Edinburgh Saturdays
Club I Beatsvllle at the Tron. 9pm—lam. £4. 23 Jul. Beatsville returns with the house band Preston Pfanz & the Seaton Sands stepping to the fore once again. plus gust DJ Mr Lenny Helsing. I Diggity at the Establishment. l()pm—3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. DJ Fabuloz. Harry 3D. Rico and MC Flow get down with their bad selves. playing wildstyle R&B. hip hop and street soul. I The Egg at Wee Red Bar. 1 [pm—3am. £4.50 (£3.50). Weekly. Still the best mix of indie. 60s garage. northern soul. ska. 70s punk and new wave you're likely to stagger across. A well loved institution that refuses to change. I Fever at Ego. l lpm—3am. £10 (£5 to Taste members before i l.l5pm: £8 for members after). 23 Jul. The folk at Taste (Edinburgh‘s original and longest running weekly gay-friendly night) run this monthly venture now reaching its first birthday. They take over a Saturday night for those who really do have to work on Monday. Taste mainstays Fisher & Price and Martin Valentine are on the mainfloor while the Visitor and Kaupuss take an anything goes attitude in the Cocteau lounge. Pre—club party at the Street frorn l()prn. I Give it Some! at the Bongo Club. 1 ipm—3am. £3 before midnight; £6 after. 30 Jul. Give it Some is all about good quality dancing music. In Room 1: funk. soul. jazz and rare groove with a smattering of reggae. 60s beat and disco from DJRed6 (Livesciences). in Room 2: roots. reggae. ska and dub from Decoy Roy (Penpushers). I Henry’s Late Nights at Henry‘s Jazz Cellar. midnight—3am. £7—£8. Weekly. Live jazz and the house DJs take you into the wee small hours. Time for some heavyweight soul funk from Tony King and Groovediggaz (23 Jul) followed by ex-Average White Band drummers Paul Mills‘ Funkaftze (30 Jul). I Joy at the Venue. l lpm—3am. £8 before midnight; £l() after. 30 Jul. Up- front. ditty house grooves on the tnain floor from Alan & Maggie Joy and Brett King to work you up into a lather on the main floor. Plus Trendy Wendy and Sally F's cheeky mix of soul. funk and chart in the downstairs suite. Note that Joy is a club for gay people and their friends. Liquid Fusion at ()cean Terminal. £l(). 3() Jul only. ZINC launch a series of summer vibes specials. the Beach. all kicking off with this Liquid Fusion special. They‘re going fora full-on beach set-up with roller girls. bongo boys. plus Bruce Q and nine man breaks/broken
beats phenomenon Bugz in the Attic.
I Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. l()pm—3am.
£3 before I lpm: £6 after. Weekly. Get down early for this consistently capacity retro disco and funky house night. featuring Po's own Mark B on the decks fusing classic and bang up-to-date funky house for those in the know.
I Luver at the Liquid Room.
l lpm—3am. £10 (£8 members). 23 Jul. A saucy soirée. geared towards a gay/mixed crowd and featuring a music policy of full-on. driving house frotn residents Tommy K. Newton & Stone and Jared. I Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 1 lpm—3am. £6.50. 23 Jul. Fortnightly. Bass of bowel-shifting proportions as the mighty Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in righteous roots and dub reggae. Sweet sounds for the King. as their fortnight sees a celebration of Rats Tafari's birthday.
I Mingin’ at the Venue. l lpm—3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 23 Jul. A dark. sexy. dirty house club. Alan Joy and Brian Dempster are the DJs behind this small. intimate. friendly. predominantly gay club on the top floor of the Venue. Music ranges from trance to deep house with a touch of techno and hard house sometimes thrown in for good measure. I Mission Jnr at Studio 24. 7—l()pm. £5. Weekly. Goth. rock. punk and. of course. all that nu metal stuff that the kids crave so much. So if you ever wondered where all those black-clad youths from the top of C ockburn Street went after dark. look no further. The best and original under |8s metal gathering in town.
I Mission at Studio 2-1. | [pm—3am. £5 (£4 members). Weekly. Night of metal mayhem. goth rock and tnore from the dark side — a real Edinburgh institution that still has a loyal fanbase and an open door policy for anyone with a love of rock attd metal. Things are certainly afoot down Mission way as their new top floor policy kicks into gear with the heavier than thou Void and Goth floor on alternate weeks.
I Motel at Cabaret Voltaire. l().3()pm—3am. £10 (£8). 23 Jul. After the huge success of Stereotype. Huggy is gonna build on the momentum and brings us Motel. Another hot house happening with Ben Watt. the tnan behind Everything But the Girl and Buzzin' Fly Records. on hand for his first Edinburgh date and this opening night.
I Progression at the Liquid Room. l().3()pm—3am. £5—£7. 3() Jul. Monthly. Alan Dobson. Gav Grant. Stuart Duncan (the Rhtnnba). Stuart Johnson and Gary Bowman mix up the tribal tttnes as they
8qu in the Attic
Zinc is launching a series of beach themed nights and kicking things off are the mighty
Bugz in the Attic at this one-off, labelled Liquid Fusion. The nine-piece DJ/production/musician collective use their many influences and multi- facets to create a truly unique take on the broken beat.
I Sat 30 Jul, Liquid Fusion at Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh.
40 THE LIST 21 Jul—4 Aug 2005
lead up to summer with a series of cheap club nights to give something back to their many supporters.
I The Saturday Night Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar. l2.3()—3am. Free before
1 1.30pm; £5 after. Weekly. This new late night session sees top Scottish jazz. funk. soul and Latin bands join Trouble DJ Erik Da Viking and Departure Lounge‘s DJ Astroboy for a night of dancefloor- ftlling fun.
I Sophistifunk at City: Edinburgh. l().3()pm--3am. £8. W ‘ekly. Resident DJ John Hutchison plays funked up R&B remixes and house tunes to a dressed up crowd.
I Soul Sauce at Counting House. 8pm——|ate. £10 (£8). 30 Jul. Celebrated Northern Soul. Hi-NRG and pop pioneer lan Levine is set to play his debut Scottish DJ set at the launch of Edinburgh‘s brand new Soul Sauce. See preview page 33.
I Stereotype at Berlin Bicrhaus. l()pm—3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 3() Jul. Huggy Burger Queen returns. bringing home the best house around. joined by Neil Bartlett. DJ Beefy and Master Caird for a new breed talent show. I Tease Age at Citrus Club.
I lpm—3am. Free before i l.3()pm; £3 after. Weekly. This indie stalwart dishes up everything from swinging 60s hits to baggy Manchester faves as well as a host of current Nle chart botherers with DJ Monkee Mickee. Edinburgh‘s longest continually running indie night.
I Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire. l().3()pm—3am. £8 (£7). 3() Jul. There may be a new team behind the Cab but Ultragroove ain't going nowhere. Edinburgh‘s peerless real house party serves up tracky grooves. soulful vocals and tribal tunes from resident Gareth Sommerville who‘s joined by Colin Cook and the Resonance.
I VEGAS! at Ego. l().3()pm—3am. £10 (£7 if ‘fabulously dressed'). 30 Jul. Hep daddy swing. country classics and sleazy listening with your high-kicking hosts: Frankie Sumatra. Bugsy Seagull. Dino Martini and the stunning Vegas showgirls. And do try to make an effort with the dress code. eh‘.’
I Velvet at Cornmplex. Next date 6 Aug.
I Wiggle at Ego. Next date 13 Aug.
I Xplicit at Honeycomb. l().3()pm--3am. Free. 30 Jul. The drum & bass scene in the capital really is becoming one of the best in the UK as Xplicit put on a free party. EVO goes head to head with the General alongside DJ Skye and special guest DJ Alcane (Red Alert).
Edinburgh Sundays
Club
I The Doghouse at Subway Cowgate. l lpm--3am. Free. 2-1 Jul. For lovers of trad rock and metal from DJs Tweek and Chrome.
I Hobo at the Bongo Club. l()pm—3am. Free before I lpm; £3 after. Weekly. ‘Live music and alternative disco forjustifted sinners’. King Bear and one more tbc provide the lives (24 Jul) followed by Death Star 4 and the Abdominal Showmen (31 Jul).
I Mala Vida at Cabaret Voltaire.
I lpm—3am. Free. 3] Jul. ()ne-off Spanish special as a selection Spanish DJs take over the two rootns at the Cab.
I Tackno at Ego. l Ipm—3am. £7 (£5 members and the appropriately dressed). 3] Jul. Monthly. Now well and truly settled in at their new home at Ego. the ever so lovely Trendy Wendy and imitable kitsch classics reach their momentous l()th birthday! So anything goes. See preview page 32.
I Taste at the Liquid Room.
I lptn—3am. £5 before I 1.30pm; £8 after
(£6 members). Weekly. The capital‘s infamous session continues to sew up Sunday nights in the capital. Fisher & Price supply a progressive mix of house and garage in the main room. Martin Valentine wows the mixed/gay crowd with funky US house gems through the back.
I Tipsy at Massa. l().3()pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. R&B and hip hop from residents Nick G and Phaze2 at what they promise will be ‘the hottest Sunday night party in town‘.
Edinburgh Mondays
Club
I Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire. l()pm—3am. £2. Weekly. New weekly to give something back to the bar and club workers. so they don't miss out on the clubbing experience while trapped behind the bar. House and techno all the way in the main room from Grant Paterson. while roorn two is all hip hop and R&B from DJ Beef. DJ Kunal and DJ Fresh.
Edinburgh Tuesdays
Club
I Motherfunlt at the Honeycomb. l().3()pm—-3am. Free. Weekly. in the front room DJs Gino and Fryer spin rare and classic funky assed. floor shaking 60s and 70s grooves. deep funk. Latin. soul and so much more. In the back room DJ Spectrum and friends rock real hip hop and block party anthems.
I Split at Cabaret Voltaire. l lpm—3am. Free. Weekly. Drum & bass. electro and breatkbeat with Shadowskill. the Dropout DJs. Dogma and a smattering of very talented local guests. Drum & bass and breaks collective Edinburgh Bassed take care over the tnain roorn every other week (26 Jul).
I Vibe at Ego. l lpm—3am. £3. Weekly. Gay night with James Longworth on the
decks. plus the Dancing Stud Muffins.
the Singing Hairy Bloke and the Miming Nun. Don‘t say we didn’t wam ya.
Edinburgh Wednesdays
Club
I Disko Bloodbath at Ego.
l lpm—3am. £3. 3 Aug. First birthday for Edinburgh‘s ‘ftrst queer alternative night'. This is an eclectic mix of electro. indie. punk and rock for those who are screaming out for something different on the gay scene. With an indie session frotn Barry at Planet Out as pre-club.
I Low Gravity at the Liquid Room. l().3()pm—3am. £3 (£2 students). Weekly. A funky midweek party down in Victoria Street. now in its fourth year and continuing to blast out the funky big beats and groovy house music for the regular up-for-it crowd who turn out every Wednesday. rain or shine. DJ Beany will be joined by Wreckage. Silver Storic. Felix. Arge. Kev Wright. Jacek Zamojski on rotation.
I Mission Jnr at Studio 24. 6—|()pm. £5. 27 Jul. See Sat.
I Rude at Mood. 9pm—3am. £3. Weekly. Night of funky. flirty. glamour- lilled house frotn residents Alex Avery and Kerr with a smattering of local guests.
I Spin Off at Cabaret Voltaire. l().3()pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Two of the Headspin residents. Allan Dunbar attd Dava. make their new midweek home at Cab for a mix of hip hop. funk. house. disco and broken beats with regular guests from Heaspin and live doses of funk frotn the resident band.
I Tease Age at Citrus Club.
I lpm—3am. Free before I 1.30pm; £3 after. Weekly. See Sat.