FOUR CORNERS

Good time soul music for dancing, the perfect start to your weekend, Four Corners serves up another rapturous blend of soulful dancefloor music, new and old, from right across the map

Residents Simon Hodge, Astroboy, Johnny Cashback and Wee G pride themselves on maintaining an honest and dependable get-down of deep funk and future soul, party hip hop and good-time reggae, nu-Latin breaks and afro beats - all making for an evergreen blend of outernational soul ... and one hell of a party

www.myspace.com/clubfourcorners  

You'll also find a FOUR CORNERS group on Facebook

Blaize 2 - event cancelled

We're sorry to advise that Blaize 2 has been cancelled by the promoter

www.myspace.com/blaizegigs  
or abconcerts@hotmail.com  

BIG N BASHY feat P MONEY & DJ MAGIC

Tonight's special guests are P MONEY [OG'Z/NO HATS/voted best grime MC 2009] & DJ MAGIC  [DIRTY CANVAS/NHNH]

P-Money is a young solo artist from South East London responsible for one of the grime and dubstep scenes current biggest tracks [P Money + Sukh Knight - Slang Like This].  Never before has one tune united both scenes with a common love of energy filled music.  Originally known well for being one of the top underground Grime artists, he is currenty playing a major part as a front face for a up an coming brand called ' Og'z ', which also includes Mellanin, Jendor, Dot Rotten, Little-D, Blacks, Desperado, Pro and Stormah.

Learning and developing his craft with a signature flow which seperates him from the rest, not only is he fast and good with his rhyming, he is very clear with his voice projection and word pronunciation along with his metaphors and similies.  He understands the music scene well and built his name from performing at big events like Peoples Day and Sidewinder, going on to do many pirate radio stations and dvd showcases alongside being one of the most in demand rave MCs' in the game.

www.myspace.com/mcpmoney  


DJ Magic is resident DJ at London's only regular Grime night Dirty Canvas in Camden and is also a founder of one of the only Grime record labels to actually be releasing vinyl in this age: No Hats No Hoods. The name which refers to the door policy of some night clubs, which has released future classics by well known artists in the scene as well as up and coming stars.

One of Magic's latest releases being his own mix CD: No Hats No Hoods Volume One, a CD that includes exclusive tracks and older label classics from P Money, Tempa T, Jammer, Ruff Sqwad, Skepta and Lee Brasco shows his standing within the grime scene in the amount of one away dubs specials he has on the CD.

www.myspace.com/djmagicuk  / www.myspace.com/dirtycanvas  

Videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWy8PDQgL70   Slang Like This  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmjaP  feature-related SBTV Video  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVl2K-fUJ4Q   P Money - Left The Room [Skream mix]  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPVs5B86   P Money - Left The Room Live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgFeY  feature-related
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find us on facebook - search : big n bashy

Big N Bashy is one the hottest nights to hit Edinburgh’s Saturday night club scene in recent years, which has already gained a steady and loyal following amongst Edinburgh’s clubbers for its up-to-the-minute, bass-heavy sounds.

Resident DJs tonight: Decoy Roy, Tekamine, Deburgh

Bored of the usual one genre per night ethos of most nights, the Big N Bashy team plays the finest reggae, grime, dubstep and jungle through a monster combination of the Bongo Club's in- house sound system and an extra six subs care of the well respected dub reggae sounds of the mighty Messenger Sound System.

With this great combo of musical styles and a killer sound system Big N Bashy delivers the biggest beats and bashiest basslines, while The Messenger ensures the good vibrations all night long!

www.myspace.com/bignbashydub  

Edinburgh Skeptics ... The Sunday Sermon

Keir Liddle will be talking on the subject of Crank Magnetism.  It will look at just what crank magnetism is and how it applies to swine flu, alternative medicine, conspiracy nuts, holocaust denial and AIDS denial.

This will then lead on to the important quesiton of, is there skeptic magnetism?

Skeptics in the Pub began in London in 1999, providing an opportunity for rational thinkers to meet and discuss all things skeptical as well as have a monthly presentation by a renowned skeptic or even believer followed by a Q&A.  There are over a dozen Skeptics in the Pub in England, but this is only one of two groups in Scotland [the other being Glasgow]

Currently, our socials are held upstairs in the Bongo Club Gallery Bar.  Events are irregular, but join our mailing list to be kept informed of when and where.

Coming along to a Skeptics in the Pub social is free, though on the nights of guest speakers we appreciate a donation of £2.50 to cover the speakers expenses.

For more details feel free to contact us, or just pop along to the next night

http://edinburgh.skepticsinthepub.org/  

ZUMBA FITNESS Workshop - sorry - EVENT CANCELLED

We're sorry to announce that the class today is cancelled, due to ill health.

We hope Katy will return to run another workshop soon. 

corpuspro@yahoo.co.uk 

ZUMBA with Joanna

CLUB FIT with Cath

JUNGLEDUB - free entry

SOULSVILLE

After their dynamite debut in May, and their mutha-f**ckin' follow-up in June, this is a night not to be missed!

Featured in "THE LIST" magazine HITLIST - TOP 10 CLUBS IN EDINBURGH & GLASGOW [MAY/JUNE]

SWING / SOUL / DOO-WOP / FUNK / ROCK N' ROLL

Music with soul spanning an entire century, Soulsville DJ's Argonaut and Tsatsu will take you on a musical journey from the swinging big bands of the 1930's, through the Doo-Wop, Rock & Roll and Soul of the next 50 years to the Funkadelic electricity of the 80's.

HEADSPIN

ZUMBA with Joanna

CLUB FIT with Cath

Edinburgh Fortean Society

This evening, Gordon Rutter will be speaking on 'A History of Spirit Photography'

Charles Fort is the father of the study of the strange and bizarre, hence the Edinburgh Fortean Society.
The Society meets on a regular basis, on the second Tuesday of every month, upstairs in the Bongo Club Gallery Bar at 8.30pm.

All are welcome, and it's only £1!

www.edinburghforteansociety.org.uk  

JUNGLEDUB - free entry

Edinburgh Skeptics ... in the pub

"Jesus Never Existed"

Our guest speaker tonight is Kenneth Humphreys.  He holds post-graduate qualifications from two British universities and taught for many years in the UK, Turkey and Papua New Guinea, including a Senior Lecturership in Modern Languages.  His career outside of academe included management in the software industry.  Religion, and in particular the claims of Christianity, have been a life-long interest.  He is now fully occupied as a writer, radio broadcaster and public speaker, and campaigns energetically against unreason.  In Spring 2008 he debated The Resurrection - Fact or Fiction with Gary Habermas, Prof. of Apologetiics, at the McEwan Hall, Edinburgh.

The website Jesus Never Existed was launched in December 2001.  It receives more than a million visitors per year and is currently being made available in nine languages.

The book Jesus Never Existed was published in 2005 by Iconoclast Press.  It has been shipped to more than thirty countries.  An abridgment was republished in India in 2006 by Hindu Voice.  A Spanish edition is likely in the near future.

A second volume The Improbable Paul will be published in 2010.

www.jesusneverexisted.com  

Skeptics in the Pub began in London in 1999, providing an opportunity for rational thinkers to meet and discuss all things skeptical as well as have a monthly presentation by a renowned skeptic or even believer followed by a Q&A. There are over a dozen Skeptics in the Pub in England, but this is only one of two groups in Scotland [the other being Glasgow]

Currently, our socials are held upstairs in the Bongo Club Gallery Bar.  Events are irregular, but join our mailing list to be kept informed of when and where.

Coming along to a Skeptics in the Pub social is free, though on the nights of guest speakers we appreciate a donation of £2.50 to cover the speakers expenses.

For more details feel free to contact us, or just pop along to the next night

http://edinburgh.skepticsinthepub.org/  

DEVIL DISCO CLUB feat HRH live

Trouble is back 'n' black!

You can be sure the Devil Disco Club DJs - Hobbes [Trouble], Simonotron [Club for Heroes] and Kris Wasabi [Wasabi Disco] - will cover all the bases from soul and rap, myriad strains of vintage disco from New York, classic eighties boogie, cosmic, italo and other rarities, not to mention some poppin' electro-funk and proto-house gems.  You know where it's at!

Tonight's special guests are HRH, playing live - there's not a lot we need to make up about them as Neil Cooper has already said it in The List:

'...Her Royal Highness, born in a back street somewhere between Tin Pan Alley and The Brill Building, a Frankenstein’s mistress rebuilt from the fallout of what happened after Giorgio Moroder met Donna Summer, A Certain Ratio backed Grace Jones, Saint Etienne dug Kylie and Xenomania and The Pet Shop Boys sprinkled stardust onto Girls Aloud.....'

'...she stayed out late with her two little boys Leon and The Modulator, fell in with the wrong crowd and got lost in an impeccable record collection that mixed up Suzi Quatro’s Chinnichap era anthems with Suicide squelch by way of Dr Feelgood snarl. ....'

www.myspace.com/herroyalhighnessofficial  

www.herroyalhighnesspalace.com


The Devil Disco Club is a new party about going back to basics, embracing your dark side and letting it all hang out.  It's about listening to some of the most exciting new dance music out there alongside the classics and it's about checking out a buzzing new live act that will move your feet and engage your mind.  It's about doing all of this alongside some of your favourite people in one of Embra's favourite venues: the Bongo Club.

Music: soul, rap, boogie, italo, cosmic, disco, electro-funk, acid & early/proto-house: re-edits, remixes, extended versions etc

www.getintotrouble.com  

MOISHE'S BAGEL - live

MESSENGER SOUND SYSTEM - Ras Tafari Birthday Special

Roots reggae rocking - foundation tune, fresh dubs, vibes alive, rockers, steppers, rub-a-dub

A Ras Tafari Birthday Special with guest Jah Phrophecy and full crew - rasta message carriers outta Manchester

Scotland’s original [and biggest] roots and culture rasta reggae sound system, the mighty Messenger has been spreading the word on their own custom built bass-heavy rig since 1987, with a flame burning brighter than ever today

Playing conscious reggae music, militant or mellow, from foundation revival tone to brand new dub plate exclusives - with a cultural MC making things proper on the mic [MC Ras Echo ] - the Messenger is always one of the best, blissful club events in town, sounds to make you dance an' swing

www.myspace.com/messengersoundsystem  

ZUMBA with Joanna

JUNGLEDUB - free entry

MAKING UGLY

Squarebox Yellow presents MAKING UGLY!

A night of  live bands and roots reggae dub with some of Edinburgh's finest.

Starring CONSCIOUS ROUTE,  JOE VITERBO,  BIG FAT PANDA  live,  followed by DJ sets from ALI T and more!

Get down and help SUPPORT INDEPENDENT CINEMA in Edinburgh.

Guaranteed Sex (for your ears)

www.makingugly.com

www.myspace.com/consciousroute

www.myspace.com/joeviterbo

www.myspace.com/bigfatpanda

BOSIE - live

The Edinburgh-based band Bosie play live, launching their debut album 'Shoebox Memories', showcasing their blend of alternative acoustic/folk, with jazzy influences

Bosie [aka Fiona Mackenzie] was born and raised on the Isle of Lewis although now resides in Edinburgh. 

She dabbled in a number of different genres of music from jazz, performing at the Aberdeen and Edinburgh Jazz Festivals, to original soul and covers funk bands based in Aberdeen.  A couple of years ago she decided to try her hand at writing her own songs.  She taught herself to play the guitar and got together with jazz guitarist Graeme Stephen and together they transformed the songs into something a little bit jazz and a little bit folk.

Bosie recently came runner up in the folk category of the UK songwriting contest for her song ‘Live In a Tree’.  This contest is endorsed by the Brit Trust [of Brit Awards fame].  She also attained global recognition for her songwriting when she became a double finalist in the September 2008 round of the VH1 Song of the Year Contest for her songs ‘Petticoat High’ and ‘Only Friend’.

Definition of bosie:  A doric word used to describe a hug or embrace - derived from bosom, e.g. "gie's a bosie" - ["give me a hug"]

www.myspace.com/bosiebosie

Other members of Bosie include:

Musical co-writer and guitarist Graeme Stephen is a composer and musician based in Edinburgh.  Best known in the jazz circles, his own group the ‘Graeme Stephen Sextet’ was one of the three winners of the Jazz Services 2006 PROMOTERS CHOICE AWARD.  He also plays in a number of other groups including Newt, the Fraser Fifield Band, and Vicky Fifield’s band ‘Devotion’.  You can listen to his music at www.graemestephen.com  

Double bassist and producer David Donnelly is based in Edinburgh.  David is also a singer/songwriter and plays with his own band which can be heard at www.myspace.com/daviddonnelly7 . He has worked with numerous other artists including Finlay Quaye, Joe Malik, and Salsa Celtica

Glasgow based percussionist Guy Nicolson is the rhythmic heart of the band.  He is probably best known for his work with Moishe’s Bagel.  He has also played with guitarist Tony MacManus and currently plays with multi-instrumentalist Fraser Fifield

XPLICIT feat Electrikal

Drum'n'bass evolution at Xplicit, Scotland's number one d'n'b club

We are pleased to throw our last £4 party of the summer featuring the resident crew in rotation at the Bongo Club and support from The Electrikal Crew ...... along with the ELECTRIKAL SOUNDSYSTEM!  Make sure you make it down for the best high quality cheapness about!  From August onward its back to overdosing the crowd with guests :)


MAIN ROOM - POWERED BY ELECTRIKAL SOUNDSYSTEM


PAUL RESET (Nerve Recordings)

ENO (Parlay)

TAZ BUCKFASTER ( Rwinda/ Numbers/Subway)

NO FACE b2b ERA (Electrikal)

HOSTED BY MC BZ



UPSTAIRS - ELECTRIKAL'S 1st BIRTHDAY SPECIAL

Featuring

44CAL

SKANKY B

WHIT3 NOI5E

J BOSTRON

NO FACE


Xplicit’s drum’n’bass events exploded onto the scene in January 2005 where it quickly gained respect from DJ's and clubbers alike.  It has since hosted some of the biggest parties north of the border with the biggest names in drum’n’bass and beyond.

www.myspace.com/club_xplicit  

www.clubxplicit.co.uk  

Join the Facebook group

info line: 07949 - 644 - 447

IT'S FUNTIME - Sci-Fi Special

Space - where no-one can hear you laugh ... It's Funtime returns with a Sci-Fi-themed special!

Teams required!  Individuals welcome too!  Come one, come all, and set your watches to Funtime; for we shall rendezvous with every species of game, quizzling, puzzlement and surprise!  An evening of fun and games unsurpassed in their gaiety!

www.its-funtime.com  

Want an idea of what's in store? TAKE A LOOK AT PHOTOS FROM PAST FUNTIME EVENTS www.flickr.com/groups/funtime-club/pool/  

STAY IN TOUCH WITH US BY JOINING OUR FACEBOOK GROUP www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=113602122952  

It's Funtime now starts at 7:30pm, and then after 10pm the fun and games carry on upstairs with musical treats too as Funsize Funtime chills-out til late.

Dare you look upon the Robot-Men?  Have you the brawny arm for the Tower of Strength, or the nimblest fingers to Make and Do?  Will your eardrums solve the Tortured Tunes or your eyeballs recognise the Filleted Films? Have you the disposition of iron it takes to play the climatic thrill of Kerrchinko?

These and many more puzzlements await, as we cordially invite you to an evening of wonders unsurpassed. A splendid time is guaranteed for all!

Ladies and gentlemen are invited to submit a ‘nom de jou’ for their federation of acquaintances, and once this team name is officially registered here, it cannot be adopted by other parties, no matter what nature of blandishments offered

REGISTER YOUR TEAM ONLINE AT www.its-funtime.com  

Novice funsters are hereby notified that this evening of puzzlements involves several startling appearances of Robot-Men, which may cause palpitations of distress to those with weak nerves

email: wilson@its-funtime.com  

"It's enough to make Bruce Forsyth twirl in his toupe"

MUMBO JUMBO feat DJ Brainstorm

ZUMBA with Joanna

A weekly Zumba fitness class, every Monday at 6pm, with Joanna

The Zumba® program fuses hypnotic Latin and International rhythms and easy-to- follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away.

Our goal is simple: We want you to want to work out, to love working out, to get hooked

Zumba® Fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life!

DITCH THE WORKOUT, JOIN THE PARTY!

info@fitnessaroundtheworld.co.uk  

The Bongo Club has a full Edinburgh Fringe Festival programme, so this is the final class until we return in September

JUNGLEDUB - free entry

DIGITAL JONES - live

Tonight we celebrate the new album launch from funk/soul/electro band Digital Jones

Digital Jones are a wee band with a massive soul.  Stomping all over the standard musical fair these electronic songsters have pounced and unleashed their signature sound upon the unsuspecting public.  Combining live and sample sounds, Digital Jones make canny knowing music.  Through the power of the MPC this band have corrupted Phil Mcbride's fat upright bass grooves with some flithy, flatulent synth and disitlled driving hard 80's electro beats with fierce live drums from tight as a button Jamie Graham.  Throw in some Prince-esque horns and compelling key melodies from Chuck Dearness and front it with the rich and sassy vocals of screaming red headed diva Nikki Kent and you got yourself a real heavy sound.

This is music with the hard driving edge of electro at its most vital, but it is designed to be made and played live and Digital Jones were born to play out.  Their chemistry and energy really come to light in their live show and this was made all the more apparent after an incredible sold out gig supporting soul legend Marlena Shaw. 

Their eargerly- awaited debut album will be premiered tonight!

Contact digitaljonesband@gmail.com  

http://www.myspace.com/digitaljones  

FOUR CORNERS

Good time soul music for dancing, the perfect start to your weekend, Four Corners serves up another rapturous blend of soulful dancefloor music, new and old, from right across the map

Residents Simon Hodge, Astroboy, Johnny Cashback and Wee G pride themselves on maintaining an honest and dependable get-down of deep funk and future soul, party hip hop and good-time reggae, nu-Latin breaks and afro beats - all making for an evergreen blend of outernational soul ... and one hell of a party

www.myspace.com/clubfourcorners  

You'll also find a FOUR CORNERS group on Facebook

BIG N BASHY feat Elijah & Skilliam

Big N Bashy is one the hottest nights to hit Edinburgh’s Saturday night club scene in recent years, which has already gained a steady and loyal following amongst Edinburgh’s clubbers for its up-to-the-minute, bass-heavy sounds.

Special guests tonight are Elijah & Skilliam [Rinse FM/Butterzblog.co.uk] and Taz Buckfaster [Subway/Elektrikal], with resident DJs playing tonight, Deburgh [grime] and Decoy Roy [reggae]

Bored of the usual one genre per night ethos of most nights, the Big N Bashy team plays the finest reggae, grime, dubstep and jungle through a monster combination of the Bongo Club's in- house sound system and an extra six subs care of the well respected dub reggae sounds of the mighty Messenger Sound System.

With this great combo of musical styles and a killer sound system Big N Bashy delivers the biggest beats and bashiest basslines, while The Messenger ensures the good vibrations all night long!

www.myspace.com/bignbashydub  

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