I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. l()pm—3am. Free before midnight: £6 after. Weekly. Funked tip vocal house and dance classics from Jez Hill.
I Planet Earth at (‘itrus (‘1ub. 10.30pm ~3am. Free before I lpm; £5 after. Weekly. Mtisic from 1976 through to 198‘). In other words. a healthy dose of punk. new wave. new romantic and electro-pop (now with added 90s).
I Red Alert at Wee Red Bar.
10.30pm 3am. £5 (£4). 21) Jul. Drum & bass and breaks from D] Alcane. J1. Bloco and Aeroplane Dope.
I Sequential at Studio 24.
l().3()pm -3am. £8 (£7). 13 Jul. Night of hard and fast drum & bass hits Sttidio 24. I Skunk Funk at the Jazz Bar. midnight-r 3am. £5. Weekly. Night of top funk from DJ Wilkzbooth and live guests. including the loops. grooves and samples of Joe Acheson Quartet (6 Jul) followed by funky seven-piece Soul Injection ( 13 Jul).
I Solescience at Cabaret Voltaire.
1 lpm-3am. £4 before midnight; 5 (£4) after. 13 Jul. Dedicated to bringing the best of underground house. digital disco and trackhead soul with residents Nick Yuil and Rob Mathie as they welcome the deep jackin’ sounds of special guest Jafar (Artizan Music).
I The Soul Foundation at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 1 lpm 3am. £5. 6 Jul. Night of Motown soul with live act TSF attd DJ NormaJean.
:1: Sugarbeat in the Gardens at Princes Street Gardens. l()pm 3am. £12. 13 Jul. ()ne off special as Sugarbeat take over Princes Street Gardens as part of the Edinburgh Rat Race urban adventure weekend. so expect the usual first rate mash tip of beats from Tim & Jez (l'tah Saints). Smokey 8; Bandit and the breaks phenomenon that is Krafty Kuts. See preveiw. page 31).
I Tokyoblu at ligo. l lpm 3am. £7 before midnight: £1) after (£6 before midnight; £8 after for members). 6 Jul. The Live House Sessions return to their original home. with a full live band serving up the fittest house and deep grooves.
I Trouble at the Cellar Bar.
1 lpm— 3am. £6 (£5). 6 Jul. The Trouble DJs and MC Ratty B host Friends’ Assembly (the Assembly Bar birthday party). so they‘ve invited all their ntates (Gareth Sommerville. Dava. Fraser lleeps. Andrew Ingram and ABC Sam) to man the decks for another uncompromising night of Detroit techno. rare groove. Chicago house. disco and all points iii-between.
Chart & Party
I Archive at City Nightclub.
l().3()pm- 3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Disco Dan plays the best-loved and freshest dance and pop.
I Espionage at lispionage. 7pm--3am. Free. Weekly. See Thu.
I Siglo at Siglo. 4.30pm-73am. Free. Weekly. See Thu.
Edinburgh Saturdays Club
I Advance Summer Party at the Vaults (enter via Nicol lidwards).
l()pm -3am. £5. 7 Jul. Summer celebration with resident DJs Chris Brown. Craig Fraser. DJ Pizla and guest DJs Lucky Luciano and Allisha Mac fusing funky electro and filthy tech- house.
I Afterdark at Cabaret Voltaire. llpm-—3am. £10 (£8). 7 Jul. Funky electro house and twisted tech from residents Neil Bartley. Jammy and Andy Christie.
I Allsorts at Subway Cowgate.
1 lpm~3am. Free before midnight; £2
MIDORI.
after. Weekly. The best in chart. dance. disco and party tunes.
I Dub2Club at Pivo Caffe. Spin—3am. Free. Weekly. Whatever keeps the party jumping. from beats. breaks. hip hop and house to reggae. funk and cheeky bootlegs.
I The Egg at Wee Red Bar. 1 lpm—3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. 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 Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar.
1 l.3()pm~3am. £5. Weekly. Scottish jazz. funk. soul and Latin bands join DJs Erik D’Viking and Astroboy'. including jazz. funk and soul from The Fusion lixperience (7 Jul) followed by rocky dancelloor vibes form Raff ( 14 Jul).
I Go-Go at Studio 24. l lpm—3am. £5. 7 Jul. Huzzah it's back. Swinging 60s garage. soul. mod. soul. new wave. surf and sleazy listening as residents Tall Paul Robinson and Angus A Go-Go return (entry includes Retribution downstairs). I Headspin at the Bongo Club.
1 lpm- 3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 14 Jul. The Resonance. Allan Dunbar. Steve Austin and Bongo Dave provide the four-deck mix up of funk. hip hop. disco. house and beats.
I Kandy at Massa. l lpm--3am. £7 (£5). 14 Jul. New hip hop. dancehall and R&B night from resident liazy B and DJ Fabulouz.
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 Lulu at Lulu. 8pm—3am. Free before
1 lpm; £7 after. Weekly. See Fri.
=21 Luvely at the Liquid Room. l().3()pm--3am. £12 (£10). 7 Jul. A saucy soiree of full-on. driving house music with residents Tommy Kay. Dean Newton. Grum Stone and Jon lidwards. Whatever the weather it‘s a holiday. beachwear. bikini and Hawaiian special. I Musika at the Liquid Room. I().3()pm-<3am. £l()~~£12. 14 Jul. New night of house from the heads that brought you Progression. 1) Ramirez (Slave Recordings) guests with his huge house and electro selection.
I Obscene at F.go. l lpm-3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. 7 Jul. The ()bscene crew host Scottishdrumandbass.com‘s fifth birthday bash as they gather the best Scottish DJs and MCs together for an ‘intimate and loud' party.
I Ohm at Shanghai. 9pm 3am. £6. 7 Jul. Fortnightly. House and soul-fuelled night from lain Gibson (Tokyoblu).
I 100% Dynamite at the Bongo Club. 1 lpm—3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after. 7 Jul. The Soul Jazz Records Sound System is back once again for another excursion through reg yae. soul. ska. funk. dancehall. hip hop. roots and jungle. lt's Decoy Roy and DJRed6 in the main rootn with the ()range St boys taking care of room two.
I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. l()pm~3am. Free before 1 lpm; £6 after. W ‘ekly. Late night soiree featuring DJ Dave Shedan and a fusion of glamorous vocal hotise. accessible electro with an inkling of R&B.
I Optimo at ligo. 1().3()pm—3am. £8-—£1(). 14 Jul. The most riotously inventive club night in Scotland relaunches in lidinburgh.
I Retribution at Studio 24.
l lpm-~3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Retribution takes the place of the Mission but still plays the best in rock. metal. alternative and tracks from the dark side all night long.
I Rock Party at ()pium. l lpm-3am. Free. Weekly. Live bands beforehand (from 7pm). rounded off with a feast of rock.
I Saturday Circus at Red. 9pm--3am. Free. W *ekly. Garth Cruikshank (Snatch) will be ringmaster at this new comic take on Saturday clubbing.
I Suite 69 at Henry‘s Cellar Bar. llpm-3am. £5 (£4). 14 Jul. A night of 60s French pop at this Bastille day special with a live set from French garage rockers Les Bof!
I Tease Age at Citrth Club.
1 lpm—3am. Free before 1 1.30pm: £6 after. W ‘ekly. This indie stalwart dishes up everything from swinging 6()s hits to baggy Manchester faves as well as a host of current NMIL' chart botherers with DJ Monkee Mickee. Edinburgh's longest continually running indie night.
I Trashed at Cruz. l()pm—3am. £8. 1 1 Aug. New gay-friendly club night on a boat moored on the Shore in Leith. Pop. commercial house. house classics and electro from DJs Lick lt. Slim Boy Fat. John Pleased Wimmin and Morgan.
I 2 Much 2 Mix at City Nightclub.
1 lpm-3am. £8 (£4). Weekly. New Saturday nighter at City as DJ Dan mixes tip the best in funky house. R&B. disco. indie and hip hop.
I Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire. llpm -3am. £8 (£6). 14 Jul. Gareth Sommerville's hot house shindig hosts a Freerange Records party as they welcome co-founder and DJ/producer/remixer extraordinaire Jamie ()dell (aka Jimpster) for another dose of quality house.
:2: The VEGAS! Garden Party at West Princes Street Gardens. ‘).3()pm--2am. £12. 14 Jul. ()ne-off chance to get down to the big band and swinging style of Vegas! in Princes Street Gardens. Featuring live guests The Jazz Hustlers and burlesque artist Missy Malone.
Chart & Party
I Musicology at Shanghai. 9pm—3am. £6. 14 Jul. Fortnightly. Chart hits and classics accompanied by their appropriate videos from VJ Scott Granger.
I Naughty But Nice at Massa.
l lpm—3am. £5 (free before midnight). 7 Jul. Fortnightly. Mainstream indie and club classics. with the best of chart dance.
I Propaganda at Espionage. 7pm—3am. Free. W *ekly. Chart. cheese and R&B across five floors.
I Siglo at Siglo. 4.3()pm-3am. Free. Weekly. See Thu.
Edinburgh Sundays
Club
I All Back to Mine at Opal Lounge. l()pm—3am. Free before midnight: £3 after. W ‘ekly. Edinburgh‘s best DJs dig in their crates for an eclectic mix of personal favourites.
I Baby Doll at Po Na Na. 1 lpm—3am.
Free before 1 1.30pm; £5 after. Weekly. A glamorous and sexy night of house where all are welcome to join in. from the rotating DJ roster of Warner Powers. Dean Newton. Gav Grant. Tommy Kay. Derek Martin. Harry and Basil lsaacs.
I Back to Basics at Pivo Caffe.
7pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Retro dance
and disco from Ian Anderson and Biscuit
D.
I Booty at Medina. 1 lpm—3am. £3.
Weekly. lsla Blige (geddit'.’). DJ Dale Lush and Simmone Black provide the mix of R&B. hip hop. soul and funk at
this Sunday social. I Easy Sunday at the Jazz Bar.
1 lpm—3am. Free. Weekly. Lounge mUsic. crooners and easy listening from Sam Jose (Vegas).
I Edinburgh Boat Party at ()9 Hanover Street. 6—1()pm. £15. 15 Jul. Harry (Sumo) and Leon liaster (33/45) host a series of boat parties through the summer. Free buses will leave 99 Hanover Street. with the boat setting sail at 6pm for a four hour trip up the Firth of Forth with a hot house soundtrack from special guests Nick Yuill and Rob Mathe. Check www.cdinburghboatpartycom for full details.
I Hellraiser’s Ball at Subway Cowgate. llpm—3am. Free. 8 Jul. Fortnightly. A rock‘n‘roll journey with all the best cuts from classic to hard rock through to 80s glam.
I Hobo at the Bongo Club. l()pm—3am. £3. Weekly. ‘Live music and alternative disco forjustifted sinners'. Live acts include Sans Trauma and The Set Up ( 15 Jul).
I Kayos at ()pium. l lpm-~3am. Free. Weekly. A metal and rock soundtrack plus £1 drinks keep the crowds a-moshing.
I Neon at Subway Cowgate.
l lpm—3am. Free. 15 Jul. Fortnightly. Goth. indie. industrial. techno. rock. 80s. punk and metal. £1 a drink all night.
I Orange Street at Citrus Club.
1 lpm -3am. £5. W ‘ekly. Ska. dancehall and reg rate from the Orange Street DJ
I Playgirl Mansion at Lulu. 8pm-—-3am. £tbc. Weekly. New night from Trendy Wendy and her infamous mix of dance beats. kitsch grooves and classic pop nuggets.
I Pushin’ Buttons at Red. 9pm 3am. Free. Weekly. Showcase of electro disco. punk funk and hip hop breaks from across Edinburgh‘s club land featuring Hobbes (Trouble). Meldrum (Xplicit). Babes (Snatch). Spektrum (Motherfunk) and DJ Fabuloz (Diggity).
I Shake at Shanghai. 9pm—3am. Free before 1 lpm; £3 after (free). Weekly. Soulful vocals. sexy disco and funk laced house party anthems from John Hutchinson (Tokyoblu) and percussionist Pepe Santa Maria.
: I Taste at Cabaret Voltaire. 1 lpm—3am.
£5 before 1 1.30pm; £8 after (£6 members). Weekly. Fisher & Price supply a progressive mix of house and garage at this infamous Sunday nighter. now showing at the Cab. With Martin Valentine firmly in charge of the back
; Edinburgh Mondays
Club
I Code Red at Red. l()pm —3am. Free. 9 Jul. Rap. R&B. soul. dancehall and Polish hip hop from DJ Prismat.
I Happy Mondays at Po Na Na.
1 lpm—3am. £3 (free). Weekly. Club night fusing new and classic indie. rock. funk. hip hop and Motown.
I HarchorE at Subway Cowgate.
l lpm—3am. Free. 16 Jul. Fortnightly. Night of extreme rock. hardcore. metal and screamo (all drinks £1).
I La Vida at Lulu. 9pm 3am. Free before l()pm: £5 after. Weekly. A heady mix of electro-pop. classics and disco from Jez Hill.
I Latin Quarter at Medina. l()pm—3am. Free. Weekly. DJ James
C ombe with real deal salsa and world music. Now in its fourth year and still going strong. Like a fine wine. improving with age.
I Rope at Opal Lounge. l()pm—3am. Free before 1 lpm; £5 (£4) after. Weekly. Dirty. ripped up. funky house and ice
cool electro.
I Sounds Good at Pivo Caffe. 7pm—3am. Free. Weekly. The finest retro and future soul. jazz. funk and reg rate from Astroboy and Breadmark.
I Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. £2. Weekly. Night to give
34 THE LIST 5—19 Jul 2007