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Glasgow Saturday One-Offs FREE A Midsummer Day’s Dream: Day at Tramway. 25 Jun, 12-6pm. Presented by Optimo and the Tramway, an afternoon of cutting edge electronic music will feature Glasgow’s Tut Vu Vu, Tristain Peirch, Rhosyn and Lucky Dragons. See Music preview, page 78. ■ A Midsummer Day’s Dream: Night at Tramway. 25 Jun, 6.30–11pm. £18.50. The second year of Optimo and the Tramway’s great summer music collaboration, with Chris & Cosey (Throbbing Gristle) and Arthur’s Landing, a group of musicians who play the music of disco-classical composer Arthur Russell. See Music preview, page 78. ■ Bedlam at Queen Margaret Union. 25 Jun, 10pm–2am. £tbc. A monthly goth, EMB and hardcore night for the black-clad hordes. ■ Crème Organization Label Night at La Cheetah. 25 Jun, 11pm–3am. £tbc. A massive event here as Dutch label Crème Organization put together an all- star cast featuring (label boss) TLR and Marco Bernardi for a night of high-end electro that’s sure to tear the roof off. See preview, page 48. ■ Dum Dum at Bacchus. 25 Jun, 10pm–3am. £6. Expect anything from experimental and electro to techno and IDM, with residents DJs Stochastic and Ian Wilson. The Hidden Persuader and Defekt play live. ✽✽ Glasgow Mod Weekender at Various Venues. 25 Jun. Noon-3am. Today’s activities include retro clothing and vintage stalls at McChuill’s with live band Big Boss Man, followed by DJs Frank Popp (Berlin), Lee Miller (Leeds) and Davie Quinn (Friday Street) at Strathclyde Uni Students Union (£10; £7 advance). ■ The Hot Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 25 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. Rafla (Nice’n’Sleazy) and Nobodaddy (The Phantom Band) play garage, punk, psych and rockabilly, with occasional live bands and art interventions. ■ Let’s Go Back . . . Way Back at Stereo. 25 Jun, 11pm–3am. £12. Old school house, rave and dance music from the genres’ early days. Rave On with Shades of Rhythm. ■ Modern Lovers at the Flying Duck. 25 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5. Blues, garage punk, 60s pop, Motown, funk and beyond, with resident DJ Craig Jamieson. ■ Subculture at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £10 after. Glasgow’s well-established house institution continues to reign supreme, with residents Harri and Domenic, and rolling residents Junior, Telford and Esa. With special guest Andrew Weatherall (25 Jun). FREE Cool Struttin’ at McChuills. 2 Jul, 8pm–1am. Serving up bop, hard bop, soul-jazz, Latin, Hammond - all the good, good stuff. With a live set from Room 163 featuring Tom MacNiven. ■ Freakbeats at the Flying Duck. 2 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5. Details to be confirmed. With guest DJ Andrew Divine. ■ Hardlife at the Arches. 2 Jul, 10pm–3am. £15 earlybird. A hardstyle, hard dance and hard trance night from the people who brought you Inside Out and Hostile. With TNT (Technoboy and Tuneboy), The Prophet, Frontliner, Kutski and more. ■ Harlot Terror at Soundhaus. 25 Jun, 10pm–3.30am. £5.50. Glasgow’s breakcore stalwart Digital Harlot teams up with Edinburgh’s hardcore newcomers TERROR for a night of hip hop, hardcore, breakcore, drumstep and live electronica. With live sets from Duran Duran Duran (Planet Mu), Baby Shaker, The Fez! and more, as well as a breakdance battle and Edinburgh burlesque troupe The Kamikaze Girls. ■ Highlife at La Cheetah. 2 Jul, 11pm–3am. £6. A bi-monthly night with
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Far from his roles in Red Dwarf and Coronation Street Craig Charles has been forging a respected career as a funk and soul DJ on BBC 6 Music since back in 2003. Here he brings his love of the genre to the Glasgow International Jazz festival for a special DJ set (the night also features a live set from Federation of the Disco Pimp). ■ The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, Fri 1 Jul.
excellent pedigree, from the people who bring you Slabs of the Tabernacle and Huntleys & Palmers Audio Club. Expect Afrobeat, jackin’ house, Italo, 80s electro, UK funky, and Latin beats. A summer-themed Tribute to the Sun special, with a Chilean guest DJ who won’t be announced until the night. ■ On Air at Bacchus. Weekly (not 25 Jun), 10pm–3am. £tbc. A new Saturday nighter showcasing five DJs, playing down tempo disco, picking up through the night with some deep, jacking and tech house. Launch night, with Mash (compact Disco), Craig Hamilton, Jazz Spastics, Pete Baker and Ed Marco on 2 Jul; DJ Q and Stevie Elements guest on 9 Jul and Chris Harris, Chris Mac, Rebecca Vasmant, Mark Shand and Pete Baker on 16 Jul. ■ Pandemic at Nice’n’Sleazy. 2 Jul, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Noj, Mark, Johnny Shrapnel and Gil Scott Heroin play indie, 60s garage, soul, rock’n’roll and ‘The Fall at least once.’ ■ Loop at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 2 Jul, 10pm–2am. £2 before 11pm: £4 after. A bi-monthly house and techno club from residents Neill Murphy and Jamie Knox. With 2AK (live). ■ The Cave at the Flying Duck. 9 Jul, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Spaced out post-punk, sleaze horror and rock’n’roll in the kitchen cave. Featuring special guest Vince Ripper (ex-Alien Sex Fiend). ■ Pass the Peas at Blackfriars. 9 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5. Andy Taylor (Resense, Wack Records) and weeG (Four Corners, Electrikal) play four solid hours of the international funk and soul scene’s very best tracks. With guest DJs Snafu and Gary Hamilton (aka Mesuma). ■ Wrong Island at Nice’n’Sleazy. 9 Jul, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Electro, techno and all kinds of mash-ups at this basement party from the Wrong Island DJs Dirty Larry and Teamy. ■ Bottle Rocket at Nice’n’Sleazy. 16 Jul, 11.30pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £3 after. A night for dancing to indie- pop, post-punk, Motown, twee and anything else that gets feet tapping.
11pm–3am. £10. A well-established ✽✽ Code at La Cheetah. 16 Jul, techno night which started at Paisley’s Club 69, with DJ Nick M and guests. This debut date for Code at La Cheetah will feature special guest Tommy Four Seven from Berlin, making his Code return. ■ Death Disco at the Arches. 16 Jul, 11pm–3am. £14; £7 if on DD mailing list. Electro, house, disco and gauche party tracks at the Arches’ most lurid monthly party, with residents Hush Puppy, Josh Jones and Wavy Graves. With Uffie (live) and more guests tbc. ■ Hotwire at the Flying Duck. 16 Jul, 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 before midnight; £5 (£4) after. Playing girl- made music with a live performance from DJs Peter and Roz. Free tea cakes and magician Chris Dinwoodie also feature. ■ Pretty Ugly at the Admiral. 16 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5. 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. ■ Swinga Sambaby at Blackfriars. 16 Jul, 8–11pm. £3. A vintage 70s samba night with live music, a Carmen Miranda animation by Jenny Baynes, a Brazilian DJ and dancer Eletricat. ✽✽ Uberfest III at Soundhaus. 16 Jul, 3pm–3am. £7 advance and before 8pm; £10 after. Twelve hours of absolute madness, with every style of dance music you can imagine. Confirmed so far are Up4it, Froot, Monkey Biz, Impact, Diversify, Camouflage, Desert Storm, Pussypower, Squelch, Sector Events, Girobabies, Jo Darc, Sam Ryan, Na Fir Klis fireshow and more.
Weekly ■ Base at the Tunnel. Weekly 11pm–3am. £10. 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 Òran Mór. Weekly 11pm–3am. £8. Chart, R&B,
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house, indie and electro with DJ Bobby Bluebell. ■ Boho Saturdays at Boho. Weekly 9.30pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £8 after. Li’l Rich packs the dancefloor every Saturday with a li’l bit of everything. FREE FHQ Saturdays at FHQ. Weekly 6pm–3am. The party starts here with DJ Steven Devine playing upbeat pop anthems. ■ Front to Back at Club 520. Weekly 8pm–1am. £7 (£5). Bouncy reggae business from Chungo Bungo, DJ L-I- AM on beat patrol, the Marquee DJs, La Bamba and more. ■ Homegrown at Bamboo. Weekly 3pm–3am. £7 (£5 with a matric card). Big Al, Dominic Martin and Robin B play R&B, indie, rock and soul. ■ Hummingbird Saturdays at Hummingbird. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Party sounds from DJs Aaron Petrie and Kid Sleazy. ■ I Love Garage at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Chart, indie, R&B and hip hop, with karaoke in Snapshotz. ■ Kinetic Blue at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 10.30pm; £6 (£5 students) after. Indie and funky house from Ross McMillan. ■ Kinky Disco at Kushion. Weekly 7pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £7 (£5 students) after. The self-styled sexiest party in town is hosted by DJs Stevie Foy and Gav Somerville. playing house, electro and urban hits. ■ Love Music at O2 ABC. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Soul, rock’n’roll, indie and electro with Gerry Lyons. ■ Nu Skool at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6; £3 entry through the Butterfly & Pig. Nick Peacock, John Ross and Alex O provide a fine line in disco, northern soul and all things funky. ■ O’Couture Saturdays at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £8 (£5 students). Big-room party, dance and R&B sounds from Rob Etherson and That Tall Guy Scott. ■ PLAY Saturdays at Play. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £8 (£6) after. Big room tunes from Will Ruane, Iain Pollock and Ross McFadyen. Note that opening time will be 10pm on the first Saturday of every month. FREE Power Tools at Flat 0/1. Weekly 11pm–3am. Korben Dallas and Nushta Droganova play Italo, disco and house. ■ Saturday at Milan at Milan. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. DJs Robbie and Cruz serve up chart, dance, R&B and hip hop. ■ Saturdays at the Cathouse. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5.50). 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. ■ Stepping Up a Notch at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. DJs Suave Gav and Leah give it their all on Saturday nights. ■ Sugar Rush at FHQ. Weekly 6pm–2am. £tbc. Pop, house and dance from DJ Devine. ■ The Rock Shop at Maggie May’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 (£3) after. Resident Lee Craig plays a selection of rock, indie and metal classics in Maggie’s basement. ■ Voodoo at the Cathouse. Weekly 4–9pm. £6 (£3). Under-18s club, featuring two floors of rock, metal, punk, emo and requests with DJs Framie and Am-y. ■ Worship at Tusk. Weekly 5pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Party sounds from DJ John Heally. ■ Yoyo at the Shed. Weekly 8–11pm. Free before midnight; £6 after. DJs Euan and Derek play pop and hip hop hits. ■ oVo Saturdays at oVo. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after (£3 students). Chart and club sounds, with DJs Stevie Lennon, Naeem, AJ and Asim. 23 Jun–21 Jul 2011 THE LIST 51