With nearly seventy musical acts in town for the Stagecoach Musical Festival, we thought you might find it interesting to understand a little bit about the music fans in town for the greatest country music festival in the United States.
The Country Music Association did a study of 25,000 country music fans and found that the ‘average’ fan earns $75,000...
By Jennifer Tan AKA Mrs Fett
When Microsoft announced their next big console at E3 last year, the response was a roar of anger and confusion. Always on Kinect, mandatory internet, and the inability to share a used game with friends sent Microsoft into a PR nightmare.
Luckily, with some damage control, and an aggressive marketing strategy for their midnight launches,...
BY DIANE MARLIN- DIRKX
In the interest of a Public Service Announcement, we want to inform you that last Tuesday, April 22, was Earth Day. On this day, wafting over the Ether-net, came the news that “over a billion people in 190 countries take action…from San Francisco to San Juan, Beijing to Brussels, Moscow to Marrakesh, cleaning up their communities…all...
By Bronwyn Ison
More than 45 million Americans suffer from chronic headaches annually. That is approximately one in six people. If we venture into migraines, 18% of woman suffer this malaise and approximately 6% of men. It is one of the country’s biggest healthcare challenges, costing 50 billion per year. Research indicates yoga may be helpful in relieving or eliminating...
By Sunny Simon
The other day I met with a client regarding her job search. Debbie told me she interviewed with a firm and felt it went very well. Two weeks had passed and she had heard nothing. I quizzed her. Did you send a well-crafted thank you note? She nodded to the affirmative. My advice: never sit and stew...
Hey Dr. Kadile, my son frequently gets ear infections after being in the pool for awhile. Will he have to get tubes for his ears?
Kathy, Desert Hot Springs
Kathy, your son most likely has frequent outer ear infections (otitis externa), commonly know as “swimmers ear”. The outer ear is the area from the eardrum to the outside of the head....
By Robin Linn
It all started with a fat kid in his garage and a handful of young aspiring musicians way back in the eighties. Mario Lalli (Fatso Jetson) was more than just one of the earliest cutting edge musicians to rise out of the hot desert sand he was the guy that brought everyone together. With generators, stages made...
Phase One, Part One
By Heidi Simmons
For Coachella Valley malls, this year may be the most significant. After decades of stagnation and vacancies, the downtown Palm Springs Desert Fashion Plaza has been reduced to rubble and in short order should rise to new modern heights. The forlorn Palm Springs Mall has life again as the sight for the new College...
By Jenell Fontes
Coachella 2014!!! Got my ticket, sunscreen, water now what do I wear? Coachella has become a Fashionista haven with brand clothing companies and stores hiring models to wear their clothing and promote their brands. Choosing an outfit for Coachella is not all about, color, style and coordination it is about functionality. So, here are the top three...
By Julie Buehler
I like sports, not soap operas.
I read the NFL Fact and Record Book, not the National Enquirer.
I enjoy the action on the field and don’t need to be entertained by manufactured drama off it.
With so much media and so much information sought by multiple outlets striving to collect more and more page views, sports media is reaching...
By Flint Wheeler
Twenty-year-old amateur Jordan Spieth joked Saturday he would call Sunday playing partner Bubba Watson “Mr.” during the final round of the Masters. By the end of the day, Spieth was calling him the same thing everyone else will – two-time Masters champion.
“Small town guy named Bubba now has two green jackets,” the 35-year-old Watson said. “It’s pretty...
Annual YMCA Golf Tournament Raises Funds to Serve Valley Children
You know you love to tee it high and let it fly, so why not help the children of the Coachella Valley at the same time? The Family YMCA of the Desert will host its annual Charity Golf Tournament on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at the J.W. Marriott Desert Springs,...
Just in time for Season and the Festivals
Looking for a pickup line you'll never get tired of using? Try the Book a Cab app from Yellow Cab of the Desert. It'll get you where you want to go. It's a mighty little tool from the cab company that serves the entire Coachella Valley and one that gives users the...
@ Willie Boys, Saturday, April 25. Tickets On Sale Now!
by Lisa Morgan
Who is Johnny Richter? Based on my recent conversation with the founding and former member of the infamous Kottonmouth Kings, the world and Richter are primed to find out. After 20 years with the self-described "psychedelic, hip-hop, punk rock" band, Richter set sail on his own in October...
AND AN UPCOMING SOLO RECORD IS UNDERWAY AT THUNDER UNDERGROUND RECORDING STUDIO IN PALM SPRINGS
By Robin Linn
Since the early nineties when I first discovered the then very underground music scene here in the desert, it was always John Garcia and Kyuss for me. My love for hard rock, desert rock and grunge all came together perfectly within the music...
By Robin Linn
(Continued From Previous John Garcia Article... Click Here)
BLACK MASTIFF is a power trio that creates their own version of stoner rock. They take a super heavy riff for a ride and explore a groove with a heavy rhythmic infra-structure and beautiful melodic vocals that bear the influence of the sounds of the desert. Being fans of Kyuss,...
By Eleni P. Austin
If you had to describe the Black Lips sound in one word, it is would have to be “shambolic.” The Atlanta, Georgia band has been around almost 15 years, but they still sound like teenage neophytes, thrashing about in their parents’ garage.
Cole Alexander (lead vocals, guitar and harmonica), and Jared Swilley (bass) started playing music together...
By Rebecca Pikus
Upon first meeting Charlie Ciali, one is struck by his boyish (almost Boy Scout) look -- a broad smile, a friendly-looking, handsome face. But -- if you want to talk about serious artists -- Charlie is certainly one of them! Charlie is a Printmaker, an Encaustic Painter, and an Art Teacher & Instructor.
"Encaustic painting" -- also known...
By Janet McAfee
Regular readers of this column know that a continuing theme 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 have worked with some...
By Rick RIozza
Oh Yeah!—All Right!Are you gonna be in my dreams tonite! It may well be, that I’m beginning to lose it when those wine dreams start sprouting. But before I fall off the edge, allow me to cause you to be the coolest wine person on your block.
I always get a great response when alerting our wine community...
MIRAMONTE RESORT & SPA OFFERS GRAND EASTER CELEBRATION WITH BRUNCH, EGG HUNT, EASTER BUNNY AND LIVE MUSIC
Miramonte Resort & Spa offers a luxurious setting for Easter while treating families to a full celebration this year on April 20th. Taking place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. this lavish brunch will be accompanied by live music, the Easter Bunny and...
By Robin E. Simmons
IL SORPASSO
All the elements of a classic road movie are infused in Dino Risi's best film, also known as THE EASY LIFE. Now more than 50 years old, the beloved Italian film follows ageing playboy Bruno (Vittorio Gassman) and young, straight-laced law-student Roberto (Jean-Louis Trintignant), two unlikely men – strangers when they meet -- on a...
By Heidi Simmons
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Seating Arrangements
by Maggie Shipstead
Fiction
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Weddings are one of the great institutions of our culture. Nearly everyone has had the pleasure, or horror, of attending some matrimonial related event. In Maggie Shipstead’s novel, Seating Arrangements, (Knopf, 302 pages) the prenuptial encounters are more life-threatening than life-changing for the father of the bride.
The story takes place over three...
First Public Event At The Ritz Carlton, Rancho Mirage On Friday May 16. Fine Chef Prepared Dining and Entertainment By Hot Purple Energy
On Friday, May 16, United Way of the Desert is holding its 24th Annual VIP Gala: “Build A Pathway Out of Poverty,” hosted by Honorary Chair, Richard Kite. This is the first public event at the newly...
By John Paul Valdez
This will be published about a day after you’ve filed or filed for an extension on your taxes. As we all gaze into the 5 year time horizon future, we can count on interest rates rising even if not precipitously.
As you make more money, you pay a bit more in taxes. So remember that incremental bumps...
By Haddon Libby
If you were born between 1982 and 2004, you part of the Millennial Generation that is now the largest generation in the United States with 79 million people - three million more than Baby Boomers.
As there was not a lot written about this most recent generation, the Boston Consulting Group studied Millennials. For the sake of their...
By Dale Gribow
Many thanks to all my readers for their questions and their suggestions for future articles. Because we are in the middle of our Coachella and Stagecoach weekends I will try to focus on questions relating to them first.
Q: What are my rights at a DUI Checkpoint? Steve M (Palm Desert)
A: Checkpoints are legal and usually set up...
You Can Put Your Eggs in This Basket!
Easter does require a couple safety reminders says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. Let’s Hop to them! To prevent choking, children under the age of 5 should not be given small candy. Toys with small pieces are also choking hazards so be mindful of any toys handed out to young children. Remember that...
With the large Norovirus outbreak on the Crown Princess that departed from Los Angeles last week, its second large outbreak in as many cruises, let’s take a look at what Norovirus is and how to avoid it. You may not realize it but 25% of all Americans get some strain of Norovirus or food poisoning each year.
Norovirus is caused...
BY DIANE MARLIN- DIRKX
You better watch out. You better not cry. Better not pout, I'm telling you why: Santa Claus is coming to …oops that’s not right. Wait, wait…Here comes Peter Cottontail hoppin' down the bunny trail, Hippity hoppity, Easter’s on its way. Now we’ve got it right. Brought to America by German immigrants, the supposedly egg-laying hare was...
at the Palm Desert Aquatic Center on May 10
I consider learning to swim an essential life skill and actually believe that knowing how to swim and being confident in and around water is more important than much of what children learn in school. Water hazards are plentiful and they are often labeled fun. But without the skill set necessary...
Week of April 17
© Copyright 2014 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): It's Compensation Week. If you have in the past suffered from injustice, it's an excellent time to go in quest of restitution. If you have been deprived of the beauty you need to thrive, now is the time to get filled up. Wherever your life has been out...
By Bronwyn Ison
Yoga enthusiasts strive to serve a purpose superior than oneself. This often is referred to as Seva. Seva, a Sanskrit word meaning: a service which is performed without any expectation of result or reward for the person performing it. The Warrior Project and participating yoga and fitness studios find exceptional gratification in helping serve our community. The...
By Sunny Simon
In our fast-paced often chaotic world, we continually strive for efficiency and productivity. Personally, I am fascinated with any system or product that helps me manage time and clutter. Organizing tools are my favorite purchases. While my female peers are enamored with stylish shoe boutiques, my “go-to” retail outlet is The Container Store. I own sock beds,...
A MESSAGE FROM THE PUBLISHER
It is important to let everyone know how they got nominated and about the voting process.
Nomination ballots were sent out to over 200 businesses, restaurants, musicians, ad agencies, city officials, CV Weekly readers and CV Weekly staff who all nominated their choices in 76 categories.
They were not allowed to nominate in their own category. For...
JOSH HOMME FROM KYUSS TO QOTSA, HIS DESERT ROOTS RUN DEEP
Intro by Robin Linn
Our love for desert rock here in the Coachella Valley goes back to the early nineties when the year-round population in the desert was minimal in comparison to the droves of residents that live here now. In those early days there were a handful of groundbreaking...
The Palm Springs Power baseball club is holding open tryouts at Palm Springs Stadium on Saturday May 10th at 11:00 AM.
The Palm Springs Power are back and looking to defend their SCCBL Championship in 2014! The Power is also looking for championship-caliber singers to sing our national anthem at the ballpark this summer!
Do you have singing experience? Have you...
By Julie Buehler
There’s nothing easy about winning championships in sports.
We become familiar with teams and individuals that make it look easy because we watch their performances with such wide-eyed wonder, yet fail to connect the daily training, film study and nuances that make them great.
We know about the monstrous Super Bowl win from a brash, overconfident Seattle team. But...
By Flint Wheeler
From DUI’s to domestic abuse and disorderly conduct, no matter how out of bounds football players go off the field, fans are still game to place bets for them winning big on it.
Whenever a notable NFL player gets into trouble off the field, the following media debate topic is as inevitable as an extra point:
Is the NFL’s...
By Lisa Morgan
Group Love: This US based band that formed in 2009 is returning once again to Coachella and rightly so. Group Love has stood the test of time in an industry somewhat overwhelmed by indie artists with little stamina. They have proven themselves to be legitimate and authentic artists, delivering upbeat relate-able, incredibly unique tunes with a...
By Curtis Hendricks
Coachella will rock the desert this year with many top names that will surely bring in the crowds. I hope everyone is ready for the crazy traffic, packed grocery stores, and a large shortage of whatever your favorite munchies are. This CV writer will be making sure I have enough beer to get through the next few...
Gothenburg's Little Dragon has steadily grown from being the biggest underground secret to international acclaim after three successful albums and touring all over the world. Their energetic live set and unique recording process has made fans out of some of the biggest names in music including Pharrell Williams, Questlove, and OutKast. Gaining popularity among such tastemakers led to collaborations...
Nominated CV Weekly's Best Duo, Best Male Vocalist
By Lisa Morgan
Strolling through downtown La Quinta on a perfect spring night is an enchanting experience any day of the week. But should you find yourself doing so on a Sunday evening between 7 and 10 pm, you will have done yourself a great injustice if you do not stop into The...
Intro by Robin Linn
Dave Lombardo is an amazing drummer and performer. Born in Cuba and raised in L.A, his love and connection to rhythm was a fire that burned in him from a very young age. As a young student of drums, he was an innovator from early on. Lombardo's passion and drive for making music saw him making...
FROM THE ASHES OF KYUSS AND SLO BURN RISE THE TIDES OF THE NEXT DESERT ROCK BAND TO BREAK OUT OF THE DESERT!
By Robin Linn
The members of Brave Black Sea are no strangers to desert rock enthusiasts all over the globe. Three of its four members have played in some of the most groundbreaking desert rock bands of our...
By Eleni P. Austin
David Crosby has led a charmed existence for at least 50 of his 72 years. He was born David Van Cortlandt Crosby in 1941. His mother, Aliph, was a descendent of the prominent Van Cortlandt family. His father Floyd was an Academy Award winning cinematographer.
David and his older brother Ethan grew up in Hollywood and small...
By Janet McAfee
Bystanders do a double take when an amazing, doggie decorated limousine cruises along Coachella Valley streets. What celebrities could be inside? Curious stares are riveted when the limo stops, the door swings open, and the little 4-legged passengers trot out. Some of our Coachella Valley shelter dogs are on board, now living a good life in foster...
By Rick Riozza
Fun wine times this season—yeah? I’ve never been to so many wine and food events since I’ve been out here. Definitely an economic resurgence in the valley. Let’s take this column to catch up on and look forward to some notable venues to keep in mind when thinking about wine trekking and dining.
First off—you foodies will be...
By Raymond Bill
It seems that everywhere I turn in this valley, a new Mexican restaurant has opened. I don’t mind trying the new restaurants but I always come back to my favorites. This week, I treated my girlfriend to Don Diego’s of Indian Wells for some strong margaritas and a great meal. Although located at the end of a...
By Robin E. Simmons
New independent films include feature debuts of two gifted directors and a strange and highly disturbing documentary from a seasoned pro. See them at Palm Desert’s Cinemas Palme d’Or starting Friday April 11.
BLUMENTHAL
Written and directed by Seth Fisher, this dark and intermittently hilarious piece of acerbic irony is about the aftermath of the death of...
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