Also this issue: From Genesis to Revelation Peter Gabriel looks down with Up. -Larry Blumenfeld The Explosion -Paul Burress Kelly Willis -Sam Adams The Capitol Years -Patrick Rapa Rhett Miller -M.J. Fine Peace in Our Time -Peter Burwasser The Blasters -Sam Adams The Slip -A.D. Amorosi

November 14-20, 2002

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compiled by Ainé Ardron-Doley ( applesz6@aol.com

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et it off lovely with the return of the DJ/Producer Series. Uh-huh, kiddies. It’s numero four with none other than DJ Premier on the ones and twos. Gangstarr’s man with the magic hands takes Fluid by storm with the Skratch Makanics’ own DJ Jay-Ski for the assist. Fri., Nov. 15, (open bar, 9-11 p.m., $20), $15 after 11 p.m, Fluid, 613 S. Fourth St., 215-629-0565, www.fluidnightclub.com. Or, slide thy booty over to House Party (remember when you couldn’t wait for the neighborhood jam?). Back with a vengeance, special guest DJs keep it sticky. House Party 908, Fri., Nov. 15, 10 p.m., $5, 908 N. 20th St., houseparty908@yahoo.com. Rep’n UPenn to the fullest, Destination Hip Hop, a contemporary dance troupe, teams with the West Philly Swingers for That Hip-Hop Swing. Fri., Nov. 15 and Sat., Nov. 16, 8 p.m., $6, Harold Prince Theater at the Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St., 215-898-6701.

Squarebiz keeps it knockin' with Tasty Treats as DJs ?uestlove and Mike Nyce spin it for insatiable sweet-toothed rump-shakers. Sat., Nov. 16, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $7 before midnight, $10 after, Fluid,

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. Or check the man with the many money gripes, DJ Jazzy Jeff, as he takes his turn on the decks. Sat., Nov. 16, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. $10, Egypt, 520 N. Delaware Ave., 215-922-6500, www.egypt-nightclub.com.

Monday night football? No! Monday night on the dance floor at Cosmo and Miss Rahnon’s old standby, The Remedy. Mon., Nov. 18, free before 11 p.m., pay like you weigh after, Fluid. P.S.: Look out for some big national news on The Remedy, coming soon.… Squarebiz welcomes the newness with Grindin’, a sexy R&B and reggae hip-teaser with Mike Nyce on record patrol. Ask ?uestlove and he lays it out bare: “All people want is an excuse to grind… and when we turn off the lights? Fuhgetaboutit!” Mon., Nov. 18, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $5, Fez, 620 S. Second St., 215-925-5367.

Wednesday is b-b-bangin’. First, it’s The Whole sheBang Scorpio Zodiac Bash. Say no more my fellow scorps, get ya sting on. Wed., Nov. 20, $10, 1616 Locust St., 215-413-7143. And lastly, SoulSpazm Records and Okayplayer present Beat Society, the first in a series of parties spotlighting the art of beatmaking. It’s Hezekiah on MPC 2000, Street Orchestra, SP 1200, Kev Brown, MPC 2000 and DJ Sat One, ASR-10! On the mic, it’s Gos, Erika Hicks, Aul Purpis and Fatnice with DJs Statik and Diplo diggin’ in the crates. Wed., Nov. 20, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $5, The Five Spot, 1 S. Bank St., 215-574-0070,

www.beatsociety.com

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All partied out now? Good. Spend some more money at Cue Records. Buy SUPREMeX’s “Koyaanisqatsi,” the new limited edition 7-inch from Arrakis Records. Finito!