Clubs HITLIST THE BEST DANCEFLOOR ACTION
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 Clubs ■ The Afterparty at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). DJ Euan Neilson (Killer Kitsch) plays classic R&B 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. FREE Harsh Tug at Nice’n’Sleazy. 16 Aug, 11pm–3am. ‘Get drunk and get crunk. Get hip-hopped oot yer nuts and dance like dickheads.’ Sold!
The Flying Duck’s Fifth Birthday Celebrating 260 weekends (give or take a few) at the forefront of Glasgow’s indie life with a twee-as-you-like tribute to the films of Wes Anderson entitled ‘Go Wes!’ For imaginative fancy dressers there’s a discount at the door. Flying Duck, Glasgow, Fri 17 Aug.
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Holy Other Apparently it’s technically a gig, but it’s on late at night so we’re claiming it for clubland. Especially when the nebulous, Mancunian Holy Other are so damn good, creating a spectral, futuristic brand of hip hop. Stereo, Glasgow, Thu 23 Aug. Jak Rude 66, the Dutch techno pioneer and longtime Bunker stablemate who has most recently released through Crème Organization and Viewlexx, will be the guest of honour here, alongside Crème’s label boss DJ TLR. Stereo, Glasgow, Fri 17 Aug.
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Lone & Lando Kal A highly exciting double bill as the chilled, Boards of Canada-inspired Lone brings his live set alongside Berlin’s (by way of New York and San Francisco) Machinedrum and Falty DL friend and collaborator Lando Kal. Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 17 Aug. Strictly Tech-No Belgium’s half-Chilean, half-Dutch son Ramon Tapia comes to Glasgow for a set featuring minimal, groove-laden techno inspired by the classic Detroit sound. The pre-party at the Courtyard features local guests. La Cheetah, Glasgow, Sat 18 Aug.
100 THE LIST 16–23 Aug 2012
✽ Holy Other and Vessel at Stereo. 23 Aug, 11pm–3am. £8. Soulful,
minimal electronica in the James Blake vein. Plus DJ set from Fort Romeau. ■ Luska at La Cheetah. 16 Aug, 11pm–3am. £5 (students £4). Techno, tech-house and deep house with Jack Swift and Dara Estafaghi. With Glasgow’s own Hans Bouffmyre (Sleaze Recordings). FREE Salsa Tumbao at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 8pm–3am. Salsa and dancing with Farah Portela Alonso and Tumbao Salsa School. ■ Sol’s Club at Sol’s Club. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Bollywood, Latin, Afro- Caribbean and reggae club nights. ■ Taking Back Thursdays at the Cathouse. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (£2). Rock, metal and emo. ■ Thursdays 520 at Club 520. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (students £4). 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. FREE Up the Racket at Maggie May’s. Weekly 10pm–3am. DJ Paddy plays indie, rock, disco and pop. ■ Walk’n’Skank at Club 520. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Some of the best bass music Glasgow has to offer, with residents Mungo’s Hi Fi, DJ Kokoro (Neo Tokyo Bass) and Breezak (BASS Alliance), and rotating guests Metropolis Sounds (Sub City), Mixkings, Matthew Craig (One More Tune) and Ali T (Acidraft/Resen). ■ Whisky Blitz & The Gallus Crew at Stereo. 16 Aug, 8.30–10.30pm. £10 (£8). A live band and burlesque show featuring local musicians and artists. ■ Zipper at Stairway Club. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £5 after. Classic rock’n’roll including Rolling Stones, Hendrix, The Who and Muddy Waters. With live bands.
Glasgow Friday
Clubs FREE Badseed at Slouch. Weekly 11pm–3am. Heather McCartney plays indie, rock‘n’ roll and electro. ■ Buff Fridays at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6. Gordie and Jack play old school jazz, funk and soul upstairs, while downstairs it’s John Ross and Alex O with everything from funk to punk. ■ Cathouse Fridays at the Cathouse. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5). DJs Billy, 32 and Chopsie play rock, metal, punk rock and emo. ■ Damnation at Classic Grand. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6. Rock, metal, punk and emo.
✽ The Flying Duck’s 5th Birthday: Go Wes! at the Flying Duck. 17 Aug, 11pm–3am. £5; discount ‘negotiable’ with costume. Glasgow’s
most twee indie club is five years old this week, and to celebrate they’re offering up a musical tribute to the films of Wes Anderson. They also promise toast, birthday cake and a musical menu featuring 60s, indie, rock and pop, with ‘a few Portuguese covers of Bowie classics’. FREE Future Days at Berkeley Suite. 17 Aug, 11pm–3am. African disco, liquid funk, digi R&B, psych synth and yacht rock, so residents Ian Crawford and John Petrie promise us.
✽ Jak at Stereo. 17 Aug, 11pm–3am. £8 before midnight; £10 after.
Electro, Chicago, Detroit, acid and more from residents Sinal 1 and beatPHreak. A fantastic double bill of Dutch techno artists, featuring a live set from Rude 66 (Creme, Bunker, Viewlexx) and Creme Organisation label boss DJ TLR.
✽ Lone & Lando Kal at the Sub Club. 17 Aug, 11pm–3am. £8
advance; £10 on the door. An excellent double bill from the Subbie as part of their 25th birthday celebrations, with a live set from Lone (R&S) and DJ action from one half of Lazersword Lando Kal (Hot Flush, Rush Hour). See preview, page 101. ■ Love Is Noise at the Admiral. 17 Aug, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after (students £2). New indie and alternative club night. ■ Offbeat at La Cheetah. 17 Aug, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. House, garage, disco and techno from the Offbeat crew. With respected young local guests Vitamins. ■ Shake Appeal at Bar Bloc+. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. Hip-shakin’ rock’n’roll, punk, blues, rock and metal. ■ 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. FREE We Got the Funk at Bar Ten. Weekly 9pm–midnight. Funk, soul, disco and pre-club classics.
Chart & Party ■ Audiofilth at Common. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £7 (£5 students) after. House, electro, hip hop and indie. ■ Boho Fridays at Boho. Weekly 9.30pm–3am. £6. Fridays at Boho are funky, with DJ Robin B. ■ Booty Call at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. Chart, R&B and hip hop and Nicola hosts karaoke. FREE Budda’s Big Friday at Budda. Weekly 9pm–3am. A big night of music, DJs and drinks promotions. ■ 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. ■ Famous at Kushion. Weekly 4pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £7 (£5 students) after. James Lithgow and DJ Status take it through to 3am with indie, electro, house and hip hop. ■ 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. FREE Fortune Fridays at Gala Merchant City Casino. Weekly 10pm–4am. DJ Tomczyk spins chart dance, electro, funk and house. ■ Hummingbird Friday at Hummingbird. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Carlo Carozzi and Andrew Melrose take charge of two rooms of house and party