I Taste at Wilkie House. 1 lpm—3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Fresh (or not) from their sixth birthday, the Taste posse are back for more (and more and more). Main room hard house comes from Fisher and Price, with backroom house and garage from Martin and Stuart. 16 Jul sees a return visit from Rob di Stefano (Twisted), who wowed the crowd with a set a few months back.

Chart & party

I Off The Wall at The Ark. 10pm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Fave chart and party tunes, with super-cheap bevvy.

I Chocolate Sundae at Revolution. 10pm—3am. £2—£5. Weekly (not 28 May). Soulful house and disco dubs.

I Groovey Baby at The Cavendish. llpm—3am. £1 (free to students). Weekly. Bop till you drop to mainstream 905 tunes, with drinks promotions all night. I Kiss at The Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. Free with flyer. Weekly. An across-the-board selection of 70s, 80s and 90s tunes from the dubiously named Billy Whizz.

I Mad Sundays at The Attic. 8pm—5am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Chart and classic disco. I Replay at Eros/Elite. 9.30pm—3am. £2 (£1) before 11pm; £3 (£2) before midnight; £4 (£3) after. Replay sees the hits of the 70s and 80s, er, replayed while the kids in Meltdown relax to chart house and garage.

I The Subway at The Subway. 7pm—3am. Free for students with matriculation card; £1 otherwise. Weekly. See Thu.

I The Subway West End at The Subway West End. 7pm—3am. Free for students with matriculation card; £1 otherwise. Weekly. See Thu.

EDINBURGH MONDAYS Pro-club

I Baracoa at Baracoa. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Easy listening heaven with Deke Patton.

I Framed at The Bongo Club. Next date 17JuL

I Tango at The Cafe Royal Bistro Bar. 7.30—11pm. £3 (£1). Weekly. A new night for tango enthusiasts with beginners and intermediate dance classes if you get there early.

Club

I C.C. Blooms at C.C. Blooms. 10.30pm—3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Weekly. Things mellow out (or so they claim) at this gay club, with an upbeat, disco selection.

I Dusty Rhodes at The Cocteau Lounge has finished.

I Mr Malik's Monday Social at Jazz Joint. 10pm-3am. £2. Weekly. Joseph Malik of Lizzard Lounge plays chilling grooves on decks.

I The Profezzionals at Po Na Na. 11pm—3am. Free. Weekly. DJ Roddy and Jason mix up 80s, filthy disco and house. I Rebel Inc Framed at The Bongo Club. 8pm—1am. £4 (£3). 17 Jul. Monthly. A night of poetry, prose and music from underground publishers Rebel Inc. Tonight has a miscarriages of justice theme with Scottish Socialist MSP Tommy Sheridan, Birmingham six man Paddy Ilill, Jim McGregor and Karen Porley. At 9.30pm they bring on the writers, including Born Free author Laura Ilird, Stewart Home and lanthe Brautigan, daughter of Richard.

Chart &. party

I The Subway at The Subway. 7pm—3am. Free for students with matriculation card; £1 otherwise. Weekly. See Thu.

I The Subway West End at The Subway West End. 7pm—3am. Free for students with matriculation card; £1 otherwise. Weekly. See Thu.

EDINBURGH TUESDAYS Pro-club

I Pivo at Pivo. 9pm—1am. Weekly. Free. First Contact and DJ Ed rotate on a jazzy house and drum 8; bass tip.

I Salsa Con Sabor at Baracoa. 10.30pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Latin moves and grooves.

Club

I C.C. Blooms at C.C. Blooms. 1().3()pm—3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Weekly. Take a step back in time to 60s, 70s, 80s and early 90s tunes at this gay club.

I Future Shock at The Cocteau Lounge has finished.

I Jazz Joint at Jazz Joint. 10pm—3am. £2—£3. Weekly. Sly Si plays out the funk and soul vinyl on 11 Jul. 18 Jul sees the return of Grasshopper (live) with a drum & bass-inspired night of experimentation. I Knights Of The Turntable at P0 Na Na. llpm—3am. Free. Weekly. Sir Dance- A-Lot holds the holy grail of smooth grooves and funky moves.

I Motherfunk at The Venue. 11pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Exceptionally popular rare groove, soul and funk night hosted by Gino and Fryer.

Chart & party

I Shagtag at Gaia. 10pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Alcohol-fuelled flirting with the help of the infamous number-based introductions system.

I The Subway at The Subway. 7pm—3am. Free for students with matriculation card; £1 otherwise. Weekly. See Thu.

I The Subway West End at The Subway West End. 7pm-3am. Free for students with matriculation card; £1 otherwise. Weekly. See Thu.

EDINBURGH WEDNESDAYS

Pro-club

I Baracoa at Baracoa. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. North African and Asian beats plus dance classes.

I Fat Sam's Swing Club at Ego. 8—11pm. £5 (£3 for members of dance clubs). 19 Jul. Monthly. Swing your thing to the sounds of Fat Sam’s Band, who play the classic sounds, from Cab Calloway to Glenn Miller. Dr. Jive will be on hand with dancefloor advice to help you move with the groove, plus vinyl from Frankie Sumatra and MCing from Dino Martini.

I Made In Iguana at Iguana. 9pm—iam. Free. Weekly. Unkle Fawaz takes control, spinning hip hop and jazz-influenced beats.

I The Merry Pranksters at The Meadows Bar. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Noodles, Brains and Lady Teri take you into the future beat dimension with beats and breaks.

Club I C.C. Blooms at C.C. Blooms.

listings CLUBS

10.30pm—3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Weekly. A spot of midweek house action at this always busy gay club.

I Freeform at The Cocteau Lounge. 11pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Lyley of Scratch fame goes in search of lost classics from the realms of hip hop, funk and jazz.

I Freestyle Transmission at Studio 24 has now finished a new venue is planned for later on in the year.

I Kero-Scene at Studio 24. llpm-3am. £1.50. Weekly. Alternative night which sees Leaf, Wally, lqy and Doug playing goth, industrial, metal and extreme.

I Out 2 Lunch at P0 Na Na. 11pm--3am. Free. Weekly. DJ Harry Lets Go puts the eclectic into electric.

I Ruff Kuts at Gaia. 10pm—3am. £4. Weekly. Dedicated drum & bass antics from DJs Dali, Rood and Rouge.

I Singers' Night at The Jazz Joint. 9pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Subie Coleman sings jazz classics on 12 Jul, and Cathie Rae pays tribute to the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim (he of ‘Girl From lpanema’ fame) on 16 Jul.

Chart 8r. party

I Banana Split at The Cavendish has finished until term starts in September. I Skint at The Ark. 10pm—3am. £2. Weekly. The drinks are so cheap they’re actually giving them away, with a free case of beer for the most skint person (proof of overdraft required).

I Midweek Mayhem at The Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. Free with matric card before 12.30am; £2 otherwise. Weekly. Cheesy, charty choons, cheap drink and lots of snogging, apparently. I Shark at Eros/Elite. 9.30pm-3am. £3 (£2) before 11pm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. An independent student night.

I The Subway at The Subway. 7pm—3am. Free for students with matriculation card; £1 otherwise. Weekly. See Thu.

I The Subway West End at The Subway West End. 7pm—3am. Free for students with matriculation card; £1 otherwise. Weekly. See Thu.

I Viagraah at Revolution. 10pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Lots of drink promos to get the students acting, well, like drunk students.

clubs

VENUES

I Air Organic 36 Kelvingrove Street, 564 5201.

I Alasksa 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. I The Apartment 23 Royal Exchange Square, 221 7808.

I Archaos 25 Queen Street, 204 3189.

I The Arches Midland Street (off Jamaica Street), 221 4001.

I glabaza Royal Exchange Square, 204 01 .

I Bar 10 10 Mitchell Lane, 221 8353. I The Bedsit 1 Park Drive,339 0432. I Bennet’s 80 Glassford Street, 552 5761.

I Bonkers Hope St, 248 5884.

I Brel 39 Ashton Lane, 342 4966.

I Budda 142 St Vincent Street, 221 5660.

I Caledonian University Student Union (Asylum) 70 Cowcaddens Road, 332 0681.

I The Cathouse 15 Union Street, 248 6606.

I Cleopatra’s 508 Great Western Road, Kelvinbridge, 334 0560.

I Club Budda 142 St Vincent St, 221 2213.

I Cul De Sac Ashton Lane, 334 8899. I Destiny 18 Cambridge Street, 353 6555.

I Eat Drink Man Woman 34—44 King St, 552 9227.

I Fury Murry's 96 Maxwell Street,

221 6511.

I The Garage 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120.

I Glasgow School of Art 167 Renfrew Street, 332 0691.

I 92 474 Sauchiehall St (behind the Garage), 353 3111.

I Havana 50 Hope Street, 248 4466.

I Life (basement of Corinthian), 191 Ingram Street, 552 1101.

I The Living Room 5 Byers Road, 339 8511.

I McChuills Way Out West 14 Kelvinhaugh Street, 221 5569.

I Nice 'n' Sleazy 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 9637.

I Planet Peach 34 Queen Street, 226 8990.

I Polo Lounge 84 Wilson Street.

553 1221.

I Queen Margaret Student Union 22 University Gardens, 339 9784.

I Reds, 375 Sauchiehall Street, 331 1635.

I Rocksy‘s Basement 40 New Sneddon Street, Paisley, 552 5791.

I Russell‘s 77 Byers Road, 334 4973. I Scaramouche Bar, 140 Elderslie St, Charing x, 572 0828.

I The State Bar 148 Holland Street, 332 2159.

I The Shed 26 Langside Avenue, 649 9473.

I Strathclyde University Union John Street, 567 502.

I Strawberry Fields 56 Oswald Street, 221 7871.

I Sub Club 22 Jamaica Street, 248 4600.

I Tcha-ovna 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524 I The Temple 193 Pitt St, 332 7522.

I 13th Note 260 Clyde Street. 243 2177 I Trash 197 Pitt Street, 572 3372.

I The Tunnel 84 Mitchell Street, 204 1000.

I Variety Bar 401Sauchiehall Street, 332 4449.

I The Velvet Rooms Sauchiehall Street, 332 0755.

I Yang 33 Queen Street. 248 8484.

EDINBURGH

I The Ark 3 Semple Street. 229 7733. I The Attic Dyer‘s Close. Cowgate, 225 8382.

I The Assembly Rooms 54 George Street, 220 4349.

I Baracoa 7 Victoria Street.

I Bar Muse 21 Lothian Road, 228 3404. I La Belle Angele 11 Ilasties Close. 225 7536.

I The Bongo Club 14 New Street, 556 5204.

I Cafe Royal, 17 West Register Street, 557 4792.

I Cavendish West Tollcross, 228 3252. I C.C. Blooms 23—24 Greenside Place, 556 9331.

I The Citrus Grindlay Street, 622 7086. I The City Cafe Blair Street, 2200125. I The Cocteau Lounge (Ego), Picardy Place (entrance through The Outhouse Gardens, Broughton Street Lane, 478 7434. I Ego Picardy Place, 478 7434.

I eh1 197 High Street, 220 5277.

I Eros/Elite Fountainpark. Dundee Street, 228 1661.

I Gaia King Stables Road, 229 7986.

I Iguana 41 Lothian Street, 220 4288.

I Hollyrood Union Holyrood Road, 651 6055.

I Jazz Joint Henry’s Cellar Bar,

, Morrison Street, 221 1288.

I The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564.

I Loco 235 Cowgate, 225 5413.

I The Meadow Bar Buccleuch Street, 622 7680.

I Club Mercado 36—39 Market Street, 226 4224.

I Bar Nego at Negociants Lothian Street, 225 6313.

I Noa 7 Queensferry Street Lane, 226 6828.

I Oxygen 3-5 Infirmary Street, 557 9997.

I Pivo 2—6 Calton Road, 557 2925.

I Po Na Na 26 Frederick Street, 226 2224.

I The Potterrow Bristo Square, 650 9195.

I Q Bar Leith Street, 557 5830.

I Revolution 31 Lothian Road, 229 7670.

I I Studio 24 Calton Road, 558 3758.

I The Subway Cowgate, 225 6766.

I The Subway West End Lothian Road, 2299197.

I The Venue Calton Road, 557 3073. I Walkers 12 Shandwick Place, 476 7073.

I The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College Of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442.

I Why Not? 14 George Street, 624 8633.

I Wilkie House Cowgate. 225 2935

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