EDINBURGH FRIDAYS

I Barfli at Negociants. 9pm—3am. Free. Frosty and AJ. (alternating) with cutting- edge swing. rap and hip hop.

I Beatbox at Teviot Row Union. 9pm—3am. Students free. guests £l. Latest itt dance and chart with hip sounds from past eras.

I Big at the .laffacake. llpm—3am. £3 before midnight. £4 after. Mainstream chart sounds. with excellent promos. free bouncy rides. guzzle guns and plenty of drinking-related fun.

I Catwalk at Club Mercado. llpm—4am. £8. 7 Mar. Fortnightly. Stretch And Vern make their Scottish debut at this new Burger Queen offshoot. Those that want to go should bear in mind that the dress policy is ultra-glam. so make an effort. Expect pumping party house. See Preview.

I Cavendish 9pm-3am. £5. ()ver 25s only. Stuart dress. Live bands every week. Sixties and 70s music. Ground floor only.

I Cathouse at The Rocking Horse. llpm-3am. £3 (£2 with flyer). Price includes entry to Katch and Voodoo Chile. Extremely popular night featuring post grunge-like rock sounds.

I Century 2000 l lpm-3atn. £5. Over 18s. Commercial dance music under the tnost expensive lights in Scotland. No ripped jeans. steel toe-caps or trainers. I Club Latino at La Belle Angele. llpm—3atn. £7 (£5). 14 Mar. Monthly. Popular Latin dance night. See flyers for details.

I East Coast Project Catch the East Coast Project show on Healthy FM. Fridays 8—l()pm. A new album is forthcoming. Watch this space.

I Evol at The Music Box. l().3()pnt—3am. £4. Ever popular night of 60s. 70s and 80s pop nonsense. Always busy and guaranteed fun. Early arrival is recommended.

I Future Jack at The Honeycomb. llpm—3am. No admission after 1.30am. £5. 7 Mar. Monthly. Two rooms providing a history of house from its roots in Salsoul and early Jack trax through to the latest sounds from Chicago. Detroit and New York. Opening night went well. With Chris Low. Scott Gallagher and George T in Room One. Bootsy and H in Roont Two.

I Glitch at Wilkie House. 1().3()ptn-3am. £7 (£5). 7 Mar. Fortnightly. Local techno star Tobias Schmidt plays live at this Saliva-type night. Watch out for the customised lighting. exclusive to this Glitch.

I Go Native at The Gallery. 10.30pm—3am. £7. 8 Mar. Monthly.

Gareth Sommerville (Yip Yap. Edinburgh; Ice. Glasgow) is joined by Solefusion's Mikey Stirton. Bootsy provides a more chilled vibe in Room Two.

I Juice at Teviot Row Union. 9pm-3am. Students free. guests £1. Mellow hip hop. acid jazz and funky tunes.

I Katch at The Rocking Horse.

1 lpm-3am. £3 (£2 with flyer). Price includes entry to Cathouse and Voodoo Chile. Eighties and 90s indie dance.

I The Lane at The Lane. 1 lpm—late. £5. Residents Jon Flowers and Kev McGinley with a wide dance-based playlist.

I Lift at Wilkie House. 10.30pm—3am. £7 (£5). 14 Mar. Fortnightly. Euan and Paul control a mixed crowd of up-for-it students. crusties and dressed-up clubbers at this two-year-old techno and acid club. Watch out for guests soon.

I The living Room 9pm—lam. Free. The Living Room presents Andrew Moisey. Dillon and Christopher Wright with a freestyle mix ofdance sounds. Pre club.

I Manga at La Belle Angele.

1 lpm—3am. £5 members. £7 non- members. Membership available on the night. 7 Mar. Fortnightly. Monster drum ‘n’ bass action with L Double and De Bo General guesting alongside residents G- Mac and DJ Kid fresh from his guest spot on Radio One‘s ‘One In The Jungle' show in January. With MCs Frosty and Natty. Many guests are lined up for future dates. including Metalheadz star D] Lee.

I Marley's Reggae Klub at Cavendish. 10pm—3am. £4. The city‘s longest- running reggae night situated on the middle floor of Cavendish.

I Music For The Masses at Oddfellows. 8.30pm—lam. Free. Local Dls mix old classics with modern chart and student faves.

I Planet Earth at The Citrus. 11pm—3am. £4. Happy hour cocktails “pm—midnight. New Romantics. punks. glam rockers and disco freaks relive the era that others try and forget.

I Po Na Na llpm—3am. Free before llptn; £2 after. Weekly. Busy night of old and new skool grooves.

I Pure at The Venue. 10.30pm—3am. £4 members; £6 non-members with residents only. £6 members; £8 non- members with one guest. £8 members; £10 non-members with two guests on all three floors. One of the UK's most respected house and techno clubs. Miss DJax and Steve Piondexter guest.

I Purple Moon at Moray House.

I lpm—3am. £5 members; £6 non- members. 7 Mar. Fortnightly. Acid trance

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I Reaction at The Subway. llpm—3am. £2 (free for students with matriculation card). Weekly mix of chart. dance and classic disco.

I Reflex at Moray House. 1 1pm—4am. £4 (£2.50). 14 Mar. Fortnightly. New drum 'n‘ bass night.

I Roadrunner at Potterrow Student Union. 9pm—2am. £1 students; £2 guests. Happy hour 9.30—10.30pm. After school music for Independent kids and occasional exciting happenings upstairs. I Scooter at The Gallery (formerly the 369 Gallery). llpm—3am. £4. 14 Mar. Fortnightly. Indie for the new beat generation on the ground floor. 60s and early 70s sounds upstairs.

I Sublime at The Vaults. 10.30pm—3am. £6 members. £8 non members. Membership available on the night. 7 Mar. Fortnightly. Union Jack rocked yet another quality night at this on-form trance club. The key to their sucess? The strength of their residents. Watch for the reaction they get from their crowd. Brilliant atmosphere on the floor as well. I Switchboard's Spring Fling at Assembly Rooms. 8pm—lam. £10 (£8) in advance from various outlets. Phone ticketline on 0131 220 4349 for details. The Gay & Lesbian Switchboard present a Spring Fling in association with Tackno. With a ceilidh. ball and disco.

I T.F.I.F. at Club Mercado. 4—10pm. Free. Friday nights have changed forever thanks to Happy Hour 5—6.30pm. £1 dn'nks. £10 bottles of champagne and great. nostalgic music courtesy of Trendy Wendy.

I Underground Demand at The Gallery. llpm—3am. £6. 7 Mar. Fortnightly. The undisputed king of deep. Detroit-based house and techno Harri (Sub Club) kickstarts this new night. Solefusion‘s Craig Smith drops cutting edge garage downstairs with support from Adrian Milarski. Kevin McKay. Ralph Lawson and Gemini follow soon. One for music lovers. See Hit List.

I Voodoo Chile at The Rocking Horse. llpm—3am. £3 (£2 with flyer). Price includes entry to Cathouse and Katch. Full of lovely boys (and girls) headbanging to classic heavy metal.

I Zodiac at The Honeycomb. llpm—3am. £6. 14 Mar. Monthly. First birthday party for the loveable Zodiac. Residents Yogi Haughton. Murray Richardson and Scott Gallagher will be doing their best to make you happy with a selection of underground and commercial house. Andy Williams and Gordon Mac will be providing a more chilled set through the back. The next Zodiac will be an Azuli Records night. See Hit List.

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Tribal Funktion Chicago supremo Cajmere returns to Tribal following his success there last year. There is hip hop and drum ’n' bass action on the other floors. Great guest, great club. The Venue, Sat 15 Mar.

Undemund Demand New night for lovers of the underground. Harri (Sub Club) guests with his quality blend of deep house and techno and the odd

Craig Smith and Adrian Milarski serve up an underground garage selection in Room Two. With Gemini, Ralph Lawson and Kevin Mckay all lined up for future dates, this could be one to watch. The Gallery, Fri 7 'Mar.

Stop Making Sense New night from Andy Williams, Scott Ferguson, George Mac and Alan Dundas. They promise a much-needed social vibe and a music policy extending from funk and disco to house and breakbeat. With this lot at the helm. expect the unexpected. La Belle Angele, Sat 15 Mar.

Zodiac First birthday party for Zodiac. Your hosts in the main hall are Yogi Haughton, Murray Richardson and Scott Gallagher dropping a funky selection of underground and commercial tunes. Andy Williams and Gordon Mac slow things down slightly through the back. The Honeycomb, Fri 14 Mar.

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EDINBURGH SATURDAYS

I BPM at the Music Box. 7—lOpm. £5. Under-18s night playing a wide range of chart and dance sounds.

I Burger Queen at Club Mercado. llpm—4am. £8 (£7). 15 Mar. Fortnightly. Craig. Huggy and Stella Superstar. Dress policy: glam or scram basically. See Fridays for details of Catwalk. the new Bur er Queen offshoot.

I e Cavendish 9pm—3am. £5. Over 25s only. Smart dress. Live bands every week.

I Century 2000 11pm—3am. £5. See Fridays.

I CIA at Moray House. llpm-4am. £4. 8 Mar. Fortnightly. Indie night run by the FBI crew playing Kulashaker. Bluetones. Garbage. Prodigy and many tnore. Note the late licence.

I The Circus at Wilkie House. 10.30pm—3am. Price tbc. 15 Mar. Monthly. Kendoh (Nice. Newcastle) guests at this house night. Residents are Steve Abraham. Gary McDowell and Dale Harvey.

I Colours Of Love at Club Mercado. llpm—4am. £8 members. £10 non- members. Membership applications and club information on 01698 276 866. 8 Mar. Fortnightly. Garage and house king C. J. Mackintosh joins resident Jon Mancini at this well-dressed club.

I Disco Inferno at The Venue. lOpm—3am. £6. 8 Mar. Three burning floors of hot disco action with MC Otis and DJs Love and Nick Silver. Exceptionally popular. especially with the local constabulary it seems.

I Earth Inferno at The Rocking Horse. llpm-3am. £3. Goth and industrial sounds.

I Energise at Subway. l 1pm—3am. £2. Various party sounds.

I FBI at the Jafffacake. 10.30pm—3am. £4. Photographic membership available on the night. 15 Mar. Fortnightly.

7-20 Mar 1997 THE USTTI