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Berg Nixon (M_nus) will be touching down at The Universal. See preview, page 36. ■ 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. FREE The Psychedelic Ballroom at MacSorley’s. 8.30pm–1am. 8 Jan. A live set by hosts The Balladeers, then DJs 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.
✽✽ Return to Mono at the Sub Club. 10pm–4am. £13. 8 Jan. A first-class
house/techno party from Slam. ■ 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. ■ Tipsy at Karibu. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Super-stylish R&B and urban sounds. Note the venue points out that ID is a must. ■ 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. FREE White Noise with Billy Woods at Mama San. 9pm–3am. Weekly. Music for adults. Glasgow legend Billy Woods plays the tunes in style. Chart & Party ■ 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. ■ Boho Fridays at Boho. 9.30pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Fridays at Boho are funky, with DJ Robin B. ■ 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. ■ 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. ■ 118-118 at the Classrooms. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. A poptastic student party hosted by Ray Woods, Miguel and guests. ■ United Nations of Dance at the Tunnel. 11pm–3am. £8. Weekly. Clubland anthems, hip hop and R&B from Scotty Boy, Marc Anderson, Steve Clarke, John Thomson and more.
Glasgow Saturdays
Fruitmarket. 9pm–3am. £14. 16 Club ■ Absolution at Classic Grand. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Rock, metal, industrial and punk to liven up your Saturday night. ✽✽ Balkanarama at the Old Jan. The festival’s first ever club night sees the Old Fruitmarket taken over by the gypsy/Balkan/klezmer madness of Balkanarama. An all-round experience is promised with home-made baklava, graphic projections, belly-dancing, Balkan Beats DJs, Hungarian guest headliners Besh o droM and house band Black Cat. Part of Celtic Connections. FREE Bunker Saturdays at the Bunker Bar. 9pm–2am. Weekly. Toast drops indie bits, rock picks and student anthems. ■ Canvas Club at Arta. 10pm–3am. £5 (free). Weekly. See Fri. ■ Couture Saturdays at O’Couture. noon–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks at this brand new club. ■ 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 students). 9 Jan. Electro and techno, with Shaun Fae Solar and residents Define Define. ■ Pandemic at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–4am. £5. 9 Jan. Noj (Critical Mass) and Mark play indie, 60s garage, soul, rock’n’roll and ‘everything else in between’. ■ The Rock Shop at Maggie May’s. 11.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 (£3) after. Weekly. Resident Lee Craig plays a selection of rock, indie and metal classics in the basement. ■ Sabado Saturdays at Byblos. 11pm–3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. House music from new resident Jon Mancini, with Stuart McCorrisken in the back room. ■ Saturdays at the Cathouse. 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5.50). Weekly. DJs Eric and Muppet offer classic and current rock on level one, while DJ Billy and Framie belt out emo and metal on level two. ■ Shout Bamalama at Blackfriars. 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Raucous rock’n’roll, groovin’ R&B, thumping soul and other sounds from the past that’ll make your backbone slip. ■ Subcity Radio Start of Term Party at Hetherington Research Club. 9pm–2am. £5 (£4). 16 Jan. Subcity’s best up and coming DJs play a wide range of student-friendly sounds at this welcome back bash. ■ Subculture at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Weekly. Glasgow’s well-established house institution continues to reign supreme, with residents Harri and Domenic back together every week after Domenic’s recent sojourn in Barcelona and regular guests Junior, Telford and Esa. ■ Tundra at Karibu. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Iain Thomson and Paul Rea ushering new sounds and dark house beats in the main room, while Nick G spins some old and new hip hop with R&B in Room 2. ■ Voodoo at the Cathouse. 4–9pm. £6 (£3). Weekly. Under-18s club, featuring two floors of rock, metal, punk, emo and requests with DJs Framie and Am-y.
Slam Way back when, Slam used to host a little acid house night called Atlantis at the Sub Club. Since then they have taken over
the Arches with their own Pressure night, run perhaps the best dance tent at any mainstream festival with their constantly rammed Slam Tent at T in the Park and of course there’s Soma records and their own production work, including the shudderingly brilliant ‘Positive Education’. Here they scale it back as Stuart MacMillan and Orde Meikle man the decks all night for their first Return to Mono date at the Subbie for 2010. ■ Return to Mono at the Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 8 Jan.
✽✽ Wedge at Admiral Bar Basement. 10pm–3am. £4. 16 Jan. Wedge
welcomes Isle of Skye natives Niteworks to this cut-price January special, for a live set which promises to marry electronica with traditional folk sounds. ■ Wrong Island at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £3 after. 16 Jan. Electro, techno and all kinds of mashups from the Wrong Island DJs Dirty Larry and Teamy.
Chart & Party ■ Base at the Tunnel. 11pm–3am. £10. Weekly. DJ Sketch, Harri Miller and John Thomson put together a blend of funky house and R&B over two huge and consistently packed rooms. ■ Bob’s Full House at Oran Mor. 11pm–3am. £8. Weekly. Bobby Bluebell spins dance, pop and cheesy tunes. ■ Boho Saturdays at Boho. 9.30pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £8 after. Weekly. Li’l Rich packs the dancefloor every Saturday with a li’l bit of everything. ■ Dreamlands at Sea. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Setting you free every Saturday with a commercial collection of dance, R&B and hip hop. ■ Flawless Saturday at Victoria’s. 10.30pm–3am. £8. Weekly. Resident Noble Whitelaw brings you classic dance tunes, while Craig McFadden plays chart, R&B and party. ■ I Love Garage at the Garage. 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Chart, indie, R&B and hip hop, with karaoke in Snapshotz. ■ It’s Showtime! at Madness. 10pm–3am. £3. Weekly. See Fri. ■ Jumpin Jaks’ Big Party at Jumpin Jaks. 10pm–3am. £7. Weekly. Chart and party sounds for a big Saturday night out. No sportswear, but trainers are permitted. ■ Kinetic Blue at the Viper Bar & Club. 9pm–3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Indie and funky house from Ross McMillan. ■ Kinky Disco at Kushion. 4pm–3am. Free with Social Animal keyring before midnight; £7 (£5) after. Weekly. The self- styled sexiest party in town is hosted by DJs Stevie Foy and Gav Somerville. playing house, electro and urban hits. ■ No.1 Party Night at Campus. 9pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £tbc after. Weekly. Campus say they have the biggest Saturday night party in Glasgow – see for yourself from 9pm. ■ School’s Out! Saturdays at the Classrooms. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Four rooms of music, including DJ Ray Woods playing indie, DJ James Currie
with cheese and pop and DJ Darren Donnolly playing light house. Or chill out in the common room with pool and Nintendo Wii. ■ Shed Saturdays at the Shed. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. If you like the Shed’s Friday night party, you’ll love their Saturday too. ■ This is . . . at Common. 5pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. James Lithgow and Max Asante playing funky indie. ■ Valdor at Valdor. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Yasmin and Cris Bigguzzi play R&B, hip hop, house and electro over two rooms.
Glasgow Sundays Club ■ Bloc + Jam at Bar Bloc. 5pm–2am. £tbc. Weekly. Open mic night hosted by Louis Abbot (Brother Louis Collective), Craig Grant (Union of Knives) and Kenny ‘Jelly Minogue’ Reid. ■ Discobadger at Bamboo. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Dominic Martin, DJ Kash and Mash do the business every week. ■ Distortion at O2 ABC2. 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Emo, screamo and metal with DJ Muppet. ■ Hype at Karbon. 11pm–3am. £2.50–£4 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. A new Sunday jam for Karbon, playing R&B, hip hop and urban classics. ■ Liquid Cool at Common. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3) after. Weekly. AJ, Kris Keegan and Ian Thompson playing top-notch vocal garage and house. ■ Optimo (Espacio) at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £8 (£7). Weekly. Glasgow’s finest underground clubbing institution keeps on defining the city’s Sunday, with your hosts JD Twitch and JG Wilkes. ■ Ritual at Classic Grand. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. Make Sundays a habit again, with DJ Barry playing rock, metal and industrial. ■ Sheek at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. Mish mash of funk, soul, disco, house and rock’n’roll. ■ The Sunday Club at Victoria’s. 11pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Classic commercial dance tunes and anthems all night long. ■ Sunday Session at the V Club. 11pm–3am. £3 (free with flyer). Weekly. Get over the weekend with Craig Loosejoints and Stevie Elements. FREE Sundays at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. Weekly. DJ AM-Y playing killer rock, metal, punk and requests.
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