I Ouch! at Woodside Social Club. Next date 17 Feb.

I Sub Club at Planet Peach. 11pm—3.15am. £4 (£3). 11 Feb. Weekly. The Subbie has now taken over Planet Peach with a rotating selection of nights including Psy-Phi, Test and Blood. Tonight the whole relocation shebang kicks off with Kinky Afro.

I Polo Lounge at The Polo Lounge. llpm—3am. £5. Weekly. Michelle provides a loose mix of house and indie classics downstairs, while Andy rocks the Trophy Room with 805 and 905 hits at this ay venue.

I Privrlege at Havana. 10pm—3am. £3. Weekly. Andy Guest playing across the house spectrum, from vocal to the more bangin’.

I Pressure at The Arches. Next date 25 Feb.

I Reds at Reds. llpm-3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. Club classics and house sounds from Alan Ronald.

I Relief at The Arches. llpm-3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Residents Silicone Soul seem to be going from strength to strength these days. Their classy house manipulations are supplemented on 11 Feb by guest Darren Emerson.

I Soulsa at Diablos. Next date 25 Feb. I Test at Glasgow School of Art. lOpm—3am. £10. 4 Feb only. A super- charged birthday celebration for the Test techno conglomerate as they come together for a night of packaged depravity. On the live front, relative newcomer Tubejerk and his Sativae labelmate Tobias Schmidt both take to the stage with live PAS. Vinyl spinning comes courtesy of Test resident Shandy, Tresor hero Dave Tarrida and Steve Glencross. Finally, if things get too hectic on the dancefloor, the Vic bar sees some virtuoso turntablism from Phil Murray of Bedlam in Belfast and, obviously, sets through the night from a Black Sabbath Tribute band. See Preview.

I Trash at Trash. llpm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Grahame Ferguson and Stevie Smith play a blend of R&B, cheesy house classics and funk.

I Yang at Yang. 11pm—3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Dema & Nice, core members of the super-skilled Freek Menoovers crew, rock the bar with tumtablist hip hop while Kushi provides dee house beats in the back room.

I firm Yum at The 13th Note Club (basement). 9pm—3am. £4. Weekly.Latin grooves, jazz, hip hop and the like predominate, but pretty much anything goes. Includes access to Big Daddy downstairs.

Chart is party

I Glamorama at The Apartment. llpm-3am. £8. Weekly. Good time club selections from party king Jim Da Best. I Carwash at g2. llpm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. A night of disco, funk and soul classics, courtesy of The Garage '5 Jerry Lyons.

I Cheesy Pop at Qudos (QMU). lOpm—Zam. £3 (£2). Weekly. Students and up to four guests. Seven years on and rampant hordes of mucky minded, vodka-fuelled urchins still flock to hear DJ Toast’s Edam selection. A riotous evening, with the emphasis on pure unashamed fun - it might not be cool. but a good time is guaranteed if you leave your inhibitions at the door and enjoy a bit of a tipple.

I Crash at The Shed. lOpm—Bam. £4 (£3). Weekly. Dave Ross rocking the Southside sister club to The Garage with student-friendly kitsch and chart faves. I Envy at Destiny. 10pm—3am. £5 before 11pm; £6 after. Weekly. Throbbing house action at the city centre megavenue. Wear nice shoes.

I Love Bug at The Garage. 10.30pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Insanely busy night of party tunes for students and youngsters.

I Shag at Fury Murry’s. 11pm—3.15am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Drunken party tunes from Mark and James G.

I Strawberry Fields at Strawberry Fields. 9pm-3am. £6 before 11pm; £7

The best Glasgow clubs this fortnight

On the Couch with Ouch Something of a change of pace from the Ouch! crew, who are more used to combining banging tunes with high octane live action. On the Couch . . . is a relaxing afternoon of entertainments, featuring the soulful acoustic jungle of funk collective Engine, more live stuff from Planet Fuse plus the ever-reliable Jengaheads (above) on the decks. Altogether your best bet for a recovery session. Ad Lib, Sun 6 Feb. Slam and Bugged Out! Present . .. The marriage made in heaven has proved to be a winner time after time, thanks to the consistently impressive line ups. Tonight the rotating residency lights on Stuart from Slam and Rob Bright from down south plus Silicone Soul previewing their forthcoming long player. The big draw this time is one Andy Weatherall, who still sprinkles magic dust over his sets after decades behind the decks. Qudos, Sat 72 Feb.

Stiletto Valentines Special A bumper package from the art-in- clubland collective, including loved up decor courtesy of artist Dianne Main, free love hearts to chew with the object of your affection and some romantic movie projections. Music-wise, residents Lin, Anna J and Sadie promise ’heartstopping hits', which leaves things open. Thel3th Note Cafe, Sun 73 Feb.

Sub City Radio Launch The award- winning student station is back for another month of broadcasting and to celebrate have assembled a vast line up. The gleaming White Cube section of Alaska features DubDentists, The Operators and party hip hop speCIalist Charlie lnman,while upstairs sees the dextrous turntable crew Freak Menoovers showing off on four decks, Kinky Afro supplemented by an African drum troupe and the rock ’n' roll sleaze of Mr. Wilkes and Twitch of Optimo notoriety. Alaska, Thu 77 Feb.

after. Weekly. A party-up set taking in dancefloor faves from the 605 to the present day.

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