THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 19


HUSTLA

Queen Lucky has honed her skills as an ass-shakin' technician by dropping hiphop and R&B jams for over 10 years. She's bringin' her party to the Baltic Room, and I'm pretty excited--in more ways than one! Baltic Room, 1207 Pine St, 9 pm-2 am, 625-4444, 21+, $5.


FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20


BONAFIDE

This is always a great night if you want to hear some variety that still has swing. Tonight Bonafide presents Desmond Williams, who is probably most noted for his work with Thievery Corporation and will be playing an eclectic mix of dub, Afro-beat, bossa, and triphop. Upstairs at Nation, 1921 Fifth Ave, 374-9492, 9 pm-2 am, 21+, $8.


SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 21


SLINK

This once-a-month party always insures that you go home dripping with sweat and blistered with cigarette burns. Tonight: Slink residents Wesley Holmes, Brian Lyons, Ken Wallace, and Mark E. Quark. The Baltic Room, 1207 Pine St, 625-4444, 9 pm-2 am, 21+, $10.


SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 22


GREEN CAT CAFE'S DJ BRUNCH

The Green Cat is now having Saturday and Sunday brunches with local hiphop/soul and downtempo DJs from noon to 3 pm. Today, Miss Kick will be playing some groovy downtempo. Now you can get all swiggety with your French toast, yo! The Green Cat Cafe, 1514 E Olive Way, 786-8756, noon-3 pm, free.


MONDAY SEPTEMBER 23


INVOLUTION

Monday nights at Nation are still a great time to show up and get your groove on, see some crazy shit on the dance floor, or just have a drink and tell the work week to bite the big one. Nation, 1921 Fifth Ave, 374-9492, 9 pm-2 am, 21+, $5.


WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 25


ROBO.TRASH

The live PA sets at ROBO.trash just keep on a-flowin' like the mighty Duwamish waterway, my friends! Tonight is an Audio Dregs showcase featuring live PA sets by Inkblot, Supersprite, Solenoid, and Erock. The Baltic Room, 1207 Pine St, 625-4444, 9 pm-2 am, 21+, $5.