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For this weeks instalment of Going Out we have hand picked a few of the most promising club nights happening in Glasgow this weekend. From dark basements to disco divas, we aim to guide you towards the more underground happenings in Glasgow, shining a light on previously undiscovered treasures of the city. From the primordial soup bubbled over from Sub Club's weekly institution Sub Rosa, comes a new night full of promise, a night which aims to deliver unearthed tunes to receptive patrons who are there exclusively to dance and cut shapes. Captaining the adventure into the realms of forgotten funk and ethereal techno are your inter-galaxy tour guides, Nowicki and Al-Shy. Most of you will know Nowicki by now or at least heard the name but for those that don't check out our last Monday Music post. Catch the renegades at Broadcast on the 20th February, free entry all night. This Saturday night brings us the launch of Le Freak at Affilion Studio situated opposite the river Cl...

Million Dollar Disco return to Glasgow this Saturday night (18th January) almost a year to the day since their last party there. To say they're excited is a bit of an understatement, anyone who was there last January is sure to understand why. All this in the intimate surrounding of one of Glasgow's best club spaces, The Berkeley Suite. Al Kent was born in Scotland. His father was an avid record collector and had a cabinet full of them. And Whisky. Everything from Abba and Elvis to the Glitter Band and Buddy Holly was in there. What a load of shit they were. 
In 1976 Al ran away from home to live in New York. Here, at the age of 8 he started attending the Loft and hanging out with Nicky Siano and a whole bunch of cool New York DJs with Italian names. In 1978 he was arrested for possession of PCP while guesting at Better Days with Tee Scott and deported back to Glasgow, where his dad was now getting into a bit more David Essex. He was shit too. 
So Al opened....

With the holiday weekend upon us, there is only one place to be this weekend and it has to be Electric Frog at Glasgow's SWG3 . Following on from the success of the Easter bank holiday show, Glasgow's favourite boutique festival Electric Frog returns to SWG3 this Saturday (25th May) and Sunday (26th May) with another monster line up. The Saturday sees a more Disco/House inspired line up with legendary figures such as David Morales, Chez Damier and Dimiti From Paris taking to the turntables, also with NYC's Nicholas making his Scottish debut, 6th Borough project and a host of local legends such as Melting Pot, Al Kent, Kev Stevens & Craig Moog and much more keeping the stream of music flowing throughout the day. The Sunday is more electronic affair with acts such as Erol Alkan, Octave One, I:Cube, Matias Aguayo, Bicep and another host of local legends in the form of some Sub Club greats such as Optimo, Harri & Domenic, Thunder Disco Club and much ...

Following on from the Easter bank holiday show, Glasgow's favourite boutique festival Electric Frog returns to SWG3 on Saturday 25th May and Sunday 26th May with another monster line up. The Saturday sees a more Disco/House inspired line up with legendary figures such as David Morales, Chez Damier and Dimiti From Paris taking to the turntables, also with NYC's Nicholas making his Scottish debut, 6th Borough project and a host of local legends such as Melting Pot, Al Kent, Kev Stevens & Craig Moog and much more keeping the stream of music flowing throughout the day. The Sunday is more electronic affair with acts such as Erol Alkan, Octave One, I:Cube, Matias Aguayo and another host of local legends in the form of some Sub Club greats such as Optimo, Harri & Domenic, Thunder Disco Club and much more. With some special guests to be announced and some more acts being added to the bill, this looks set to be an absolute blinding weekend of some of the finest music aroun...

One of our favourite DJ's at Fat Buddha Store Al Kent, is set to release the next installment of the great Disco Love compilation series in Febuary 2013. Disco Love Volume 3 looks set to be another killer collection of rare disco and the perfect remedy to shake off the winter blues. To celebrate, they have lined up a series of parties , kicking off in Glasgow of course, on Saturday night (19th Jan) at also one of our favourite venues The Berkeley Suite. The first Disco Love album was released in 2010 and was very well received, prompting a follow up: 2011's imaginatively titled "Disco Love Volume 2". Again, it was a very well received album. And so here we are, about to enter 2013 and Volume 3 is being manufactured as we speak. There's no prizes for guessing that it contains some beautiful, off the beaten track, di sco music selected by Al Kent. They have had some great events over the years in Glasgow, with some great guest DJs. This time though,...