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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. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Glasgow Thursdays Club ■ Alternative Nation at Bamboo. 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Barry and Harvey Kartel drum up a mixture of rock, industrial, metal, punk and electro. ■ Antics at Firewater. 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Thursday night indie and rock ‘n’ roll. FREE Blind Pig at Ambar (below Budda). 9pm–3am. 6 Aug. Rhythm and blues club night featuring live band My Old Blue Terraplane and guest band Stomphouse Sauce. ■ Calling All Disco Kids at Karbon. 10.30pm–3am. £4 (£2). 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. ■ Cheap & Nasty at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. 6 Aug. Everything from disco to indie and electro to funk, with Matthew Craig of One More Tune and Define Define. ■ Clatty Pats at Oran Mor. 11pm–3am. £4 (free for NHS 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. ■ Counterfeit at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. £2 (£1). 13 Aug. Iconic nu- metal tracks from the 90s to the 00s with DJ Mythic. ■ Distort/Sustain at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). 6 Aug. Electro, fidget and jackin’ bassline. ■ Electric Gypsyland at Blackfriars. 9pm–2am. £3. 6 Aug. A new club night which presents a mixed mezze of music and food. Featuring arabesque, middle eastern styles, Balkan beats and more from DJ Miss Electric Gypsyland. ■ EQd at the V Club. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. A techno and electronica based night, featuring residents Bobby Wilson, Alexander Technique and Truman Data. FREE Go Wonder! at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. 13 Aug. A monthly night, featuring punk, soul and indie as chosen by the Go Wonder! committee. FREE Hi-Fi at the Bunker Bar. 9pm–2am. Weekly. Dave Sinclair plays indie and rock. ■ Misbehavin’ at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. £2 (£1). 6 Aug. Dolly Daydream and Drucifer serve up a steamy mix of electro, disco, alternative and sleazy sounds. ■ Mixed Bizness at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Cutting edge underground beats and classic dancefloor gems from resident Benny Boom and guest Point to C (13 Aug). Includes entry to R-P-Z. ■ R-P-Z at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Residents Hushpuppy and Bonjour Boi promise a blend of electro, Italo disco, punk-funk and ‘wrong sounds a-plenty’. Includes entry to Mixed Bizness. ■ Rubbermensch and Kaleidoscope at ABC2. 11pm–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. FREE Thursdays at Maggie’s at Maggie May’s. 10pm–3am. Weekly. DJ Marky Mark plays funk, soul, rock and pop.
■ Tosser Thursdays at O’Couture. 4pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks at this new student night. Chart & Party ■ Chopper at the Shed. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. DJ Euan plays party tracks, club classics and requests. ■ Common Room at Common. 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. DJs Craig Kelman and Craig McHugh play party tunes in a house party style. ■ Erotic Pop at Kushion. 8pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. James Lithgow and Ross McMillan chop up instrumentals and vocals to create live mash-ups for the crowd. ■ The Live 1 at Jumpin Jaks. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 before midnight; £4 after. Weekly. Karaoke, chart hits, party classics and guest live bands every week. ■ Rogue at the Viper Bar & Club. 9pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Steven Foy presents all your favourite dance tunes. ■ Rumble Thursdays at the Garage. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Weekly. Chart, pop, indie, R&B and hip hop fight it out for your aural affections. ■ Student Idol at Campus. 8pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £tbc after. Weekly. The student talent competition continues, with a £10,000 top prize. ■ Thursday Reloaded at Victoria’s. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. Residents Noble Whitelaw and Stu McLean bring you a bunch of party anthems. ■ Woohoo! at Valdor. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 after. Weekly. Marky Mark and Nic Modlin play a mixture of disco, soul, indie and electro over two rooms.
Glasgow Fridays Club ■ Back Tae Mine at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £3 before 11pm; £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. ■ Ballbreaker and Vice at the Cathouse. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. DJs Billy and Martin Bate play a selection of rock, metal, emo and even hip hop over two floors. ■ Bamboo Fridays at Bamboo. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. R&B, hip hop, funk and soul from Gavin Sommerville, and Sose in the Lounge. ■ Basement at Soundhaus. 11pm–4am. £7 (£5). 7 Aug. House, electro and techno from Basement regulars 2mankyDJs, Dirty Basement, Elliot Castro and guest Rebecca Vasment. ■ Bespoke Fridays at O’Couture. 8pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks at this brand new club from residents Gordon ‘Harri’ Millar and Mash. FREE Bunker Fridays at the Bunker Bar. 9pm–3am. Weekly. Tam Coyle plays the best from new and established bands until midnight while Andy Wilson drops some new and classic indie favourites until chucking out time, now 3am. ■ Cancelled at Karbon. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. House, electro, indie, and rock‘n’roll with DJs Scott MacKay, Iain Thomson, Kevin McFarlane, Domsko, Iron Ill and Adrian Barry. ■ Canvas Club at Arta. 10pm–3am. £5 (free). Weekly. Live bands plus DJ Joe Deehan playing funk and party classics. ■ Casa at Oran Mor. 11pm–3am. £8. Weekly. Classic house and dance from Mark Robb and guests. ■ Damaged Goods at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 7 Aug. Two floors of punk rock, reggae, classic soul and New York disco. ■ Damnation at Classic Grand. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Rock, metal, punk and emo.
11pm–3am. £10. 7 Aug. Acid
■ Elevator at Byblos. 10pm–3am. £3 before 12.30am; £6 (£3) after. Weekly. R&B, hip hop, dancehall and reggae with DJ Naeem. ■ Eyes Wide Open at the Twisted Wheel. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). 7 Aug. Garage, psych and freakbeat brought to you by EWO DJs Holly and Sarah, plus live guests El Toro and Glasgow’s own The Brutes, with guest DJ Jamie Kidd (Get The Records On). ■ Friday Night Live at Firewater. 10pm–3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. Stellar indie sounds from Craig Wilson. ■ Minimize at Ad Lib. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). 7 Aug. Minimal techno from guest Sasha Von Thulen, and resident DJs Gaiden and Minimalism. ✽✽ Monox at the Sub Club. legends Unit Moebius make their first UK appearance in well over a decade, joined by the French-Russian Dasha Rush bringing her own take on dark abstract minimalism to the dancefloor. ■ Music for Pleasure at Bamboo. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Indie, pop and electro from Sose, with R&B and hip hop from Gareth Sommerville in room two. ■ Old Skool at the Buff. 11pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Funk, soul and disco from DJs Craig Thompson, Jack and Gordie. ■ Pull Up the Roots at Hummingbird. 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Three floors of music, with the Stereofunk DJs playing minimal techno and house, Kev Stevens playing soul, funk and hip hop, and Melting Pot’s Andrew Pirie and Simon Cordiner providing disco and house in the penthouse. ■ Red’n’Black at Drop. 10pm–3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. An urban night with the Artistik DJs. ■ SNO!storm at Xscape Braehead. 7pm–midnight. £25 inc equipment hire. 7 Aug. A freestyle skiing, snowboarding and music event featuring the winners of the SNO!storm DJ competition. 200m of real snow with jumps, rails and bangin’ tunes from the top of the slope. ■ Style Wars at Blackfriars. 11pm–3am. £3. 7 Aug. Breaks, beats and hip hop. ✽✽ Tictactoeclub at Stereo. minimal house and techno night, with guest Seth Troxler joining resident Andrew Doran. ■ Toxic Pop at Bamboo. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Geoff M and Craig Laws play quality house music plus R&B and hip hop from Gavin Sommerville. ■ Velvet at O’Couture. 8pm–3am. £5 (£3). 7 Aug. Minimal techno and house from Privatus, Rob Etherton, Paddy Le Mac, Kill the Kid, Marmalade Man, Palpatine and Rainey, now in a new venue. FREE White Noise with Billy Woods at Mama San. 9pm–3am. Weekly. Music for adults. Glasgow legend Billy Woods plays the tunes in style. 11pm–3am. £7. 7 Aug. A new
Chart & Party ■ 118-118 at the Classrooms. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. A poptastic student party hosted by Ray Woods, Miguel and guests. ■ Aftersun Fridays at Sea. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 after. Weekly. Sea’s new summer party night kicks off the weekend. ■ Audio Filth at Common. 5pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Friday nights are getting dirty with Ross McMillan and Big Al orchestrating some of the filthiest house, electro, hip hop and indie. ■ The Big Office Party at Campus. 6pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £tbc after. Weekly. Karaoke comps from 6pm plus Deal or No Deal (with a £500 prize) at 10pm. Then party on ‘til the wee hours with comedy party games and cheesy pop. Free buffet for parties of six or more. ■ Boho Fridays at Boho. 9.30pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Fridays at Boho are funky, with DJ Robin B.
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■ Cheesy Pop at Queen Margaret Union. 10pm–3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. After many years, rampant hordes of mucky-minded, vodka fuelled urchins still flock to hear DJ Toast’s edam selection. ■ Crash at the Shed. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Euan and Andy play all the party tracks you know and love. ✽✽ Famous at Kushion. 4pm–3am. Free with Social Animal keyring before midnight; £7 (£5) after. Weekly. Kicking off from 4pm with a free barbecue during summer (weather permitting). DJ Fozzie Maden kicks off the music with relaxed house, funk and soul. Joe Smith then takes over, and finally James Lithgow and DJ Status take it through to 3am with indie, electro, house and hip hop. ■ Fresh Friday at Victoria’s. 10.30pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Two rooms containing a selection of Ibiza anthems, commercial dance and Nu-nrg. ■ Fridays at Jumpin Jaks at Jumpin Jaks. 10pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Chart and party tracks for a Friday night. No sportswear, but trainers are okay. ■ Garage Mobile Disco at the Garage. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Chart, indie, R&B and hip hop, with karaoke in Snapshotz. ■ It’s Showtime! at Madness. 10pm–3am. £3. Weekly. Mainstream party fun from the Madness Stage Crew, compere Mark Donnelly and DJ Marty Party. ■ Jamboree at the Viper Bar & Club. 9pm–3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. R&B and funky house from Richie McColm. Glasgow Saturdays
Club ■ Absolution at Classic Grand. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Rock, metal, industrial and punk to liven up your Saturday night. FREE Bunker Saturdays at the Bunker Bar. 9pm–2am. Weekly. Toast drops indie bits, rock picks and student anthems. FREE Canvas Club at Arta. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. See Fri. ■ Couture Saturdays at O’Couture. noon–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks at this brand new club. ■ Hanoi Rocks at Firewater. 9pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £3 (£2) after. Weekly. DJs Joe Smith and Craig Wilson play indie from past and present to a discerning music crowd. ■ Homegrown at Bamboo. 10.30pm–3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Stevie Sole plays a funky, soulful house set with Miguel playing R&B and Dominic Martin supplying the funk and jazz. ■ Karbon Saturdays at Karbon. 11pm–3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Kevin McFarlane, Stephen Lee and Woody mix up the dance sounds, while Illyus and Status supply full-on urban anthems. ■ Nu Skool at the Buff. 10.30pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Nick Peacock, Craig Thompson, John Ross and Alex, provide a fine line in disco, northern soul and all things funky. ■ One More Tune at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). 8 Aug. Second birthday for the electro and techno night, with Dan Monox and residents Define Define. Note the new venue. See preview, page 18. ■ otaSCOTIA at the Flying Duck. 10pm–3am. £tbc. 8 Aug. Online Geek Radio presents a night of Japanese sounds. ■ Outbound at Blackfriars. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 8 Aug. Club night with resident Mark M and guest Troubleshooter.
✽✽ FREE Pretty Ugly at Admiral Bar Basement. 11pm–3am. 8 Aug. The
Pretty Ugly girls will be playing sexy, glamorous indie rock‘n’roll, electro beats, 60s soul and experimenting with some new artists to get everyone in the mood for dirty dancing. This Recessionista Special is free entry for one month only. 6–13 Aug 2009 THE LIST 19