Guest DJ Madness

A slew of marquee-level mixmasters will be guest-starring at Valley clubs over the next seven nights. It all starts on Friday, May 29, with an appearance by Jay Tripwire. The Canadian-born house/soul DJ will be at Incognito, 2424 East Thomas Road, along with such locals as Steve Edwards, RMC, and...

By Benjamin Leatherman

May 28, 2009

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A slew of marquee-level mixmasters will be guest-starring at Valley clubs over the next seven nights. It all starts on Friday, May 29, with an appearance by Jay Tripwire. The Canadian-born house/soul DJ will be at Incognito, 2424 East Thomas Road, along with such locals as Steve Edwards, RMC, and dk.strickler. Doors open at 9 p.m. and the cover is $5 until 11:30 p.m., $10 afterwards. See www.socialphx.com. Meanwhile, the one-time Fresh Prince BFF Jazzy Jeff will co-headline the Bacardi B-Live Tour along with NYC's Steve Porter and Drop the Lime when the event comes to Myst, 7340 East Shoeman Lane in Scottsdale, on Saturday, May 30. Log on to bacardibliveusa.bacardi.com for ticket info. And wrapping up the week will be British house duo The Shapeshifters, who visit Cream Stereo Lounge, 4252 North Drinkwater Boulevard in Scottsdale, on Wednesday, June 3. The music starts at 9 p.m. and admission is $7-$10. Visit www.wanttickets.com.

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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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