CLUBS CLUBS Glasgow Wednesday
FREE Take It Sleazy! at Nice’n’Sleazy. 3 Apr, 11.30pm–3am. A no-holds-barred mix of 80s pop, electro synths, techno beats and nu-disco.
✽ Two Zebras and a Giraffe at Saint Judes. Weekly 11pm–3am.
£6 (£5). A weekly Wednesday nighter playing garage, UK funky, house, bass and bashment. Upcoming guests include Planet Mu’s Ital Tek (27 Mar) and Doc Daneeka (17 Apr).
EDINBURGH HIGHLIGHTS Events are listed by day of the week, then sorted alphabetically. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to clubs@list. co.uk. Edinburgh listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry Edinburgh Thursday
FREE Juice at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Trap, dubstep and grime from Floating Boy and Dan Juice. ■ No Globe at the Bongo Club. 4 Apr, 11pm–3am. £tbc. ‘Party music without borders’ at this world music and global beats night. ■ Wonky at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 4 Apr, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Hardcore techno. ■ i AM at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Beats and pieces supplied by Beta & Kappa plus digital dub from Chungo-Bungo. Edinburgh Friday
■ Axis at the Caves. 29 Mar, 11pm–3am. £8 advance; £10 on the door. Techno night. Relaunching with special guest Harvard Bass (Turbo Recordings) playing out minimal and ghetto house. ■ Bixon at Sneaky Pete’s. 22 Mar, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Slick hip house night. Joined by New York’s Anthony Naples (Mister Saturday Night). ■ Chapel Perilous Art System at the Caves. 22 Mar, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Hot drum & bass from headliner DC Breaks with support from DJ Recypher and Hector B, and an Ableton glitch hop set from upcoming producer GiMiK. ■ Club Oxygen at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 12 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £7 (students £5). Trance and house night. ■ Confusion is Sex at the Bongo Club. 12 Apr, 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £6 (£4 in costume) after. Twisted and freaky mix of burlesque, glam techno, electro, indie punk and rock’n’roll where ‘the weird is normal’. Fourth birthday special. ■ Cosmic at Studio 24. 12 Apr, 9pm–3am. £3 before 11pm; £6 after. A spaced-out night of psychedelic trance and tribal beats. ■ Defcon at Studio 24. 29 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£5 in ‘raver’ fancydress) after. Presenting Dead Good Friday with Off Me Nut Records featuring jungle and rave from special guests Phatworld and Kid Lib. ■ ETC at Wee Red Bar. 22 Mar, 11pm– 3am. £7 (£5). Electronic music night with a mash of techno, acid house, bassline, jungle, dubstep, metal, breaks and gabber from the Edinburgh Tekno Cartel. ■ Four Corners at the Bongo Club. 5 Apr, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Your local one-stop hop for funk/ soul/jazz/Latin/Afro/reggae dancefloor action and sizzling live percussion. ■ Hot Mess at Wee Red Bar. 5 Apr, 11pm–3am. £5. Gay club night where the focus is on the music, which is a heady mix of disco, hi-NRG, acid house, Italo and electro. ■ Invasion of the Jungle Soldiers at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 12 Apr, 11pm–3am. £3 before 11.30pm; £4 before midnight; £5 after. Shake Yer Shoulders present a night of breaks, drum & bass and jungle. ■ Kapital at the Caves. 29 Mar, 11pm– 3am. £8. A melodic mixture of deep minimal house and stripped down techno.
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Edinburgh Saturday
Edinburgh debut from Ryan Davis. ■ Kapital at the Caves. 12 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £10–£12. Back with a double bill of guests, analogue techno’s hottest rising star Daniel Avery and arguably the sub-genre’s most prolific proponent, Ivan Smagghe. ■ Karnival & Pulse present Vitalic at the Liquid Room. 5 Apr, 11pm–3am. £15. Two clubs team up to present the full Vitalic live experience. See preview, page 48. ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring Sunday Sinners (22 Mar), The iFoundation (29 Mar), Asazi Space Funk Explosion (5 Apr) and Lou Hickey (12 Apr). ■ Mjölk at Wee Red Bar. 29 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3 before 11.30pm; £4 after. The best in Swedish indie pop, 60s and 70s. ■ #notsosilent at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 22 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £8 advance. Future garage and dubstep sounds. Featuring guests Lapallux (launching debut album Nostalchic) and Cid Rim both playing live. All proceeds go to Headway Brain Injury Association. ■ Robigan’s Reggae at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 22 Mar, 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Reggae, dancehall and rocksteady. Featuring DJ sets form Rhoda Dakar (The Bodysnatchers/2 Tone) and DJ Amma. ■ Shake Yer Shoulders at Studio 24. 22 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Mixed genre night of minimal, electro, techno and drum & bass. ‘Pop Yer Cherry’ with Wonksie, Mikey Fuckin’ Thomson, Sean VD and Chimera. ■ StepBack at Wee Red Bar. 12 Apr, 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). Heavy bass from WolfJazz and Keyte. ■ Beep Beep, Yeah! at Electric Circus. 13 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after (students £3). A staunchly retro soundtrack of 50s rock, 60s grooves and 70s psychedelia. ■ bETAMAX at Studio 24. 30 Mar, 11pm–4am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 after (£4). Mutant disco, post punk, new wave and 2Tone night hosted by Chris FAST and Big Gus. ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 6 Apr, 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after. Four deck mix of dubstep, reggae, grime, dancehall and jungle. ■ Bombskare Afterparty at Studio 24. 30 Mar, midnight–3am. £4 (free with Bombskare ticket). Afterparty for Bombskare’s album launch party as the band take to the decks with a mix of ska, reggae and 2Tone. ■ Dr No’s at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 23 Mar & 6 Apr, 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Dr No’s is back with a steady stream of the best in ska, rocksteady and 70s reggae. ■ Floorplay at the Liquid Room. 23 Mar, 10pm–3am. £8 advance. The vocal house night mixed with a bit of uplifting electro. Sixth birthday special featuring a huge roster of DJs from Floorplay over the years. ■ Global Village at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 13 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before 11pm; £8 after. Brian Fisher, Chris Fayr and Stewart Wilson play an eclectic mix of ‘sensual and melodic’ house. Watch out Edinburgh, there’s a new kid on the east coast block. Well, OK, chances are Dundee’s bookish extravaganza might never quite reach the exalted status of the capital’s world-beating literary fiesta but it’s making a very strong case for itself with a series of events that includes the likes of Nick Cave, Jackie Kay, Alan Warner, John Carey and Iain Banks (pictured) plus an all-day comics conference. ■ Various venues, Dundee, until Sun 27 Jun.
✽ The Go-Go at Studio 24. 6 Apr,
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10.30pm–3am. £4 (£3) before 11.30pm;
£6 (£5) after. Swinging 60s garage, soul, mod, new wave, surf and sleazy listening from residents Tall Paul and Big Gus. 13th birthday party with a live set from French garage-beat maestros Les Bof!. ■ The Green Door at Studio 24. 31 Mar & 13 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £2 before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. A night of rock’n’roll from classics to their mutant offspring. Edinburgh Tattoo Convention afterparty on 31 Mar (entry £4 or free with Tattoo Convention ticket). ■ Hott Boxx at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 23 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. Funky house. Residents party.
■ Karnival at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 30 Mar, 11pm–4am. £6 before midnight; £10 after. Forward thinking house night. Karnival welcomes Made For The Night label boss Jesse Rose to the capital for his 12x12 tour. ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring Mike Kearney Ka-Tet (23 Mar), The Blueswater (30 Mar), Dana Dixon Blues Band (6 Apr) and Earls of Caithness (13 Apr). ■ Madchester at the Liquid Room. 30 Mar, 10.30pm–4am. £tbc. Madchester plays the best the baggy era had to offer (think Happy Mondays, Stone Roses and The Charlatans) ■ Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 23 Mar, 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £7 after. Righteous reggae, dub and roots. ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 30 Mar, 11pm–4am. £3 before midnight; £7 (£6) after (students £5). Steve Austin joins forces with Trendy Wendy, mixing up funk, soul, electro, house and party tunes. Joined by guests Majestika.
✽ Musika at the Liquid Room. 6 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £19.50. Edgy house and
electro night. A massive bill headed by
✽ Substance at the Bongo Club. 22 Mar, 11pm–3am. £10. Featuring bassy techno from special guest Objekt (Hessle Audio) alongside Twitch (Pure/Optimo). ■ Supersonic Vague at the Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4. Mash-up mayhem from DJ Gentleman Johnny throwing together electro, indie, R&B and house on the decks. ■ Terror at the Banshee Labyrinth. 29 Mar, 9pm–3am. £2–£3. Hardcore, hip hop, rave, punk and techno. International line-up featuring Fat Frumus, Thorepey, Ill Papa Giraffe and Perished Gusset. ■ Uncontrolled Substance at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 5 Apr, 11pm–3am. £3. Hip hop and breaks. Featuring three live sets from Ill Papa Giraffe, MasterSystem and Stachka plus DJs Twelves Original Players. ■ Unseen at Studio 24. 5 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Unseen welcomes resident Dogma mentalist Nomad for a set of blistering hard techno. ■ Vitamins at Sneaky Pete’s. 29 Mar, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Twisting bass beats and electronica as Glasgow’s Vitamins set up shop in Edinburgh. Jon K (Hoya:Hoya) guests. ■ XY at the Liquid Room. 22 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Adrenaline fuelled house, electro, bass and drum & bass night. Residents party.
■ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 29 Mar, 11pm–3am. £10 advance. Drum & bass, dubstep and other bassy beats. DJ Friction and MC Linguistics guest.
Detroit legend Carl Craig making his first visit to Edinburgh for over a decade. Heidi and Wildkats provide support. ■ Pop Tarts at Electric Circus. 23 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. Special pop party with DJs from Cream Soda, Pop Rocks, Beep Beep, Yeah! and Magic Nostalgia. ■ Soulsville at the Bongo Club. 13 Apr, 11pm–3am. £5. Tsatsu and Fryer spin the best in soul, doo-wop, rhythm & blues and rock’n’roll. ■ Speaker Bite Me at Electric Circus. 6 Apr, 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. ■ Studio 24 Rawks presents: Bordello at Studio 24. 6 Apr, 10.30pm– 3am. £2 before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. Sleazy classic rock. ■ Studio 24 Rawks presents: Decade at Studio 24. 13 Apr, 10.30pm– 3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. New pop punk, emo and hardcore offshoot from Matt27. ■ Studio 24 Rawks presents: Metal at Studio 24. 23 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. Come on, take a guess. Metal all night long. ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. Weekly 10.30pm–4am. £1 before 11pm; £6 after. Edinburgh’s longest continually running indie night. ■ VEGAS! at the Voodoo Rooms. 30 Mar, 9pm–2am. £6. Hipster swing, jump jive, rockin’ R&B, dancefloor jazz, sleazy listening and gangster grooves at the multiple award-winning, multi-genre club night. ■ We Own at Sneaky Pete’s. 6 Apr, 11pm–3am. £tbc. The clothing brand and party starters present their own club tour. HNQO (Hot Creations) guest. Edinburgh Sunday
■ Ad Hoc at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 31 Mar, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Indie, alt.rock and punk night. FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro. Todd Edwards guests on 31 Mar. ■ In Your Chop at Studio 24. 24 Mar, 9pm–3am. £5. Fundraiser for a memorial bench dedicated to local legend Bobby Collins Cassidy, who had a big impact on Edinburgh’s club and gig scene. With a mixed up, mashed up hip hop, breaks, folk and jungle soundtrack from the likes of Perfect Practice, U-Turn, Octophant, ChopmanD and Jamin Nimjah. Edinburgh Monday
■ Neighbourhood at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. New weekly club night of dubstep, garage, 2-step and bass from Tazz and Jaylaxx. FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs.
Edinburgh Tuesday
■ I Love Hip Hop at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £1. Hip hop classics and brand new rap tracks. FREE Soul Jam at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Old school, real deal soul, funk and hip hop. Edinburgh Wednesday
FREE Boom at Studio 24. 27 Mar & 10 Apr, 11pm–3am. Funky dub, soul, hip hop and Afrobeat from round the world. ■ East Beat at Studio 24. 27 Mar, 11pm–3am. £1.99 before midnight; £2.99 after. New night of Balkan, Klezmer, Gypsy and Eastern music. ■ YOLO at the Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4. Alternative midweek club night. FREE Zoot at Studio 24. 3 Apr & 17 Apr, 11pm–3am. Mashed up tropical beats, swing and club classics.