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Edinburgh Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to clubs@list.co.uk. Edinburgh listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Edinburgh Thursdays
■ Audacious at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £5. 27 Nov. Night promoting up-and-coming acts and DJs, for a night of take-no-prisoners breakcore, gabba, D&B, techno, hardcore and jungle. ■ Bounce at Po Na Na. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Thursday night mix of classic R&B, funky house and dance beats from Tokyoblu’s John Hutchison. ■ The Bridge Rectifier at the GRV. 11pm–3am. Free. 27 Nov. Live electronic dance music. ■ Coco Island at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Gareth Sommerville brings the party beats to Opal’s Tiki lounge special. ■ Crash at Luna. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. A new Thursday nighter for Luna, with electro, hip hop and indie upstairs and drum & bass and dubstep in the basement. ■ Dance or Die at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Free. Weekly. Hands-up dance, electro house and 90s with Robbie and Andy. ■ Galaxy Scotland Launch Night at Cabaret Voltaire. 7pm–3am. £tbc. 27 Nov. A marathon eight hour event featuring bands and DJs, all aimed at celebrating the launch of Galaxy 105- 106 FM in Scotland. ■ Ghantin at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £3. 4 Dec. Underground beats, hard drum & bass, technoid breakcore and hardcore with King Tom, Tamobanter, and En3my. ■ italoBLACK at Sneaky Pete’s. 10pm–3am. Free. Weekly. DJ Benetti plays Italo disco non-stop all night. ■ Kinky Indie at Citrus Club. 11pm–3am. £5 (£2). Weekly. Indie music with a touch of ska, 60s and 80s. ■ Limbo at the Voodoo Rooms. 8.30pm–1am. £5 (£4). 27 Nov & 4 Dec. The Black Spring DJs man the decks and bring you a handful of acts each week, with a first birthday party featuring Micachu, A-Lix and Ex-Lion Tamer (27 Nov) and Pumajaw (on their album tour), Sparrow & the Workshop and Eagleowl (4 Dec). ■ Robopop at GHQ. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £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 weekend. ■ Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Free. 4 & 11 Dec. Indie/electro night from the Cab, with residents from Clash and Spies in the Wires. Spanish DJs Buffetlibre (Rewind), who have remixed everyone form Cut Copy to The Go! Team, guest on 4 Dec. ■ Vanity at Berlin Bierhaus. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Cutting edge soul, R&B, electro house and funky house. Edinburgh Fridays
■ Adventures in Stereo at the Picture House. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 (£2) after. Weekly. Andy Wilson heads this indie, electro, pop night for ‘music lovers who love to dance’ at Edinburgh’s newest venue. ■ Autobahn at Out Of The Blue Drill Hall. 6pm. 5 Dec. Kraftwerk after work! Masonic Youth (Carbolic Frolic, Destiny Street) spin new wave, electro, kraut rock, post-punk, industrial and synth pop. ■ Balkanarama at Studio 24. 9pm–3am. £7 before 11pm; £9 after. 28
Limbo Half club half gig, Limbo has been bringing new live music to Edinburgh’s Thursday nights for a year now. For their first birthday (27 Nov) expect live sets from Micachu (pictured) and their avant-pop, twisted disco from A-Lix, Ex-Lion Tamer and Dead Boy Robotics. Plus DJ skills from your hosts the Black Spring DJs and guests (Oly) Hobo and Chris (Fast). Not forgetting Pumajaw, Sparrow & the Workshop and Eagleowl the following week (4 Dec). ■ The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, Thu 27 Nov & 4 Dec.
Nov. Night of gypsy/Balkan/klezmer madness, film and visuals featuring live music from the ten-piece Black Cat and DJ Sava.
✽ Big Toe’s Hi-Fi at Wee Red Bar. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 5 Dec. Reggae,
dancehall, hip hop and other dubby grooves from Barba Poppa Choppa, C- Biscuit, Splifka, featuring an exclusive live set from grime/techno star Neil Landstrumm (Tresor/Scandinavia). ■ Bubblegum Boogaloo at the Voodoo Rooms. 9pm–1am. Free. 5 Dec. Night of ‘groovy retro, shaggadelic lounge, psychedelic pop, hip instrumentals and easy’n’sleazy listening’ from your hosts Tall Paul and Big Gus (The Go-Go), featuring special live guests The Wildebeestes. ■ Club for Heroes at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £5. 28 Nov. Classic New York disco, German techno and Chicago house with a ‘healthy sense of humour’. Joined by special guests Jamie Spectrum and the Boy Blunder for a night of ‘psychedelic joy’. ■ Cyberia 2.0 at Teviot Underground. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). 28 Nov. EMB, darkwave and synthpop as Edinburgh alternative, rock and goth DJs join forces for a night of serious industrial. ■ Departure Lounge at the Caves. 10pm–3am. £7 before midnight; £8 after (£7). 28 Nov. World beats, electro jazz and Latin rhythms collide as the DL residents enjoy a soundclash with Glasgow’s Bebado. With Samba Ya Bamba (live) and a DJ set from Chief and Dog, with residents Jiminez, Mr Zimbabwe and Cammy. ■ Evol at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Edinburgh’s longest running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic
alternative and crossover tunes, Evol’s an institution. ■ Fabuloz Fridays at Base. 10pm–3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Edinburgh’s hottest urban party from DJ Fabuloz and MC Flow. ■ Flava at Massa. 10.30pm–3am. £3. Weekly. Hugely successful R&B and urban night with Nick G, Phaze 2 and Prospect. ■ Jigsaw at Luna. 10pm–3am. £6. 28 Nov. A night of breaks, tech-house and techno from the likes of Ryan Ellis, Chris Brown, Ed D and more. All raising funds for the British Horse Society and breast cancer charity Breakthrough. ■ KandiFlip at Po Na Na. 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. R&B, house and dance classics from Jay and Mark B. ■ Misfits at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £4 after. Weekly. DIY indie, electro, punk, rock and retro with bargain drinks. ■ Modern Lovers at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; 6 after. 28 Nov. Blues, garage punk, 60s pop, Motown, funk and beyond as Modern Lovers celebrate their eighth birthday joined by Camera Obscura for a DJ set. See preview, page 34. ■ Nuklear Puppy at Luna. 10pm–3am. £10. 5 Dec. Residents Jason Cortez, Phil York and Dean Newton keep the hard dance flag flying in the capital. Christmas party night with the hard rocking house of Anne Savage. ■ Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. Funked up vocal house and dance classics from Jez Hill. ■ Our House at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £7 after. 5 Dec. Tony K and Liam G take over the
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Speakeasy with some classic house and funky electro. ■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Music from 1976 through to 1989. In other words, a healthy dose of punk, new wave, new romantic and electro-pop (now with added 90s). ■ Ska Dance Craze at the Bongo Club. 10pm–3am. £10. 5 Dec. A mixture of authentic ska plus This ‘R’ 2-Tone, Roddy Radiation (from The Specials) & the Skabilly Rebels and Big Fat Panda performing live. ■ Skunk Funk at the Jazz Bar. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests with funk from the eight-piece Soul Foundation (28 Nov) followed by US drummer Paul Mills’ Mind Excursion (5 Dec). ■ Sugarbeat at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £10. 28 Nov. Tim and Jez (Utah Saints) host this anything goes mash-up of breakbeat, drum & bass, electro and hip hop joined by the audio- visual cut up king DJ Yoda. ■ Sweet Potato at Hudson Club. 10pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Weekly. New weekly night dedicated to ‘everything classic’ in the world of funk, hip hop, Motown, disco and pop rock, as long as it’s good they’ll play it. ■ Synthetic at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £5. 28 Nov. Techno, electro, breaks and drum & bass night with The Physicist and the Dirty Bass Stewards.
✽ Trouble at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £10 (advance tickets
£8). 5 Dec. A Bestival special as founding father Rob da Bank joins Trouble (who are well known guests at the festival), Deep Iain and rap trio Young Fathers (live).
Edinburgh Saturdays
■ Beat Control at the Picture House. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 (£3) after. Weekly. The Evol DJs dish out the best in twisted pop and alternative beats.
✽ Boombox presents Fergie at the Liquid Room. 10pm–3am. £10
before 11.30pm; £12 after (£10). 29 Nov. Edinburgh’s house night Irish hard house, trance and techno sensation, Fergie, to Edinburgh. ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £4 after. Weekly. A student friendly chewed up, spat out mix of electro, pop, dance, disco, soul and indie. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £2.50 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Indie, 60s garage, electro, northern soul, ska, 70s punk and new wave at this Edinburgh institution for those in the know after a quick fix of decent music and attitude free clubbing. ■ Fever at Luna. 11pm–3am. £10 (£5 members before 11.15pm; £8 after). 6 Dec. DJs Fisher & Price (Taste) play an eclectic mix of the best underground dance music joined by regular guest the Visitor (aka Jon Pleased). ■ Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Scottish jazz, funk, soul and Latin bands join DJ Astroboy, with funky hip hop form Underling (29 Nov) and loops, funk and beyond from Joe Acheson Quartet (6 Dec). ■ The 4C at Pivo Caffè. 11pm–3am. Free. 6 Dec. The Four Corners crew bring their funk, jazz, Latin, soul, Afro and reggae thing to Pivo. ■ Grand Theft Audio at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. New Saturday nighter in the Speakeasy playing out hip hop and funk.
✽ Headspin at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £10. 29 Nov. Over ten
years strong and no let up in the sheer quality of four-deck manipulated funk, hip hop, disco, house and beats. With special guests The Glimmers, who will be giving everyone a free copy of their new album The Glimmers are Gee Gee Fazzi. See preview, page 35.
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