Thursday night, Jan. 14, hip-hop is in the house over at Launchpad (618 Central SW). Mic Club 35, a gathering of local DJs, emcees and turntablists presents its latest findings available for groovy discourse at a gig that features Skata Jay and Cryogenik. The former is a dude who has been playing around Burque (mostly as a session guitarist) since he was in high school but has lately turned his attention to a party-flavored brand of hip - hop that indulges deep R&B roots, sublime samples and lyrical tendencies that focus on the, uh, ascendancy of life. Cryogenik—formerly known as Cryogenik Styles—is a totally fluid fellow whose knowledge of records has got to be greater than that of DJ Cassyle, DJ Mello and Alibi music reviewer Geoffrey Plant combined; his earlier recored oeuvre, “Beware of My Quasar Mixtape” is always floating around at mi chante! En serio, work like this demonstrates the cool quantum proximity of the deepest underground locations in El Lay and Albuquerque, N.M. Last year’s champ Sublmnl Rnsons hosts a performance that also includes Int’l Petey & DJ Shadoe among others. A sawbuck in advance or $15 at the door allows one to roll into this 21+ affair. It begins at 9pm.