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Pedro Le Bass
By Monica Morones
Loud bass, an abundance of women, and his entourage, is what greeted me when I went to see DJ Pedro Le Bass...
Tilted Kilt Open Mic Competition Fall Winners Week 1
The first week of the Fall/Winter edition of the Tilted Kilt Open Mic Competition brought with it a great time for the participants who...
Atomflower – Sean Michael Lenhoff
By Noe Gutierrez
Sometimes there are greater things at work than what we are witness to. Things that are intangible and unseen. Sean Michael Lenhoff...
Don’t Miss This Bus!
By Lisa Morgan
November 1st from 3pm - 7pm: You can miss the plane, miss the train, miss your hair appointment and miss happy hour,...
Limousine Shelter Tours!
By Janet McAfee
You may have seen an interesting limousine cruising around Coachella Valley streets with a montage of dogs decorating the darkened windows. Folks...
FIRST AID KIT “Stay Gold” (Columbia Records)
By Eleni P. Austin
Every once in a while, a band comes along with a sound that you have been waiting for. You just didn’t...
Swift Winemaking & Packaging
By Rick Riozza
One of the more imaginative new-wave of winemakers here in California is Orin Swift. Actually his name is David Swift Phinney and...
Crater Lake Chef Challenge Week 2
Last Wednesday during the Crater Lake Chef Challenge, Chef Adam from Roy's Hawaiian Fusion went against Chef Isaias Briones from Renaissance Palm Springs. The...
‘GIRL’ SCORES A BULLSEYE
By Robin E. Simmons
GONE GIRL
David Fincher’s meticulous take on Gillian Flynn’s global best seller (nearly nine million copies!) will not disappoint fans of the...
Cool, New Dining Spot at Hard Rock Hotel: Simon Kitchen+Bar
If you're looking for a cool, new dining spot in the heart of downtown Palm Springs checkout the new restaurant at Hard Rock Hotel.
Simon...
On Behalf of Children
By Heidi Simmons
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The Children Act
by Ian McEwan
Fiction
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Any personal relationship takes work to maintain. Marriages are especially complicated – children or no children,...
COLUMNIST HEIDI SIMMONS TO SPEAK TO PEN WOMEN, OCTOBER 21
Coachella Valley Weekly columnist Heidi Simmons will be the featured speaker TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21 at a luncheon of The National League of American Pen...
The Slippery Slope
By Haddon Libby
Should the police be able to go through your house, including your sock drawer, whenever they want? Should they be able to...
THE GOOD, BAD AND UGLY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (DV)
By Dale Gribow
It seems much of what we read and hear about today is Domestic Violence (DV) allegations against professional athletes. The stories that...
H2–O–So Good!
It’s hot outside, so make sure you stay hydrated. Give the lawn a break, but don’t cut-back on yourself. Dehydration occurs when your body...
Now in Whole Foods Markets: Qué Mami Organic Salsas
Sylvia Garza likely had no idea her life journey would include creating Qué Mami Organics, a ShareKitchen-based business that creates and sells 100% organic...
John McCallum
By Denise Ortuno Neil
John Guthrie McCallum was the first white settler to explore the Palm Springs area and make it home for him, his...
A Quarter Of The Way Through The NFL Season… Here’s How...
By Julie Buehler
The only thing more confusing than this early NFL season is how and why some dude ran across the White House lawn...
Thank You, Derek Jeter
By Flint Wheeler
The scattered rain showers that hovered over the Bronx on Thursday gave way to a picturesque sunset above Derek Jeter’s final home...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week of October 2
© Copyright 2014 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): As I hike through the wilderness at dusk, the crickets always seem to...
A FRIEND FOR A LIFETIME
By Bronwyn Ison
As I reflect upon friendships in my life, I am insurmountably blessed. I am so appreciative of the people I have in...
Envision a Win
By Sunny Simon
As a dedicated baseball fan I could not be more excited about the upcoming World Series. I’m hoping it’s LA Angels all...
Fight Like A Girl Expo, Symposium and Fashion Show Giving Cancer...
Friday, October 3rd @ The Riviera Hotel, Palm Springs
By Lisa Morgan
Better get your tickets while you can to this celestial celebrity event that hopes...
Astrella to Launch Line of Musical T’s™ in Palm Springs
Press Conference Set for October 9 at Riviera Palm Springs
Exhibition of Designer’s Artwork Set for October 11 at Melissa Morgan Fine Art in Palm...
Calendar Listings For Fall Modernism Events
WHAT: Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale: Early Buying Preview
DATE: Saturday, October 11, 2014
TIME: 10 AM – 12 PM
WHERE: Palm Springs Convention Center, 277...
NEW ADDITIONS TO THE LIVING DESERT
PORCUPINE BABY PART OF ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS PROGRAM
The Living Desert is proud to announce the African Crested baby porcupine, born at the zoo in May,...
COYOTE STAGEWORKS ANNOUNCES 2014-15 SEASON
Company Brings its Brand of Award-Winning Theater to the Helene Galen Performing Arts Center
Coyote StageWorks, an award-winning Actors’ Equity professional theater company, is pleased...
Join Green for Life at the SoCal Energy Summit
The Coachella Valley Association of Governments’ Green for Life program is hosting a FREE Green Building Bus Tour on October 9th from 10:30am to...
DJ Omar of Indio, Rebranding Himself
By Craig Michaels
Music has been in his blood for as long as he can remember. As a child, DJ Omar would drum along to...
“AMERICAN IDOL” WINNER, PHILLIP PHILLIPS, HEADLINES AT FANTASY SPRINGS
Platinum-selling singer-songwriter Phillip Phillips announces North American headline tour including a stop at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on Saturday, December 6th.
The comprehensive tour comes...
Tilted Kilt Open Mic FINALE
What a finale it was for the Grand Finals of the Open Mic Competition Summer edition at the Tilted Kilt on Wednesday September 17th....
The Date Shed Announces Fall Line-up
Warren G, Day of the Dead featuring Fortunate Youth, Lagwagon, Tribal Seeds and Sage Francis
The Date Shed’s line-up for the Fall will bring a...
Nashville Comes to the Coachella Valley
Saturday and Sunday, September 27 -28
By Lisa Morgan
Take what assumptions you may have about the "typical" Nashville artist and throw them in the incinerator....
The End of Summer Ritual: World-Renowned Trailblazers of Desert Rock, Dali’s...
Friday, Sept. 26th @ The Hood Bar and Pizza, Palm Desert
By Lisa Morgan
If you're looking to have a nice easy listening experience, this is...
JACK WHITE “Lazaretto” (Third Man/Columbia Records)
By Eleni P. Austin
If it were possible for Willy Wonka and Edward Scissorhands to create a love child, his name would be Jack White....
HOLLY’S STORY: Finding a Missing Pet
By Janet McAfee
Holly, a lovely Greyhound/Whippet/Chihuahua mix dog, bolted from her La Quinta home during the torrential rain storm that hit our Valley on...
Pinot Envy Way Down Under
By Rick Riozza
Man!—there’s some really tasty and reasonably priced Pinot Noir coming out of a small country that has recently made a huge mark...
Mastro’s Steakhouse
By Raymond Bill
Mastro’s Steakhouse is once again back in the spotlight, having recently been voted, “Best Steakhouse” by the Coachella Valley Weekly ‘Best Of’...
OLD SCHOOL BLOODY NOIR THRILLER
By Robin E. Simmons
A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES
Liam Neeson’s back in fine form as unlicensed private eye Matt Scudder hunting a particularly vicious...
Stories of Hollywood Legends
By Heidi Simmons
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Accidentally on Purpose
By Michael York
Autobiography
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Barbara Stanwyck, Johnny Carson and Katherine Hepburn are Hollywood legends. Their respective biographers: Victoria Wilson, Henry...
2014 Elections
By Haddon Libby
Early voting for the upcoming election that will be held on November 4th starts on October 6th via mail-in ballots.
Over the next...
Are You Ready? – Set – Go!
“The fires in Northern California are spreading at an unprecedented rate. Nearly 150 square miles have burned (three times the size of Anaheim) at...
Local Food, Local Businesses and Local Fun at ShareKitchen!
POP-UP ALERT: ShareKitchen is pleased to host Akamai Ohana’s next Pop-Up dinner on Thursday, September 25th at 6:30pm. Chef Murakami and his new venture,...
The Palm Springs Art Museum
Last Thursday, September 18th from 10:00 a.m. to Noon, the 3rd Grade Class from Agua Caliente Elementary School in Cathedral City took part in...
Nellie Coffman and the Desert Inn
By Denise Ortuno Neil
Nellie Coffman first heard of our desert oasis back in 1897, while she was in the mountain village of Idyllwild (then...
SoCal MLB Shines Amidst Dark NFL Cloud…
By Flint Wheeler
Clayton Kershaw and Mike Trout did a television interview, Mark McGwire and Albert Pujols were catching up behind the batting cage, and...
What’s Wrong With The 49ers?… Oh, Nothing More Than Everything
By Julie Buehler
Through 3 seasons in San Francisco, under head coach Jim Harbaugh, the 49ers have done things few teams in NFL history have...
It’s the Y Be Fit Palm Desert Challenge
Challenge Yourself on October 12
By Karen Creasy
With less than a month until the Y Be Fit Palm Desert Challenge, many are training to participate...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week of September 25
© Copyright 2014 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): It's no secret. The wealthy one percent of the population has been getting...
LETTING GO
By Bronwyn Ison
Releasing something familiar can be stressful. Intimidated by the unknown? Relinquishing something or someone may be a daunting thought too. Yet, you...