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Loosejoints present their new Sunday funk’n‘soul service. with occasional live bands.
I Sunday Surgery at Karbon.
l lpm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Another student night from Karbon. Themed nights from beach parties to does and nurses and maybe the odd school disco are in the offing. With hip hop in one room and indie pop and student classics in the other.
I Velvet at Drop. l()pm 3am. £5. Weekly. A new club for a new venue. playing soul. garage. R&B. grime and
Glasgow Mondays .
FREE Asbo Mondays at Firewater.
l lpm-3am. Weekly. DJ Anton plays indie and rock classics until late.
I The Beat 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. '/.eus and Mash. Burn provides all the disco songs you've forgotten about and the ones you can't forget.
I Passionality at Byblos.
l l.3()pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Like an ageing pop star who refuses to give in. the weekend launches a last-minute comeback at Byblos with DJ Roberts playing chart hits for the gay/mixed crowd.
I Poptimism/Rocktimism at the (iarage. l lpmw3am. £4 (free). Weekly. Does exactly what it says on the tin. A healthy dose of hop and rock for mid- week party people.
Glasgow» Tuesdays -
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 The Beat Club at the Beat Club. 9pm» 3am. Prices vary. Weekly. See Thu. I Juicy Tuesdays at Ktlshion.
l lpm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. A student night to entertain the masses across two rooms. Room one features indie pop and cheese while room two plays R&B and hip hop.
I Killer Kitsch at the Buff.
l().3()pm 3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. liuan and Dave play all your favourite electro mixed in with some 80s syrith. hip hop and anything else they fancy.
I On Fire at Crib. l()pm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. ln room one llesky plays tip front R&B. hip hop. dancehall. garage and grime while Big Al plays velvety smooth R&B and soul in room two.
I Tuesdays @ Bamboo at Bamboo. l()pm 3am. Free before I lpm: 4--£5 after. Weekly. Kain plays R&B and hip pop in the main room. while Andy Wilson drops the classics in the lounge.
Glasgow Wednesdays
I After Hours at the Buff. l lpm—3am. £3. Weekly. (ierry Lyons plays a mix of everything he loves. from The Stones to Hot Chip.
I The Beat Club at the Beat Club. 9pm—3am. Prices vary. Weekly. See Thu. I Elektrock at the Beat Club.
1 lpm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Mash attempts to popularise the term ‘Elektrockdiscoindiehousepopremixmas hups'. [I‘ll never catch on. but the playlist looks great.
I Octopussy at the Arches.
l lpm—3am. £5. Weekly. Jacuzzis. bouncy castles and at Chapel of Love at the Arches‘ regular student night.
I Square Goat Maggie May's.
8pm -3am. £3. Weekly. liach 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.
Edinburgh
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Edinburgh Thursdays
I Audacious at the Bongo Club.
1 1pm 3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. l5 May. New night promoting up-and— coming acts and DJs featuring Babyshaker. Ars Dada. Pisstank and DeathSuckers for a night of take-no- prisoners breakcore. hardcore and jungle. I Cheated Hearts at the Hive.
| lpm-3am. £2. Weekly. The team behind livol launch this new night of all that's great about indie past and present.
I Fence Club at the Caves. 8pm—2am. £|()—£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 Creosotc. Slow Club and Rozi Plain and more. With an exclusive free KC 7" single for all ticket holders.
I Indigitous at Studio 24. l()pm 3am. £tbc. 15 May. The psychedelic trance party returns for their last ever indoor night with a mix of minimal techno moving into psy-trance and (ioan grooves. I Jagerbornb at Shanghai. l()pm 3am. £l £5. Weekly. Indie. electro and urban mash-ups.
I Kinky Indie at Citrus Club.
I lpm 3am. £5 (£2). Weekly. indie music with a touch of ska. 60s and 8()s.
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 The Vivians (tbc) and The Mannequins (8 May): lipic 26 and Nacionale ( l5 May) and My Tiny Robots with Babybones (22 May).
Men & Machines at the (RV.
l lpm 3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 22 May. Special guest Twitch (()ptimo) delves into his past for at Pure- style eclectic techno set.
I Ndaje: African Connections at the Bongo Club. l()pm-~3am. £5. 22 May. Afrobeat. soul. reggae and jazz with dancers and live music. drummers. African food and special guests The Big Fat Panda.
FREE Red Star Institute at Red. l()pm 3am. Weekly. The best up-and- coming local DJs and VJs with a night of drum & bass from 'l'reason. Hay Hay and Luka (8 May).
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. They Came From the Stars. I Saw Them play live ( l5 May).
I Souled Out at ()pal Lounge. l()pm—3am. Free before midnight: £3 after. Weekly. From disco to Northern Soul. (iareth Sommerville and Frazer Mc(ilinchey fulfil your needs. adding a dash of house as the night goes on.
Edinburgh Fridays
I Absolute at Studio 24. l()pm—3am. £tbc. 16 May. Trance. techno and hard house.
I Balkanarama at Studio 24. 9pm—3am. £6 before I lpm: £8 after. 9 May. Night of gypsy/Balkan/klezmer madness. film and visuals featuring live music form Fanfare Vagabontu an eight- piece gypsy brass band from Romania with support from Black Cat. See preview. page 42.
I Big Toe’s Hi-Fi at Wee Red Bar. l().3()pm— 3am. £5. l6 May. Reggae. dancehall. hip hop and other dubby grooves from Barba Poppa Choppa. (‘- l)iggles and Jockass. plus singing sensations Daddy Scotty and Ras lsta
Jamaica. Joined by special guests Bass Warrior.
I Black Tape at Henry‘s Cellar Bar.
l tpm-—3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. 9 May. A mix of indie. classic pop. rock. soul. punk. electronica and hip hop. Early tracks and classic album cuts from the bands you love. Plus a live set from Israel's Monotonix and their bass-less sonic assault.
FREE Bubblegum Boogaloo at the Voodoo Rooms. 9pm-lam. l6 May. Night of ‘groovy retro. shaggadelic lounge. psychedelic pop. hip instrumentals and easy'n'sleazy listening‘ from your hosts Tall Paul and Angus (The (io-(io). Join Jose (Vegas) and Professor Plastic plus special live guests The New Birdmen.
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. livol is simply an institution.
I Fast at the Bongo Club. I lpm—3am. £5. l6 May. More riotous punk. electro. garage and rock‘n‘roll with Dolby Anol providing the live laptop electronica and acid squelches.
I Four Corners at the Bongo Club.
I lpm—3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. 9 May. Your friendly. local one-stop hop for funk/soul/jazz/l.atin/Afro/reggae dancelloor action and sizzling live percussion.
I KandiFlip at Po Na Na.
l().3()pm 3am. £3 before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. R&B. house and dance classics from Jay and Mark B.
I Maestoso at Shanghai. 9pm—3am. £4 £8. Weekly (not 9 May). Club classics. chart anthems. dirty house and disco from DJ Fiona.
I Misfits at the Hive. l lpm—3am. Free before I l.3()pm; £3 after. Weekly. lndie. electro. punk. rock and retro with bargain drinks and regular gig ticket giveaways. Check www.mislitsonline.co.uk for more info.
I Miss Moneypenny’s at Shanghai. 9pm 3am. £4—£8. 9 May. (ilam house night hosting its White Ball with Jim ‘Shaft‘ Ryan. Tommy (iallo and Barrie Wilkins.
I Nuklear Puppy at iigo. l()pm—3am. £l2. 9 May. Residents Jason Cortez. Phil York and Dean Newton keep the hard dance flag flying in the capital with special guests Scot Project and Technikal for their seventh birthday party.
I Planet Earth at Citrus Club. l().3()pm—3am. Free before 1 lpm: £5 after. Weekly. Music from [976 through to 1989. in other words. a healthy dose of punk. new wave. new romantic and electro-pop (now with added 90s).
I Renaissance at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—- 3am. £l()——£IZ. 9 May. The house superclub sets up a new lidinburgh residency. Launching with special guest King Unique.
I Skunk Funk at the Jazz Bar.
l l.3()pm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Night of top funk from DJ Wilkzbooth and live guests with seven piece funk/soul band Soul Vacation (9 May) followed by (and not to be confused with) Soul Foundation (16 May).
I Spaced at the Caves. l().3()pm—3am. £8. )6 May. Ambient textures and filthy dancelloor stompers from Cagedbaby (details the).
I Telefunken at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£5) after. 23 May. Deep funked up house night featuring Greenskeeper‘s James Curd for some nu-school house.
I Tokyoblu at Cabaret Voltaire.
| lpm—3am. £10 (£6). l6 May. The Live House Sessions find a new borne to serve tip their live house and grooves.
I Worker’s Playtime at l l Hillside Crescent. 7.3()pm—l2.3()am. £5. l6 May. ()ffshoot from the ACMIE Workers Club with dominoes. drafts. a chicken raffle and cheap grub. Not forgetting the ever eclectic sounds of DJ Uncle David providing the perfect soundtrack. With a ‘Soundtrack’ (2 May) theme.
Xplicit at Potterrow Student Union.
l().30pm—3am. £l3. 16 May. Xplicit host this end of year student party with the biggest name in drum & bass. Pendulum. putting in a take no prisoners. hard rock DJ set.
Edinburgh Saturdays -
I Basics at Henry's Cellar Bar.
1 lpm—3am. £5. 17 May. Proper old school R&B. as in real deal 50s and 60s rhythm and blues.
I Bastard at the Hive. l lpm—3am. Free before 1 1.30pm; £4 after. Weekly. indie. punk. electro. techno and rock from the [)Js behind Edinburgh's best indie nights. I Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club.
I lpm—3am. £4 before midnight; 6 after. 10 May. Four deck mix of dubstep. reggae. dancehall and jungle.
I Burlescapades! at the Voodoo Rooms. 9pm-lam. £20—£25. 10 May. Night of champagne. cocktails and burlesque from the UK's finest cabaret performers (including Mamzelle Fifi. Lucky Strikes and Dusty Limits) as they host their Springtime in Paris special.
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 likel to stagger across.
FR E Fake at Red. l lpm—3am. l0 May. Night celebrating all things electro. new rave. punk funk and house joined by special guest Believe.
I Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar.
l l.3()prn—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Scottish jazz. funk. soul and Latin bands join DJ Astroboy hip hop and soul from London‘s Belleruche launching their Turntable Soul album (It) May) plus Hammond grooves and funk from Sorenson Soul Workout
( 17 May).
I Headspin at the Bongo Club.
I lpm—3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. l7 May. The ever reliable four-deck mix up of funk. hip hop. disco. house and beats. Full live show from Black Grass (Catskills Records) formed by ex-Scratch Pervert. Mex. alongside a guest MC. mixing up hip hop. funk. soul and reggae. I Jauanova at the Voodoo Rooms. 9pm—3am. £12. 17 May. The masterful German production and DJ collective Jazzanova showcase their sophisticated take on house. jazz. soul and other grooves.
Karnival at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. £5. 10 May. A night which promises to indulge ‘every pleasure. every sin‘. Hosting the launch party for Audiablo Records. Edinburgh's soon to be premiere electronic beats label featuring Mark Price. Ricky Palys. lain Gibson. Ryan Ellis and Bruno FK.
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 Musika at the Liquid Room. l()pm—3am. £20. 10 May. Night of house as Steve Angello and Sebastian lngrosso return for their rescheduled date (original tickets still valid). I Retribution at Studio 24. l lpm—3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. The best in rock. metal. alternative and tracks from the dark side all night long. I Satisfied at Ego. l lpm—3am. £6. 10 May. Prog house with ‘a trancy twist‘ from Brian Dempster and Brett King who have shown us their talents through the years at Mingin'. Joy. Luvely. Tokyoblu and many more. I Seamus Hail Sessions at City Nightclub. l lpm—3am. £8 (£4). 10 May. ()ne off special from the hot house DJ/producer who has remixed the likes of Booty Luv. Rihanna and Robyn. Stereotype presents Motel at the Liquid Room. 1 lpm—3am. £8. l7 May. Stereotype and man in charge Huggy welcomes respected DJ/producer Kris Menace owner of the Work It Baby and Compuphonic labels.
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