CLUBS CLUBS
■ Two Zebras and a Giraffe at Saint Judes. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). A weekly Wednesday nighter playing garage, UK funky, house, bass and bashment. ■ Prohibition Bash 1920s at Secret Location: Glasgow. 1 May, 7pm–midnight. £10. Gee-Whiz Events recreate the roaring 20s with a mix of jazz, cocktails and dancing in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. Period dress preferred. FREE Take It Sleazy! at Nice’n’Sleazy. 1 May, 11.30pm–3am. A no-holds-barred mix of 80s pop, electro synths, techno beats and nu-disco. FREE Not Moving at Nice’n’Sleazy. 15 May, 11.30pm–3am. Club night.
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 ■ i AM at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). 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. FREE Juice at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Trap, dubstep and grime from Floating Boy and Dan Juice. Eclair Fifi (LuckyMe) guests on 25 Apr. FREE Keep Calm It’s Nearly the Weekend at GHQ. Weekly 11pm–3am. DJ Michelle spins a mix of funky house. ■ Twist & Shout at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10pm–3am. £2 before midnight; £3 after (members £2). Rock’n’roll and northern soul from the 50s and 60s from Fresh Air.
Edinburgh Friday
■ Animal Hospital at Studio 24. 19 Apr, 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. 19 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £5 (students £3). Intergalactic electro mash-up party with Mastercaird and Chow Main. ■ Big Bam Boogie at the City Café. 19 Apr, 8pm–1am. £10. An 80s themed disco featuring live music from The Ringos and an 80s fancy dress competition. Raising money for Project Kathmandu.
✽ Bigfoot’s Tea Party at Sneaky Pete’s. 19 Apr, 11pm–3am. £3–£5.
An eclectic techno and electronic music party. Launching in the capital. ■ Flex at the Caves. 19 Apr, 11pm–3am. £4–£6. Bass, garage and house. Marco Del Horno guests. ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring Federation of the Disco Pimp (19 Apr), The Union (26 Apr) and Samba Sene & Diwan (3 May).
■ Substance at the Bongo Club. 52 THE LIST 21 Feb–7 Mar 2013 52 THE LIST 18 Apr–16 May 2013
19 Apr, 11pm–3am. £10. Edinburgh’s long-running underground techno party. Rescheduled date with bassy techno from special guest Objekt (pictured, Hessle Audio) plus Delroy Edwards (LIES). ■ Sugo at Wee Red Bar. 19 Apr, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. The best and worst of vintage Italian music. ■ Defcon at Studio 24. 26 Apr, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. A night celebrating fresh UK jungle and hip hop talent. Special first birthday party with guests Dub Liner and Era. ■ Fly at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly from 26 Apr, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). New night of house, dubstep, garage and UK funky from a selection of Edinburgh DJs. Guests include We Own with Bondax (26 Apr), London’s Real Nice (10 May) and Friend Within (17 May). ■ Jackhammer at the Liquid Room. 26 Apr, 3 & 10 May, 10.30pm–3am. Prices vary. Techno night. Gary Beck and Dustin Zahn double header (26 Apr; £10 advance); headlined by the Baron of Techno Dave Clarke with support from Kaiser Disco (3 May; £12 advance); featuring a three hour set of dark techno from Len Faki (10 May, £10). ■ JakN at Teviot. 26 Apr, 10.30pm– 3am. £5 (students free before midnight; HEADLINE GOES HERE £2 after). Techno past, present and future. Re-launching at a new venue with special guest J-T Kyrke (Naked Lunch/Mastertraxx) live. ■ Musika at the Caves. 26 Apr, 11pm--3am. £22.50. Back again in the company of house master, Sasha. Please note rescheduled date. ■ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 26 Apr, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Drum & bass, dubstep and other bassy beats. ■ Four Corners at the Bongo Club. 3 May, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Your local one-stop hop for funk/soul/jazz/Latin/Afro/reggae dancefloor action. ■ No Globe at the Bongo Club. 3 May, 11pm–3am. £tbc. ‘Party music without borders’ at this world music and global beats night. ■ No Strings Attached at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 3 May, 10.30pm–3am. £12.50. Once again hosting A Love From Outer Space special with Andrew Weatherall and Sean Johnston’s down-tempo (90–120 bmp) club night as they play back-to- back all night. ■ Unseen at Studio 24. 3 May, 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Techno night specialising in ‘pitch black techno’. First birthday with special guest Truss (R&S Records/ Avian) who is currently setting the techno world on fire with his reworking of old skool acid techno under his MPIA3 producer alias. See preview, page 50. ■ Confusion is Sex at the Bongo Club. 10 May, 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after (£4 in costume). Twisted and freaky mix of burlesque, glam techno, electro, indie punk and rock’n’roll where ‘the weird is normal’. ■ Cosmic at Studio 24. 10 May, 9pm–3am. £3 before 10pm; £6 after. A spaced-out night of psychedelic trance and tribal beats, with live percussion and visuals by VisualGnosis. ■ Invasion of the Jungle Soldiers at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 10 May, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Shake Yer Shoulders present a night of breaks, drum & bass and jungle.
Edinburgh Saturday
■ Dr No’s at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 20 Apr & 4 May, 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.
✽ ■ Gasoline Dance Machine at Cabaret Voltaire. 20 Apr,
11pm–3am. £7 limited advance; £10
Watch out Edinburgh, there’s a new kid on the east coast block. Well, OK, chances are Dundee’s bookish extravaganza might never quite reach the exalted status of the capital’s world-beating literary fiesta but it’s making a very strong case for itself with a series of events that includes the likes of Nick Cave, Jackie Kay, Alan Warner, John Carey and Iain Banks (pictured) plus an all-day comics conference. ■ Various venues, Dundee, until Sun 27 Jun.
on the door. A night of mixed genres and mutant disco at this night from Cheap Picasso and Rob Ralston. Boasting a mysterious special guest as The Magician brings some dexterous sorcery to bear on the wheels of steel. ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring Das Contras (20 Apr), Ded Rabbit (27 Apr) and The Dark Jokes (4 May). ■ Nuklear Puppy at the Liquid Room. 20 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Residents Jason Cortez, Phil York and Dean Newton keep the hard dance flag flying in the capital. Joined by two hard dance legends Lisa Lashes and Anne Savage. ■ Pop Rocks at Electric Circus. 20 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after (students £4). Night of 80s classics and 90s pop hits from the Beep Beep, Yeah! DJs. ■ bETAMAX at Studio 24. 27 Apr, 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 after (£4). Mutant disco, post punk, new wave and 2Tone night hosted by Chris FAST (FASTpunkclub) and Big Gus (the Go-Go). ■ Grown Ups at Summerhall. 27 Apr, 8pm–1am. £6. Vintage vinyl night with tunes from the last six decades provided by DJs Kinghorror and The Spotlight Kid and ranging from rockabilly and soul to garage, new wave and electro. ■ Heavy Gossip & Ultragroove at the Breakfast Club. 27 Apr, 10.30pm– 3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after (students £5). Two of Edinburgh’s best house nights merge into one almighty celebration of disco beats. Relaunching at their new home with special guests Voyeur (pictured, MadTech Records). ■ Karnival at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 27 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £6–£10. Forward thinking house night. Karnival welcome Brouqade Records’ Anthea for her Edinburgh debut of funk-fuelled house and techno. ■ Madchester at the Liquid Room. 27 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £6. The best the baggy era had to offer (think Happy Mondays, Stone Roses and The Charlatans). ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 27 Apr, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £7 (£5) after. Headspin’s Steve Austin joins forces with Tackno’s Trendy Wendy, mixing up funk, soul, electro, house and good time party tunes. ■ Papi Falso at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 27 Apr, 11pm–3am. £5. ‘Weirdo records for weirdo dancing’ from the bETAMAX, FAST, Ride This Train, Sausage Rolls and Gentle Invasion DJs spinning sci-fi pop, outsider folk, R&B, psych rock and other bizarre nuggets. ■ Studio 24 Rawks presents: Metal at Studio 24. 27 Apr, 8pm–3am. £3. Metal all night long. Live special featuring Jackal Headed Guard of the Dead vs Glacier. ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 4 May, 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after. Four deck mix of dubstep, reggae, grime, dancehall and jungle. ■ The Go-Go at Studio 24. 4 May, 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Swinging 60s garage, soul, mod, new wave, surf and sleazy listening from residents Tall Paul and Big Gus. ■ Musika at the Liquid Room. 4 May, 10pm–3am. Early bird £15. Another killer double bill with Maya Jane Coles and Dusky.
■ Speaker Bite Me at Electric Circus. 4 May, 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: Bordello at Studio 24. 4 May, 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Sleazy classic rock. ■ VEGAS! at the Voodoo Rooms. 4 May, 9pm–1am. £6. Hipster swing, jump jive, rockin’ R&B, dancefloor jazz, sleazy listening and gangster grooves at this multi-genre club night. ■ Beep Beep, Yeah! at Electric Circus. 11 May, 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after (students £3). A staunchly retro soundtrack of 50s rock, 60s grooves and 70s psychedelia. ■ Hula My Hoop at Studio 24. 11 May, 10pm–3am. £5 before 11pm; £8 after (£1 off with Hula Hoop). A mix of art, clubs, circus and cabaret featuring Victorian Trout Conspiracy, AlbaRoma, Blud Slugs, Pyrokatz, Lady B and more. ■ Soulsville at the Bongo Club. 11 May, 11pm–3am. £5. 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. ■ Think Twice at Cabaret Voltaire. 11 May, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Deep soulful house and electronic funk from resident Craig Smith (6th Borough Project) and guests. Edinburgh Sunday
FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from the resident team every week. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Johnny Frenetic mashes up a unique and energetic three deck mix of funky house, sexy urban and indie infused electro, club classics and remixes. ■ Terror at the Bongo Club. 5 May, 11pm–3am. £2 before midnight; £6 after. Hardcore, hip hop, rave, punk and techno. Featuring DJ Plus One, Ceephax Acid Crew, Fexomat, Beatwife, Anton Serra and Nico. Edinburgh Monday
FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Showcase of underground hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs. Faze Miyake (Rinse FM) guests on 29 Apr (queue jump and guaranteed entry £3). Edinburgh Tuesday
■ I Love Hip Hop at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £1. Hip hop classics and brand new rap tracks, plus live performances, MCs and guest DJs. FREE Soul Jam at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Old school, real deal soul, funk and hip hop. Edinburgh Wednesday
FREE Champion Sound at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. New weekly club night of dub, dubstep and drum & bass. ■ Indigo at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £3 (students £1). Alt. indie from DJ Katy Murphy. ■ SuperSub at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). Student night of big room house and popular electro bangers. FREE Witness at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Garage, UK funky, dubstep and bassline house from residents Attic Kings and Blackwax. Big’n’Bashy guest 24 Apr while No Globe drop by 15 May. FREE Zoot at Studio 24. 1 May & 15 May, 11pm–3am. Mashed up tropical beats, swing and club classics.