Icepack

By A.D.Amorosi

I don’t go for gender-defined things. Boy Scouts. Men’s clubs. Never did ’em. I’d use a Lady Schick if it could cut the scruff and still leave my face softer than a petunia. So boy or girl, I implore y’all to give when DJs Juicy Fruit and Trishylicious — the Rollergirls — team with Sugar Town’s soon-to-be anniversary girls, Sara Sherr and Maria Tessa Sciarrino , March 22 at Ulana’s to benefit Ladyfest Philly. Already incarnated in Chicago, New York and Glasgow, Ladyfest is a nonprofit event designed by/for women to showcase and encourage artistic, organizational and political works by women. Hey, laaaadiees. They’re looking to do one here March 2003. These gals don’t need nuthin’ from you but cash. Succumb.… Drama: It’s gonna be the battle of the VIP bottle bars on Second Street, now that the cool, icy-blue 32º and the just-open kooky, pinkish Glam coexist. While no words have been exchanged yet, each is secretly planning new methods of plushness (shag rugs so thick that you lose shoes?) and privacy (sound-proof booths?).… Singer Jovana Robinson and percussionists Josh Robinson and Ali Sengi join Jugo ’s Soul Samba crew (Botany , MilkyW ) at Proto on March 22 for a bang.… When Elton John promised, during the opening gig of his six-night stint with Billy Joel , to play the Electric Factory upon next visit (as he did in 1968 or ’69), he may have started something. I hear EFC/Clear Channel may bring big, big names to the warehouse venue for shows normally allocated to stadia sorts.… Anyone wondering what the JU in JUPresents means when it comes to New Park Entertainment’s new name? Jack Utsick .… Dan Contarino welcomes the cast of Mamma Mia! to Shampoo March 22 to hear DJ Ed Sittler ’s ABBA remixes.… Kelly Meddick (Shampoo, Envy) is leaving Philly for London at April’s end. Is a royal wedding in store upon arrival?.… Stef Renée and Andrew Zitcer have some Media Mogul Clubbing to do over the next few weeks, when Maya Angelou (March 26), Harry Belafonte (April 3), and Sonia Sanchez and Major Jackson (April 8) hit Penn for lectures.… Rhino Records is readying a Grover Washington Jr . box set, bugging local photogs for shots of Philly’s late alto popjazz great.… DJ Baby DST spins All Out NBA every Wednesday at Palmer Social.… Wondering what happened to Landscape, the Stephen Starr -Tony Goldman collab off Jewelers’ Row? Starr and Goldman ain’t doing it … right now. But Starr’s Jones — right near Morimoto and Blue Angel — will share the same concept: comfort food, little place, lobster club sandwiches and mac & brie.… The folks at Philly’s electro-laced TBTMO label keep their apartment on the ambient tip March 23 (w/ Rob Mall , Niku , John Pettit and Duffy Moon ) for the start of a new biweekly house party for label funding. Check www.tbtmo.com for mo’ info. A week later, March 30, they’ll team with Fuzzybox for Hologram at La Tazza, starring Mr. Mixel Pixel and DJ Nintari Man , Team Techno-crats whose new TBTMO CD will be out soon.… Those who fondle, I mean fondly, remember touchy-feely body-painting nights at Middle East will thrill as Evolution offers exoticist Mitchell Poulouin and his Sybarites March 22-23.… After North by Northwest hosts March 24’s Baptism Sounds, they’ll be set for the soul sistas Jazzyfatnastees and other Black Lily pals March 30.… Whohungwhere?: Russell Simmons hung at Zanzibar Blue reading bits of Life and Def ; Mr. Show ’s David Cross shopped Spaceboy after his TLA show. Bobby Flay hung at Bar Noir.… Ex-Excelsior /Franklin -ites team for the riff-heavy Rabble Rousers , opening for discophonic lounge schmoozer Louie Austen , March 22 at The Khyber.… Liquid Cloud 9 will host a benefit show for Habitat for Humanity on March 24 at the Troc, with Anne of Green Gables , 13even , Noosphere , etc. Pay up.… Hollis P. Monroe ended Tuesday’s Natural art parties at Valanni due to an unexpected departure of a particular Valanni honcho.… Dälek protege Oddateee debuts Steelydarkglasses (Gern Blandsten), produced by Dälek and Oktopus , March 21 at Slipstate, with illbient buds Charlie Brownski , dev79 and Rumore .… As part of his 10th anniversary, Jay Schwartz gets all Warhol on Moore College with a Secret Cinema Velvet Underground fest March 22. … Happy b-day to Cool Things Inc.’s Lawrence Bracy , Cojax’s Michael Jackson , Ira Zipper of 32º and the ladies of Closet Fever (JC Mazza , Michelle Martin ), who celebrate with ladies of Niko (Tracy Lutz , Regina Mandell ) with a feminina fashion show at Fluid on March 23. While Closet Fever holds sway on North Second Street, Niko on Brown Street sells at Vagabond on Third and American Mortals on Walnut.… Congrats to the Penn Quakers on a remarkable season. What’s even more remarkable, observes Palestra season-ticket holder Col. Tom Sheehy , is that every team that came to the Palestra to play Penn and brought their school band performed a Bon Jovi song. Not to be outplayed, the Temple U’s band played a Bon Jovi medley! Now that’s bad medicine.