Fuse Fridays

There's been a regime change at dope downtown Phoenix danceteria Bar Smith, as popular flairtender Chase Crain and a few of his fellow employees (including DJ Senbad and manager Edson Madrigal) recently purchased the bi-level beat emporium and are now running the show. But while Bar Smith's brain trust may...

By Benjamin Leatherman

August 12, 2010

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There's been a regime change at dope downtown Phoenix danceteria Bar Smith, as popular flairtender Chase Crain and a few of his fellow employees (including DJ Senbad and manager Edson Madrigal) recently purchased the bi-level beat emporium and are now running the show. But while Bar Smith's brain trust may have changed, the club's schedule of weekly dance parties is staying the same. That includes the fabbo Fuse Fridays fete, which will continue packing in peeps and bringing in some of the hottest guests from around the nation. For instance, Pittsburgh electro-house hustler B. Rich will pay a visit on Friday, August 13, with opening sessions from Hussy Hussy, Sol Martinez, DJ Mara, and the rest of the Fuse residents. Doors open at 9 p.m. and there's no cover before 10:30. Call 602-229-1265.

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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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