Clubbing Highlights for May Bank Holiday Weekend!

Saturday 2nd May 2009

Jam The Box @ The GRV, Hasties Close, Edinburgh

Tonight sees the return of one of city's newest and most promising clubnights, Jam The Box, for their monthly showdown at The GRV. After completely packin out the venue last month with the first of their Live Jams the boys are gettin back to basics with a stripped down clubnight again tonight. Just decks, effects and 3 boxes jammed full of the best in soul, funk, disco, house, dubstep, techno, breakbeats and anything else their dj display team wish to bestow upon your ears. Disco Jockeys Paul "Marmalade" Maslin, Jimmy "Jammin" Thomas and Jammiwam are fast becoming 3 of the most popular club residents in town and when you hear these three chaps playin their trademark tag team set you'll know why. Seemlessly mixing between countless styles of heavyweight soul fuelled tunes they take their devoted crowd on a truly magical, musical journey.

Bargain £4 entry all night.
Doors 11pm-3am

Sunday May 3rd 2009

E.C.C.F BIG DAY OUT! BBQ at The Outhouse and After Party @ City Cafe, Edinburgh

Sunday is all about the annual Edinburgh Clubbing Community Forum's Big Day Out which is a mammoth 15 hour dance-fest and kicks off at 1pm @ The Outhouse, Broughton Street Lane for part one the BBQ. This usually serene little boozer tucked away on a wee sidestreet near the top of Leith Walk, for 5 Sundays a year, transforms into a hedonistic wonderland somewhat like a little slice of Ibiza dropped straight into a city plot. And each year one of those sundays is hosted by The E.C.C.F in a bid to raise money for The Sick Kids Hospital Foundation charity. Tickets invariably sell out in ever decreasing times each year with over 400 tickets all snapped up in just under 6 mins this year. The Dj line up features jocks from some of the most popular E.C.C.F affiliated clubnight and this year it the turn of Telefunken, Karnival and Taste to host the party.

Tickets £2 but sold out
Doors 1pm - 5.30pm

As always another venue has been booked for the Official E.C.C.F BBQ Afterparty and this year its downstairs at City Cafe where djs Lel P, Mikey Inglis, Jimmy "Jammin" Thomas, Lee Holden, Chef De Party, Mr Manyana and Dibbs will be droppin some more top funk, soul and disco tinged house music to keep the party rockin till late in the evening.

Entry to City Cafe is free but we do ask that you dig deep and make a donation to the Sick Kids charity.
Party starts at 5 and goes on till around midnight.

Telefunken presents James Curd (Greenskeepers, Chicago) @ The Caves, Niddry Street South, Edinburgh.

The City's freshest and most happening night for lovers of true house music, Telefunken, is back for the first of its extracurricular parties with a one off show at The Caves. A truly incredible club space, The Caves forms part of the vast labyrinth of vaults which are buried beneath the oldest part of the city. Situated off The Cowgate, beneath South Bridge this venue is without a doubt the most spectacular in the capital. The Telefunken crew are all very excited to have one of their favourite guest djs from last year join them for another swingin, bumpin, jackin set. Chicago's James Curd is most famous for his work as part of The Greenskeepers band and hit records like Lotion, Low And Sweet and his track fhich featured on the recent Grand Theft Auto game. James has also had plenty success as a solo artist and he's constantly touring the globe pushing that trademark bumpin Chicago house sound.

Tickets will be on sale at City Cafe for £8. More on the door.
Doors 10.30 - 3.00am