By Patte Pucell
Photo by Scott Pam Photography
I've been interviewing artists and writing this column for a while now. I have never interviewed anyone where I repeatedly got goose bumps while doing the interview. It finally happened when I spoke with Gina Carey an incredibly talented vocalist, musician, producer, composer, artist, film maker and overall incredibly inspiring person.
Her story starts...
Over the past four years one of the most impressive aspects of the Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Festival has been the gathering of the Jazz All-Star musicians and artists performing throughout the weekend.
Over 20 of today’s jazz greats and rising-stars will gather for the Labor Day Weekend, September 2 – 4, to perform at the Annenberg Theater, Indian Canyons...
By Lisa Morgan
It is generally understood that some of the deepest heartache can manifest itself into some of the world's most incredible and timeless art and music. Pain and loss are two things that can level the playing field for every race, gender and faith. It's how we deal with it that sets us apart. In his first ever...
Spinning at The Amigo Room in The Ace Hotel and Swim Club on August 3rd celebrating his newest record release.
By Buddy Benson
In 1996, a young, aspiring Ronald Keys Jr. entered the DMC US Championships for the first time as DJ Swamp. Up against the best in the nation, he defeated his foes, smashed the records he used to win...
By Morgan James
Photo Credit: Danielle Tinsley Photography
Will Kelly is not only an outstanding vocalist who writes and performs inspirational music, but an upstanding human being with a passion for changing people’s lives. A unique perspective on the human condition through his own life trials and through the trials of his patients as a clinical social worker for the Navy,...
By Eleni P. Austin
Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle’s paths have been crossing for nearly 30 years, so it seems almost inevitable that they would collaborate on a project together. Since both artists mine the rich traditions of Rock, Folk and Country, their musical union is a natural fit.
Shawn Colvin was born in 1956, and grew up in Vermillion, South...
By Angela Romeo
Take two people, Michael Chance and Artist Katie Dunkle, for example, and send them on a cross-country journey. Mode of transportation? A tiny solar powered mobile home.
Michael and Katie are currently traveling on a countrywide journey in a mobile solar powered Tiny House.
Michael Chance, principal of Chance Marketing, describes their accommodations. “Our tiny house measures approximately 18...
By Janet McAfee
It was August, 2005, when the juggernaut of Hurricane Katrina taught our country hard lessons about disaster relief for people and their companion animals. Some people chose to remain behind and risk their lives when emergency workers told them they could not bring their four-legged family members. Of the 100,000 people who refused to evacuate, 44% stayed...
By Rick Riozza
First off, I’d like to thank you readers who’ve emailed me, appreciating all of the effort I make to get out and grab the wine scoop of the week, especially on these hot days. Indeed, you have further inspired me to take on the weather anew—this time, I’m out grilling burgers in the 112 degree heat!
Further, I’ve...
By Robin E Simmons
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When I think of Stephen Spielberg movies, I think of backlighting, sentimentality an omnipresent and cloying sugary sweetness and a story set in a beautifully rendered Norman Rockwell-like world. Spielberg says he read aloud Roald Dahl’s story to his kids and became enamored of the movie possibilities. No question the film is masterfully crafted, but...
By Heidi Simmons
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The Fat Artist
by Benjamin Hale
Stories
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A dominatrix, a lawyer, a pool man and a drag queen are just a few of the characters living on the edge in Benjamin Hale’s The Fat Artist and Other Stories (Simon & Schuster, 288 pages).
Author Hale delivers seven short stories where the universe appears to align itself almost literally to wreak havoc...
Grand Central Palm Springs will hold a job fair to fill the first 50 restaurant positions in preparation for September opening
Where: 160 La Plaza, downtown Palm Springs, CA 92262
When: 2-5 p.m. Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Grand Central Palm Springs, in downtown’s Historic La Plaza Center, is set to open in September 2016. The restaurant has taken over space vacated a...
By Haddon Libby
With wall-to-wall coverage of the Presidential election and shooting sprees by the various news networks stretching their reporting capabilities to their breaking level, let us here at CV Weekly keep you informed on other important news stories that are not getting enough coverage.
First up is Brazil where a genetically altered mosquito is being released into the environment...
By Dale Gribow
I focus a large amount of my practice on collecting compensation for accident victims. Today it is more difficult to deal with the ‘deny & delay’ claims strategies of insurance companies. For this reason, and those expressed herein, many CV lawyers are reluctant to accept whiplash claims.
When I first started practicing Personal Injury, I would send the...
I'm writing this on the hottest day of the year across the U.S., a day in which news headlines warn "dangerous heat wave to scorch U.S." and heat advisories have already been issued in 14 states. While you may be reading this after the immediate threat has passed, it certainly won't be the last batch of hot weather we...
By Flint Wheeler
The city of Charlotte is losing the 2017 NBA All-Star Game over controversy stemming from North Carolina's House Bill 2.
"The NBA has decided to relocate the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte with the hope of rescheduling for 2019," a statement from the league read.
"Since March, when North Carolina enacted HB2 and the issue of legal protections for...
By Doug Morin
Executive Director, Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine, Indio
What if you had to wear your winter coat all summer out here in the desert? You’d probably suffocate or have a heat stroke, right? Well, not all pet owners are sensitive to their pets’ overheated bodies in the hundred-and-twenty degree afternoons here in the sunny Coachella Valley.
Thick-coated breeds, dogs...
By Dr. Maria Lombardo
Most women want to have a curvy figure but there are many women whose overly curvy figure causes problems. A disproportionately large chest can make it difficult to find clothes that fit. From undergarments that are supportive enough but still look feminine to shirts that won’t button across the front with out gapping, shopping can be...
Week of July 28
© Copyright 2016 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Free your body. Don't ruminate and agonize about it. FREE YOUR BODY! Be brave and forceful. Do it simply and easily. Free your gorgeously imperfect, wildly intelligent body. Allow it to be itself in all of its glory. Tell it you're ready to learn more of its secrets...
By Sunny Simon
Gazing out the window as the train chugged along the tracks on the Grand Canyon railway I smiled and sighed with immense contentment. Following my own guidance worked out well. It is my job to dole out advice each week in this column. Last week in the article that appeared on July 21st I urged readers to...
By Heidi Simmons
“We love movies and we are excited about all the changes happening here,” said Damon Rubio, President of D’Place Entertainment the new company operating the Mary Pickford Theatre in Cathedral City. “Movies are a communal event and our aim is to provide the best movie-going experience in the Coachella Valley.”
With its grand lobby and 14 theaters, the...
New 3D Animated Comedy "Canine Royale" based on 2D book series "Secret Agent 00K9" to be announced at Comic Con Palm Springs by Pixel Rocket Entertainment.
Brian Neil Hoff has announced the publication of the third book in his Secret Agent 00K9 series, "Canine Royale."
Canine Royale, is a 3D animated action adventure feature film written by independent producer Brian Neil...
By Morgan James
Sometimes in life you wander upon magic. Not a rabbit being pulled out of a hat hocus pocus or slide of the hand card trickery, but the magic of humanity as camaraderie. Music has long inspired a great many things and being involved in the Coachella Valley music scene for a few years now myself, I have...
By Patte Purcell
I was introduced to Frank DiSalvo through Marco Najera (photographer for the Celebrity Jazz Jam) and decided to interview him. I must admit I've never seen his show although I've heard a lot about it. He's such an upbeat and personable guy it's refreshing.
He has his own show at 'Franks Place' named after none other than Frank...
By Slim Man
I do a lot of driving. Most musicians I know do. It’s part of the job. I don’t mind driving, especially in California. I’m from back east, and driving there ain’t quite as beautiful. No offense to the New Jersey Turnpike, but if I had to choose between driving on the east coast and driving on the...
Production Manager, Lighting & Sound Engineer, Jon Delaire, has a unique perspective when it comes to music.
By Morgan James
While the audience enjoys the show from their seats, musicians working their magic from the stage, Jon has carefully prepared the environment for the ultimate audio experience, creating "the canvas" for each show. From a musical family, Jon's interest in music...
By Eleni P. Austin
Sometimes the best music happens spontaneously. A crucial component of Rock & Roll is that (to quote legendary Desert band Dali’s Llama), “raw is real.” Symphonies and Operas can be polished, perfect and flawless, but the most celebrated moments of Rock started off as happy accidents.
Psuperbrain gets that. The L.A. Power Trio came together almost through...
By Angela Romeo
One look at Dre Naylor and you know you are about to encounter one dynamic individual: A striking woman with pink hair, a silver bullring, and a smile that radiates the truth of conviction that is Dre.
Dre is Palm Springs born and raised. She was surrounded by the colors of the desert and realized something about her...
By Rebecca Pikus
Mary Ann Collins is indeed a unique artist! She has lived now -- and created art -- in the inspirational surrounding of Southern California for more than fifty years. She is a dedicated artist based in Manhattan Beach, Ca.
Collins excels in multi-media sculptures, but her creative diversity also encompasses fiber art, ceramics, bronze and aluminum casting, jewelry...
By Janet McAfee
The “dog days” of July continues our extreme desert heat. Last year, the sad story of Summer, a Silky Terrier who died from heat stroke, was all over the local news. Summer sought refuge under an automobile in a Desert Hot Springs car lot, and in the soaring temperature, the site became her coffin.
Other Coachella Valley dogs...
By Rick Riozza
We’ve been covering a slew of refreshing white wines these past few columns; so for those red wine enthusiasts who are a bit jonsin’for a little vino red discourse (really?)—hey, I know, even in our hot desert, red wine is always on the table somewhere and worth any coverage.
Of course in our wide red wine world, no...
By Robin E. Simmons
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STAR TREK: BEYOND
After director J.J. Abrams’ exit from the “Star Trek” franchise and his commercially and critically successful helming of Disney’s revitalized “Star Wars” movie saga, it’s easy to see why director Justin Lin (“Fast and Furious” movies) was handed this 13th entry in the Trek series. Lin is an accomplished stylist with a strong...
By Heidi Simmons
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Monster: A Love Story
by Liz Kay
Fiction
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Love is complicated. Or is it? In Liz Kay’s Monster: A Love Story (Putnam, 368 pages) an emotional heart and an intellectual head don’t add up to a manageable relationship.
The story is told by Stacey, a newly-widowed mother of two young boys who lives in Omaha, Nebraska. It’s been eight months since...
Where emphatic fantasy fiction bends to uncover authentic, primal humanity at its best
By Morgan James
What originally began with G.M.O. foods, lead to the harvesting of synthetic organs in medical applications, which led to an obsessive addiction that humanity couldn’t quit. Eugenic breeding and genetic engineering would give rise to zoetic organisms, man-made chimeras capable of supernatural feats. Countless generations...
By Haddon Libby
A self-radicalized man kills or hurts more than two hundred people during Bastille Day celebrations in Nice, France followed by some of the Turkish military staging an unsuccessful coup against a corrupt Erdoğan regime that helps DA’ESH (a/k/a ISIS or IS or ISIL) in selling their oil to Japan while providing medical services to DA’ESH jihadists followed...
By Dale Gribow
We all know the legal requirement for auto insurance and most of us purchase it to protect ourselves and our loved ones from liability in case of an accident. However, few of us have any idea what we are getting (or not getting) and what we legally need.
When we study for our California Driver's License test, the...
Stress is a prevalent component in today's fast-paced world which can negatively impact on an individual's health and well-being. Massage therapy has been shown to be a means by which stress can be reduced significantly on physical and psychological levels.
One of the best places I have visited in the Coachella Valley for a great massage is called Top Spa...
By Flint Wheeler
Most preseason predictions and rankings have the Pac-12 on the outside of the playoff picture for 2016, but there's no shortage of intrigue or potential surrounding this league. The battle to win the South Division is likely to come down to one of the league's top rivalry games – UCLA vs. USC. Clay Helton had the interim...
By Jenny Wallis
Dear Jenny,
Is it important to have your office Feng Shui’d. I know that you want your home and personal space balanced, but if you work at an office and are there only from 9-5 everyday, should you even bother to fix it up? It’s not technically your space.
Just wondering,
- Denise
Great question Denise, the answer is yes, you...
By Dr. Peter Kadile
An adequate amount of sleep is extremely important for a person’s overall well- being. Poor sleep or not enough sleep adversely affects a person’s health, physically and mentally. The necessary amount of sleep needed varies from individual to individual, but studies have generally agreed that the average amount of time for quality sleep for an adult...
By Bronwyn Ison
Cauliflower is an inconspicuous vegetable. You may be surprised by the plethora of health benefits this cruciferous veggie packs. Commonly recognized on crudite’s platters, the cousin to broccoli, kale, cabbage and collards, the crunchy vegetable provides nearly 80 percent of your daily vitamin C. Cauliflower, for me, has been a yummy summer veggie. I decided to learn...
By Sunny Simon
According to a survey created by Skift, a corporate travel content website, 41% of Americans did not take a day off in 2015. Sad, but true, many in the workforce either lose the vacation days allotted to them, or opt for cash in lieu of time off.
If you are thinking of foregoing or putting off a vacation...
"I have been reminded, musically speaking, that it's more important to move someone than to amaze them, because then you've got a shot at changing their world. That's what these kids are giving to me." Deanna Bogart, AMP Coach, Award Winning Blues Singer, Saxophone Player and Pianist
By Lisa Morgan
Can music truly change the world? I think most of us...
New Highlights Include a Sound-bath Dome, Sacred Women’s Tent, Men’s Lodge, and Expanded Family Village, along with Top Kirtan Stars, Sacred Music, Meaningful Workshops and Premiere Yoga Teachers, September 7-12 in Joshua Tree, CA
Bhakti Fest, the preeminent sacred music and yoga festival dedicated to bringing spiritual consciousness and earthly freedom to both the attendees, and the global recipients of...
By Dee Jae Cox
Coming of age can be a painful experience. It can hold all of the joys of new discoveries and also the devastation of oppression and restrictions for the ‘I just want to be me’ teen spirit. The 1998 Tony Award winning Broadway version of the 1984 movie, “Footloose,” about a big-city boy who brings the joyous...
By Slim Man
Before we get started, I need to tell you that Woody’s--that revered Palm Springs jazz club--has moved down the street (450 S. Palm Canyon Drive) and is now called Woody’s Palm House. I’m doing a cookbook signing and a concert there with the full Slim Man Band on Wednesday, July 27th.
Here goes…
A couple weeks ago I got...
Friday, July 15th. Hosted by Tiptoe Stallone
By Esther Sanchez
This time of year when the snowbirds have migrated back to the north and the population (and traffic) has thinned out accordingly, many of us locals are always looking for something different to entertain ourselves while simultaneously staying indoors. This Friday night, Indio Spot Entertainment might have just what you are looking...
By Morgan James
When it comes to grungy girl rock with moody lyrics, reminiscent of 90's era Hole, East Valley band, Fight Like a Girl, kick into high gear and give music their all. With several songs to sample on Soundcloud, you can hear why this band is so popular in their niche. Playing shows from Coachella to Hemet to...
By Eleni P. Austin
Back in the early ‘80s, a funny thing was happening in Hollywood, the movie industry began making clever movies that chronicled the teen age experience. They were by turns, funny and smart, sometimes even poignant. Refreshingly, they weren’t condescending. Plus, they got the music right.
“Fast Times At Ridgemont High” and “Valley Girl” fired the first salvos...
By Morgan James
Culturas Music-Arts formed with humble beginnings and an intention to make a difference in the lives of Coachella Valley's youth. Celebrating year five of Synergy Music & Arts Festival, this proud group of inspiring volunteers have organized events that have made deep, lasting impressions. The original mural mission succeeded, the non-profit now expands to include more and...
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