LARRY LEVAN, resident at New York's legendary Paradise Garage, is a name that will be forever enshrined in house history.

As the downtown Manhattan club grew into a phenomenon, Larry became one of the most famous DJs in the city.

The Garage's members-only policy meant seeing his sets became a privilege, with non-members offering the lucky ones astronomical sums to get them in.

This tribute is as close as you or I will get to experiencing the Garage's unique atmosphere. It features Funktifeyeno & Piacentini spinning the top 100 records from The Paradise Garage as featured in Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton's book Last Night A DJ Saved My Life, as well as other Levan productions.

l Melting Pot, Saturday, The Admiral, 11pm-3am, £10.

BYRES Road's newest club opens its doors tomorrow in the only fitting fashion: a good knees-up.

The Faktory is a club, bar and canteen on the site of the former Partick Snooker Club.

House DJs, private booths and bottles of Grey Goose replace the punters, snooker tables and musky carpets.

The place is open from noon for you to try the food, and the party lasts until the wee hours with Big Al, Mash and guests on the decks.

l The Faktory Launch Party, tomorrow, Byres Road, Noon-2am.

TWO of Glasgow's techno titans join forces to bring banging Berliner Mike Denhert to Queen Street tomorrow.

The boss of Fachwerk Records will be one of the first guests to work the club's new Funktion One sound system.

Warming up will be residents from Animal Farm and La Cheetah.

On Saturday, club night Luska makes a return, bringing Irishman Sian and his hypnotic, slow-burning techno. He is preceded by Luska resident Tripwire.

l La Cheetah Club v Animal Farm with Mike Denhert, tomorrow, La Cheetah Club, 11pm -3am, £10.

AUDIO – Midland Street's other fist pumping dance den – is the scene of an album launch from one of the country's most infamous hardcore artists.

Marc Smith – who, going by the album's name is Notorious By Nature – will be unleashing his brain-melting hardcore, old skool and gabber floor fillers tomorrow night.

He is joined by Back To The Future's Obsession and Chimera, alongside bouncy techno purveyors JPS & Kevy Boy and a clutch of mic-wielding MCs.

l Retro Reactor 2: Marc Smith Album Launch, tomorrow, Audio, 9pm-3am, £10.