HoodRide's Tree Jay House

The DJs who spin at the HoodRide Bodega stand above the rest of the turntablists in the P-town scene, literally. That's because the funky downtown Phoenix art hangout, located at 918 North Fifth Street, boasts an eight-foot-high ramshackle DJ fortress built into a tree sprawling out of the sidewalk in...

By Benjamin Leatherman

October 4, 2007

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The DJs who spin at the HoodRide Bodega stand above the rest of the turntablists in the P-town scene, literally. That's because the funky downtown Phoenix art hangout, located at 918 North Fifth Street, boasts an eight-foot-high ramshackle DJ fortress built into a tree sprawling out of the sidewalk in front of the joint. Dubbed the "Tree Jay House" by HoodRide proprietor Derrick Pacheco, the booth was a "we're-bored-summertime-project," created with recycled materials from the old HOUSE Studios as both a tribute to the recently demolished artspace and a kickass attraction on First Fridays. Since the booth was hammered together in May, it's hosted such DJs as Matthew Robinson and John Dread, who've worked the record decks from on high, blowing out the 800-watt sound system with everything from pop and indie rock to reggae and hip-hop. The ever-enigmatic Djentrification will get his turn on Friday, October 5, spinning his eclectic selection of records from 8 p.m. until "whenever the cops shut him down." Call 480-577-6455.

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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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