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I Boutique at GHQ. 10.30pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £7 (£6) after. Weekly. Electro and house from Lucky Luciano plus ‘orchestrated cheese' from DJ Dowzer.
I Clutter House at the GRV.
1 1pm—3am. £6. 21 Jun. Forget new rave. lets go back to the start with old school
hardcore. techno. dubstep and electronica ‘
from AGT Rave crew with The McMash Clan. Chancer and Glitch. Stratex Flow. Edinburgh Dream Factory and No input. I The Egg at Wee Red Bar.
1 1pm—3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Still the best mix of indie. 60s garage. northem soul. ska. 70s punk and new wave you're likely to stagger across. I Extra Width at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm—3am. £5. 21 Jun. Taking over the Speakeasy with a barrage of noisy guitars. lo-ft. electronica and even a touch of disco. and given that it‘s run by Mr & Mrs Mogwai. it will come as no surprise that guest bands and indie types drop in to spin the wheels of steel.
I Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar.
1 1.30pm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Scottish jazz. funk. soul and Latin bands join DJs Erik D'Viking and Astroboy. Featuring space funk from the appropriately named Asazi Space Funk Explosion (21 Jun) and electric sounds from five-piece The Everything Treatment (28 Jun).
I Give it Some! at the Bongo Club.
1 lpm—3am. £4 before midnight: £6 after. 28 Jun. One for the dancers as DJRed6 whips up a storm with a fine selection of funk. soul. jazz. 60s R&B and beyond. Meanwhile Decoy Roy selects the finest reggae. ska and dub in the upstairs lounge. I Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. 10pm—3am. £3 before 1 1pm; £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. 10.30pm—3am. £12 (members £10). 5 Jul. A saucy soirée of full-on. driving house music with residents Tommy Kay. Dean Newton. Grum Stone and Jon Edwards.
I Madchester at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. £5—£6. 21 Jun. Celebrating the baggy era to the max.
I Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 1 [pm—3am. £5 before midnight; £6.50 after. 21 Jun. The mighty Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in righteous reggae and roots.
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FREE Monster Sound at the Voodoo Rooms. 9pm—lam. 28 Jun. Heavy ska stompers and mighty 2-Tone rockers.
I Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. 10pm—3am. £4 before 1 1pm: £8 after. Weekly. Late night soire’e featuring DJ Dave Shedan with a fusion of glamorous vocal house and accessible electro with a hint of R&B.
I Optimo at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. £10. 28 Jun. The most riotoust inventive club night in Scotland takes over a new home as Optimo moves across town to the Cab.
I Retribution at Studio 24. 1 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 Shoot the Pump at the GRV. 10pm-3am. £tbc. 28 Jun. New night of underground disco. electronic funk and ‘a few sonic surprises' from Nick Yuill (Solescience) and Gareth Sommerville (Ultragroove) plus special guests (the). I Soul Spectrum at the Voodoo Rooms. 9pm—lam. £4. 28 Jun. New night of funk. hard-edged soul. 60s and 70s gems and even a dash of disco from Fryer (Motherfunk and Jazzman Records). lan Wright and Jason Stirland (Deepfunk).
I Stereotype at Berlin Bierhaus. 10.30pm—3am. £8 before 1 1.30pm; £10 (£8) after. 28 Jun. Huggy's top notch house night presents a local talent showcase headlined by Milton Jackson (Freerange/Tronicsole) who is destroying dancefloors with his current ‘Ghosts in My Machine'. Huggy. Neelu Sarkar. Ryan Ellis and Ricky Reid are also on hand for a full line-up of cool house.
I Tease Age at Citrus Club.
1 1pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £6 after. Weekly. This indie stalwart dishes tip everything from swinging 60s hits to baggy Manchester faves as well as a host of current NME chart botherers with DJ Monkee Mickee. Edinburgh's longest continually running indie night.
I This is Music at Henry's Cellar Bar. 1 1pm—3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. 21 Jun. lndie night with live sets from The Little Kicks and more tbc.
I 2 Much 2 Mix at City Nightclub.
1 lpm—3am. £8 (£4). Weekly. Saturday nighter at City as DJ Dan mixes up the best in funky house. R&B. disco. indie and hip hop.
I Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire.
l 1pm—3am. £8 (£6). 21 Jun. Gareth Sommerville‘s real house party is joined by Blair Harrow and Die Bruder Wilson.
It’s always nice to big up some serious homegrown talent, and Stereotype will be doing
just that for Glaswegian Milton Jackson, who is currently making all the right noises in the world of house. Counting Nic Fanciulli, James Zabiela and the inimitable Sasha and Digweed as fans of his latest track, ‘Ghosts in his Machine’, and with releases on Freerange, Tsuba and Tronicsole, this might be your final chance to catch him before he goes nuclear.
I Stereotype, Ber/in, Edinburgh, Sat 28 Jun.
I VIP Saturdays at Club Purple. 10pm—3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. New night at this new venue with sexy R&B. hip hop and classic party grooves from DJ Fabuloz. Email clubpurple@hotmail.com for guestlist/priority entry.
I Volume! at Ego. l lpm-3am. £5. 21 Jun. Grime. dubstep. jungle. hip hop and Bmore selection at this ‘The Good. The Bad Ass & The Dumb' special.
Edinburgh Sundays
I BumFunk at Cabaret Voltaire. l lpm—3am. £5 (£4 members). Weekly. A
é new Sunday nighter for the Cab from
some of the talent behind Taste as Marco Smith. Kaupuss and Miss Chris deliver the best in funky house and electro.
I Carbon at Stereo. 10pm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Night of indie favourites from Arctic Monkeys to Underworld. All door money is donated to offset your carbon footprint. so ‘the more times you rave. the more trees you save‘.
FREE Coalition at Red. 1 lpm—3am. Weekly. Drum & bass. breaks. dubstep. techno and electro from residents Treason. Drummel and Paranoise.
I Hifl at GHQ. 10.30pm—3am. Free
before 1 1pm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly.
Finish the weekend in stylish debauchery. with DJ Michelle providing
a mix of anthems and future classics.
I Hobo at the Bongo Club. 1 lpm—3am. £3. Weekly. ‘Sonic adventures. from Transylvania to The Great Wall of China‘ as Hobo returns. Live guests include The Pineapple Chunks (22 Jun) and Miss the ()ccu ier (29 Jun).
FRE Pixel Perfect at Espionage. 7pm—3am. Weekly. Eclectic mix of 80s.
90s. 00s and retro junk.
I Playgirl Mansion at Lulu. 8pm—3am. £5. Weekly. A night of laid- back lounge music and guilty pleasures. Cutting edge electronic disco and classic house brings a touch of Studio 54 to Edinburgh every Sunday with DJ Trendy Wendy and guests.
I Rise at ()pal Lounge. 10pm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Funky house. club classics. electro disco. mash-ups and remixes from John Hutchinson and Gareth Sommerville.
I Shake at Shanghai. 10pm—3am. Free before 1 lpm: £3 after. Weekly. Soulful vocals. sexy disco and funk-laced house party anthems.
FREE The Sunday Social at the Hive. 1 lpm—3am. Weekly. A rock'n‘roll
. journey with all the best cuts from
1 classic metal and hard rock through to
f 80s glam and goth.
I Supa Sundays at Base. 1 lpm—3am. j £3 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly.
I Club hangers and urban party rockers
‘ from the Mixkings DJs: Dizzle. Bunty
and P45.
Taste at the Liquid Room.
1 lpm—3am. £10 (£8 members). 29 Jun. Fisher & Price are back for a 14th birthday special (that's over 700 Tastes) so expect only the best in underground dance music. plus special guests The Sharp Boys while Miss Chris and Marco Smith take care of the backroom. ‘Loyalty' themed fancy dress optional. I Tipsy at Massa. 1 1pm—3am. £3—£5. Weekly. R&B and hip hop from residents
. Nick G. DJ Phaze and DJ Prospect at what they promise will be ‘the hottest 2 Sunday night party in town'.
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I Call the Shots at GHQ.
10.30pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Take total artistic control at this requests only night. Email the tunes your heart desires to pieardyplace @g l group.co.uk
I Forbidden at Shanghai. 10pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. R&B. hip hop. urban electro and chart tracks.
FREE Happy Mondays at Po Na Na.
1 lpm—3am. Weekly. Club night fusing new and classic indie. rock. funk. hip hop and Motown.
I La Vida at Lulu. 9pm—3am. Free
before 10pm; £5 after. Weekly. A heady 5 mix of electro-pop. classics and disco
from Jez Hill. FREE Pussy Galore at Espionage.
1 7pm—3am. Weekly. Student anthems. ‘ I Rope at Opal Lounge. 10pm—3am.
FREE Tomorrow People at the GRV.
Free before 1 1pm; £5 (£4) after. Weekly. Dirty. ripped up. funky house and ice cool electro.
10pm—3am. Weekly. The Trouble DJs (Hobbes and Erik d’Viking) focus on playing all the really exciting music out there which you haven‘t heard before or played to death.
I Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. Free before midnight; £2
after. Weekly. Night to give something
back to the bar and club workers with
' everything except cheese from DJ Beefy ; and Wolfjazz.
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FREE Antics at the Hive. 1 lpm—3am. Weekly. Rock. emo. punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh‘s a1t.scene.
; FREE Mothertunk at Opal Lounge.
10pm—3am. Weekly. Gino and Fryer are
' back with their Tuesday institution as
they spin rare and classic funky assed. floor-shaking 60s and 70s grooves. deep funk. Latin. soul and so much more. FREE Red Tape at Red. 10pm-3am. Weekly. Andrew Chadwick throws out
' the rule book and spins Motown. acid
house. indie. crunk and whatever else takes his fancy.
L I Shoot at GHQ. 10.30pm—3am. Free
before 1 lpm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Chart. R&B. classics and kitsch from Dale Lush and friends.
3 FREE Split at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. Weekly. Drum & bass.
. electro. techno and breakbeat with Shadowskill. the Dropout DJs. Dogma
and a smattering of very talented local guests.
I Synthetic Love at Lulu. 8pm—3am. Free before 10pm; £4 after. Weekly.
. Soulful. eclectic sets taking in
everything from new wave to rare
7 groove from Edinburgh's finest
underground DJs Hobbes (Trouble) and Dava (Headspin).
I Vibe at Ego. 10pm—3am. £4. Weekly. The touchstone of Edinburgh's queer
club scene. Boasting a solid mix of
danceable tunes and cheap drinks until the early hours of Wednesday morning. Vibe is the midweek clubbing experience you can rely on.
I Chairmen Meow at Shanghai.
10pm—3am. £l—£4. Weekly. Eclectic chart. dance and indie from Calverto
and Harry Ainsworth.
I Chambles at Opal Lounge. l0pm—3am. £4—£5. Weekly. Night of sexy music. fantastic cocktails and fabulous people. Dress to impress.
FREE Jerk Alert at Red. 10pm—3am. Weekly. ‘Achingly uncool dancefloor
fun' at this indie-meets-youth-club night of old rave and 90s hits.
FREE The Pit at the Hive.
l lpm—3am. Weekly. Rock and metal
' night by rock and metal fans for rock and metal fans.
FREE Robotales at the GRV. 9pm—3am. Weekly. Sophisticated beats combined with live art performance and
exhibitions.
We Are . . . Electric at Cabaret Voltaire. 1 1pm—3am. Free before
midnight; £2 (members free) after.
Weekly. Deep electronic minimal beats
with original WEA resident Flix (25
Jun) and Druzzi (2 Jul). aka Gabe the sax player from punk-funk titans The Rapture. filling in while Gary Mac hits Sonar and Poland.
I Wink at GHQ. 10.30pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Midweek clubbing from DJ Michelle with alternative sounds along the lines of indie. electro. rock'n'roll and pop.
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