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This Saturday sees Pistols at Dawn turn two years old and after all this time they are still bringing some of their favorite DJs to Glasgow. To celebrate the occasion they are bringing back their good friend Balearic Mike who kicked off their first event.  If you were in attendance at their opening party, then Mike will need no introduction. That party was genuinely special, with people dancing on tables, the club packed out til the lights came on at 3am and the revelers enjoyi ng themselves so much that they almost drank the bar at La Cheetah dry (no mean feat). If you are unfamilliar with Mike, he is a DJ who competely encapsulates what Pistols at Dawn is all about both as a clubnight and as a DJ collective. Unashamedly eclectic and completely focused on the dancefloor, Mike has a rare talent for picking the right record at the right time, which for us is the absolute most important skill a DJ must have. His skills have seen him travel the world from NYC, LA...

One of our favourite club nights to emerge in the last few months has to be Pistols At Dawn . In a short space of time they have brought some great guests to one of Fat Buddha Store 's favourite Bar/Club spaces, Max's La Cheetah on Queen St in Glasgow. Guests have included Balearic Mike, Bill Brewster, Tusk Wax and now the legend that is Alfredo. As far as DJs are concerned, there are very few who merit such a title. However there are very few DJs who have had the influence of Alfredo Fiorito. Or as he's more commonly known, DJ Alfredo . To put it simply. Alfredo is pretty much responsible for modern clubbing as we know it in the UK. Quite a feat for an Argentinian journalist living on a small Spanish island. In 1987's Britain, going to a night club for most people was a very different experience to what most of us are now used to. Clubbing meant dressing in your smartest clothes to get in to your local ritzy nightclub where the main goal was to get ...