I Superfiy at Woodside Social Club. lOpm—2am. £5. 3 May. Duncan Superny and Gregor Emond provide a sweltering mix of sweet soul. sexy assed funk. 60s psyche rock. hip hop, post punk and new releases.
I Msted G Bralnfire: Reactor at Ivory Blacks. 8pm-3am. £10. 26 Apr. Original UK hardcore. gabba and rave from guests DJ Dougal. MC Storm, Obsession, Pulsator and Rob Da Rhythm.
I Weak at the Knees at Basura Blanca. 9pm—2am. £6. 26 Apr. DJ Perry Louis (London's Jazz Café) hosts a new monthly night dedicated to Rare Groove. boogie. soul and disco.
I You l Me at the Flying Duck.
1 lpm—3am. £5 (£3). 26 Apr. Loud dancing and quiet talking with Roxanne and Patrick of Sexy Kids on the decks. Expect much indie.
Glasgow Sundays
I Art of Parties at the Arches. lOpm—3am. £12. 27 Apr. Brutal synths and leftfteld electro as MSTRKRF'T. KaplOKurt. Fanklub and Dolby-Anol guest. See preview. page 37.
I The Boat Club at the Beat Club. 9pm—3am. Prices vary. Weekly. See Thu. I Bebado at Classic Grand. lOpm-3am. £8 (£6). 4 May. A very special Bank Holiday show. as the Bebado regulars welcome Zero db (Ninja Tune) to Glasgow for a set of Latin. electro. hip hop and soul - ‘jazzfloor‘. they call it.
I Club Swallows and Amazons at the Flying Duck. 9pm—3am. £5 (£4 in costume). 4 May. A brand new queer club night with live action from Sailor Tongue and Swedish indie band Wake the President plus the DJ skills of Kate Wozza (from Suck my Left One) and Traceyanne (from Camera Obscura). Bildwechsel will be providing film projections.
I Colours at the Arches. lOpm—3am. £18. 4 May. Another big night of house as Colours are joined by Sander Kleinenberg. Jimmy Van M. X-Press 2 and Laidback Luke. Note that this will be the last Colours until September. so enjoy it while you can. See profile. page 3
I Discobadger at Bamboo. lOpm—4am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Dominic Martin. DJ Kash and Mash do the biz every week. I Distortion at ABC2. l lpm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Emo. screamo and metal with DJ Muppet. I Junk at the Buff Club. l lpm—3am. £3. Weekly. Marky Mark presents a fusion ofjazz and funk. The folks at The Buff like to call it Junk.
Last Ever Triptych Party at the
Arches. 5pm. £21. 27 Apr. Triptych bows out in style with a massive party featuring live and DJ sets by Candi Staton. Derrick May, Gilles Peterson. Four Tet, Jerry Dammers. l990s. Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells. The Fence Collective. The Parsonage. Skeletons & the Kings of all Cities. Found. Kitchen Cynics and a host of the best-loved local DJs and musicians on the decks. Phew! Part of Triptych.
Mlso at the ivy. 6pm—midnight. £6.
27 Apr. High-quality electronic eclecticism. this time featuring a set of deep techno from Convextion. plus The Village Orchestra and Friends performing a live soundtrack to the first episode of Takashi Miike’s groudbreaking MPD Psycho' drama. With the Miso DJs. Part of Triptych. I Never Get Out the Boat at the Ferry. 10.30pm—4am. £l0. 4 May. More close-to-water house action from Mark Houle and Slam at this brilliant boat- party.
Optimo (Espaclo) at the Sub
Club. llpm—3am. £8 (£7). Weekly. Glasgow‘s finest underground clubbing institution keeps on defining the city‘s Sunday, with your hosts JD Twitch and JG Wilkes. Unfortunately Chrome Hoof
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have cancelled but electronic contortionists Alter Ego have stepped into the breach (27 Apr). Part of Triptych.
I Spectrum at Nice‘n‘Sleazy.
1 lpm—3am. £2. Weekly. Sounds of the cosmos and trite pop nonsense in a heady maelstrom of sonic deathscapes.
With occasional random appearances by
vaguely famous folk.
I Sunday Service at Oran Mor.
l lpm—3am. £4. Weekly. Mark Robb (founder of the Buff Club) and Craig Loosejoints present their new Sunday
funk‘n’soul service, with occasional live
bands.
Glasgow Mondays
FREE Asbo Mondays at Firewater. l lpm—3am. Weekly. DJ Anton plays indie and rock classics until late.
I The Boat Club at the Beat Club. 9pm—3am. Prices vary. Weekly. See Thu.
I Burn at the Buff Club. I lpm—3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Presented to you by
Normski. Zeus and Mash. Burn provides
all the disco songs you've forgotten about and the ones you can‘t forget.
I Poptimism/Rocktlmism at the Garage. I lpm—3am. £4 (free). Weekly. Does exactly what it says on the tin. A healthy dose of pop and rock for mid- week party people.
Glasgow mesdays _
I All Star Tuesdays at Bamboo. l()pm—3am. £3 (free). Weekly. In the main room Kash plays R&B and hip pop while Andy Wilson drops all time classics drizzled with a little rock and indie in the lounge.
I Damn Dirty House at the Tunnel.
l().3()pm—3am. £8 (£6). 29 Apr. A brand new electro/techno night. featuring local
talents Twocker. Salon Boris (live). Jesse James. Derrick Burns. Michael Paterson. Colin Sales. Roy McLaren. Leon Moody. Ryan Hamblett.
I Killer Kitsch at the Buff. l().3()pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Euan and Dave play all your favourite electro mixed in with some 80s synth. hip hop and anything else they fancy.
I On Fire at Crib. l()pm—3am. £5 (£3).
Weekly. in room one Hesky plays up front R&B. hip hop. dancehall. garage and grime while Big Al plays velvety smooth R&B and soul in room two.
Glasgow Wednesdays
I After Hours at the Buff. l lpm—3am. £3. Weekly. Gerry Lyons
plays a mix of everything he loves. from i The Stones to Hot Chip.
I Elektrock at the Beat Club. llpm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Mash attempts to popularise the term ‘Elektrockdiscoindiehousepopremixmas hups'. lt‘ll never catch on. but the playlist looks great.
FREE Firewater Wednesdays at Firewater. l lpm—3am. Weekly. Paul Crawford (The Grim Northern Social) plays indie. rock and punk.
I Octopussy at the Arches. l()pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Jacuzzis. bouncy castles and a Chapel of Love at the Arches‘ regular student night. FREE Rehab at Box. midnight—3am. Weekly. An indie, punk rock and psychedelic soundtrack.
I Square Go at Maggie May's. 8pm—3am. £3. Weekly. Each week bands and DJs congregate to bring you a night of dancing to some great tunes. I Tongue in Cheek at Bamboo. l()pm—4am. £5 (£4). Weekly. DJ Miguel plays R&B in the main room. DJ Toast plays chart in the lounge and Andy Wilson plays rock in the red room.
I The Wonder Years at the Garage. 1 lpm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. The Garage is turning back time to play the best tracks from the last l3 years. Andy R and Brian McGill take you through those musical ‘wonder years'.
Edinburgh
Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to clubselistcomk. Edinburgh listings are compiled by Henry Northmore.
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I The Big Blowout at the Bongo Club. llpm—3am. £5—£6. 1 May. New rave. neon dance party.
I Bounce at Po Na Na. l().3()pm—3am. £tbc. Weekly. Thursday night mix of classic R&B. funky house and dance beats from Tokyoblu‘s John Hutchison. I Cheated Hearts at the Hive.
l lpm—3am. £2. Weekly. The team behind Evol launch this new night of all that's great about indie past and present. I Fence Club at the Caves. 8pm—2am. £l()—£l2. 8 May. The Fence Collective put their heads together for this new club night of live music and DJs all with a Fence attitude. Live acts include King Creosote. Slow Club and Rozi Plain and more. With an exclusive free KC 7in single for all ticket holders. I Kinky Indie at Citrus Club. llpm—3am. £5 (£2). Weekly. Indie music with a touch of ska. 60s and 80s. I Limbo at the Voodoo Rooms. 8pm—lam. £4. Weekly. The Black Spring DJs man the decks and bring you two live acts each week. including epic indie and folktronica from Boyfriend/Girlfriend and Down the Tiny Steps (24 Apr) followed by ‘pop- imprm-disco-rock-with strings sound’ of The Chap and Come on Gang! ( I May).
I Mutiny at the Bongo Club.
I Ipm—3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. 8 May. A blend of drum & bass. hard techno. breakcore and hardcore.
I Hdaje: African Connections at the Bongo Club. l()pm—3am. £7 (£5). 24 Apr. Afrobeat. soul. reggae and jazz
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with dancers and live music. drummers. African food and special guests Zuba. FREE A Piece of Havana at the Caves. 7.3()pm—late. Ticketed. 24 Apr. Night of Cuban beats in association with Havana Club. including live music from Triangulo ()scuro. For a chance to win tickets see Offers. page 6.
I Robopop at GHQ. l().3()pm—3am. Free before I lpm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Trendy Wendy and friends mix classic
; pop tunes and electric beats for those who
can't wait another day to start their
Edinburgh Thursdays §
weekcnd.
' I Rubix at the (iRV. Rpm—3am. £5. 24 2 Apr. Indie night with live sets from
é Found. Frightened Rabbit. The Un-
Americans and Withered Hand.
FREE Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. Weekly. New indie/electro night from the Cab. with residents from Clash and Spies in the Wires. Joined by live guests. We Smoke Fags (24 Apr). I Souled Out at ()pal Lounge. l()pm—3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. From disco to Northern
§ Soul. Gareth Sommerville and Frazer f McGlinchey fulfil your needs. adding a j dash of house as the night goes on.
I Stiletto at Lulu. 8pm—3am. Free before 10pm; £5 after. Weekly. lilectro-
‘ pop. classics and disco from JCI. Hill.
; Edinburgh Fridays
I Ampbox at Wee Red Bar. 1 lpm—3am.
£5. 2 May. Night of quality electronic dance music and DJ kicks with Drums of Death (live). Bok Bok and Manara.
I Beatroot at Ego. l().3()pm—3am. £tbc. 25 Apr. Dirty ass house and funked up techno from residents Ryan Turner and Ricky Palys as they are joined by Switzerland‘s Dan Welton (Shove Club). I Club for Heroes at Wee Red Bar.
1 lpm—3am. £5 (£4). 25 Apr. Classic New
York disco. (ierman techno and Chicago
house with a ‘healthy sense of humour'
: from Dr Love (Utter Gutter) and Lady
Stash (Club Tromolo).
: I Discokitten at ligo. l()pm-3am. £tbc. 25 Apr. (ilam house night. details the. : I Dogtooti'l at Henry‘s Cellar Bar.
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Still a relatively new player on the Edinburgh house scene Moovn returns for its eighth party with the one of house
I lpm—3am. £5. 25 Apr. Club playing
music’s most reSpected names, Kenny ‘Dope’ Gonzales. One half of the world famous Masters at Work (alongside Lil’ Louie Vega) Gonzales was there from the beginning, dropping beats at block parties in New York back in ‘85. He’s got a strong love for the Edinburgh crowd so this should be an unmissable house master class.
I Ber/in, Edinburgh, Sat 3 May.