Shimmy at Trax

Damn, Diosa's sure got some mad DJ skills. The punky female turntablist, who got into the scratching-and-spinning biz after witnessing a "life-altering" performance by Z-Trip in 2000, is not only a member of such she-jay collectives as Females Wit Funk, but she's also been featured in the pages of Sonik...

By Benjamin Leatherman

November 9, 2006

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Damn, Diosa's sure got some mad DJ skills. The punky female turntablist, who got into the scratching-and-spinning biz after witnessing a "life-altering" performance by Z-Trip in 2000, is not only a member of such she-jay collectives as Females Wit Funk, but she's also been featured in the pages of Sonik magazine and the 2004 documentary Vinyl Is a Girl's Best Friend. Diosa also works plenty of gigs around town, including Shimmy, an "eclectic lounge night" that takes over Trax, 26 South Farmer Avenue in Tempe, every Monday. Teaming up with Blunt Club resident Hyder and weekly guests (such as Jimmy the Mantis Claw, who stops by on Monday, November 13), Diosa unleashes a mix of liquid funk, rare grooves, downtempo beats, classic soul, trip-hop, and more. The night also boasts live art, classic black-and-white movies on the patio, and spoken word. Diosa and crew kick it starting at 9 p.m., and there's no cover.

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Benjamin Leatherman is a staff writer for Phoenix New Times where he focuses primarily on arts, culture, music, and nightlife. He began writing for New Times in 2003 and joined the staff full-time in 2005. Prior to that, he contributed to magazines such as Tips & Tricks and The Wrestler. Benjamin has earned multiple awards from the Arizona Press Club including an award for sports enterprise reporting in 2009 and an award for statewide arts reporting in 2014. He holds a bachelor’s of arts in journalism from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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