I Evol at the Liquid Room.

l().3()pm> 3am. £5. Weekly. Edinburgh‘s longest running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic alternative. crossover tunes. it’s an institution already.

I Friday Night Social at Studio 24. ‘)pm 3am. L'tbc. 5 Aug. Soul. funk and flip hop track from your DJ aitd host. llarry Ainsworth (Snatch). plus live funked up hip hop from the Fountain Bridge ('ollective. who are fronted by four fast lipped .\l('s with an explosive rhytlnn section to make for an energetic visual and aural experience. l’estival guests are the mighty llerbaliser for a rip roaring two hour set.

I Henry’s Late Nights at Henry's Ja// ('ellar. midnight 3am. £5 £8. Weekly. Top quality jam and DJs from Henry‘s Ja// ('ellar. l’ail Mill’s ttew groove outfit ('ontinuum (22 Jul) swiftly followed by hot l.:tlltt sounds its Rumba ('aliente meet the lilephants (2‘) Jul).

I Late Nite Jazz/Funk/Dance at the Jan Bar. l2..i()ain 3am. lirec before I l..‘~()pm; £5. Weekly. .\'ew funk-filled night featuring liye bands and lots of dancing.

I Manga at lloney comb. Next date 1‘) Aug.

I Mocha Rocka! at Berlin Bierliaus. I lpm 3am. £5 before midnight: £6 after. 2‘) Jul. 'l'wo of lidinburgh’s best collectives jnilt forces. Space l’ace residents l’epe Santamaria and the Blondc Hash bring the Rodi. hip hop. funk. disco and more while 'l'okyo Blu take care of the house.

I Modern Lovers at ligo.

l lpm 3am. £6. 5 Aug. Back by dope demand. ('hris (ieddes (Belle & Sebastian) makes a welcome return to the Modern Lovers twirl turntables of soul. He‘s just returned from recording with the band in America. you expect some new \ ilin (lisctn cries (if \lillL‘SltlL‘

soul. funk. jazz and breaks. as he treats us to an eclectic mix of dancelloor grooves. For more details clteck out www.modernlovers.co.uk.

I Obscene at the Venue.

10.30pm 3am. Free. 2‘) Jul. The drum & bass collectch return with another massive free party. which always go down a storm. DJs DVSl. Marc lil’. Beast and (‘ush'l’ will be dishing out the beats on the main floor with MC BY. and .\l(‘ lB. where as the cooler takes on an anything and everything party persona for the night.

I Planet Earth at ('itrus (‘luh l().3()pm 3am. £5. Weekly. Music from 1976 through to l‘)S‘) or. in other words. a healthy dose of pttnk. new wave. new romantic and electro pop.

I Pop Fiction at ('ity: lidinburgh. ll).3()pm 3am. £6. Weekly. Trendy Wendy and regular guests (inc Betty Ford) lay down the coolest blend of pop. funk. soul. disco. R&B. hip hop and house with a real sense of fun. And please note they have moved to a spanking new venue just up the road from their old haunt. Plenty of drinks prontos on offer an‘ all.

I Release at ligo. l().3(lpnr 3am. £5. 22 Jul. All things house and electro.

* Release: The Free Tibet Music Festival at the Bongo ('lub.

lllpm 3am. £5. 2‘) Jul. 'l'he l-‘rec 'l‘ibet ('ampaign returns for another fund and awareness raising night. Bands signed up so far include Alfon/o. liastborn & .\l(' Switch. Bouchereau. llobotalk and Sans 'l'rauma. And of course DJs from across the Scnllish clth scene Will) names like (iareth Sommerville. Dinosaur Death l’enguin. Smokey & the Bandit. Scott lirench. .\lac Wilson and David Myers.

I Rock Solid at the Bongo Club. lllpin 3am. £7. 22 Jul. Deprivation t'ccords producers Jl’ and Jukesy are

joined by Jason ('ortez. l’hil York and

Ally Brown for some hard. fast beats.

I Soul Biscuits at ('abarct Voltaire. 8pm 3am. £6 before midnight: £7 alter. 2‘) Jul. 'l‘he hip hop night is back keeping things fired up with Nasty l’ dishing out the beats and breaks (guests tbc).

I Tokyo Blu at the Venue.

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Departure lair)

Housed in one of Edinburgh’s coolest venues, Departure Lounge reaches its second birthday this fortnight, mixing up DJ sets with live music as well as blurring the lines between jazz and global grooves. Expect the full crew to be in full effect with live sounds from Diwan and Edinburgh

Samba School as well as DJ skills from Astroboy and Mr Zimbabwe. I F// 22 Jul, the Caves. Edinburgh.

l().3()pm 3am. £5 before midnight; [7 after (9.5). 5 Aug. The Live House Sessions continue as the Tokyo Blu l)J\ return with their eight-piece band for sortie funky. disco. latin. (‘hicago and electro tinged house for their third

birthday party.

EDINBURGH pre-club venues

556 4272. I 0 Bar

I Bam Bou 66/67 South Bridge, 556 0200.

557 5830.

I The City Cafe Blair Street, 220 0125.

I The Meadow Bar (Moo Bar) Buccleuch Street, 667 6907.

I The Outhouse Broughton Street Lane,

2 Picardy Place,

5/11 Leith Street.

I The Wash The Mound. 225 6193.

I Bar Union

253/258 Cowgate, club venues

557 2780.

I Beluga I Berlin

30a Chambers Street, 3 Queensferry Street 624 4545. Lane. 467 7215.

Selection of cool house nights. see listings for

I Cuba Norte details.

192 Morrison Street, I The Bongo Club 221 0499. Moray House.

I eh1 37 Holyrood Road. 197 High Street. 558 7604. One of the 220 5277. coolest and most

I The Human Be-ln eclectic clubs in town. 2/8 West see listings for details. Crosscauseway. I Cavendish/Diva 662 8860. West Tollcross.

I Iguana 228 3252. Party nights 41 Lothian Street, and R88 all weekend 220 4288. for the after work set.

I Cabaret Voltaire 36-38 Blair Street. 220 6176. Mixed bag from house to drum 8 bass. see listings for

1 Chambers Street,

467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to Trouble's unique take on jazz. See listings for details.

I The Citrus Club 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.

I City:

Edinburgh 1a Market Street, 226 9560. Big house nights, see listings for details.

I 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, see listings for details.

I Ego

Picardy Place, 478 7434. Home to some of the Capitals best loved

557 6668. details. nights as well as a

I Oxygen I CC Blooms selection of big gay

3-5 Infirmary Street, 23--24 Greenside clubs. see listings for 557 9997. Place. 556 9331. details.

I The Pond One of the cities most I El Barrio

22-24 Bath Road. enduring gay Clubs. hi- 104 West Port, 229

467 3825. NRC tracks nearly 8805. Spanish fiesta

I PopBokit I The Cellar Bar every night of the week.

I The Establishment

3 Semple Street. 229 7733. chart and party night with plenty of drink on offer to wash it all down with. Espionage

4 India Buildings. Victoria Street.

477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action. See listings for details.

[I Gaia

King Stables Road.

229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing.

I The Honeycomb 15--17 Niddry Street. 530 5540. Big nights and big guests. see listings for details.

I The Liquid Room 90 Victoria Street.

225 2564. One of the top venues in town for guest DJs and live music. See listings for details.

I Massa

36--39 Market Street. 226 4224. Glam house. party nights and hip hop on a Sunday with Choclate Sundae.

I Medina

45--47 Lothian Street. 225 6313. Laid back vibe with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for details.

iii Mood

Omni, Greenside Place, 550 1640. Chart and party tunes not forgetting Gay night Poly Super on Mondays. See listings for details.

Opal Lounge

51 George Street,

226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd.

:32: Opium

71 Cowgate, 225 8382. Rock, punk and metal. iii Po Na Na

43b Frederick Street. 226 2224. Student nights, funky beats and more, see listings for details.

lg.) 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.

raft Studio 24

Calton Road, 558 3758. Down and dirty club nights. specializing in techno and goth.

iii The Subway Cowgate, 225 6766.

Now more of a rock and cool indie night as well as some cheesier club nights, see listings for details.

'1 The Subway

West End Lothian Road. 229 9197. Another one for the after oftice crowd.

2.: The Venue

Calton Road.

557 3073. Varied mash up club nights ranging from Optimo to techno heaven. see listings for details.

5': 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.

*1 The Vaults

(enter via Nicol Edwards). Niddry Street. 556 8642. New venue that draws together some of the coolest DJs in town and this intimate venue. See listings for details.

Why Not?

14 George Street,

624 8311. Hits from the 805 to last week.