Optimo (Espacio)

Optimo Edinburgh - with Gavin Russom (DFA) Live

Glasgow's finest underground clubbing institution keeps on defining the city's Sunday, with your hosts JD Twitch and JG Wilkes. But not for much longer, though. This fortnight sees the last two Optimos 'ever', with live guests KXP on 18 Apr. Enjoy it while you can... and get there early for The End.

We don't have details of any future performances, if you know of some please let us know.

Optimover: The End of the Legendary Club Night

Optimover: The end of Optimo - A legendary club night

15 Apr 2010

Somehow, phrases like ‘the end of an era’ seem too melodramatic for Optimo (Espacio), a club which just cut the crap and got on with defining Glasgow’s Sunday night. For the past thirteen years, its residents JD Twitch and JG Wilkes (aka Keith McIvor…

Cold Cave

Playdate, Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Sat 31 Oct

13 Nov 2009

Almost inevitably, the shout goes up in the block of dead air after Philadelphian trio Cold Cave wind up their final track: ‘One more tune!’ Apologetically, bandleader Wesley Eisold turns to the crowd before getting busy unplugging his bank of synths.

A guide to the best clubs in Scotland

10 Sep 2009

It’s not that we want to make Edinburgh feel inferior, but Glasgow is pretty much recognised as the most vibrant city in the UK after dark, behind London. Sure, your student days aren’t complete without a stagger alongside Sauchiehall Street every now…

Alter Ego

Profile of the German dance duo

20 Aug 2009

Name: Alter Ego Also known as: German duo Roman Flugel and Jorn Elling Wuttke. Occupation: ‘The Pet Shop Boys of techno’, asserts their MySpace. It’s hard to argue. Where did they come from? Longstanding legends of the German techno scene in all its…

Student guide: Clubbing hitlist - Glasgow

15 Sep 2008

David Pollock selects the top ten club nights you cannot afford to miss. OPTIMO Riding the crest of a wave for the best part of a decade now, JD Twitch and JG Wilkes’ Optimo (Espacio), which borrows the aesthetic of early 80s New York nightlife and…

Padded Cell & Cut Copy

19 Jun 2008

NO-WAVE ELECTRO/ELECTRONIC POP Optimo, Sub Club, Glasgow, Sun 22 & Sun 29 Jun If you like going out in Glasgow on a Sunday night and were born with any taste at all, you’ll know all about Optimo. Do we need to tell you yet again why we love it so?

Exposure - No Age

8 May 2008

Set to be the breakthrough band from Los Angeles arts space The Smell, No Age have unleashed a scuzzy noise-pop masterpiece in their Sub Pop debut Nouns. Guitarist Randy Randall and drummer/singer Dean Spunt crank out a joyous racket that suggests a…

Comments & reviews for Optimo (Espacio)

1. flotraveler, Optimo in Edinburgh Sat. 25th – 26 July 2009, 4:06amOptimo (Espacio)Report: Optimo: Rocked. That is what you call mixing. The DJs were very very very good! I have to go Tomorrow in Glasgow.

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