CLUBS CLUBS
Glasgow Tuesday
■ Killer Kitsch at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–4am. £5 (students £3). The city’s best Tuesday-nighter. With a guest appearance from Canadian producer Cyril Hahn on 5 Mar (£5/£7). Glasgow Wednesday
■ Sub Rosa at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5. House-led student night from residents Spittal, Junior G and Ray Vose. With guests including Billy Woods (27 Feb). FREE Take it Sleazy! at Nice’n’Sleazy. 6 Mar, 11.30pm–3am. A no-holds-barred mix of 80s pop, electro synths, techno beats and nu-disco.
EDINBURGH HIGHLIGHTS Events are listed by day of the week, then sorted alphabetically. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to clubs@list. co.uk. Edinburgh listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry Edinburgh Thursday
■ Dirty Pop at the Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4. Student night of pop and indie. FREE Juice at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Trap, dubstep and grime form Floating Boy and Dan Juice. Grim star Dark E Freaker guests on 21 Feb.
✽ No Globe at the Bongo Club. 7 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. ‘Party music without borders’ at this world music and global beats night. ■ Twist & Shout at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 28 Feb, 10pm–3am. £2 before midnight; £3 after (members £2). Rock’n’roll and northern soul from the 50s and 60s from Fresh Air. ■ 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.
Edinburgh Friday
■ Animal Hospital at Studio 24. 15 Mar, 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 after. 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. ■ Bad Robot at the Liquid Room. 8 Mar, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Intergalactic electro mash-up party with Mastercaird and Chow Main. ■ Compression at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 22 Feb, 10pm–3am. £10 advance; £12 on the door. The last ever Scottish show from hard trance pioneer M-Zone before he retires.
✽ Confusion is Sex at the Bongo Club. 15 Mar, 11pm–3am. £tbc.
Twisted and freaky mix of burlesque, glam techno, electro, indie punk and rock’n’roll where ‘the weird is normal’. ■ Cosmic at Studio 24. 8 Mar, 9pm–3am. £3 before 10pm; £6 after. A spaced-out night of psychedelic trance and tribal beats, with live percussion and visuals by VisualGnosis. ■ Defcon at Studio 24. 22 Feb, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. A night celebrating fresh UK jungle talent. A blend of hip hop, jazz and reggae mixed with jungle from special guest DJ LAB. ■ ETC at Wee Red Bar. 22 Feb, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Electronic music night with a mash of techno, acid house, bassline, jungle, dubstep, metal, breaks and gabber from the Edinburgh Tekno Cartel. ■ Fly at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). New night of
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Tami from Animal Hospital taking the opportunity to play a little darker than usual.
✽ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 1 Mar, 10pm–3am. £10 advance; £12 on the
door. Drum & bass, dubstep and other bassy beats. Celebrating their eighth birthday with the Scottish debut of Calyx vs Teebee (Ram Records) back-to- back on six decks (yeah, six!).
Edinburgh Saturday
houser, dubstep, garage and UK funky from a selection of Edinburgh DJs.
✽ Four Corners at the Bongo Club. 8 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. Big eighth birthday party. ■ Gimmie Indie Rock at Wee Red Bar. 15 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5. The clue is in the title, indie rock from the Fresh Air DJs. ■ Invasion of the Jungle Soldiers at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 8 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. Shake Yer Shoulders present a night of breaks, drum & bass and jungle. ■ Jackhammer at the Caves. Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £8 advance. Techno night featuring the dual talents of Radioactive Man and Billy Nasty both playing solo and in their vs Radionasty format.
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■ Basics at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 16 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5. Proper old school R&B, as in real-deal 50s and 60s rhythm and blues. ■ Beep Beep, Yeah! at Electric Circus. 9 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after (students £3). A staunchly retro soundtrack of 50s rock, 60s grooves and 70s psychedelia. ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 9 Mar, 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after. Four deck mix of dubstep, reggae, grime, dancehall and jungle playing out over the Messenger Sound System. ■ Dr No’s at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 23 Feb & 9 Mar, 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Dr No’s is back with a steady stream of the best in ska, rocksteady and 70s reggae. ■ Fever at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 16 Mar, 11pm–3am. £8. DJs Fisher & Price (Taste) play an eclectic mix of the best underground dance music. Watch out Edinburgh, there’s a new kid on the east coast block. ■ Gasoline Dance Machine at Well, OK, chances are Dundee’s bookish extravaganza might never Cabaret Voltaire. 16 Mar, 11pm–3am. quite reach the exalted status of the capital’s world-beating literary £7 (£5). A night of mixed genres and fiesta but it’s making a very strong case for itself with a series mutant disco at this night. ■ The Green Door at Studio 24. 16 of events that includes the likes of Nick Cave, Jackie Kay, Alan Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £2 before 11pm; £5 Warner, John Carey and Iain Banks (pictured) plus an all-day comics (£4) after. A night of rock’n’roll from conference. classics to their mutant offspring. ‘For ■ Various venues, Dundee, until Sun 27 Jun. hepcats and squares alike.’ ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring Das Contras (23 Feb), Gecko 3 (2 Mar), vocalist Lou Hickey (9 Mar) and Glamour & The Baybes (16 Mar). ■ Madchester at the Liquid Room. 23 Feb, 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. The best the baggy era had to offer (think Happy Mondays, Stone Roses and The Charlatans). ■ Magic Nostalgic at Electric Circus. 23 Feb, 10.30pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £7 after. ‘The Wheel’ decides the playlist, be it disco, 80s, rock gods, 90s rave, one-hit wonders or movie music, at this multi-genre nostalgia fest. ■ Jackhammer at the Liquid Room. 15 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £12 advance. Back again with Detroit legend Derrick May headlining with considerable support from DJ Rolando (Underground Resistance) and Stephen Brown (live). ■ Jackhammer at Caves. 8 Mar, 6pm–3am. £12 advance; £15 on the door (£7.50 before 8pm). You did read those times correctly, nine hours of techno from Wolfjazz & Keyte (6–8pm), Slam (8–10pm), Anja Schneider (10pm– 11.30pm), Mark Archer (11.30pm–1am) and a surprise guest (until 3am). ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring The Foo Birds (22 Feb), Diwan (1 Mar), Raymond Harris Fusion Experience (8 Mar) and The Shiverin’ Sheiks (15 Mar).
✽ Messenger Sound System at
the Bongo Club. 23 Feb, 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. Bob Marley birthday special with a night of Bob’s and Wailer’s music featuring MC Burnin’ Bush. Also the opening night of the new Bongo. ■ No Strings Attached at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 1 Mar, 10pm–3am. £10 (£8). Techno night settling into a new home. Techno and house cuts from Ralph Lawson (Back To Basics/20:20 Vision). See preview, page 47.
✽ #notsosilent at the Liquid Room. 22 Feb, 11pm–3am. £12. Presenting the future garage and bubbling dubstep sounds of Joy Orbison and Roman Flugel. ■ Robigan’s Reggae at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 22 Feb, 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. A night of reggae, dancehall and rocksteady. ■ The Sound of C at the Liquid Room. 1 Mar, 11.30pm–3am. £tbc. Heavy bass and dubstep. The mighty Fake Blood guests. ■ Stacks at Wee Red Bar. 1 Mar, 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Soul, funk, Motown, R&B, swing and old time rock’n’roll. ■ Supersonic Vague at the Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4. Mash-up mayhem from DJ Gentleman Johnny throwing together electro, indie, R&B and house on the decks. ■ Unseen at Studio 24. 1 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Techno night specialising in ‘pitch black techno’ from the minds that gave you Dogma. Unseen presents ‘Hospitalized’ featuring G Kemp and
✽ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 2 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3 before
midnight; £7 (£6) after (students £5). Headspin’s Steve Austin joins forces with Tackno’s Trendy Wendy, mixing up funk, soul, electro, house and good time party tunes. Bubble take control of Room 2. ■ Pop Rocks at Electric Circus. 16 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after (students £4). Night of 80s classics and 90s pop hits from the Beep Beep, Yeah! DJs. ■ Rewind at the Liquid Room. 9 Mar, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Mick Cool, Stevie C and Shuggy Bear return for this Edinburgh favourite of 70s, 80s and 90s hits. ■ Samedia at Studio 24. 9 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5. A mixed line-up from Edinburgh’s Departure Lounge as they host this laidback oasis of tropical beats, jazz, funk, world music and beyond. ■ Shake Yer Shoulders at Studio 24. 9 Mar, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Mixed genre night of minimal, electro, techno and drum & bass. First birthday party and Studio 24 debut. ■ Soulsville at the Bongo Club. 16 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5. Tsatsu and Fryer spin the best in soul, doo-wop, rhythm & blues and rock’n’roll now with an added kick of live dancers on stage and down home blues in the loft. ■ Speaker Bite Me at Electric Circus. 2 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £5. The Evol DJs take charge at this alternative
disco night of indie, hip hop and a dash of electro, which features everything from Dizzee Rascal to The Cribs. ■ Studio 24 Rawks presents: Metal at Studio 24. 23 Feb, 10.30pm– 3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. Come on, take a guess. Metal all night long. ■ Studio 24 Rawks presents: Bordello at Studio 24. 2 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. Sleazy classic rock. ■ Studio 24 Rawks presents: Decade at Studio 24. 16 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. New pop punk, emo and hardcore offshoot from Matt27.
■ Think Twice at Cabaret Voltaire. 9 Mar, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Deep soulful house and electronic funk from resident Craig Smith (6th Borough Project) and guests. ■ Thunder Disco Club at Cabaret Voltaire. 2 Mar, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Nineties house, techno and ‘sex disco’ from Jube and Rory from one of Glasgow’s finest young parties. ■ Truth at 511. 2 Mar, 10pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. All vinyl house party from Gareth Sommerville and Colin Cook (Ultragroove) with a distinct 90s underground house vibe. See preiew, page 47. ■ VEGAS! at the Voodoo Rooms. 2 Mar, 9pm–1am. £6. Hipster swing, jump jive, rockin’ R&B, dancefloor jazz, sleazy listening and gangster grooves. ■ bETAMAX at Studio 24. 23 Feb, 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 after (£4). Mutant disco, post punk, new wave and 2Tone night. Edinburgh Sunday
FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from the resident team every week. Edinburgh Monday
FREE Mixed Up Mondays at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Two rooms of requests be it chart, cheese, indie, rock, pop, punk or 90s hits. Edinburgh Tuesday
■ Edinburgh Charity Fashion Show Launch Party at Opal Lounge. 26 Feb, 9pm–3am. £7 (VIP £12 including canapes and cocktails; table of six £150). Launch night for Edinburgh’s Charity Fashion Show and a chance to spend the evening with the ECFS models of 2013 and enjoy some great music and cocktails. ■ I Love Hip Hop at the Bongo Club. Tue 11pm–3am. £1. Hip hop classics and brand new rap tracks, plus live performances, MCs and guest DJs.
Edinburgh Wednesday Clubs ■ East Beat at Studio 24. 13 Mar, 11pm–3am. £1.99 before midnight; £2.99 after. New night of Balkan, Klezmer, Gypsy and Eastern music. ■ Zoot at Studio 24. 6 Mar & 20 Mar, 11pm–3am. £1.99 before midnight; £2.99 after. Mashed-up tropical beats, swing and club classics.