I Neon at Sulwla} ('tmgalc.

I Iprn iarn. I'rcc_ 8 .\la_\. 'Ihc Suhuavx lortnrghtl} gothic c\pcrlcncc LI a drink all night.

I Nicky Siano ill lhc Hiltlgti ('Itllt Illprn iarn. LIZ. I .\1a_\ Ilc \xax thct‘c

\xhcn it all happcncd lhc Uallcr}. Studlo 54. I’aradrxc' (iaragc and oltcn crcdllcd ax lhc original rnodcrn I)J. (iarcth Sotncrullc prox idc\ support as part ol Ill/NH Ir. Scc prcxtcu pagc 35. I Nuklear Puppy Bank Holiday Special at Iago. Illprn ianr. £5. I Ma) only .\lorc hard houxc \hcnanrgans as lllL'} L‘L'Ic‘ltl'ttlt' lllitl L'\ll‘;t tl.’l_\ till \Hll‘k urth thc Sunda} \pccral rorncd h} local talcnt Srrnon .\lc|cod and (iarcth Brnkx. I Polished at ('ahar‘ct \tlllltll'c.

lllprn iarn. L5 «till. I .\la_\. Ncu rnonlhl} dcdrcatcd to Izdtnhurgh'x l’tlllxll cotnrnuntt} \xilh thc hcxt in l’ttlhll I)J talcnl kicking oll \xilh (‘arIa Roca lot a night ol trancc and lcch— littlhc.

I The Sinister Sunday Special at Sulma} ('ougatc. Illptn 3am. I'l‘c'c'. \Vcckl}. Ncu Sunda} nightcr with {I drink and rotating lllglllx ol punk and indic. rock and goth.

I Taste at lltc l.lt|llltl Room.

I Iptn iarn. £5 hclorc I I..illptn; £8 altcr lUi rncrnhcrxi. \Vcckl}. 'I'hc capitals tnlarnom Sunda) niqu scxxion L'Ullllllllc'\ to \cu up thc cnd ol' thc \tcckcnd Ill thc capital. I'iixhcr & I’ricc \uppI} a pt‘tlgt't‘xxlu‘ llll\ ol' llt)ll\C and garagc in thc main room mm a Iitllc hclp lrorn \pccial gucst 'I'anya \on I’car i(ioing I’Iaccsl on I .\la_\. Martin \lilcntinc mm \ thc rniwd/gay L‘t'tm d \tith lunk) I'S houxc gcrnx through thc hack.

I Tipsy at Maxxa. Illnillprn 3am. £4 lUl. \Vcckl}. R&B and Itip hop lr‘om t't‘NltlL‘lllx Nick (i and I’ha/cl at \\ hat thc} pl'tlllll\t‘ \\ ill hc 'lltL‘ hottcxt Sunda} night part) in town.

I Misted at I’o Na Na. I Iprn Rant. [2 hcl‘ot'c I I..illpitt; £4 (£3) al'tcr. chkl}. Brand llL‘\\ night l’ront thc l'olk “ho ga\ c yin 33/45 titanic-I} I.cott Iiaxtct‘. Nick Watson and Iiddic Millcrl tuning up c‘litxxlc‘ tip l'ront lunk} and \ouIluI houw.

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Edinburgh Mondays

Club

I Shizzle at (it): Iidinhurgh. Il).3()prn 3am. £3 (girls go lrcc hcl’orc I lprnl. \Vcckl}. Ncu Monda} night hip hop jam \\ ith a tlttxll ol' dancchall and R&B ll'tllll Kanalc and Nick (3.

I Strictly Social at thc Liquid Room. 10.30pm 3am. I‘rcc. \Vcckl}. Ncu l'rcc Monday nightcr ol RtUl. hip hop. old \kool L‘I;l\\lL‘\ and drum ck haxx.

I Strut at Sulm'a} (’ougatc.

I Iprn 3am. Iircc. 2 Ma}. A lirnclcxx disco ol~ l‘unk. soul and disco gt'cah.

Edinburgh Tuesdays

Club I Auto at Sttlm'a} ('tmgalc. I lpm 3am. I-‘rcc. 3 Ma). Ncu alternatch

night lor thc Sulma) pIa)rng thc Ialcxt indic llllhlc‘.

I The Bongo Social Swing Club at thc Bongo (‘Iuh ‘lptn. I’rcc. \Vcckl}. l.carn \u ing dancing \\ ith lll\ll'llL‘lUl'\ l'rorn lhc auard-u inning I’I_\righl dancc cotnpatl}. 'I'hc lll‘xl hour is lor hcginncrx. thc \ccond l'or ltttpt‘o\ crx and at Upnt lhc tutoring cndx and social dancing hcginx \xith \cgax' I.cnn_\ I.o\c.

I Motherfunk at IIonc} cornh. ll).3llpnt 3am. I’rcc. \Vcckl}. In thc l'ront roorn I)J\ (iino and Ir} cr \pin r‘arc and classic lunk} ;t\\L‘tl. l‘Ioor shaking (ills and 7()\ gromcx. dccp lunk. I.atin. soul and so much tttorc. In thc hack room I” Spcctrurn and l'ricndx rock rcal hip hop and block part} lllllllL‘lll\.

I Split at ('aharct Voltairc. I Iprn 3am. I’rcc. \Vcckl). l)l'lllll & haw clcctro and hr'calkhcat u ilh Shadouxkill. thc

Ilropout 11k. llogtna and a \rnattcting ot \cr'_\ taIcntcd local guc~t\ Ilrutn .\ ha“ and hrcakx collcctnc I‘drnhurgh Baxxcd takc carc o\ct‘ thc rnarn roorn cxcrx otth \\ L'L‘k t I" \l‘ll '

I Vibe at lgo I Iprn iarn t“ \\cckl_\ (la) night \krth .larncx I ollg\\otlll on thc dcckx. thc Dancing Stud \lull‘rnx. thc Singing Hair} Blokc and thc \lrnnng Nun lion‘t \a) u c didn't \\.ll'll )a I‘hrrd hrrthda} on Ill \la} \o c\pccl c\cn rnorc rnadncw

Edinburgh Wednesdays

Club

I Destination at l’o Na Na

I Iptn ‘arn ti 5“ it: 51H “ccklt Ncu \xcckl_\ night doun I’o\ and ll\ houxc. Inp hop. lunk. duh and .in_\thing goo .tttrludc Ihc 'I‘rouhlc Ills .uc lll llllll control so _\ou ktto\\ it's going to hc quahl} \xrth ttlotc \pccral gucxt rnalarkx lrorn Mark Rac and \cha l I | .\l.l}l

I Disko Bloodbath .tl lgo

IIptn iarn. L’ i. 4 Ma} Standing protid ax dernhurgh'x ‘litxt quch altcrnatixc ntght' cclccttc rnr\ ot clcctro. indrc. punk and rock lor lhow \\ ho arc \crcanung out lor \orncthrng drllcrcnt on thc ga) \ccnc With an rndrc \t‘xxltlll lt'otn Barr) at I’Ianct (hit as prc cluh hclorchand

I Low Gravity at lItc liquid Rooni Illillprn .iarn. D it: \llldctll\l. \Vcckl}. .\ lunk} nudncck part} down in Victoria Strcct. mm in II\ lourth _\c.u. continuing to hlaxt ottl thc lunk} hrg hcatx and groox} hottxc lllll\l\' lor thc rcguIar up lor-it cr'o\\d \xho turn otit cxcr} \Vcdncxda}. rain or \hrnc. I).l Ilcan} u iII hc rotncd It} \Vrcckagc. Srlwr Slottc. I‘ch\. .-\rgc. Km Wright. .lacck /;tllltl|\l\l on rotation.

I Spin Off at (‘aharcl Vollatt'c. Illillprn Rain. £3 it'll. \Vcckl). 'I‘uo ol thc Ilcadxpin l'L'\ltlL‘lll\. .-\|Ian I)unhar and Dam. tnakc lhcit' ncu lllltl\\t't'i\ hornc at ('ah tor a llll\ Inp hop. lunk. llollw. dtwo and l‘l'tllkt‘ll lk'ttlx \\ llll rcgular gucxtx lrorn IIcaxprn and Inc tlt)\L‘\ ol' l'unk lrorn thc rcxrdcnt hand.

I Tease Age at ('ilrux (’Iuh.

I Iprn 3am. I-‘rcc hclorc I I..lern; U al'tcr. chkl}. Scc Sill.

EDINBURGH pre-club venues

Bil Bam Bou

66/67 South Bridge. 556 0200

it: Bar Union 253/258 Cowgate. 557 2780

F31 Beluga

303 Chambers Street. 624 4545

H The City Cafe Blair Street. 220 0125 r71 Cuba Norte

192 Morrison Street, 221 0499

Bil eht

197 High Street. 220 5277

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

II Iguana

41 Lothian Street, 220 4288

II The Meadow Bar (Moo Bar) Buccleuch Street. 667 6907

I The Outhouse Broughton Street Lane. 557 6668

I Oxygen

3—5 lnfirrnary Street, 557 9997

I The Pond

22—24 Bath Road. 467 3825

I 0 Bar

5/11 Leith Street, 557 5830

I The Street

2 Picardy Place. 556 4272

The Wash

club venues

The Mound. 225 6193 I Berlin

3 Oueensferry Street Lane, 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. See listings for details.

The Bongo Club Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road. 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details. Cabaret Voltaire 36—38 Blair Street. 220 6176. Mixed bag from house to drum & bass. See listings for details. I CC Blooms

23—24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. One of the city's most enduring gay clubs. with hi-NRG tracks every night of the week.

I The Cellar Bar

1 Chambers Street. 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to Trouble‘s unique take on jazz. See listings for details.

I The Citrus Grindlay Street. 622

7086. Mainly studenty venue that goes for an indie vibe as well as a dash of punk. new wave and 805 classics. See listings for selected highlights.

933 City: Edinburgh

1a Market Street. 226 9560. From student nights to big house and guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights. Club Pivo

2—6 Calton Road. 557 2925. A selection of the best Edinburgh DJs play every night. for free.

I The Commplex Commercial Street. Leith, 555 5622. Semi regular nights in this old church from lesbian club Velvet to techno and house. See listings for details.

I Ego

Picardy Place, 478 7434. Home to some of the capital’s best loved nights as well as a selection of big gay clubs. See listings for details.

I El Barrio

104 West Port. 229 8805. Spanish fiesta every night of the week. I The Establishment

3 Semple Street. 229

7733. Chart and party night with plenty of drink on otter to wash it all down with. Espionage 4 India Buildings. Victoria Street. 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action. Gaia King Stables Road. 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing. The Honeycomb 15-17 Niddry Street. 530 5540. Big nights and big guests from Manga to Audio Deluxe. See listings for details. The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. One of the top venues in town for guest DJs and live music. See listings for details. Massa 36—39 Market Street. 226 4224. Glam house. party nights and hip hop on a Sunday with Chocolate Sundae. Medina 45—47 Lothian Street. 225 6313. Laid back vibes with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for details. Mood

Omni, Greenside Place. 550 1640. Chart and party tunes, not forgetting gay night Poly Super on Mondays. See listings for selected highlights. Opal Lounge 51 George Street. 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd. Opium 71 Cowgate. 225 8382. Rock, punk and metal. no messing. Po Na Na 43b Frederick Street. 226 2224. Student nights. funky beats and more. See listings for selected highlights. Potterrow Bristo Square. 650 9195. Student heaven. RED Vodka Club 73 Cowgate. 225 1757. From house to reggae. See listings for details. Revolution 31 Lothian Road. 229 7670. Huge chart dance venue. Studio 24 Calton Road. 558 3758. Down and dirty club nights. specialising in techno and goth. See listings for details. The Subway Cowgate. 225 6766.

Now more of a rock and cool indie night as well as some cheesrer club nights. See listings for selected highlights.

The Subway West End Lothian Road. 229 9197. Another one for the after office crowd.

The Venue Calton Road. 557 3073. Varied mash up club nights ranging from Optimo to techno heaven. See listings for details.

The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art. Lauriston Place. 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set. See listings for details.

Time 24a Frederick Street. 220 1226. Chart songs and plenty of booze all night long.

The Vaults (enter via Nicol Edwards). Niddry Street. 556 8642. Intimate new venue that draws together some of the coolest DJs in town. See listings for details.

Why Not?

14 George Street, 624 8311. Hits from the 805 to last week.

42 THE LIST £8 Apr—1: Max 2005