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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. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Glasgow Thursdays ■ Alternative Nation at Classic Grand. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. Barry and Harvey Kartel drum up a mixture of rock, industrial, metal, punk and electro. ■ Ballers Social Club: Terror Danjah at the Sub Club. 10pm–2am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. 22 Oct. Dubstep, grime and garage from Terror Danjah (Planet Mu), Greena (Night Slugs/ApplePips) and Jongerre (Baddermanz). They join the LuckyMe DJs, who play a mix of hip hop, dubstep, techno and more. ■ 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. 15 Oct. 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. ■ Electric Gypsyland at Blackfriars. 9pm–1am. £3. 5 Nov. A mixed mezze of music and food. Featuring arabesque, middle eastern styles, Balkan beats and more from DJ Miss Electric Gypsyland. ■ 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 DJ Moneyshot (15 Oct). Includes entry to R-P-Z. See preview, page 40. ■ 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’, with German electro trio Beens (22 Oct). Includes entry to Mixed Bizness. Part of Glasgay!. ■ 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. ■ Soul Glo at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. DJ Wee Cheesy rolls funk, soul, electro and indie classics. ■ Synth at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3 students). 22 Oct. A brand new student night, playing electro, disco and future pop. ■ Teenage Lust at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £tbc. 8 Oct. A mutant disco of wedding standards and American punk from the Aberdonian night, now relocated to Glasgow. FREE Thursdays at Maggie’s at Maggie May’s. 10pm–3am. Weekly. DJ
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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 student night. Glasgow Fridays
■ 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. ■ Ballers Social Club: Jamie Vex’d at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £10 (£8). 9 Oct. Jamie Vex’d, Rustie and Darkstar join the LuckyMe DJs, who play a mix of hip hop, dubstep, techno and more. ■ Bamboo Fridays at Bamboo. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. R&B, hip hop, funk and soul from Gavin Sommerville, and Sose in the Lounge.
✽✽ The B^stard Dancehall at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 16 Oct. The team behind the recently departed Kinky Afro welcome Andrew Weatherall for a new party. ■ 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. ■ Bitch Presents Sebastian Leger at the Arches. 10pm–3am. £16 (£14 advance). 9 Oct. Main room electro house from Leger, supported by H2, Dale Cassell, Rebecca Vasment and more. 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. ■ 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. ■ Carnaval at the Arches. 10.30pm–2.30am. £5. 16 Oct. DJ Eletricat’s night seeks to emulate the backyards DIY ethic of Brazilian parties, with dancers, costumes and live bands adding the authentic feel of her home country. ■ Casa at Oran Mor. 11pm–3am. £8. Weekly. Classic house and dance from Mark Robb and guests. ■ The Cave at the Flying Duck. 8.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). 9 Oct. Looking for a new kinda kick. Garage, punk, psychobilly and sleaze, with live bands and DJs. ■ Damnation at Classic Grand. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Rock, metal, punk and emo. ■ Distortion at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 11pm–2am. £5. 9 Oct. House and techno at this Recession Session, with guest DJ Sewelly (Relentless). ■ Elevator at Byblos. 10pm–3am. £3 before 12.30am; £6 (£3) after. Weekly. R&B, hip hop, dancehall and reggae with DJ Naeem. ■ Fiasco at Admiral Bar Basement. 10.30pm–3am. £4 before 11.30pm; £6 after; students £4 all night. 9 Oct. This month Fiasco resident Ed Marco welcomes Ibiza Groove’s MarcoLoco for some underground house action. Friends of the club Pedro and Ali-oop will also be appearing. ■ Friday Night Live at Firewater. 10pm–3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. Stellar indie sounds from Craig Wilson. ■ Get Jiggy at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £5. 9 Oct. DJ Dirtsman brings you a blazin’ night of total reggae
dancehall, with a bit of Soca thrown in to give a complete Caribbean vibe. Featuring the mighty Bass Warrior Sound System. ■ Impact at Soundhaus. 9.30pm–3.30am. £12. 16 Oct. Hardcore and industrial techno, gabba and drum & bass, with guests DJ Ruffneck, D- Passion (both Holland), Miss Twilight (US) and Fracture 4. ■ Johnny Whoop at Bar Bloc. 11pm–3am. Free entry before midnight; £2 after. 16 Oct. Club night, with guest Matthew Craig (One More Tune). ■ Lock Up Your Daughters at the Flying Duck. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4 students). 16 Oct. In your face ’zine makers Lock Up Your Daughters present a ‘hella gay dance party’, with DJs Suezz, Lock Up Your DJs and Lucy. ■ Monkey Puzzle at Bar Bloc. 11pm–3am. Free entry before midnight; £2 after. 9 Oct. Club night with Eddie Railton.
✽✽ Mount Heart Attack at La Cheetah. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 16 Oct. A new night for a new venue, on the site of the Twisted Wheel. ■ 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.
✽✽ Pest Control Records First Birthday at the Universal.
11pm–3am. £9. 16 Oct. The electronic label from Glasgow celebrates its first birthday, with a guest set from Marco Passarani and hosts Dan Monox and The Wasp. ■ The Psychedelic Ballroom at Blackfriars. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). 16 Oct. Live sets by hosts The Balladeers and headliners Scunner, then DJs Alpha Mitchell (Funhouse/Hidden Masters),
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Paul Puppet (Rio Cafe) and The Balladeers play an eclectic mix of 60s garage psyche, freak‘n’roll and heavy 70s prog-psyche. ■ 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. ■ QueerBash at the Flying Duck. 10pm. £5 (£4). 16 Oct. Another night of lo-fi, DIY and underground DJs and live bands with a punk ethos from Lock Up Your Daughters. ■ Raw Vibez at Ivory Blacks. 11pm–3am. £5. 16 Oct. Bringing you a funked up four hours of dubstep, disco, fidget and house, featuring guest DJ Foliage. ■ Riot Radio at Maggie May’s. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. DJ Dan South presents indie rock’n’roll from the 60s to the present day.
✽✽ Sensu is 5: Part One at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 16 Oct. The
first of two parties this month celebrating the first half-decade of Sensu, this time with guest star Michael Meyer. ■ Shapes at Byblos. 11pm–3am. £12, £10 (£8 in advance). 16 Oct. A night of main room house with DJ Huggy, Steven McCreery and support from Unique, Jan Cree, Daniel Robertson and Terry Whyte. ■ Spit Fire at Blackfriars. 9pm–2am. £4. 9 Oct. A delectable soundtrack of new and classic indie, punk, pop, rock and electro. ■ 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.
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