Clubs picks of the week

Clubs picks of the week 100% Silk could probably lay claim to being the hippest record label in the world right now. After a successful debut session back in March, local tech and progressive house heads Dirty Dirty Underground are about to make the short trip from Bolton to host their second party in Manchester. She's joined by former hardcore punk guitarist Daniel McCormick, who now produces compelling, pockmarked proto-house under the name Ital, and off-beam Baltic pop queen Maria Minerva. What's more to their club outings, the Argonaut crew regularly play festivals, record their own material and host the Argonaut Sounds Reggae Radio Show, one of the longest running shows on the University Of Glasgow's in-house station, Subcity Radio. Inevitably, the 100 percent Silk crew have garnered almost as much opprobrium as they have praise, primarily because they are perceived by some genre stalwarts as house music arrivistes. So it's appropriate that Bristol's biggest dance space should go all saucy retro glam tonight and host a night of burlesque, magic and vintage dancing. It's hosted by slick dance troupe Flaming Feathers, so expect retro 40s and 50s sounds to go with the troupe's stunning array of vintage routines. This afternoon's street party may not have jubilee jelly and ice cream, but it will have hot street food courtesy of Kimchi Cult, La Piadina Pronta, and The Rib Man, and unimpeachable deep house from New York's Wolf Lamb and Hamburg's Stimming. But their naive entreaties to the dancefloor have resulted in some refreshingly screwy manoeuvres. It may not be able to boast two of the land's most successful football teams but there are some things Bristol does really well. Vocal contributions come from Miss Laura Mai while close-up sleight of hand is offered by street magician and freakshow king Simon South. Despite a surge in popularity during the 1980s when Musical Youth, Aswad and Eddy Grant topped the charts, reggae music has always been a little bit niche. You can add burlesque to that list, too; the city boasts some of its most esteemed practitioners. Krankbrother are promoters who refused to be constrained by bricks and mortar. One such bass-based venture, Argonaut Sounds, have now been running their foray into reggae, dub and dancehall culture for a decade, which they mark with a birthday party featuring live performances, free CDs, posters and memorabilia, soundtracked by the DJs' top picks from the past decade. From 10pm, the party continues inside, where Guti, Simon Baker and San Fran trio PillowTalk will hold court. Clubs picks of the week Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 09/06/2012