Clubs ■ Broke at City Nightclub. 10.30pm–3am. £2 before 11.30pm; £5 after. Weekly. Huge student night of chart indie, hip hop, dance anthems and drinks promos. FREE Carry On! at Electric Circus. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Danny Chutes and JP Mason (Leith FM) host a musical party of classic hits and dancefloor favourites. ■ Chicken Wire Blues Bar at Studio 24. 8pm–3am. £3. 19 Feb. Blues night with live bands (including house band Jed Potts & The Hillman Hunters) followed by DJs, Big Guss (The Go-Go) and Muddy Garters. ■ Confusion is Sex at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £7 (£4 in ‘freaky fashionista’ dress code). 19 Feb. Dolby Anol are the DJ stars at this night of electro, white trash and other eclectica. Playing host to a ‘Frightfully Fabulous Fashion Show’ as the Freaky Brides model designs by Velvet Elvis, Impractical Clothes, Miss Sassy Kat Designs and Electric Cabaret plus burlesque from Miss Sassy Kat herself and Roxy Lace. ■ Departure Lounge at the Caves. 10.30pm–3am. £9 (£7 in advance). 26 Feb. Heavyweight global sounds as Departure Lounge are joined by Bonobo (Ninja Tune) for a DJ set while The Ordinary Allstars go live. See preview, page 38. ■ Flava at Shanghai. 11pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Hugely successful R&B, hip hop, UK funky and urban night with resident DJ Prospect. ■ The Green Door at Studio 24. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. 19 Feb. A night of rock’n’roll from classics to their mutant offspring. ‘For hepcats and squares alike’. ■ 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. ■ Lulu at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Soul, house, funk, electro-disco and Latin from the resident DJ squad. ■ 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. 26 Feb. Soul, funk, garage, freak beat, psyche and more from Craig Jamieson joined by very special guest Pete Wiggs (St Etienne) for a rare DJ set. ■ Musika at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. 19 Feb. Unfortunately this
Musika date with James Zabiela has been CANCELLED. ■ One Drop & Reggae Scotland Unite presents Haiti Fundraiser at Studio 24. 10.30pm–3am. £4. 26 Feb. Dancehall, reggae and hip hop from a huge line-up for a good cause featuring Messenger, Mungo’s Hi-Fi, Robigan’s Reggae, Riddim Tuffa, I-Tal Faya, Big Toe’s Hi-Fi, Northern Exposure, DJ Salma and VJ Motyka. ■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. 9.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 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). ■ Random at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). 26 Feb. Psy-trance with live sets from Ridden and Error in Dimension plus DJ Flow. ■ Riddim Tuffa Sound at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. 19 Feb. Reggae, dubstep, jungle and dub night joined by legendary reggae artist Kenny Knots for a live session. ■ Skunk Funk at the Jazz Bar. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests including funk/Latin dance grooves from Die Scneiders (19 Feb) and James Brown vibes from Newcastle’s The Pimptons (26 Feb). ■ Socially Acceptable at GHQ. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. Weekly. Mainstream and cheese from Cilla Slack while DJ Michelle mashes up electro house and bootlegs. ■ SouLoco at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 (£2) after. 19 Feb. Deep techy house as Souloco upgrade to the main dancefloor. ✽✽ Sugarbeat at Cabaret Voltaire. continues with a mash up of breaks, beats, electro and anything else they can lay their hands on as hosts Tim & Jez (Utah Saints) are joined by Radio 1’s Zane Lowe, Mooqee and Beatvandals for their fifth birthday. Part of Cabaret Voltaire’s Five Days for Five Years. See preview, page 37. ■ Swaparama at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). 19 Feb. Club special and a chance to change your wardrobe as you swap clothes and records. ■ This is Music at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Weekly. The indie club/gig crossover night with a new weekly slot from DJs i-Tallah Disco and Bargain Harold (First Aid Kit ticket holders get in free on 19 Feb). 11pm–3am. £10. 26 Feb. The party
■ Volume! at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £8. 5 Mar. The dubstep night is joined by dark UK garage pioneer EL- B (Ghost Records) and the leftfield techno, dubstep and breaks from Neil Landstrumm. ■ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £13. 26 Feb. Xplicit are joined by drum & bass pioneer Andy C (Ram Records) who keeps things hard and fast with his fluid mixing, alongside MC GQ and DJ Calyx. ■ We is Electric at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm--3am. £tbc. 19 Feb. The Twisted Inklings DJs and We Is Eclectic's Default and Picassio square up for a soundclash. Chart & Party ■ Hot & Gold at Stereo. 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 (£2) after. Weekly. Disco, dance and raunchy R&B on the mainfloor while upstairs you get 80s classics. ■ Lush at Karma Nights. 10.30pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Chart, dance and commercial R&B. ■ Passion at Lava Ignite. 10pm–3am. £6 (£1 before 11.30pm). Weekly. Stuart Lewis plays dance anthems and chart hits in the mainroom with everything from R&B to 60s-80s hits in various other rooms.
Edinburgh Saturdays Club ■ 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. ■ Circus at GHQ. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Pop and dance tunes across two rooms DJ Darren and Dowzer. ■ Dare! at Cabaret Voltaire. 10.30pm–3am. £5. 27 Feb. Monthly. Taking over the Speakeasy with a celebration of dance music from through the ages (from Gorgio Moroder to Mylo) all from the masterful Jon Pleased Wimmin. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £1 before 11.30pm; £3 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. ■ Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Scottish jazz, funk, soul and Latin bands join DJ Astroboy. The line-up includes funked
out disco-pop from Federation of Disco Pimp (20 Feb) and Latin funk from Das Contras (27 Feb). ■ Floorplay at Berlin Bierhaus. 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5). 27 Feb. The vocal house night relaunches with Barrie W, Kiwi and Pete Core in the mainroom, soulful house in the VIP room and new residents MixMaster Twins mixing chart, disco and R&B in the bar. ■ Fuel at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £6 (£4) after. 20 Feb. Playing everything from rock to punk and indie to breakbeat, Fuel gives you just the kind of music you want to hear on a Saturday night. ■ Guru at Karma Nights. 10.30pm–3am. £7. Weekly. Floorfillers and dancefloor party tunes. ■ Headspin at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. 20 Feb. Mixing funk, hip hop, disco, house and beats, Headspin continues to push the boundaries and raises clubbing to an art form. With multiple turntables, live percussion and visual projections mixed, looped and mutilated live to complement and enhance the aural experience, it’s much more than just a feast for the ears. ■ Here Come the Girls! at City Nightclub. 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£5) after. Weekly. One of Scotland’s top female DJs Casey Cooper mixing up the finest floor-fillers and anthems. ■ JakN at the GRV. 10.30pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £7 after. 27 Feb. Acid techno pioneer DAVE the Drummer (Hydraulix/Apex) joins residents FuK- NuT back-to-back with Sekonz. ✽✽ Karnival at Cabaret Voltaire. after. 27 Feb. The open minded house night celebrates its third birthday (which happily coincides with the Cab’s fifth) as they are joined by the multi-genre mixologist that is Tom Middleton. Part of Cabaret Voltaire’s Five Days for Five Years. See preview, page 37. ■ Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. 10pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £7 after. Weekly. Get down early for this consistently capacity retro-disco and funky house night, featuring Po’s own Mark B on the decks fusing classic and bang up-to-date funky house for those in the know. ■ Lulu at Lulu. 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Weekly. Gareth Somerville, Danny T and Jon Hutchison playing club hits and chart favourites. 11pm–3am. £8 before midnight; £10
EDINBURGH Club venues ■ Bacaro 7–11 Hope Street Lane, 247 7004. Stylish bijou clubbbing and cocktails. ■ Berlin 3 Queensferry Street Lane, 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. See listings for details. ■ The Bongo Club Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details. ■ Cabaret Voltaire 36-38 Blair Street, 220 6176. Mixed bag from house and techno to drum & bass and indie. See listings for details. ■ The Caves Niddry Street South, 557 8989. Great subterranean venue (as the name suggests) getting more and more popular due to its unique atmosphere. See listings for details.
■ CC Blooms 23-24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. One of the city’s most enduring gay clubs, with hi-NRG tracks every night of the week. ■ The Citrus Club Grindlay Street, 622 7086. Mainly studenty venue that goes for an indie vibe as well as a dash of punk, new wave and 80s classics. See listings for selected highlights. ■ City: Edinburgh 1a Market Street, 226 9560. From student nights and pop to big guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Electric Circus 36-39 Market Street, 226 4224. Eclectic dance beats and indie plus private rooms for a unique clubbling experience. ■ Espionage 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street, 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action. ■ Faith Wilkie House, Cowgate, 225 9764. Commercial dance sounds, pop hits and R&B. ■ GHQ 4 Picardy Place, 550 1780. Swish gay club. See listings for details. ■ The GRV 7 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. Intimate club venue mixing art, techno, dub, live acts and beats. See listings for details. ■ Henry’s Cellar Bar 8-16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. Eclectic and experimental nights from surf rock to electro. See listings for details. ■ Hive 15–17 Niddry Street, 556 0444. Rock, indie, student nights and electronica. See listings for details. ■ HMV Picture House 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. Home to indie clubbing and big name one-off special events. See listings for details.
■ The Jazz Bar 1 Chambers Street, 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to straight ahead jazz. See listings for details. ■ Karma Nights 23 Lothian Road, 229 9197. Club classics, chart nuggets and party tunes. ■ Lava Ignite 3 West Toll Cross, 228 3252. Chart favourites, pop hits and R&B. ■ The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. Currently closed due to fire damage. More news when we get it. ■ Lulu (under Tiger Lily) 125b George Street, 561 2245. Cool funk, house and other grooves from the people who brought you the Opal Lounge. ■ Medina 45-47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. Laid back vibes with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for details. ■ Mood Omni, Greenside Place, 550 1640. Chart, dance and party tunes. ■ Opal Lounge 51 George Street, 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd. ■ Opium 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. Rock, punk and metal, no messing. ■ Po Na Na 43b Frederick Street, 226 2224. Student nights, funky beats, house and more. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Potterrow Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 9195. Student heaven and home to soem big one off parties. ■ Sneaky Pete’s 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. Underground clubbing at its best, from techno and dubstep to indie. See listings for details. ■ Shanghai Le Monde, 16 George
Street, 270 3900. Slick and stylish venue in the heart of Edinburgh. ■ Siglo 184 Cowgate, 240 2850. Charty, party, indie nights until 3am. ■ Stereo King Stables Road, 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing. ■ Studio 24 Calton Road, 558 3758. Down and dirty club nights, specialising in techno and rock. See listings for details. ■ The Voodoo Rooms 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. Sophisticated clubbing and entertainment. See listings for details. ■ The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set. See listings for details. ■ Why Not? 14 George Street, 624 8311. Hits from the 80s to last week.
42 THE LIST 18 Feb–4 Mar 2010