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Comedy Film Nerds Raising the Entertainment Barometer @ AMFM Festival June 13-16

Comedy Film Nerds Raising the Entertainment Barometer @ AMFM Festival June 13-16

By | May 22, 2013 at 1:59 pm | No comments

By Lisa Morgan What do you get when you combine two stand-up comedians who are also film makers who also “know people” in the industry and want to make oodles of money, or as they say, “Disney” money? NO! Not an online traffic school!!! You get Comedy Film Nerds -...

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Gregg Allman The Highs and Lows of Country Blues

Gregg Allman The Highs and Lows of Country Blues

By | May 22, 2013 at 1:54 pm | No comments

By Lisa Morgan There is one genre that costs its player almost everything in order to be able to deliver it with the integrity and simple, stripped down honesty that it was created for; this one brand of music demands that you live through it to legitimately deliver it.  BB...

Posted in: Columns, Feature Stories, Publisher’s Pick

TOM JONES   “Spirit In The Room”   (Rounder Records)

TOM JONES “Spirit In The Room” (Rounder Records)

By | May 22, 2013 at 1:53 pm | No comments

by Eleni P. Austin Mention the name Tom Jones, and people usually equate him with louche lounge singers like Wayne Newton and Englebert Humperdinck. While those singers seem content to trade on past glories  and  hit singles from 40 or 50 years ago, Jones is more of a musical...

Posted in: Columns, Consider This, Feature Stories

Introducing… Our New “Gamer Girl” Jennifer Tan (aka Mrs. Fett)

Introducing… Our New “Gamer Girl” Jennifer Tan (aka Mrs. Fett)

By | May 22, 2013 at 1:47 pm | No comments

I guess you could say I grew up in the "technology era", every year a new console or game came out. When I was 5, I would steal my older sisters Gameboy, and play Mario Bros. under my bed until my sister caught me. After enough games of hide and hope the batteries aren't dead...

Posted in: Columns, Feature Stories, Gamer Girl

Trio Restaurant: Where Palm Springs Eats

Trio Restaurant: Where Palm Springs Eats

By | May 22, 2013 at 1:45 pm | No comments

by David Wayne I came to the realization while dining at Trio restaurant in Palm Springs that not only do I love to eat, but I also love the whole dining experience. Trio has one of the most unique menus in the Coachella Valley, from Crawfish Pot Pie to Lamb Shank; and it has...

Posted in: Columns, Feature Stories, The Pampered Palate

Tiptoe Stallone

Tiptoe Stallone

By | May 22, 2013 at 1:40 pm | No comments

By Noe Gutierrez Chris Thomas is committed to his community and helping younger generations learn about team work, ethics and basketball skills through his Indio Warriors Youth Basketball program. In a way, Thomas is the mild-mannered philanthropist Bruce Wayne. While the...

Posted in: Columns, Feature Stories, Local Music Spotlight

DATE SHED “NO COVER LOCALS” NIGHT:  Smile Empty Soul/Drop the World/Deadend Paradox

DATE SHED “NO COVER LOCALS” NIGHT: Smile Empty Soul/Drop the World/Deadend Paradox

By | May 15, 2013 at 10:53 am | No comments

@ The Date Shed Saturday, May 18th @ 9pm, 18+older By Lisa Morgan The Date Shed is once again exploiting the fact that any excuses for not joining them on a Saturday night are simply invalid.  In what has become standard protocol for the place, the Date Shed is bringing...

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“Louis Armstrong and Michael Jackson – Play it Again King” Presented by Scott Christopher

“Louis Armstrong and Michael Jackson – Play it Again King” Presented by Scott Christopher

By | May 15, 2013 at 10:51 am | No comments

Scott Christopher - Photographer, Artist, Poet, Pro Athlete and Dream Catcher Appearing at the AMFM Festival By Lisa Morgan There are those “once in a lifetime” moments that, with a little luck and presence of mind, can be captured forever through photography. There...

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Desert Christ Park

By | May 15, 2013 at 10:49 am | No comments

By Mike Bennet It's truly amazing just how many historic places are tucked away all around us. As far as I know Desert Christ Park is not recognized as a historical monument, but it sure looks like it should be. The first statue by Frank Antone Martin was dedicated on Easter...

Posted in: Columns, Road Trippin

Why I Prefer My Tramps in Stereo

Why I Prefer My Tramps in Stereo

By | May 15, 2013 at 10:46 am | No comments

By Lisa Morgan Even if this band wasn’t wonderfully unique, even if their lyrics weren’t catchy while still maintaining depth and integrity, and even if their songs weren’t musically crafted and produced with an ear that has the potential to rival T Bone Burnett or Mutt...

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