Michael Jackson Tributes Offered Tonight in Phoenix and Tempe

It's hard to believe it's only been a year since the King of Pop's untimely death. Today marks the anniversary of the sad occaision and a few DJs in the PHX are marking the occaison with tribute nights and mixes. William Fucking Reed and the rest of the Sticky Fingers...

By Benjamin Leatherman

June 25, 2010

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It's hard to believe it's only been a year since the King of Pop's untimely death.

Today marks the anniversary of the sad occaision and a few DJs in the PHX are marking the occaison with tribute nights and mixes.

William Fucking Reed and the rest of the Sticky Fingers regulars (including Prince $$, Doubletrouble, Edgar, and Kristoefur) are marking the occasion and offering tribute to MJ's music during the weekly rock 'n' roll dance party at Rips Ales and Cocktails (3045 N. 16th St., 602-266-0015). Giveaways from Filter Magazine and a pair of tickets to Monday's Blitzen Trapper concert will also be handed out. The event starts at 9:30 p.m. and there's a $5 cover before 11 p.m.

Meanwhile, DJ Akshen will be putting on "Do You Remember the Time?" over at Tempe's Suite 301. In addition to his normal Friday night mix of hip-hop, old school and electro, the spinster will be "droppin a special MJ set in honor of the King of Pop." Doors open at 8 p.m. and the music starts at 10.

Karamba Nightclub resident DJ Melo also posted a rather fly MJ mix containing more than two dozen songs, which you can download through this link.

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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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