THURSDAY OCTOBER 2
GEEK NIGHT TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Celebrate this worthy event by catching live sets from L’usine and Sientific American, two of Seattle’s best-kept secrets. The former makes brainy, minimal techno that moves crowds worldwide, while the latter explores the hazy zone where next-school jazz, triphop, and ambient commingle and cause spines to tingle. By the way, when’s Sientific American going to follow up his 2000 classic Saints of Infinity/Simulated D.I.Y. ? With DJ “Pault [sic] Oakenfold.” Alibi Room, 85 Pike St, 623-3180, 10 pm-2 am, 21+, free.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 3
DEFINITION
Nobel blew up in the early-’90s Bay Area scene, whipping humans into a frenzy at historic events such as Full Moon, Wicked, and Toon Town. Like Marques Wyatt, Mark Farina, and Doc Martin (fellow house jocks with whom he’s shared booth space), Nobel favors wax with warm, sensuous vibes and uplifting vocals. With veteran world-class resident DJs Eva and BPM. Noc Noc, 1516 Second Ave, 223-1333, 11 pm-4 am, 21+, $5.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 5
LAKE TROUT
On Lake Trout’s latest album, Another One Lost, they combine Radiohead’s soaring melancholy and expansive guitarscapes with beats chubby ‘n’ choppy enough to please any Neptunes fan. Savvy bastards! These guys will be playing Seahawks Stadium by next year. Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave, 441-5611, 9 pm-2 am, 21+, $8 adv/$10 DOS.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 8
LADYTRON DJ TOUR
Vocalist Mira Aroyo of electro-pop mainstay Ladytron shows us what she’s got on the 1200s. With I Am the World Trade Center and DJ Paco. Chop Suey, 1325 E Madison St, 324-8000, 9 pm-2 am, 21+, $10 adv.
