Regular weekly clubs plus one off events are listed by city, then by day, then alphabetical by title. Clubs will be listed, provided that up to date details reach our offices at least eight days before publication. Lack of information may result in clubs being omitted. Glasgow club listings compiled by Gillian McCormack.
Glasgow Thursdays
Pre-club
I Bacchus at Bacchus. ()pin—tnidnight. Free. Weekly. Night featuring a rotating roster of some of Glasgow's fittest DJs. This fortnight. providing the perfect warm-up for the weekend are Billy Woods (6 Dec) and Harri ( 13 Dec).
I Brel at Brel. ()ptn—tnidnight. Free. (i Dec. Fortnightly. [)1 Frank Murphy (Goodfoot) gets those feet stomping playing the best in sottl. R&B. Motown. Latin and Reggae.
I Cul De Sac at Cul l)e Sac. ()ptn—midnight. Free. Weekly. Join Twitch and Wilkes on their magical musical journey. The gang that love your ears take you front psycho rock and country & western to dub and techno through to soul and ska.
I Hot Latino Nights at Moda. Spin—lam. Free. Weekly. A fusion of Latin and Cuban sounds courtesy of [Ms Salazar 8; Andreas.
I Jengaheads at Air ()rganic. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Martyn Jengahead starts the weekend early playing mellow beats and deep house. and if you spy his CD player you might jttst get a sneak preview of some of his and Marco’s up-and-coming releases on L'nder the Counter records.
I Mark Robb at Moloco (West lind). ‘)ptn-—midnight. Free. Weekly. Retro fttnk at this all-new pre-club session hosted by 1)] Mark Robb.
I Nico’s at Nico's. ()pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Cheesy music for party-minded students. As if there's any other kind.
I Phatboy’s Kitchen at McC‘huill‘s Way Out West. Spin—midnight. Free. Weekly. Hip hop. breaks and beats courtesy of the Wax Monkey.
I Sample & Hold at Bar Soba. Spin-midnight. Free. Weekly. Live hip hop. replete with guest vocalists. scratchy business and perCUssion.
I Shogo at the Brunswick Cellars. t)pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. An evening of breaks. beats and suchlike frotn G-Man and occasional guests. with skateboarding visual entertainments.
I Spy at Spy. ()ptn—lnidnight. Free. Weekly. Sitnon Cordiner (Traxx) does his thang and delivers some quality house and funky grooves.
I Tilt at Bar 10. 7pm—late. Free. Weekly. The Tilt crew start the weekend early with an evening of Euro trance.
I Virunga at Brel. ‘)pm»-midnight. Free. l5 .\'ov. Fortnightly. DJ Tchico serves up a top selection of tunes with a world bias. including soca. Latin dance. African and reggae.
Club
I Bennet’s at Bennet‘s. l lpm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Shawn takes to the helm at this premier gay night with his inimitable selection of commercial dance. while Annie supplies 70s and 80s hits.
I Chalk ‘n’ Cheese at the Tunnel.
1 1pm- 3am. £4 (£3): free with a Snapfax before midnight. Weekly. Tunnel regulars Kevin McFarlane and Scott Mackay. plus Stephen Lee in room two. spin house and occasional commercial tracks. They're quite relaxed on the old dress code tonight so no need to iron the Bert Sherman.
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I Club Salsa Sabrosa at the Havana Bar. l().3()pm—3am. £4 (£3.50). Weekly. Residents Keith. Alexis and Geo I) encourage you to shake that ass with some top-notch Latin grooves.
I Columbian at the Asylum Back Room. 8pm— lam. Free to C USU members; £l otherwise. Weekly. Music with breaks. from hip hop and big beat to soul and funk.
I Freak Moves at Glasgow School of Art. 1 lpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Dema and Mr Nice scratchin’ it up big stylee.
I Homework at Vault. l lpm—3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. The basement club aims for the Thu student crowd without pandering to the usual formulaic pap. They call it fucked-up pop. which means pretty tnuch anything frotn techno and electro to unashamed pop classics. Ian and Stevie man the box.
I Off The Hook at the 13th Note Club. l()pm—2am. £3 (£2). Weekly. The 0TH gang play electro. 80s pop. abstract machine-based sounds and throw in some random hip hop and booty bass beats for good measure.
I Polo For Meat the Polo Lounge. l()pm—Iam. Free. Weekly. You. the lucky punter. take the helm tonight. as request cards are available over the bar and in the booth.
I Skint at the CathoUse. l lpm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Tough chemical breaks and beats. rock arid indie fora studenty crowd. I Spank at Cube. l lpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. With a little help from Nicky and Scott Free. veteran party-up-type Jim Da Best presents house and funk across two
I Streetsoul at the Velvet Rooms.
1 lpm-3atn. £4 (£2). Weekly (except last Thu of the month). Raymond Woods. [)MG. John Lyons and Naeem take it in turns to provide the R&B and soul selections.
I Subcity at the Renfrew Ferry. 9.30pm—2am. £4. 29 Nov only. Following the success of Subcity‘s annual launch parties at the Arches. the crew have organised their first showcase club night. Edinburgh‘s Motherfunk [)Js are joined by live funk combo. The Wise Monkeys. while Glasgow‘s very own hip-hop duo Hi Karate top the bill.
I Trash at Trash. l().3()pm—3am. £4 (£2).
Weekly. Student faves with a funky theme. I 1210 at Babaza. 8pm—3am. Free before I lpm; £4 (£3). Weekly. Ian Thomson and Vance battle it out on the decks each week. providing the crowd with huge vocal house and garage anthems.
I Work at Alaska. llpm—3am. £3. Weekly. Stucee and Metronome spin deep house and throw in a smattering of techno for those hard grafters on the dancefloor. while Dan and Chris (Bugged ()ut) rip it up downstairs. Go on. put a bit of elbow grease into it.
Chart & Party
I Madhouse at Shack. l().3()pm-3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Student anthems provided by D] C].
I Loveshack at Fury Murry's. llpm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Jim and Phil with a blend of commercial classics. vintage indie and a touch of disco.
I Rumble at the Garage. 1 lpm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. The kids go mad for this student night. maybe it‘s because if they haven‘t managed to pull it‘s only because they‘ve been in an alcohol-induced coma. Chart hits. indie favourites and low-brow house.
I Shagtag at Privilege. l lpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. insanely successful night based on a complex numerical flirting system: everyone gets a number upon entry. then. if someone catches your eye. you write their number on the board next to your own. with the idea being that they then rush up to you and get biz-ay. Music- wise. it's commercial house and trance from Sexy Steve and Kinky Kenny.
I Skint at the Cathouse. l lpm—3am. £4 (£2). W *ekly. Funk. punk and party pap with plenty of drinks promos.
I Wired at Destiny. l()pm—3am. £2 before I lpm'. £3 after. Weekly. Casual night at the wrought-iron exhibition-cum- club with a dancier music policy. This is the only time when denim and trainers are acceptable apparel here.
Glasgow Fridays
Pre-Club
I Ad-le at Ad-Lib. 5—8pm. Free. Weekly. Rotational DJs provide the perfect soundtrack to wind down to the weekend just as the bar staff serve up the right cocktails to take the edge off the week.
I Bar Ce Lona at Bar Ce Lona. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Geoff Montford with a unique blend of house and disco grooves.
I Budda at Bar Budda. Spin—midnight. Free. Weekly. Chris Harris spinning groove-led house to the usual party crowd. I Chi at McChuill‘s. 8pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. A rather cool night. beginning with mellow shaolin beats and building to funky house and bouncy techno.
I Critical Mass at Nice 'n‘ Sleazy. Spin—late. Free. Weekly. Jon Fopp. aka .\'oj (the fatnin man) requests that you kick out the jams mutherfunkaz as he blends a wilfully peculiar selection. ranging from punk to funk and all points in between with surprise guest disc jockeys each and every week.
I Edward’s at Edwards. ()ptn—midnight. Free. Weekly. Keith Pyper revs up the crowd for the weekend.
I Kenny H at Moloco (West End). ()ptn—midnight. Free. Weekly. Funky grooves frotn around the globe. with just a smattering of soul thrown in for good
I Moda at Moda. Spin—3am. Free. Weekly. The latest house and R&B for your pre-clubbing or indeed clubbing pleasure (note the late licence). served up by [Ms Mark and Scott.
I Moskito at Moskito. 9pm--midnight. Free. Weekly. Stevie Sole Middleton warming you tip with a soulful selection of garage and vocal house.
I Nico’s at Nico's. ()ptn— tnidnight. Free. Weekly. Upbeat mainstreamage to keep the drinkers on their toes.
I Papacool at the Basement Bar. ()ptn—midnight. Free. Weekly. The finest in jazz. soul and funk.
I Paul Cawley at Air ()rganic. ()ptn—midnight. Free. Weekly. Cawley's serves a beat- and break-based selection. I Rowan and Niall at the Halt Bar. Free. Weekly. The former Balsa residents do their deep house thing.
I Russell’s at Russell's. opm-—midnight. Free. Weekly. DJ Yaw kicks out the best R&B. hip hop and swingbeat.
I Stateside Sounds at the State Bar. 4—7pm. Free. Weekly. Paul Shields selects alt.country favourites. rock classics and blues cuts.
I Straight Ahead at Spy Bar. 9pm—late. Free. Weekly. Dance floorjazz. northern soul and funk spun by the superb Straight Ahead crew.
I Paddy Power at the Variety Bar. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. The astoundineg eclectic DJ Paddy powerfully plays everything from Brain Eno to Underground Resistance.
Club
I The Ark at the Tunnel. l().3()pm—3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Scott Mackay and Simon Foy keep the crowd jumping with top- quality hard hottse in the main room. while Gary Curley moves the crowd in Bar two with smooth garage and vocal house.
I Bebado at the Woodside Social. 9.30pm—2am. £3. 7 Dec. Monthly. A fusion of Samba and contemporary hip hop beats featuring live samba froin the Bebado Allstars and eclectic leftlield hip hop and electro from the infamous (i-Man.
at Pressure Helping the Slam boys celebrate their third birthday are lntec boss Carl Cox (pictured). Silicone Soul. Ralph Lawson. Solesonic‘s Stuart Patterson, Paul Richards and Master H from Paris. Safe to say it‘s a big one. then. The Arches, Fri 30 Nov.
True People After seriously rocking the boat last time he played. Claude Young is back with his first ever UK residency. Known for his frantic cut 'n' paste style. which he describes as ‘hip hop DJing with techno records'. Claude will be serving up a blistering set for the Glasgow massive. Ad Lib. Fri 30 Nov. .5 Electroluxe Ed DMX aka DMX
5.; Krew guests at this all new showcase. Expect electro. pop and experimental SOUndS from the man who bucks trends to follow his own precarious path. Glasgow School of Art. Fri 30 NOV.
Sonic Mook Experiment Sean McClusky brings his London-based multi-media experiment to Glasgow. And with artists as diverse and exciting as The Psychonauts. Add N to X's Barry 7 and Digital Hardcore's Lolita Storm. it might just work. See preview. page 76. CCA. Fri 7 Dec. Colours Excession Sessions Sasha. the only DJ capable of bringing tears to grown men's eyes. joins Danny Rampling. Steve McCreery and the residents Jon Mancini and Iain ‘Boney' Clarke at Scotland's premier progressive house night. The Arches. Sat 8 Dec.
ghetto tech. the aptly named DJ Godfather. joins Hamish and Wilkes at the helm tonight. Expect Detroit techno. some enlightening electro and as always. some serious messing with the minds. Glasgow School ofArt, Sat 8 Dec.
test: lnstal Prolific Japanese musician Koji Asano will be joining To Rococo Rot's Robert Lippock and many other local and international avant- garde artists for a night of true
experimentation. See preview in Music section. The Arches. Sun 9 Dec.
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