Dub and Grub.
A lot of my friends are into Dubstep music, a genre that I myself am not too keen on.
But when of my Dubstep fanatic pals asked me to come to a “Dub and Grub” night at The 78 in Glasgow’s west end, I was a bit reluctant to go.
My friend explained to me, however, that dub is a bit different to Dubstep. It grew out of reggae in the 1960s, and is known more of a subgenre than anything else. Dubstep does have elements of the dub genre, but is more like Grime, Garage and Drum ‘n’ Bass. Firstly, for anyone who isn’t familiar with these terms, here are some examples.
Grime: (Dizzee Rascal’s earlier stuff was a lot more "grimey” than his current electro pop work)
Garage: (who could forget this?!)
Drum and Bass: (a mainstream Drum n Bass track most have heard)
Anyway, I had my arm twisted and on Thursday night, went along to the night with my dreadlocked hippy friends.
It was awesome.
Dub n Grub has its name because of the Dub music, and the fact they do a reasonably priced set menu of vegan and vegetarian food.
I’m a massive carnivore, but can really appreciate good vegetarian food, and I was not disappointed.
The menu changes weekly, but the first time I went I had a Moroccan stew, full of chickpeas and beans and all that other stuff vegetarians love so much. I returned, as I loved it so much, and had Caribbean curry, a coconut-ty delight with butternut squash amongst other vegetables and rice. The pricing is around six or seven quid, excellent for the students who predominantly reside in the west end.
Now the music. The friend who dragged me along promised it wasn’t going to be full of heavy “filthy” Dubstep, and it wasn’t. It was mostly dub and reggae, and some chilled out Dubstep tunes which I actually rather liked. Mungos Hifi usually DJ, who are partly responsible for the only Dubstep tune I really like:
The atmosphere was the best thing about the night. Everyone was friendly and chilled, enjoying the food and the tunes, and it wasn’t like an Ashton Lane poser bar, where everyone is more concerned about how they look than having a good time.
I fully intend on returning to the 78 on a Thursday, and if you do too, here’s the website.
http://www.the78cafebar.com/index.html?pid=77
