DJ Joe DiPadova Holds a Musical Tribute to Michael Jackson Tonight

As the world mourns the loss of Michael Jackson, we're expecting that the members of P-Town's music scene will be putting on any number of tributes dedicated to the late King of Pop in the coming weeks and months. The cat who gets the honor of being the first is...

By Benjamin Leatherman

June 25, 2009

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As the world mourns the loss of Michael Jackson, we're expecting that the members of P-Town's music scene will be putting on any number of tributes dedicated to the late King of Pop in the coming weeks and months.

The cat who gets the honor of being the first is DJ Joe DiPadova. We just got an e-mail from the 30-year-old, who's apparently pretty torn up over Jacko's death and will be transforming his set tonight at CenPho alcohol oasis Hanny's (which starts at 7 p.m.) into a wake of sorts.

Here's a quote from said dispatch, which offers more details:

"[I] honestly don't find myself much in the mood for playing now. So, I'm going to do the only thing I really know how--I'm going to play every single MJ & Jackson 5 song and remix I own tonight. Come mourn with me if you want. Bring a song if you have one that's special to you."

UPDATE: DJ Melo will be spinning up an MJ tribute mix tonight at the Ruby Room (717 North Central Avenue, 602-258-0069) during Djentrification's Sol Party. I've also heard rumblings that the weekly Blunt Club session at Club Red (2155 East University Drive, Tempe, 480-966-4733) will also feature a tribute of its own.

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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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