Yogi ‘Da Bear' Haughton supplies the very best in dancetioorjazl. R&B and vocal garage.
I Greazed Up at The Spider‘s Web. Monthly. Next date 25 Aug with the Tennessee Trio.
I IIIgotronik at Meadows Bar.
()pin lam. Free. 4 Aug. Monthly. Electro music fan ('yrix aka Patrick H hosts a soiree where old-school bleepy stuff meets cutting edge techno.
I Immersed In Music at Pivo. ()pm--3am. Free. Weekly. lt's special event-tastic this fortnight at Pivo with the pre-clubs almost becoming clubs in themselves. First tip. Deep Sensation DJs Neil Ferris and Martin Valentine take us. er. deep and funky (4 Aug). The following week ( l I Aug). it's uplifting dance from the lip? DJs Nic (‘avendish and Alan James.
I Made In Iguana at Iguana.
()pmv lam. Free. Weekly. (‘olin (‘ook (liltragroove) plays some real house mUsic. from the experimental to the tough and tribal with random Latin infiuences thrown in for good measure. This week (4 Atig) ('olin's paid a visit by progressive house merchant. Derek Patterson.
I NY Mambo at The .Ark. 7.3()——l()pm. £5. Weekly. NY tnatnbo dance classes for beginners and intermediate enthUsiasts. with a feisty club night to follow shotild you so choose.
I Oxygen at ()xygen. Open—lam. Free. Weekly. Life‘s a gas at this swanky style bar. with progressive house action from the Freefall residents (4 Aug). The following week ( l l Aug). Lisa 'l‘hompson takes the house boat deep and funky.
I UrbannHangSuite at Bann‘s.
l lpm—3am. Free. Weekly. Light vegetarian snacks served to a strangely swinging soundtrack frotn Son of Ugly. I Waxworks presents at PopRokit. ()ptn—lam. Free. Weekly. Rotational residents The Squalor Show and Mr Todd dish the funky house. hip hop and soul for your pre-clubbing delight.
I Yush! at the (‘ity Cafe. 9pm—lam. Free. 4 Aug. Fortnightly. A.J. (head honcho behind [Edinburgh‘s leading hip hop label. Yush Recordings) selects the upbeat hip hop. funk and ragga. He's joined by the fresh prince of R&B. the Mad Ambassador.
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I Acetate at The Liquid Room. l().3()pm—5am. £7 (£6). 4 Aug. Fortnightly. Plastic fantastic deep to progressive house night hosted by the residents Murray Richardson. (iail Sellars and Marco Smith.
I Airborne at The Venue (all floors). Monthly. Next date 25 Aug with special guest DJs Funk I) Void and ()rlando Voorne.
I Ascension at Teviot Row Union. Monthly. Next date 20 ()ct.
I Atomic Baby at La Belle Angele. Monthly. Next date 25 Aug.
I b.a.n.g at Noa. Monthly. Next date
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I Blast at (‘lub Mercado. Monthly. Next date I 1 Aug.
I Boogie Mo Dynamo at Teviot Row House. Next date I l Aug.
I C.C. Blooms at CC. Blooms. l().3()pm—3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Weekly. DJ Ally is back again with more of her trademark high-camp-to-house decknical expertise at this always hoaching gay venue.
I A Deep Sensation at ts‘oa. Monthly. Next date 25 Aug.
0 Department Of fianceport at The Honeycomb. l lpm—6am. £25 (£20); available by email application to ‘mashupQI‘ w'hiterabbitcowboyscom'. Weekly (as from I 1 Aug). A van picks you tip at l lpm to take you off on a magical mystery tour (Edinburgh and the MS) filled with fun. freaks and alcopops. See Hitlist.
I Disco Inferno at Ego. Monthly. Next date 25 Aug.
I District at Noa. l().3()pm—3am. £6 (free entry and a free bottle of Arches Aqua for ladies before midnight). 4 Aug. Monthly. Ladies night at the underground hoUse haunt featuring smooth tojackin' sounds from the main room residents Craig Smith and Adrian Milarski. ln the Cool Room. A-l supplies soulful beats and party hip hop. To book the District Dance Btts call 0782“ 537 66().
I Divine Divas at The Venue (top floor). l()pm—3am. £6 (£4). ll Aug. Monthly. Festival Special of the city‘s celebrated women only night. featuring an eclectic mix from Sally Findlay (Three Piece Suite). Please note that all profits from the night go directly to Lothian (iay & Lesbian Switchboard.
I The Egg at The Wee Red Bar. llpm~«3am. £4 (£3.50). Weekly. Still the best mix of indie. 6()s garage. Northern soul. ska and soundtracks you're likely to stagger across. It‘s an institution already and any ugly rumours you may have heard about the Art School being sold are thankfully untrue.
I Essential at The Liquid Room. l().3()pm—3am. £6 (£5). 1 l Aug. Fortnightly. Radio Forth’s Kevin Jones join forces with Martin Valentine (Taste/Frisko Disco) for some ‘essential‘ dirty house and L'S garage action.
I Eye Candy at (‘lub Mercado.
l lpm—late. £l() (£8); £6 in fancy dress. 4 Aug. Fortnightly. Residents (iraeme Popstar. Nejat Barton and Neil (‘rookston host their infamous. glam house party. Remember to ‘Dress glam or scram‘.
I Fiesta Diablo at The Venue (top two floors). l()pm»-5am. Free. 4 Aug only. Launch of a brand new house and techno night that's hoping to grab lidinburgh's club scene by the short and curlies via some free parties throughout the Festival. Featuring resident DJs from Rotation. L'Tl. Pillbox and Sputnik. this will be the launch to get things underway while weekly parties continue on Wed and Sun nights throughout Aug.
I Fiesta Latina at Teviot Row l7nion. Monthly. Next date in ()ct.
I Freetall Edinburgh at The Honeycomb. l().3()pm—3am. £ l(). 4 Aug. Monthly. Free-falling progressive house courtesy of main room residents. Stuart Duncan and Michael Kilkie. Through the back. Craig Gillespie and Steven Willison take it deep and tribal.
I Headspin at The Bongo Club.
I lpm—5am. £7. 1 1 Aug. Monthly. If your bag happens to be hip hop. funky house and straight-up funk then you need look no further for your dancing pleasure than Headspin. This month it‘s the Festival Special so you cart bet the residents and their special guest Paul Mogg (The Psychonauts) are going to rock the roof off the joint.
Headspin at Teviot Row House (Club Festival). 12.30am—5am. £6. 4 Aug only. Four-deck mix of hip hop. house. trip hop and funk with the Headspin heroes.
I It at The Honeycomb. Fortnightly. Next date 1 1 Aug with special guest DJ. Steve Lawler.
I Joy at ligo. I().3()pm—5am. £l() (£8). 4 Aug. Fortnightly. As Maggie's away. Alan's drafted (icorge T in to play his unique. funky style of Atnerican house while Alan himself takes it dark and dirty for the latter part of the evening’s entertainment. The upstairs hands-in-the- air hedonism will. as always. be offset by tnore sedate goings on in the downstairs suite. to a soundtrack of chart. pop and garage that's served up by Trendy Wendy and her guest. Sitntnone Black .
Keb Darge’s Legendary Deep Funk at The Venue (top floor). l()pm—3am. £8. 4 Aug. Monthly. As Keb is due to get married (for the third time. the old dog) the day before this date. the Soul Boys collective have clubbed together to make this a one off modern soul shindig. DJs include James Rodgers. Keith Whitson and Yogi Haughton and the playlist ranges from modern soul through to garage greats.
I Last Night A DJ Stole My Wife at Po Na Na. llpm—Ram. £3. Weekly. DJ 4th Varmint. keeping it real with the old skool to nu skool beats thing.
I Latin Explosion at The Mambo Club. ltlpm 3am. £5. Weekly. Your weekly dose of high octane Latin rhythms (run exclusively by women). with dance classes starting at 9pm for beginners and for more experienced salsa aficionados at l()pm (priced £4 which includes entry to the club). See ‘A Night For (‘uba' listing below for full details on the ultimate Latino party.
I Latino Loco at (it Barrio.
l()pm 3am. Free. Weekly. The original Latino chart party continues with the freshest beats from the barrio frotn DJ Hector and his Latin posse.
I Luvely at the Honeycomb. Monthly. Next date lb’ Aug with the Festival Special.
I The Mambo Club at The ('ayendish. l()pm»-3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. The highly respected mix of reggae. ragga. RdtB. rap and hip hop continues to be one of the strongest nights for music of black origin in town.
I Messenger Sound System at The Bongo (‘lub. l lpm--3am. £7. 4 Aug. Fortnightly. Brace yourselves for the mighty vibrations going otit in celebration of Rastafari King Haile Salassi‘s birthday at this always rammed. dub-reggae showcase.
I Mingin’ at Studio 24 (upstairs). lt)..i()pm---5am. £5. ll Aug. Fortnightly. No-nonsense. gay-friendly clubbing where it‘s the filthy house and twisted trance from the residents Brian Dempster and Alan Joy that matters and not the decor. dress code or attitude. Altogether a good place to let your hair down and generally rammed. so arrive early to get your space on the floor.
I The Mission at Studio 24. llpm~3am. £5 (£4). 4 Aug. Fortnightly.
.-\stoundingly popular haunt for the alternateens of the capital featuring three rooms of up-to-date darkness.
I Oxygen at Studio 24 (downstairs). ltlpm-Ram. Members £8 before midnight. £ ll) after; non-members £ It) before midnight. £l3 after. I l Aug. Fortnightly. Pirate pleasure (me hearties) at the hard-working house night this fortnight. so don your eye patches and shoulder parrots to get down to the raw selection from residents Alpha. AJ (iibson. Dow/er and Sarah (i.
I Phosphoresence at The Venue (lower two floors). ltl..i(lpttt 3am. £8 (£7). ll Aug. Monthly. Psychedelic trance night now boasting a celebrity resident in the form of ('harlie Munro (Flying Rhino). Support on the main floor comes from Filthy Rich and Dagul while the (‘ooler makes with the tech hotise frotn Pagan. Hobbes and chums. I Posh at ('lub Java. 0pm 4am. £5. 4 Aug. Monthly. Robin Rich and DJ Schmeejay treat their sophisticated clientele to a masterful melange of familiar classics and superior modern compositions. generally sourced from the fields of nu-jau. Refili. .soul and feisty funk. Arrive early to capitalise on the complimentary bubbly and olives served in the upstairs lounge.
I Progression at The Liquid Rootn will re-launch on 22 Sep with special guest DJ. Danny Howells.
I The Project at The Bongo (‘lub Monthly. Next date 25 Atig.
I Rampage at The Venue (lower two floors). Monthly. Next date 3| Aug.
I Raw at La Belle Angele. Monthly. Next date ll Aug. Jackin'. smackin'. paint crackin' underground house frotn those dapper gents about town. Neil McDonald and Ben Mc(‘abe.
I Rotation at The Venue (lower two fioors). Monthly. Next date IX Aug with the mighty Samuel L. Sessions.
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Saturday 18th August : Club Java, Commercial Street, Leith
from 10pm. Tickets £8 from Virgin and Rippin'. Sherrie irons, Iynthin' and spittin' will not be permitted.
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