Facing the prospect of a hangover after a weekend of clubbing is no fun on a Sunday and there is nothing like comfort food to lift one's spirits. In addition to Sunday Brunch staples at Grandma Nitty's, and pub grub at JB's, comes a new offering from Carnegie's: the takeout curry. Now, many of this column's readers wisely give the establishment's Saturday night grab-a-granny fests a wide berth. But the curry is as good a reason as any to head down there, order, relax with a couple of beers while it cooks, relax with another couple of beers while your mates arrive and order theirs, and relax with another couple of beers knowing that you can always slam it in the microwave if and when you finally stumble home.
You'll be hard pressed to make it back from the South in time for a madras-to-go unless you manage to get a seat on the magic bullet train, but that's no reason to miss Swank's Gold Rush Sessions bash this weekend. The team sets the controls for the heart of Taichung tomorrow night, taking over Liquid Lounge with Gareth Jones, Declan, Matty D, Kriz, and 3b throwing down the house. One of the most successful and under-rated house outfits in the country, Swank have been going for over four years, and have also featured guests including Taipei's Saucey and no other than West Coast legend Rithma alongside the rotating residents and the thirty or so peeps who design and promote. More information at www.swank-dj.com, which also has some collectable live mixes to download.
If all that doesn't tempt you out of the big smoke, then fear not as there is more turntablist action as Soundminds continue an impressive run over the last few weeks. Fresh from hosting the well-received JR Flo and Craze around the city last weekend, tomorrow night they bring you hip-hop and R&B heavyweights Baby Yu and MC RG at Plush. For those who aren't sure who Baby Yu is, well, they don't call him 'The Remix Kid' for nothing and if he's good enough to play at Jazzy Jeff's 40th birthday party, then he's good enough for us.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF BABY YU
And if for any reason you miss him tomorrow night, or, indeed, he's just so damn good that you want to hear more, then Baby Yu will also be making an appearance at Genesis Open Mic night at the Riverside Cafe (B2, Lane 244, Sec 3, Roosevelt Rd) where he'll be dropping the underground tunes and the open-mic session features a capella, spoken word and fresh rhymes. Then you can go and grab that curry.
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