Weekly 10pm–3am. Dancefloor favourites.
Edinburgh Tuesday
Weekly FREE Poison at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Classic rock night. FREE Soul Jam Hot at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Old school, real deal soul, garage and R&B. FREE Split at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, electro, techno and breakbeat with Shadowskill, the Dropout DJs, Dogma and a smattering of very talented local guests.
Edinburgh Wednesday Weekly ■ 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 from DJ Keiron (Evol). FREE JungleDub at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. Showcasing the Scottish dub, dubstep and jungle scene. ■ Mansion at the Green Room. Weekly 10pm–3am. £6 (£5). Huge student night of R&B and urban sounds. FREE Minimalism at the Store. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Can you guest what style of electronica they favour? Minimal house and techno all night. FREE Miss Guided at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–3am. A night of pop guilty pleasures from Madonna to Shakira. ■ Movida at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–3am. £6 (students £5). Midweek gay student clubbing from DJ Karl. FREE Night Nookie at Sin. Weekly 10pm–3am. Electro, hip hop, dubstep, funk and bassline mash-ups. FREE The Pit at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Rock and metal night. FREE Slap Bang at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. Musical mish mash of disco, funk, house and electro from DFault and Picassio. FREE Witness at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Garage, UK funky, dubstep and bassline house.
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