On November 17th, Turkuaz’s own percussion devil Michelangelo Carubba led an all-star tribute to the late and great rock icon Tom Petty. The event dubbed “Don’t Do Me Like That” took over New York City’s American Beauty and also featured his Turkuaz bandmates Taylor Shell and Dave Brandwein in addition to the likes of Twiddle’s Mihali Savoulidis and Kung Fu’s Beau Sasser. In addition to this high-octane tribute to rock’s recently fallen hero, the night also saw a performance by Big Words, a new side project featuring Mikey Carubba, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds’ Josh Myers, Saturday Night Live band’s Geoff Countryman, and Eric Krasno Band’s Danny Mayer.

Turkuaz’s Mikey Carubba On How His Tribute To Tom Petty’s Music Became A Celebration Of His Life

You can check out photos from “Don’t Do Me Like That: An All-Star Tribute To Tom Petty” below, courtesy of Chris Capaci.