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Glasgow Saturdays
I Homebass at Alaska. 1 1pm 2ant £10 (£8). 29 Dec. Monthly. The Jengaheads are joined by lidinburgh‘s deep house king Murray Richardson. lt tr funnily enough. some deep ‘n' funky house. While Milton Jackson (Sole Music. Glasgow Underground) attd Scat: Dickson keep the kids entertained downstairs.
I Homecookin at Babaza. Free he:
1 1pm: £5 after. Weekly. DJs Stewart McCallum and Joe Higgins keep the music jammin‘ and the dance floor jumpin‘ all night long. R&B tracks :2: with the odd classic and old-skool favourites.
I Jamboree at Reds. llpm~~3anr t' (£5). Weekly. John Lyons and Martin Hesketh of Velvet Rooms fame tnix tip .1 blend of commercial R&B and sottl.
I Life at Life. 10pm—3am. £5. Weekly. DJ Skttd. Paul Rea and Ian Thomson present a selection of soul. fttnk and disco augmented with original samples and loops to guarantee a new take on familiar sounds.
I Lush at the Polo Lounge. 10.30pm—3am. £5. W’eekly'. Featuring Andy in the Trophy Rootn with hits ll'ttll‘ the 60s to the 80s while Tom prov ides .211 up-front dance selection in the main room at the city's prettiest gay club.
I Melting Pot at the Riverside Social. Midnight—3am. £10. 15 Dec. Monthly. Get up. stand up and strut your funky stuff as residents Simon (‘ortliner and Billy Woods serve tip some underground disco classics. the best of today's house
music and whatever the hell they feel like
playing. Early arrival is tnore than recommended.
I Miss Moneypenny’s at (i l.
lOpm—3.30am. £12 (£10). Weekly. (ilatn.
glam and an extra helping of glam front the Brummie supercluh. [Expect beautiful punters. exotic dancers and seriously funky dancefloor action from the Moneypenny‘s residents roster.
I Mish Mash at the Riverside Social. Midnight—3am. £10. 22 Dec. Monthly. Oscar plays music from reggae through to funk and disco via some dancehall classics and jazz. while MC Nortlin encourages the kids to go crazy with his chants of ‘turn the lights off" for almost the last time. See separate listing for Year Bash.
I My Machines at (ilasgow Scltoi u Art. 1 1pm—3am. £7 (£6). Weekly. Hamish and Wilkes fuck the kids tip w llll their unique blend of Detroit and lint-o experimental techno. See separate listing
FESTIVE CLUBS ' -
Alaska See-in 2002 with the very best of our local talent. Martyn Jengahead. Laurence Hughes (pictured). Milton Jackson. Gordon Logan and Steven Reilly bring in tho bells with a bang. serving up quality house and whatever takes their fancy. Alaska, Mon 37 Dec.
78 THE LIST 13 Dec 2001—3 Jan 1
for details on the Christmas Electronic Party.
I My Machines Christmas Electronic Party at Glasgow School of Art. 1 1pm 3am. £7 (£6). 22 Dec only. The lads are keeping this one under wraps utttch like your Christmas pressies. but 1 think it‘s safe to assume that there's gonna he something a bit different on offer. I.ook otit fora special guest to be announced a week before the party . . . are yott excited‘.’ See preview.
I Phonic at .-\d Lib. llpm—3am. £5. 28 Dec. Monthly. lhe .\'ew Alumnists join l’honic residents .‘ylark Heavenor. Steven Reilly and (iordott Logan for a night of quality house music.
I Relief at :\l;lsl\'11. Monthly. Next date ‘) Feb.
I Remedy at .\d-l.ib. l lpm-3am. £6. 14 Dec. Monthly. Residents Colin and ()wen play quality house music and
w hatever takes their fancy to cure your working week blues.
I Salsa Havana at Havana Bar.
0pm 2am. Free. Weekly. A wild mix of latin selections. interspersed with commercial chart faves from Keith and :\lc\is.
I Soulsa Presents: Vinyl at Vault. 1 1pm 3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Mighty popular new residency from Andy Unger and Lady Shae I). devoted to underground disco. vocal house and New York (iarage. l arly arrival more than makes sense.
I Subculture at .\t.-\S (in association with the Stib (lob). 11pm—4am. £10. Weekly. Subculture has been going strong for over lourteen years and has become legendary. with its reputation going well beyond the (ilasgow community . . . and it's all down to Harri and Domenic serving tip quality sounds to one of the most loyal and unique crowds there is. Treat your feet on 15 Dec as special guest Doc Martin makes an appearance alongside the Subbie boys and look out for ()ptitno monster Twitch on 22 Dec. See separate listing for New Year bash.
I Superfly a. lltc \y'oodside Social Club. llptn «lain. £tbc. 22 Dec. Monthly. The psy chcdcltc cabaret club hosts a Christmas special featuring live funk and lots of fun. See separate listing for details on the Superfly Hogmanay Show.
I Super Stereo at Soba. l lpm—3am. l'ree before midnight. £4 after. Weekly. concentrating on the raw end of the funk spectrum. Jared and Stuart of Vinyl lvreaks keep the crowd on their toes with occasional doses of disco and garage.
I Triumph at the Tunnel.
10.30pm 3.30am. £9 (£7). Weekly. Colin 'l‘evendale and Steven McCreery supply the dressed up glamour kids with progressive house and trance in the main room. while Kev in MacFarlane and Stephen l.ee mix tip garage. disco and vocal house in room two. If you‘re not wearing awfully nice clothes. however. don't expect to get in.
I TWO Tun at Bttdda. l lpm—3am. £7. Weekly. (ieoff .‘vlontford and Chris Harris get funky with a bang-up-to-date selection of IS house and garage.
I Vegas Christmas Party at the Renfrew Ferry. ‘)..‘s0pm---3am (subject to licence). £8 (£6). 2‘) Dec only. The coolest crooncrs in town — Frankie Sumatra. Dino .‘vlartini and Bugsy Seagull plus the lovely l.ola I.as Vegas — take you for a walk in a winter wonderland.
I The Vibe at the Velvet Rooms.
10pm 3am. £6 (£4); £3 before midnight. Weekly. Keith l’yper breaks ottt the funky house and garage iii the main room while Ray tnond \N'oods cools things down With hip ltop and Rth in room two.
I Wired at :\s_\'llllll. (‘aledonian l'niyersity l'nion. l0pm-—3am. £tbc. Weekly. (ilasgow‘s longest running alternative indie :tight with drinks promos aplenty.
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Subculture NYE Harri and Domenic have been first-footing Glasgow for the past fifteen years. Joining in the celebrations this year will be Paul Cawley and local hero Nick Peacock (pictured) and if past Subbie New Year events are anything to go by then this should be a night to remember. Or not. as the case maybe. MAS, Mon 37 Dec.
I Xposure at Archaos. 1 1pm—3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Serving up hedonistic hard house and trance from this rejuvenated and revamped venue. your hosts Stevie Kerr. Iain Thompson and Dave Gilmour keep the kids on their toes. This month (15 Dec). the regulars are joined by guest DJ Alex Gold.
Chart & Party
I Bonkers at Bonkers. 1 lpm—3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Cheesy tunes. dance classics and those good old hits from the 80s.
I Boogie Nights at Media.
1 1pm—3am. £6. Weekly. Step back in time to revel in the tunes of the 70s and 80s. Arrive early to avoid a crushing disappointment.
I Classic FM at Fury Murry‘s.
l lpm—3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Dance classics and party tunes. with alternative and rock tunes upstairs in Twister.
I The Garage at the Garage. 10pm—3atn. £5 (£3) before 1 1pm; £6 (£4) after. Weekly. Super-commercial party sounds on the main dancefloor and indie classics in the Attic.
I Graduate Club at g2. l [pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Designed to suit those who have always enjoyed a Garage-style night out. but feel a little long in the tooth when surrounded by fresh-faced. lager- stained youngsters. Steve Davis provides the party anthems.
I The Shack at Shack. 10.30pm—3am. £7 (£5). Cheesy chart tunes and commercial dance tracks from DJ Graeme.
I Seduction at Destiny. l0pm~3am. £6 before 1 1pm; £7 after. Weekly. Tonight the club would like you to ‘dress to impress‘ while enjoying the usual commercial house ‘n‘ trance pap.
I Strawberry Fields at Strawberry Fields. 10.30pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Classic party nonsense from the 60s to last week.
Glasgow Sundays
Pre-club
I Bitch School at Nice ‘n' Sleazy. 3pm-—7pm. Free. Weekly.
The chaps behind Deathlehem (they have a way with natnes. bless ‘eml bring you four hours of the hard and heavy stuff. from Ozzy Osbourne to Slipknot. Moshtas‘tic.
I Budda at Bar Bttdda. Spin-midnight. Free. Weekly. Colin Walker (New York
Alliance) playing deep house.
I Divine Sundays at Brel. 9pm lam. Free. Weekly. 1)] llush l’uppy and friends host a laid-back Stttiday session featuring all the best in latin. hip hop, soul and funk.
I Harri at (irottcho St .ludes. 9pm—midnight. Free. 16 Dec. l-‘ortnightly. The Sub Club stalwart brings his high- calibre house to the most stylish of Glasgow‘s style bars.
I The Hustler at Air ()rganic. Spin—midnight. Free. Weekly. Johnnie Blaze and his occasional guests supply grooves so smooth they‘d move yo‘ momma‘s ass.
I Man With No Suitcase at the Griffiny. See separate listing for Peachy Keen.
I Moloco at Moloco. Spur midnight. Free. Weekly. Martin St John spins stompin' northern soul. roots. rock and reggae.
I Nico’s at \ico's. ()pm midnight. Free. Weekly. Billy .‘vlilligan. the lan Mellis of dance music. supplies a w idc- ranging cheesehoat'd.
I Paul Cawley at (irottcho St .ltides. 9pm—midnight. Free. 23 Dec. l-‘ortnightly'. The Fenetik fellow with some beats. breaks and hip—hop.
I Peachy Keen at the (iriflitty. 8pm—midnight. Free. 6.1an. To celebrate the release of .l’lll/lltllltlllll Drive Killerwatt (l'nlimited) presents “Peachy Keen'. an evening of l.y nchian \‘isuals. Badalamenti beats. secrets. lies. cherry pies and the Miss 'l‘w iit l’eaks competition. Try your hand at Leland Palmer’s Krazy (loll or relax with the Singa-longa Frank Booth show.
I Phonic at Moskito. ()pm midnight. Free. Weekly. The boy s front l’honic are popping up everywhere. Winding down the weekend Gordon and Steven play quality house music.
I [3&3 at Bar 10. 7pm midnight. Free. Weekly. Relax with Rth cuts and take advantage of the generous drinks promos at this city centre style bar.
I Scratch ’n’ Sniff at .\lc('httill's. ()prn—midnight. Free. New pre—club venture. featuring Danny Barbour playing house. garage attd whatever else he fancies.
I Soulsa Presents: Vinyl at Strata. 9pm—-midnight. Free. Weekly. Underground quality hottse. latin vibes and choicest disco from Andy 1'nger. Shae-D and special guest 1).ls.
I Soulful Sundays at 'l'ehai—t )vna. 3—7pm. Free. Weekly. Soulful chill-out session to help you wind down the weekend. hosted by Ray mondo and Rodriguez (Fools Only 1. Drink obscure teas. play chess. give your body a rest.
I Suburban Funk Commandos at the Halt Bar. Spin 1 lptn. Free. .‘sll Dec only. The lads start llogmanay celebrations early. playing quality house. hip-hop and whatever they damn well feel like.
I Sunday Social at the .'\1‘chc\. Monthly. Next date 3 Feb.
Club
I Bennet’s at Beunet's.
11.30pm 3am. £3. Weekly. 'l'om play s tunes loved by twelvc~yeatwo|d girls. pltts some bangin' handbag. to equally appreciative gay men. Funny old world. I Bite at the (‘athouse 10.30pm 3am. Free before 1 1.30pm: £2 (£1.50) after. Weekly. .-\ milder mix of indie and rock than you’ll find at the city 's premier rock venue on Fri or Sat.
I Bump ’n’ Grind at the \‘ehet Rooms. llptit 3am. £4 (£3 1. Wind dow n the weekend with l).\1(i's mix ol Rth and street soul.
I Chittiil‘l’ Hoedown al the lith Note (are. llptn 2am. £1..-\ new night devoted to pretty much w hateyer the His please. inclttding dub. hip-hop and electro with added splashes of indie stuff.
I Club Tropicana at the (iaragc