by SCOTT C

Looks like the Ligue d'improvisation Hip Hop du Quebec is finally getting centre stage at the SAT this Sunday, Dec. 19. This organized battle pits four teams of MCs and breakdancers against each other, where they perform impromtu (in English and French) in front of a screaming audience. These guys have been working hard for months to take this good idea to the next level. By all accounts, this should be on TV right now, but we all know how these things work. They have to prove that this is something that people actually want to see. That's where you come in. Check out the show at 9 p.m. on Sunday and you'll see the talent we're dealing with, plus you get to check out Nomadic Massive, Loco Locass and Atach Tatuq to boot. Tix are a paltry $10. Now that's what I call value, son.

Guess who's holding a seminar on the secrets of eternal youth this weekend? That's right, the one and only Christian Pronovost presents a special Lost Heroes Session over at Salon Daomé on Saturday, Dec. 18, to celebrate his birthday. Go figure. It's his birthday, but he's showering you with musical gifts. Now that's one special guy. Don't miss this deep-house extravaganza where I'm sure he'll go to town.

If you've got a minute, check the science with OK Cobra (RecordFace and Fritz the Cat), who have just put the cherry on top of their new record. These guys have been gigging around town and deserve your discerning ear. Check their Web site, www.okcobra.ca, and if you find the title of their new hip hop opus hidden in there somewhere, get at me. And Recordface, send all appropriate music to the Mirror's mailing address, c/o Fathead. It'll find its way to me.

Sorry. I spoke out of turn. J-Zone and Louis Logic hit MTL on Wednesday, Jan. 19, not the 14th as I mentioned last week. Safe. What I didn't mention was that Pako and Pesh, and a talented young DJ that goes by the name Skratch Bastid, will be opening the show. Easy, you've got lots of time.

With all the shows going down at Club Dome these days, you'd think that people would have a little more to talk about than the coatcheck and the lineup going in. I got more than one e-mail talking about the hellish push for coats after shows at Dome, and I really don't know what to say. Dome, if you're listening, know that people will keep coming as long as you book great shows, but that heaving mess of people on the way out is a recipe for disaster, and it's only a matter of time. I like my ribs in one piece, as do most people.

Alright, cool. If that's all, I'm going to fetch the sled I "borrowed" from the alley the other day and hit the hills. I'll have you know these are perfect conditions for tobogganing, and I don't intend to waste another minute. 'Tis the season, and all that...

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claudio... fathead@videotron.ca

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