Also this issue:

Staying Alive
The rumors of Joan of Arc’s demise were true for a while.
-Brian Howard

Ben Allison's Peace Pipe
-Kyle Parker

Cat Power
-Nicole Pensiero

Kindred
-Ainé Ardron-Doley

Solas
-Mary Armstrong

Television
-Sam Adams

Piffaro
-Peter Burwasser

March 20-26, 2003

beat box

Let’s keep it short and sweet.

March 20-23 is Ladyfest. There should be something about all that in this issue somewhere. … Once again Karma Response Unit Records is having a par-tay. Hosted by Reef the Lost Cauze, Happy Fun Ball’s roster might be slightly familiar to you. They’ve all graced The Beat Box before and with each show, they just get better. Mr. "Independent As F*ck," Kenneth Masters, is on the bill so ask him how the European tour went. Then there’s Snuff, Briz, Fowlmowf, ISA, The Flight Brothers and DJ Saint B ruling the wheels of steel. Sat., March 22, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., $5, women free before 11 p.m., La Tazza, 108 Chestnut St., 215-922-7322. Or trek on over to that sweet spot as Squarebiz hosts another edition of Sweet Tooth with Da Beatminerz. Yes yes y’all, that’s Evil Dee, Butta L and Mr. Walt. Resident wax wiz Mike Nyce will also be in full effect. Sat., March 22, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., $20 (open bar, 9-11 p.m.), $12 after 11 p.m., Fluid, 613 S. Fourth St., 215-629-0565,

www.squarebiz.org

Stay tuned, the Skratch Makanics are coming, so is the Detroit Experiment and April brings the nimble fingers of Mr. Tony Touch.

See you next week.

—Ainé Ardron-Doley