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■ Re-Play Saturdays at Re-Play. Weekly 3pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £8 after (£5). Will Ruane, Ian Pollock and Ross McFadyen play dance, house, R&B and chart anthems. ■ Reverb at Blackfriars. Weekly 10pm–3am. £3 before 11pm, £5 after. House, techno, electro and acid sounds from Wee C, Monsieur De Large (Inner City Acid), Terry (Pussypower) and Snook. FREE Rip This Joint at Slouch. Weekly 11pm–3am. DJ Jopez plays indie, rock’n’roll, blues, soul and funk. ■ The Rock Shop at Maggie May’s. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 (£3) after. Resident Lee Craig plays a selection of rock, indie and metal classics in Maggie’s basement. FREE Saturday Sessions at Vespbar. Weekly 5pm–midnight. A mix of styles from house and techno to disco and funk, at this intimate session from, in their words, ‘some of Glasgow’s finest DJs.’ ■ 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 in Stereo at Stereo. Weekly 11pm–3am. £1. Weekend club night whose ethos is one DJ and one band for one pound, including a DJ set until late. ■ Sin-Sational Saturdays at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 9pm–4am. £6 (£5). Be as bad as you can be at Polo’s thoroughly wicked Saturday night, with DJs David Clark, Preston Connor and Gavin Watson. ■ Southside Soul at Pollok Ex- Servicemens Club. Weekly 8pm–1am. £5. Fraser Dunn, Felonious Munk and guests play 60s and 70s soul, Motown and R&B from the original 45s on a top quality sound system in a friendly social club. ■ Subculture at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £10. Glasgow’s well- established house institution continues to reign supreme, with residents Harri and Domenic, and rolling residents Junior, Telford and Esa. Forthcoming guests include Optimo (19 Jan), Urulu (2 Feb), Ame (9 Feb) and Levon Vincent (co- presented by Numbers, 23 Feb). FREE Trophy Room at FHQ. Weekly 11pm–4am. Cheesy pop night, formerly at the Polo Lounge. ■ 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. FREE The West End Twist at the Grosvenor Café. Weekly 9pm–midnight. DJ Snafu spins Latin, rhythm & blues and Motown 45s. ■ Where It’s At at the Viper Bar & Club . Weekly 7pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £6–£8 after. DJ Ross McMillan playing chart, dance, R&B and electro. ■ Yoyo at the Shed. Weekly 10pm–3am. 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.
Glasgow Sunday Monthly & One-Offs ■ Optimo Presents at the Sub Club. 27 Jan, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. Twitch and Wilkes return with a monthly party. ■ Instruments of Rapture at the Sub Club. 3 Feb, 11pm–3am. £5. House music from The Revenge, named after his label, with 6th Borough Project, Craig Smith and Ali OOFT. ■ Mutha F**kin’ UV Party at Classic Grand. 3 Feb, 11pm–3am. £4. UV bubbles, face painting, glowsticks and more. ■ GSFF Afterparty with Miaoux Miaoux (DJ Set) at Berkeley Suite. 10 Feb, 11.30pm. £3. Part of Glasgow Short
Film Festival. ■ Thunder Disco Club at the Sub Club. 10 Feb, 11pm–3am. £5. Nineties house, techno and ‘sex disco’ from Jube and Rory from one of Glasgow’s finest young parties. ■ Highlife at the Sub Club. 17 Feb, 11pm–3am. £5. A night with 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 from resident Auntie Flo, aka Brian d’Souza, at this monthly Sunday night version. Weekly ■ Big in Japan at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. Dance if you want to, or take advantage of the cheap drinks instead. ■ Cosmic Ballroom at Re-Play. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 (£3) after. Craig McFadyen, Ian Pollock play chart, party and dance anthems. ■ Discobadger at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm with a matric card; £6 (£4) after. DJ Kash, Domsko and Gerry Lyons play hip hop, house, funk and electro. ■ Encore at Kushion. Weekly 9pm–3am. £5 (£3). Party sounds, and note it’s free entry all night with a retail wage slip. ■ Hummingbird Sundays at Hummingbird. Weekly 9pm–1am. £tbc. Half price cocktails and party tracks. ■ Liquid Cool at Common. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Iain Thomson, AJ and Gordon ‘Harri’ Miller play vocal garage and house. FREE Noite Tribal at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 10.30–3am. Latin house music and live percussion, presided over by DJs Euan and David. ■ Quids In at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £1. DJs Marky Mark and Mash playing a mix of electro, funk and disco. It’s £1 in, and at the end of the night all these pounds go in a pot and someone wins the lot. ■ Renegade at the Cathouse. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2 (£1). DJ Mythic plays rock, metal, punk and more. ■ Shed Sundays at the Shed. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2. Sisters Lisa Mafia and Li’l Gem play house and R&B. FREE Sports Sunday at FHQ. Weekly 6pm–3am. Live football, a free jukebox and party sounds. ■ Sunday ‘Sentials at Play. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £tbc after. Party sounds from DJs Chris Stewart and Ross McFadyen. ■ Sunday Roaster at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Cheesy chucks tunes at you in G2 while you dance wildly. ■ Sunday Service at Òran Mór. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (students £3). Chart, R&B, house and electro from Dave M. ■ Sunday Sesh at Boho. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students before midnight). Resident DJs play party anthems to wind you down or pick you up. ■ Weekends With a Bang! at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. £3 (£2). DJs David Clark and Jamie Blyth help you end your week in explosive style. Musically, anything goes!
Glasgow Monday Weekly FREE Boteco Intimo at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 8pm–3am. Explore the intimate sounds of bossa nova, tropicalia, exotica and breezy lounge pop every Monday with your hostess DJ Mingo-go. ■ Burn at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Burn provides all the disco songs you’ve forgotten about and the ones you can’t forget. Presented by Normski, Zeus and Mash. ■ Crunk @ Club X at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 6pm–3am. £3 (£2). RR from 6m and Club X from 11pm with DJ
BelledeHell. ■ Duo at Club 520. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight with wristband; £5 after (£3). A new Monday trade night playing disco, electro, dubstep and more. ■ Hangout Mondays at O’Couture. Weekly 4pm–3am. £tbc. Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks. ■ Misanthropy at Ivory Blacks. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. £3 before 12.30; £5 after. Specialising in UK underground bass music, with choice cuts of drum & bass, dubstep, grime, electro-house and breaks. ■ Monday Night Heat at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–2am. £3–£5 (free entry to all trade staff). Trade night with DJ Ross McMillan playing chart, dance, student anthems. ■ Mutiny at Black Sparrow. Weekly 9pm–1am. £3. Grass roots techno night. FREE Passionality at FHQ. Weekly 11pm–3am. Passion’s the fashion on a Monday with this night from TLC and DJ Shawn Roberts. ■ ShamPain at SWG3. Weekly 10pm– 2am. £tbc. Monday night warehouse bash with drinks offers and plenty of DJs playing party tracks. ■ Space Invader & Mayhem at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 after (student £3; trade staff free all night). Andy R plays requests from all genres plus lasers, retro consoles and rock, metal and pop punk form DJ Muppet upstairs.
Glasgow Tuesday Weekly ■ The Drop Off at Common. Weekly 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). The weekly club throw down is back, with residents Adam Forbes and Robin Dunne. ■ Dubbed at FHQ. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. DJs Rob Technic and Colin Reid play house, R&B, hip hop and indie. ■ I AM at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm– 3am. £4 or free at iamclub.co.uk/contact. Weekly electronica and bass supplied by Beta & Kappa. Upcoming guests and events include Deadboy (5 Feb) and Pro Vinylist Karim (19 Feb). ■ Juicy Tuesday at Kushion. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. A night to entertain the masses across two rooms. Room one sees Stevie Foy rocking out indie pop and electro, while Li’l L and Ray Woods get the party started with hip hop beats and R&B grooves in room two. ■ Junk Disco at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Club anthems, party hits and requests, as well as dressing up and occasional celebrity appearances. ■ Killer Kitsch at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–4am. £5 (students £3). Euan Neilson, Dave Sinclair and newly recruited resident Hushpuppy (RPZ, Death Disco) present the city’s best Tuesday-nighter. With special guest RL Grime (5 Feb). ■ Lust at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm– 3am. £5 (£3 students). Indie anthems and urban beats. FREE Nectar & Nails at Hummingbird. Weekly 5pm–1am. Off the wall party sounds. ■ Pandamonium at Blackfriars. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. Night for students and anyone else who likes their music of the deep house and tech variety. ■ Play-Doh Tuesdays at Re-Play. Weekly 7pm–3am. Free entry before 11pm; £5 after (£3). Ross McFadyen, Ian McNab and friends play house, electro and student anthems. ■ Popcorn at Bamboo. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (students free before 11.30pm). Student party night with Robin B and Ross McMillan. ■ Poptart at the Polo Lounge. Weekly £3 (£2). Start the weekend very early with DJ BelledeHell. ■ TIT Tuesdays at the 212. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 after (students £3). Iron Ill and Lil L with a selection ranging from house to hip hop.
CLUBS CRATE DIGGING
BILLY WOODS
Great disco DJs aren’t a rarity in Glasgow, but Supermax’s Billy Woods is a strong contender to be considered the best of the bunch. As he prepares to unleash his History of DISCO upon us, here are some of his all-time genre classics
Is ’Dinosaur L’s ‘Go Bang’ (Francois K Mix) (Sleeping Bag) the greatest modern dance record ever made? It wasn’t one you were likely to hear out very often before the advent of the push-button DJ, if only because the house generation suffered from a debilitating fear of live drums and the increased likelihood of car crashing the mix. I have just about every version and reinterpretation you could ever imagine. Bohannon ‘Let’s Start the
Dance’ (Mercury) is another record that was heavily sampled on the house scene but largely frowned upon during that era, while Voyage ‘I Love You Dancer’ (Scirocco) was a huge record for me back in the earliest days at [Glasgow venue✽ the Riverside. I’ve lost count of the amount of copies I’ve given away, thrown into the crowd or traded in for a round of drinks.
Allegedly the last record
ever played at the Paradise Garage was Sharon Ridley’s ‘Changin’’ (Tabu white label), and it’s a rarity due to the fact it was only ever pressed on promo 12-inch. You can feel the emotion coming right through it. I remember reading Larry Levan lamenting the lack of slower ballads featuring in sets. We’re in a similar situation now, and what’s required are DJs with the balls to drop this kind of record.
Sylvester’s ‘Do You
Wanna Funk?’ (RCA) is another obvious one, but such a huge record at Supermax. The first time I played it at the party I was extremely drunk and had the audacity to completely cut the volume on the first chorus, but the crowd came right back at me with it. The video’s out there in cyberspace somewhere, everyone singing along in all their glory. (David Pollock) ■ Supermax Presents A History of DISCO is at Berkeley Suite, Glasgow, Sat 2 Feb.
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