Cutloose, Manchester
You may not have heard of Sadar Bahar, the guest DJ at tonight's Cutloose. Few words seem to get written about those, like Bahar, who DJ but don't produce their own music, save for the predictable biog detailing their first cool record bought aged five, and just how tough it was growing up in a chimney in Detroit. Yet Bahar's been active since the 1980s and has thrilled thousands of dancers in his native Chicago with his unique selections of soul, funk, house and disco. His reputation has spread via word of mouth alone, accelerated of late by the internet, and so the magic he creates on the decks will now at last be heard in the UK. Few attendees tonight will forget this DJ's name.
Roadhouse, Newton St, Sat
Marc Rowlands
Hot Buttered Soul, Bristol
Investigating that intriguing era between the decline of disco and the house explosion, Hot Buttered Soul has been cruising the cooler end of boogie, soul, funk and rare groove for the last couple of years. Jovial headspinner Mike Shawe likes to surprise with a mix of rarities and classics but never loses track of his key priority to keep the dancefloor happy and constantly moving. Tonight the soulmeister is joined by Andres, Pato and Christophe from Feel The Real Sound System, whose party-rocking tuneage is enlivening a plethora of festivals this year. Also worth a gander is Soulvation's DJ Rudy, who has spent the last 25 years amassing a deadly arsenal of black gold to unleash tonight. Previous Hot Buttered Soul sessions down at the Bank Of Stokes Croft have got pretty, erm, caramelised, so early entry is particularly recommended.
Bank Of Stokes Croft, Sat
John Mitchell
Club Antichrist, London
Even if rubbered-up fetish fun isn't your cup of tea, you can't deny that its fans know how to put on a rollicking party. Club Antichrist celebrates its seventh year of all things downright deviant and gloriously goth this Friday, with a birthday party in the land of nightclubs you probably wouldn't take your grandmother to: Vauxhall. One for the latex lovers in your life, this anniversary alternative event is circus-themed, but remember to peel off your strongman's handlebar 'tache if you want to tuck into the birthday cake in the chillout room. Cake nibbling is as tame as Club Antichrist gets, with the rest of the evening dedicated to rather more extreme pastimes. Wunderkammer's wince-inducing freakshow and Marnie Scarlet's sploshing performance will prepare the crowd for live synth sounds from Mechanical Cabaret. Then, when the acts are over, the Hellfire Room will sizzle to post-punk, alternative and industrial beats.
Club Colosseum, SW8, Fri
Leonie Cooper
Body & Soul Festival, Clonmellon, Co Westmeath
Time was, spending a weekend at a music festival could easily be compared to holidaying in a French trench during a particularly harrowing episode of the first world war, with a to-do list including acquiring extreme food poisoning and several STDs, having all your possessions nicked by the guy who sold you the wrap of rat poison and getting your head kicked in to the sound of Jethro Tull. For better or for worse, "boutique" is now the buzz word, although annual feelgood festival Body & Soul prefers "unique", with attractions including sparkling conversations in the hot tub, marshmallows on a bonfire, violins in the rose garden and four-poster picnics. On the music front, there's not much for Tull fans, but multi-genre performers including Lee Scratch Perry, Lamb, Joris Voorn and Holy Fuck will be soundtracking sideshows including holistic healing sessions, Thai yoga massage and a drum workshop for kids.
Ballinlough Castle, Sat & Sun
Patric Baird
Sunday West, London
Starting life in Portobello Road's Cafe Ravenous, Sunday West has been doing its best to nab back some hectic house and tasty techno treats from the hungry clutches of the East ever since it began. Winding things up when most people are winding down for the week, the party starts at 2pm, when the doors to Egg's garden and terrace will be flung open to summer sun-seeking daytime ravers. A free barbecue should provide sustenance as MC Chalkie White hosts an afternoon and evening of DJs, with Dave Jarvis, Terry Farley, Dominic Spreadlove and the Sunday West residents telling it to the terrace while Frankie Frost aka Jumpin Jack Frost plays hip-hop to the garden. Some might find it a tad strange that a night which so proudly proclaims its west London heritage in its name is putting on its second birthday bash in a decidedly north-central location. We certainly do ?
Egg, York Way, N7, Sun
LC
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