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Desert Daze Festival October 12-15 at The Institute of Mentalphysics in...
By Jason Hall
Desert Daze is the brainchild of Moon Block Party founder Phil Pirrone. It started in 2012 at a roadhouse we have all...
Interview with Desert Daze Producer & Founder Phil Pirrone
By Jason Hall
Phil Pirrone is one of the most humble musicians. Talking to him, you would never guess him to be the mastermind behind...
Deap Vally will perform at Desert Daze Festival on Friday, October...
By Jason Hall
Two piece bands are a hard thing to pull off and get a full range of sound with. Deap Vally are one...
earthlings? Perform at Desert Daze Festival on Sunday, October 15 at...
By Jason Hall
In the early to mid 90’s, at world famous recording studio, Rancho De La Luna, earthlings? came into existence. The psychedelic rock...
L.A. Witch to Perform at Desert Daze Festival on Sunday, October...
By Gilbert Ward Kane
L.A. Witch are an all-female 3 piece garage/psych band from, you guessed it, Los Angeles, California. The band consists of guitarist...
Jesika von Rabbit Performs at Desert Daze Festival on Saturday, October...
By Tracy Dietlin
Jesika von Rabbit has a lot to be excited about. Not only will she be performing for the first time at Desert...
COYOTE STAGEWORKS WINS EIGHT DESERT THEATRE LEAGUE AWARDS
Coyote StageWorks, the Coachella Valley-based award-winning Actors’ Equity professional theater company, announced that it won a total of eight awards at the Desert Theatre...
Pickford is D’Place Premiers the movie 6 Below: Miracle on the...
By Avery Wood
Mary Pickford Theatre is D’Place is constantly offering unique events to the valley and another one is coming up. The premier of...
VICTORIA WILLIAMS & THE LOOSE BAND “Town Hall 1995” (Fire Records)
By Eleni P. Austin
It’s an acknowledged fact that Victoria Williams is the doyenne of the High Desert music scene. Yes, Gram Parsons first proselytized...
The World of Zara Kand: Art and the Zen of Space...
By Angela Romeo
Art is so many things. It can put a smile on one’s face. It can move one to tears. The power of...
Hurricane Dogs Arrive in the Coachella Valley
BY JANET McAFEE
On September 20, the crowd outside the Humane Society of the Desert in N. Palm Springs cheered when two Rescue Express buses...
An Itinerary of Italian Delights!
BY RICK RIOZZA
Last week we enjoyed the cute little tale of the Starving Black Rooster who stepped-up his game to crow, squawk, and otherwise...
A Dreamy Afternoon at IL Sogno
By Denise Ortuno Neil
There is a scene in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory that quickly came to mind when my boyfriend and I...
FUTURE TENSE
BY ROBIN E. SIMMONS
NOW SHOWING:
BLADE RUNNER 2049
Just to get in the mood, I watched again Ridley Scott’s 35-year-old original (his “final cut”). It’s a...
Born to be Wild
by Heidi Simmons
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"Blood Brothers"
by Deanne Stillman – Nonfiction
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The American West carries a global mystique that is both majestic and notorious. The...
Standing in the Line of Fire!
In the wake of the recent shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, it’s sad to have to write another reminder...
TRUST BUT VERIFY
By Haddon Libby
Stock markets around the world have been on fire this year. Through September 30th, U.S. equity markets are up 14% while India...
WHAT IS NEGLIGENCE?
You can't read the paper without reading about negligence in some form. But what is Negligence? In the first year of law school all...
J.J. Watt Injury Sad To See
By Flint Wheeler
J.J. Watt hadn’t gotten off to the best start this season: As NBC’s Sunday Night Football broadcast noted before Houston’s Week 5...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
© Copyright 2017 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In his book The Logic of Failure, Dietrich Dorner discusses the visionaries who built the Aswan...
How To Grow Your Own
By Patte Purcell
It is now legal for you to grow up to 6 plants per person and a total of 12 for 2 people...
Should you get a consultation?
BY DR MARIA LOMBARDO
We often hear patients talk about how they have been wanting to do a cosmetic consultation for a very long time...
To Get it Right – Write
by Sunny Simon
I peaked in my husband’s office and observed him humming a snappy tune as he assembled his new desk chair. Upon giving...
The 10th Annual Concert for Autism: Great Concert, Even Better Cause
By Tricia Witkower
Eight years ago, Josh and Linda Lemke Heinz met and got together in what is not your average love story. Their two...
10th Annual Concert for Autism Lineup!
By Esther Sanchez
It’s that time of year again! Time to get together and rock out for a fantastic cause! From year to year this...
The Hellions Will Perform for the 10th Year in a Row...
By Jason Hall
The Hellions have been part of our music scene for almost 20 years. They’ve played every venue the desert has and played...
Bridger: One of Coachella Valley’s Favorite Bands is Back in the...
By Esther Sanchez
You know it’s a great day at work when you are tasked with interviewing and writing about one of your favorite bands...members...
DAMIAN “Jr. Gong” MARLEY
By Noe Gutierrez
Damian Marley will be performing at Desert Oasis Music Festival on Saturday, October 2, 2017. The youngest son of Bob ‘Tuff Gong’...
FIREBALL MINISTRY – REMEMBER THE STORY
By Noe Gutierrez
I first witnessed the ‘First Church of Rock n Roll,’ aka Fireball Ministry, in 2004 at the House of Blues in Anaheim,...
VINTAGE VIBE FESTIVAL SET FOR PALM SPRINGS OCTOBER 20-22
LINE-UP OF CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL RETRO SENSIBILITIES IS ANYTHING BUT “OLDIES”. HEADLINERS INCLUDE BLACK JOE LEWIS AND THE HONEYBEARS, BEST COAST, NICK WATERHOUSE, CACTUS BLOSSOMS, EXPLORERS...
Pickford is D’Place exclusive screenings of the new film 6 Below:...
Starting Friday October 13th Mary Pickford is D’Place will have exclusive screenings of the new film 6 Below: Miracle On The Mountain starring Josh...
Modernism Week Adds New Events to 2017 Fall Preview Schedule
Four-Day Event Provides Sample of February Festival Activities Including Tours, Educational Programs, and Receptions
Modernism Week announced today that it has added more events to...
AQUIFER65, PALM DESERT’S NEWEST BAR & LOUNGE
On Friday, October 6, JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa unveils the redesign and new concept of the hotel’s lobby bar, Aquifer65, Palm...
THE STRYPES “Spitting Image” (Virgin EMI Records)
By Eleni P Austin
In this era of prescription mood enhancers, sometimes you just need a blast of explosive Rock N’ Roll. Cleansing and cathartic,...
Falling into Art
By Angela Romeo
October is a busy month for art. The Salton Sea: An Artistic Discussion opens Thursday October 5 at the UCR Palm Desert...
Twix Helps His Veteran
BY JANET McAFEE
Twix is a special dog to San Bernardino resident John Silva, a loving canine companion who helps this Army combat Veteran stay...
Burnt Siena: The Story of the Starving Black Rooster
BY RICK RIOZZA
Wine folks are like everybody else: we love a good story and if it’s shaded with red wine stain—well, all the better!
The...
City Wok, Still Wok’n It!
By Denise Ortuno-Neil
With Chinese food being a fave for many foodies, the Coachella Valley is fortune cookie fortunate to have fresh and fantastically tasty...
A FITTING EPITAPH FOR A MASTER OF HIS CRAFT
BY ROBIN E. SIMMONS
NOW PLAYING:
LUCKY
What a magnificent and poignant tone poem to bring brings down the curtain on beloved character actor Harry Dean Stanton.
I...
Fuck Entitlement and Live Free
Book Review by Heidi Simmons
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
by Mark Manson – Nonfiction
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The world is complicated and more than ever it...
Fire Prevention Week
BY FIRE CHIEF SAM DIGIOVANNA
“In a fire, seconds count. Seconds can mean the difference between residents of our community escaping safely from a fire...
PALM SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL ELECTION
By Haddon Libby
With the departure of Palm Springs City Councilpersons Chris Mills and Ginny Foat following this year’s elections, the entire council in Palm...
DUI? DON’T FORGET DMV
Many drivers get a DUI and do not realize they have to deal with DMV in addition to court. Here is what you must...
Twins Making This Postseason Interesting…
By Flint Wheeler
No matter how successful the Minnesota Twins are, there’s always the whiff of the underdog to them. Since 1987, they’ve made the...
Time To Get Scalped?
BY BRUCE CATHCART
It is a good thing that I’m a whole lot better at predicting the real estate market here in the Coachella Valley...
TRAGEDY, CHAOS, HEARTBREAK AND QUESTIONS LINGER AFTER VEGAS SHOOTING
By Rich Henrich
Photos flashed on cell phones of friends and family members sharing their joy with loved ones at Route 91 Harvest Music Festival...
Desert Hot Springs CAN Convention Oct. 13th & 14th
By Craig Michaels
For years the only way to get marijuana was to grow it at home illegally or buy it on the black market....
Effective Delivery Methods for Ingesting Medical Cannabis
By Ruth Hill
Mountains of information keep jumping off the pages of newspapers, magazines, and emails about the benefits of medical cannabis. Yet, the stigma...
Cannabis Corner: What is Indica?
By Patte Purcell
What is indica? Indica originates from Pakistan, India and Afghanistan. Effects leave you relaxed and social. This is the most commonly used...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
© Copyright 2017 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You wouldn't expect a five-year-old child to paint a facsimile of Picasso's Guernica or sing Puccini's opera,...
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