Nightnews-media XTRA: FAST+GUSSETS, Limbo Voodoo Rooms, CABVOL FREE, CITRUS
KINKY
INDIE, HOBO Bongo Club, VELVET GLBT, TROUBLE 2008 - Edinburgh

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#1 - Fast + GUSSETS RECORD LAUNCH NIGHT - Bongo Club - Edinburgh
#2 - Limbo at The Voodoo Rooms, every Thursday from Nov 22nd - Edinburgh
#3 - Remaining LIST Duty Free gigs at Cabaret Voltaire January - Edinburgh
#4 - THE CITRUS CLUB NEW THURSDAY LISTING 'KINKY INDIE' - Edinburgh
#5 - Gigs at Hobo, Bongo club Sundays - Edinburgh
#6 - Velvet Ladies GLBT update - Edinburgh
#7 - TROUBLE BACK IN 2008

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#1 - Fast, [Flagship of the nu-wave in Edinburgh] - Bongo Club UPDATE -
Edinburgh
The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh EH8 8BA
Tel:00 44 (0) 131 558 7604

Fast is 4 weekly - Fridays

25th JANUARY
Features THE GUSSETS Record Launch ~ live
http://www.myspace.com/gussets

What better way to welcome in the new year at FAST with the return of
Edinburgh's
Amazon warrior trash disco rock'n'roll princesses (& prince) THE GUSSETS.

“One of Edinburgh’s most reputed home grown acts …in a world where bands have
forgotten that live-music should be a show, a f*ck-fest; a spectacle to
lobotomize
you of modern society’s atrocities, The Gussets have got everything beautifully
right” - the skinny

This date will be extra special as we will be unvailing The Gussets debut single
('goretex erotique' / 'what you want') on shiny 7". Being the 2nd release
(after
Damn Shames) on our record label Golden Eagle Recordings
http://www.myspace.com/goldeneaglerecordings

'Please contact us for more and hi-res photos or if you would like to speak to a
band.' Say FAST promoters.

Forthcoming at FAST

22nd FEBRUARY with NAVVY live
http://www.myspace.com/navvypop

:: FAST 'Edinburgh's punk, disco, electro, garage, rocknroll, danceparty
bringing
the raucous rhythmic vinyl dirt and the most psychotic most angular bands
records &
visuals to one of Scotlands' best loved venues The Bongo Club,..' they say!
http://www.myspace.com/fastpunkclub

+ free entry to Ride This Train, upstairs :: Country / Bluegrass / Americana
http://www.myspace.com/ridethistrainclub
where the pioneers of the twin gramophone, Lucky Luke & Cousin Craig, play the
best
in rebel country & blues & are joined by hot guitar pickers & hollerers &
drunkards

Promoter
Chris http://www.myspace.com/miller2030
Regular DJ line-up contacts to follow

Contact
fastpunkclub@...
http://fastpunk.blogspot.com
http://www.myspace.com/fastpunkclub
http://www.myspace.com/goldeneaglerecordings
http://www.myspace.com/ridethistrainclub
http://www.thebongoclub.co.uk/webpages/programme.php

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#2 - Limbo at The Voodoo Rooms, every Thursday from Nov 22nd
The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, Edinburgh, EH2 2AA
Phone: 0131 556 7060

NEW LIVE MUSIC CLUB NIGHT AT A BRAND NEW VENUE IN EDINBURGH

NIGHT NAME: Limbo
VENUE: The Voodoo Rooms
ACTS: See below for a full list of bands; weekly support from the Black Spring
DJs
(resident team) & friends
DOORS: 8PM-1AM*
TAX: £4*
TEL: 0131 556 7060 (venue) / 0131 477 6916 (promoter)
WEB: http://www.thevoodoorooms.com
* except where otherwise advertised.

:: Thursday 31 January

Fangs
Fresh from playing along side Parisian dance gods JUSTICE, AND MTV2 Gonzo tour
and
just voted X.F.M. and Levi Jeans 'Ones To Watch' for 2008, Glasgow's FANGS
strut,
shout, sing, scream and riff their way through the red lights of PUNK 'N' DISCO.
Drawing influence from NY's 70s new wave scene and Londons 80s clubs, they
create
songs for your head and heart, songs for your feet, for your ipod, songs for THE
DANCEFLOOR.
http://www.myspace.com/fakefang

Damn Shames
Following the release last month of their second single, Fear Of Assault
(XL/Abeano), Damn Shames have picked up airplay from the likes of Zane Lowe and
Steve Lamacq and this polite young trio of pop punks are looking set to become
Edinburgh's biggest stars since, err... Idlewild! Actually they'll probably be
bigger than that. Word on the street is people are already going nuts for Damn
Shames in New York and the NME is obviously all over them as well. Which is
nice. We
think they're quite good, too. Come see what all the fuss is about before their
heads get too big to fit through Limbo's doorway.
http://www.myspace.com/damnshames

:: Thursday 07 February

xvectors
We've been supporting xvectors since Day 1. Their last single came out on Twitch
&
Wilkes/Optimo's OSCarr label and swept the critical board but it's really all
about
their live shows. A recent set at Fast demonstrated all the vim and vigour of
their
best performances and apparently that was pretty rugged! It's new wave
dance-rock
and the kind of music that will set your pulse racing and your feet on fire.
http://www.myspace.com/xvectors

Chutes
Chutes are one of the tightest and most promising young outfits to have emerged
from
Edinburgh in eons. Great song writing skills, excellent tunes; instantly
accessible
new wave pop. These guys have an incredibly bright future.
http://www.myspace.com/chutesmusic

:: Thursday 14 February

Fay Fife (The Rezillos) Solo Live Debut
It doesn't really get any more special than this. The highlight of the club's
lifespan thus far, we present the solo live debut of Fay Fife, front-woman of
Edinburgh's most famous original punks, The Rezillos and their 'art-pop'
spin-off,
The Revillos. A pocket gig, by special arrangement, this really is a UNIQUE
opportunity as Fay brings her own material and a new backing band exclusively to
Limbo. This is not part of a tour. 'It's a bit of an experiment,' says Fay. But,
having already heard some of the material, we can guarantee that when Fay Fife
Sings
Punk Dusty, a lot of people are going to want to know about it.

Nanobots
Nanobots are friends of Fay's and do their own electro-rock thing - quite
magnificently, too. "Nanobots are Tiny Wee Robots that form an autonomous swarm
(of
two) to produce high tech Electronic Space rock. We are currently writing and
recording our first Album "Let it Bleep!" for release at the end of this summer.
One
day 500 trillion nanobots will replace your blood system." (Nanonbots)
http://www.myspace.com/nanobots500

:: Thursday 21 February

Bricolage
Rumoured to be Franz Ferdinand's favourite band, Bricolage have been known to
pack a
mighty punch in their delivery of the most studied, accurate revival of
legendary
Glasgow indie-posters Orange Juice's style. Now signed to the Memphis Industries
label (who brought us the spanking Go Team!), they release their debut album
later
this year.
http://www.myspace.com/bricolagetheband

Paul Vickers and The Leg
Are front-man from John Peel favourites Dawn Of The Replicants - that's Paul
Vickers
- and ex-Khaya/Desc fire-brand Dan Mutch, who has worked with Steve Albini
(Nirvana,
The Pixies, P.J Harvey). One of Edinburgh's more eccentric musical offerings,
they
launch debut album Tropical Favourites (SL Records) at Limbo.
http://www.myspace.com/paulvickersandtheleg

:: Thursday 28 February

Correcto
Just signed by Domino and launching their eponymous debut album at Limbo,
Correcto
is a fantastic new band comprising Danny Saunders (vox), Patrick from The Royal
We/Sexy Kids (bass), internationally acclaimed artist Richard Wright (guitar)
and
Franz Ferdinand’s own Paul Thomson (drums). Inspired by fact, fiction,
surrealism
and the mundane; and with sounds reminiscent of the Buzzcocks, Kinks, Fall,
Ramones,
Domino reckons Correcto is "the best art school punk band that we've come across
for
some time." Well, quite.
http://www.myspace.com/correcto

Sellotape
Her first year was peppered by a smattering of killer live shows in dirty dives
and
the like, but style cat Vikisellotape has just pieced her band back together
using,
yes, you guessed it, rolls and rolls of sticky-back plastic. This will be their
come-back show. It's also Viki's birthday party. Balloons, streamers, party hats
and
cake all essential.
http://www.myspace.com/sellotapemusic

More ABOUT: Limbo is a new night from the Black Spring DJs, located in the new
zone
emerging between a straight-up gig and a club night where people go to DANCE, a
club
with live entertainment as well as DJs and dancing - a live music dance party,
if
you will.

PROMO STRAP-LINES: Limbo - a place where girls dance and anything can happen.
Let
yourself go, as the Black Spring DJs conjure up vital live acts and new musical
shapes to tease your ears and cajole your rigid limbs.

MORE INFO & DATES: Latest Rich HTML Format Newsletter Posted at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Nightnews_Omega/
http://rss.groups.yahoo.com/group/Nightnews_Omega/rss

:: Relevant biogs, press pix etc will also be available on the Limbo website and
newsletter

Contact the Black Spring DJs: press@... / 0131 477 6916
http://www.myspace.com/blackspringrecordings

Venue: The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, Edinburgh EH2 2AA
Phone: 0131 556 7060 Email: info@...
Opening Hours: Noon 'til 1am Daily
http://www.thevoodoorooms.com/
events@...
by Black Spring Ltd. PO Box 23786, Edinburgh EH7 5JJ.

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#3 - Remaining LIST Duty Free gigs at Cabaret Voltaire January - Edinburgh
CABARET VOLTAIRE, 36 - 38 BLAIR STREET, EDINBURGH. EH1 1QR

Friday 25th January:
Lou Hickey :: The Felt Tips
Doors 7pm

LOU HICKEY :: THE FELT TIPS "I was brought up watching Frank Sinatra and Dean
Martin movies, and when I was a little girl I wanted to be just like Marilyn
Monroe
singing Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend"

Lou Hickey is a bit of an anachronism - a classically-trained
multi-instrumentalist
("I play piano, clarinet, cornet, guitar and a bit of trombone") who paid her
dues
in 'some awful metal bands', but whose songs recall Jacques Brel and chanteuses
like
Peggy Lee and Etta James. Her smoky vocals are perfectly suited to the old-world
glamour of Club Noir, where she's a regular performer, but she's recently been
striking out on her own, working with a full band (called the Lou Hickey Band or
Lou
Hickey and the Lovebites, depending on when you ask her) on a series of gigs, as
well as recording her own material. Just when you think you've got her pinned
down,
she throws you a curve ball.

'I'm quite punk in my principles,' she says. 'I really wanted to match this sort
of
punky, rockabilly image with an older, more jazz sound, and I've called the EP
Do It
Yourself, because me and my band, we've put all this together without the help
from
a record label, and I don't see why everyone else shouldn't be doing it like
that
too.'

Doing it herself she might be, but after a couple of years in which she's played
sets at every major Scottish festival, supported Suzanne Vega and Martha
Wainwright,
it's difficult to imagine she will be for much longer.

THE FELT TIPS are a Glasgow four-piece indiepop band. They say "We first met
when
our kite strings got intertwined on Largs beach in Summer 2006. Since then we
have
entertained audiences around Glasgow and sometimes beyond."

Listen to the bands at:
http://www.myspace.com/louhickey
http://www.myspace.com/thefeltips

Monday 28th January:
Operahouse :: Endor
Doors 7pm

OPERAHOUSE :: ENDOR :: OPERAHOUSE: "Camden four-piece Operahouse is made up of
childhood friends and strangers. Disco beats/chop guitar. We are Johnny, Jimmy,
Alex
and Ben. It takes Johnny and Jimmy an hour to get to rehearsals. We have just
signed
with Marrakesh records and our next single is out in January."

ENDOR: Glasgow based band Endor sketch their magical music using a palette of
haunting Celtic melodies, thundering drums, explosions of beautiful noise and
surges
of widescreen emotion.

Following on the heels of their first release on Say Dirty Records, ‘Hold On',
already a bona-fide anthem around Scotland, the ambition, vivid emotion and
yearning
romanticism of ‘We Live In Doors' shows a young band forging towards their
stratospheric future.

As cute as the moptop era Beatles, with songs as powerful as the most eloquent
of
poetry, Endor prove that you need sing, not shout to be heard.

Listen to the bands at:
http://www.myspace.com/operahousehq
http://www.myspace.com/endor

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON ALL EVENTS PLEASE GO TO:
http://www.thecabaretvoltaire.com
CABARET VOLTAIRE, 36 - 38 BLAIR STREET, EDINBURGH. EH1 1QR
Tel: 0131 220 6176
http://www.myspace.com/thecabaretvoltaire

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#4 - THE CITRUS CLUB NEW THURSDAY LISTING 'KINKY INDIE' - Edinburgh
40-42 GRINDLAY STREET EDINBURGH EH3 9AP.

EVERY THURSDAY New* Starts 24 01 08 FREE ENTRY For 2 WITH FLYER, JAN / FEB 2008
KINKY INDIE
10.30pm - 3am
Free entry before 11pm
£2.00 students £5.00 others after 11pm
Many drinks £1.50 cheap
Indie, Rock, pop, and retro
http://www.myspace.com/citrusclub
http://www.citrusclub.co.uk

- please call the Citrus (Contact: Tel / fax: +44 131 622 7086) for more info on
club and live events, this is all we have...

Full details: website may lag flyers and other publicity..
http://www.citrus-club.co.uk/
http://www.citrus-club.co.uk/map.html
Contact: Tel / fax: +44 131 622 7086

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#5 - Gigs at Hobo, Bongo club Sundays - Edinburgh
at The Bongo Club 37 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh EH8 8BA
00 44 (0) 131 558 7604

2007 SUNDAY Program :: Live Bands & DJ’s All Night! Hobo is Every Sunday at the
BONGO Club, Edinburgh
11pm-3am
£3

27 Jan 2008 23:00 Un-Americans + Unknown Hagana LIVE

03 Feb 2008 23:00 tbn
10 Feb 2008 23:00 tbn
17 Feb 2008 23:00 tbn
24 Feb 2008 23:00 tbn

COMMENT :: Rapidly becoming a busy band showcase night with some ecelectic post
punk
and new wave dj-ing, drinking and dancing till 3am. Dec 16 is the Christmas
party!!

Next bands (usually announced at the last minute see myspace link.)
Check http://www.myspace.com/thescottishhobosociety

Contact: Blair Walker yourboyblair@...
http://www.myspace.com/thescottishhobosociety
http://www.thebongoclub.co.uk/

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#6 - Velvet - Edinburgh
'The Ark & Waterloo Bar' 5 - 7 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3BG
Venue may vary from date to date, see listing below

NOTICE :: Velvet Launches, by popular demand, 'Early Velvet' & 'Late Velvet'

Saturday 26th January @ The Ark, Velvet’s Next date
(Early Velvet 9pm - 1am £5)

Tickets are available from Mon 21st Jan. Arrive at 9pm for 'DJ Leatherface & her
Foreplay Lounge Set' Tunes not to be missed! If we are lucky ‘The Guvner’ may
spin
a few tunes too @ 9pm! Also from 9pm - Drinks Promos from £1.50! Wow!

:: Velvet's Opening & closing times @ The Ark may vary initially... as Velvet
Launches, by popular demand, ‘Early Velvet' & ‘Late Velvet’ 'Early Velvet 9pm –
1am
£5' & 'Late Velvet 10pm – 3am £6'

Next dates: News!!! DJ Trendy Wendy will be returning to Velvet as a Guest DJ
very
soon : ) watch this space!!! Ensure you get Door Donation Tickets in advance of
all
Velvets nights from now on, to ensure entry & to avoid disappointment. Door
Donation
Tickets From: Planet Out; The Regent Bar; Tickets Scotland; Ripping Records
&
Ticketweb. (A booking fee may apply)

:: Saturday 23rd February – International Women’s Day Party
& LGBT History Month Party!

:: Saturday 22nd March (not 29th) – It’s Easter!

:: Saturday 26th April

Velvet Music:- The Interesting Alternative; Eclectic, Uplifting, Genre Spanning
with...Our Fab New DJ Lucy*Fur! DJ Leatherface & New Guests... DJs Trendy Wendy
&
Jeremy (Planet Out)

Velvet Wins 1st Place in 'The DIVA Readers' Awards 2008' for Best Club in the
UK!
Wow! Thanks to all you lovely DIVA Magazine Readers who voted for Velvet, we
won!
Thanks so much lovely ladies & friends it means the world to us, & without you
we
could not have achieved this, this is your award too ladies, enjoy it... ; )
Love from your adoring Velvet Team XXXXXX

‘Velvet’ Women’s Club Night for gay girlies. Velvet was also Voted Scotland’s
Best
Women’s Venue in the 'Pink Paper Reader’s Awards 2006’ No Dress Code - feel free
to
Dress-up & join in the fun or just come as you are! ; ) Our first night at 'The
Ark'
was a huge success, a complete sell-out! And our ladies loved it. So we will now
be
running Velvet monthly at 'The Ark', on The Last Saturday of Every Month (except
March its 22nd not 29th). Door Donation Tickets in Advance Only for Velvet they
will
be available now... Door Donation Ticket no's are limited & in advance to secure
entry to this new venue... 'The Ark & Waterloo Bar' are very central, at the
east
end of Princes Street, & very close to our gay sector too! At the next Velvet
will
be donating to 'Lucy*Fur's Life Aid' again, we hope you will support us &
Lucy*Fur
at this difficult time & assist us in raising Lifesaving funds for the lovely
Lucy*Fur. We will also make another donation to Pride Scotia, so look out for
the
'Nuns' & their collection cans & help us to fill them!

Miss GayScotland 2007 night was a roaring success & we have a lovely winner
Sarah
Wilson. We were packed to the gunnels with lovely ladies; as was our last Drag
King
Night ; ) A good deal of £ was raised for 'Pride Scotia' & 'Maggie's Cancer
Caring
Centres' Velvet has been offered both Scottish Heats of Miss GayUK 2008! Wow! We
are
planning for next year right now! ; ) Pics will soon be up on our Myspace page &
on
the Miss GayUK 2007 & ScotsGay web pages... VELVET WOMENS CLUB NIGHT for gay
girlies. LGBT friendly male guests welcome if invited and accompanied by a
girlie.
Velvet is an LGBT non-profit-making; social entrepreneurial community venture.

Over 18s Only: Zero Tolerance: Management Reserve Their Rights. Velvet promotes
safe; respectful; responsible; fun clubbing & drinking. Strictly Over 18s Only -
Legal Photo I.D. Required. Velvet does not discriminate or exclude; we offer
guidance as to our clientele, so that people may make an informed choice whether
to
come to Velvet.

All Velvet Links
Phone: 0131 555 4242
The Ark: Tel Box Office: 0131-228 9393
clubvelvet@...
http://www.myspace.com/clubvelvet New
http://www.webflyers.co.uk/Flyer/377
http://www.geocities.com/gay_girlies/

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#7 - UPCOMING USUAL 'TROUBLE' - Edinburgh
at Cabaret Voltaire 36 Blair Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1QR
Tel: (0131) 220 6176 Fax: (0131) 220 4638
http://www.myspace.com/thecabaretvoltaire

Event Listings
FRIDAY 1ST FEBRUARY: CLASSICS NIGHT AT CABARET VOLTAIRE! :: Full Listing, Pix
etc
http://www.getintotrouble.com/event.php?id=391

PADDY FREEFORM (UNIVERSAL VIBES)
DOLLSKABEAT – LIVE SHOW
+ VISUALS BY MAX HATTLER
HOBBES (TROUBLE DJs)
More info
http://www.universalvibes.com
http://www.maxhattler.com
http://www.myspace.com/dollskabeat

11pm - 3am,
£6/5 concs.
CABARET VOLTAIRE, 36 BLAIR STREET, EDINBURGH
http://www.thecabaretvoltaire.com
info@...
0131 220 6176

PADDY FREEFORM (UNIVERSAL VIBES) DOLLSKABEAT – LIVE SHOW + VISUALS BY MAX
HATTLER
HOBBES (TROUBLE DJs)

Blurb :: For the first TROUBLE of 2008, we're going back to the (late) '80s and
(early) '90s for our inspiration. So many new records reference old favourites
and
we've been pulling out more classics than ever before of late. So, expect many
a
vintage ACID HOUSE, ELECTRO and ELECTRONIC FUNK* record to crop up in the sets
of
DJs PADDY FREEFORM and HOBBES, alongside some current favourites and FUTURE
CLASSICS
for this special date.

TROUBLE has always been about looking FORWARD as well as back, so we're
embracing
the NEW WAVE properly with a full live show by electro-pop she-being
DOLLSKABEAT,
comprising vocals, live drums and backing singers/dancers plus VISUALS by multi
award winning visual artist MAX HATTLER. DOLLSKABEAT has already pricked up the
ears
of a certain highly influential A&R at a certain major label as well as
producers
and DJs at BBC RADIO 1.

And Geordie-via-London, PADDY FREEFORM, has just developed his UNIVERSAL VIBES
radio
show into a label, with the first release selling out to the distributors in a
snap.


Trouble, we're FUTURE-RETRO. Are you?

Contacts
Promoter: http://www.getintotrouble.com
info@... / 0781 333 1305
Venue: http://www.thejazzbar.co.uk
info@... / 0131 220 4298
Eric Roberts - DJ / Promoter / Agent
Agency - Best Kept Secret
Address: 9/7 Spottiswoode Street Edinburgh EH9 1EP
mob. 0781 333 1305 flat. 0131 229 3405
office. 0131 229 0406
erik@...
+ hobbes@...
Hobbes / Andrew Richardson
Ph. ++ 131 477 69 16
Mb. ++ 7946 569 404
http://www.myspace.com/getintotrouble

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