Campaigning for Zeros works on a new album, prepares for a Cali tour
BY TERRAH STARLING
Thanks to a craigslist ad posted in October 2009 by a bored musician trapped in a neck brace following an automobile accident, the Coachella Valley has Campaigning for Zeros.
The trio of Eric Taylor (vocalist and guitarist), Brad Ouellette (drummer) and Kevin Wiseman (bassist and occasional,...
It's hot. You're starting to glisten or downright drip with sweat. As the heat increases, our moisture levels begin to decrease. It's time to get hydrated and stay hydrated. Your health depends on it.
Our bodies are composed of about 70% water. Our brains are roughly 80% water. We've been told to drink at least eight 8 oz. servings of...
As I sat down to write this week’s article with a can of cold, refreshing, sugar-free, zero-calorie Coke Zero, I decided to take a look at the debate raging over the ban on the size of sodas in New York City. Going forward, New Yorkers will have to buy their sodas in quantities of 16 ounces or...
by Mike Livingston; Co-Host, The CaddyShack Radio Show
What another unbelievable week of golf, all the way around….did you even notice? As we discussed at length on the desert’s best golf talk radio show airing from 6-8 a.m. on Saturday mornings, The Memorial Tournament, hosted by Jack Nicklaus and played at the famed Muirfield Country Club is viewed by the...
Week of June 7
© Copyright 2012 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): If your destiny has gotten tweaked by bias or injustice, it's a good time to rebel. If you are being manipulated by people who care for you -- even if it's allegedly for your own good -- you now have the insight and power necessary to wriggle...
CV DESERT DATELINE: R.S.V.P. A.S.A.P.
BYLINE: DIANE MARLIN-DIRKX
With apologies to musical icons Rodgers and Hammerstein (Carousel), “June is bustin’ out all over!” We expected that once the heat was on and the snowbirds cleared out, we could lazily settle in for “The Long, Hot Summer” (apologies on ditto-status to Bill Faulkner) with a tall drink crackling with...
DJ Supa James, Paying His Dues With Sights Set For Big Markets
As a young teenager James Palomares knew there was no other job he would rather have than getting paid to play music. In fact, to this day it is the only job he has ever had. The summer before 8th grade James asked his dad to take...
With respect to the handling of the property damage, you should never talk to the defendant’s adjuster about the facts of the accident. If we OK it then only discuss the repair of your car. This also applies to your company’s insurance adjuster, if the other party did not have insurance, and we are pursuing an uninsured motorist claim....
Proud to be The Best Little Dive Bar in Town by Tracy Dietlin
Everyone knows about the Red Barn. It’s been the best little dive bar in town since 1968 and has always been owned by Milo Mallotte. That is until April 1 of this year when John Labrano bought the Barn. Labrano, who had been coming to the desert...
Book Review
By Heidi Simmons
Train Dreams
Novella
Denis Johnson
Jesus’ Son
Fiction
Denis Johnson
If you are not familiar with author Denis Johnson, you should be. He is one of America’s great literary talents. Johnson writes far beyond character, place and story. His genius is his ability to convey unsaid information. He allows the reader the freedom to engage and interpret the...
Red Hot Date Ignites Summer Romance at Spa Resort Casino!
Dating Game Style Show Brings Valley Singles Together
By Rachel Montoya
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_by Selma Grows
Support and Education for Local Music and Arts (S.E.L.M.A.) Coachella Valley Chapter would like to take a moment to appreciate one of the Wells of our desert home as the life supporting, nurturing and creative forces they are. The Well we are speaking of today happens to be a human being with a befitting name. Introducing Ms.Valerie...
By Marissa Willman
Looking for a way to stay cool this summer? Then join the Palm Springs Art Museum on Thursday nights for free film screenings of handpicked foreign films and classic comedies each week through September.
The Palm Springs Art Museum will screen ten foreign films this summer as part of the museum’s free 2012 Global Lens series, followed by...
by Rick Riozza
Blew in from Manhattan Beach (BOAC), didn’t get to bed last night. Just came back from covering Viva Vivo LA, the largest Italian wine festival held on the West Coast. From seminars to tastings to dinners, an exceptional array of Italian wines were enjoyed during the past week.
There are over 3,000 wine grape varieties that...
by Lola Rossi-Meza
George Washington Charter School has talent!
“I was inspired and learned music in elementary and middle school,” said Nicole Hannan-Jodoin, who attended George Washington Charter School. “If a music program was not there when I was in school, I wouldn’t be where I am today.” On Wednesday, April 25, Hannan-Jodoin, Steffi Perthus and Terri Shok, were the judges...
By Marissa Willman
Swimsuit season is here but for some of us, so are our extra pounds. Not ready to plunge into your bathing suit yet? Then it’s time to enlist in Balanced Training Boot Camp’s “Plunge into Summer” fitness program.
Now in its sixth year, Balanced Training Boot Camp hosts intensive outdoor workouts in partnership with the Desert Recreation District....
Calling all COOKS! ShareKitchen Cathedral City is preparing to open its doors and we are looking for hardworking, enthusiastic, passionate people who want to start or grow food related businesses here in the Coachella Valley. Do you have a special product you would like to sell at our local street fairs? Want to see that special...
NEW ARRIVALS FOR THE BIG & LITTLE SCREEN
By Robin E. Simmons
Check out these diverse titles to engage, divert or delight on a hot summer’s night.
MEN IN BLACK III
Barry Sonnenfeld’s third film as an MIB director looks great and starts with all kinds of promise. But this hugely bloated and rather convoluted but clever time-travel, creature-feature, bromance comedy finally sputters...
A safe haven for our birds is tucked away down a rural Indio street. The Coachella Valley Wild Bird Center is a nonprofit organization formed in 1986 to care for sick, injured, or orphaned native wild birds. The ultimate goal of the center is to rehabilitate and release the birds back into their natural habitat. The center is a...
El Mexicali 2: A sure bet
Last weekend my husband and I invited my daughter and her husband to have dinner with us at one of our favorite Mexican restaurants in the desert- El Mexicali Café 2 in Indio. It’s always fun to take guests to one of your favorite places that they have never been to, that you know...
Kabobz
Inspired by an amazing barbeque with friends one weekend, I chose to visit a restaurant that is not my usual pampered style. I had heard that Kabobz had opened a new restaurant in the desert and decided some Mediterranean food was just the pampering I needed. It is not a flashy restaurant, though clean and welcoming. ...
Ready, Aim, “FIBER”
Americans fall short of achieving a high fiber diet. Why is this happening? Most of us are on the go, grabbing quick meals, thinking you will make up for it later, or just not thinking of fiber at all. The importance of adding and achieving a diet high in fiber will benefit your long-term...
Who? Woo!
Giselle Woo and the Night Owls escape reality by performing across the Coachella Valley
By Terrah Starling
Hoots are being heard throughout the Coachella Valley.
Those hoots are being made by none other than Giselle Woo and the Night Owls. Playing a dynamic combination of psychedelic rock, desert rock, surf pop and reggae funk are Giselle Woo on rhythm guitar...
By Marissa Willman
Specialty pizza and craft beer—what more could a girl ask for?
These are the staples of Lamppost Pizza and Backstreet Brewery in La Quinta, which arrived on the desert culinary scene in 2005. The restaurant is half sports bar and half pizza parlor, making it a great location for both a night out at the bar and family...
They say a smile is worth a thousand words. Well, I'm going to condense it into 500 or so for the sake of time and space, but the value of a smile should never be diminished. Each week I discuss various ways to improve your health and/or appearance. This week I'd like to shed some light on the fastest...
STRANGE FINISH AT COLONIAL.....by Mike Livingston; Co-Host, The CaddyShack Radio Show
As Jason Dufner stood on the tenth tee in the final round at the famed Colonial Country Club, one the PGA Tour’s oldest and most prestigious tour stops, he was on cruise control looking like he’d wrap-up a record month of May in fine fashion…. We talked last week...
Week of May 31
© Copyright 2012 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): "Let's waltz the rumba," said jazz musician Fats Waller, suggesting the seemingly impossible mix of two very different types of dancing. That's an excellent clue for you to follow up on, Aries. I suspect that in the coming week you will have an unusual aptitude for hybridization....
With gasoline prices stubbornly over $4.00 per gallon, what can be done to lower your fuel costs while becoming energy independent as a country? The solution is easier than you might think.
Let’s start with something simple like your car. With natural gas prices at multi-year lows and fuel costs at less than half that of...
BYLINE: DIANE MARLIN-DIRKX
In our journey as human beings spinning around on Planet Earth, we have some questions that make us yearn to escape. Will that woman in my grocery line go through her wallet again for 3 cents? Is there anyone anywhere with a pulse who answers a phone? Yet, we live in paradise! ...
Insurance companies, in the last few years, have been more difficult than ever before when it comes to settling bodily injury (B.I.) or property damage (P.D.) claims. Many insurance companies will not make an offer to settle a claim if the damage to the car is less than $2,500. They argue that if the car was not...
Review: L.A.’s Rival Sons bring back the swagger of the rock gods with ‘Pressure and Time’
By Eleni P. Austin
Do you miss the swaggering rock gods of the late ’60s and early’70s, when bands like Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, the Doors and Aerosmith roamed the earth?
In this era of passive/aggressive love songs by Gotye and dumbed-down party anthems by...
Tolerance and Sexual Identity
Book Review by Heidi Simmons
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In One Person
A Novel
John Irving
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It is very natural and normal for those of us who live in the Coachella Valley to have a community of friends, neighbors or co-workers who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Imagine though, how horrible it would be to live in North Carolina, where some believe...
_Selma Grows
This week we introduce the Art Director for the S.E.L.M.A. Coachella Valley Chapter. Leo Fuchs has become a pivotal part of the organizations growth. S.E.L.M.A. was lucky enough to be hosting a gallery opening on El Paseo in November when a beautifully maturing man joined the festivities with fliers of his own. He was serendipitously promoting for his...
By Marissa Willman
It’s time to discover your next favorite restaurant—the 5th annual Palm Springs Desert Resorts Restaurant Week starts Friday, offering 10 days of fresh dining experiences and ample opportunity to sample the desert’s diverse culinary offerings.
More than 100 desert businesses will participate in the event. Restaurants will offer prix fixe menus for the 10-day event, where for $24...
by Lucinda Perez
“Shop more, spend less, feel better,” with names like Ralph Lauren, Gucci, Jimmy Choo and Prada lining the shop, it is hard to argue against shopping at Caroldean’s Resale Therapy.
Established in 2002, Resale Therapy is the premiere source for previously-owned designer men and women’s clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories, all by way of the desert’s most fashionable...
By Marissa Willman
For more than 10 years, Olive Crest has worked to change the lives of at-risk youths in the Coachella Valley by preventing child abuse and treating and educating at-risk youth.
Olive Crest operates throughout the West Coast and began operations in the desert in 2000. In addition to providing safe homes and families for children in crisis, the...
By Marissa Willman
Leave your wallets at home: homemade food, homegrown produce or foraged items are the only forms of currency accepted at the Coachella Valley Food Swap, a new group that trades food items monthly at Ironwood Park in Palm Desert.
Food swapping is already trendy in cities such as Pasadena and Brooklyn. After hearing about her mother’s and friend’s...
Icon Rose Marie reflects on her show business career on Sunday followed by a “Meet and Greet”
by Lola Rossi-Meza
Lyons English Grille located at 233 East Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, along with Chi-Chi Productions, proudly presents the legendary show business icon Rose Marie in a personal retrospective of her illustrious career in “An Evening With Rose Marie” on...
Italian Wine Bathing in the Desert by Rick Riozza
Wow! With a title like that, count me in immediately! And literally—I was! In a wine bath! YES!!....
Of course I’m writing about The Well Luxury Spa at Miramonte Resort in Indian Wells, where for the price of a really nice bottle of vintage wine, you can enjoy...
By Marissa Willman
With temperatures already soaring into the triple digits, not much sounds better than a refreshing dip in a cool pool. Luckily, Desert Recreation District’s three community pools—Pawley Pool in Indio, Bagdouma Pool in Coachella and Mecca Pool—will be open to the public for Memorial Day weekend.
The three pools will officially open for summer on June 16th and...
Summertime in the desert means sunshine and swimming pools. Prepare yourself for celebrations in the sun by indulging in summer fruits like watermelon, tomatoes – which are technically fruit because they are ‘the fruit of the plant’, pink grapefruit and pomegranates. These fruits are high in Vitamins A, C and E, antioxidants and carotenoids like lycopene and have...
By Selma Grows
As Support and Education for Local Music and Arts enters its second year as an organized Public Benefit Corporation we celebrate together with our local students and educators. Thursday May 31, 2012, S.E.L.M.A. is introducing international Rock Star, Jackson Cook (www.jacksoncook.com) to our Palm Desert High School students for an exclusive lunchtime concert.
Jackson credits Tom Petty,...
CGI ACTION CAN’T MATCH STAN & OLLIE’S ANTICS
Gigantic effects can’t trump simple stories that are well-crafted or even retro comedy that’s pure, anarchic and weirdly healing of all the ills that vex the soul.
BATTLESHIP
Big, loud, repetitive, derivative and finally kind of boring. We’ve seen all this before. It’s TRANSFORMERS at sea. Aliens from a distant planet...
A recent column about Animal Law posed the question, "What happens if a groomer injures your pet?" This week's column examines a proposed law inspired by a little dog named Lucy relating to pet groomers.
Most of the good folks who groom your dogs are professional, skilled and enter this field of work because of their love...
Many people have asked me why my reviews are so complimentary and if I have had poor service yet. After all, one cannot receive perfection at every meal. While I do my best to focus on the very best that a restaurant has to offer, it is inevitable that I will have an unpleasant experience from time...
Excellent Italian in Indio
BY TRACY DIETLIN
Charli Marrone’s Italian Bar and Grill has quickly become a favorite of Indio residents—and is well worth the drive for those who dwell in other desert cities.
Charli and her husband, Gary Brown, are two of the nicest restaurant owners in town; they made us feel comfortable, like they were inviting us into their home.
Full...
Ahhhh, the aroma of peppermint, lavender, chamomile, sage, and rose are just a few scents topping the list of essential oil favorites. Essential oils are made from plants the carry a scent and are the essence of the plant. For thousands of years essential oils have been used medicinally and cosmetically. The ancient Egyptians and Chinese found...
by Lucinda Perez
Like the song suggests, the town is getting painted… and all that jazz.
The Coachella Valley isn’t getting painted any old color though, the desert rock scene is being painted purple. The bandits responsible? None other than The Purple Gang.
Nick Cheney provides the vocals for the group, to the sounds of Shawn Growell’s electric guitar riffs, Louis Rabago’s...
It's already time to strip down to our swimsuits and soak up the sun, wearing sunscreen of course, but no amount of SPF 30 can cover up the excess weight most of us struggle to lose. For argument's sake I'm going to assume you've been eating healthy and participate in some form of exercise, or at least you've tried...
by Mike Livingston; Co-Host, The CaddyShack Radio Show
Jason Dufner would be thrilled if the calendar never changed from May. He WANTS it to be like that movie Groundhog Day……He’s won twice (his first two wins on Tour), had a top-10 finish at The Players Championship last week. He’s very quickly moved from a respectable Top-50 all the way up...
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