By Noe Gutierrez
R Buckle Road will be celebrating the release of their first full-length studio album on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 9 p.m. at Schmidy’s Tavern on 72286 Highway 111 in Palm Desert, CA. Five years in the making, the album is Road Ready for mass circulation and the band is back in the saddle. In true RBR...
By Esther Sanchez
Back when the River in Rancho Mirage was initially built, it quickly became the happening place to be in the desert. In addition to fantastic shopping, dining and cinema, the amphitheater that has been there since the beginning was utilized by performers of all sorts on a regular basis which was a fantastic cherry on top of...
By Eleni P. Austin
Singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin is best known for distilling the rituals of romance and heartache into cogent vignettes, and wrapping them in gorgeous melodies. But she cut her musical teeth re-interpreting other people’s hits.
Shawn Colvin was born in Vermillion, South Dakota in 1956 and began playing guitar at age 10. Once she finished school, she began to...
By Angela Valente Romeo
Robert Bradshaw has been painting for many years. He lists among his influences the works of John Singer Sargent, NC Wyeth and illustrators from the 1950’s. These parties may influence him but he follows his own voice.
Robert’s work is layered and often experimental. The work is intricate, detailed and borders on surreal. His work is moody...
By Janet McAfee
The small gray Terrier waits in her foster home, hoping for that phone call that leads to her “furever” home. Meanwhile, she is safe and sound and adores her foster Mom. Pippi dutifully attended several adoption events, including Loving All Animals’ Super Pet Adoption Festival where she was passed over again while the friendlier pups were adopted.
Most...
By Rick Riozza
Everyone loves a good story. We wine enthusiasts, when becoming aware of a fine wine chronicle, will readily and happily open up a bottle or two and share the tale with those of a kindred spirit.
A few months ago while I was wine stewarding, a distributor came in the market and asked me if I had heard...
“Hell, I never vote for anyone. I always vote against.” ~ W.C. Fields
In a time of such extreme repugnant violence in the world, I thought it might be worth taking a break to remind ourselves that there are still sources of timeless, gut-busting laughter. Consider this a brief but essential antidote to the ever-present, soul-crushing hate we see in...
By Heidi Simmons
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“Room”
by Emma Donoghue
Fiction
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It’s horrific that human trafficking and sex slavery is happening today. It’s hard to believe that people can disappear and live as prisoners right in our own communities. In Emma Donoghue’s Room (Little Brown and Company, 336 pages) a woman and her son must not only figure out how to escape captivity but survive the...
By Haddon Libby
Where we use paper, coins and electronic payments to transact financial transactions, people once used other monetary units such as grain, fish hooks, feathers, tobacco, soap, bear teeth, cocoa beans and salt. The term salary comes from the practice of paying people with salt.
The word money is derived from the name of the Roman goddess of marriage...
By Dale Gribow
As a general rule talking to anyone, other than your lawyer, on any legal matter cannot help a case. It can only POTENTIALLY HURT the case and handcuff you. It is not always what you say, but often what the other party thought they heard you say. This is as true for a DUI as it is...
If you haven’t already, many of you have been thinking about pulling out those holiday decorations. ‘Tis the season’ but let’s exercise good common sense to ensure our holidays don't end up tragically reminds Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna.
Let's start from the inside and then to the outside:
Inside: Use only lights that have been tested for safety by a recognized...
By Julie Buehler
I grew up in a big family. Holidays weren’t so much about tradition as they were survival. So everything my parents taught me through the holidays stuck with me. But this past week, I watched what happened in the world of sports and couldn’t help but wonder why some of our most prominent athletes weren’t taught the...
Calling all entrepreneurs and emerging small businesses!
By Kaitlin Marie
There’s a new wave in the marketing world, and entrepreneurs worldwide are taking note. With a new millennium, new marketing techniques are continually emerging. Flashy websites, which were once essential for the small business owner, are now taking a budget backseat to mobile apps. Entrepreneurs alike realize that with limited capital,...
Week of December 3
© Copyright 2015 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): "Charm is a way of getting the answer 'yes' without having asked any clear question," wrote French author Albert Camus. I have rarely seen you better poised than you are now to embody and capitalize on this definition of "charm," Aries. That's good news, right? Well, mostly. But...
By Bronwyn Ison
Poor habits? I candidly admit I have mine. You will reap long-term rewards by jettisoning your poor habits. Commence to identify your habit(s). Secondly, develop a plan to modify. Lastly, take action and follow through with your plan. Lifelong habits will be challenging to break. Remember nothing is insurmountable.
Temptation is defined as enticement or to allure. Typically,...
By Sunny Simon
The Thanksgiving leftovers have long since vanished from the fridge; except for one cookie so beautiful I cannot bring myself to even remove the wrapper. A local pastry chef worked her magic creating that sweet work of art. In addition to the cookie, I have another remnant from the holiday. This one I created, it is intangible...
City of Palm Springs Holiday Tree Lighting and 24th Annual Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade Right Around the Corner!
By Amy Blaisdell
Come celebrate the holidays Palm Springs style at the city’s spectacular signature holiday events in December. We’ll kick off the festivities on Thursday, Dec. 3 at the City of Palm Springs annual Holiday Tree Lighting, featuring local celebrities, Tim Bradley, Lindsay...
AT 27th ANNUAL PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS GALA
The 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Johnny Depp with the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor at its annual Awards Gala for his performance in “Black Mass.” Each year the festival selects an actor and actress to receive this award. The Awards Gala, hosted by Mary Hart...
MULTI-AWARDING WINNING FUNNY LADY KATHY GRIFFIN BRINGS HER "LIKE A BOSS" TOUR TO FANTASY SPRINGS RESORT CASINO
Two-time Emmy award winner, Grammy winner, and NY Times bestselling author Kathy Griffin is bringing her all-new, critically-acclaimed "Like A Boss" Tour to the Special Events Center at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino for a night of take-no-prisoners laughs Saturday, January 9th, 2016.
Kathy Griffin...
Semi Finals #2 of the CV Open Mic Competition Fall edition was a rush! Rocking bands and entertaining solo artists had the audience cheering. Each musician performed 2 songs each putting all they had into their act. Our local celebrity guest judges had a tough call this week. In the end they advanced the top 3 of 6 into...
By Patte Purcell
The first Celebrity Jazz Jam at Arnold Palmer’s was a huge success! The sold out crowd listened to national artists and local favorites, while enjoying a special brunch menu and cocktail specials on the beautiful outdoor patio.
The core band was composed of Celebrity artists including Martin Ross (incredible vocals and keys), Joe Baldino (composer and recording artist)...
On Sunday, November 29
By Jack Kohler
Born into a challenging world and rising music scene, “King Yellowman” (Winston Foster) soared to the top of the Jamaican dancehall reggae scene as an esteemed deejay and performer. He was raised in several orphanages and took pride in the uniqueness of his personal situation. Yellowman's identity as an albino reggae artist combined with...
By Esther Sanchez
It was last spring at the Coachella Valley Music Awards that I had the pleasure of meeting Christina Magyary-Kossa and Ali (Death Valley Ali) Faith Saenz who were in attendance supporting their significant others, Mike Pygmie and Greg Saenz (You Know Who, Mondo Generator, John Garcia, etc.) I didn’t know they were in a band themselves but...
wan’der-lust’
n. an urge to wander or travel
By Eleni P. Austin
Peter Case grew up in Hamburg, New York, one block off Hwy 62, which runs from Niagara Falls 2,248 miles to Juarez, Mexico. He first tried to run away down Hwy 62 when he was four years old. His wanderlust began at an early age.
Born in 1954, Case grew...
By Janet McAfee
Bennett was never allowed inside a home before, and I shudder to think how he suffered through the scorching Coachella Valley summer. The young couple who owned him already had their moving van packed for their new home when they relinquished Bennett to Loving All Animals. In a sadly familiar story to animal rescue groups, their new...
By Rick Riozza
One of the great joys in the day’s Thanksgiving festivities is preparing for the afternoon or evening dinner where panoply of plates and platters array the holiday table. Everyone can envision that immediately. But that scene does not appear out of nowhere unless the entire thing was just delivered from a professional catering firm, or, in the...
When it comes to fine steakhouses, there is one that truly stands above all others, 650 feet above all others to be precise. Edge Steakhouse is located at The Ritz Carlton Rancho Mirage sitting just above the city with jaw dropping panoramic views of our valley. Open for almost a year, Edge has been making headlines and creating buzz...
By Robin E. Simmons
VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN
Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe is Igor Strausman, assistant to James McAvoy’s mad Doc Frankenstein, immortality researcher. This story never really gets old because the mystery of mortality lingers in our souls. After all, we just enjoyed/endured I, FRANKENSTEIN. Now, it’s time for yet another look with a fresh perspective.
The creative team behind this new iteration...
By Heidi Simmons
Good-bye, my dear friend.
You loved to read! At the start, maybe more than I did. You certainly looked forward to it. I often thought of reading as a chore, but you didn’t. You could hardly wait for us to get started.
As soon as I picked up a book, you waited to see where we would settle down. ...
By Angela Valente Romeo
There is an adage that actions are stronger than words. Sometimes words are the action. Carlynne McDonnell’s book, “The Every Woman’s Guide to Equality” is one of those sometimes.
This Texas native now calls the Coachella Valley her home. The journey to this book is the journey of her story. Carlynne has a Master’s in Public Policy...
By Haddon Libby
With the most consumerist of seasons upon us, what is the first thing you think of?
Your bank, right?
Okay, probably not (unless you are overdrawn) but this is a most joyous season for banks as they will be making buckets of money from your consumerist consumerizing.
When you use your debit card to pay for something, banks make about...
By Dale Gribow
This week is Thanksgiving, the beginning of the holiday season, and a month of parties. We will eat too much AND DRINK more than we realize.
Unfortunately, most of my readers do not realize that you do not have to be drunk. You merely have to be Under the Influence which is Impaired.” After a few drinks most...
Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving, when holiday gift buying begins. Sales offering big discounts lure customers into stores, often beginning in the early hours of the morning. “Unfortunately, Black Friday is a day when shoppers may become victims of crimes and injuries,” reminds Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna.
People should be alert and aware of people and the surroundings...
By Julie Buehler
DJ Alexander didn’t have an easy path to the NFL, but it’s not hard to understand why he’s gaining a reputation in the Kansas City Chiefs’ locker room as a “hustle guy.”
Barely on track to graduate from Palm Desert High School, but facing a rare opportunity to play Division-I football at Oregon State University, Alexander took 12...
Week of November 26
© Copyright 2015 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): "We are torn between nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange," wrote novelist Carson McCullers. "As often as not, we are homesick most for the places we have never known." I'm guessing that these days you're feeling that kind of homesickness, Aries. The...
By Bronwyn Ison
Each week I am grateful in sharing my articles with our community. Overwhelming gratitude prevails for my children, health, successes, my trials and tribulations. A friend of mine shared how she received a journal as a gift. Each day she is to write what she is grateful for in her life. I love this idea. For years...
Dear Jenny,
I am so happy with my life and everything I have coming to me. I honestly feel like I am the luckiest woman around. I have so much of what I want; my life seems totally together. I always tell people how lucky and fortunate I am. But recently, someone challenged me on it; she said that if...
Dr. Kadile, my relatives get sleepy after eating the Thanksgiving meal. Is it true turkey can put you to sleep? - Roger, Indio
Roger, I think we are taught as children, that eating turkey will cause sleepiness because it contains tryptophan. Tryptophan is an amino acid that enters the brain and forms serotonin, which then gets converted to the sleep inducing...
By Sunny Simon
It occurred to me as I sat sipping my cappuccino that lately I have been plugging a considerable amount of activities into my smart phone calendar. Today I took a closer look at the events over the next six weeks and sighed. A little voice down deep warned me I would soon be bordering on over commitment....
Question: Is long hair or short hair in right now?
Maily: Currently, it is not short or long length hair- it is the mid length below the shoulder with an A line front. This is both romantic and sexy, with a conservative look, with easy care for women on the go. They can keep the style straight for the work...
Of Cowardice and Courage: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
By Rich Henrich
Paris, 2015. A black, unassuming Seat sedan hides between cars and streets lights and passersby on a lively French street. Inside a cache of AK-47 assault rifles await. It’s a Friday like any other except for the date. It’s the 13th, Friday the 13th and Parisians, ex-pats, tourists, students, artists, workers,...
By Heidi Simmons
The Coachella Valley Weekly asked Dax Davis, the Director of Sales, Programming and Continuity at Alpha Media a few question about being a new player in the CV.
CVW: Alpha Media has radio stations in 18 states and 28 cities across the country. With the purchase of Coachella Valley’s Morris Media and RR Broadcasting that makes a total...
With Special Guest, Film Actress, Mya Taylor from "Tangerine"
By Lisa Morgan
"Einstein and Tesla were all children at one time. We really need to protect our youth. You never know what gifts they are going to give our world." Thomi Clinton, Founder of the Transgender Community Coalition and Tdor Palm Springs
Location: Ruth Hardy Park, Palm Springs California at the Rose Garden
Address: 700 Tamarisk...
Judy Vossler, Lisa Vossler Smith, Madeline Redstone, Dr. Susan Murphy, Ph. D., R.N. and Carolyn Caldwell to Be Recognized at 4th Annual Fundraiser
The Women Leaders Forum (WLF) of the Coachella Valley is proud to announce the honorees for its 4th Annual “Women Who Rule” Fundraiser presented by Desert Regional Medical Center. Judy Vossler, Lisa Vossler Smith, Madeline Redstone, Dr. Susan...
Along with Matisyahu and Dream Club
Experience craft beer and wine tasting from a huge selection of vendors, colorful art installations and live music performed by five crowd-pleasing bands.
By Lynn Bremner
The lively and entertaining 5th Annual Rhythm, Wine & Brews Experience returns to the Empire Polo Club’s fields on Saturday, March 5th, 2016. Brought to you by Empire Music Ventures,...
Semi Finals #1 of the CV Open Mic Competition Fall edition went off with a bang! Great performances and a captivated audience had the judges on the edge of their seats. One by one each musician gave it their all performing 2 songs each. Our local celebrity guest judges had a tough call this week. In the end they...
By Patte Purcell
I was lucky enough to get to see Paul Taylor at Grooves at the Westin a few weeks ago. We are friends on Facebook but we'd never actually met. I ran into him at check in and what a great guy!
He went on to perform and put on a great show. The crowd loved him. I decided...
When the touring show "In My Life - A Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles" comes to the Annenberg Theater on Friday, February 26, be on the lookout for two quartets -- not just one.
The Palm Springs High School string quartet has the privilege of joining the professional actors on stage to add an element of orchestral texture to...
The Coachella Valley Prepares for the King of Cumbia
By Esther Sanchez
On Nov, 20th, desert residents will be blessed with the opportunity to experience a legend of Latin dance music. Born in 1953, Celso Piña is a pioneer in the fusion of tropical sounds with many of his works having elements of musica norteña, sonidero, ska, reggae, rap/hip-hop, R&B, etc....
By Lisa Morgan
I understand that radio is a business that depends on ratings in a highly competitive industry. I have been told that radio programmers are concerned that putting local musicians on air will lose audiences. This Saturday, the Local Music Showcase, supported by Oscar and Grammy nominated producer Ronnie King, hopes to validate the fact that supporting local...
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