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■ No Globe at the Third Door. 15 Mar, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Argentina’s clubnight and record label comes to Edinburgh celebrating ‘party music without borders’. FREE Spare at Sneaky Pete’s. 15 Mar, 11pm–3am. Danco and Kamico play hench beats. FREE Superclub at Sneaky Pete’s. 22 Mar, 11pm–3am. Audio-visual takeover by the Superclub gallery. ■ Twist & Shout at the Third Door. 22 Mar, 11pm–3am. £2. Rock’n’roll and northern soul from the 50s and 60s from Fresh Air. FREE Ride at Sneaky Pete’s. 29 Mar, 11pm–3am. Electro, indie and hip hop from Lauren and Chekkie. Weekly ■ Bounce at Lola Lo. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. DJ Johnny Frenetic will be providing the best in electro, house and chart mash-ups for your musical pleasures as Bounce restarts at Lola Lo. FREE Camp at CC Blooms. Weekly 11pm–3am. Deejay Bird spins camp classics from Hi-NRG and disco to pop. FREE Frisky Disco at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–3am. Start the weekend early with DJ Dale. FREE Frisky at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Chart and dancefloor anthems in the main room with indie and 90s hits out back. ■ Indigo at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £3 (students £1). Indie and alternative night from DJ Katy Murphy (now filling a regular Thu night slot). ■ Madame Belle’s at Lulu. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Hip hop, R&B, electro, house and dancefloor anthems with a burlesque twist. ■ Octopussy at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (students £3). Student night of chart, R&B, electro and indie classics plus bouncy castles, a swimming pool, jacuzzi and plenty of promos. FREE Shenanigans at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–3am. DJ Callum blasts the best in die, pop, dancefloor anthems electro and hip hop. ■ Temple at Silk. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Three floors of dancing (with drum & bass and dubstep upstairs) plus live drummers. ■ Vanity at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Cutting edge soul, R&B, electro and funky house.
Edinburgh Friday
Monthly & One-Offs FREE ELECTROsexual at CC Blooms. 2 Mar, 11pm–3am. Lucky Luciano and Kenwai are spinning the usual dirty bootlegs and ‘cheeky’ electro at this remix-lovers’ haven.
✽✽ Frame at Wee Red Bar. 2 Mar, 7pm. £7 before 10.30pm; £4 (club only) after. Indie/alternative/electronica night kicking off with three live bands: Tiresias Archive, The Wintergreens and Birdhead. ■ Robigan’s Reggae at Wee Red Bar. 2 Mar, 11pm–3am. 23 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). A night of reggae, dancehall and rocksteady. ■ Stripclub at City Café. 2 Mar, 8pm–1am. £4. New night of dirty electro, indie and minimalism with residents Metatron and Tom Fool. ‘Portuguese Synth Slingers’ Plaza play this opening night. ■ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 2 Mar, 11pm–3am. £12 in advance; more on the door. Drum & bass, dubstep and other bassy beats. Featuring special guest Netsky (Hospital). ■ Audacious at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 9 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5. Breakcore, hardcore and jungle. ■ Bixon at the Third Door. 9 Mar, midnight. £8. Slick house night with resident Kirk Douglas. ■ Cosmic at Studio 24. 9 Mar, 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after.
Edinburgh Rocks Music Awards
Edinburgh Rocks, in association with The List, are putting on an awards bash to highlight the club talent in this fine city as well as a top notch afterparty featuring Huggy, Yogi Haughton and a headliner still to be revealed at a mystery location (that won’t be announced until the night itself). With the closure of Cab Vol and the Bongo under threat it really is a crucial time for the capital’s clubbing community, as organiser Niall Auld points out: ‘Never has there been a more important chapter in Edinburgh clubland’s history than now for us to recognise, reward and show a collective appreciation towards the talents and achievements of the city’s finest clubs, DJs, promoters and venues.’ A panel of industry experts will vote on DJ’s DJ of the Year, Resident of the Year, Best Techno Night, Best House Night and more, and if you’d like your say on who wins Fan’s DJ of the Year, Fan’s Club Night of the Year, Venue of the Year, Event of the Year and DJ lifetime nomination log onto bit.ly/edinburghrocks. ■ A Secret Location, Edinburgh, Fri 16 Mar.
A spaced-out night of psychedelic trance, with live percussion and visuals by VisualGnosis. ■ Dole at the Third Door. 9 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5. Bhangra and other South Asian-inspired club tunes. ■ Four Corners at the Bongo Club. 9 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Your local one-stop hop for funk/soul/jazz/Latin/Afro/reggae dancefloor action and sizzling live percussion. ■ bETAMAX at Studio 24. 9 Mar, 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. New mutant disco, post punk, new wave and 2Tone night hosted by Chris FAST (FASTpunkclub) and Angus A-Go-Go (the Go-Go) with guests. ■ Confusion is Sex at the Bongo Club. 16 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£5 in ‘dress-up’) after. Twisted and freaky mix of burlesque, glam techno, electro, indie punk and rock’n’roll where ‘the weird is normal’. Hosting a ‘Naughty Nautical’ special. ■ Dancehall at the Caves at the Caves. 16 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5–£8. Riddim Tuffa and Big Toe’s HiFi unite once again to nice-up the dance with some heavyweight dubplates and a massive selection of digital dub, reggae and 90s dancehall. Joined by Earl 16. ■ Balkanarama at Studio 24. 16 Mar, 9pm–3am. £tbc. A blend of klezmer, Balkan, gypsy punk and electronic beats featuring live music, bellydancing, VJs and a live jam session.
✽✽ Edinburgh Rocks Music Awards at Secret Location. 16
Mar, 8pm–1am. £9 for first 250 tickets; £12 in advance; £14 on the door. Edinburgh Rocks celebrate the Capital's club scene as they take over a mystery venue ('bang in the middle of the city
centre, 15 min walk from Princes St') with their awards ceremony. Categories include: Best House Night, Best Techno Night, Best New Club, DJ of the Year and more. The afterparty features Huggy, Yogi Haughton and more 'mystery' guests on the specially hired Funktion 1 soundsystem. ■ Rude at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 16 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Reggae, ska, dub and early ragga as this 90s night returns. ■ Soul Kitchen at the Third Door. 16 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). Dale Lush and Isla Blige with a night of smooth soul, hip hop, funk and uplifting disco. ■ Telefunken at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 16 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Deep expansive house night. Joined by cheekily-monickered English producer Moodymanc for a hybrid of soul, jazz, house, funk and techno. ■ Whisky Kiss at the Voodoo Rooms. 16 Mar, 7.30pm–1am. £7. A cool take on traditional Scottish dancing with the ‘ceilidh in a club’ featuring Highland Hotties, breakdancers, trad folk and DJ Grum Stone playing club classics and contemporary house (with the band giving the house hits a ‘tartan twist’). ■ ETC at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 23 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5. New electronic music night with a mash of techno, acid house, bassline, jungle, dubstep, metal, breaks and gabber from the Edinburgh Tekno Cartel. ■ Sounds of Soul at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 23 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. The Ladies on Rotation (Simmone Black, Jo Myles, The Blonde Flash, Nicki Lowdown and Isla Blige) provide the soul, house, real disco, funk and boogie selections. Please note new venue for SoS.
Clubs
■ Wonky at the Bongo Club. 23 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3 in advance; more on the door. Another night from the heads at Trouble who team up with Wolfjazz for a night of hip hop, beats, bass and dubstep with Afrobeat. It’s a ‘Save the Bongo Club’ raveclash as Wonky do their bit to highlight the cause with a bit of help from No Globe and live acts tbc. Weekly ■ Broke at Lava Ignite. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5.50. Chart indie, hip hop, dance anthems, floorfillers and drinks promos. ■ Buddha Fridays at Opal Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. £5 before 11.30pm; £8 after. Funky beats and up-tempo club classics with live sax and percussion. FREE Espionage at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Five bars over five floors, playing everything from R&B to mainstream chart action with plenty of dark corners for copping off in. ■ Evol at Silk. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5. Edinburgh’s longest running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic alternative and crossover tunes, Evol’s an institution (now at a new venue). ■ Hideout at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after (students £3). New Friday nighter with indie, pop and electro peppered with classic disco, funk and hip hop from Master Caird and Steve C. ■ Late Lounging at Lulu. Weekly 9pm–3am. £tbc. House mixed with chart dance, electro pop and funk. ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring funk, disco and pysch-jazz from Federation of the Disco Pimp (2 Mar), Latin/soul/jazz five-piece The Foo Birds (9 Mar), funksters James Brown is Annie (16 Mar) and Stuart Goodall Band (23 Mar). ■ Misfits at the Hive. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 after. DIY indie, electro, punk, rock, chart dance, R&B and retro with bargain drinks. ■ Nocturnal Disco at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–3am. £4–£5. Pop, chart, filthy house and electro sounds. ■ Oh No! at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4. Mash-up mayhem with DJ Gentleman Johnny manning the decks. ■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £1 before 11pm; £6 after. Music from 1976 through to 1989. In other words, a healthy dose of punk, new wave, new romantic and electro-pop (now with added 90s). ■ Retro Catz at Electric Circus. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. New retro club night hosted by the Pussy Galores with disco classics, 60s, 70s and 80s hits. FREE The Rock Bomb at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. The best rock and metal from across the years. ✽✽ This is Music at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Indie-electro night hosted by the Sick Note DJs. Live electro rock from Dandy Riots (live) on 9 Mar. ■ 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, electro and even old style crooners.
Edinburgh Saturday Monthly & One-Offs ■ Anti-Nowhere League Afterparty at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 3 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4 with Anti- Nowhere League ticket). Punk aftershow party for the ANL’s show at the Citrus, with live music from Sad Society and Shock & Awe. ■ Fake at Sneaky Pete’s. 3 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Electro, breaks and bassline house from horror film addicts Bus Daddy and Zomby Lover.
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