((Stereo))

Here's a no-brainer: The radio situation here in the PHX sucks a fat one. Between annoying adverts for overpriced car stereos and overplayed earworms like "Hey There Delilah," we'd rather spend our drive time listening to static instead of another insipid 20-minute mix. If only those wastes of airtime had...

By Benjamin Leatherman

February 28, 2008

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Here's a no-brainer: The radio situation here in the PHX sucks a fat one. Between annoying adverts for overpriced car stereos and overplayed earworms like "Hey There Delilah," we'd rather spend our drive time listening to static instead of another insipid 20-minute mix. If only those wastes of airtime had a play list that's half as boss as the superfly slate of vintage tunes spun every other Wednesday at the Ruby Room Lounge, 717 South Central Avenue, during ((STEREO)). A collaboration of DJs Legacy, Gabo, and Cypriano Rizla, the bi-weekly affair sees the trio spinning a combination of '70s-era funk and reggae, as well as '60s soul jams. They're also occasionally joined by guests DJ Molotrash (who totes out mod sounds and pop) and Soul Sister #1 (who rocks Tamla/Motown vibes). And near the end of the evening, Cypriano and Legacy conduct a P.A. session where the pair synthesize some serious dub beats, with the occasional freestyler working the mic. The party stars at 9 p.m. and there's no cover. Visit www.myspace.com/stereo85014.

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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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