Glasgow
Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to clubsglasgow.hotmail.com. Glasgow listings are compiled by David Pollock.
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I Alternative Nation at Bamboo.
l lpm—3am. Free before I Iprn; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Barry and Harvey Kartel drum up a mixture of rock. industrial. metal. punk and electro.
FREE Blind Pig at Ambar (below Budda). 9pm—3arn. 5 Mar. Rhythm and blues club night featuring live band My Old Blue Terraplane and guest DJ Junior Otaman.
I Calling All Disco Kids at Karbon.
I lpm-3am. £4 (free). Weekly. Heskey' and Big Al drop hip hop and R&B while Raw B and Euan McLeod play classics and hand out cash prizes at this student night. Scott McKay plays house in the lounge. I Clatty Pats at Oran Mor. l lpm—3arn. £4 (free for N HS workers). Weekly. Glasgow‘s Cleopatra‘s is resurrected for the 21st century with a mix of classic house. cheesy chart anthems and smooth R&B. With resident DJ Mark Robb.
I Elecktra at Pivo Pivo. Spin—lain. £3. 5 Mar. All-girl DJ team Miss Enemy and Sasha Von Thulen deliver an edgy. eclectic medley of tech-house. techno and minimal treats; with regular live electropunk acts Baby Bones and A-lix.
I EQd at the V Club. l().3()prn—3am. £3. Weekly. A new techno and electronica based night. featuring residents Bobby Wilson. Alexander Technique and Truman Data. With Sunday Circus' Affi Kornan on 5 Mar.
I Get Manci at Firewater. 9pin—3am. £tbc. Weekly. Rock‘n‘roll and indie classics from the Firewater team.
I Go Wonder! at Nice‘n'SIeazy.
l 1.30pm—3am. £2. 12 Mar. A monthly night. featuring punk. soul and indie as chosen by the Go Wonder! committee.
I Rang the DJ at Byblos. 10.30prn—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. New student night at Byblos. Resident DJ Fiona J plays student anthems and chart tunes. plus party games hosted by glamour model Michelle Marsh and Suzie McGuire (Clyde I).
FREE iii-Fl at the Bunker Bar. 9pm—2am. Weekly. Dave Sinclair plays indie and rock.
I Look Who i Know at the Flying Duck. l0pm—3am. £3. l9 Mar. New club night with drinks promos all night. while Dave M plays music to dance to.
I Misbehavin' at the Cathouse. llpm—3arn. £2 (£1). 5 Mar. Dolly Daydream and Drucifer serve up a steamy mix of electro. disco. alternative and sleazy sounds.
I Mixed Illness at Glasgow School of Art. llpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Cutting edge underground beats and classic dancefloor gems resident Benny Boom and guest Playdoe (5 Mar). Includes entry to R-P-Z.
I Mutant Music at the Flying Duck. 9pm—2am. £4. 12 Mar. With live bands Sparrow and the Workshop. Bad Bad Men. The Second Hand Marching Band and Blood of the Bull. DJs What‘s That Noise? and the Splendid Dead residents play an addictively oddball selection.
I "CRAVE at Stereo. 1 tpm—3am. £4 (£3). 5 Mar. Tokamak. The Niallist. Louts and Fox Gut Daata perform live. Team Little Rock and Bitskit (Michael Flatline) DJ. Live bands. great DJs. cheap drinks and Little Rock goodies for all in attendance. What else are you going to do on a Thursday? See preview. page 34.
I R-P-Z at Glasgow School of Art.
1 lpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Skewed but deeply danceable house and techno from
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the artists formerly known as Record Playerl. with residents Hashpuppy and Bonjour Boi. They still promise the same blend of electro. ltalo disco. punk-funk and 'wrong sounds a-plenty'. though. Includes entry to Mixed Bi/ness.
I Rubbermensch and Kaleidoscope at .-\B(‘2. llpin 3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. A night for indie lovers. Andy Wilson is in charge. and Paul Needles plays vintage punk and rock'n'roll in the Polar Bar.
I Sideshow at Admiral Bar Basement. l()prn—3arn. £3 before I lpm; £4 after. I: Mar. Straddling the gap between techno and disco. with local guest Brian d'Sou/a and residents BICIiI’ and Reall.ive('live. FREE Thursdays at the Cathouse.
I Ipm-3am. Weekly. DJs Billy and ('olin playing anthernic rock. metal and emo. FREE Thursdays at Maggie’s at Maggie May's. l()pm—3arn. Weekly. DJ Marky Mark plays funk. sotil. rock and pop.
I Tosser Thursdays at ()‘(‘outnre. 4pm—3arn. £tbc. Weekly. Indie. dance. pop and cheap drinks at this new student night.
Chart & Party
I Common Room at (‘onnnon l()prn—3arn. I‘ree before I lpm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. DJs Craig Kelman and Craig McHugh play party tunes in a house party style.
I Erotic Pop at Kushion. 9pm 73am. £5 (£3). Weekly. I‘arnous b'lls anthems with a modern day twist.
I High School Party Thursdays at the Classrooms. l lplll’ 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. DJ Davy Davidson fills the Classrooms full of chart hits. cheesy tunes and some indie rock.
I Rogue at the Viper Bar ck ('lub. ()prn—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Steven I-‘oy presents all your favourite dance tunes.
I Super Duper Thursdays at the Garage. I lpm—3ain. £5 (£3). Weekly. The Garage's popular student night with Gerry Lyons. Steven Moody and DJ Andy.
I Thursday Reloaded at Victoria‘s.
I lpm—3ain. £3. Weekly. Residents .\'oble Whitelaw and Stu McLean bring you a bunch of party anthems.
FREE Woohoo! at Valdor. l Ipiii 3am before midnight: £4 after. Weekly. Marky Mark and Nic Modliri play a mixture of disco. soul. indie and electro over two
Club
I Back Tae Mine at the Flying Duck. 1 lprn—3arn. £3 before I lpm; £5 after. Weekly. Going out is the new staying in. as this night offers booze. tea. toast. bands and DJs to create a houseparty vibe.
I Balkanarama at Stereo. 9prn—3am. £6 before I lprn; £8 after. l3 Mar. Night of gypsy/Balkan/kle/iner madness. film and visuals featuring live music from Black Cat Band. the Vrelo Balkan female choir and DJ Marco of ()rkestra Del Sol. I Ballbrealter and Vice at the Cathouse. l().3()prn—3ain. £5 (£4). Weekly. DJs Billy and Martin Bate play a selection of rock. metal. emo and even hip hop over two floors.
I Bamboo Fridays at Bamboo. l()pm—3am. £5. Weekly. R&B. hip hop. funk and soul frorn Gavin Sornrnerville. and Sose in the Lounge.
I Basement at Soundhaus. I lprn-4arn. £7 (£5). 6 Mar. House. electro and techno from Basement regulars ZinankyDJs. Dirty Basement. Dance Junkie and [Evil Ean.
I Bass Warrior at Woodside Social Club. l()pni—Zam. £5. 6 Mar. DJ Dirtsman brings you a blazin' night of total reggae dancehall. with a bit of Soca thrown in to give a complete Caribbean vibe.
I Bespoke Fridays at O’Couture. noon—3am. £tbc. Weekly. Indie. dance. pop and cheap drinks at this brand new club from residents Gordon ‘HarTi' Millar and Mash.
I Bigtoot's Tea Party at Maggie May's. ll _‘~l)prn 3am. £4. b Mar 'l‘echno. (ilasgow style With residents Marmalade Man and Inns l’as. and guests Jean Ramesse (Slea/e) and Simon Stokes (Monti Digital) Reduser handles the visuals FREE Bunker Fridays at the Bunker Bar. 0pm 3am Weekly Tani ('oy le plays the best from new and established bands until midnight while .\ndy Wilson drops some new and classic indie favourites until chucking out time. now 3am I Canvas Club at Arta l()prn 3am. £. (free). Weekly l,)\ e lialtds plus I” Joe Deehan playing ltiiik and party classics. I Casa at ()r‘an Moi. I lpni 3am £.\'. Weekly. ('lassic house and dance from Mark Robb and guests I Curious Curious at Stereo. I lprn 3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Ilie late night sound abounds at this club from David Bar'bar'ossa (Huntley and I’alrner's Audio Club) and Andrew Div inc ( The Art School). (‘urrous ' You should he I Damnation at (‘lassic (nantl. ll).3()pm 3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Rock. metal. punk and emo. I Dannix at ('i'ib. llpiii 3am. £(i (£4 I. \Vcekly. DJ Yaw and DJ Abena play a llll\ of African. reggae. ragga. dancehall. Rth and lirp hop. I Dollymixtures at (ini'u. 0pm 3am. U) (£4 I. \Vcclsly. Indie. rock. electro and pop in the main room hosted by DJs Billy Milligan (Kushron/Viper‘) and Cameron ('raig ((‘arnpusi pltis weekly special guests (not to be llll\c(l tip w lIlI Dolly Misture). I Eyes Wide Open at the Tw istetl Wheel. llpiii 3am. £5 (£4). b Mar. (iarage. psych and freakbeat brought to you by liW() DJs Ilolly and Sarah. plus guest DJ Mikey ('ollins (liriday Street). I Fiasco at Admiral Bar Basement. Ill.3(lpin 3am. £(i before I lprn; £8 alter. l3 Mar. Fiasco moves to its new home and show s its appreciation for successful local house producer‘s. .Ioiriirig residents lid-I’M and lira/er Dev itie are (This Harris and Domenic Martin of (itiestliouse and Nordic Tras. Also Ibi/a (iroov e head honcho and Space resident Marcoloco w ill also be in the house. I Funkstep at the Winchester. 8pm 3am. £8 (£(i). l3 Mar. A funk/dubstep ftisiori night for charity with live bands I)estino and I'Nl'ls'. and the All ('aps liamily DJs playing a range of tlubstep. bassline and garage. FREE Glitch at Maggie May 's. l l.3()pltt~5attt. l5 Mar. lilccll‘o, house. techno and disco. I Heavylight Darkbright at Stereo. ‘)prn-3am. £5. D Mar. After Smiths tribute band The Srnyths cancelled on Pinup Nights. the club decided to keep the date and let their DJ John 'Butcher' ('assidy indulge the ‘Modular/DI-A end of his record collection. With guest DJs I-‘indo (iask and live bands Tokyo Knife Attack. Futuristic Retro Champions and Nevada Base.
MNX _100 at the Sub ('lub.
llpiii 3am. £l2 (£l()). b Mar. Something new from the Motto\ (cart) to celebrate the techno club's l()(lth party. With guests Monolake and 'I‘++. See preview. page 35.
Nevereverland at the Arches. llprii 3am. £I3 £IX. I3 Mar. Modular Records' Nevereverland Festival
makes its Scottish debut with Afrika Bambaataa. Alexis Taylor (Ilot Chip DJ set). The Bang (iang Deejays. Rex The Dog. Tame Impala and Modular DJs. I Offline at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. l()prn 2am. £3. (i Mar. Residents CJ and Dave Dale play a party blend of hotise and techno to help raise money for Diabetes I'Is'. I Old Skool at the Buff. I lprn~3arn. £(i. Weekly. Funk. soul and disco from DJs Craig Thompson. Jack and (iordie. Optimo presents a New Kind of Kick at Stereo. I [pin-31in). £5. l3 Mar. ()ptirno say: 'The recent passing of The Crainps‘ Lux Interior totally devastated Us. and we felt compelled to do something to mark the occasion. So
on l'riday March 13th. we will host a musical celebration ot the lite ot I us This will be a night of music l'he ('ranips taught us tilthy rock'n'roll. rockabilly. strip music and swamp slea/e. and of course a healthy (lose ot music tron) the mighty ('rarnps themselves I Pangea at the (ilasgow School ol -\it llpm iani £5 (v \Iai Dundee (lt'tlltl .\ bass night. with residents Special I‘d. l’rolcssa l'resli. MC lroubla. \lt' .\(‘. .lckt and J/Y. and guest DJ Rediurn ot lzdinburgh's \(ii/tee/ I Press Record/Play at the \ (‘lnb Ilprn iani £.\ Ii Mar l‘echno. house and elcctroruca. w ith guest DJs (ioldic lookin‘ ('ham and Stick 4 ill playing live in the back room I Rattleshake at .\\llllll.ll Bar Basement llpiii iarn £4 (£3) b Mar local promoters and laces Iain ('oer and ('r'aig Mc(iee lullil a long held ambition by (earning tip to host a new night Both DJs will be trying to outdo each other with a lovingly crafted selection ()l quality indie iock‘n‘roll from the last titty years lllls is also the launch night tor the new Rob Da Bank curated compilation on Sonia. I Rectify at Soundhaus l Iprn 4am. £lll (£3) liMat lccliiio \\llll .lol'datt Suckley ((iootlgreel ). Stewart liainer' (Armada). residents Mark Doc and ('olin Bell. and more in the back room I Red’n’Black at Drop l()prn 3am £7 (£5) Weekly A new urban night with the .-\l‘tlstlk l)Js. I Return to Mono at the Sub ('lnb. llpiii 3am. £l() (£.\'), IiMai A first- class house/techno party tron) Slain. guest’starr'ing returning favourite lurik l).\()ltl. I Solardisco at Blacklriars. llpiii iarn £5 before midnight; £7 after. b Mar Special guest ()slo's Rune l.)ndbaek (\(iitl/l’aper Recordings) ioins residents Maelstrom ll‘.\l\llll() Recordings). Kev Stevens and (‘r‘arg 'l‘honipson l()t a night ()I house and techno. I Supernova at the Arches. Ill5llptti 3am. £13. (v Mar. Tech-house and techno from Mr. (' (es-Sliainen). Radioactive Man (Two l.one Swordsttlcti) and local guests Sunday (‘ir'cus I Tapped at the Twisted w heel. I lprii 3am. £3. l3 Mai: Inspect alternative classics. the best new acts. unknown pleasures and cei‘tiliable times at this new indie rnglu. I Toxic Pop at Bamboo. l()3l)prn tan). £5. Weekly. (icofl M and ('r'arg l,aws play quality house music plus Rth and hip ho) from (iavin Sornrnei‘ville. * Vacuum at Studio “firehouse. l()pin 3am. £5. l3 Mar. The rniglity Richard Sen (()l I’added (‘ell and Brons Dogs) joins local boys Ke\ Stmclis and Craig 'l‘honipson (Solar Disco) for a night of gorgeous electro. FREE White Noise with Billy Woods at Mania San. ‘me 3am, Weekly. Mtisic for adults. (ilasgow legend Billy Woods plays the ttiiies in style. I XXL at Crib. l()prii 3am. £(i (£4). Weekly. Ilesky and Big Al play hip hop. dancehall and grime while Ray Woods plays old school classics.
Chart & Party
I Audio Filth at ('orninon. 5pm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. l-‘riday nights are getting dirty with Ross McMillan and Big Al orchestrating some of the lilthiest house. electro. hip hop and indie.
I Back to the 90s, Return to the 808 at Byblos. l lprii 3am. £5 (free). Weekly. A proper retrofest from Ste). ic Kerr and Stuart McCorrisken.
I End of the Line Fridays at the (iarage. I lpiii 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Craig and Brian play pop. chart. classics and anthems in the Mair) Hall. w hilc Nicola hosts another night of Garage karaoke. [p in the Attic. Disco Dave plays indie anthems. while in (i2 (ieorge Bowie mixes up hip hop. RotB and soul throughout the night.
I Jamboree at the Viper Bar a; (lab. ()prn—3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Rodi and funky hoUsc frorii Richie McCoIm.