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Weekly FREE Boteco Intimo at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 8pm–3am. Explore the intimate sounds of bossa nova, tropicalia, exotica and breezy lounge pop every Monday with your hostess DJ Mingo-go. ■ Burn at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Burn provides all the disco songs you’ve forgotten about and the ones you can’t forget. Presented by Normski, Zeus and Mash. ■ Duo at Club 520. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight with wristband; £5 after (£3). A new Monday trade night playing disco, electro, dubstep and more. ■ Hangout Mondays at O’Couture. Weekly 4pm–3am. £tbc. Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks. ■ Misanthropy at Ivory Blacks. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. £3 before 12.30; £5 after. Specialising in UK underground bass music, with choice cuts of drum & bass, dubstep, grime, electro-house and breaks. ■ Monday Night Heat at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–2am. £3–£5 (free entry to all trade staff). Trade night with DJ Ross McMillan playing chart, dance, student anthems. FREE Passionality at FHQ. Weekly 11pm–3am. Passion’s the fashion on a Monday with this night from TLC and DJ Shawn Roberts. ■ Seduction at the Forbidden Gentlemen’s Club. 24 Sep, 10pm–3am. £2 before midnight; £5 after. Gay and bi-sexual strip night with sexy dancers, organised by new LGBT magazine, events promoter and community LadznLadies. Free entry for those in drag. ■ Space Invader & Mayhem at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 after (student £3; trade staff free all night). Andy R plays requests from all genres plus lasers, retro consoles and rock, metal and pop punk form DJ Muppet upstairs.
Glasgow Tuesday
On-Offs ■ Boys Noize and Spank Rock at O2 ABC. 9 Oct, 7pm. £12.50. Live show from the German electro/techno master Boys Noize. ■ Vitamins x LuckyMe at Chambre 69. 25 Sep, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Two of Scotland’s finest team up. With a guest set from Brooklyn’s Baauer alongside S-Type, Eclair Fifi and Sam & Shaun Vitamins. Weekly ■ The Drop Off at Common. Weekly 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). The weekly club throw down is back. ■ Dubbed at FHQ. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. DJs Rob Technic and Colin Reid play house, R&B, hip hop and indie. ■ i AM at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4. Weekly electronica and bass supplied by Beta & Kappa. Upcoming events include Numbers DJ Spencer (25 Sep). ■ Juicy Tuesday at Kushion. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. A night to entertain the masses across two rooms. Room one sees Stevie Foy rocking out indie pop and electro, while Li’l L and Ray Woods get the party started with hip hop beats and R&B grooves in room two. ■ Junk Disco at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Club anthems, party hits and requests, as well as dressing up and occasional celebrity appearances. ■ Killer Kitsch at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (students £3). Euan Neilson, Dave Sinclair and newly recruited resident Hushpuppy (RPZ, Death Disco) present the city’s best Tuesday-nighter. ■ Lust at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students). Indie anthems and urban beats. FREE Nectar & Nails at Hummingbird. Weekly 5pm–1am. Off the wall party sounds with DJ Ed Nygma.
AN21 & Max Vangeli
AN21 proves it’s a family business as Antoine Josefsson is brothers with Steve Angello, one third of the Swedish House Mafia (his full name is actually Steven Angello Josefsson Fragogiannis). But before we acuse him of nepotism, he’s been producing his own melodic house tracks and EDM anthems for the past few years, usually alongside his best pal and production partner Max Vangeli as showcased on their debut album People of the Night (out 1 Oct on Size Records). ■ The Arches, Glasgow, Fri 12 Oct.
■ Play-Doh Tuesdays at Re-Play. Weekly 7pm–3am. Free entry before 11pm; £5 after (£3). Ross McFadyen, Ian McNab and friends play house, electro and student anthems. ■ Poptart at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). Start the weekend very early with DJ Belle de Hell. ■ Switch Tuesdays at Bamboo. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (free for students). Dan South and Robin B mash up hip hop, R&B, pop and electro. ■ Up Yours at Deja Vu. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3–£5. Thumping bass beats at this unapologetic student night of party hard twisted disco. ■ Wild Combination at Nice’n’Sleazy. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. Drunk disco, fun house and acid rock at this new midweek party.
Glasgow Wednesday
Monthly & One-Offs ■ Danse Macabre at the Buff Club. 17 Oct, 11pm–3am. £4 (students £2). DJs Pasta and Catnip spin old-school goth rock and classic disco (how does that even work?), along with Italo, sleazy synthpop and the best alternative rock tracks the 80s had to offer. Now in a new venue. Weekly ■ Different Strokes at the Buff Club. Weekly 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). Pop music from through the ages and across the globe, including R&B, rock’n’roll, jive, swing, reggae and Afrobeat. ■ Garage Wednesdays & Bronx at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Chart, classic and current hits, and drink promos too on the mainfloor. The Attic rocks to dubstep, punk, electro and rock. Free entry for GU/Caley/UWS students and legendary Garage karaoke from Disco Dave. ■ I <3 Viper Wednesdays at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–2am. £3–£5 (students free). DJ Jimmy Eleven playing all the best chart, dance, R&B, cheese and student anthems. ■ Lollapalooza at O’Couture. Weekly 10pm–3am. £6 (students £4). Jamie, Sam
and CJ the DJ play indie, pop, cheese and R&B. ■ Tongue in Cheek at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. Gavin Sommerville plays R&B in the main room, DJ Toast plays chart in the lounge and Andy Wilson plays rock in the red room. ■ Vice City at Club 520. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). An indie and alternative night for the midweek market. ■ Vicious Circle at Hummingbird. Weekly 10pm–1am. £tbc. Party sounds from DJ Iain Thompson. FREE Wednesdays at Flat 0/1 at Flat 0/1. Weekly 11pm–3am. Soul, funk, Motown and Northern Soul from Duncan Harvey. ■ West End Wednesdays at Boho. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students before midnight). A student night for the West End, with cheap drinks and dancing.
EDINBURGH Events are listed by day of the week, divided into weekly and monthly/one-off nights, then sorted alphabetically. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to clubs@list.co.uk. Edinburgh listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Edinburgh Thursday Monthly & One Offs FREE Dapper Dan’s at Sneaky Pete’s. 20 Sep, 4 Oct & 18 Oct, 11pm–3am. Default and Picassio promise ‘a wonky cocktail of beats’ on decks and FX. FREE Ride at Sneaky Pete’s. 27 Sep, 11pm–3am. Electro, indie and hip hop from Lauren and Chekkie. ■ Twist & Shout at the Third Door. 27 Sep & 11 Oct, 11pm–3am. £2. Rock’n’roll and northern soul from the 50s and 60s from Fresh Air. ■ Born To Be Wide at Electric Circus. 4 Oct, 7pm. £5 (Musician’s Union £3.50). Music industry seminar/
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social club that aims to bring musos, journalists, promoters, record shop workers and musicians together. Followed by DJ sets from the seminar guests. A look at self releasing your own music in association with EMU Bands, featuring Ally Gray (EMU Bands), Duncan McCrone (MCPS-PRS Alliance), Shona Maguire (Plum) and Matthew Young (Song By Toad). Weekly ■ Dirty Pop at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. Student night of pop and indie. FREE Frisky Disco at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–3am. Start the weekend early with DJ Dale with a frisky mix of funk and house. FREE Frisky at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Chart and dancefloor anthems in the main room with indie and 90s hits out back. ■ i AM at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Open minded clubbing as Glasgow’s weekly electronica and bass night makes its Edinburgh debut with beats and pieces supplied by Beta & Kappa plus digital dub from Chungo-Bungo. Fear & Loathing special on 27 Sep plus special guest Moska on 11 Oct. ■ Indigo at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £1 (students free). Indie and alternative night from DJ Katy Murphy (now filling a regular Thu night slot). ■ Lafayette at Electric Circus. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £4 (£3). Hip hop and R&B at this new night inspired by the music, culture and nightlife of Lower East Side New York, presented by State of Mind Clothing. ■ Madame Belle’s at Lulu. Weekly 10pm–3am. £6. Hip hop, R&B, electro, house and dancefloor anthems with a burlesque twist. FREE Shenanigans at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–3am. DJ Neil Johnston blasts the best in slick pop, dancefloor anthems, electro and hip hop. ■ Temple at Silk. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Three floors of dancing (with drum & bass and dubstep upstairs). ■ Vanity at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Cutting edge soul, R&B, electro and funky house.
Edinburgh Friday
Monthly & One Offs ■ Animal Hospital at Studio 24. 21 Sep, 11pm–3am. £7. The techno and minimal night outgrows Sneaky’s and is forced to move across town to the larger capacity Studio 24, taking their top tunes, sense of humour, decor and live visuals with them. Welcoming the folk infused techno pop of The Banana Sessions. ■ Awkward! at the Third Door. 21 & 28 Sep, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Big club tunes interrupted by the odd Awkward guilty pleasure. ■ Compakt at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 21 Sep, 10.30pm–3am. £7 in advance; £9 on the door (students £7). Techno night. Fourth birthday special hosting Gary Beck’s album launch party. See preview, page 50. ■ Four Corners at the Bongo Club. 21 Sep, 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. ■ This is Music at Sneaky Pete’s. 21 Sep, 5 Oct & 12 Oct, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Indie-electro night hosted by the Sick Note DJs. Joined by Brooklyn DJ Brenmar (5 Oct, £5 entry). ■ BCM World Tour CO2 Party at Mood. 28 Sep, 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £7 after. The Majorca superclub hits Edinburgh with big club anthems, CO2, confetti showers, lasers, inflatables and BCM resident Doc C. ■ Confusion is Sex at the Bongo Club. 28 Sep, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Twisted and freaky mix of burlesque, glam techno, electro, indie punk and rock’n’roll where ‘the weird is normal’. 20 Sep–18 Oct 2012 THE LIST 55