I AM // The Dirty Beggars (live)
For the first time we present a completely acoustic group on stage on a Tuesday night and these five are on fire if you don't mind us saying so and they're completely un-electronic; so what? Dirty Beggars are a bluegrass band from Scotland who have been adopted by locals as one of their own, with MTV picking up on their sound just as the dust was settling on the back of their American tour.
11pm - 3am Free entry via www.iamclub.co.uk/contact
wed 22
Sub Rosa // Jasper (live sax)
This Wednesday we have Subculture’s protégée Jasper back in the house and this time along with Theo who will be accompanying him and the other boys in the booth blowing out some saxophone riffs all night long.
11pm - 3am £4
fri 24
HYP? // Redlight & Breakage
11pm - 3am £8 adv.
sat 25
Subculture // Harri & Domenic
Subculture residents Harri & Domenic close the February line up for Saturday nights...
11pm - 3am £5 before 12, £10 after
sun 26
Optimo Presents...Horse Meat Disco
Hot on the heels of their last appearance we are practically giddy (up!) to be welcoming back Horse Meat Disco to Optimo on Sunday 26th February. Inspired by the halcyon days of New York nightlife including Mancuso’s Loft, Nicky Siano’s Gallery and late lamented DJ Adam Goldstone, Horse Meat Disco was started in 2003 by DJs James Hillard (ex-Nuphonic) and Jim Stanton, long-time lynchpin of Jockey Slut magazine. From early parties in London’s Chinatown, Horse Meat took up their famed weekly residency in Eagle London in Vauxhall and, joined by DJs Filthy Luka (Luke Howard, ex- Queer Nation) and Severino (CODEX), quickly built a reputation for fantastic parties and high quality disco sets. The club has gone from strength to strength and they now pack in a hectic global touring schedule, remixing, production, whilst still running the weekly club in Vauxhall every Sunday (we played there last year and it was one of our favourite gigs of the year - highly recommended if you are in London!). Their last appearance at Optimo went down a storm, don't miss them!
11pm - 3am £7
I AM // Sinjin Hawke
Sinjin Hawke is a individual with an ear for binding emotions within hip-hop and R&B. With an extensive output through the waves of his Soundcloud he’s a producer that is versatile to say the least, drawing his inspiration from a range of mixed sounds from mainly R&B, rap and hip-hop to the further likes of trap, garage, dancehall and juke. While eclecticism and quality don’t always go hand in hand, Hawke consistently proves that he can progressively create tracks that marry all categories of sound into a union of richly enjoyable music. To add to his list of achievements, he was also responsible for curating the much revered Boomclap parties in Montreal, alongside Markus of LOL Boys and Azamat B, with whom he also works under the moniker ITFW, responsible for the treasured Ciara edit of “Surgeon” that was featured on our first Truancy compilation.
11pm - 3am
wed 29
Sub Rosa // Studio 54
For this special event Sub Club will be transformed for the night into a disco playpen reflecting the decadence of the fabled New York Party den Studio 54! With groove led Disco classics pumping; this promises to be a fully charged, memorable trip through all shades of hip & chic disco classics. You are invited to leave your inhibitions at the door and indulge in this debauched disco wonderland.
11pm - 3am
thu 1
Frogbeats: Unleash The Beast
What do you get when you cross the 4x4 bass of hard techno with the 2-step beat of jungle? A reason to feel excited about Drum&Bass again...The Frogbeats team invite you back to Unleash the Beast for another shameless evening of bass-heavy two step and raggamuffin style. Residents DENNEY&PHARO promise to keep Jah fire burning with their connoisseur program of jungle classics and fresh dub-plates, setting the stage for special guest JAMIN NIMJAH and his record bag full of free-party inspired raggatek. Guaranteed to be the most fun you can have out the mud.
11pm - 3am
fri 2
Numbers // Four Tet & Spencer
After a brief hibernation Numbers are back at the Sub Club in Glasgow and it gives us great pleasure to announce that their special guest for the first party of 2012 is Monsieur Kieran Hebden, better known as Four Tet. As well as being a producer of ill repute and a master selector, Hebden runs Text Records which has released collaborations between himself and Burial as well as producing one of our favourite records of 2011, the Pinnacles / Ye Ye twelve with Daphni.
11pm - 3am
sat 3
Subculture // Vince Watson (live), Harri & Domenic
To open our March line-up at Subculture we are very pleased to welcome Glasgow ex-pat Vince Watson to the club. He has been associated with labels such as Tresor, Planet E, Everysoul, Delsin, Bio, Fcom,Ibadan, Mule and Urban Torque over the years, with a career that began back in 1995 with a debut release on Rotation. On March 3rd he will perform an exclusive hardware set at Subculture, giving everyone in attendance the chance to see why he has earned a residency at the newly refurbished Tresor club in Berlin.
11pm - 3am