It’s no surprise that Chase Martinez learned to operate a pair of turntables before he learned to operate a car. Spending a good part of his youth in Long Beach, CA (a city put on the map by rapper Snoop Dogg,) Chase moved to the Coachella Valley at the age of 12. Three years later the fledgling DJ made...
12 KEY TIPS TO AVOID SCAMS AND THIEVES
By Dale Gribow
1. SCAMS: Never sign anything on the spot without reviewing it or sleeping on it. Be wary of internet and phone offers that sound to good to be true. SENIORS are often targeted and are the easiest people to SCAM. This is because they are often financially stable as a...
REDD KROSS “Researching The Blues” (MERGE Records)
The Time: Late 70s/Early 80s
The Place: Los Angeles, California
The Scene: The burgeoning Punk Rock landscape.
In 1978, puberty hit the McDonald Brothers just as Punk Rock was exploding
in Los Angeles. Inspired by the D.I.Y. ethos of Punk, Jeff and Steven formed
their first band, The Tourists,...
BY RICK RIOZZA
Playing the game of wine, we are always on the look-out for a great deal these days, even in a down economy, the stats are in that we are drinking more and more wine—but, as someone put it, we want it both ways: the best wine for the lowest price. And we want it...
by Lola Rossi-Meza
Vocalist Francesca Amari is one of eight finalists in “The Voice of the Valley”
A very busy Cabaret vocalist, Francesca Amari will perform at the unveiling celebration party for graphic artist James Cesena on Saturday, September 1, at 7:30 p.m. at Azul Restaurant located at 369 North Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. Cesena’s series of portraits...
Recent reports in the news are touting chocolate as the next super food capable of improving your brain function, fending off cancers, removing plaque from your arteries, extending your longevity and a litany of other healthful benefits.
Hold on.
As per most things we read and hear, that is not exactly true. Let’s look a little deeper.
The ingredient in...
“The biggest edge I live on is directing. That’s the most scary, dangerous thing you can do in your life.” ~ Tony Scott
When Ridley’s little brother took a spectacular leap from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro -- it’s a 185 foot drop to the water and a film location he knew well -- there’s no doubt...
The small tan dog scurried through the Indio neighborhood, panting from the desert heat, desperate for shelter. Larger dogs, coyotes, and the scorching sun were enemies to be avoided. Her stomach ached from hunger, but she had to keep going. She sought a secure hiding place to have her babies, and instinctively knew the time was drawing close. She spotted...
by Tracy Dietlin
My husband and I have enjoyed many a meal at Casey’s Restaurant and Lounge. If I think back to the first time we had dinner there, I would tell you things like; we were seated right away, the service was fantastic and the food was amazing. If I tell you how our dining experience is ...
Sugar? Would you like one lump, two, three, four or more? Alarming statistics tells us, America is addicted to sugar. Most of us have a sweet tooth. I will admit I enjoy a sweet treat on occasion. Research tells us, America consumes an astronomical amount of sugar every year. The overwhelming amounts of sugar...
If you haven’t heard the latest craze about the health benefits of coconut, let me enlighten you. If you’re already in the know about the coconut craze, let’s explore some more about the seed from the tropical “tree of life”.
Coconut oil: Despite being comprised of mostly saturated fat, coconut oil is one of the few healthy fats. Shown to...
On the November ballot, proposition 35 increases prison sentences and fines for human trafficking while requiring convicted human traffickers to register as sex offenders, a categorization that is not mandatory at present. Human trafficking is emerging as one of the fastest growing crimes in America. California ranks among the top three states for these activities with Riverside...
by Mike Livingston; Co-Host, The CaddyShack Radio Show
With the PGA season winding down, the Playoffs have kicked in! The first stop on that train was this past weekend at the Barclay’s Challenge played on the famed Bethpage State Park Black Course which, as you know has hosted US Opens and is known as one of the most quality (and...
Week of August 30
© Copyright 2012 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I'm afraid your vibes are slightly out of tune. Can you do something about that, please? Meanwhile, your invisible friend could really use a Tarot reading, and your houseplants would benefit from a dose of Mozart. Plus -- and I hope I'm not being too forward here --...
It was an evening dubbed by attendees as, “a night from the playbook of Palm Springs’ past,” as Hollywood’s elite stepped out of stretch limos to walk the red carpet last Thursday evening for the premiere of the romantic and action packed comedy “Hit and Run,” produced by Palm Springs residents Kim Waltrip and Jim Casey of Kim &...
By Lisa Morgan
It’s good work if you can get it, judging fabulous dishes from our desert’s best chefs. But it’s a lot tougher than you would think, as week after week, challengers come within mere points of each other. The most recent competition at Crater Lakes Chef Challenge at Fixtures Living in Rancho Mirage was between Sullivan’s Steak...
BYLINE: DIANE MARLIN-DIRKX
Labor Day, by law a national holiday, is celebrated on the first Monday of September. Hallelujah! Get ready for a day off on Monday, September 3rd, as this is the day we celebrate the American worker. And if you’re lucky enough to have a job, that’s you! Signed into law on June 28, 1894,...
At first glance Aaron Cortes (otherwise known as Aaron C) doesn’t look old enough to remember when they actually played music videos on MTV. Raised and schooled in Riverside, California, Aaron, (who now lives in Rialto), has been commuting to the desert each weekend for the past two years to spin at one of the biggest pool parties in...
by Dale Gribow
When I had a radio show I started every show with “People Don’t Plan to Fail, They Fail to Plan.”
So plan ahead NOW for what you would do… and need… if there was an emergency like a Home Fire…Power Outage…Terrorist Attack… Earthquake or Flood.
Prepare an emergency pack that you could easily grab that could include a DISC...
BRENDAN BENSON “What Kind Of World” (Readymade Records)
Brendan Benson has been a working musician since the mid 1990s.
By 2005 he had recorded three solo albums to critical acclaim and
minimal sales. His career got a huge shot in the arm when Jack White
enlisted Benson as co-pilot for his super-group/side project
The...
Looking for something fun to do this weekend but tired of the same old thing? Then head on over to Charli Marrone’s Italian Bar & Grill in Indio, for a fun-filled weekend. Friday night’s festivities will include the much anticipated return of the “Foam Party.” Owner Charli Brown’s husband Gary, said that their last “Foam Party”...
School is starting to begin for many local schools. It’s important to use extra caution while driving as excited students will be walking, bicycling, driving, riding buses and excited to get to school and back home. Here are some safety reminders from Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna
Sharing the road with School Buses
School buses are one of the safest forms of...
By Lisa Morgan
“I’m just here for the food” is something I am known to say at many a function, but this time, I meant it literally. Having been raised on Sicilian food that was born in my Grandma Catarina’s garden, and being a card carrying member of the “Food Network Addicts Nation”, as well as cousin to Chef...
Geographically set in the crusty carved chocolate mountains of La Quinta, the quintessential cove community of shops and restaurants in Old Town La Quinta allows even desert locals the feeling of getting away from it all.
I suggest making your first stop at the Old Town Coffee Company. You’ll love the chilled, refreshing taste of their fruit...
Renowned PET PSYCHIC, Cherie Vergini will be at Cosmopawlitan Café and Pet Boutique Saturday, August 25 10 am to 1 pm. I had the opportunity to talk to Miss Vergini about the upcoming event.
“I’m not gifted,” says Cherie. She states she is merely doing what comes naturally to us as children ~ trusting her instincts and listening to...
by Rick Riozza
When you get down to it, wine is simply fermented grape juice. Of course the amazing thing about this juice is the almost-countless number of flavors a glass of wine can contain. From berries, cherries, cream tangerine and pineapple tart to tar, tobacco and chocolate, an incredible array of flavors keep us vino lovers playing...
by Lola Rossi-Meza
Pianist Joel Baker accompanies singers for “The Voice of the Valley”
A very busy pianist and vocalist, Joel Baker performs every Thursday, from 6:30 until 9:30 p.m., at the Rainbow Bar and Grill located at 216 South Indian Canyon Drive in Palm Springs; every Sunday from 6 until 9 p.m., at Studio One 11 located at 67-555 East...
Small businesses are finding it harder to decide whether to use a PC or Mac computer. Until recently, the decision was easy - business uses PCs. With the explosion of iPads and iPhones usage, business is beginning to use Macs more frequently although PCs still dominate the market.
When choosing any computer, performance is determined by the speed and...
HITS AND MISSES DOMINATE THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
PARANORMAN is a stop-motion masterpiece. It’s that rare thing: A true family film that is scary, funny and sometimes even emotional. Norman is a kid that can see ghosts. He has to fight zombies – and worse, doubting adults – to save his family, friends and town. This...
The tiny Maltese dog was a tangled mat of fur, terrified and trembling at the Riverside County shelter on Van Buren in Riverside when Loving All Animals rescued him. He was previously adopted from the shelter and returned by someone who reported the dog was afraid of his wheelchair. Sadly, this new owner neglected to get the dog groomed which is...
There will be no more singing the song “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” since I finally found the Sea Bass I’ve been longing for, at The Grill on Main in LaQuinta. Chef Jeff Dossantos grilled the Chilean fish with the skin on and just the perfect combination of seasoning to satisfy my tastebuds. It was moist...
Do this, do that, Be here, go there, Wear this hat, wear that hat. Juggle work and family. Do you ever feel like running away or screaming at the top of your lungs? It is fine to say, yes. You are human. Our lives are busy and likely filled with stress. With so...
By Lisa Morgan
Get ready for a Rockabilly Revival at the Red Barn coming to you Sunday, September 2 through September 23, from 3 pm-6 pm. This Rockabilly Revival is being brought to you by the “Godfather,” the last living member of Denver’s underground “Juke Box Mafia,” Denny Dean, aka “Tijuana Jones.” The event, DJ’d by Dean, will...
Puffiness, dark circles, crowsfeet and well- worn wrinkles eventually plague us all. Sometimes they appear alone, other times they visit in a team. The list of ingredients to combat your occular woes are long and hard to pronounce. Half of the products claim the latest and greatest discovery with strange names we’ve never heard of which leave us to...
Should California businesses pay more more in taxes on revenues derived from sales in California than businesses that do not reside in California? I will go out on a limb and say ‘no’.
Why then did California Republicans object to Assembly Bill 1500, a bill that would tax out-of-state businesses at the same rate as California-based businesses? As guide posts,...
Who would have thought there would be a line to get into Neil’s Lounge on an early Wednesday evening for dinner! I was lucky to get a table as I, for the first time, came in to enjoy Steak Night offered by Western Grill, the restaurant located inside of Neil’s. Please allow me to preface...
by Mike Livingston; Co-Host, The CaddyShack Radio Show
With the PGA Championship, golf’s fourth major just recently completed and action on all three of the other major tours also happening these past two weekends, the world of golf most certainly is a busy place right now, with chases for FedEx points, prize money totals and tour standings meaning more and...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week of August 23
© Copyright 2012 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Do you know what a controlled burn is? Firefighters start small, manageable fires on purpose so as to eradicate brush that has accumulated too close to wooded areas. With less fuel around, bigger fires are not as likely to ignite accidentally and turn into conflagrations....
BYLINE: DIANE MARLIN-DIRKX
Every now and again we have to tell you a True Story. Cross our hearts…etc. There was a young couple walking along a river late afternoon of a lovely day (few mosquitoes) in the Midwest countryside, nuzzling and noodling, as young couples do. (Some old couples do, too, but that’s another story.) As...
For many DJs, coming up with a good stage name can be as challenging as learning the craft itself. Some DJs make it easy by modifying their real name, you switch a vowel here, move a consonant there or you might be one of the lucky ones who were blessed with a cool DJ name at birth (highly...
When there is an accident with a DUI the DA often takes months to investigate the case BEFORE filing the DUI charge. The DA does not always send a notice to the driver that the case has been filed. Thus many people assume there was no filing and they have a VALID CDL. The California Supreme Court has ruled...
JIMMY CLIFF “Rebirth” (Universal Music )
The tiny island of Jamaica has produced a wealth of Reggae
musicians since the late 50s. Reggae and Ska are a mash up of indigenous
island folk music flavored by Jazz, American R & B and New Orleans Funk.
The music first took hold in the mid 60’s, just as Jamaica...
Gerard Grey is a 35 year old local tattooist. He has been working as an independent contractor at Body Accents Tattoo for almost 4 years, where all of his coworkers have different artistic styles using different kinds of medium to produce quality tattoos. Body Accents is conveniently located at 73885 Hwy 111 Suite 3, Palm Desert.
Grey enjoys focusing on...
Snake Jagger has spent his whole life inspired and creatively influenced by the raw nature and beautiful desert landscapes of the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas. Many know his work through his depiction of surreal desert scenes and landscapes. His clever use of juxtaposing everyday objects into his work typically makes for an effortless attack at the viewer's imagination...
BluPrint Green Gallery located at 386 N Palm Canyon will be hosting the 2012 Savage Pets art fundraiser for animal charities throughout the valley, featuring the art of artist Shawn Savage of Savage Gallery.
Artist Shawn Savage launches his 2012 Savage Pets show of paintings and sculpture to help raise funds for animal charities. Savage will be kicking off the...
By Lisa Morgan
Give me some facts and words and I can turn it into a story. Give me some music and I can sing you a song. But give me lump of clay and you know what you’ll get? A distorted, disproportioned lump of clay that probably looked better BEFORE I laid hands on it. Not in the case...
What is the definition of “good” art? According to Tolstoy, art must create a specific emotional link between artist and audience, one that "affects" the viewer. Good art has the “ability to unite people though clear and genuine communication.” Tolstoy believed that the concept of art embraces any human activity in which one emitter, by means of external signs,...
“It’s always something”………spoken with so much wisdom by Roseann Roseanna Dana, the character created by the brilliant comedienne Gilda Radner. For those of you too young to remember, just get hold of some old recordings of Saturday Night Live. Radner was among the original cast of the NBC hit, that still airs to this day.
Gilda began her hard battle...
BY Lisa Morgan -
“This is what we do,” the Basalt Man said as he led me outside into the desert’s brutal summer heat. Before me stood what appeared to be a stone pillar, projecting five feet above a small bed of river rock, cool water springing from within it cascading down around its beautiful, weather worn fissures and...
by Rick Riozza
For anyone who wished to practice their Italian, their appreciation for classic Italian wines, and the delicious cuisine at the Escena Grill & Lounge—well perhaps we met while dining at the excellent wine pairing dinner featuring Beni di Batasiolo Winery & Vineyards.
The Escena Lounge & Grill is in the midst of their 2nd annual wine pairing dinner...
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