I Surgical Steel at ()piuni. lllplil 3am. Free. Weekly. Full on metal assault.

Edinburgh Fridays

Club

I Access v Dogma at (‘aharet Voltaire. lt).3tipni 3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. I7 .‘ylar. These two clubs may hate called a halt to their regular tiiglits. but here they show what they're made of with the best in quality techno at this one-off special.

I Alternanthern at ()piuni.

l()pni 3am. Free. Weekly. Night oI rock and alternatiye atitlietiis.

I Badaboom at Massa. Itipm 3am. £5. Weekly. The best iti commercial R& B and urban licks with guests frotn lXtra atid Radio I flying iii fortnightly.

I Big Toe’s Hl-Fi at Wee Rc‘tl Bar. l().3()pni 3am. Free before I |.3()pni; £5 after (£4). l7 Mar. Reggae. daticeliall. hip hop atid other duhby grooy es from Barba Poppa ('hoppa. ('—l)iggles and Jockass. plus singing sensations Daddy Scotty. Natilie. (icorgc l’rophet atid Ras Ista Jamaica.

I Bio-Rhythm at the Venue.

|().3()pm 3am. £5 before I I.3()pm; £7 after. 24 Mar. Bio' relaunches at the Venue with the best iti bionic breaks and electronic beats from their first guest iti their new home Sotil of Man (Finger I.ickin' ). See prey‘iew, page 33.

I Blaze at Iigo. l lpiii 3am. £5. Weekly. D] James I.ongworth ignites the gay weekend with a chart atid funky house soundtrack.

I Cult at Ft) Na Na. lltpni 3am. £2.50 before I lpni; £5 after. Weekly. [)1 Nikki and friends dig tip the very best in ftitik. disco. R&B. hottsc. kitsch classics attd party jams at tltis cool dancelioor niash- tip.

I Evol at the Liquid Rootii.

I().3()pm 3am. £5. Weekly. Iidinhurgh's longest running indie night. With the ttsttal mix of the best current atid classic alternative. crossoy'er ttities.

I Fast and Hide This Train at the Botigo ('lub. l()pni 3am. £5. 24 Mar. Two clubs for the price of one as Fast returns. The best iti hiin energy rock'n'roll. garage and ptitik with Iiye acts l'rncle John and Whitelock and the Ilipshakes. while Ride This 'l'rain goes all rebel country oti your ass.

I Fur Burger at Iigo. I lpiti .3ani. £3. 2-1 Mar. Night for girls who like girls. dirty jokes. innuendo atid an ever eclectic niusic policy. Boys please remember you need a female escort for entry.

I A Hard Days Night at Subway (‘owgate l Ipiii .3ani. £3. l7 Mar. The launch of the Stibway’s newest alternatiye night of indie. soul and rock'n‘roll.

I Late Nite Groove at the Jan Bar. midnight 3am. £5. Weekly. Regular Friday night funkstray'agan/a with lis e bands and his.

I Love Train at (‘ityz Iidinburgh.

I Iptti —.3ani. £7. Weekly. Brutus (‘iold takes tis on a loving. cheesy journey through disco.

I Misfits at Subway (‘ow'gatcfl

I tpniA3ani. £2. 2-1 Mar. Indie. electro. ptitik. rock and retro. featuring a (‘I) swap box atid cheap drinks. For more itifo check Inislitsonlinccottk.

I Mocha Rocka! at Berlin Bierhaus. I().3()pni —.3ani. £5 before midnight: £(i alter. .3I Mar. Two of Edinburgh's best collectives join forces. The Space Face residents bring the R&B. hip hop. ftitik. disco atid more while Tokyo Bltt take care of the house atid disco.

1. Oxfam Music Night at Berlin Bierhaus. I().3()pnt—.3atn. £5. 34 Mar. Fantastic line-up for a great cause as Silicone Soul (Sonia) headline proceedings with their dark house. joined by Dave Begg. Wolfjazz. Keyte. DJ Beefy. Lyley. (‘raig Smith atid more.

I Planet Earth at (‘itrus Club. It)..3()pm~.3ani. £5. Weekly. MUsic from I976 through to 198‘) or. in other words. a healthy dose of punk. new w aye. new romantic and electro pop.

I Solid Steel at the Bongo (‘lttb l03llpm 3am £(i before 33 33. U) ailet I7 Mar. The .\'in|a ’Iune iitglit changes its policy on total secrecy atid from now on will be naming its guests iti adyance Boiiobo is the tiiaii behind the decks with a he set from tlit' Joe .-\chcson Quartet

I Trouble at ('abaret \‘oltatrc

llpni 3am £7 t£5i. 24 Mai It's a fourth birthday for "I rouble and a third birthday for their tw istcd brethren l)Irnt Drum And it's a rare residents special iii the main rootn with the 'l‘rouble His and \I(' Ratty B. while new recruit l'.tllaltl Bastard and Action (iroup llI\cI Ittlll I)rlnt l)runi atid their tiidte. new waye. punk [Ildsll up I Welcome to the Latin Quarter at Iil Barrio. ‘lpni 3am. £3 £5 t£3i Weekly. Latin. Rth. chart and party tracks direct from Spain and South America.

I Xplicit presents Xtra Bass Week at l’ottcrrow. 0pm 3am, U”. l7 \Iat. lIuge drttiii & bass party as .\pltctt Itttli forces with Radio I atid l.\tra. I‘otir Iiotit liyc broadcast oti lXtra and two hotn ll\ c broadcast on Radio I with names like Fabio. (irooyerider. Bailey. Sappo aiid a host of Iidinburgli residents. Sec prey tcw. pagc .38.

Edinburgh Saturdays

Club

I After Dark at ('abai‘ct Voltaire. llpiii .3ani. £It) t£S nietiibei‘si. IS .\Iar. Residents Neil Hartley and DJ ls’oo are

joined by Martin Valentine and Stey en

\Vanless as they lltt\ tip a selection oI soulful housc. funketl tip garage atid diya-driyen \ocal tracks. I Ascension Goth Club at 'I'esiot Row l'nion. lt).3(lpni 3am. £5. IS .\Iai‘ Monthly. In association with Iidinburgh I'niyersity 's (iotlt altd Rock Society comes this mi\ of tip-to-datc darkness. I Club Paradox at the (kites. 10.30pm .3ani. £S. IS Mar. The first iii a series of special eyents for [lie l.( ilil community hosted by ('arpe l)iem (\"c‘l\c‘tt atid Ilift Sean tBttrly I pltis a charity sla\ e auction. I Diggity at the listablishment. l()pin 3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. [)1 Fabulo/. llarry 3|). Rico atid .\I(' Flow get down with their bad selyes. playing w'ildstyle Rtle Iiip hop and street soul. I Do This Do That at the Venue. I().3I)ptn .3atn. £l-l. IS Mar. Nice to see this clth back again. ploughing 'l deliberately underground \ the while still attracting the best guests around. They are joined by their good friends (it‘ooyc Armada fora DJ set featuring .\I(' .\Iadtl. I The Egg at Wee Red Bar. l lptii 3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Still the best ltli\ of indie. (ills garage. northern sottl. ska. 7t)s punk and new w aye you're likely to stagger across I Fiesta Latina at In iot Row I'nion. 0.30pm 3am. £4.50 (£3.50). IS .\Iar. Still goitig strong after ten years of supplying the best iii salsa. nierenguc. mambo and other Latin rhythms courtesy of DJ l’ancho with a free dance class frotn the Salsa Angels at 0.30pm. I Fish Fry at the Jan Bar. midnight 3am. £5. Weekly. Scottish ia/l. ftitik. soul atid I.atin hands join I).ls Iirik l)'\'iking atid .-\stroboy. \Vith .\I(' I.tishlife atid Iidinburgh Iiye-ptece funk/grooy e/rap team the Resistance t IS .\Iart atid feisty ftitik from (irooyenik t35 Mart.

fleadspin at the Bongo ('Iub. 8pm 3am. £5 before I 1pm: £7 after. 25 Mar. The Resonance. .-\|lan Dunbar. Stey'e .-\ustin atid Bongo I)a\e pt‘oy ide the ftitik. hip hop. disco. house. beats atid more. Once again supporting the liye scene with the acoustic meets electronics of Found atid the lo-Ii Spirituali/ed sounds of Satitia opening tip proceedings. I Liquid Soul at Po .\'a .\'a. lttpni~3ani. £3 before I lpni; £(i after. Weekly. (let down early for this consistently capacity retro disco and funky house night. featuring I’o's own Mark B on the decks fusing classic and batig up-to-date funky house.

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