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drinks. ■ Oh No! at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. Mash-up mayhem from DJ Gentleman Johnny manning the decks. ■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £1 before 11pm; £6 after. A healthy dose of punk, new wave, new romantic and electro-pop. ■ This is Music at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly (not 27 Jan) 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Indie-electro night hosted by the Sick Note DJs. ■ Tiki Beats at Lola Lo. Weekly 8pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £6 before midnight; £8 after. Commercial dance and club anthems with remixed chart tunes, dubstep and electro.
Edinburgh Saturday
Monthly & One-Offs ■ Fake at Sneaky Pete’s. 7 Jan, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Electro, breaks and bassline house from Bus Daddy and Zomby Lover.
✽✽ Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 7 Jan & 28 Jan,
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. ■ Speaker Bite Me at Electric Circus. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. See Thu. ■ Trade Union Movida Corona at Cabaret Voltaire. 7 Jan, 11pm–3am. £5. Special Sat nighter for all the trade staff who’ve worked so hard over Christmas, featuring Tony Nicol, the Scottish champion of the international Movida Corona DJ competition. ■ Basics at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 14 Jan, 11pm–3am. £5. Old school R&B, as in real-deal 50s and 60s rhythm and blues. ■ Bass Syndicate at Sneaky Pete’s. 14 Jan, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Bass Syndicate returns with bass heavy breaks, beats, electro and house. FREE Bears in the Basement at New Town Bar. 14 Jan, 10pm–2am. A men-only night for bears and their admirers, organised by the BearScots. ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 14 Jan, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Four-deck mix of dubstep, reggae, grime, dancehall and jungle. ■ The Den at Electric Circus. 14 Jan, 10pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Jive, rock, blues, funk and soul. ■ Eden at Cabaret Voltaire. 14 Jan, 11pm–3am. £tbc. A mix of funky house and electro in the Cab’s Speakeasy. ■ Land of 1000 Dances at Studio 24. 14 Jan, 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£4). Garage punk, northern soul, Stax records, rock boogaloo and Chicago blues from the 50s and 60s. ■ Musika at the Liquid Room. 14 Jan, 9pm–3am. Free before 11.15pm; £8 (£6) after. Edgy house and electro night Residents special to start 2012. ■ Sick Note Saturday at Cabaret Voltaire. 14 Jan, 11pm–3am. £6 (£4). The indie/electro night hosts another of its monthly Saturday night specials. ■ Dr No’s at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 21 Jan, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. A steady stream of the best in ska, rocksteady, dancehall and 70s reggae. ■ Gasoline Dance Machine at Cabaret Voltaire. 21 Jan, 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). A night of mixed genres and mutant disco at this new night from Cheap Picasso and Kris Wasabi. ■ The Green Door at Studio 24. 21 Jan, 10.30pm–3am. £2 before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. A night of rock’n’roll from classics to their mutant offspring. ‘For hepcats and squares alike’. ■ Saturday Night Beaver at Cabaret Voltaire. 21 Jan, 11pm–3am. £5. The Street’s Trendy Wendy and Louise, with a kickin’ soundtrack for ladies, their invited male guests and LGBTI friendly door policy, in The Speakeasy. ■ Wasabi Disco at Sneaky Pete’s. 21 Jan, 11pm–3am. £3 (free). Another dose of disco, new wave, punk and New York grooves.
Karnival
Starting the 2012 party early Karnival celebrate their sixth birthday. ‘Our first ever guest was Graeme Park,’ explains Karnival’s promoter Kev Hendry. ‘I was mega nervous as I had grown up listening to Graeme’s Hacienda mix tapes in the 90s, so he was a bit of a legend to me. To be honest I still get nervous even now. I think the moment I stop getting the pre-gig butterflies will be the time my hearts not in it anymore, but that day is a long way off.’ Since then they’ve been joined by likes of Digitalism, Andrew Weatherall and Paul Woolford while French minimalist/electro producer Popof (Turbo/Cocoon/Form) will be joining them for these birthday celebrations. ■ Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Sat 28 Jan.
Jakwob at the Liquid Room. 21 Jan, ✽✽ Xplicit & Wax On present 10.30pm–3am. £8. New monthly club collaboration bring cutting edge electronica stars to the ‘burgh. Launching with dubstepper Jakwob. ■ Karnival at Cabaret Voltaire. 28 Jan, 11pm–3am. £10–£12. Forward thinking house night. Sixth birthday special featuring French minimalist/electro producer Popof. ■ Lucky 7 at Studio 24. 28 Jan, 10pm–3am. £2 before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. Ska, reggae, bluebeat and 2-Tone. ■ Madchester at the Liquid Room. 28 Jan, 10.30pm–3am. £5–£7. The best the baggy era had to offer. ■ Magic Nostalgic at Electric Circus. 28 Jan, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. ‘The Wheel’ decides the playlist be it disco, 80s, rock gods, 90s rave, power ballads or movie music. ■ Playdate at Sneaky Pete’s. 28 Jan, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). House night with a few leftfield cuts from Steven and Stewart. Fourth birthday special. See preview, page 51. ■ VEGAS! at the Voodoo Rooms. 28 Jan, 8.30pm–1am. £tbc. Hipster swing, jump jive, rockin’ R&B, dancefloor jazz, sleazy listening and gangster grooves at the multiple award-winning, multi-genre club night for movers, groovers, hipsters, flipsters, guys and dolls.
Weekly ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 after. Mix of electro, pop, disco, R&B and indie. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. Weekly (from 21 Jan) 11pm–3am. £2 before midnight; £4 after. Indie, 60s garage, electro, northern soul, ska, 70s punk and new wave at this Edinburgh institution. ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late-night jazz and funk acts and DJs. ■ Much More at the Third Door. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Hip hop and R&B from Nasty P and Cunnie. ■ Propaganda at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5. The UK’s biggest indie club nigh.
■ Rewind at the Liquid Room. 7 Jan, 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Edinburgh favourite of 70s, 80s and 90s hits. ■ Saturdays at Silk at Silk. Weekly 10pm–3am. £6 (members £4). Robin Burgess and David Beatson mix up house, chart, dance and R&B. ■ Social Network at City Nightclub. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £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–3am. £2 before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. Studio 24’s re-rebranded rock, metal and alternative night with DJs Soo and Matt27. ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £1 before 11pm; £6 after. Edinburgh’s longest continually running indie night. ■ Zombie Nation at Lola Lo. Weekly 8pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £8 before midnight; £10 after. Tropical beats and voodoo drums.
Edinburgh Sunday Monthly & One-Offs ■ DiscoBox at the Third Door. 8 Jan, 11pm–3am. £3. Sleazy disco funk and glitterballs.
Weekly FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro. ■ Funk de la Flik at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2 (£1). Eclectic funk and soul to help you forget Monday is on the horizon. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Three deck mix of funky house, sexy urban and indie infused electro, club classics and remixes. FREE The Sunday Club at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Chart, indie, pop and rock requests. ■ Tipsy at Lulu. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. R&B, urban and hip hop from residents Nick G and DJ Prospect.
Clubs
Edinburgh Monday
Weekly FREE I Love R&B at Espionage. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. R&B, hip hop and dancehall from P45 and P Stylz. ■ Latin Quarter at the Third Door. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. James Combe and Freddy Ramirez with a real deal mix of salsa, merengue and world music. ■ Magnum at the One Below. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. House and glam electro. FREE Mixed Up Mondays at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. R&B, hip hop, indie, pop and floorfillers. FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs. ■ Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2 (students/hospitality staff £1). 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. ■ Dirty Sexy at Lulu. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. Raunchy dance beats. FREE I Love Hip Hop at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. Hip hop classics and brand new rap tracks, plus live performances, MCs and guest DJs. ■ Jelly Baby at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. New student night from the Octopussy team with jelly shots, cocktail buckets and ‘jello fun’. ■ The Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. Everything from disco and fiery through to electro. 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. FREE Twisted Tuesday at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–3am. DJ JT plays commercial house, electro and chart tracks, plus giant jenga, twister, etc.
Edinburgh Wednesday Monthly & One-Offs ■ Mansion at the Liquid Room. Weekly (from 18 Jan) 10pm–3am. £5. The student night of house, electro, R&B and urban sounds relaunches at the Liquid Room with special guest Tim Mason (signed to Steve Angello’s Size Records) on 18 Jan. ■ Itchy Feet at Studio 24. 25 Jan, 10pm–3am. £tbc. Rock’n’roll, rhythm’n’blues, soul and funk at this retro student night.
Weekly FREE Akimbo Divine at the Third Door. Weekly 11pm–3am. Meek beat, wonky soul and mutant disco. ■ 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 JungleDub at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. Showcasing the Scottish dub, dubstep and jungle scene. Friday night special. FREE The Pit at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Rock and metal night by rock and metal fans for rock and metal fans. ■ Skite at City Nightclub. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. Big chart tunes and dance music. ■ Slap Bang at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2 (free). 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 from residents Attic Kings and Blackwax.
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