The residencies

A residency is a simple idea. The same selector, the same night, every month. You don’t need to check who’s playing, you just need to know what week it is.

There are now five at The Left Bank.

Jazz Lab. First Sunday, 1pm till 7pm. Weeg and Si Cheeba, the Southside Sound Surgeons, selecting across the world of jazz. All vinyl.

Malcolm McKenzie. Second Friday, 9pm till 1am. Soul, funk, jazz and their offspring, from a selector with decades on Glasgow’s decks.

Mark Robb. Third Friday, 9pm till 1am. Vinyl and reel-to-reel tape. Deep selections, proper analogue warmth.

Vinyl Surgery. Third Saturday, 9pm till 1am. Weeg and Si Cheeba again, after dark this time. Soul, jazz, latin, brasil, dub, boogie and breaks.

Sunday Spectrum. Last Sunday, 1pm till 6pm. Malcolm McKenzie and guests, cross-genre and easy.

Everything is free entry.

We like residencies because they suit the room. A selector who plays here every month learns how the place sounds at nine and how it sounds at midnight, and picks records accordingly. It’s easier to build a night around people who know the room than to chase a different name every week.

The Fridays and Saturdays in between still bring guests. Nick Peacock plays this month. So does Mash. The Upcoming page has the detail.

Doors open in the morning, the room comes alive at night. 33-35 Gibson Street, Glasgow West End.