By Sunny Simon
Words have immense power. I suppose that’s why I favor writing over speaking. As my fingers fly over the keyboard I can add, delete, edit and re-edit selecting the ideal words to convey my exact meaning. But when it comes to opening my mouth, sometimes the wrong words tumble out. Once that happens, there is no way...
Dr. Kadile, I do a lot of work with my hands and fingers. I’ve noticed my finger joints hurt almost every day and some of the joints are getting bigger. What’s going on? - Jacob, Rancho Mirage
Jacob, you may have osteoarthritis of the hands. Arthritis is a general term which means inflammation of the joints. I generally refer to osteoarthritis...
By Ruth Hill R.N.
You can’t pick up a newspaper today without seeing an article on marijuana use. The Desert Sun last week reported a study using marijuana for treating autism. Where is the study being done? In Israel of course, where Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, the father of marijuana research, has been studying the plant for over forty years. While...
By Lisa Morgan
Chris Stapleton pulled huge crowds last year at both Coachella and Stagecoach. Who was he? A songwriter who finally got his day to be a headliner. Once again, those sporting their Stagecoach wristbands will be entertained by arena favorites, timeless icons and yes, songwriters…songwriters who have seriously taken it in the proverbial shorts in this era of...
And Big Rock Pub Country Brunch, Sunday April 30th
By Lisa Morgan
Honey County are arguably carving the path for the rapidly growing California country genre, but it didn’t come easy. The ensemble’s founder, Dani Rose, had to take a lot of big chances, and say a lot of ‘hard yeses’ before getting to the ‘easy yeses.’ There was the, “Yes,...
By Lisa Morgan
Steve Moakler, a dreamer among an ocean of Nashville dreamers, rose among his peers with a song that brings him to this year’s 2017 Stagecoach and so much more. That song was “Riser,” chosen by Dierks Bentley as a single and the title song to a Grammy nominated album. With renewed vigor following ten long years of...
Thursday, April 27th 7 pm
By Lisa Morgan
All country roads lead to Stagecoach this weekend and since they are conveniently on the way to the music festival, Big Rock Pub is throwing a big rockin pre-Stagecoach country party. Along with a live remote featuring The Bull’s radio personality, Tommy Cee, giving away passes to the festival, Nashville bound band, Aubrey...
By Laura Hunt Little
The last of the stop-n-go traffic headed west on I-10 just cleared up and the sun is setting on a production crew rather than a hundred thousand music fans. The intensity of Coachella 2017 is just starting to fade into memories to be pulled out and rehashed with friends over the next weeks on back porches...
Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert’s 2nd Annual Family Game Night on Thursday, April 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. is your chance to win a par of passes to Stagecoach: California’s Country Music Festival.
The event will feature a variety of games that can be enjoyed together as a family. Guests will be able to play lawn games and...
By Noe Gutierrez
House of Broken Promises are unfiltered and symbolize all that is right in the heavy music world. If you’ve never seen them live you’ve never laid eyes on the time-honored tradition that is Arthur Seay’s tongue wagging, his obligatory “FUCK YOU!” or the ultimate lesson in shredding. You’ve never bore witness to the intricate yet powerful pounding...
By Eleni Austin
Gird your loins kids, this Saturday, April 29th, Dali’s Llama is headlining a show at the Hood to celebrate the release of their Blossom EP. Joining them will be a few Desert Rock favorites; The Hellions, Blasting Echo and Sleazy Cortez.
Of course, Dali’s Llama is the brain child of Zach Huskey. Along with Mario Lalli, Herb Lineau...
By Morgan James
It's the one year Coachella-versary for Will Sturgeon's band, brightener, in which they showcased keen musical talent and a mod soundscape to an audience of tens of thousands from all over the world. Between playing the internationally acclaimed Coachella Festival and brightener's win at the Tachevah music festival just before, Will's career was skyrocketing at record pace....
By Noe Gutierrez
Drop Mob is composed of Gabe Perez on vocals, Dave Burk (DRB) on lead guitar, Steven Zepeda on bass, John Camacho on drums and Curtis Hendricks on guitar. Their sound is defined as aggressive rap metal, but you can hear a Red Hot Chili Peppers vibe and ‘nu metal’ influences. Drop Mob will be performing at Desert...
By Eleni P. Austin
If you came of age in the late ‘80s and preferred Punk over Top 40, the only place to find new music was on MTV’s “120 Minutes” program. For two hours every Sunday night the music television channel corralled all the outlier artists that, apparently, seemed too exotic for regular airplay.
It was kind of a form...
By Morgan James
Week #9 of the CV Open Mic Competition 2017 at The Block Sports Bar & Grill in Cathedral City was a thrilling show as new audience members discovered the fun and the performers showed up in full force. What an exciting show it was! T-shirts from The Block Sports Bar & Grill were given away to several...
By Patte Purcell
About a month or so ago we attended the Zelda's Night Club 40th Anniversary Party and we had a blast! The great dance tunes from the 70's and 80's and our age group attending brought back so many memories.
Mike McCormick from Zelda's was inundated with people wanting to have him do another one so we teamed up...
By Angela Romeo
Hard Edge is a term coined by the art critic Jules Langster to describe work that is characterized by simplified, geometric forms drawn with precise contours and broad strokes of monochromatic color. A path of sharp crisp lines is rarely the path to becoming an artist. Case in point - artist Marcy Gregory.
With a background in art...
By Dee Jae Cox
Playwright Thornton Wilder said, “I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.”
In any small town or big city across the country you will find a theater. Whether it’s a...
By Robin E. Simmons
NOW PLAYING:
THE LOST CITY OF Z
Methodical and deliberate in it’s structure and pacing with a welcome emphasis on the overwhelming splendors (both sights and sounds) of its jungle location makes this epic adventure as intellectually provocative as it is a treat for the eyes. Charlie Hunnam does justice to the complex protagonist of Lt. Col. Percy...
By Heidi Simmons
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Culture as Weapon
by Nato Thompson
Nonfiction
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Everyday, Americans participate in creating culture. Whether its getting coffee at Starbucks, Going Red for Women or simply retweeting a message, culture is shaping how American’s think and feel. Culture as Weapon: The Art of Influence in Everyday Life by Nato Thompson (Melville House, 288 pages) sets out to explain the role we...
By Denise Ortuno-Neil
Picture it, a refreshing tangy ice cold Margarita blissfully floating in your mouth, the slight tinge of salt grazing your lips (or not if you like to go salt-less). There is nothing quite like it on a warm weekend afternoon, and Fresh Agave in Palm Desert has one of the best Margaritas in the Coachella Valley. Coupled...
By Rick Riozza
I told you this was going to happen. In the desert here, springtime has always sprung into a quick summertime heater. Even though we received our great share of rain and wonderful snow on our mountains, we have the example of day-one of the BNP Paribas Tennis Open that spiked to 90 degrees, and, now the usual...
By Janet McAfee
Regular readers of this column know that one of our continuing themes is encouraging people to adopt a shelter dog or cat. Many columns feature some of these amazing animals and how they transformed the lives of their adopters for the better. I work with Loving All Animals' rescue dog adoption program, Mobile Mutts, and worked with...
Do you know someone or perhaps recognize yourself in this article? If you are reading this and say yes to the question, it’s time to make a change.
Do you know someone who drinks too much? Drinking too much alcohol increases people’s risk of injuries, violence, drowning, liver disease, and some types of cancer.
The good news? We can all do...
By Haddon Libby
The Coachella Valley has been the epicenter of live music for the last three weeks which brings up the question - ‘What is the most popular music genre in the United States?’
According to Nielsen Music, Rock commands 30% of all music industry revenues followed closely by Rap/R&B at 22%, Pop at 19% and Country with 10%. The...
By Dale Gribow
Last week I suggested to beware of DUI's or Accidents due to increased concert traffic. Today I am alerting my readers to Coachella Scams.
AIRPORT
A pickpocket steals your wallet and calls you with a disposal phone saying he found your wallet and though there was no money in it he will mail it back to you. By saying...
By Flint Wheeler
Most years, accomplishing a feat that hasn't been done in 55 years--as Russell Westbrook has done by averaging a triple-double--would make you the obvious candidate to win NBA MVP. Not this season.
While Westbrook, who is averaging a league-best 31.9 points per contest to go with 10.7 rebounds and 10.4 assists, is still regarded as the favorite, there...
Week of April 27
© Copyright 2017 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I have misgivings when I witness bears riding bicycles or tigers dancing on their hind legs or Aries people wielding diplomatic phrases and making careful compromises at committee meetings. While I am impressed by the disciplined expression of primal power, I worry for the soul of the creature...
By Bronwyn Ison
When it happened I couldn’t believe my own ears. I recognized I was prefacing my childhood stories to my daughters as, “when I was little girl…” Yes, when I was a little girl life was very different. If you are a parent to a tween or teen or a grandparent to someone in this age group you...
By Dr. Maria Lombardo
In the world of cosmetic surgery, the facial filler has been around for a long time. In the 1980’s collagen was first approved for injection and through the years many new products have been introduced. We have come a long way from using an injectable filler to just “fill in a line” on your face and...
By Sunny Simon
Several months ago my client, Chris, hit a brick wall. After employing every strategy we discussed to score a big promotion, the job went to a co-worker with less experience. Chris was too big a man to call foul, and yet I knew he was thinking it. It occurred to me the outcome was unfair, but the...
Get Ready to Suit Up!
By Avery Wood
As Comic Con Palm Springs draws nearer, occurring August 25-27 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, founder Christopher Spellman is working to bring even more features and developments to the event.
Stan Lee is confirmed to be in attendance once again, after enjoying the event last year. He cut the ribbon at the inaugural...
By Rich Henrich
While interviewing Chicano Batman last week, Bardo mentioned a band he was really excited to see- enter Little Dragon. Somehow, I’ve been under a rock and completely missed this band. I never heard of their music. I knew nothing about them. Ironically, two days later, I was asked to interview the electronic music band from Gothenburg, Sweden....
By Morgan James
The Allah-Las are playing Coachella this year and thrilled to be in town after a month long US tour in March. The popular Los Angeles based band is looking forward to rocking the stage for a second time- the first time being in 2015. This time around, songs from the band's newest album Calico Review will be...
Festival-goers at Coachella 2017 weekend one were treated to unforgettable experiences both on and off the stage. One of the most buzzed about off-stage experiences was HP’s Antarctic Dome visual art installation, which blew everyone’s mind. The 11,000-square foot Dome was home to some of the most mind-bending, fully-immersive, 360-degree mashup of art, music and technology that left viewers...
By Noe Gutierrez
Released on 4/13/17 through Star Tribe Records and recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, Kelly Derrickson’s second full-length album, I AM, will get its proper introduction at 9 p.m. on ‘Earth Day’ Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Big Rock Pub 79-940 Westward Ho Drive in Indio, California.
The event is free and open to the public. Taking place in the...
By Rich Henrich
Every so often the opportunity to interview a legend comes along but none as great as the godfather of music and activism as the one and only David Crosby!
CVW: I consider you one of the founding fathers of modern music. What does it mean to you to be touring and playing music at 75?
DAVID CROSBY: I’m very...
Saturday April 22, 2017
By Anastasia Beaverhausen
The news became official in 2016. Vinyl sales outstripped digital downloads! Who woulda thunk? In 1990 the music industry unceremoniously dumped the original music format, vinyl, for the shiny happy promise of the compact disc. Most consumers followed suit and only die-hard collectors continued to mourn the death of the LP.
10 years later downloads...
By Eleni P. Austin
If it were possible for Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan and Nick Lowe to have a musical love child, his name would be Wesley Stace. Wesley’s music embodies the erudite wordplay of Elvis, the biting social commentary of Bob and the pure pop songcraft of Nick. Plus, like the first two, when he began his career in...
By Morgan James
The CV Open Mic Competition 2017 at The Block Sports Bar & Grill in Cathedral City week #8 was an incredible show full of enthusiastic performances. Newcomer contestants brought their best as they challenged some of our regulars to some friendly competition and thoroughly entertained our excited crowd. Some of our veteran open mic-cers gave a twist...
By Patte Purcell
Throwback to 1969 with lovelies bejeweled with glitter and flowers in their hair, music emanating from the DJ, and a plethora of vendors giving (yes giving) samples and swag to the 'influencers' who attended. Sheree Lilly, (Lilly PR) put together a fun, colorful and thoroughly entertaining 420 friendly pre-Coachella party.
The Day Sesh Art & 420 party was...
By Avery Wood
Every Tuesday night at The Hood Bar and Pizza in Palm Desert, a sequin-clad Sham Ibrahim takes the stage to host the wildly popular Drag Queen Bingo as the crowd shouts welcomingly. The event drew a bigger crowd than was expected at its inception, with new people attending every week and regulars requesting reserved tables right up...
Miramonte Indian Wells Resort & Spa is proud to offer guests and festival goers alike the chance to enjoy the Coachella festivities all weekend long. This year, Miramonte will be the place to indulge in rest and recreation pre or post-concert with onsite activities like live DJ pool parties, cabana rentals, hydration therapists, spa specials, and even live performances...
The Army Aviation Heritage Foundation’s Cobra AH-1F Bell Helicopter will be at the Palm Springs Air Museum on Saturday, April 22, 2017, selling rides. This is the first US Military Atta ck Helicopter. Rides will take place between 10 am and 4 pm. The fees are $325 for 10 minutes, and $545 for 18 minutes. To schedule a ride,...
By Robin E. Simmons
NOW PLAYING:
THE PROMISE
Directed by Academy Award winner Terry George (“Hotel Rwanda”) and based on a true story, this heartfelt and unflinchingly honest film is about the barbarian Ottoman Turks murder of 1.5 million Armenians in World War 1. In addition, nearly a million Greeks and Assyrians were marched out of the Turkish Empire with the Armenians...
By Dee Jae Cox
“At age 20 we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don’t care what they think of us. At age 60, we discover they haven’t been thinking of us at all.” – Ann Landers
It is a major part of the human condition to want someone else to give us the answers and...
By Heidi Simmons
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South and West
by Joan Didion
Nonfiction
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There is something magical about travel, especially when you are seeking stories. Places, and narratives, can be very near, while others can be quite distant. The beautiful and brilliant author Joan Didion gives readers a glimpse not only into the South, but also into her life as a writer and storyteller in her...
By Rick Riozza
Vino enthusiasts all around the block realize that when there’s a question of whether or not to open a very collectable vintage bottle of wine, the consideration is not particularly the occasion to do so, such as an anniversary or notable birthday, but simply, the occasion is opening that very special bottle of wine in itself.
Well—I can’t...
By Janet McAfee
Charlie, my brother's dog, died on the operating table during surgery after swallowing part of a rubber ball. The object ruptured his esophagus. Charlie's family is heartbroken over the loss of their 3-year-old Shepherd mix dog, and wondering what they could have done differently. What can pet owners do to prevent such a tragedy?
Objects most likely to...
By Haddon Libby
Many investment advisors make used car salesmen seem like a group of Mother Theresas (apologies to used car salesmen). The difference between the two is that you know what to expect on a used car lot. Investment advisors are worse in that they woo you with friendship, charm and sometimes knowledge while trumpeting the strength and stability...
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