Thursday, June 1 - Pre-Awards Ceremony @ Big Rock Pub from 7-10pm
Sunday, June 4 – Main Awards Show @ The Riviera from 5-9pm – VIP After party 9:15-midnight
By Tracy Dietlin
The CV Music Awards have grown and now we must spread the event between two nights and two venues. We started with just a few categories five years ago and...
By Tricia Witkower
At the ripe age of five, prodigy Alvin Taylor began what would become his lifelong passion: playing the drums. Less than a decade later, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Little Richard heard Taylor playing by chance at the Biltmore hotel where Taylor bussed tables, and to make a long and incredible story short, insisted he become...
By Noe Gutierrez
SCOTT REEDER
Scott Thomas Reeder will be receiving the 2017 Trailblazer Award at this year’s Coachella Valley Music Awards. Reeder is the ultimate bass player who happens to hail from the desert. He plays his guitar left-handed using a left-handed bass with the strings inverted. Reeder was a member of Kyuss from 1992-1995. He was also a member...
By Morgan James
Brothers, John Stanley King and Ronnie King, are celebrated musicians and music industry professionals who are being given the Pioneer Award at The 2017 CV Music Awards at The Riviera in Palm Springs Sunday, June 4th. Born into a musical family, the pair has embraced the opportunity to learn the business and perform regularly in the Coachella...
By Jack St. Clair
Jimi Fitz returns with his new album No Easy Way Out, following his solid 2014 self-titled album. The new record offers up 8 tracks – 7 studio recordings and 1 live recording with the band Penny University. This collection delves more into the rock side than his previous record.
Opening the record is the title track “No...
Saturday, June 10, at Fantasy Springs Casino
By Rich Henrich
The British are coming! The British are coming! Well, at least one Brit will be. Founder of The Yardbirds, Jim McCarty will lead a lineup of American musicians to play some of rock and roll’s greatest hits all across the country as their tour bus anticipates a raucous stop at Fantasy...
By Esther Sanchez
On Friday, June 16th at Spotlight 29 Casino, Coachella Valley lovers of reggae music will be blessed with the return of the incomparable Ziggy Marley. As the son of a legend and himself being one of the most successful reggae artists of all time, Marley has spent his entire life in and around music, but he is...
One of the desert’s favorite crooners, who moved to Florida, returned last weekend for a visit. Steve Ditullio who has been a well-known fixture in the desert, made the rounds performing during his visit and we followed along with our camera. First we stopped at the American Legion in Palm Springs, which is a fun place of regulars who...
By Haddon Libby
Have you notice that people are increasingly behaving badly and with less civility than in the past?
Nationally, we see a lack of civility everyday by our politicians in Washington DC as well as the talking heads debating the issue of the day on one of the cable news channels. I think we can all agree that these...
By Haddon Libby
As you may or may not know, Memorial Day began following the Civil War as a way to commemorate the sacrifices made by both Union and Confederate soldiers. Over time, this remembrance grew to include those who died in service to our country.
Over the years, many Americans have forgotten this reason for the national holiday and see...
By Avery Wood
This summer’s upcoming Comic Con Palm Springs, occurring August 25th-27th, will feature a musical performance from iconic Wonder Woman actress Lynda Carter. Carter played the title role in the Wonder Woman television series from 1974 to 1979. Among her many accomplishments, she was also crowned Miss World in 1972 and was awarded a star on the Palm...
Thursday, June 1 - Pre-Awards Ceremony @ Big Rock Pub from 7-10pm
Sunday, June 4 – Main Awards Show @ The Riviera from 5-9pm
By Tracy Dietlin
The CV Music Awards have grown and now we must spread the event between two nights and two venues. We started with just a few categories five years ago and kept growing: in 2015 we...
From the Publisher, Tracy Dietlin: It is with pride, respect, and admiration that we will be awarding the staff and creators of the AMP program this year's first ever “Visionary Award” at the CV Music Awards on Sunday, June 4 at the Riviera Resort in Palm Springs.
With music programs disappearing at an alarming rate in our schools, more and...
Sponsored by ACT for Multiple Sclerosis
Featuring: Live music by 4 local youth bands created through the Coachella Valley-based, AMP – Academy of Musical Performance
Each band will compete in a friendly competition for Best Stage Performance; Most Crowd Participation; and Top Creative Costume Design – with a panel of local celebrity commentators, similar to ‘The Voice.’ The audience will have the...
By Jason Hall
At Pappy & Harriet’s on Saturday, May 27
FEATURING: Mojave Lords, The Mutants, Sweethead, Alain Johannes, Sumo Princess, and Gary Wertz.
ALSO: Dave Catching (EODM) is celebrating his new solo record release.
On Saturday, May 27, Pappy & Harriet’s is hosting another amazing show. This show features an all-star group of desert musicians and other world class acts. Shared Hallucinations...
By Patte Purcell
I want to take this opportunity to thank Tracy Dietlin and Phil Lacombe for supporting jazz in the desert. Last year they added the jazz category to the Coachella Valley Music Awards and it's helped put jazz artists in the spotlight. I thought I'd do a brief bio on each of the nominees in case you aren't...
By Denise Ortuno-Neil
Alfie Pettit (a.k.a. Arial Trampway) will be competing in the 4th Annual Queen of the Desert charity event benefitting the Desert Aids Project on Wednesday, May 31st, 2017 at the Renaissance Hotel in Palm Springs.
Driving into Palm Springs on Hwy 111, it is hard to miss the brightly colored billboard with a stunning blonde in pink garb....
By Morgan James
The Coachella Valley will be hosting one of the great Jazz pianists of our time, Grammy award winner Laurence Hobgood, on Sunday, May 28th for Jazz on the 12th Floor Lounge. The event, hosted by Paul MacKey, and presented by Andy Fraga and Larry Holloway (both acclaimed desert based musicians) is the second installment of a series...
By Eleni P. Austin
When John Moen and Chris Slusarenko first began writing songs together, their mission was to create music that paired sweet melodies with bummer vibes. The guys had been pals nearly 30 years, each having navigated Portland Oregon’s Indie music scene.
Their musical destinies first intertwined when John was in the Dharma Bums and Chris with Death Midget....
Comedian Chris Rock is on his first tour in nine years and he will make a stop at The Special Events Center at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on Friday, June 9th. During the comedian's 8pm show, The Special Events Center will become a cell phone-free zone.
Each ticketholder who brings a cell phone into the arena must slip it into...
By Denise Ortuno-Neil
It’s a lifestyle choice people are turning to more and more every day. Eating heathy options infused with superfoods is not only a trend, but a way of life. Now opened in Palm Desert, Bowl of Heaven, owned by franchise owners Mickey and Rachel Thomas, will be providing the highest level of ingredients to customers seeking healthy...
By Dee Jae Cox
“Art is a nation’s most precious heritage. For it is in our works of art that we reveal to ourselves and to others the inner vision which guides us as a nation. And where there is no vision, the people perish.” –President Lyndon Johnson, on signing into existence the National Endowment on the Arts
When the followers...
By Angela Romeo
The thing about artists – they draw inspiration from everywhere and nowhere. But every artist acknowledges that their environment plays into their work. Mardi de Veuve Alexis’ inspirations are similar.
“I am inspired by the evolving local urban environment, urbanization as a condition, and contemporary culture. Working for the several years from my Venice studio, I was viscerally...
By Robin E. Simmons
NOW PLAYING:
ALIEN: COVENANT
To get up to speed of the doings in the dark and dangerous outposts in the Alien universe, I watched again Ridley Scott’s original Alien and Prometheus. I was reminded of our long fascination with the major question: Are we alone? That premise is a staple of books, comics and movies. Is it worse...
By Heidi Simmons
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The Arrangement
by Sarah Dunn
Fiction
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Are human beings monogamous creatures by nature or is monogamy a choice? In Sarah Dunn’s The Arrangement (Little, Brown and Company, 368 pages) one couple tries to rekindle their relationship with extra-marital affairs.
Lucy and Owen, a middle-aged couple, live a quiet life in an unpretentious town in the Hudson Valley. They left their dog-eat-dog...
A family friendly global music experience in the magical Mojave, The Joshua Tree Music Festival is one of the nation’s premier family friendly festivals. An intimate festival where lasting friendships are created, the element of belonging is tangible, and the experience is real. The music is diverse, and the Kidsville schedule is action packed. Magically magnificent art installations, a...
15th Annual Spring Festival May 18 - 21
By Lisa Morgan
If you have not experienced the Joshua Tree Music Festival before, I urge you to allow yourself the opportunity this weekend. Clear your mind of all that you assume about festivals – this is not one of them. Open your mind beyond what you are used to hearing – you...
By Rich Henrich
Now in it’s fifth year, CONTACT IN THE DESERT, the annual epic weekend gathering of experts in UFO sightings, extraterrestrial life, ancient aliens, secret space program, crop circles, contact experiences, interstellar living, human origins and the “need to know” the truth behind the secrecy, returns to Joshua Tree May 19-22nd. In just a few short years, CONTACT...
By Rich Henrich
One of the remarkable aspects of Contact in the Desert is the opportunity to bring some of the most interesting minds to the center stage for in depth exchange and perspectives. This year, former Senator (and presidential candidate) Mike Gravel will attend and share his knowledge of “Deep Government” and how fear plays a major role in...
By Morgan James
Hip hop group, MDH Affiliates have recently made their way to the CV Open Mic Competition, competing over the last few weeks and showing the audience just what a cohesive group can achieve. Winners of week #12 and moving on to the Semi Finals on May 17th, these rappers exude passion for their music and for the...
By Esther Sanchez
A couple weeks back I happened to be at Plan B in Thousand Palms to check out my buddies in Upper Class Poverty when I stumbled upon a 3 piece band whose name I have seen from time to time, but didn’t really know anything about. Their tight riffs and bluesy, funky orchestrations drew me in almost...
By Eleni P. Austin
“We don’t waste time, we don’t like to wait, me and my friends are always fashionably late/But we showed up just in time for the end of the world, just in time for the end of the world.” That’s Chris Price offering a gently flippant response to apocalyptic end times on his song “Just In Time.”
Chris’...
By Patte Purcell
Now that the season has wound down, the locals love to come out and enjoy the town without the crowds. If you're looking for some places to listen to great jazz I've put together some of our favorites. This time we will focus on Palm Springs.
You've got some great choices. Wang’s in the Desert located at 424...
By Morgan James
Week #12 of the CV Open Mic Competition 2017 at The Block Sports Bar & Grill in Cathedral City wrapped a fun filled session as 1st place was a tie and the two final winners will be competing in the Semi Finals next week. T-shirts from Brutal Bee Music Group were given away to several of our...
By Rebecca Pikus
John Neumann, sculptor, is a major influence in the current exciting Exhibit "This.Is.Now" at Rebecca Fine Art Gallery. Born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1952, Neumann immigrated to the United States in 1957. He obviously inherited his artistic genius from his parents! His mother, Vera (Vera Neumann) was the iconic artist who created the "Vera" trademark, especially her...
By Thomas Novak
The X-Men are back. Granted they never really left to begin with. This month, Marvel relaunched the main title and with all its spin-offs to follow in hopes of returning the books back to the powerhouse status that they were known for a number of decades as.
On April 5, 2017, the main title X-Men Gold hit the...
By Dee Jae Cox
“We built this city, we built this city on rock an' roll
Built this city, we built this city on rock an' roll
Say you don't know me, or recognize my face
Say you don't care who goes to that kind of place
Knee deep in the hoopla, sinking in your fight
Too many runaways eating up the night.” – Jefferson...
By Robin E. Simmons
NOW PLAYING:
KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD
We’ve all heard the phrase “God has a plan for your life.” But what if you discover that “plan” is to fulfill an unwelcome prophecy of kingship? Do you resist or go along with your apparent – and unwanted -- destiny?
Co-writer and director Guy Ritchie brings his usual energized style...
By Heidi Simmons
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A Separation
by Katie Kitamura
Fiction
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Marriage can be more work than bliss, which is likely one reason the divorce rate in American is so high. In Katie Kitamura’s A Separation (Riverhead Books, 240 pages), a woman finds a renewed appreciation for the man she once loved.
An unnamed young woman narrates the story. She and her husband, Christopher, decided to...
By Janet McAfee
Bonded by their love for dogs, Tami Jay and Joan Pendley are part of a foster network dedicated to saving the lives of homeless shelter dogs. They take them into their hearts and home, providing them the training and loving care that prepares them for their adoptive homes. In some cases, they help heal the physical and...
By Rick Riozza
One would have to be playing the part of an ostrich with its head in the sand to miss the current parade of pink wines coming in and out of our markets and wine stores. Indeed, we’re knee deep in an eruption of rosés—and loving it!
Maybe four decades ago, the world was awash with “white Zinfandel”—a one-note...
By Denise Ortuno-Neil
Lattes, Cappuccinos, Mocha’s, Frappuccino’s…there are a myriad of coffee concoctions available out there in the coffee world. But Nitro Coffee on tap? What in the coffee world is that? My caffeine curiosity into this growing coffee craze was soon satisfied after a visit to Sip Coffee House & Juice Bar at the Heritage Court Shopping Center in...
Did you know that 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. lives with a mental health condition? Did you know 1 in 25 adults in the country lives with a serious mental illness?
“May is Mental Health Awareness Month and it is import we raise our awareness to this growing concern reminds Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. We all experience difficult...
By Haddon Libby
With summer just days away, many of us are looking for places to go to escape the desert heat if only for a week or two.
Based on hotel and flight bookings, the top domestic destination for Americans to visit this summer is the Land of Mickey - Orlando, Florida. Las Vegas comes in second followed by Honolulu,...
By Dale Gribow
It sickens me when injured accident clients call and I explain why I can't accept their ACCIDENT case. Since COACHELLA I have rejected 8 Accident cases....3 were from 2016, 1 from 2015 and 2 this year. One of those two did not treat with a doctor and the other had $250 in PD. Thus the defense argument...
By Maureen Freeman
No one needs to be told that the world is loud and fast paced, that social media invades us at every pore and that time for simply listening to our own thoughts is scarce.
But being present with your own thoughts on a daily basis is fundamental to mental health. Without time alone to digest and explore the...
By Flint Wheeler
That doesn't sound like a good way to describe a great athlete, let alone one that's currently being praised as the best quarterback of all-time. But in today's society, goat now means: “The Greatest of All-Time”.
I don't like the "G.O.A.T." titles. I think it's lazy and it eradicates one of the best things in sports: having a...
Week of May 18
© Copyright 2017 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): "A two-year-old kid is like using a blender, but you don't have a top for it," said comedian Jerry Seinfeld. Would you like to avoid a scenario like that, Aries? Would you prefer not to see what happens if your life has resemblances to turning on a topless...
By Denise Ortuno-Neil
Whole Foods Market in Palm Desert will be hosting a FREE fitness event featuring Pure Barre on Sunday, May 21st, 2017. Participants can shape up with this effective and popular exercise trend just in time for summer swimsuit season!
Fitness and Whole Foods Market go hand in hand. As the specialty market focuses on healthy food options, highlighting...
By Dr. Pater Kadile
Dr. Kadile, are there any supplements that might help with memory?
- Cristina, Indio
Cristina, a recent study involving 1,200 participants showed that over two years that those with lower vitamin D levels showed significant indications of cognitive decline. Vitamin D is thought to protect against the loss and damage of brain neurons.
Omega 3 fatty acids which can...
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