DJ Medik

The calendar on your wall may read 2010, but DJ Medik likes to turn the clock back a few decades during his Thursday-night spin session at Renee's Grand Avenue Tavern, 2448 Grand Avenue. Old-school R&B and funk is always on tap, whether it's deep cuts of Marvin Gaye or Cameo,...

By Benjamin Leatherman

April 1, 2010

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The calendar on your wall may read 2010, but DJ Medik likes to turn the clock back a few decades during his Thursday-night spin session at Renee's Grand Avenue Tavern, 2448 Grand Avenue. Old-school R&B and funk is always on tap, whether it's deep cuts of Marvin Gaye or Cameo, tracks by King Floyd, or even some Lionel Richie. "I try to stay true to the R&B, soul, and funk from the '70s and '80s, even the '60s," Medik says. "I'll also do some of the current, Top 40 stuff, but I mostly try to stick to the classics. I tell people to come with an old-school attitude because you're gonna get a lot of stuff you ain't gonna hear at other places." The time warp starts at 8 p.m. and there's no cover. Call 602-252-2770.

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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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