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Last time Scion did something in town, it was their lackluster art showing at Roq La Rue. It was marketing that felt like marketing, so it just made you want to tune out from the whole experience. We won't hold that one against them too much though, since they've gone back to their roots a bit with this year's installment of the Free up Your Mix series (at least we're fairly certain it's a series), bringing world-class talent to chosen cities (and for free - with RSVP). They're starting off the series with the can't-miss booking of Pete Rock, and future installments look to be strong as well based on who's involved.

Friday's extended set by Derrick Carter might have been the first great show of 2006. Carter presented no option other than to dive in head-first, since the entire set was all killer, no filler. The crowd was enthusiastic the entire evening, while Professor Carter put on a lecture on the history and breadth of house music. He dipped into disco, touched on some jack-house (very old school and propulsive, as the idea is for you to "jack" your body), and fit in a few very quirky gems as well (a track based on the Bobby McFerrin's Cosby show theme?). It is the best set Seattlest has seen from Mr. Carter in years, and even he was happy with the set, as his last few Seattle appearances were less than perfect. A sizable portion of the crowd made their way to the not-quite-secret afterhours, where Jacob London was doing their Jacob London thing, getting the hipster afterhours set going to some very quality minimal techno.

That's Derrick Carter on that scooter. Derrick Carter the house music legend. Derrick Carter, co-owner of Classic Music Company, one of the most acclaimed house music labels on the planet (and home to Seattle's Jacob London). The Derrick Carter that's been playing house music for more than two decades, starting at the age of nine with disco at family reunions. The one who still drops a perfect mix while barely able to stand; the one that's playing tonight at the War Room for the Gettin' ______* one-year anniversary party. He may play house music, but for being willing to be photographed looking that ridiculous, Derrick Carter is fucking metal.

There's nothing like a lack of information to build curiosity and suspense. Local label/collective Mass Mvmnt (read "Mass Movement") has taken that approach very much to heart, with only a trickle of information being released over the last year. The veil of secrecy is being removed tonight however, with a showcase at the War Room featuring almost their entire roster in celebration of new releases by FCS North and Time Promises Power.

We're going to let the picture speak for itself here. Tonight Soul City, the War Room's weekly celebration of all things b-boy curated by local crew Circle of Fire, will be celebrating its 1 year Anniversary, with beats provided by SunTzu Sound, fresh from a string of gigs in Miami. This night's always been for breakers, by breakers, so it's excused from our usual "breakers take too much damn room" wrath, and instead is taken in as a fun display of athleticism (with great music). There's usually room in a corner for dancing if standing watching others isn't your speed. And oh yeah, tonight is FREE. Time for some poppin' and lockin'.

Thinking of the Red Bull Music Academy still puts a smile on Seattlest's face. While almost overwhelming with the amount of talent that came through, the fact that all of that great music came through Seattle is still mindblowing. The event left an impact on the scene too, with some people deciding to move to the area, and others ensuring that their tour plans bring them back through the Emerald City.

Rather than start with some treatise on the importance of pop music, we'll just say that this post is about a show that should be a very good time. You should go. Many others will be doing so, and while the hipster quotient will be high, the fun to be had should outweigh that (partly from the enjoyment of making fun of said hipsters).

There are plenty of us for whom both the successful season of the Seahawks and the less-than-stellar season of the Supersonics mean absolutely nothing, other than potential for increased traffic. While we may watch highlights on ESPN, most professional sports just don't have any appeal. Watching the less than heralded sports is where the real action is. Who doesn't marvel at the technique of Kobayashi, the overexcited commentators of the dart championships, or the sublime grace of curling? For sheer entertainment, it's the offbeat competitions that can't be beat, and they're well worth the strange looks you get when you tell people what you're doing with your time. We've already touched on Seattle's propensity for finding new ways to declare winners and losers, part of the reason we love this town. Tonight features two very different takes on the "battle" concept, one for head nodding, the other for more corporeal reactions.

For those of you not busy packing up to go frolic on the playa, this weekend is a throwback to weekends past, as you have an opportunity to pull of the house music hat trick. Each will have a unique experience, so even if you hit all three, you won't be bored.