Clubs: Candi Staton takes over the Riverside Museum

Staton’s rousing vocals, sampled on The Source’s 1991 anthem You Got the Love, have been the soundtrack to thousands of raves around the world. But the song’s origin is as unlikely as her position as a septuagenarian rave icon: it was recorded for a film about the world’s fattest man, and his attempts to lose his unwanted title.

"They were calling my house saying I had a number one record in England, and I said, 'What song? I haven't released any song,'” Staton told The Guardian a decade ago. “When they told me it was You Got the Love, I said I'd never made a record called that. Then I got off the phone and realised – it was the one from the diet video! Which was never supposed to be put on a record at all."

Her services to weight loss notwithstanding, Staton is a true icon of soul music, and this Purple Party – which brings the Riverside’s old Glaswegian street to life and features a roller disco, cocktail bar and more – is a perfect way to witness her stunning live show. Support comes from Jellybean Benitez, a seminal figure from the height of the New York disco scene. A resident at Studio 54 – where Staton and the stars of the day would congregate – and the legendary Funhouse Club, he worked closely with giants such as Madonna, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and the Pointer Sisters. Benitez also features at The Admiral’s afterparty, with Melting Pot.

Day two of the Jam sees the action move to the Sub Club, where Norwegian producer Todd Terje brings his spacey, mind-expanding disco to bear. The jams this bearded Scandinavian creates are eclectic, cross-genre romps – he sprinkles tropical jazz and lounge influences over elastic basslines and icy synths, and manages to make it a lot more enjoyable than that sounds. Just hearing the opening 30 seconds of his signature tune, Inspector Norse, is a day-brightener for me, so I can’t recommend this highly enough. Honey Soundsystem, the San Francisco party crew and record label that brought underground techno to their city’s militantly mainstream gay scene in the mid-naughties. A night of pure, supremely enjoyable good vibes awaits.

• Candi Staton, Saturday, Riverside Museum, 5pm – 1am, sold out

• Afterparty with Melting Pot, Saturday, The Admiral, 11pm – 3am, £5/£10

• Todd Terje, Sunday, Sub Club, 11pm – 3am, £20

Unkle Sounds

As head of the label Mo’Wax, James Lavelle was making UK hip-hop history in the mid ‘90s. He released DJ Shadow’s debut Endtroducing…, one of the most celebrated electronica albums in history, in 1996, and started collaborating with Tim Goldsworth as UNKLE around the same time. Despite going through members the way Andy Murray goes through rackets, UNKLE’s influence on UK electronica has been huge: this unique, solo audio-visual set from Lavelle will provide evidence of that and his genre-hopping prowess, making it one for obsessives and general musos alike.

The same can’t be said for the Markus Schulz and Ferry Corsten gig, which takes over SWG3’s TV Studio while Lavelle occupies the Warehouse. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing – it’s just that this is strictly for trance nerds. Both headliners are giants of the scene: Schulz has carved out a decade-long career at trance’s top table, while Corsten’s “emotional” brew of trance, progressive house and electro has made him one of the world’s biggest DJs - a headliner at festivals across Europe and beyond.

• James Lavelle presents UNKLE Sounds, tomorrow, SWG3, 10pm – 2am, £15

• Markus Schulz and Ferry Corsten, tomorrow, SWG3, 9pm – 2am, £24.50

Levon Vincent

Levon Vincent has a reputation as “one of techno’s most determined purists.” The Berlin-basd New Yorker has become a key figure in underground dance over the past few years: giving away records for free, mentoring up-and coming artists, and foregoing financial gain to help others get ahead. He doesn’t make grandstanding, flashy music: his records are minimalist, moody, and full of deep sub-bass and sparse synth. As a warm-up for the Riverside’s Summer Jam it’s not particularly suitable, but those who are as committed to the scene as Vincent himself will be queuing down Jamaica Street for this one.

For some equally-credible midweek frolics, check out I AM on Tuesday. Residents Beta and Kappa are joined by the rapidly-rising local duo Illyus and Barrientos, who are becoming a staple on Radio 1 thanks to tastemakers like Annie Mac and Pete Tong dropping their records at every opportunity.

• Levon Vincent, tomorrow, Sub Club, 11pm – 3am, £12

• I AM with Illyus and Barrientos, Tuesday, Sub Club, 11pm – 3am, £5