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Moon, Drop 06/07, Beltane 07 - Edinburgh

Last minute information has been received for the following

1: April Music Listings for Lulu, Edinburgh
2: Revised; A Basement Boogie re-launch: NOW Thursday 5th April at Berlin
3: 'The Velvet & ZEUS, 3 Gay Spring Flings!'
4: NEW FRINGE DIRECTOR ANNOUNCED
5: The Final Fullmoon (again!)
6: The Drop at the Leith Festival June 2007
7: BFS 2007

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1: April Music Listings for Lulu - Edinburgh

VENUE: Lulu
ADDRESS: Underneath Tiger Lily, 125b George Street, Edinburgh
MUSIC POLICY: Soul, funk, disco, jazz, Latin, electronica, new wave pop
DJs: As listed below
TIMES: 8pm - 3am, unless otherwise stated
COST: As Listed Below
MORE MUSIC INFO: Eric Roberts, 0131 229 0406, erik@...
MORE GENERAL INFO: Raymond Notarangelo, 0131 561 2245, raymond@...
WEBSITES: www.luluedinburgh.co.uk

Music Listings

Every Sunday (until Sunday 8th April) – Dava
Dava is one half of The Resonance, Headspin’s 4 deck wonders. He is known for
playing great party sets with the precision and skill of a hip hop pro, bringing
the
weekend to a close with a mix of easy jazz and soul for the lounge and funk with
head-nodding beats for the dancefloor.
Free B4 11pm, £4 after

Sunday 8th April – Tackno Playboy Bunny Special with DJ Trendy Wendy
Tackno returns for an easter extravaganza. Advance tickets available from The
Street. The next Tackno will be Sunday 26th August.
£8 / £6 Tackno members

Every Sunday from Sunday 15th April – Playgirl Mansions with DJ Trendy Wendy
A new weekly Trendy Wendy residency catering for a mixed crowd.
Price TBC

Every Monday - Jez Hill
One of Edinburgh’s most experienced and most charismatic DJs kicks off the week
with
a heady mix of electro-pop, classics and disco mixed up with anything else in
his
box that screams ‘Now’. Jez is undoubtedly going to provide you with an
uncompromising party, on a Monday!
Free B4 10pm, £5 after

Every Tuesday - Hobbes
Trouble DJ and Edinburgh club scene player Hobbes spins eclectic sets touching
on
soul, electro, dance, new wave pop and rare groove. “The Trouble crew have lost
none
of their style, panache and enthusiasm for championing fantastic new music and
old
school party jams" The Guardian Guide, May 2006.

Free B4 11pm, £4 after
Every Wednesday – Roller Disco with Mash & Jon Pleased
Quite simply a night of past and future electronic classics from an all-star DJ
line-up. Jon Pleased relocated from London to Edinburgh and has become one of
the
city’s most loved DJs playing regularly at Taste and Fever. Former Jengahead,
now
XFM presenter Mash makes the break across the M8 to complete the party.
Free B4 10pm, £5 after

Every Thursday - Jez Hill
One of Edinburgh’s most experienced and most charismatic DJs kicks off the week
with
a heady mix of electro-pop, classics and disco mixed up with anything else in
his
box that screams ‘Now’. Jez is going to provide you with an uncompromising
party.
Free B4 10pm, £5 after

Every Friday & Saturday
The weekend DJs bring together all the best records being played over the week
and
throw them together in a mind-blowing mix fun, funk, dancing and debauchery.
Deck
technicians include Gareth Sommerville (Ultragroove), Isla Blige (Get Funk’d),
The
Blond Flash (Spaceface) and Danny Tennent (The Street)
Free B4 11pm, £7 after

Contact: Eric Roberts <erik@...>
mob. 0781 333 1305
office. 0131 258 5264
skype. erikdaviking10121976
http://www.getintoTrouble.com
http://www.myspace.com/getintoTrouble

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2: Revised; A Basement Boogie re-launch: NOW Thursday 5th April at Berlin -
Edinburgh

Due to delays with the refurbishment, A Basement Boogie re-launch will now take
place on Thursday 5th April with DJ Quantic & Trouble DJs

A BASEMENT BOOGIE RELAUNCH
Following its unexpected demise at the Hudson, due to circumstances beyond our
control, Trouble’s mid-weekly frenzy, A Basement Boogie, is set to re-ignite
Thursday nights in the capital when it re-launches at the brand-spanking-new
Berlin
– the West End club owned by notorious Edinburgh bon viveur and club scene
stalwart
Gerry Ritchie – on Thursday 5th Apri Conceived as an opportunity to give
Trouble
DJs Hobbes & Erik d’Viking a weekly club residency, A Basement Boogie espouses
the
same esoteric and eclectic musical ethos to be experienced at their flagship
Trouble
monthly nights at Cabaret Voltaire.

Music Policy: Soul, dance, new wave pop and rare grooves.

BERLIN – now featuring brand new, third room
Following a full re-fit to its interior, including a brand new extension at the
back
of the club which makes way for a third room with dance floor, Berlin promises
to
offer something entirely new to Edinburgh nightlife and party people – namely
more
choice, with the emphasis on high quality entertainment across the board.

A.B.B. BILLING for listings:

5th April: DJ Quantic (Tru Thoughts): Trouble 5th Birthday Weekender Warm-up -
£3
12th April: Trouble DJs
19th April: Trouble DJs
26th April: Trouble DJs

About DJ QUANTIC (TRU THOUGHTS)
Quantic should need no introduction to anyone who’s ever been to Trouble, so
prominently has his music and presence featured over the years, whether as a DJ
or
live performer with his Soul Orchestra and Alice Russell or, more recently, soul
jazz legend Spanky Wilson. His music espouses the rarest of grooves, taking
elements
of classic funk, soul, hip hop and dance floor jazz and fusing them with motifs
from
Africa, South and Central America, be it Nigerian Afrobeat, Puerto Rican swing,
Cuban or otherwise. We welcome him once again to let his voodoo rhythms loose on
the
‘floor. Expect a roadblock.

More info:
http://www.quantic.org/
http://www.quantic.org/profiles.php
http://www.tru-thoughts.co.uk/artists/quantic

For listings: 11pm – 3am
Free Entry, except where otherwise indicated.
Drinks promos
Berlin, Queensferry St Lane, Edinburgh

Venue Info t: 0131 467 7215 | e: info@... | w: club-berlin.com
Promoter Info: 0131 477 6916 | e: info@... | w:
www.getintoTrouble.com

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3: 'The Velvet & ZEUS, 3 Gay Spring Flings!' - Edinburgh
@ ‘Studio 24’, 24 Calton Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8DP

‘The Velvet & ZEUS Gay Spring Flings!

Dates & Performers

Easter Bank Holiday - Sunday 8th April
‘Missy Malone’ & ‘Leyla Rose’ Burlesque Stars
www.myspace.com/missy_malone
www.myspace.com/leylarose

May Day Bank Holiday - Sunday 6th May
‘Truly Truly Scrumptious’
www.trulytrulyscrumptious.co.uk

Spring Public Holiday - Sunday 27th May
‘Academy of Burlesque & Cabaret Scotland’

DJs & Music:
DJ’s Random, Leatherface,
DJ Jeremy (Planet Out)
& guests
Music Policy: An uplifting & eclectic music policy which spans the genres

Doors 9.30pm-3am (5am during Festivals):
Only £6 / £5 conc. with I.D. / & Only £4 before 10.30pm
Doors open: 9.30pm-3am
Strictly Over 18s Only:

on 3 Bank Holiday Sundays, 3 ‘Pride Scotia’ Fundraisers
http://www.pride-scotia.org

With 2 Gay Clubs 2 Rooms 2 Bars & a Mingling Hall!
Drinks Promotions: Average Drinks Price Only £2.50 inc. mixer! All Mainline
Spirits
& mixer + selected Bottled Lagers Only £1.80 - 9.30pm till 12am! + A Great
Selection
of Cocktails with 2 spirit measures only £3 all night!

Format of Events: 2 Gay Clubs 2 Rooms 2 Bars:

‘Velvet’ - On the Ground Floor, Women’s Club Night for gay girlies & their
invited
lgbt friends Girlies may invite & accompany a gay male guest ‘Velvet Voted
Scotland’s Best Women’s Venue Pink Paper Reader’s Awards 2006’

‘ZEUS’ - On the Top Floor, New club night for gay boys, girls & their lgbt
friends.
The new edgy & interesting alternatives to mainstream clubbing!

Arrive Early to see our lovely Performers and to Ensure Entry & to get Door
Discounts & Fabulous Drinks Promos

3 ‘Pride Scotia’ Fundraisers: Velvet & ZEUS are LGBT non-profit-making, social
entrepreneurial community ventures; donating proceeds to worthy causes &
charities

Velvet & ZEUS have strict over 18s only policy; Legal photo I.D. required Velvet
has
a ‘Zero Tolerance Policy’:

Management Reserve Their Rights - Anyone Barred from Velvet for unacceptable
misconduct; fighting, intimidation or drug possession, will not gain admission
to
Velvet & or ZEUS at Studio 24, or any other venue Velvet & or ZEUS may be held
at.
Do not turn up to be refused entry.

Stalls in the Mingling Hall by:
Rainbow Rose http://www.rainbowrose.co.uk
Crew 2000 http://www.crew2000.co.uk
Pride Scotia, LGBT Youth & possibly The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence!

Contact: Club Velvet <clubvelvet@...>
http://www.myspace.com/clubvelvet
http://www.myspace.com/zeusboys
http://www.myspace.com/studio24edinburgh

Note for GLBT Media only: pansexual event

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4: NEW FRINGE DIRECTOR ANNOUNCED - Edinburgh

9am - 26.03.07
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Fresh talent on the planets largest stage

Jon Morgan will begin the job of director of the world largest arts festival in
June
2007. Jon arrives at the helm of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe direct from his
role
as Executive Producer with Contact Theatre in Manchester.

At Contact Jon has managed a wide range of contemporary performance and workshop
programmes for and with young adult audiences. He has been involved in a range
of
initiatives to encourage new and emerging artists to develop exciting and
innovative
performance and has produced work which has toured in the UK and
internationally.

Jon has a long track-record in Scotland, having worked with many of Scotland's
leading arts venues and performing companies. He has also worked with the
Scottish
Arts Council in an advisory capacity on drama and dance touring and on the bid
to
establish the popular and successful National Theatre of Scotland (NTS).

Baroness Elizabeth Smith, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Fringe said
‘Heading up the world’s biggest celebration of the Arts is a challenging role,
and
we are confident that Jon is extremely well placed for it. His experience paired
with his ambition will no doubt build on the Fringe’s past success. ‘

Jon is very eager to begin his new post, 'I’m very pleased to be returning to
Scotland's vibrant arts scene and am looking forward to getting started. It’s
an
exciting and demanding time for the Fringe and it’s clear to me that working in
partnership with the huge variety of groups, individuals and supporters that
make up
the festival is key to the Fringe's continuing success.’

Donald Anderson the City of Edinburgh's Executive Member for Sport, Culture and
Tourism said. "Paul Gudgin will be a tough act to follow but Jon obviously has
extensive experience both north and south of the border that will be invaluable
in
this role. It is an exciting time for all the summer festivals with 3 new
appointments in the run up to the 2007 Festival and I am sure we have a strong
team
to take our festivals forward".

Jon will take up his role following the departure of Paul Gudgin, director since
1999. Paul plans to leave his post on the day of the Fringe’s programme launch
2007,
Thursday 7 June.

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For more information contact Leroy at the Fringe Press Office on +44(0)131 240
1919.
Press@...

The Fringe Programme will be released on Thursday 7 June.
Fringe 2007 runs 5-27 August.
For more information on the Fringe, log on to http://www.edfringe.com.

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Jon Morgan - Biography

Jon Morgan is currently Executive Producer at Contact, Manchester’s pioneering
theatre for young people. Contact’s mission is to make and produce
ground-breaking
performance by and for young people aged 13-30. Contact brings together a range
of
emerging theatre, new writing, international work, UK based touring companies
and
home-grown productions. Participatory work and work with emerging artists is at
the
core, mixing drama, dance, multi-media, spoken word, comedy, slams, club nights,
events, exhibitions, showcases, poetry, physical theatre, hip-hop, film, live
art
and debates.

Prior to joining Contact in 2003 he has worked in a range of arts organisations
and
contexts including venues, contemporary music, touring theatre, young people’s
theatre and arts for development. Work for and with young people has featured
in
much of his career, but particularly at TAG Theatre Company where he was General
Manager for seven years and now at Contact.

In 2002/03 he was engaged by the British Council to develop and publish a
resource
and to programme an international seminar on Arts for Development and through
this
work, along with his experience at TAG and at Contact, he has built a strong
commitment to the importance of active engagement in the arts as a right which
all
people should enjoy.

Contact: Fringe Press Office <press@...>

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5: The Final Fullmoon (again!) - Edinburgh
Three Tuns in Hanover St, Edinburgh

Sunday April 1st, as it's going to be our last Full Moon for a while. We're
going
out with a bang, with a crammed bill featuring the world famous Shock & Awe
(will
Lizzie sing for them this time?), punky popsters Restless Natives from
Scotland's
answer to hell, Falkirk, POTSO from some other god-forsaken corner of the globe,
namely Queensferry, odd ball Tom Paxton sound-alike, Freeloadin' Frank and
smokey
cabaret diva Rosie Bell. With so many acts to cram in, we will be kicking off at
2:00pm sharp. It's fun, it's free and it runs 'til 6:00.

The Full Moon Club will be held on the first Sunday of
every month. The music starts at 2, but you can wander in any time after 1pm
Free to
get in. (Kids are allowed in too.)

Format :: an eclectic mix of live music, poetry, comedy, and unexpected nonsense
::
Full Moon will also be putting on occasional one-off gigs

More info:
Call Fritz 07766175749
fvanhelsing@...

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6: The Drop June 2007 - Edinburgh
@ Queen Charlotte Rooms, Leith, Edinburgh

Drop Presents The Best Of The Fest at Leith Festival 2007

Sunday the 3rd and Monday the 4th of June
£3.50concs/£5 for a One day ticket and £7concs/£10 for a Two day ticket
Sunday at 4pm until 10pm
Monday from 7pm right through till Midnight

That's right folks, Drop is returning and this one is going to be a biggie! All
your favourite things about Drop PLUS the cream of the crop of Leith Festival in
a
preview Showcase Spectacular! Over two days, Sunday the 3rd and Monday the 4th
of
June, and over ALL 3 floors of the Queen Charlotte Rooms. On the Ground floor
there
will be all the very best poets, writers, plays, with an exclusive art gallery
on
the Middle floor and every single tremendous musician that Drop and Leith
Festival
have to offer on the Top floor. So why not come along and bring all your
friends?
This is to be a fundraising event for Leith Festival and two very important
childrens' organisations, so not only do you get two great days, you can rest in
the
knowledge that your entire ticket price is going to a good cause. And at
£3.50concs/£5 for a One day ticket and £7concs/£10 for a Two day ticket, this is
a
whole heap of worthy bargain! The tickets allow you ALL DAY access to come and
go
as you please, with a packed programme of events starting Sunday at 4pm until
10pm
and Monday from 7pm right through till Midnight, it's 11 hours of pure
arts-culture-bliss!

Programming and Volunteer recruitment is begining now, so if you want to be a
part
of this event and the wider Leith Festival, Drop us an e-mail or call me; Duffy
on
07916 184 792.

Leith Festival 2007 (1st-10th June)
Contact: Craig Duffy <drop-thebeatcafe@...>

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7: BFS 2007 - Edinburgh

You can now buy your tickets for Beltane 2007!

You can get them from the Forest, Ripping records, from the Hub.. Online via
the
medium of http://www.beltane.org or over the phone
0131 473 2000.
A bargain at £5 +BF

Beltane Fire Society
4b Gayfield Place, Edinburgh. EH7 4AB
Tel: 0131 558 8110

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