HUSTLA
Queen Lucky has honed her skills as an ass-shakin' technician, dropping hiphop and R&B jams for over 10 years. She's bringing her party to the Baltic Room and I'm excited! Baltic Room, 1207 Pine St, 9 pm-2 am, 625-4444, 21+, $5.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 18
EDITION TERRANOVA @ BONAFIDE
Berlin based trio and !K7 recording artists Edition Terranova use gritty trip-hop, punk rock, and future electronics to create music that's truly progressive--making their club night at Pogo in central Berlin a popular destination. You have grown tiresome.... Now is the time ven ve dance! Upstairs at Nation, 1921 Fifth Ave, 374-9492, 9 pm-2 am, 21+, $10.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 19
JURASSIC 5 (EARLY)
If ya don't know who the Jurassic 5 are, maybe you've been living in some fucking ice cave since before the early hominids were bashing each other over the head with stones. J5 have some of the sickest flow on the West Coast, and with Cut Chemist making beats, it's GAME OVER. Showbox, 1426 First Ave, 628-3135, 6 pm-10 pm, all ages, $22.DJ DAN
My friend gave me a DJ Dan mix tape a while back, and while it didn't take me long to outgrow it, I admire Dan for always bringing a funk/soul flare to his house sets--which are geared for raves and large, cheesy clubs. Has anyone seen my antenna balls? Showbox, 1426 First Ave, 628-3135, 11 pm-3 am, all ages, $20.SLINK
Chicago's Miles Maeda (Siesta/ Dirtyloop) is gracing the Baltic Room with his Chicago-style deep house. Also DJing are Slink residents Brian Lyons and Wesley Holmes. Baltic Room, 1207 Pine St, 9 pm-2 am, 625-4444, 21+, $5.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 20
FLAMMABLE
Flammable is Seattle's Sunday-night sure bet if you want to freak it to deep, thoughtful house. The weekly event has been constantly fine-tuned in the six years it's been running. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St, 233-9873, 10 pm-2 am, 21+, $6.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 22
LOOP LOOP
Tonight Seattle's No Futuro (featuring Roderick Romero of Sky Cries Mary) are dusting off their MPC 2000s and live instruments to bring some atmospheric downtempo to Chop Suey's live electronic jazz night. Chop Suey, 1325 E Madison, 324-8000 9 pm-2 am, 21+, $5.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23
ELECTROCLASH TOUR FEATURING PEACHES
See preview, page 39. All I know is I that I got my tickets secure and I'm bringin' an extra change of clothes. Peaches' raw-ass beats and sexually empowered vocal delivery have saved her from crossing into my played-out list countless times. Remember, "There's only one peach with a hole in the middle." EMP Sky Church, 325 Fifth Ave, 770-2702, doors 8 pm, all ages, $15 members, $17 public.
