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WHITE CLAW’S DADDY, PART III: MIKE’S HARD LEMONADE
By Aaron Ramson
In 1999, I was a 21-year-old stock boy working the liquor department of the local Sav-On Drugs, where I was forced to...
KING’S ICONIC CLOWN RETURNS!
By Robin E. Simmons
NOW SHOWING:
IT CHAPTER TWO
The scare-fest continues with no respite for the frightened.
Sprawling, frustrating and ambitious, Chapter Two-- this is not a...
Strength and Beauty
By Heidi Simmons
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More Than Enough
by Elaine Welteroth – Memoir
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It is not always easy to follow your dreams. It takes focus, hard work and perseverance. ...
It’s National Preparedness Month!
By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna
September is National Preparedness Month and we certainly have no shortage of disasters to plan for. Wildfires, earthquakes, flashfloods, active...
AMERICA’S FAVORITE CARS
By Haddon Libby
Based on data provided by the National Car Maker and Dealers Associations through July, the Ford F-series trucks remained the top selling...
DUI CHECKPOINTS: What You Need To Know
Did you encounter a Labor Day Weekend Checkpoint? To address holiday drinking, Checkpoints are implemented to meet the increased number of people who will...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
© Copyright 2019 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Hi, I'm your sales representative for UnTherapy, a free program designed to provide healing strategies for...
Is This Dispensary Legit?
BY BY MICHELLE ANN RIZZO
As cannabis has taken over national news in the recent weeks due to vape pens causing illnesses in the respiratory...
Omura: A New Vaporizer Cartridge
By Michelle Ann Rizzio
Have distillate cartridges been disappointing you? Are you finding yourself bored with only being able to vape oils on the go?...
little bar – SIZE MATTERS
By Noe Gutierrez
A guy walks into a little bar…
He sees the one-time Big Three of Goldenvoice, Paul Tollett, Bill Fold and Skip Paige talking...
AREK RELIGA
2019 Coachella Valley Music Award Best Instrumental Performance
BY RACHEL MONTOYA
Arek Religa is a Coachella Valley-based guitar virtuoso born in Kamienna Góra, Poland and winner...
ACCLAIMED SINGER-SONGWRITER BRYAN ADAMS LOOKS BACK ON CAREER AHEAD OF FANTASY...
By Michael Felci
With a career spanning four decades and a seemingly endless canon of hits, Bryan Adams has provided the soundtrack to “the best...
Site Savvy: Casey Dolan
By Crystal Harrell
Equipped with experience in digital marketing, website design, and a unique sense of humor to boot, Casey Dolan is a jack of...
A Great Time is On, at Sushi-On!
By Denise Ortuno
It’s all around sushi fun, with attentive service and excellent fish creations, at Sushi-On in Indio.
If you’re like me, you love sushi!...
Those Pretty Wrongs “Zed For Zulu” (Burger Records)
By Eleni P. Austin
“It’s not about blame or pointing fingers, it’s not about shame or pettiness/It’s about finding good intentions in a misdirected...
What’s Opening on the Desert Stages for the 2019/20 Season
By Dee Jae Cox
Welcome to the 2019/20 Season of theatre in the Coachella Valley. Time to fill the desert nights with song, drama, laughter...
Dogs Detecting Cancer
By Janet McAfee
Dogs have an incredible ability to detect odors way beyond our human capacity. They possess more than 25 times the number of...
So You Heard it Through the Grapevine
By Rick Riozza
One of the special features you’ll find in any given issue of the popular wine publication Wine Spectator is the “news/food &...
WHITE CLAW’S DADDY, PART II: SMIRNOFF ICING BROS
By Aaron Ramson
Good god almighty, trying to remember the waning, dark days of the no-fun 90’s is like an exercise in reliving past trauma....
COMING SOON
By Robin E. Simmons
There’s always a lot of anticipation for fall movies, but two titles are getting an unusual amount of buzz from local...
Wild Women
By Heidi Simmons
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City of Girls
by Elizabeth Gilbert – Fiction
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Experts have estimated that it will take 125 years before women earn equal pay. It is...
The Price for Freedom: Fire Service Lessons from September 11
By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna
“The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.” —Major General James Jackson
It’s been 18 years since United Airlines flight 175 and...
WHO EARNED THE MOST LAST YEAR?
By Haddon Libby
In a world where the nine wealthiest people are worth more than over half of the population of the planet, the discrepancy...
YOUR LABOR DAY DUI CONSULTATION IS A 4 LETTER WORD…FREE
If you got stopped during the 2019 Labor Day Holiday, you are possibly under suspicion of a DUI arrest. If the officer smells any...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
© Copyright 2019 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): John Muir (1838–1914) was skilled at creating and using machinery. In his twenties, he diligently expressed...
Collaborating with the Universe
By Aimee Mosco
“Committing yourself to your goals sets the wheels of change in motion in a very directed manner.” – Daily Agreements, Guidelines &...
New Health Risk for Vape Pens
BY RUTH HILL R.N.
The CDC government media on August 23, 2019, released a Telebriefing on Severe Pulmonary Disease Associated with Use of E-cigarettes. An...
THE VAULT: Locking in a New Way to Experience Cannabis
By Heidi Simmons
The Coachella Valley has a thriving cannabis industry. From seed to sale, the region is known for embracing ganja-preneurs -– business men...
JNS Next Creative & Media Hub Included in Inc. 5000 List
By Crystal Harrell
One local business has gained national recognition by being included in the prestigious Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in...
DROP MOB – Let’s Get Heavy!
Presented by Coachella Valley Weekly Performing at The Hood Bar & Pizza Saturday, August 31st, 2019
By Noe Gutierrez
Blending Metal, Hip-Hop and Rap, Drop Mob has...
Will Sturgeon
2019 Coachella Valley Music Award Winner for Best Producer
By Noe Gutierrez
Will Sturgeon won the ‘Best Producer’ award at the 2019 Coachella Valley Music Awards...
Interview with AL JARDINE co-founder of THE BEACH BOYS
By Noe Gutierrez
Al Jardine, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, is best known for being one of the founding members of the California-based group The Beach...
Cool Vibes at Sensational Solano’s
By Denise Ortuno
Relaxed elegance and cool vibes await you at Solano’s Bistro in Old Town La Quinta.
The Old Town La Quinta Village has a...
THE RACONTEURS “Help Us Stranger” (Third Man Records)
By Eleni P. Austin
Jack White is the Willy Wonka of Rock N’ Roll, wildly eccentric, enigmatic, also something of a perfectionist. A modern-day...
Theatre Spotlight: Leanna Rodgers
By Dee Jae Cox
Writer and humorist, Erma Bombeck said, “When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that...
Kitchen 86 + Bar
El Paseo Shopping District, Palm Desert CA
Photos and Article By Lynne Tucker
Kitchen-86 + Bar on El Paseo is a Modern Eclectic Small Plate Restaurant.
Food...
Buddy Celebrates National Dog Day
By Janet McAfee
Dog lovers around the world celebrated National Dog Day on August 26, 2019. The purpose of this holiday is to bring awareness...
Chablis & Oysters Rock
By Rick Riozza
All right! Let’s get right to the point. Slurping fresh oysters on the half shell alongside a good bottle of Chablis is...
WHITE CLAW’S DADDY, ZIMA: PART I
By Aaron Ramson
*Disclaimer here; I was 16 at the time I first discovered alcohol, but I do not condone underage drinking in any situation....
FAITH VS FEAR
By Robin E. Simmons
Now showing:
Two disappointing feature films dabble in movie tropes that tap into two fundamental emotions that are the life-blood of contemporary...
Intimate Details
By Heidi Simmons
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Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory
by Raphael Bob-Waksberg – Stories
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Ah, the joy of short stories! One never knows...
Make Labor Day Work For You – Safely!
By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna
“On the first Monday of September many workers take the day off and enjoy time relaxing with friends and family...
AND THE GOOD NEWS IS…
By Haddon Libby
I don’t know about you, but I am sick and tired of people who rant and rave about political stuff. Hearing the...
WHEN IN DOUBT DON’T GIVE YOUR CELL OUT!
It is amazing that half of all cells calls are predicted to be fraudulent in the future. Scam calls are epidemic and will get...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
© Copyright 2019 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Here are examples of activities I recommend you try in the coming days. 1. Build a...
Maximum Security Keeping the Valley Safe for 30 Years
By Craig Michaels
When you work hard to afford nice things for yourself and your home, there is no better piece of mind than having...
Shoogies: Sweetening up the Cannabis Industry
By Michelle Ann Rizzio
Shoogies are a new product coming to the recreational cannabis market that exceed normal categories of cannabis because it’s a sugar....
PAULY SHORE – LIVE AT THE HOOD BAR & PIZZA
Presented by SHURPER FUZZ - SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH
By Noe Gutierrez
Comedian Pauly Shore represents a generation of the early 90’s thanks to his success as...
NIGEL DETTELBACH – COMEDY PROVACATEUR
By Noe Gutierrez
The Hood Bar & Pizza’s booking agent, Nigel Dettelbach, had a vision. A vision to make The Hood Bar THE comedy haven...