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THE LO DON'T STOP: Camp Lo is two emcees out of the Bronx--Geechi Suede and Sonny Cheeba--who deliver consistently fly, catchy tracks to the masses. Their latest single is called "Lumdi" (listen here), which means something approximating "sexually attractive female." Gonna be a packed show, and a perfect choice if you want to dance and kick off your weekend with some superlative hiphop.

FREE BOOTY: Scion is desperate to be cool, and the latest result of that pathological drive is a CD sampler of work from IHEARTCOMIX, the LA-based label/lifestyle company. The CD is available at Scion dealerships, but the real cool news is that IHEARTCOMIX is sending dj Franki Chan (with Radiocl*t and Drop the Lime) on a limited and exclusive tour to support the release that comes to the War Room tonight. The show's free, but you have to RSVP here first.

Tonight, the dynamic duo of Blitzen Trapper and Fleet Foxes is sold out, so you've got a few completely different options: at El Corazon, Apocalyptica, a Finnish cello quartet who love Metallica

Making up for weeks of hibernation and workaholism, Kim will hit the parties this weekend. Tonight, she’ll don her Groucho glasses for a lesbian function at Jabu’s celebrating the births of her two favorite Sagitarii. Saturday, it’s to the War Room for a company party with the missus and her workmates. Finally, she’ll ship off to the sub-tropics on Monday, where she’ll spend what remains of 2007.

As previously mentioned, Les Savy Fav play Neumo's tonight. If the idea of a pregnant dude spitting water on you doesn't quite float your boat, head to the Croc to check out Cave Singers and Fleet Foxes. Tonight is also a free-free-free hip hop show at the War Room with Bun B and Swizz Beatz, care of the redundantly good people at Goods and Zune. Show up early; the last event like this, with Clipse...

It's Tuesday and we're still very much in recovery from the weekend. For the first time in a long time (maybe ever), Seattlest pulled off the weekend triple at Chop Suey. Diplo's Hollertronix partner-in-crime LowBudget started the weekend with a party vibe at the Chop Suey debut of Sing Sing, kicking out the jams much more effectively than at last year's appearance at the War Room. We were a little disappointed that Saturday's Various performance (recorded and available here), wasn't more live, but considering their hype trajectory and the fact they were here at all, we'll take a DJ set over nothing.

Seattlest doesn't find this picture funny at all. We know firsthand how hard those awkward years of high school can be. The pimples, the pants that didn't fit right, the God-awful hours spent wishing Heather Cannon would think of us as more than that creepy guy staring at her. If you think this picture is funny, well, you're a bad person.

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 night Seattle gets a new art gallery -- BLVD, dedicated to urban contemporary art. (Note to the uninitiated: that's "boulevard," not "beloved.") We talked with gallerist Kirsten Anderson, who also owns Roq La Rue, the neighboring lowbrow/pop surrealism gallery, about urban contemporary art and what to expect from BLVD.

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'.

The last few months have seen a few changes in the "house music nation." Here's your update, in case you haven't been keeping up.

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.

Do you remember the nineties, when electronic music was hailed as the "next big thing?" MTV had its show Amp, which showed nothing but videos from electronic artists (some of them absolutely amazing). The rave scene was in full swing, and glowstick shares were trading up. Of course it couldn't last, and it didn't.

Obviously the streets of the Emerald City will be empty between 1-5pm on Saturday, when the Seahawks play, but what are people doing the rest of the weekend?

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.