CLUBS
■ Oh No! at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6. Mash-up mayhem from DJ Gentleman Johnny manning the decks. ■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £1 before 11pm; £6 after. Music from 1976 through to 1989. In other words, a healthy dose of punk, new wave, new romantic and electro-pop. ■ Sic at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). House, bass, dubstep and trap from the cream of Edinburgh’s DJs. ■ XY at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (students £5). Adrenaline fuelled house, electro, bass and drum & bass night. XY presents Nadastrom with support from Dickie Drysdale (7 Dec).
Saturday
Monthly & One-Offs ■ Audacious at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 17 Nov, 11pm–3am. £5. Breakcore, hardcore and jungle. ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 17 Nov, 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after. Four deck mix of dubstep, reggae, grime, dancehall and jungle playing out over the Messenger Sound System. ■ Edinburgh Burlesque & Variety Festival Fundraiser at the Voodoo Rooms. 17 Nov, 8pm. £13.50–£35 (students £10). National and international burlesque and cabaret stars featuring World Burlesque Games Finalist Veronique Divine alongside Frankii Wilde, Betty D’Light and Ebony Silk. ■ Gasoline Dance Machine at Cabaret Voltaire. 17 Nov, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). A night of mixed genres and mutant disco at this night from Cheap Picasso and Rob Ralston. ■ The Green Door at Studio 24. 17 Nov, 10.30pm–3am. £2 before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. A night of rock’n’roll from classics to their mutant offspring. ■ Pop Rocks at Electric Circus. 17 Nov, 10.30pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after (students £4). Night of 80s classics and 90s pop hits from the Beep Beep, Yeah! DJs. ■ Studio 24 Rawks presents: Decade at Studio 24. 17 Nov, 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. New pop punk, emo and hardcore offshoot from Matt27. ■ Wasabi Disco at Sneaky Pete’s. 17 Nov, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Another dose of disco, new wave, punk and New York grooves at this ‘no holds barred disco death match’. Fourth birthday special. ■ Karnival at the Third Door. 24 Nov, 11pm–3am. £6–£8. Forward thinking house night. ■ Madchester at the Liquid Room. 24 Nov, 10.30pm–3am. £6. Back where it belongs at the Liquid Room, Madchester plays the best the baggy era had to offer. ■ Magic Nostalgic at Electric Circus. 24 Nov, 10.30pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £7 after (£5 with a moustache). ‘The Wheel’ decides the playlist be it disco, 80s, rock gods, 90s rave, power ballads, one hit wonders or movie music, at this multi-genre nostalgia fest. Movember special with plenty of hits from the best ‘taches in music (think Lionel Ritchie and Freddie Mercury). ■ Soulsville at the Bongo Club. 24 Nov, 11pm–3am. £5. Tsatsu and Fryer spin the best in soul, doo-wop, rhythm & blues and rock’n’roll now with an added kick of live dancers on stage and down home blues in the loft. ■ Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 1 Dec, 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £7 after. The mighty Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in righteous reggae, dub and roots with MC Ras Echo. ■ Original House Music (OHM) Presents at Base. 1 Dec, 10pm–3am. £8. Old school house events from residents Graeme Mclean and Davey Dutton. With rave survivors K-Klass. ■ Papi Falso at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 1 Dec, 11pm–3am. £tbc. ‘Weirdo records for weirdo dancing’ from the bETAMAX, 54 THE LIST 15 Nov–13 Dec 2012
FAST, Ride This Train, Sausage Rolls and Gentle Invasion DJs spinning sci-fi pop, outsider folk, R&B, psych rock and other bizarre nuggets. ■ Speaker Bite Me at Electric Circus. 1 Dec, 10.30pm–3am. £5. The Evol DJs take charge at this alternative disco night of indie, hip hop and a dash of electro, which features everything from Dizzee Rascal to The Cribs. ■ VEGAS! at the Voodoo Rooms. 1 Dec, 8.30pm–1am. £5. Hipster swing, jump jive, rockin’ R&B, dancefloor jazz, sleazy listening and gangster grooves at the multiple award-winning, multi-genre club night for movers, groovers, hipsters, flipsters, guys and dolls. ■ Beep Beep, Yeah! at Electric Circus. 8 Dec, 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after (students £3). A staunchly retro soundtrack of 50s rock, 60s grooves and 70s psychedelia. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree special. ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 8 Dec, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £7 (£6) after. Headspin’s Steve Austin and Colin Miller join forces with Tackno’s Trendy Wendy, mixing up funk, soul, electro, house and good time party tunes. Bubble take care of the upstairs area.
✽ Musika at the Liquid Room. 8 Dec, 9pm–3am. £15 early bird. Edgy house
and electro night Hosting an impressive double bill of Danny Howells and Lee Burridge for Musika’s Xmas party. ■ Torture Garden at the Caves. 8 Dec, 9pm–3am. £20. See preview, page 74.
Weekly ■ Ascension at the Banshee Labyrinth. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £4. Mix of up-to-date and classic darkness, electro, industrial, EBM, with goth, rock and alternative 80s in room 2. ■ The Big Cheese at Potterrow. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 (£3) before midnight; £6 (£5) after. Student night with the best in cheddar flavoured chart tunes and anthems. ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 after. A student friendly chewed up, spat out mix of electro, pop, dance, disco, R&B and indie. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2 before midnight; £4 after. Indie, 60s garage, electro, northern soul, ska, 70s punk and new wave. ■ Propaganda at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (students £4 before midnight). The UK’s biggest indie club night comes to Edinburgh. ■ Saturdaze at Castle Clvb. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5. New house, electro and nu disco weekly with a spectacular roster of special guests including Tiger & Woods (17 Nov) and Amirali (24 Nov). ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £1 before 11pm; £6 after. Edinburgh’s longest continually running indie night. ■ Wonderland at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–3am. £6. Madhatter’s tea party with pop, chart and cheese from Reuben Lownethall in the main room and electro house out back form DJ Dowser.
Sunday
Monthly & One-Offs FREE Oxfam Buy What You Hear at Cabaret Voltaire. 18 Nov, 4pm. Funk, soul and other lost gems as Oxfam Music on Raeburn Place take over the Cab with a chance to buy any records you hear. ■ Burn at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 2 Dec, 10pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. ‘Electronic mash up’. Weekly FREE The Church of High Kicks at CC Blooms. Weekly 6–11pm. Daytime gay/mixed club session hosted by Jon Pleased Wimmin and a mix of house, pop, new wave a trash tracks. Plus shows from The Fabulous Kickettes, a weekly talent show (with a £50 prize) and a buffet. FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, breaks,
DANIEL AVERY He’s already been in Scotland earlier this month, playing a date alongside JD Twitch at Glasgow’s Berkeley Suite, and now one of the hottest young DJs/producers in the UK is coming back to the other end of the M8. This will actually be a support date to his Phantasy Sound label boss Erol Alkan, but sometime Fabric resident Avery’s set of dark electro and acid techno will be equally unmissable. Sound of C resident and fast-rising local DJ Jigsaw completes the line-up. ■ The Sound of C at Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Fri 23 Nov.
dubstep, techno and electro from the resident team every week. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Johnny Frenetic mashes up a unique and energetic three deck mix of funky house, sexy urban and indie infused electro, club classics and remixes. Fourth birthday on 18 Nov. FREE The Sunday Club at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Two rooms of chart, indie, pop and rock requests. ■ Trash! Sunday Sessions UV White Party at Citrus Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £3 after. Come dressed in white for this glowstick fuelled bacchanalia of house, electro and techno to end the weekend. ■ Hector’s House at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). New night dedicated to house in its myriad forms. FREE I Love Hip Hop at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. Hip hop classics and brand new rap tracks, plus live performances, MCs and guest DJs. ■ Manhatten Project at Espionage. Weekly 10pm–3am. £4. Some of Scotland’s best urban DJs channel New York’s hip hop, R&B and funk scene. FREE Soul Jam at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Old school, real deal soul, funk and hip hop. ■ Twisted Tuesday at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–3am. £1. House, electro and chart tracks, plus giant jenga, twister, etc.
Monday Wednesday
Weekly ■ Bad Habit at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. New Monday night messy of heavy bass, breaks and dubstep from the Xplicit and Electrikal massive. FREE Monday Night Groove at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Banish the Monday blues with a mix of dance, electro and R&B. FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Underground hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs. ■ RiPPEd at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5. Poptastic student night playing ‘pleasure seeking pop’ and dancefloor classics.
Tuesday Weekly FREE Antics at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene. ■ Dirty Sexy at Lulu. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. Raunchy dance beats. ■ Enigma at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Chart and party night with a dash of funk and electro.
Weekly ■ Bangers & Mash at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 after. Student night of chart, R&B, dance and big cheesy hits. ■ Candyboxx at GHQ. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6. Gay student night of electro and house. FREE Club Together at Potterrow. Weekly 10pm–3am. Student night of danceable electronica taking in dubstep, electro and breaks from the Fresh Air DJs. Kissy Sell Out guests on 28 Nov. ■ Field & Lawn at Espionage. Weekly 10pm–3am. £4 (£2 in relevant sporting attire). Club night with a different sporting theme each week. ■ Mansion at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. The student night of house, electro, R&B and urban sounds. ■ Mish Mash at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5. Student night of dubstep, hip hop, drum & bass and electro bangers from DJ Gentleman Jonny & P Stylz and guests. FREE Witness at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Garage, UK funky, dubstep and bassline house.