I Paddy Power at the Variety Bar. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. The astoundingly eclectic DJ Paddy powerfully plays everything from Brain Eno to Underground Resistance.

I Papacool at the Basement Bar. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. The finest in jazz. soul and funk.

I Paul Cawley at Air Organic. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Cawley‘s serves a beat- and break-based selection. I Phonic at 54 Below. 9pm-midnight. Free. Weekly. Phonic DJs Steven Reilly and Gordon Logan serve up some quality house grooves.

I Russell’s at Russell's. 6pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. DJ Yaw kicks out the best R&B. hip hop and swingbeat.

I Sound Museum at CCA bar. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Chris ‘beans‘ Geddes (Belle & Sebastian) and Hushpuppy (Divinel. GSA) uncover a forgotten world of sound. delving deeper and more carefully than many into lost realms of soul. Latin. funk. disco and exotica.

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 floor jazz. northem soul and funk spun by the superb Straight Ahead crew.

I We Love Burt at Brel. 9pm—1am. Free. 8 Feb only. As part of the Glasgow City Of Love Festival. DJ Hushpuppy presents a tribute to the songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David while drifting into the sensuous world of 60s love pop.

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I Afterglow at Ad-Lib. l 1pm—3am. £5 (£4). 8 Feb. Monthly. Hammondjazz and northern soul at this essential mod night brought to you by Friday Street.

I The Ark at the Tunnel. 10.30pm-3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Scott Mackay and Simon Foy keep the crowd jumping with top-quality hard house in the main room. while Gary Curley moves the crowd in bar two with smooth garage and vocal house.

I b.ding at CCA. Monthly. Next date 22 Feb.

I Latin Fever at Havana. (rpm—2am. Free. Weekly. Cheesy chart tunes from DJ Phil before the loco Latin action starts at 10pm with DJ George spinning salsa. merengue and Latin pop.

I The Cathouse at the C athouse. 10.30pm—3am. £1 before 1 1pm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Rock. grunge. indie and a dash of breakbeat across three floors at Glasgow‘s top venue for rockers and alternateens.

I Clockwork at Big Joint. 9.30—3am. £5. 1 Feb. Monthly. Techno. electro and break beats brought to you by Marko and Mossco.

I Coded at Vault. 1 1pm—3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. A rotating roster of DJs affiliated to 23rd Precinct supply house-led grooves at the new club. Steven McCreery is at the helm and the pool of talent includes Billy Kiltie. Billy Woods and Amanda Price.

I Debunk at Betty‘s Mayonnaise (25 Queen St). 10pm—late. £6 (£5). 1 Feb. Monthly. All-new tribal house and trance night hosted by DJs David Forbes and Mallorca Lee and featuring guest action from Mike Monday.

I Fresh at the Polo Lounge.

1 lpm—3am. £5. Weekly. Michelle provides a loose tnix of house and indie classics downstairs. while Andy rocks the Trophy Room with 80s and 90s hits at the top gay venue.

I Foot Therapy at Alaska.

1 lpm—3am. £10. 1 Feb. Monthly. Resident Laurence Hughes is joined by Swag‘s Chris Dukenfield fora night of real house and electronic grooves. Duckeniield who has remixed tracks for

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the likes of Bj6rk. Ian Pooley. Herbert and Blaze promises maximum funk. while Nick and Blair from Dundee's Homeless keep the party going downstairs with their unique blend of broken beats and uplifting soul. I Funk Room at the Arches. Monthly. Next date 15 Feb.

Gain at Alaska. 1 lpm—3am. £10 (£8). 8 Feb. Monthly. Joining Percy X this month for a night of wild electro and 80s disco is the brilliant Frenchman. the Hacker. His recent album with Miss Kitten has gone down a storm and has received high praise from electro lovers such as Laurent Gamier and Slam. His debut appearance at Gain is certainly one to get more than a little excited about. See Hitlist. I Global Love at Archaos. l lpm—3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Progressive house and trance served up by resident Lisa Littlewood. I Goodfoot at the Riverside Social. Monthly. Next date tbc. I Heist at Glasgow School of Art. Monthly. Launch date 15 Feb. I Homegrown at Alaska. Monthly. Next date tbc. I Hustle It Bustle at Babaza. 6pm—3am (DJs from 1 1pm). Free before 1 1pm; £5 after. Weekly. Paul Traynor and Stewart McCallum get the night going with some seriously funky. highly charged R&B and hip hop. mixed with soul and funk tracks. I Innovation at QMU. Next date tbc. I Life at Life. 10pm—3am. Free before midnight; £7 after. Weekly. Kevin McFarlane. Bob Jeffries and Gordon Miller take on the two rooms with a solid funk. soul. garage and old-school classics selection. I Loose Joints at the 13th Note Club (downstairs). 10pm—3am. Free before 1 lpm; £4 after. Weekly. Dancefloor classics from the past 40 years. hip hop. soul. jazz. funk and anything that will make you shake that ass. all courtesy of the Loose Joint lads. I Juice at Glasgow School ofArt. Monthly. Next date 22 Feb. I MAS at MAS. llpm—3am. £6 (£5). Weekly . Billy Woods. Danny Sharkey and Marcello De Lacrocce play quality house music to an always up for it crowd at one of Glasgow‘s busiest weekly Fri nighters. I Monox at the Soundhaus. Monthly. Next date 15 Feb. I National Pop League at Woodside Social Club. Monthly. Next date 22 Feb. I Noo Groove at Ad Lib. Next date 22 Feb. I Offset at Cube. 11pm—3am. £5. Weekly. L'plifting house and US garage in the tnain room courtesy of the Solemusic boys Geoff Montford. Chris Harris and head honcho Stevie ‘Sole' Middleton. I Optimo Party at Glasgow School of Art. 1 1pm—3am. £tbc. 1 Feb only. After the success of Optimo's new year bash. the gang that love your ears have decided to have another shindig for all you mentalists out there. Playing electro funk. 80s disco and punk rock. its sure to be a night to remember. or not as the case maybe. I Pressure at the Arches. Monthly. Next date 22 Feb. 0 Public Spirit at Budda. l lpm—3am. £7 (£5). Weekly (as from 1 Feb). A brand new weekly residency featuring ex- Hacienda DJ. Jon Da Silva. Warm-up duties are taken care of by the Adorphiliacs (aka Charlie and Ian) in a dub reggae/mid tempo house stylee leaving Da Silva to pick up the pace in the last two hours with up-tempo house. funk and disco. See Word Up for more details and see Hitlist. I Radar at the Glasgow School of Art. 1 lpm—3am. £6 (£5) (£4). 8 Feb. Monthly. Scott. Spud and MCJ give a warm

welcome to a live PA from Michael Forshaw. Forshaw. who counts Gary Numan. Depeche Mode. Si Begg .dj funk. all Chicago shit and early electro among the biggest influences on his music. will be playing the finest techno and Chicago jaxtrax on the scene. As always Pointless Creations provides the high quality eye candy while Miami Bass provide excellent back up downstairs in the booty bar.

Spanner at the Riverside Social. Midnight—3am. £8. 8 Feb only. The Spanner crew's first night of 2002 should be a corker. Marco Passarani. one of the true heroes of the European electronica scene. will be mashing it up tonight. The man who has recently scored hits with his ‘Analog Fingerprints‘ track on Plasmek. should cause some damage with his Detroit and Aphex influenced elctro/techno style. See Hitlist.

I Subcity Radio Launch Party at the Arches. lOpm—3am. £3 before 1 1pm: £4 after. 1 Feb only. Subcity Radio launches this year‘s FM broadcast with a massive club date featuring Glasgow‘s most innovative and exciting disc jockeys and live entertainers. Room one includes dub delights from Mungo Hi-Fi. hip hop from Hi-Karate and psychedelic soul from Superfly while room two features live action from lrian Jaya. the Bebado Allstars and wildstyle percussion from the Ayawara Drummers. Meanwhile. Scotland‘s award winning radio station is back on the airwaves (106.7 FM) and online at www.subcity.org as from Sat 9 Feb.

I Submit Reponse at the 13th Note Club (upstairs). 10pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £4 after. Fortnightlyl Feb. Aural explosion hosted by music-loving joumalists Jack Mottram and Leon McDermott. Well-versed they are in the etiquette of eclectica so prepare your ears for everything from avant-disco through electro-pop to noisy 60s garage punk. See Four Play.

0 Syntax at the Soundhaus. l lpm—late. £8 (£7). 1 Feb. Monthly. The diehard techno night celebrates its fifth birthday with a massive session featuring resident DJs Jace and Nik Craig plus a guest set from London‘s tech-house pioneer. Mark Ambrose. See preview and Hitlist.

I Tantra at Trash. 10pm—3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Lisa Littlewood and Iain Thomson play up-front house to a packed dance floor. with DJ Robert playing funky house. disco and indie in room two.

I Test at Alaska. Monthly. Next date 22 Feb.

0 fiaxx at the Arches. 1 lpm—3am. £10. 8 Feb. Monthly. The Traxx crew have had a bit of a run of top notch guests recently. and this month is no different. Stuart Patterson. the man behind the phe- nomenally successful Soulsonic night in London. and Terry Farley play quality house music guaranteed to keep the crowd on their feet. While Bill Brewster author of Last Night A DJ Saved My Life and Fabric resident should wow the pun- ters with an effortlessly mixed set of the most wide ranging tunes. See Hitlist.

I True People at Ad Lib. Monthly. Next date 22 Mar.

I Urban Groove at Club Budda.

l 1pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Featuring the talents of Domenic Martin. who is set to merge US house and garage. deep house. disco. soul. funk andjazz. plus the odd dash of Latin and afro grooves.

I Velvet Rooms at the Velvet Rooms. 10pm—3am. £6 (£4); £3 before midnight. Weekly. John Lyons with smooth R&B downstairs. plus Raymond Darvon spinning vocal house upstairs.

I Zero Zero at the 13th Note Club.

1 lpm—3am. Free. Weekly. Bomber and Tosh. who hosted previous Thu-nighter Yum Yum. play pretty tnuch anything they please. adding a dash of punk. reggae and electronica to the mix of soul. funk andjazz.

a Public Spirit For the good of Glasgow comes this all-new weekly residency featuring mid to up-tempo house grooves from ex~ Hacienda resident. Jon Da Silva. See Word Up and listings for full details. Budda. week/y Fridays. Syntax Congratulations. salutations and jubilations go out to the Syntax crew. celebrating five years of their hard-hitting techno night. See preview. page 67. 80undhaus, Fri 7 Feb.

Let’s Go Back, Way Back A night of classic house tunes hosted by the legendary Marshall Jefferson. The Riverside. Sat 2 i-eh. Freakmoves Dema and Mi Nice celebrate their first binhday this month. and to mark the special day they've enlisted the help of UK DMC champions. the Mixologists. See preview. page 68. Glasgow School OfAl’i. Thu 7 Feb. Gain Decknickal Wizard. The Hacker. joins Percy X (pictured) toi a wild and willful blend of electro and 808 disco. Unfortunately his partner, Miss Kitten, famed for hei flamboyant exploits and rubber catsuits. is staying at home on this occasion. But if it's the full complement you're after. Miss Kitten and the Hacker and Felix [)a Housecat will be at GSA on Fri 1 Mar. Alaska. Fri 8 Feb.

Spanner The mighty Spanner I welcome one of the true heroes of ii the European electro scene. Marco Passarani. to the fold. l. Passarani who is pan of Rome's i Final Frontier crew promises nothing but sheer. unashametl damn fine tunage and a night to remember. or not as the case maybe. The RiverSide. Fri 8 Feb. at Traxx It‘s a bit of a l Faith/Soulsonic party at the Arches this month. as Simon Cordiner is joined by Terry Farley. Bill Brewster and Stuart Patterson for some serious house music. The Arches. ) Fri 8 Feb.

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