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TJ’S WEIRD BEER REVIEWS/ THE IMPORTANCE OF RESTRAINT
By Aaron Ramson
With the mainstreaming of craft beer culture, inevitable shifts have occurred or are occurring across the fully bloomed and matured American craft...
BOB MOULD “Sunshine Rock” (Merge Records)
By Eleni P. Austin
“I’m clutching my stories, a satchel full, a cache of indignation, where did I put my sense of misplaced rage?”
That’s...
How To Be A Looney Tune: The Work of Friz Freleng...
By Angela Romeo
In an age before computer graphics, hand drawing each frame or cell, one by one, created animation. It was a time consuming...
CHRISTINE MADRUGA, THE HEART OF RESCUE
By Janet McAfee
It was a career that spanned 21 years that ended on December 15, 2018, when Christine Madruga hung up her leash for...
Revisiting Bella Verona
By Rick Riozza
I can’t believe it’s been a year since I was whooshed away to Verona Italy to enjoy the largest annual Italian wine...
Manga, Manga at Mamma Gina’s All Day Happy Hour
By Denise Ortuno
For some seriously delizioso Italian dishes, at equally delizioso prices, nothing can compare with the All Day Happy Hour at Mamma Gina’s...
WHIMSY RUN AMUCK?
By Robin E. Simmons
NOW SHOWING:
DUMBO
In the unnecessary “live action” reboot of Disney’s 1941 animated feature, many changes have been made. There’s an off-putting agenda...
SPRING READING: Books From Penguin Random House
Book Review by Heidi Simmons
The Coachella Valley is currently filled with amazing wild flowers, beautiful butterflies and singing mockingbirds. It is officially springtime and...
Driving Ourselves To Death!
April is Distracted Driver Awareness Month…
By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna
You’ve seen it, and you’ve likely even done it. They’ve drifted into your lane, driven...
EVEN EINSTEIN STRUGGLED
By Haddon Libby
Albert Einstein once said to his accountant Leo Mattersdorf, “The hardest thing in the world to understand is income taxes.” Mattersdof replied,...
GET ANSWERS TO THESE ISSUES BEFORE HIRING A LAWYER
If you have been in an auto accident you need to have answers to the following questions BEFORE hiring a lawyer. I have covered...
NILS JIPTNER to Perform at “Jazz at the Piazza” at Venus...
On April 12th, 5 to 8 pm, One of the most successful artists in the Contemporary Jazz genre, NILS JIPTNER, will perform at "Jazz...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
© Copyright 2019 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): A mushroom shaped like a horse's hoof grows on birch trees in parts of Europe and...
Poochella Fest to Benefit Local Charities
By Craig Michaels
The Palm Springs Regional Association of REALTORS® (PSRAR) charter was granted in 1928. Their mission is to assists real estate professionals and...
Joshua Tree National Park, Joshua Tree CA
By Lynne Tucker
Joshua Tree National Park is a vast protected area in southern California. It's characterized by rugged rock formations and stark desert landscapes....
Healing with cannabis is not a one-step solution for every person
By Michelle Ann Rizzio
Although we all have an endocannabinoid system how do we know if it is or isn't regulated? How do we discern...
All new! Puff Parlour, Cathedral City’s new cannabis consumption lounge grand...
Puff Parlour, a new cannabis consumption lounge, located adjacent to Dank Depot, in Cathedral City is set to have their official “Grand Opening” on...
2019 Wedbush Garden Jam Music Festival ROCK + BLUES + JAZZ...
By Noe Gutierrez
From the inner workings of Jimi ‘FITZ’ Fitzgerald’s imagination and musical crusade and his dazzling wife’s partnership, Wendy Jane Productions, comes the...
Jimmie Vaughan
By Noe Gutierrez
Recently, Blues guitar great Jimmie Vaughan celebrated his 68th birthday on March 20, 2019. Only three-and-a-half years older than his younger brother...
Toby Lee – Old Blues Soul at 14 Years Young
By Noe Gutierrez
When you think of some common activities a 14-year-old young man may participate in you may consider organized sports or the online...
The Dinah is back for its 29th Year April 3-7
Entering its 29th year as the largest girl party music festival in the world, The Dinah is back in 2019 with the five-day event...
Desert Rhythm Project and Friends Celebrate the Release of Seasons –...
By Lisa Morgan
The Joshua Tree music scene has attracted regional and national media in the last couple of years. While it may be a...
Academy of Musical Performance (AMP) will host Spring Showcase at Indio...
Academy of Musical Performance (AMP) will host a spring showcase performance at co-founder Roman Whittaker’s estate The Respite in Indio on Friday, March 29...
A Stage Review Of “Greater Tuna”
By Dee Jae Cox
I believe that life should always be filled with gifts of pleasant surprises. I wasn’t sure what to expect from a...
What’s Up with The River
By Crystal Harrell
The River shopping center in Rancho Mirage has had its fair share of changes over the years since its opening in 2002....
JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS WITH SPECIAL GUEST ELLE KING HEADED...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, will be joined by up and coming country-rock singer-songwriter Elle King for...
ROBIN LANE & THE CHARTBUSTERS “Many Years Ago” (Blixa Sounds)
By Eleni P. Austin
If you’ve never heard of Robin Lane & The Chartbusters, you’re easily forgiven. Despite their memorably lengthy name, catchy, yet...
Smart Phone Savvy – Margin Of Error and Revolutions
BY ANGELA ROMEO
We are very much a wireless wired world. Clearly that is evident in Desert X‘s Margin Of Error and Revolutions by Nancy...
Arnie’s Story
By Janet McAfee
The dog huddled in the back of his kennel at the public animal shelter, frightened, shut down and hopeless. He was terrified...
Reefer Madness 2.0
By Ruth A. Hill
Have you listened to the news lately? News anchors are spicing up the last five minutes of their broadcast to deliver...
April Wine Shenanigans
By Rick Riozza
Right around the time spring has sprung, there is always interesting news surrounding the wide world of wine. Here are just a...
Navigating the Preroll Market
By Michelle Ann Rizzio
Prior to recreational cannabis being legalized in California, one may recall being given free prerolls, or prerolled joints, with their first...
Cork & Fork
By Matt Claborn
Within its refined and modernistic walls, Cork and Fork in La Quinta pleasantly provides a perfect dining experience.
As you open the door...
I DRANK .99 CENT STORE BEER
By Aaron Ramson
So, there I was, checking out bags of baby guavas and an assortment of mushy tomatoes in the produce section of the...
“Us” or U.S.?
By Robin E. Simmons
NOW SHOWING:
Us
The trailer alone is unexpected, unsettling and seriously disturbing, a catalyst for nightmares. And writer director Jordan Peele’s (“Get Out”)...
MUELLER TIME
By Heidi Simmons
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The Mueller Report
by Robert S. Mueller III – Nonfiction
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After a nearly two year investigation pertaining to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential...
Make No Butt’s About It… This Is Your Responsibility!
By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna
I always liked to say I was Andy’s training captain, because as young boys we would set fires in my...
MAKE BETTER DECISIONS
By Haddon Libby
With everything that you hear in the news, it is often easiest to just shut it all off and go about your...
SECRETS TO ID THEFT PREVENTION
It's a good idea to print or copy the phone numbers at the end...or save this whole article.
This is not A Joke!! Even If...
A Little Bit of Awareness Goes a Long Way
By Elizabeth Scarcella and Aimee Mosco
Spiritual jargon has become mainstream thanks to the presence of social media and the new age movement. People talk...
DISCOVERY THROUGH SEEKING
By Bronwyn Ison
Five conferences, attending a retreat, creating a program, hosting a retreat, eight books later, listening to numerous podcasts, as well as more...
Coachella Valley Vista Point – Scenic Highway 74
By Lynne Tucker
Vista Point is about five miles up Hwy 74 as it snakes its way out of the Coachella Valley south of Palm...
The ABC’s of CBD – Part 1: Where does your CBD...
By: Cameron Hattan, VP of Education @ Fiddler’s Greens (www.fiddlers-greens.com)
SOME HISTORY….
Cannabis has been a companion plant for humankind and archaeological evidence has shown that...
A Feast for the Senses at the 17th Annual Indian Wells...
by Marisa Holladay
Across the globe there are more than 7,000 languages spoken, but only three are arguably universal: music, math, and art. Each being...
A Stage Review Of ‘Chess’
By Dee Jae Cox
“Moving on up, to the east side…” the Jefferson’s theme song popped into my head as I absorbed the grandeur of...
A Stage Review Of ‘Proof’
By Dee Jae Cox
Aristotle said, “There is no great genius without some touch of madness.” I have never seen a show that exemplified this...
Bringing The Metal to Palm Springs! Saturday March 23, 2019 At...
By Noe Gutierrez
Arty Love does it again! Arthur Seay continues to blow my mind in bringing upper echelon metal acts to the desert. My...
Empire Music Ventures and the Date Shed Present: CAXTON – Record...
By Noe Gutierrez
Caxton’s new album, The Devil I Know, will be released on vinyl and digital platforms everywhere Saturday, March 30, 2019. To celebrate...
American Documentary Film Festival (AmDocs) Rolls Out Record Year For Films
Sure to be the event's largest festival to date, the American Documentary Film Festival and Film Fund (AmDocs) announces a full slate of documentary...
Comfort Food and Greek Favorites Await at Towne Center Café
By Denise Ortuno
For home-style favorites and Greek specialties, the Towne Center Café in Palm Desert will serve you well.
It’s our version of a diner...
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