Atlanta has T.I. and T.I.P. Seattle has Scratchmaster Joe and
Nicemaster Nice. Scratchmaster Joe is a turntablist show-off, a
selector of the nastiest ghettotech raunch, and a world-class
jerk. Nicemaster Nice is a benevolent community booster,
responsible for organizing legal graffiti murals and building an
electronic music studio for the Meadow Lake Teen Center. Both are
aliases for Joe Martinez. Tonight’s CD release party for the new
mix, Scratchmaster Joe Is Nicemaster Nice, will unite his Jekyll
and Hyde halves. (Lo_Fi, 429 Eastlake Ave E, 254-2824. 9 pm, $5
before 11 pm/$10 after, 21+.)