CLUBS GLASGOW
Events are listed by day of the week then sorted alphabetically. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication by using our ‘Add an Event’ service at list.co.uk Glasgow listings are compiled by Kirstyn Smith. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday Glasgow ■ Hip Hop Thursdays at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. Euan Neilson bringing you classic R&B and hip hop. ■ Kunst at La Cheetah. 23 Oct, 11pm–3am. £5. Square Root resident Frank Mitchell joins the Kunst team to support The Creeps (a live project from Mark Maxwell and Aleks Jurczyk). ■ Late at the Arches. 16 Oct 7.30pm– midnight. £4–£6. Scotland’s first club night for people with learning disabilities.
Friday Glasgow
■ Alpha at O2 ABC. Weekly 11pm. £5.05. Big Pack Mentality presents their alternative club night. ■ Bell Towers at Nice’n’Sleazy. 24 Oct, 11.30pm–3am. £4. Disco, house, reggae, techno and electro from Bell Towers. Support from Joel Shaw, co-founder of Glasgow’s Slabs of the Tabernacle label and night. FREE Birdcage at Broadcast. 24 Oct, 11pm–3am. See LGBT listings. ■ Blasterjaxx at the Arches. 24 Oct, 10pm. £28.17. Dutch duo playing big room electro and house. FREE Chelsea Whispers at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 9–11pm. Old and new songs, formed into a smooth retro sound. ■ EzUp at La Cheetah. 24 Oct, 11pm–3am. £5 in advance; £7 on the door. A first birthday party with Dixon Avenue Basement Jams. ■ GBX Halloween at O2 Academy Glasgow. 31 Oct, 9pm. £22.50. Funky electro, disco and commercial anthems from George Bowie.
✽ Lighthouse Late at the Lighthouse. 24 Oct, 7.30–11pm. £15. A fabulous
celebration sprawling across all five floors of the Lighthouse. Performers include folk from Fife’s James Yorkston, singer- songwriter Ella the Bird and DJ sets from the like of Sons & Daughters, Admiral Fallow and the Phantom Band. ■ Madchester at the Admiral. 31 Oct, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Madchester plays the best the baggy era had to offer.
✽ Magic Waves at SWG3. 24 October, 11pm. £8. Black Devil
Disco Club (live) and Arthur Baker at Magic Waves radio station’s Italo Disco night. See preview, page 58. ■ Nightrave at La Cheetah. 31 Oct, 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £8 after. Top shelf bass music from ghettotech to grime from Nightwave. With Teki Latex (Sound Pellegrino), Joe Howe (Sound Pellegrino) [Live], P. O. L. Style (Numbers) and Nightwave. ■ Offbeat at La Cheetah. 17 Oct, 11pm–3am. £5. House, garage, disco and techno.
✽ Patrick Topping at Saint Judes. 7 Nov, 11pm–3am. £7. Sultry, bang- on-trend house from the Hot Creations / Paradise / Defected star and DC10 resident. ■ Pressure at the Arches. 31 Oct, 10pm–3am. £16–£20. Halloween Special with Dave Clarke, Boddika, Agoria, Karotte & Silicone Soul. Slam launch album Reverse Proceed. ■ Propaganda at O2 ABC. Weekly 11pm. £5.05. Indie, electro, pop, dance and drum’n’bass.
Saturday Glasgow ■ Absolution at Classic Grand. Weekly. £6. Rock, metal, industrial and punk to liven up your Saturday night.
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■ Strangeways at the Admiral. 18 Oct, 8pm. £5. The Smiths / Morrissey tribute night. All proceeds to charity. FREE Symbiosis at Audio. 18 Oct, 11pm–3am. A tenth birthday special featuring Hex B2B Two B, Calaco Jack B2B LD50, Yellowbenzene B2B D-Fade and Alcane B2B Altronix. TYCI at Bloc+. 18 Oct, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after; free all night if you write ‘TYCI’ on your knuckles. See LGBT listings. ■ Unpop! at the Old Hairdressers. 1 Nov, 9pm–1am. £3. ‘Indie pop dance party’ of C86, twee and janglesome indie. FREE Yes! at the Flying Duck. 1 Nov, 8pm–3am. See LGBT listings.
Sunday Glasgow ✽ Erol Alkan at Sub Club. 2 Nov, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Mashed up electro
beats and indie. FREE Noite Tribal at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 10pm–3am. International beats with DJ Juan Salgado.
Monday Glasgow
■ Burn at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (free with trade wage slip). The disco songs you’ve forgotten about and the ones you can’t forget. FREE Disco Tropicabana at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 9pm–3am. Groove vibes, tropicalia, exotica, and breezy lounge pop with your hostess Mingo-go.
Tuesday Glasgow
FREE Unicorn Chaser at Nice’n’Sleazy. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. Party music with Ewan Chambers and Konx-om-Pax. Wednesday Glasgow
FREE Caliente Wednesdays at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 11pm–3am. Add some heat to your Wednesdays. ■ Hostage at Berkeley Suite. 22 Oct, 10.30pm–3am. £6. Deep house and dubplates.
EDINBURGH
Events are listed by day of the week then sorted alphabetically. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication by using our ‘Add an Event’ service at list.co.uk Edinburgh listings are compiled by Kirstyn Smith. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday Edinburgh
FREE Edinburgh’s Global Party at Cav. Weekly 10pm–3am. Student night for freshers to get acquainted with their pals from around the world.
✽ Erol Alkan at Sneaky Pete’s. 30 October, 11pm–3am. £15. Mashed
up electro beats and indie.
■ Adventures in Paradise at the Admiral. 18 Oct, 11pm–3am. £5. Soul, funk and disco from Glasgow label Big Break Records (BBR) and residents Wayne Dickson, Malcolm McKenzie and Roddie Gibb. ■ Balkanarama at Glasgow School of Art. 25 Oct, 10.30pm–2am. £9 in advance; £10 on the door. A blend of klezmer, Balkan, gypsy punk and electronic beats with Smash Kafana. ■ Chase & Status (DJ Set) at the Arches. 25 Oct, 10pm. £20.70. Chase & Status and MC Rage with the best in drum and bass, garage and house. ■ Club Noir: Hallowe’en Burlesque at O2 Academy Glasgow. 1 Nov, 9pm. £17.43. Hallowe’en edition of Scotland’s biggest burlesque club. Dressing up is positively encouraged. ■ Day of the Dead Glesga at Stereo. 1 Nov, 8pm–3am. £10. A Mexican fiesta with live Mariachi music courtesy of Rapido Mariachi, DJs Tigerbeat and Jill Mingo spinning Latin beats and dance floor bangers and mucho tequila. ■ Dia de los Muertos at Boteco do Brasil. 1 Nov, 10pm–4am. £2.50. Get your best sugar skull make-up on and enjoy the Latin sounds. ■ Divine! at the Admiral. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Northern soul, heavyweight funk, Tamla Motown, 60s freakbeat, dynamite ska, easy listening and psychedelic soundtracks. FREE Dr No’s at Broadcast. Weekly 11pm–3am. A steady stream of the best in ska, rocksteady and 70s reggae.
✽ Eton Messy at the Arches. 1 Nov, 10pm–3am. £10–£12. House and
electronic music from the pair that started out as a YouTube channel.
✽ FOAM at The Art School. 8 Nov, 11pm. £tbc. New collaborative night
with live sets from Hieroglyphic Being and Posthuman, and a DJ set from Plaid. See preview, right. ■ Highlander Ibiza Reunion at O2 Academy Glasgow. 18 Oct, 10pm. £12.37. Big club tunes from Ibiza. ■ Hot Mess at the Poetry Club. 8 Nov, 10pm–2am. £6. See LGBT listings.
✽ Leon Vynehall at Sub Club. 25 Oct, 11pm–3am. £10. Sweet
and fresh house music from the south coaster who’s released some records on ManMakeMusic and Brighton label Well Rounded. ■ Let’s Go Back . . . Way Back! at La Cheetah. 1 Nov, 10pm–3am. £8 (£5). Old school house, rave and dance music with Rubadub’s Wilba, the Bosco & Rob Mason. ■ Love Music at O2 ABC. Weekly 11pm. £6.05. Soul, rock’n’roll, indie and electro with Gerry Lyons. ■ Made In Glasgow at La Cheetah. 18 Oct, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. A celebration of Scotland’s best DJs featuring Silicon Soul, Rebeca Vasmant and Bosco. FREE Notsosilent x Angles at La Cheetah. 25 Oct, times tbc. Notsosilent and friends have a residents party to show off the in-house talent. ■ Nu Skool at the Buff Club. 18 Oct, 11pm–3am. £7 (£6). Nick Peacock, John Ross and Alex O provide a fine line in disco, northern soul and funk. ■ On the House at Saint Judes. 25 Oct, 10pm–2am. £12. Deep Balearic house night with Catz ‘N Dogz and Andy Raeside. ■ Option One at La Cheetah. 8 Nov, 11pm–3am. £8 before midnight, £10 after. House and techno night. ■ Playpiece at McNeill’s. Weekly 7.30pm–midnight. £2. Eclectic, nostalgic playlist, including indie, riot grrrl, punk and disco. ■ Pretty Ugly at the Admiral. 8 Nov, 11pm–3am. £5–£6. See LGBT listings.
✽ Simple Things at O2 ABC. 1 Nov, 1pm–4am. £20. Electronic
and alternative all-day music and visual festival featuring Autechre, Nightmares on Wax, Clark, Actress, LuckyMe, LUMA, Vitamins and more. See preview, page 57.
NEW NIGHT FOAM The Art School, Glasgow, Sat 8 Nov
‘With this in mind, I think this event has the potential to “go off”,’ confirms Guy Veale. He’s just gone through a long explanation of the careful considerations that have gone into planning this new collaboration between the Art School, himself and promoters Endless Race and Cry Parrot. This carefulness is key; FOAM is not an extravagant, lasers-in-
your-face gala, but a place to congregate, free from pretension or exclusivity, let music take centre stage, and let the audience dictate the joy of the night. And, perhaps ironically, that means a dedication to the sort of subtle touches you won’t even realise have gone into making your experience so good. ‘My favourite nights are the ones where everything’s stripped down,’ says Yaron Golan, aka Endless Race. ‘Simple lighting, one DJ being allowed to do their thing and take you on a journey – or whatever new-age terminology floats your boat – with a bunch of good people together in the same room. Or, just being really hammered and having a good time. That works too.’ In fact, it was Veale overhearing more than one person say ‘this is like the old Art School’ at a recent event that got him thinking about that, dare we say, magical old Art School quality that came from that feeling of total takeover. The bookings reflect it, with acts across the dance spectrum scattered across the venue like presents: live sets from Hieroglyphic Being and Posthuman (pictured) are complemented by DJ sets from Plaid and Mooner.
Chicago’s enigmatic Hieroglyphic Being will be a particular highlight. ‘Brace yourself for any eventuality,’ says Veale. ‘You’ll be run through a fairly comprehensive gamut of emotions and taken completely out of your box with anything from classical, fusion, free jazz, industrial, funk and noise, all built around a core of classic dance music.’ (Rosie Davies)