Clubs GLASGOW
Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to david.pollock@list.co.uk. Glasgow listings are compiled by David Pollock. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Glasgow Thursday
and Oh My Days! at the Sub Monthly & One-Offs ■ Cryotec at Classic Grand. 2 Feb & 1 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3. DJs Tailz and Effigy bring you industrial and EBM. ✽✽ Mount Heart Attack, Kollektiv Club. 2 Feb, 9pm–3am. £10. Three of Glasgow’s finest nights team up. Presenting Sepalcure, a collaboration between Travis Stewart (Machinedrum) and Praveen Sharma (Praveen & Benoit, Braille), who make a fusion of tribal dub, house and two step beats. ■ Ifan Dafydd at the Art School. 9 Feb, 9pm–midnight. £5. James Blake- style piano murmurings from the young Welshman. Presented by Mixed Bizness, with support from Point to C. ■ Luska at La Cheetah. 9 Feb, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Techno, tech-house and deep house with Jack Swift and Dara Estafaghi. With Eyeshake. ■ A Love From Outer Space at Berkeley Suite. 1 Mar, 10pm–3am. £7. Andrew Weatherall and Sean Johnstone bring their out-there club night to Glasgow for a bi-monthly residency.
Weekly ■ BeastMoves at Chambre 69. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. A soundtrack of house, techno and funky, bassy tunes that won’t be hard on your wallet. ■ Bitter Glitter at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. Madame S (Utter Gutter) and Fraser Bone (Lock Up Your Daughters) with a weekly party, playing a mix of homo-disco, electronic treats, jackin’ house and tech beats. ■ Bump at Hummingbird. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. R&B and hip hop from DJs Naeem and Sketch. ■ Common Room at Common. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3) after. DJs Craig Kelman and Craig McHugh play party tunes in a house party style. ■ Dirty Sexy Money at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc (free for students before midnight). That Tall Guy Scott plays cheese, pop and R&B. ■ Eureka at Bamboo. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (free with a matric card). DJ Toast plays rock, indie, dance and hip hop. FREE Feel My Bicep at Flat 0/1. Weekly 11pm–3am. 80s sleaze, analogue funk, old school house, disco flexx and sweat on the walls.
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■ Rubbermensch and Jellybaby at O2 ABC2. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4. A night for indie lovers with Andy Wilson in charge. ■ Rumble Thursdays at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Chart, pop, indie, R&B and hip hop fight it out for your aural affections. FREE Salsa Tumbao at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 8pm–3am. Salsa and dancing with Farah Portela Alonso and Tumbao Salsa School. ■ Skint at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Stephen Foy plays indie dancefloor anthems, pop hits and classic house. ■ Skint and Vengeance at the Cathouse. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (£2 students). DJs Billy and Colin play rock, emo and pop-punk in the main room, while DJ Q Ball has the sickest black metal, death metal and thrash in the back. ■ Sol’s Club at Sol’s Club. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Bollywood, Latin, Afro- Caribbean and reggae club nights. ■ Soul Glo at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. DJ Snafu scratches funk, soul and old rhythm and blues. ■ Thursdays 520 at Club 520. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (students £4). The brand new Thursdays at 520 with residents Mungo’s Hi Fi and Bunty Beats playing reggae, dancehall and hip hop every week. Also featuring rotating monthly guests Mixed Bizness, Sleaze Records, Mix Kings and Djamba in the back room. ■ Zipper at Stairway Club. Weekly 5pm–3am. £5; free before 10pm. Classic rock’n’roll including Rolling Stones, Hendrix, The Who and Muddy Waters. With live bands.
Glasgow Friday
Monthly & One-Offs FREE Bears in the Underground at Underground Glasgow. 3 Feb, 9pm–1am. The BearScots night for Glasgow gents in search of a little furry company. ■ Bigfoot’s at the Sub Club. 3 Feb, 11pm–3am. £10 (students £7). An eclectic techno and electronic music party. With a Scottish debut for Paris’ Clement Meyer (Get The Curse/Items & Things/Kill The DJ). ■ Blitz! at the Flying Duck. 3 Feb, 11pm–3am. £5. Homo and hetero fun, playing new romantic, new wave, alt pop and indie dance hits. A Queer Elections special for LGBT History Month as Blitz! elects its queer music icon, from a shortlist of Kate Bush, David Bowie, Morrissey and Madonna. Vote on the door, with the winner announced and celebrated in the last hour of the night. ■ Celtic Connections: Beat Bothy at the Arches. 3 Feb, 10.30pm–3am. £10. A mix of dance beats and Celtic sounds featuring Mylo alongside Halcyon, Niteworks, DJ Dolphin Boy and Chapelier Fou. ■ Disco Teeth at Blackfriars. 3 Feb, 11pm–3am. £5; £3 before midnight. Working any part of your body that can disco will be DJs Chris Smith, Eymard, ESQ, Discetro and R-Bot. ■ No Sleep at Chambre 69. 3 Feb, 11pm–3am. 24 Feb, 10.30pm–3am. £10; £8 before midnight; £5 students. A forward-thinking house night from residents Adam Watt and Jonathan Carroll (Why Eleven). With Will Saul (Simple Records, Aus Music) and youANDme (Cocoon, Compost, 2020Vision and more). ✽✽ Point 4 at Soundhaus. 3 Feb, op of nights for the discerning clubber, from residents Simon Stokes (Darkroom Dubs, Rekluse), Charles Turtle (Animal Farm, Off The Record) and Colin Henderson (Techno Terrorist). This penultimate night at the Soundhaus will also feature Highlife’s Auntie Flo, the Kreep Crew and more. See preview, page 55. 11pm–3am. £6 (members £5). A co-
■ ABroonOriginal Presents The Dubateers & Charlie P at Blackfriars Music Stage. 10 Feb, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). A night of reggae, dancehall and dub all powered by the Bass Warrior Sound System. ■ Return to Mono at the Sub Club. 10 Feb, 11pm–3am. £12 (£10). Slam’s monthly house residency, with top-line house and techno guests and a set from the residents themselves. With Len Faki, label head of Podium and Figure and a regular DJ at Berlin’s Berghain. ■ Tribute at La Cheetah. 10 Feb, 11pm–3am. £10. Representatives of Glasgow nights Stay Plastic, Pest Control, All Caps, Scrabble and Jelly Roll Soul team up for a club which will focus on ‘electronic funk’. With special guest, Detroit’s Anthony ‘Shake’ Shakir. ■ Argonaut Sounds at Blackfriars. 17 Feb, 11pm–3am. £3. The Argonaut soundsystem returns playing reggae, dancehall and dub. ■ Lock Up Your Daughters at the Flying Duck. 17 Feb, 11pm–3am. £4–£5. Ass-shaking session from the LUYD fanzine with residents DJ Suezz, Lock Up Your DJs and Skeleton Boy. An ‘Excessive 80s Party’ with Prince Mog and DJ Catnip spinning a mix of Italo, synths, and 80s classics. ■ Action Presents: Heaven at the Polo Lounge. 24 Feb, 9pm–3am. £6 (£4). One of the biggest gay nights in the world comes to Polo. ■ Friday Street at Blackfriars. 24 Feb, 10.30pm–3am. £5. Classic mod sounds, 60s psych and northern soul at Scotland’s premier mod club, with guest DJs Gary Love and Jim Wilson (Somethin’s Kookin’). ■ The Hot Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 24 Feb, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Rafla (Nice’n’Sleazy) and Nobodaddy (The Phantom Band) play garage, punk, psych and rockabilly, with occasional live bands and art interventions. ✽✽ How’s Your Party? at the Sub Club. 24 Feb, 11pm–3am. £8 in advance; £10 on the door. Funky, dubstep, bassline and more at this well- respected party, with resident Boom Monk Ben. Presenting the sound of the Digital Soundboy label, with Redlight and Breakage. ■ Pinup Nights at the Flying Duck. 24 Feb, 9pm–3am. £tbc. Glasgow’s biggest indie night, with regular local, national and international guest DJs and live bands. The annual Pinups Ladies Night returns, with guest DJ Joe Gilgun (Misfits/This is England), The Plimptons playing live, and Vendetta Vain performing a burlesque show. ■ Pressure at the Arches. 24 Feb, 11pm–3am. £13. More techno action from Slam at their monthly residency, featuring some big-name guests Maya Jane Coles, Paul Ritch (live) and Ben Sims. ■ Resurface at La Cheetah. 24 Feb, 11pm–3am. £10. A new house night from the Resurface DJs and Domenic Cappello (Subculture). With special techno guests Ancient Methods. ■ Transmission presents Mallorca Lee at O’Couture. 24 Feb, 10pm–3am. £10. The winner of the Vestax Scottish DJ award for 2011-2012 puts in a high octane set of acid house, rave and techno. Weekly ■ Audiofilth at Common. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £7 (£5 students) after. Friday nights are getting dirty with Ross McMillan and Big Al orchestrating some of the filthiest house, electro, hip hop and indie. ■ Ballbreaker and Vice at the Cathouse. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). DJs Billy and Martin Bate play a selection of rock, metal, emo and even hip hop over two floors. ■ Bespoke Fridays at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6 (£3 students). Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks at this club from residents Rob Etherson, Jenny and Mash.
■ Canvas at Arta. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Live bands plus DJs Martin Black (Fri) and Norman Robinson (Sat) playing funk and party classics. ■ Cheesy Pop at Queen Margaret Union. Weekly 9pm–2am. £3–£4 (£2 members). After many years, rampant hordes of mucky-minded, vodka fuelled urchins still flock to hear DJ Toast’s edam selection. ■ Crash at the Shed. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Euan and Andy play all the party tracks you know and love. ■ Damnation at Classic Grand. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 (students Free). Rock, metal, punk and emo. ■ Fashion Fridays at oVo. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after (£3 students). Chart and club sounds from DJs Paul Rea, Kash and Asim. ■ Lip Service at FHQ. Weekly 6pm–3am. £tbc. Long-running lesbian club night with a focus on all things sensual. Includes facepainting, dressing- up box, spin the bottle booths and a ‘sexual postbox’. Ooh-er. ■ Music For Pleasure at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before midnight with a matric card; £5 after. Gavin Sommerville, Gerry Lyons and Andy Wilson play R&B, hip hop, house and pop. ■ My Mum Told Me I Could DJ at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. The West End comes alive with Friday night chart and party sounds from DJs Nelson and Richie McColm. ■ NOW Fridays at Òran Mór. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6 (students £4). Chart, R&B, house and electro from Dave M. ■ Old Skool at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6; £3 entry through the Butterfly & Pig. Funk, soul and disco from DJs Craig Thompson, Jack and Gordie. FREE Only Fools and House at Flat 0/1. Weekly 11pm–3am. Tom, Anton and Ewan play a fine selection of New York and Chicago house, cosmic Italo disco and classic 80s electro. ■ POP Junkie at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. DJs Steven and Suave Gav play pop sounds. ■ Propaganda at O2 ABC. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £4. Indie Friday nighter. ■ Sound at Club 520. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). A collection of some of the finest DJs in Glasgow and beyond, with Derizen playing bass influenced party sets in T1 and the house sound of Biba Nights in T4. Meanwhile, Disco Disco kicks back in the cocktail lounge, playing soul, funk and disco. ■ Tardis at Stairway Club. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £5 after. Northern soul, classic indie tracks and more from Gavin Dunbar (Camera Obscura), featuring live music. ■ Tempted at Tusk. Weekly 10pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Party sounds from DJ Norman Robinson. ■ United Nations of Dance at the Tunnel. Weekly 11pm–3am. £8. Clubland anthems, hip hop and R&B from Scotty Boy, Marc Anderson, Steve Clarke, John Thomson and more.
Glasgow Saturday Monthly & One-Offs ■ All Tore Up at Blackfriars. 4 Feb, 10pm–3am. £7. Maximum rhythm and blues, rock’n’roll and rockabilly at this 1950s record hop. Featuring live Teddy Boy rock’n’roll with guests Corrupted. ■ Balkanarama at Chambre 69. 4 Feb, 10pm–3am. £8. A night of gypsy/Balkan/klezmer madness, film, visuals and live music featuring gypsy belly dancing, free plum brandy and more. Featuring North Strand Kontra Band and the 15-piece Puff Uproar & the Shimmering Sound Affair, plus Pellizco Flamenco and DJ Marco (Orkestra del Sol).