The List: 18 Jan 2001 (Issue 405)

CLUBS listings

EDINBURGH, MONDAY continued Club

I CC. Blooms at CC. Blooms.

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

I The Profezzionals at Po Na Na. 11pm—3am. Free. Weekly. DJ Roddy and Jason mix up 80s, filthy disco and house.

Chart & Party

I Carnal at Ego. 10.3(me—3am. £2. 29 Jan. Fortnightly. New student night with cheesy chart tunes and drinks promos a plenty.

I The Subway at The Subway. 9pm—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

Pre-club

I Immersed in Music at Pivo. 9pm—lam. Free. Weekly. ‘Monkey Boy’ Mark Edmondson plays funky phatback grooves for all the playaz out there.

I Phun-Q at 0 Bar. 9.30pm—1am. Free. Weekly. DJ Dali, Khan and Duvien get frisky with a funked-up mix of soul and Latin.

I Salsa at El Barrio. 8pm—1am. Free. Weekly. A hot-blooded salsa night with the steamiest beats from the barrio. Dance classes start at 8pm.

I Salsa Experience at Baracoa. lllpni—lam. Free. Weekly. A mystery DJ plays the Latino grooves to make you salsa. with dance classes from Sam.

I Salsa Viva at Siglo. 9pm—Iam. Free. Weekly. Ilot tropical rhythms to enjoy with your cool tropical cocktails.

Club

I CC. Blooms at CC. Blooms.

10.30pm—3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Weekly. Take a step back in time to 605,

705, 805 and early 90$ tunes at this gay club.

I Fat Sam's Swing Club at Ego. 8pm—11am. £tbc. 23 Jan. Monthly. Jump- jiving action from Scotland‘s leading swing band.

I Motherfunk at The Venue. llpm—3am. Free. Weekly. Your one-stop shop for Tuesday clubbing, Motherfunk is an Edinburgh rare groove, soul and funk institution.

I Oaxaca at P0 Na Na. 11pm-3am. Free. 23 Jan. Fortnightly. Latino funk night geared towards pleasing the student market.

Chart & Party

I Shagtag at Gaia. 10pm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Alcohol-fuelled flirting (aided and abetted by drinks promos) via the infamous number-based introductions system. Please note there’s free tequila and champagne for the floozie with the most requests.

I The Subway at The Subway. 9pm—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. Chart and party for beer nomads with nothing to do of a Wednesday morning.

EDINBURGH WEDNESDAYS

Pro-club

I The Departure Lounge at PopRokit. lOpm—lam. Free. Weekly. Celebrity hosts Harry Ainsworth and the lovely Dusty Heights invite you to hop aboard their interstellar excursion into quizland. Increasingly popular, so arrive early to get a ringside seat.

I First Contact at Pivo. 9pm—lam. Weekly. Mellow mid-week drum & bass with the delectable DJ Nova. Please note, this is the only drum & bass pre-club so mind you take advantage.

I Headzeint at EH1. 9pm-1am. Free. Weekly. Hip hop, funk and electrobeats courtesy of Michael and Gary.

I Hot Charanga Sauce at Q Bar. 8pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Staggering though it may seem, the divine Carlos Pena and his four-piece combo are now spicing up the Q Bar on a weekly basis.

I Made In Iguana at Iguana. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Colin Millar and Adam Bray (Headspin) demonstrate their amazing decksterical versatility in the fields of hip hop, funk and breaks.

I The Merry Pranksters at The Meadows Bar. 9pm-1am. Free. 31 Jan. Fortnightly. Famed for their monthly strutting at Radio Babylon, Pranksters Noodles and Brains delight with all sorts of electro funkyness. I Oxygen at Oxygen. 8pm—1am. Free. Weekly. This popular bar now hosts a student party pre-club every week with ridiculously cheap booze and funky house from Eye Candy’s Graeme McLean.

I Salsa at El Barrio. 8pm—1am. Free. Weekly. A hot-blooded salsa night with the steamiest beats from the barrio. Dance classes start at 8pm.

I Salsa Variations at Baracoa. 8pm—1am. Free. Weekly. DJ Mikayel plays the Latino grooves to make you salsa.

I Son de Rumba at Cellar Bar No 1. lOpm—lam. Free. Weekly. One of the pioneering Latin music nights and still the best selection of non-commercial grooves courtesy of DJ Enrique.

I Tango at The Outhouse (upstairs). 7pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Informal tango night with free beginners class from 7pm.

Club

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

I Ceratonin at Wilkie House. 10pm—3am. £4. 24 Jan. Fortnightly. A rapidly developing new night that aims to enhance your senses with a music policy of banging trance and techno. and a hands-on stimulation policy of massage and body painting.

I Freefall at Wilkie House. Monthly. Next date 7 Feb.

I Freeform at Ego has now finished.

I Kero-Scene—KZ at Studio 24. 11pm—3am. £1.50. Weekly. Increasingly popular altemative night which sees Leaf, Wally, qu and Doug playing death, doom, heavy metal and extreme tunes.

I Majik (formerly Rotary Funk) at The Venue (top floor). 10.30pm—3am. £3. 31 Jan. Fortnightly. A hot to trot night of house breakin' funk music from residents Lorne. Chuck and Reveal.

I Nectar at Why Not? 10pm-3am. £5. A spanky new UK garage night hosted by local lad Henriques (Ruff Kuts) and seasoned Ayia Napa and NYC resident Innovator. Drinks promos an added bonus. I Red (formerly Out To Lunch) at P0 Na Na. 11pm—3am. Free. Weekly. DJ Harry Lets Go (Boombox) puts the eclectic into electric at this renamed midweek staple.

I Smack at Ego. 10.30pm-3am. £2. 24 Jan. Fortnightly. New student night with hip hop in the ballroom and funk in the Cocteau lounge.

Chart &. Party

I Skint at The Ark. 10pm—3am. £2 (free with proof of overdraft). Weekly. The undisputed king of student nights not only supplies the finest chart anthems but also cares enough to provide drinks at £1 all night and free entr ' t0 overdrawn students. I Midweek Mayhem at The Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. Free with matric card before 12.30am; £2 otherwise. Weekly. Cheesy, chany choons, cheap drink and good odds at copping off.

I Shark at Eros/Elite. 9.30pm—3am. £3 (£2) before 11pm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Student night supplying the obligatory chart pap.

I The Subway at The Subway. 9pm-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. Pumped-up party tunes for the frisky students out there.

clubs

VEDUGS

I Air Organic 36 Kelvingrove Street, 564 5201.

I Alasksa 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. I Archaos 25 Queen Street, 204 3189. I The Arches Midland Street (off Jamaica Street), 221 4001.

I Bennet's 80 Glassford Street, 552 576].

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) 7t) Cowcaddcns 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 Eat Drink Man Woman 34—44 King St, 5529227.

I Firebird 1321 Argyle Street, 334 0594.

I Fury Murry’s 96 Maxwell Street, 221 6511.

I The Garage 490 Sauehiehall Street, 332 1120.

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

I Glasgow University Union 32 University Avenue, 339 8697.

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

I Havana 50 Hope Street, 248 4466.

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

I The Lighthouse 56 Mitchell Street, 221 6362

I The Living Room 5 Byers Road, 339 8511.

I MAS 29 Royal Exchange Square, 221 7080.

I Nice 'n' Sleazy 421 Sauehiehall Street, 333 9637

I O'Hen 's Drury Street, 248 3751.

I Planet each 34 Queen Street, 226 8990.

I Polo Lounge 84 Wilson Street,

553 1221.

I Privilege Club Experience 69 Hope Street, 204 5233.

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

I Reds, 375 Sauehiehall Street, 331 1635.

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

I Scaramouche Bar, 140 Elderslie St, 3 Charing X, 572 0828.

I The Shack 193 Pitt St, 332 7522. I The Shed 26 Langside Avenue, 649 9473.

I Spy Bar Bath Street, 221 7711.

I Strawberry Fields 56 Oswald Street, 221 7871.

I The Studio, 1084 South St, Scotstoun, 401 1750.

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 401$auchiehall Street, 332 4449.

3 I The Velvet Rooms Sauehiehall

; Street, 332 0755.

é I The Woodside Social Club 329 North Woodside Road. 337 1643.

f I Yang 33 Queen Street. 248 8484.

EDINBURGH

I The Ark 3 Semple Street, 229 7733. I The Art College Lauriston Place, 220 3234.

I The Attic Dyer’s Close, Cowgate, 225 8382.

I Baracoa 7 Victoria Street, 225 5846. I Bar Union 253/258 Cowgate, 557 2780.

I La Belle Angele 11 Hasties Close, 225 7536.

I The Bongo Club 14 New Street, 556 5204.

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

I The Citrus Grindlay Street, 622 7086. I The City Cafe Blair Street, 220 0125. I Club Java Commercial Street, Leith, 467 3935.

I The Cocteau Lounge (Ego). Picardy Place (entrance through The Outhouse Gardens, Broughton Street Lane, 478 7434.

I Cuba Norte 192 Morrison Street, 221 0499.

I Ego (fomerly EZK) Picardy Place, 478 7434.

I eh1 197 High Street, 220 5277.

I El Barrio 104 West Port, 229 8805.

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

I Gaia King Stables Road, 229 7986. I Holyrood Union Holyrood Road, 651 6157.

I The Human Be-ln 2/8 West Crosscauseway, 662 8860.

I Iguana 41 Lothian Street, 220 4288.

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 Noa 7 Queensferry Street Lane, 226 6828.

I The Outhouse Broughton Street Lane, 557 668.

I Oxygen 3-5 Infirmary Street, 557 9997.

I Peppermint Lounge Blair Street, 622 6811.

I Pivo 2—6 Calton Road, 557 2925.

I Po Na Na 26 Frederick Street, 226 2224.

I The Pond 22-24 Bath Road, 467 3825.

I PopRokit 2 Picardy Place, 556 4272. I The Potterrow Bristo Square, 650 9195.

I Q Bar 5/11 Lcith Street, 557 5830. I Revolution 31 Lothian Road, 229 7670.

I Rush 3 Robertson’s Close, 557 3768. I Studio 24 Calton Road, 558 3758. I The Subway Cowgate, 225 6766.

I The Subway West End Lothian Road, 229 9197.

I The Union Heriot Watt University, Riccarton, 451 5333.

I The Venue Calton Road, 557 3073. I The Watershed 44 St Stephen Street, 220 3774.

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

I Why Not? 14 George Street, 624

8311. l Wilkie House Cowgate, 225 2935.