Coachella Valley Weekly - January 21 to January 27, 2016 Vol. 4 No. 44

News

Music

Movies

Dining

Community Events

coachellavalleyweekly.com • January 21 to January 27, 2016 Vol. 4 No. 44

R.M. Writers’ Fest Young Variety Launch Party Martini Kings pg 6

pg 7

pg 11

Prestige Faith, Hope& Pups pg 11

pg 14

January 21 to January 27, 2016

2

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

January 21 to January 27, 2016

TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR WOMEN LEADERS FORUM Coachella Valley Weekly

coachellavalleyweekly.com publisher@coachellavalleyweekly.com facebook.com/cvweekly

760.501.6228

Publisher & Editor Tracy Dietlin Art Director Robert Chance Sales Team Deborah Evans Classified Manager & Nightlife Editor Phil Lacombe Features Writer Lisa Morgan, Rich Henrich, Heidi Simmons, Denise Ortuno Neil, Judith Salkin Writers/Contributors: Robin Simmons, Rick Riozza, Craig Michaels, Bronwyn Ison, Haddon Libby, Janet McAfee, Rachel Montoya, Angela Janus, Dale Gribow, Raymond Bill, Jack St. Clair, Rob Brezny, Eleni P. Austin, Noe Gutierrez, Sunny Simon, Dr. Peter Kadile, Bruce Cathcart, Julie Buehler, Flint Wheeler, Laura Hunt Little, Lola Rossi, Dee Jae Cox, Patte Purcell, Esther Sanchez, Rebecca Pikus, Angela Valente Romeo, Janet Newcomb, Alex Updike, Jenny Wallis, Uncle Ben Photographers Laura Hunt Little, Scott Pam, Lani Garfield, Chris Miller, La Maniaca, Esther Sanchez Distribution Phil Lacombe, William Westley

Contents

WLF Women Who Rule!...................... 3 Art Under The Umbrellas................... 4 Angel View Wild West Fashion Show... 5 Rancho Mirage Writers’ Festival........ 6 Young Variety Launch Party/Mixer... 7 CV Music Showcase Round 2............. 8 Rick Springfield.................................. 9 Spotlight 29 Upcoming Shows.......... 9 Fantasy Springs Upcoming Shows...10 Backstage Jazz ..................................10 Martini Kings at LQ Block Party.......11 Prestige - Motown at Schmidys.......11 Consider This - David Bowie..............12 Art Scene - Sherri Breyer..................13 Pet Place............................................14 The Vino Voice ..................................15 Club Crawler Nightlife......................16 Good Grub- Jimmy John’s................18 Screeners ..........................................20 Book Review....................................... 21 Anything Goes- Palm Canyon Theatre...23 Art - Anneberg Theatre ....................23 Haddon Libby...................................24 Dale Gribow......................................24 Safety Tips.........................................26 Mayor’s Race & Wellness Festival....26 Free Will Astrology...........................27 Mind, Body & Spirit ..........................27 Ask Jenny ..........................................28 Life & Career Coach ..........................28

“WOMEN WHO RULE!” AWARDS LUNCHEON Judy Vossler, Lisa Vossler Smith, Madeline Redstone, Dr. Susan Murphy, Ph. D., R.N. and Carolyn Caldwell to Be Recognized at 4th Annual Fundraiser

T

ickets are on sale now for Women Leaders Forum (WLF) of the Coachella Valley’s 4th Annual “Women Who Rule” Fundraiser. Judy Vossler, Lisa Vossler Smith, Madeline Redstone, Dr. Susan Murphy, Ph. D., R.N. and Carolyn Caldwell will be honored for their extraordinary community leadership, public service, commitment to education and visionary entrepreneurship on Friday, January 29, 2016 at the Agua Caliente Resort Spa (32250 Bob Hope Dr., Rancho Mirage).

“We are pleased to pay tribute to this year’s honorees,” said event chair Lauren Del Sarto. “These women serve as tremendous role models and are an inspiration to our WLF members, the young women we mentor and the entire Coachella Valley.”

This spectacular valley-wide celebration pays tribute to women achieving the highest level of success and those making a difference in our community. The event kicks off at 11 a.m. with an elegant champagne reception and spectacular silent auction, followed by a 12 p.m. awards program, live auction and lunch.

All proceeds from the luncheon, and a matching donation of up to $50,000 from Pathways to Success, a division of the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership, will go directly toward college scholarships for the best and brightest members enrolled in WLF’s Young Women Leaders Mentoring Program.

“This luncheon not only pays tribute to these four fabulous women, but also helps our organization raise the much needed funds to provide college scholarships to deserving young women leaders,” said Del Sarto.

Luncheon ticket prices are $65 for WLF members, $85 for non-members and $750 for tables of ten. For more information, visit www.wlfdesert.org.

This year’s spectacular “Women Who Rule” include the following recipients: “WLF Desert Visionary Award” - Judy Vossler and Lisa Vossler Smith This mother daughter team has been an integral part of the Valley’s rich history and style. Judy, currently senior vice president of the Greater Palm Springs Convention

& Visitors Bureau, has been a part of area development for over 30 years. Lisa grew up here and is currently the Executive Director of Modernism Week. She is passionate about promoting cultural tourism and the rich heritage of the Palm Springs desert region. Lisa attended Indio High School and grew up in La Quinta where she began her early career training at La Quinta Hotel under the leadership of her mother.

“Mary T. Roche Community Leadership Award” – Madeline Redstone Madeline served as the Managing Director of Bear Stearns & Co. before retiring into a life of giving back. She currently serves on the Board for the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, the Nashoba Brooks School, the Palm Springs Museum, the Women’s Division of the Jewish Federation and the Palm Springs Film Festival. She is also a member of the Children’s Trust of the Boston Children’s Medical Center.

“Helene Galen Excellence in Education Award” – Dr. Susan Murphy, Ph. D., R.N. Through her writing, lectures, consulting and nonprofit work, Dr. Murphy is a consummate educator. She has over 25 years of national and international experience with over 300 organizations

including many Fortune 500 companies. Her extensive background combines the three worlds of corporate leadership, academia and management consulting and she is a member of USF’s Graduate School faculty.

Dr. Murphy has significant contributed her talents to both WLF members and the Young Women Leaders mentoring program.

“WLF Inspiration Award” – Carolyn Caldwell Carolyn is an inspirational women leader in our community and continually supports Women Leaders Forum. As the president and chief executive officer for Desert Regional Medical Center, she oversees the area’s only level II trauma center and region’s only neonatal intensive care unit.

Caldwell serves on the board of trustees for the American Hospital Association a national organization that represents close to 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks, other providers of care and 40,000 individual members. In addition, she serves on the board of the Desert AIDS Project in Palm Springs. Under her leadership, Desert Regional Medical Center became the lead sponsor of Get Tested Coachella Valley. continue to page 5

3

January 21 to January 27, 2016

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

Art Under the Umbrellas at Old Town La Quinta This Saturday – January 23 , 10AM - 4PM

A

rt Under the Umbrellas — the Valley’s best attended series of one day art shows — brings together a diverse mix of 80 talented artists from across Southern California and the Southwest to exhibit and sell their original artwork and fine crafts. Art lovers will discover one-of-a-kind treasures in painting, photography, ceramics, jewelry, glass, mixed media, fiber, and wood along the streets of Old Town La Quinta, where the spirit and architecture of Old California is brought to life in a chic outdoor shopping and dining village.

As usual, the crazy popular Steve Madaio Band will literally have patrons dancing in the streets as they explore the artist booths, shop at the Old Town merchants, and dine and imbibe at the great restaurants on site, like Stuft Pizza Bar & Grill, or just across the way at Arnold Palmer’s Restaurant.

Saturday’s show will spotlight artists Robert Fleming & Nancy Lynn. This husband and wife duo reside in Bermuda Dunes, primarily painting and showing their works locally and throughout the Southwest.

Their works in watercolors (Bob) and acrylic (Nancy) most often depict a myriad of desert scenes, cheery blooming cactus and idyllic landmarks painted on location. Both artists are perennial favorites of La Quinta Arts Festival and Art Under the Umbrellas –

4

rd

always exhibiting side-by-side.

Bob began his painting career at Hallmark Cards in Kansas City designing cards, giftwrap and books. It was there during a watercolor demonstration by the world famous John Pike that his keen enthusiasm for watercolor painting emerged. His original watercolors are created using a wet-in-wet technique giving them a fresh and spontaneous feeling. In 2008, Fleming had his historical golf painting based on the

art Scene

1913 US Open accepted into the Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Florida.

Southern California born and raised, Nancy Lynn paints in a style which reflects the vibrancy and energy of her beloved sundrenched vistas of the remote Southwest desert. Although her works are plein air, they have a unique vitality and abstract impressionism which elevates them above the typical “open air” genre. Yet with all the energy her works exude, there is an

intriguing, peaceful sense of order and feeling of déja-vu in Nancy Lynn’s paintings.

Art Under the Umbrellas is presented

by La Quinta Arts Foundation. Admission and parking are both FREE. Event hours are 10am to 4pm. Old Town La Quinta is located in the Village of La Quinta. Take Washington Street south, go west on Calle Tampico two blocks; Old Town will be on the left.

LQAF.com / 760-564-1244.

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com WOMEN WHO RULE!

continued from page 3

Women Leaders Forum’s Young Women Leaders Program presented by

O

ur Young Women Leaders (YWL) program was established to help high school girls aspire to and prepare for higher education. Over 16-weeks, the girls take part in educational workshops and one-on-one mentoring by Women Leaders Forum members. Seniors who complete the program are eligible to

receive up to $5,000 in college scholarships generated from Women Who Rule.

This year, 114 students from 10 Coachella Valley High Schools are taking part with 44 members mentoring 80 seniors in 20 different career fields. WLF conducted six four-hour educational sessions featuring guest speakers covering topics including arts and etiquette, public speaking, financial matters, health and wellness, and community service with our partner FIND Food Bank.

Due to significant interest in the field, WLF added a medical career day this year through their partner, CSUSB.

YWL learn art and etiquette as part of the 16-week workshop and mentoring program that prepares them for college.

YWL’s interacted with local nurses and doctors who shared their career path, college experience, and passion for their profession. The girls also toured the campus and received firsthand experience in the lab with CSUSB student nurses.

“Women Leaders Forum is dedicated to providing our Young Women Leaders with the tools and opportunity to pursue a future of higher education and career achievement,” said President Deborah Tryon. “Our committee puts their hearts into creating an amazing experience for each and every of our YWL participants and Women Who Rule generates the scholarship funds to help send our seniors to college.”

The 2015-2016 Young Women Leaders program is sponsored by Desert Healthcare District.

stores, volunteering – there are so many ways people can help.”

The shopping boutique opens at 10AM and the luncheon and fashion show will begin at 12PM Tickets are $75 each. Sponsorship opportunities are also available from $300 to $1,000. For tickets and more info, call (866) 670-8666 ext.1, or email info@angelview.org.

D

Angel View’s 19 resale stores in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. The boutique will feature clothing, shoes, handbags, jewelry and accessories from such hi-end designers like Gucci, Chanel, Pucci, St. John and more. Models, which include three Angel View clients, will walk from table to table showcasing select items.

YWL Medical Career Day at CSUSB.

WLF’s Young Women Leaders meet with founder and former Mayor Mary T. Roche.

TICKETS ON SALE FOR ANGEL VIEW WILD WEST FASHION SHOW AND LUNCHEON FUNDRAISER

ust off those cowboy boots, break out your cowboy hat and make plans to attend Angel View’s Wild West Fashion Show and Luncheon on Thursday, January 28 at Cuistot Restaurant (72595 El Paseo). Proceeds from the annual event benefit Angel View’s Outreach Program, which provides free services and support to nearly 500 local children with disabilities.

The fundraiser, which is nearly sold out, includes a delicious 3-course lunch, an expansive outdoor boutique, a silent auction, raffles and live music, emceed by radio personality Dan McGrath from Sunny 103.1 FM. Guests will be transported back to the Wild West, surrounded by hay bales, saddles and other western themed memorabilia and decorations. Tommi Rose, a popular entertainer from Toucans Tiki Lounge, will perform classical county and western tunes.

The shopping boutique will include over 1,200 items thoughtfully selected items from

January 21 to January 27, 2016

Attendees will have the opportunity to bid on incredible items from diamond and sapphire rings, Tiffany jewelry and spa packages, to gift certificates to local restaurants. Four massive baskets including BBQ, wine & cheese, fiesta and Italianthemed also will be raffled off.

“We encourage our guests to dress up and really get into the spirit of the event,” said Shelly Lee, Assistant General Manager of Angel View’s Resale Store Division and event organizer. “Our annual luncheon is a unique and different kind of charity event in the desert. It’s a relaxed environment where people can shop and enjoy themselves while supporting a great cause. It also allows us to showcase various ways someone can give to Angel View – donating, shopping at our resale

Bruce Landgarten, CEO of Jewish Federation, with Angel View client Jason Li at the 2015 annual luncheon.

(Photo courtesy of Angel View)

5

January 21 to January 27, 2016

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

Rancho Mirage Writers’ Festival: “Heroes and Protagonists”

T

he third annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festival opens Thursday, January 21, and runs through Saturday, January 23.

This is an exciting and intimate festival that celebrates writers and readers. Since its inception, the event has gained momentum attracting more “A” list authors and dynamic moderators.

Events are held throughout the day at the Rancho Mirage Library and the Helen Galen Auditorium at the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences in the evenings.

The festival line-up has more nonfiction than fiction this year, and for the first time includes poetry. Like other popular CV festivals, multiple venues run each hour.

Work out a plan to see you favorite authors because seating is not guaranteed so be sure to queue up early. If you missed out on getting your ticket this year, sales for the 2017 festival will go on sale in the spring.

The Rancho Mirage Writers Festival is a wonderful way to make new friends, share ideas and celebrate the written word.

For more information: rmwritersfest.org

THE SCHEDULE: Thur. January 21 -- The Helene Galen Auditorium at the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences 6:00 – 7:00 Andrew Roberts The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War 7:00 - 8:00 A. Scott Berg Lindbergh 8:00 Opening Night Party Fri. January 22 -- Rancho Mirage Library 9:00 – 9:50 Steinbeck Room: Jessica Fellows Downton Abbey: Behind the Green Baize Door London Room: Geoffrey Cowan Let the People Rule Didion Room: “Short Talks” with Beth Macy Truevine: The Strange and Troubling Tale of Two Brothers in Jim Crow America and Jason Matthews Palace of Treason 10:00 – 10:50 Steinbeck Room: “Politics Go Viral” with Masha Gessen, Bret Stephens, Marvin Kalb and Lord Michael Dobbs London Room: Jessica Fellows Downton Abbey: At Home with the Family Didion Room: “Short Talks” with Victoria Kastner Hearts Ranch: Family, Land and Legacy and Beth Macy Factory Man

6

11:00 – 11:50 Steinbeck Room: Andrew Roberts Napoleon: A Life London Room: Dinaw Mengestu All Our Names Didion Room: “Short Talks” with Scott McEwen American Sniper and Molly Guptill Manning When Books Went to War 12:00 – 12:30 Lunch 12:40 – 1:30 Steinbeck Room: “Books Become Movies” with Lee Child, David Ebershoff, Scott McEwen, Hampton Sides and Héctor Tobar, moderated by Peter Bart London Room: Jodi Kantor Amazon and Starbucks Didion Room: “Short Talks” with Peter Heller The dog Stars and William D. Cohan The Price of Silence 1:40 – 2:30 Steinbeck Room:“The Modern Swastika: The Rise of Terrorism and anti-Semitism in Europe” with Bret Stephens, Andrew Roberts and Ari Shavit, moderated by Hal Gershowitz London Room: Bob Mankoff How About Never. Is Never Good For You? Didion Room: “Short Talks” with Hampton Sides In the Kingdom of Ice and Sally Denton Passion and Principle 2:40 – 3:30 Steinbeck Room: The War That Forged a Nation: Why the Civil War Matters with H. W. Brand and Robert Hicks, moderated by David Bryant London Room: Barbara Isenberg The Year of Frank Gehry Didion Room: “Short Talks” with Dana Gioia Pity the Beautiful and David Ebershoff The 19th Wife The Helene Galen Auditorium at the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences 6:00 – 7:00 Lord Michael Dobbs House of Cards 7:00 – 8:00 “What Dose Vladimir Putin Want?” Bret Stephens, Masha Gessen, Jason Matthews and Marvin Kalb, moderated by Cinny Kennard Sat. January 23 -- Rancho Mirage Library 9:00 – 9:50 Steinbeck Room: Ari Shavit My Promised Land London Room: “Adventure Stories with Peter Heller, Hampton Sides and Jonathan Gottschall, moderated by Angela Ledgerwood

By heidi Simmons

Didion Room: “Short Talks” with Phil Klay Redeployment and Robert Hicks Widow of the South 10:00 – 10:50 Steinbeck Room: “A Conversation with Lee Child and Phil Klay” interviewed by Major Josh Silver London Room: H. W. Brand Reagan, The Life Didion Room: “Short Talks” with Celeste Ng Everything I Never Told You and Ron Lieber The Opposite of Spoiled 11:00 – 11:50 Steinbeck Room: “Elite Soldiers” Scott McEwen, Phil Klay and Hampton Sides, moderated by Major Josh Silver London Room: “Philistines and Philanthropists” with Dana Gioia and Lord Michael Dobbs, moderated by David Bryant Didion Room: “Short Talks” with Héctor Tobar Deep Down Dark and T. Geronimo Johnson Welcome to Braggsville Lunch 12:40 – 1:30 Steinbeck Room: Bret Stephens America in Retreat London Room: “The biography: Lives Lived” with Sally Denton, Stacy Schiff and Jodi Kantor, moderated by Barbara Isenberg Didion Room: “Short Talks” with Matt Bai All the Truth is Out and Beverly Johnson The Face That Changed it All 1:40 – 2:30 Steinbeck Room: “Funny Money” Dave Barry and Ron Lieber, moderated by Bruce Fessier London Room: “Place and Identity in fiction” with Celeste Ng and Dinaw Mengestu, moderated by Angela Ledgerwood Didion Room: Short Talks” with William D. Cohan Working on Wall Street: Relentless and Rewarding and Marvin Kalb Imperial Gamble: Putin, Ukraine and the New Cold War 2:40 – 3:30 Steinbeck Room: “What Makes a President Great?” with Gray Davis, Marvin Kalb, Matt Bai, H.W. Brand and Jodi Kantor, moderated

by Patt Morrison London Room: Jonathan Gottschall The Professor in the Cage Didion Room: “Short Talks” with Sally Denton The Profiteers: Bechtel & the Men Who Built the World and Stacy Schiff The Witches

eventS

The Helene Galen Auditorium at the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences 6:00 – 7:00 Lee Child Make Me 7:00 – 8:00 Dave Barry Live Right and Find Happiness (Please be aware the schedule may change) THE AUTHORS Matt Bai All the Truth is Out Dave Barry Live Right and Find Happiness A. Scott Berg Lindbergh H.W. Brand Reagan Lee Childs Make Me (fiction) William Cohan The Price of Silence Geoffrey Cowen Let the People Rule Sally Denton Passion and Principle Lord Michael Dobbs House of Cards David Ebershoff The Danish Girl Jessica Fellowes The World of Downton Abbey Masha Gessen The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely rise of Vladimir Putin Dana Gioia Pity the Beautiful (poetry) Jonathan Gottschall The Professor in the Cage Chad Harbach The Art of Fielding (fiction) Peter Heller The Dog Star Robert Hicks The Window of the South Barbara Isenberg Frank Gehry Beverly Johnson The Face That Changed It All T. Geronimo Johnson Welcome to Bragsville (fiction) Marvin Kalb Imperial Gamble Jodi Kantor The Obamas Victoria Kastner Hearst Ranch Phil Klay Redeployment Ron Lieber The Opposite of Spoiled Beth Macy Factory Man Bob Mankoff How About Never, Is Never Good For You? Molly Guptill Manning When Books Went to War Jason Matthews Palace of Treason (fiction) Scott McEwen American Sniper Dinaw Mengestu All Our Names (fiction) Celeste Ng Everything I Never Told You (fiction) Andrew Roberts Napoleon Stacy Schiff Witches Ari Shavit My Promised Land Hampton Sides In the Kingdom of Ice Bret Stephens America in Retreat Héctor Tobar Deep Down Dark

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

January 21 to January 27, 2016

eventS

VARIETY THE CHILDREN’S CHARITY OF THE DESERT

ANNOUNCES THEIR FIRST ANNUAL YOUNG VARIETY LAUNCH PARTY AND MIXER

V

ariety the Children’s Charity of the Desert announces their first annual Young Variety Launch Party and Mixer to be held on Thursday, January 28th, 2016 from 7pm to midnight at the Ace Hotel & Swim Club located on 701 E Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs.

For more information call 760.773.9800.

Variety the Children’s Charity of the Desert is dedicated to promoting and protecting the health and well-being of underprivileged and special needs children in the Coachella Valley. All programs and funds benefit local children and families.

Variety hosts numerous events attended by the business community at large and are eager to engage with a younger audience to interact and promote the life of the charity. “It’s our hope that the under 40 crowd turns out to meet new friends, have a good time and consider getting involved and becoming Young Variety. The launch party and mixer is a good social for social good basically,” said Steve Johns, Board Member. Admission is free with a suggested $10 donation to Variety of the Desert. Guests must RSVP to Variety of the Desert facebook event page.

Guests will be able to meet Variety of the Desert and Young Variety, popular local bands and DJ along with featured guests Master Chef Stephen Lee, finalist from Season 6 and Ace Hotel Executive Chef Gregorio Calderone. Dan Ball KMIR TV-6 Anchorman will be the Master of Ceremonies. The event will also feature a Display Art Exhibit by World Renowned Desert Landscape Artist, Snake Jagger and Artists Elissa Viramontes and Natalia Astankina.

The timing of the party and mixer will be 7:00pm-8:00pm: Tray passed hors d’oeuvres created especially for this evening by Stephen Lee, finalist on Master Chef Season 6 and Ace Hotel Executive Chef Gregorio Calderone. 7:00pm-10:00pm Live Entertainment lineup: CAXTON, Rock and Alternative Band from Coachella inspired musically by The Beatles and Blondie. Band members include Adam Surdin (guitar), Brett McLaughlin (bass/vocals), Christina

Reyes (vocals/piano) and Brian Pelletier (drums); THE FLUSTERS Surf Rock, Surf Pop and Rock & Roll Band from the desert.

Band Members include Dougie VanSant (vocals, guitar), Danny White (guitar, vocals), Mario Estrada (bass) and Chris O’Sullivan (drums); EEVAAN TRE’ & THE SHOW Pop & R&B Band from Coachella.

Members include Eevaan Tre’ (guitar) Daniel Manriquez (bass) David Morales (drums), Nathan Kazmer (percussion) and Victor Tavares. 10:00pm-Midnight: DJ ALF ALPHA who performed at the inaugural Tachevah, a Palm Springs Block Party and Coachella 2014, Weekend 2.

Variety mentioned how proud that so many sponsors for the event came together so quickly and generously. Main Sponsors: Coachella Valley Art Scene, Vicky’s of Santa Fe Indian Wells, Palm Springs Life, Crater Lake Vodka, Zelda’s Nightclub, Stephen Lee Cooks, VIP Palm Springs and Mary Pickford Theaters. Media Sponsors: CV Weekly, KMIR TV 6, Jammin 99.5 Radio, Tony Mataras Photography, Scott Pam Photography, Bands out Loud and Lamar Billboards. Promotional Sponsors: Party with BB, Lyfted Entertainment Group, Plab Productions and Canyon Copy & Print.

Raffle Sponsors: Palm Canyon Roadhouse Bar & Grill, Lulu’s Restaurant, Trio’s Restaurant, Edible Arrangements, Palm Springs Art Museum and Kaiser Grill Palm Springs, Palm Desert.

Contact: Becky Moreno, Executive Director Phone: 760-773-9800 ABOUT VARIETY OF THE DESERT: Variety the Children’s Charity of the Desert is a 501 (c) 3 organization Variety the Children’s Charity of the Desert – Tent 66 | 74-040 Hwy 111, Suite L-231 Palm Desert, CA 92260. For more information about Variety programs or events, visit varietyofthedesert.org.

7

January 21 to January 27, 2016

Local Music Spotlight

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

By esther sanchez

Photos by Scott Pam Photography

Round 2 of CV Weekly Music Showcase Did Not Disappoint And the Winner Is: Wicked Jed

T

he CV Music Showcase sponsored

by CV Weekly, kicked off its 2nd round of competition this past Sunday night, with the winning band Wicked Jed taking home a 200.00 cash prize.

They will join the band Bridger, winner of the December competition, as two of the 5 bands who will compete in the finals to be held in May, where bands will compete in front of music industry professionals for $1000 cash, other prizes, and sweet-ass bragging rights. The house was packed and it seemed as though everyone who showed up at The Hood Bar and Pizza for the 2nd installment of the 5 round band competition was in agreement that it was a night full of great music and excellent vibes.

What was abundantly clear is that every band competing had brought their “A” game. Numerous attendees were overheard discussing what a difficult job the judges had and a certain little birdie with a trademark goatee told me that the scores were very close and the top spot could have gone to any of the bands who took part and equally high-quality performances were given by all competitors. As I said after the show, it really was an apples and oranges situation and at risk of coming across as trite, every group who competed was a winner and represented as shining examples of why the desert is a hub for great live music of all genres.

The panel of judges included Cindy Hewitson, co-owner of Musicians Outlet, Jeannette Krehbiel, owner of Plan B in

8

Thousand Palms, and local promoter, Steve Johns. They really did have their work cut out for them. Krehbiel: “I listen to live music all the time. This was a completely different experience judging bands. All of the bands were so good; they were all in sync, were all original, and energetic. You could tell they were having a lot of fun and it was really from their hearts. I thoroughly enjoyed this experience and I thank CV Weekly for choosing me as a judge, it was awesome.”

The Winner!

As deserving as every competitor was, only one act could claim the coveted spot in the finals and that was Palm Springs based band, Wicked Jed. The trio consisting of Jared Engelmier, Evan Smith and Daniel Hagerty has been together since 2012 and they scored their victory by impressing the judges with their solid musicianship, marketable sound, and a clear chemistry with one another that made Wicked Jed seem to be very comfortable while performing. Wicked Jed will be competing for the crown in May against Round 1 winners, Bridger, and 3 other finalists to be determined in upcoming rounds. www.wickedjed.com facebook.com/WickedJEDband Worthy Opponents!

Chill Magnet is a family affair. When Caleb (drums) and Noah Householder (guitar) became serious about music, their father, Tim Householder went above and beyond the norm to support his boys. Not only does Tim occasionally play instruments

on their tracks, apparently he produces their recordings in a top-notch recording studio he built for them to utilize at will. Along came guitarist/key man, Randy Banis and a vocalist who likes to be called, Tomtom and you have a solid band with a high energy, pop-punk sound that resonated with the crowd. facebook.com/chillmagnet www.chillmagnet.net Upper Class Poverty, are a Palm Desert/ Thousand Palms based band with a unique sound. Former members of reggae/rock band, Sol Jah Rock, Rob Lawrence (guitar/ vocals) and Corwin Hendricks (drums) joined with bassist, Mikey Hendricks, and lead guitarist Joe Borck, to create a melodic-punk sound that is peppered with a bit of reggae. Strong vocals and wellpenned lyrics are among the numerous qualities that makes UCP a band worth following. Also, they are the recipients of the coolest band name award that I just

made up in my head. facebook.com/UpperClassPoverty As the only hip hop group in the competition, the guys from The Bermuda, were clear underdogs from the start, but 20 seconds into their first song they clearly had everyone’s attention. Taylor (Madhatter), Ivan (Bunkz) and Giancarlo (Ivy the Giant), presented a stellar set consisting of raw tracks complementing clear and clever lyrics delivered with a charismatic edge. The fact that they showed the tenacity and balls to go into this competition where they were the sore thumbs from the start only made them more intriguing and by the end of the night, they had earned the respect of both the audience and their opponents in battle.

I predict we will be seeing much more of these guys in the near future. www.thebermudamusic.com The next heat of the competition is scheduled for Feb, 7th at The Hood Bar & Pizza.

eventS

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

Rocker Rick Springfield Concert March 3 Benefits

January 21 to January 27, 2016

SPOTLIGHT 29 CASINO PROUDLY PRESENTS..

American Cancer Society’s Desert Spirit Gala

COUNTRY MUSIC SENSATIONS, ELI YOUNG BAND

S

S

inger-songwriter Rick Springfield presents a one-night only “Concert for The Cures” solo performance March 3 at Agua Caliente Spa and Casino’s THE SHOW to benefit The American Cancer Society’s Desert Spirit Gala.

Springfield, best known for “Jessie’s Girl”, “I’ve Done Everything For You”, and his TV roles on General Hospital, True Detective, and most recently in the major motion picture “Ricki And The Flash” starring Meryl Streep, will be bringing his “Stripped Down” show of his most popular hits in an intimate solo performance of music and storytelling.

There are still sponsorship opportunities and very limited “Meet and Greet tickets.”

For more information, contact Melissa Neiderman at psmelissan@gmail.com or call the ACS office at 760-568-2691 opt 3.

Tickets are on sale now at hotwatercasino. com All of the concert proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society Desert Spirit Gala, to be held April 3 at the Heckmann estate in Rancho Mirage.

The American Cancer Society provides programs and services for cancer patients and their families as well as fund cancer research; services and programs in the desert, including free transportation for cancer patients, free wigs, free lodging and free counseling. All of these services can be scheduled using the toll free number: 1-800-ACS-2345.

potlight 29 Casino is proud to present country music sensations Eli Young Band on Saturday, March 19, at 8PM Tickets go on sale Friday, January 22 at 10AM at Spotlight29.com. Spotlight 29 Casino’s Spotlight Showroom offers the premier entertainment experience in the Coachella Valley.

With the 2011 release of their Republic Nashville debut, Life at Best, the Eli Young Band scored their first No. 1 hit with “Crazy Girl.” The double platinum single became the No. 1 most played country song of the year on Billboard’s 2011 year-end chart and earned them the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Award for Song of the Year. The band’s next single, “Even If It Breaks Your Heart,” became their second No. 1 and was certified platinum. It earned the band Grammy nods for Best Duo/Group Performance and for Best Country Song, as well as Single of the Year and Song of the Year nominations from both the Country Music Association (CMA)

and ACM. Their meticulous approach to writing and finding the very best songs paid off quickly as the lead single, “Drunk Last Night,” became the band’s third No. 1 hit in 2013. “Honey, I’m Good,” a duet with pop artist Andy Grammer, has become their latest released, which came out in 2015.

After years of paying dues and gaining experience, the Eli Young Band is at the top of their game. Their road dog reputation helped them to earn an opening slot playing stadiums on the Kenny Chesney tour, as well as opening for top performers including Miranda Lambert.

For all country music lovers, the Eli Young Band is a not-to-be-missed concert on March 19 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $45, $55, and $65, and are available online at Spotlight29.com, Star Tickets (800) 585-3737, or the Spotlight 29 Box Office and Gift Shop.

Doors open at 7PM. The show starts at 8PM .

R&B SUPERSTAR KEITH SWEAT

S

potlight 29 Casino is proud to bring the soulful sounds of R&B superstar Keith Sweat back to the Spotlight Showroom on Saturday, April 23 at 8PM Tickets go on sale Friday, January 22 at 10AM at Spotlight29.com. Spotlight 29 Casino’s Spotlight Showroom offers the premier entertainment experience in the Coachella Valley.

Sweat is known for his distinctive voice and romantic lyrics. He has enjoyed numerous top 10 hits on the R&B charts, including “Something Just Ain’t Right,” “Make It Last Forever,” “Don’t Stop Your Love” and “I Want Her.” His debut solo album in 1987 spurred a number one R&B song with “I Want Her” and inaugurated the New Jack Swing Era. His 1990 album I’ll Give All My Love to You featured the hits “Make You Sweat,” “Merry Go Round” and “I’ll Give All My Love to You.” Sweat also recorded two albums with Gerald LeVert and Johnny Gill, billed as LSG. Don’t miss the multi-talented singer, songwriter and record producer Sweat and all of his classic R&B hits on Saturday, April 23 at 8PM at the Spotlight Showroom. Tickets for the show are $25, $35 and $45 each and available at Spotlight29.com, Star Tickets (800) 585-3737, or the Spotlight 29 Box Office and Gift Shop. Doors open at 7PM The show starts at 8PM.

9

January 21 to January 27, 2016

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

eventS backstage jazz This SPring, at Fantasy By patte purcell Springs Resort Casino. .

JULIO IGLESIAS, THE BEST-SELLING LATIN ARTIST IN

HISTORY, BRINGS A NIGHT OF ROMANCE, MARCH 11

J

ulio Iglesias has sold more than 300 million copies of the 80 albums he’s released worldwide, making him the best-selling Latin artist in history. His star power is long-lasting and undeniable, and now he’s bringing his international tour to The Special Events Center at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on March 11th.

In the 47 years of his unstoppable career, Julio Iglesias has performed more than 5,000 concerts in 600 cities around the world, and more than 60 million people have seen him perform live. He’s sung duets with such luminaries as Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, Willie Nelson, Diana Ross, Dolly Parton, Art Gurfunkel, Paul Anka, Sting, The Beach Boys, and Plácido Domingo.

He hit the top of the U.S. Billboard charts with “To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before,” his memorable duet with Willie Nelson and with “All Of You,” his duet with Diana Ross.

In 2014, Julio Iglesias was given a special award in London by Sony Music to celebrate his status as The Most Successful Latin Artist of All Time.

In May 2015, Berklee College of Music,

the largest independent college of music in the world, named Julio Iglesias Doctor Honoris Causa for his achievements and his influence on music at a universal level.

Tickets for the Friday, March 11, 2016 Julio Iglesias performance at 8pm go on sale Friday, January 22nd for $79, $59, $39 at the Fantasy Springs Box Office, via phone (800) 827-2946 or online at www.

FantasySpringsResort.com.

IT’S AN EVENING OF LATIN-FLAVORED ROCK WITH LOS LOBOS & LOS LONELY BOYS, April 1

G

rammy Award-winning bands Los Lobos and Los Lonely Boys are joining forces and bringing their distinctive and eclectic Latin flavor to The Special Events Center at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on April 1st.

Los Lobos’ debut album was called Just Another Band from East L.A. but in their four decade long career, they’ve repeatedly disproven that title—Los Lobos isn’t “just another” anything. Highly recognized for their hit single “La Bamba”, Los Lobos have released 19 albums, received 3 Grammy Awards and numerous nominations. “We’re a Mexican American band, and no word describes America like immigrant. Most of us are children of immigrants, so it’s perhaps natural that the songs we create celebrate America in this way.” So says Louie Perez, the “poet laureate” and primary wordsmith of Los Lobos, when describing the songs on the band’s latest album, Gates of Gold. Perez once called their powerhouse mix of rock, Tex-Mex, country, folk, R&B, blues and traditional Spanish and Mexican music “the soundtrack of the barrio.”

10

Los Lonely Boys, the “Texican” rock ‘n’ roll trio of brothers Henry, JoJo and Ringo Garza, debuted in 2003 with the multi-chart gold single “Heaven.” They sold millions of albums, won a Grammy, racked up reams of critical acclaim, and even opened for The Rolling Stones. Despite the success of their latest album Revelation, “We’re still Lonely Boys,” JoJo insists, chuckling in agreement that they are also now Los Lonely Men who have truly come of age. “We’re still family, we’re still three brothers, we’re still doing what the good Lord has blessed us with, and that’s singing and playing for people who really want to listen.”

Tickets for the April 1st Los Lobos and Los Lonely Boys performance at 8pm go on sale Friday, January 22nd for $79, $59, $39 at the Fantasy Springs Box Office, via phone (800) 827-2946 or at FantasySpringsResort.com.

Celebrity Jazz Jam mesmerizes the desert! ational artists and local favorites jam including headliners: Blake Aaron, Greg

N

mesmerized the fans at Desert Willow Golf Resort in the first Celebrity Jazz Jam at the Desert Willow Golf Resort Monday Night. One of the guests, Mya Scamera, posted on Facebook last night: “It was stellar and off the hook! I loved it beyond words! This line up of musicians was beyond phenomenal! I am speechless and Wow, is all I can say!”

I want to thank Desert Willow and Todd Kelly, staff and management for such a great venue and wonderful support. I want to thank Sound Rite Events for wonderful sound and lighting. I want to thank Karl Erikson my event partner for everything he did. Thank you to Jack Cohen of Smooth Jazz Live for all of these great pictures. Thanks to my friends Kim Galland and Vicki for all their help in getting people checked in. Thank you to our sponsors Renova Solar and Desert Zen Spa who also did free chair massages and gave out a $25 gift certificate to every guest to their beautiful spa. Thanks to Westin Desert Willow Villas for the great rate for Jazz Jam attendees. Thanks to Ronald Harris for video of the event. And thank you to each and every artist who appeared at the

Manning, Slim Man, Aysha, Joe Baldino, Darryl Williams, Rick Parma, Victor Robles, John Carey, Chase Huna, Rose Mallet, Guillermo Yslas, Craig Chesnut, and Khea Emmanuel who flew in from Canada to perform.

The next Celebrity Jazz jam is Feb. 22, 5-8 pm and will feature a special Latin Jazz night including Gretje Angell and Dori Amarillo, Bob Desena, Slim Man, Joe Baldino, Hans Zermuehlen, Craig Chesnut, Guillermo Yslas, Aaron Mason and more to be announced!

Tickets are available now at www.purplepass. com/celebrityjazzjam2 (Photos Courtesy of Jack Cohen)

eventS

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

by Lisa Morgan

Award-Winning MARTINI KINGS to be Featured at oLD TOWN LA QUINTA 19th HOLE BLOCK PARTY

H

undreds have already signed up to enjoy live music on three stages as well as dancing, great food, drinks, and more all for Free thanks to the City of La Quinta and Goldenvoice. Performances by popular local bands WAXY, R Buckle Road and 212 Band will bring you psychedelic desert rock, original rocking Americana country and good old fashion classic rock, while DJs Alf Alpha, Galactic Ray, T-Roc, and Miguel Silvestre are sure to fill in all the blanks for your dancing and listening fancies.

Fresh on the desert scene and also on the block party’s diverse musical lineup, are the Martini Kings. Featured at the Purple Room in Palm Springs recently, this diverse band plays in many configurations, from an instrumental jazz trio to a lush seven piece big band with a male or female vocalist. For this event, Martini Kings will perform as a three piece instrumental band bringing their own brand of West Coast jazz, a style of jazz music that developed around Los Angeles and San Francisco during the 1950’s.

Martini Kings have 15 albums released to date, and numerous gold and platinum albums to the credit of their individual members. Their classic Mid Century Modern look and sound make them a must see.

Named the number one live event band in Los Angeles by MyFoxLA.com, Martini Kings have performed for everyone from Oscar winner actor/director Clint Eastwood, Kim Kardashian, Arnold Schwarzenegger, author Stephen King, to Grammy superstar Carole King. They are heavily booked by corporations such as Chrysler Motors, The Getty Center, Universal Studios, Mattel and Warner Bros.

Studios, as well as for The Academy Awards year after year.

I spoke to Tony Marsico co-founder of the Martini Kings. Marsico, is a respected lifelong musician who has performed with artists such as Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Marianne Faithfull, Roger Daltrey, Gerry Goffin (and more), and was bassist for the groundbreaking punk band Cruzados (formerly The Plugz as heard on the Repo Man soundtrack). “My brother Frank and I formed the Martini Kings in 1982. We’re a 60’s, California cool jazz band that plays a lot of great old standards but doesn’t get boring,” he explained. “We love to take the standards and put our own twist on it. We are not stuffy - we have a lot of fun. After all, we started out opening up for punk rock bands in LA. We’ve been doing this between tours and gigs for over 30 years now, and we still love it. I was a jazz fan growing up, so it’s another musical side of me - I love getting to play different kinds of music.” Marsico will be playing upright bass for the 19th Hole Block Party event along with Craig Fundyga on vibraphone and Joel Alpers on drums.

Martini Kings will also be featured at the upcoming SHAG-extravaganza celebrating Modernism Week in Palm Springs, February 12th. The event, hosted by Josh Agle (aka Shag), will be held at the beautifully restored Caliente Tropics Hotel. Tickets are $125 per person and are going fast.

For SHAG ticket sales go to www. modernismweek.com/parties.

Marsico, it would seem, never ceases to launch new creative and inspiring projects.

Recently, he and fellow studio musician for the stars, Darran “Dewey” Falcone reunited to form Cisco and Dewey, a brilliant Americana band who just released their second album to much critical acclaim. This spring, Marsico will be introducing yet another project that is sure to take the Palm Springs strip by storm. “It’s something off the hook and fun, and I’ll be unveiling it at my all-time favorite bar in Palm Springs called the Tonga Hut on Friday, March 18th,” Marsico shared. “This is a Martini Kings branch off project called, ‘Martini and Coco’. I’m very excited about it!” Marsico will be showing off a versatile, talented and charismatic female singer he recently discovered.

For now, I’d highly recommend making plans to see Martini Kings at the 19th Hole Block Party which promises to be a fantastic community event. For more information, go to www.playinlaquinta.com or type in 19th Hole Block Party in your Facebook search bar.

The event is Friday, January 22nd from 4 pm to 11 pm.

To Follow Tony Marsico’s Martini Kings and his other projects, see the following links: www.martinikings.com www.ciscoanddewey.com facebook.com/martiniandcoco

January 21 to January 27, 2016

Special Motown Performances by

PRESTIGE

T

Saturday, January 23rd, 3pm & 7pm at Schmidy’s Tavern, Palm Desert

by Lisa Morgan

here is a drought going on here in the Coachella Valley and I’m not talking about our water supply.

I’m talking about the severely underrepresented genre of soul melting Motown.

But thanks to Schmidy’s Tavern in Palm Desert, and the fantastic six piece band, Prestige, our supply will be refreshed this Saturday night.

Prestige formed in 2003, where members met and formed friendships doing karaoke in Tracy, California. They knew they had something special. I spoke to Prestige front man, Steven Williams, who many already know and respect as the smooth and soulful lead singer in the Doug Phillips Band. “Our first show was on Valentine’s Day in 2003 at Ironwood Country Club and we received a great response,” Williams shared. “From there we played a couple of casinos and then the California State Fair.

I remember that the Commodores were playing not far from us. We actually had people from their show coming to see us!

That was an amazing experience playing to a packed audience...I mean they were to the rafters.”

Prestige is made up of three incredibly talented women and three equally talented men, and when these six musicians come to perform, they come to dazzle. In pure Motown form, all are dressed to the nines, providing an unforgettable visual as well as musical and vocal performance. Prestige is Sylvia Alves, Veneita Alsop, Kierah Bradley, Eddie Simpson, Warren “Woody” Walker and Steve Williams. Their show includes songs like “Heat Wave” and “Jimmy Mack” from Martha and the Vandellas, “Stop in the Name of Love” from The Supremes, “Ooh Baby, Baby” from Smokey Robinson, “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” “My Girl” and “Papa was a Rolling Stone” from The Temptations, and so much more.

There will be two shows available the first at 3 p.m. and the second at 7 p.m. Discounted pre-sale tickets can be purchased at Schmidy’s Tavern or you can call Steven Williams at (209) 834-6529.

Tickets purchased before January 23rd are $20 and are $25 at the door the day of the show. facebook.com/Prestige-Motown-Oldies

11

January 21 to January 27, 2016

Consider This

DAVID BOWIE

D

by Eleni P. Austin

“Blackstar” (Columbia Records)

avid Bowie turned 69 on January 8th and released his 25th studio album, Blackstar.

Two days later, he died. We now know he had been privately battling cancer for 18 months, but he cared enough about his fans to leave an elegant parting gift.

David Robert Jones was born and raised in Brixton, London. Like most post-war teens, he became enamored with the raucous music of Little Richard and Chuck Berry at an early age. His older brother, Terry, introduced him to jazz and he took up saxophone. By the age of 13, he decided he wanted a career in music.

He spent most of the ‘60s fronting lesser-known British Invasion bands like the King Bees, the Lower Third and Mannish Boys. When another Davy Jones, (from Manchester), was making a name for himself in the Monkees, David Jones became David Bowie, (named for the infamous knife).

By the late ‘60s, David Bowie had begun his solo career. Initially he morphed from a Mod to an Anthony Newley-esque crooner to an effete hippie with Pre-Raphaelite ringlets. He had his first hit record in 1969. “Space Oddity” was written to capitalize on the Moon landing, but the song was also a treatise on alienation, focusing on desolate journey of a lonely astronaut named Major Tom. It was a theme Bowie would return to again and again.

At the turn of the decade Bowie hooked up with producer Tony Visconti and guitarist Mick Ronson.

The partnership would yield his most enduring music. His next two albums, the driving Man Who Sold The World, (the cover of which found Bowie supine on a chaise lounge sporting shoulder-length hair and wearing a maxi-dress), and the more mellow Hunky Dory set the stage for his most groundbreaking work, The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust.

A loose concept album about an androgynous alien, it was a brilliant synthesis of Bowie’s sharp sense of melody and his flair for the dramatic.

It also introduced a new look, decked out in “Clockwork Orange Droog-meets-I Dream Of Genie” loungewear, his hair stood at attention, an orange proto-mullet, he introduced Glam and Glitter-Rock to America. Married, with a young son, he also proudly proclaimed his bi-sexuality.

For the remainder of the ‘70s, David Bowie generated hit after hit. Songs like “The Jean Genie,”

WESTFIELD MALL 72840 Hwy 111 #171 Palm Desert, CA 92260 760-341-2017 www.recordalley.com

12

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

“Rebel Rebel,” “Young Americans” and “Golden Years” kept him at the top of the charts. He also worked as a producer, crafting albums for likeminded musicians like Lou Reed, Mott The Hoople and Iggy And The Stooges.

Ever the shape-shifter, Bowie’s look seemed to change with each album, going from the scifi schizophrenia of Aladdin Sane to a dystopian Diamond Dog to the soulful Thin White Duke.

He also began an acting career, playing the title character in Nicolas Roeg’s The Man Who Fell To Earth movie.

But his excessive lifestyle was killing him; a cocaine addiction spiraled out of control, leaving him wan and emaciated. In 1977 he retreated to Germany with ex-Roxy Music musician, Brian Eno and created his celebrated Teutonic triptych, Berlin, Heroes and Lodger.

A re-vitalized David Bowie hit the ground running in 1980. He made his Broadway debut as “The Elephant Man” and released his 13th record, a brittle distillation of Glam and Punk entitled Scary Monsters. The song “Ashes To Ashes” was a sequel of sorts, re-visting Major Tom, (now a junkie). A critical success, the album laid the groundwork for his next creative re-invention.

In 1983, he enlisted Nile Rodgers, (front-man for the Disco/Funk band, Chic), as producer, and released his most commercial effort to date, “Let’s Dance.” It was a supple reclamation of the New Wave and New Romanticism genres that Bowie had practically pioneered a decade earlier. The guitarist shredding on nearly every cut was Texas Blues savant, Stevie Ray Vaughan. Bowie had discovered him when he saw Vaughan perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival.

The erstwhile ‘70s Starchild was now sartorially splendid; attired in an array of candy-colored designer suits and a puffy shock of lemonmeringued hair. He gave extensive interviews to the press, discussing his late brother’s influence and casually labelling his bisexuality a “phase.” This was Bowie ‘80s style; scrubbed clean and shiny, controversy free.

Unfortunately, the remainder of his ‘80s output felt lackluster. In 1988 Bowie formed a new band with guitarist Reeves Gabrels and the Sales brothers, Tony and Hunt. As Tin Machine they recorded two interesting albums that were met with indifference.

Bowie began the ‘90s happily remarried to Super-Model Iman. It was the dawn of Grunge and his next couple of albums were a sleek mix of Jazz, Funk and Soul that lacked something. He then leapfrogged to the emerging sounds of Drum and Bass and Jungle.

Suddenly Bowie was chasing trends rather than inventing them. Thankfully, at the turn of the century he re-united with producer Tony Visconti and recorded Heathen in 2002 and Reality in 2003.

Both were a welcome return to form.

It was during the Reality tour that he suffered a heart attack and received an emergency angioplasty. Following his health scare, Bowie retreated from the public eye, enjoying some much deserved quiet time with Iman and their daughter, Alexandria, who was born in 2000.

Although he never officially retired, it seemed as though he was through with music. His fans were pleasantly surprised in 2013 when he returned with

The Next Day. It was a wonderful record, almost serving as “Bowie 101” a sharp tutorial on his myriad styles. It was a huge hit, topping out at #2 on the Billboard charts.

The next year, Bowie began collaborating with Irish playwright Enda Walsh on “Lazarus.” The play was a continuation of “The Man Who Fell To Earth.”

They created new songs and also recalibrated some Bowie classics. Michael C. Hall was cast in Bowie’s role, most people know him from “Dexter” and “Six Feet Under,” but Hall began his career in musical theatre, performing in “Cabaret,” “Chicago” and “Hedwig The Angry Inch.” The show premiered offBroadway in December, 2015.

At the beginning of 2015, knowing he was ill, Bowie quietly booked time at Magic Shop studios, a couple of blocks from his New York home. Turning, once again to Tony Visconti, he enlisted noted Jazz musicians Donny McCaslin (flute, sax and woodwinds), Ben Monder (guitar), Jason Lindner (piano, organ, keys), Tim LeFebvre (bass) and Mark Guiliana (drums and percussion). LCD Soundsystem (front-man and obvious Bowie disciple), James Murphy added percussion and synths. The result is a seven song suite entitled Blackstar.

The album opens with the title track. Swirly synths, sharp electric guitar and twinkly harp connect with a hiccoughing, stutter-step rhythm.

Clocking in at almost 10 minutes, the song breaks into three distinct sections. In the first, Bowie’s strong falsetto references Norwegian mythology and impending death, but sounds unafraid, “in the center of it all,” he croons, “your eyes.”

Modal saxophone notes downshift into the slower, more ethereal melody, as he sings of the afterlife, returning to earth as a “Blackstar.”

The final section is even more Middle-Eastern, filled with snake-charmer flutes, skronky sax and Arabian Nights strings. The track closes out with fractious woodwinds and bloopy, space-age synths, shuddering to a halt. It’s a moody and other-worldly tour de force. “‘Tis A Pity She Was A Whore” takes its title from a convoluted 17th century play about incest.

The song is powered by a locomotive backbeat, stabbing keys, and propulsive synths.

Bowie sardonically relates an incident with a working girl. “Man She punched me like a dude!”

McCaslin’s sinewy sax notes snake through the mix, slinky one second, cacophonous the next. The tune concludes with a lengthy instrumental coda.

It’s tempting to view this album through the prism of Bowie’s death, especially with a song like “Lazarus,” but in reality, it is one of the songs specifically written for the musical.

Possibly one of his most beautiful compositions, it opens with angular guitar riffs, fluttery rhythms

and shimmery saxophone. “Look up here,” he intones, “I’m in heaven.” The tune slowly builds, layering plinking keys and a quavery sax solo on the instrumental break. Vaguely reassuring, he adds “This way or no way, you know I’ll be free/Just like that bluebird, now ain’t that just like me, oh I’ll be free.” As the song concludes, Ben Monder unspools a series of Pete Townshend-esque power chords to accentuate the only certitude we have in life: death.

Underscored by marauding bass lines, stopstart rhythms, hurtling, morse-code guitar and visceral sax, “Sue (Or Season Of The Crime)” juxtaposes a querulous, almost industrial melody with vaguely comforting lyrics. Starting off with “Sue, I got the job, we’ll buy the house,” Bowie become increasingly more menacing and possibly suicidal/homicidal, as the tempo accelerates. “Sue, I’ve pushed you down beneath the weeds.”

Probably the least interesting track here is “Girl Loves Me.” Stream-of-conscious lyrics crest over an anvil-chorus melody. Whirling synths and chaotic percussion cushion Bowie’s yelping vocals as he alternately asks “Where the fuck did Monday go?” and “Who the fuck’s gonna mess with me?”

His most heartbreakingly beautiful songs, “Dollar Days” and “I Can’t Give Everything Away” close out the set. The first sound on the former is the rattling of papers, followed by piano chords, jangly guitar and subdued rhythms. All give way to palliative sax fills that envelope and cocoon the minor-key melody.

Even as Bowie seems saying goodbye, “It’s all gone wrong, but on and on, the bitter nerve ends never end/I’m falling down, don’t believe for just one second I’m forgetting you,” the musicians won’t let him let go. McCaslin’s saxophone solo feels like a lifeline, fluttering and trilling, soaring and swooping.

Monder picks up the gauntlet, unleashing a series of urgent and incendiary riffs, all designed to keep Bowie tethered to this world.

The final track is anchored by pulsating percussion, lush synths and high lonesome harmonica. Bowie is equal parts pragmatic and plaintive, noting “I know something’s very wrong, the pulse returns the prodigal/The blackout hearts, the flowered news, with skull designs upon my shoes.” The end is fast approaching. As the velocity increases, he attempts to define his legacy; “Seeing more and feeling less, saying no, but meaning yes/ This is all I’ve ever meant, that’s the message that I sent.”

Again it’s up to McCaslin to do the heavy lifting, threading an intricate solo through a rich instrumental tapestry. Ben Monder’s wiry solo pivots effortlessly between lyricism and arch pyrotechnics, closing out with a last shuddery note.

It’s wry and unsentimental, but it still breaks your heart. It feels as though he has written his own epitaph.

There’s no way to quantify the impact David Bowie has had on popular music. He cut across genre and gender lines, inspiring people to form bands and create their own music. His example gave the disenfranchised permission to be Queer or strange or different, to let their Freak-Flag fly. At the close of the Ziggy Stardust album he let us know that we were not alone. “You’re wonderful,” he exhorted, “give me your hand!” So we did.

Conventional wisdom would have you believe he was a musical chameleon, but chameleons adapt to suit their surroundings.

art Scene

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

January 21 to January 27, 2016

By rebecca pikus

Sherri Breyer S

herri Breyer is an iconic photographer here in Palm Springs -- bold, beautiful & instantly recognizable by her striking long blond ponytail & her little golden Pomeranian Ginger! Sherri was born in Palm Springs, CA. surrounded by the beauty and natural landscape of the desert. In the days of her youth P.S. was a hub for Hollywood celebrities. As a result she grew up watching the great black and white movies from the past with the stars that she saw on a daily basis. Sherri was always intrigued by the lighting and camera work of the great old black & white films and photographs -- not just those from the United States but the European films and photography influenced her the most. She has always looked to those images for inspiration, along with neoclassical paintings.

At 17, Sherri moved to Los Angeles where she attended The University of Southern California and graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree. She had developed an interest in photography and had several shows at the USC Gallery in Santa Monica. She was also interested in painting and sold her first large scale piece at a prestigious show at the Fisher Gallery in 1983. Continuing her studies, she

attended California State University Long Beach where she studied for her Masters of Fine Arts Degree. Sherri furthered her exploration of photography by creating large scale images of bodies in water that became a large gallery installation.

After her University studies, she found herself working in the film industry where she began to learn Cinematography and Directing. When not on the set, Sherri experimented with all kind of photographic camera equipment and darkroom techniques. She fell in love with photography completely at that point and researched everything from pin whole continue to page 21

13

January 21 to January 27, 2016

PET PLACE

FAITH, HOPE & PUPS

Y

ou are invited! On Sunday, February 7, people and pups converge at the Empire Polo Club in Indio for the fourth annual FAITH, HOPE & PUPS event.

Animal lovers will be greeted and escorted to their tables by charming rescue dogs seeking homes. Guests will be treated to a fabulous brunch, tray-passed cocktails, and a live auction with incredible items.

The highlight of the day arrives when the beautiful horses prance out to the field for two exciting polo matches.

Bianca Rae, KESQ News Anchor, conceived the idea of FAITH, HOPE & PUPS 4 years ago. She became involved in animal rescue in 2012 when she adopted her precious Spaniel mix dog, Jack, from the now closed Indio Animal Shelter. She formed the Bianca Rae Foundation to provide a “voice for the voiceless” providing programs for children in need and homeless animals. Bianca Rae explains, “I have a platform to influence people through the media. Everyone has a purpose and a story to tell, and my story involves how getting a shelter dog can change your life. I wanted to do something outside the box to get more homes for these animals. The Empire Polo

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

Club is a beautiful venue to showcase these dogs and tell their stories including their hopes for a loving home. We invite other animal welfare groups to participate with the goal of making our community a “no kill” Coachella Valley. By working together, we can all do more.” To learn more visit www.bianceraefoundation.org.

The Bianca Rae Foundation designates different animal welfare organizations as beneficiaries and partners at every yearly event. The proceeds from this year’s event benefit the Bianca Rae Foundation, Loving All Animals, and the Living Free Animal Sanctuary.

Loving All Animals’ mission is to join with other local and national animal welfare organizations to maximize programs to stop the euthanasia of adoptable animals.

This group is building an extensive foster program where shelter animals can be assessed, socialized, and vetted while they prepare for their adoptive homes. Their S.O.S. program, Seniors Offering Shelter, matches up retired citizens with a wonderful foster animal. Loving All Animals hosts an annual Wizard of Oz themed Super Pet Adoption Fair hosting over 50 animal welfare groups. President and founder Lindi Biggi is thrilled to be included in this year’s event, commenting, “This is a beautiful example of

by Janet McAfee

community collaboration when three local nonprofits join hands to benefit homeless animals.” Contact Loving All Animals at (760) 834-7000.

Living Free is a 153-acre idyllic sanctuary and adoption center for homeless animals located in Mountain Center near Idyllwild.

Their mission is to rescue dogs and cats running out of time in public shelters facing euthanasia. The organization pulls many animals from our Riverside county shelter in Thousand Palms, the Coachella Valley Anima Campus. They recently rescued their first wild mustang named Libby, and plans are in the works to expand their horse rescue program. Executive Director Randall

meet marco polo This adorable Mini Pin/ Chihuahua mix puppy will bring adventure and cheer to your home! Marco Polo is about 8 months old and 8 pounds of puppy fun, a great family dog. Adoption donation. Contact Loving All Animals at (760) 834-7000.

meet Mercedes Kittyland SPCA rescued this sweet kitty when her human went into a nursing home. Mercedes is 12-years-old “young”, a playful spirt who loves other cats and is affectionate to her humans.

Contact (760) 251-2700.

14

Harris states, “Living Free is grateful to be partnering with two other rescue groups.

We want people to know that donations we receive help rescue animals here in our Coachella Valley as well as adjoining areas.

We are actively involved in the rescue of mother and underage puppies.” For more information about Living Free, contact (951) 659-4687 or www.living-free.org.

Tickets are $95 per person. Reception with cocktails is at 10:00 am with brunch at 12:00 noon. The Empire Polo Club is located at 81-800 Avenue 51, Indio (Entry at Avenue 50). To order tickets call Loving All Animals at (760) 834-7000 or order online at www. lovingallanimals.org. Guests are encouraged to wear black and white. Enjoy a fun filled day, support these worthy charities, and maybe meet your new best “furfriend”.

Jmcafee7@verizon.net

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

January 21 to January 27, 2016

by Rick Riozza

Rick’s Hot Lick Pick N ow that most of us are settling back into our comfort zones after those crazy holiday affairs, it’s time once again to think about and review what wines we simply went ga-ga over this past year.

We all know of course that putting together a list of the “top ten” or “top twenty” or “top whatever” is generally subjective—if not humorously so. I mean how do you like a wine after you’d just wacked your knee at the table or bit hard into your tongue or got some of your Jackin-the-Box taco drippings on your new shirt.

Sometimes it’s tough being reasonably objective.

And especially with wine, we all know the story where we’ve traveled abroad and had our socks knocked off with one of the quaffs of our lives, only to be just pleasantly pleased after shipping the wine home and sipping it with less than enthusiastic friends.

Oh well—at least you’re sharing.

But with award season heading our way, no one is going to leave us vino lovers in the “Rutherford” dust. We can match the arts and sciences with our own top picks of wine that could be literally if not figuratively, the quaffs of our lifetime.

My intention for this week’s column was indeed to list a few top wines. However once I began with my first pick—apparently, I couldn’t say enough. Hey—it’s still the new year, we’ve plenty of time to get to more of our favorites. So below is one passionate wine pick for those wishing to taste a bit of heaven on earth. We can spend gobs of money on gobs of great wine; but aesthetically, don’t we really enjoy the best wine for the best price out there?

Cheers to that!

For those who’ve never enjoyed an Amarone wine, a bit of heaven does indeed await. Or, if you’ve not delighted in a bottle lately, treats are on the way. The wine is from Italy and its full name: Amarone della Valpolicella.

It’s an Italian red wine that is dry, but enchantingly provides illusions of sweetness. The irony goes on by the fact that “amarone” translates to “the grand bitter”.

So what is it? Sweet? Bitter? Fruity?—well, we’ll get to the fruity in a moment.

What adds to the romance in the production of this wine (apart from its vineyard home in Verona, where Romeo & Julietta traipsed passionate) is the unique style where the newly harvested grapes are laid upon straw mats in a wine cellar room and left alone well into the winter months in this semi-drying process known as “apassimento”.

This withering gives the grapes a thickness where the natural sugars are concentrated providing complexity but not

an enhanced sweetness (the concentrated sugars will turn to alcohol). This shoots the sensual nature of the juice to the stratosphere—flavors, aromas, texture.

And to boot, the wine is aged in casks for no less than six years, creating a stable longlasting structure and making it one of the longest-living wines in the world.

The first time I enjoyed this wine was at my friend’s Chinese restaurant, the Noble House in Rancho Cucamonga back in the 80’s. I was celebrating something and I had just purchased my first bottle of the prize 1964 Bertani Amarone. It was around $70 back then.

I took it to the restaurant and sat at the bar. Also sitting nearby, and unbeknownst to me, was a wine steward from another restaurant who had promised his wife, and God, that he would not have any wine during the 40 days of Lent.

I opened the bottle at the bar, looked over to him and of course offered a glass.

The poor guy was beside himself as he explained his dilemma. I’m no theologian, but I assured him that God would probably forgive him this indiscretion. (He’s heard a lot more grievous broken promises, believeyou-me!) Well-worn sinners—the both of us, we readily reasoned and presumed on God’s grace. As to his wife, however, I told him he was on his own.

Around 1988, the Bertani was already 24 years old, but it poured out like a three year old California Cult Cabernet, sturdy and deep garnet red. It breathed an exhilarating aroma of freshly-picked cherries, vanilla, following up with tobacco licorice, and dried fruit. The full aroma carried into palate along with amazing flavors of figs, light bitter Mexican chocolate, and fine aged cigars. Heavenly!

This past year, Masi, another great producer, released its 2008 Masi Amarone della Valpollicella Classico Serègo Alighieri, $80. It made Wine Spectator’s Top Ten list: “An elegant, impeccably balanced red, layering sculpted tannins with finely knit flavors of plumped black cherry, plum sauce,

cured tobacco, dark chocolate and woodsy spice…a rich vein of smoky minerality sings on the lasting finish.”

It’s definitely a somewhat pricey treat—for that special occasion. And that special occasion is often simply opening an Amarone! Saluti!

For those wishing to get a very tasty introduction of this style of wine at an incredible $11, try 2014 Gran Passione Veneto Rosso Appasimento. It’s a “baby Amarone”—made with fresh Valpollicella that has been mingled with leftover skins from Amarone winemaking. The resulting wine absorbs additional body and flavor, providing a medium-bodied wine with a similar complexity to Amarone. It’s plush and smooth with plum, blackberry jam, cocoa dusk, and leather along with a note of graphite and a nice streak of minerality.

A great tasting food wine for eleven bucks! Dan’s Wine Shop, Palm Desert, 760.674.0305 Rick is the valley’s “somm-abouttown” and continues to entertain and conduct at various wine events, tastings and restaurants. He can be contacted at winespectrum@aol.com

15

January 21 to January 27, 2016

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

­­­THUR JANUARY 21 29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bobby Furgo & Co. 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Reunion w/ DJ Day 10pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Bill Marx & Doug MacDonald 7pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Piano Bar 6pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Dancing & DJ 9pm open 6pm-2am BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Live Entertainment 6-10pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm CORKTREE; PD; 760-770-0123 Michael Keeth 6-9pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Bill Baker 6pm DATE SHED; IND; 760-775-6699 Thirsty Thursdays w/ Cruz N Kenga 8pm DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-329-6787 Karaoke w/ DJ Scott 9pm THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ; 760-777-7773 T.B.A. 7:30pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 Chris Lomeli 6:30pm HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Open Mic 9pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-3456466 Frank DiSalvo 6pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Punk Rock Night 9pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Karaoke 7pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Hot Rox LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-345-2450 Country Night w/ Country Nation 8pm THE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888-9991995 Quinto Menguante 8-1am

MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 Canadian Tuxedo and Lucky Bones 8pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Open Table DJ Night Hosted by D1 9pm PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 Jason Weber 4:30pm, Darci Daniels & Dave Ring 7pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 DJ Dracer 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SCHMIDY’S; PD; 760-837-3800 Open Mic hosted

by Josh Heinz 9pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; PS; 760-322-9293 The Smooth Brothers 7pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Dude Jones 6pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 T-Bone Karaoke 8pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Tony DiGerlando 6:30pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Flyer 4-6pm, Carolyn Martinez Trio 6:30pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 DJ Khodi Rayne 4:30-9pm, Nite Fixx 9-2am WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-230-0188 Laurie Morvan Band 6:30pm ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 DJ Bigster 8pm

FRI JANUARY 22 19TH HOLE; PD; 760-772-6696 Dude Jones 9pm 29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bob Garcia Band 6:30pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Drug Cabin w/ DJs Kevin Willis and Andy Coronado 10pm AGAVE LOUNGE@THE HYATT REGENCY; IW; 760-674-4080 Art of Sax 8pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Siobhan 7pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Fleet Easton 7:30pm BAR; PS; 760-537-7337 TBA 9pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 DJ and Dancing 9pm Open 6pm-2am BISTRO 60 @TRILOGY; LQ; 760-501-0620 The Carmens 6pm BLUE BAR, SPOTLIGHT 29; INDIO; 760-775-5566 Lady Eris 8pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 The Stanley Butler Trio 6-10pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT CASINO; PS; 888-999-1995 DJ Michael Wright 9-1am CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm

16

CLEMETINE; PD; 760-834-8814 Gina Carey 6pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Bill Baker 6pm DATE SHED; IND; 760-775-6699 Swag Bag Fridays w/ Chemala, Kodingo 21 and Elektric Lucie 9pm EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-342-2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ; 760-777-7773 House Band 8:45pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 R Buckle Road 9pm HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 Bill Ramirez 6:30pm HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Live VJ 9pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-3456466 Frank DiSalvo 6pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Live DJ 8:30pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Karaoke 8pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Palm Springs Sound Company in the afternoon, Hot Rox in the night LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-345-2450 Evidence Band 9pm THE LOUNGE; AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888-9991995 DJ 9pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-3274080 Southbound & Co. 9pm PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; PD; 760-3450222 Radio 60 6:30pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 Grant Langston, The Easy Leaves and David Serby 8pm PEABODY’S CAFÉ; PS; 760-322-1877 Karaoke 7:30pm PJ’S SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760-228-1199 T.B.A. 9pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 Oh My Goodness..It’s Paul Lynde 7pm, Slim Man 9pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 The Refills 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SCHMIDY’S; PD; 760-837-3800 Tip Toe Stallone Presents: Spice 1 w/ Lo’Key, Rhyme Scheme, Mr. Blacc and more 9pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; PS; 760-322-9293 Barry Baughn Blues 8-11pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ; 760-777-1601 The Carmens 8-11pm

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

SHELLY’S LOUNGE@TORTOISE ROCK CASINO; 29 Palms; Rojer Arnold & Bobby Furgo 9pm SMOKIN’ BURGERS; PS; 760-883-5999 Ron James 6pm SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-200-8787 Latin Rock 10pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Demetrious and Co. 6pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 TBA 9pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Pat Rizzo 6:30pm TRILUSSA ITALIAN RISTORANTE; PS; 760-3282300 Julius & Sylvia Music Duo 6-10pm VIBE; MORONGO CASINO; CAB; 951-755-5391 The Rick Whitfield Band 10pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Meet The Corwins 5:30-7:30pm, John Stanley King 8pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 T.B.A. 1:304:30pm, Nite Fixx 9-2am, DJ Anwaar Hines 9-2am VUE GRILLE & BAR; IW; 760-834-3800 TBA 5:30pm WESTIN MISSION HILLS; RM; 760-328-5955 Derek Jordan Gregg 6-10pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-363-3343 TBA 9pm WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-230-0188 Rose Mallet 6:30pm ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 Girl’s Night Out w/ The Men on the Hollywood Strip 9pm

SAT JANUARY 23 29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bev & Bill 6:30pm 19TH HOLE; PD; 760-772-6696 Karaoke w/ T-Bone 9pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 DJ Chelsea Starr noon poolside, Full Moon Party 7pm, Sugar Candy Mountain w/ Reverberation DJs 10pm AGAVE LOUNGE@THE HYATT REGENCY; IW; 760-674-4080 Art of Sax 8pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Cabaret Open Mic 7:30pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Denise Carter 7:30pm BAR; PS; 760-537-7337 TBA 9pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 DJ and Dancing 9pm open 6pm-2am BLUE BAR; SPOTLIGHT 29; IND; 760-775-5566 DJ 9pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Gina Carey 6-10pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT CASINO; PS; 888-999-1995 DJ Michael Wright 9-1am CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Bill Baker 6pm DATE SHED; IND; 760-775-6699 DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-329-6787 Karaoke w/ DJ Scott 9pm

EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-342-2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ; 760-777-7773 TBA 8:30pm THE GROOVE LOUNGE; SPOTLIGHT 29; INDIO; 760-775-5566 DJ 8pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 T.S.O.L. w/ Left Alone and Love Canal 9pm HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 Bill Ramirez 6:30pm HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Live VJ 9pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-3456466 Frank DiSalvo 6pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 T.B.A. 8pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Karaoke 8pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Palm Springs Sound Company,in the afternoon,Hot Rox,in the night LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-345-2450 Evidence Band 9pm THE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888-9991995 TBA 9pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm MITCH’S ON EL PASEO; PD; 760-779-9200 Michael Keeth 12-3pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-3274080 Lucky Tongue 9pm PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; PD; 760-3450222 Marko Russell 6:30pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 Shadow Mountain Band 5pm, Black Crystal Wolf Kids 8pm PEABODY’S CAFÉ; PS; 760-322-1877 Karaoke 7:30pm PJ’S SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760-228-1199 TBA 9pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 Oh My Goodness..It’s Paul Lynde 7pm, Kal David, Lauri Bono & The Real Deal 9pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 California Celts 9pm RIVIERA; PS; 760-327-8311 Michael Keeth 6-10pm ROUTE 74 @ PUEBLO VIEJO; PD; 760-674-2171 Live Band TBA SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SCHMIDY’S; PD; 760-837-3800 Special Motown Performance by Prestige 3-5pm and 7-9pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; PS; 760-322-9293 Barry Baughn Blues 8-11pm

January 21 to January 27, 2016

SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ; 760-777-1601 The Carmens 8-11pm SHELLY’S LOUNGE@TORTOISE ROCK CASINO; 29 Palms; Rojer Arnold & Bobby Furgo 9pm SIDEWINDER GRILL; DHS; 760-329-7929 Karaoke w/ Milly G 6pm SMOKIN’ BURGERS; PS; 760-883-5999 Ron James 6pm SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-200-8787 Latin Music 10pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 TBA 6pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 Desert Music Presents: A Benefit for Brianna Izabel Chavez w/ Machin’, Giselle Woo & The Night Owls, TJ Nasty, Alchemy and more 9pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Darci Daniels 6:30pm TRILUSSA ITALIAN RISTORANTE; PS; 760-3282300 Julius & Sylvia Music Duo 6-10pm TRYST; PS; 760-832-6046 Derek Jordan Gregg 10pm VIBE, MORONGO CASINO; CAB; 951-755-5391 DJ Hektik 10pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 The Carmens 6:30pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Rob & JB 1:304:30pm, Nite Fixx 9-2am, DJ Anwaar Hines 9-2am VUE GRILLE & BAR; IW; 760-834-3800 Chris Lomeli 8pm WESTIN MISSION HILLS; RM; 760-328-5955 Courtney Chambers 6pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-363-3343 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 8pm WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-230-0188 Stanley Butler Trio 6:30pm ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 DJs 9pm continue to page 22

17

January 21 to January 27, 2016

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

good grub JIMMY JOHN’S SANDWICH SHOP OPENS IN PALM DESERT New restaurant on Town Center Way & HWy 111 makes subs so fast you’ll freak!

J

immy John’s is now open and ready to serve freaky fast sandwiches to the Palm Desert community. Stop by the new location at 44489 Town Center Way from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. any day of the week.

Your go-to delivery option, Jimmy John’s will deliver fresh sandwiches right to your door, and the minimum is just one sandwich!

Jimmy John’s also offers convenient catering options perfect for any party. To order, call the store at 760-341-7827 or order online at jimmyjohns.com.

Sean and Andrea Weingarten, owners of the new location, are longtime fans of Jimmy John’s. They were so impressed by the tasty sandwiches, reliable delivery, and freaky fast service that they decided to open up their own store in Palm Desert. Reception from the Desert has been even more positive than

18

Sean and Andrea anticipated – customers often tell them how much they love being able to get Jimmy John’s in the Coachella Valley.

Sean and Andrea have hired 25 employees at the new Jimmy John’s and continue to hire for all positions. Applicants interested in joining their freaky fast team can call the store at 760-341-7827 for more information.

Freaky fast! Freaky good!™ Jimmy John’s is all about freaky fast sandwiches made with real, fresh ingredients. The bread is always served freshly baked, and quality meats and locally-grown veggies are sliced in-store every day. Founded by Jimmy John Liautaud in 1983 in Charleston, Illinois, Jimmy John’s is one of the fastest growing franchises in the U.S. with more than 2400 locations in 43 states.

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

January 21 to January 27, 2016

Empire Music Ventures Presents

The 5th Annual

performances by:

DREAM CLUB T H E B E L L R AYS INSECURE ALEX

Ta s t i n g s f r o m a h u g e s e l e c t i o n o f wineries, breweries & food.

GATES OPEN 3:00PM VIP 4:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION B E E R / W I N E TA ST I N G 3 : 0 0 P M -7: 0 0 P M M A I N STA G E 7: 0 0 P M -1 1 : 0 0 P M GENERAL ADMISSION: $85 VIP : $150 O N S I T E C A M P I N G A V A I L A B L E Located at: THE EMPIRE POLO FIELDS

81-800 AVE 51. INDIO, CA 92201 FOR INFO AND TICKETS VISIT

R W B E X P. C O M

March 05, 2016 19

January 21 to January 27, 2016

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

by Robin E. Simmons

PROPAGANDA OR ENTERTAINMENT?

Screeners No.200

informed public.” Schiff’s district includes Hollywood. He’s also ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee.

Is the movie any good? Yes, the story works in the same way that John Wayne’s 1968 THE GREEN BERETS worked. But it’s no FULL METAL JACKET, PATHS OF GLORY or even PLATOON. Now showing.

EXTRAORDINARY TALES

NEW FOR THE HOME THEATER: HARLOCK SPACE PIRATE 3D

13 HOURS: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi The most impressive thing about Michael Bay’s new film 13 HOURS is the marketing.

The movie is already branded a subject of controversy. Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump has bought out at least one showing and invited guests to see it for free, no doubt hoping the movie implicates his rival Hillary Clinton as failing to call for immediate action when the Libyan Embassy was under threat of attack. However, official investigations suggest that such an order was not actually given by a CIA superior who was in the region at the time of the attack. However, in the movie, a man identified only as “Bob” does indeed say, “stand down.” So is 13 HOURS a piece of blatantly biased political propaganda intentionally aimed to hurt former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton? Or was the movie simply designed to target the same right wing, faith-based demographics of AMERICAN SNIPER? One of the movie’s posters even has the tag line: “As long as I’m doing the right thing, God will take care of me.”

The movie itself is very much a Michael Bay film. The characters are superficially drawn but clearly heroic. The action brilliantly constructed. It’s loud and the explosions are cool. But it does not have the book-ended irony -- or authenticity -- of a movie like LONE SURVIVOR, though it cleverly aims for

20

same jingoist embrace of its target audience.

Bay does a great job of conveying the utter chaos and confusion of the events and showcasing the brave and loyal men who defy a command and just do “the right thing” at great risk to themselves. To hell with the actuality of circumstances. After all, it’s show business. Moviegoers are not so concerned with the reality portrayed as long as the bigscreen story supports their preconceived notions about religion or politics. We love the idea of a group of Americans stepping up to save the day especially when their government fails to respond. True or not.

“I think all the evidence has been overwhelming that there was no stand-down order — everybody says that,” said Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), who serves as ranking member on the Benghazi committee. Can there be any doubt that producer Erwin Stoff and director Bay finessed 13 HOURS so that it will find the warmest of receptions with its simpleminded tale of brave men selflessly risking everything to do what must be done to help those in peril?

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said: “If the film portrays them as having ordered a standdown, it’s clearly at odds with the facts. If the film portrays those who went to rescue people at the diplomatic facility as doing so in disregard of orders, that’s also plainly at odds with the facts. It may make for good entertainment; it doesn’t make for a well-

Far into the future mankind is dying and only Space Pirate Harlock can do anything about it. But the malevolent Gaia Coalition will stop at nothing to destroy him. It is the year 2977 and 500 billion displaced humans long to return to the planet they still refer to as home. Seeking revenge against those who wronged both mankind and himself, the mysterious Harlock roams the universe in his battle cruiser Arcadia seeking, attacking and pillaging enemy ships. Harlock pushes his loyal crew to the limit in his death-defying mission to undo the “Nodes of Time” and reverse the Earth to an age when it was still inhabited by humans.

This lavish reboot of the cult intergalactic comic saga, originally created by Leiji Matsumoto in 1977, the same year of Star Wars’ initial release, is stunning in both 2D and especially in 3D. The eye-popping action and production values are center stage from beginning to end in truly breathtaking, state of the art CGI and what must be motion capture. AVATAR director James Cameron said of HARLOCK: “It’s mythic, epic, and visually unprecedented, Harlock will take you to a whole new universe of ideas.”

Personally, I liked this Japanese 3D animation better than STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, which I thought was nice looking, but an unimaginative retread of the original release.

If futuristic, sci-fi epic adventure is your thing, don’t miss this gem from director Shinji Aramaki about an intergalactic war with Earth as the ultimate prize. It will dazzle your eyeballs and tickle your brain. The twodisc package includes the original Japanese Version (Disc 1) and International Cut (Disc 2) in both 3D and 2D. Fascinating extras round out this sweet set that is limited to only 3,500 units. Probably not in stores. Twilight Movies. Blu-ray.

For more info or ordering: screenarchives. com. Search “HARLOCK SPACE PIRATE 3D”

Since I was a kid, my fondness for Edgar Allan Poe stories has not waned, whether in print or on film. Director Raul Garcia’s EXTRAORDINARY TALES offers distinctly unique artistic takes on five classic, heartpounding Poe stories: “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valedemar,” and “The Masque of the Red Death.” Confront the murderous madmen, sinister villains and cloaked ghouls who wander the dank corridors of Poe’s dark imagination. Each of the macabre stories is given a singular animated look, inspired by sources as diverse as classic Hollywood blackand-white monster films, or the pulpy look of vintage EC Comics. The cool narration is by new and classic recordings from legendary genre directors and actors: Sir Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi (!), Julian Sands, Roger Corman and Guillermo Del Toro. Cinedigm.

Blu-ray TRUE DETECTIVE Season Two

Binge watching crime stories both fictional and true is perfect for cool winter evenings. TRUE DETECTIVE’S Second Season may be a lesser entry than its predecessor, but the 503 minutes on three discs will definitely engage from the start when a Highway Patrol motorcycle officer in the fictional city of Vinci, California, stumbles across the scene of a bizarre murder where the victim’s body has been ritually mutilated.

Featuring an ensemble cast of Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams, and Taylor Kitsch. TD’s second season stands on its own.

It’s a smart, unpredictable police drama as challenging as it is chilling. HBO. Blu-ray. robinesimmons@aol.com

Book Review

Looking for Treasure

H

ow much does our community impact our character and shape our dreams? In Tom Cooper’s The Marauders (Crown, 320 pages) a nightmare of environmental disasters reconfigure the lives of a Louisiana bayou town.

The Marauders takes place five years after Katrina in a community called Janette, Louisiana. Life hasn’t come back to normal since the hurricane, not even close. And now, a manmade disaster threatens all that they have left.

In the swamps of Louisiana’s Barataria Bay, oil from the British Petroleum leak is pouring into the gulf and seeping into the everyday lives of the locals. The oil is destroying the wildlife, making people sick and choking off the source of the community’s livelihood.

As the oil spreads into the bayou, so does dysfunction. The community is coming apart.

Generational shrimpers must find new ways to survive, and a handful of men will do whatever it takes to make ends meet.

The Toup twins are growing premium marijuana on an island way out in the bayou.

They are mean and make a formidable identical duo. Everyone knows and everyone does their best to just stay clear –- if indeed they can.

As the shrimp diminish and sales drop, Wes Trench and his dad are not making enough money to stay afloat. Since Wes’ mother died in the hurricane, their relationship has suffered

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

January 21 to January 27, 2016

By Heidi Simmons “the marauders” By tom cooper fiction

and working together on a shrimp boat becomes impossible.

So Wes teams up with a one-armed, pillpopping, oddball named Lindquist. But it’s not shrimp they’re after. It’s the treasure of pirate Jean Lafitte.

Meanwhile, Cosgrove and Hanson, two ne’er-do-wells meet while they work off community service hours painting a house for a corrupt city official. The two then get a job cleaning oil off birds for $15 an hour, but decide stealing an island’s worth of pot would be more lucrative.

Locally raised, Brady Grimes finds himself back in his hometown working for BP trying to force low-payment settlements on the fiercely independent working people. No one likes him.

Since he’s been back, he hasn’t even taken the time to visit his mother. When he does, he discovers she is ill from oil-spill toxins.

The story takes place in a small town, so all these characters cross paths one way or another. They’ve all had dreams of a better life, but those dreams have drifted away with the oil-slick tide.

I like to think young Wes is the protagonist.

He is a smart kid who did well in school until

SHERRI BREYER continued from page 13 camera techniques to the 4x5. She also in a group show at Scott Van Dyke’s studio in bought an old Bolex 16mm movie camera 2001 in Palm Springs, CA and acquired a job and began making her own films. That led as an Event and Portrait photographer. After to a career directing television commercials settling into the desert and developing a new and eventually a short film that appeared career, she was fortunate to become friends in the Sundance Film Festival, the USA with a male couple who collaborated with Film Festival etc. and was chosen by the her on a photograph journey in the Joshua American Cinematic as a favorite with a Tree National Monument. The result was a series of nudes that embraced their love special screening at Paramount.

In order to balance the everyday stress for this sacred, majestic and powerful place of being on a set, Sherri loved to disappear that became the ideal setting for magic to into the darkroom to work on her personal take place. The sepia-toned black and white photography. She enjoyed photographing images that emerged from the darkroom friends that she worked with in the were shown at Modern Masters Fine Art industry, always preferring to shoot real Gallery in Palm Desert in 2007. Another people rather than models for her Fine show at Modern Master Fine Art Gallery in Art images. On her days off, they would 2008 featured female nudes that focused disappear into Topanga Canyon or a forest on surreal fantasy and dream imagery of close by -- dreaming of making what she angels. Sherri’s final exhibition at Modern hoped would be photographic magic. She Masters was a series of nudes printed on was always attracted to images of the body, watercolor paper that appeared dreamand found her personal style while placing like although rough, torn and tattered. This the nude into natural settings where light technique treatment made each image a and shadow would become her guide. This unique piece of art.

When Buschlen Mowatt Gallery in Palm led to a series of provocative female images that focused on creating an ethereal world Desert closed, and before Heather James filled with angels and fairies, governed by Gallery opened, Sherri was given the keys to nature. This series of works enjoyed many this huge, empty architectural space to shoot exhibitions, which included a one woman an amazing series -- nude male dancers show at Fototeka Gallery in Los Angeles in with bright red capes, leaping & jumping in mid-air -- her “Toreador” collection. She 1999.

Sherri then exhibited her female nudes then completed another iconic shoot in the

he dropped out to help his dad. He loves his community and wants to be part of the next generation of shrimpers. Maybe his simple dream can still come true.

Wes has been building his own boat just like his father and grandfather did before him. But with the way things currently are, he’s not sure there’s a future as a shrimper or if any life is possible in his hometown.

Doped up and crazed on Oxycontin, Lindquist can’t – won’t -- stop looking for treasure. Exhausted and water-logged, Wes leaves Lindquist in hopes he can patch things up with his dad. Cosgrove and Hanson are caught red-handed on the “pot” island and Lindquist finds gold doubloons, but has no boat. Chaos and violence ensue in the wilds of the bayou.

The Marauders is a fun, well-written read.

With great observations and wit, author Cooper paints a vivid picture of Cajun life and Louisiana culture. The characters are colorful and the setting is so rich you feel the sticky moisture of the bayou and the stench of the raw crude.

same space, a series of nude male & female Ballet dancers -- classical, ethereal, groundbreaking photography.

In 2009 & 2010, Sherri focused on a new and more extensive exploration of the nude. This work opened in 2010 at Coda Gallery in Palm Desert. She believes that her goal as an artist is to take the viewer to a world seen through her personal vision

However for me, there is not enough plot in this story. I kept waiting for all the characters to come together in a climatic or explosive experience. Each character is a ticking time bomb, but nothing goes off. There was so much potential to connect the dots and create a page turning novel, but it doesn’t turn out that way.

Yet, I still enjoyed being caught up in the world. The reader is given a first-hand look at how devastating the hurricane and oil spill were to the people who lived and made their living in the affected areas.

As bad as some of the characters were, I still liked most of them. I found myself even rooting for the horrible Toup twins. I liked the resiliency of the people and their survival instincts. Each character faces his personal demons, but only Wes appears to learn something from the experience.

The Marauders works best as a picaresquelike novel. The story is more episodic than plot driven. The roguish, underclass characters must live by their wits to survive in a corrupt society.

Using their limited abilities, they set out on an adventure that basically leads nowhere.

I say picaresque-like because traditionally picaresque is told from a first person view.

Cooper tells the story with an omniscient voice.

This is Cooper’s debut novel and I can hardly wait to read what comes next.

and imagination. As a result, her current unique photographic images on hand -printed on Japanese rice paper & 100% rag paper -- address more personal feelings that range from Zen to Isolation. This show has taken over a year to come to fruition and she completed it with a new level of consciousness.

When not working on her Fine Art, Sherri concentrates on her work for Palm Springs Life magazine as their Society Event Photographer, which she has been doing for over ten years. That has led to some wonderful private work for A-List clients. She most enjoys portrait and studio work where with her understanding of lighting makes her clients feel comfortable, confident because they know the end result will be exactly what they envisioned. In addition, Sherri photographs table top and architecture using the glow of sunset to enhance her images. Photography is not only a passion for her -- it is her life!

SHERRI BREYER, Featured Photographer - REBECCA FINE ART GALLERY, 68895 Perez Rd., Suite 7, Cathedral City, Ca 92234 (760) 534-5888 -- PHOTOGRAPHY ART EXHIBIT, runs through January. Closing Reception for the Artists on SAT. JAN. 30, 5:00-9:00PM For more info: Pikuspeople2@aol.com & visit our Online Gallery: Fineartvortex.com -- Gallery Hours: Thurs.-Sundays, 11am-6pm or By Appointment.

21

January 21 to January 27, 2016

CLUB CRAWLER NIGHTLIFE continued from page 17

SUN JANUARY 24

29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bob Garcia 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Slacker Sunday w/ The Hood Internet and Dino Soccio noon poolside and 9pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Jazz Brunch w/ Rose Mallett 11:30am AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 The Judy Show 7:30pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Motown, R&B and Funk 6pm-2am BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Steve Madaio 6-10pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT; PS; 888999-1995 Nash with Quinto Menguante 9pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Joe Jaggi 6pm DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-329-6787 Radio 60 & Friends 3-6pm EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-342-2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-3456466 Ted Herman’s Big Band 6pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Open Jam 6pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Palm Springs Sound Company, in the afternoon, Hot Rox, in the night MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760325-2323 Sunday Jam 4-8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Golden Era Karaoke 4-7pm, Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 8pm-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 7:30pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-3274080 Longest Running Jam Session in the valley.

Hosted by JB, Sign up 6pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 The Hot Fudge Sunday Band 7pm

PETE’S HIDEAWAY;PS; 760-322-6500 The Evaro Brothers 7pm PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 Sally Kellerman 1pm, The Judy Show 7pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Eddie Gee 7pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 The Myx 6pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 7pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 John Stanley King 6-9pm VUE GRILLE & BAR; IW; 760-834-3800 TBA 6pm WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-230-0188 The Smooth Brothers 5:30pm

MON JANUARY 25 29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 The Luminators 6pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Bill Marx 6:30pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Mood Deep House Lounge 6pm-2am CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Joe Jaggi 6pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-3456466 Ron Kalina’s Jazz 6pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Hot Rox NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 7pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-3274080 Singer Song Writer Open Mic hosted by Robert Poole 7pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Industry Night w/ DJ Tone 2pm-close SCHMIDY’S; PD; 760-837-3800 T-Bone Karaoke 8:30pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 T.B.A. 6pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com Rose Kingsley Presents: Musical Tribute to Barbra Streisand 7:45pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 DJ Khodi Rayne 4:30-2am, Michael James & 3sum 9-2am VUE GRILLE & BAR; IW; 760-834-3800 Tony Grandberry 6:30pm WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-230-0188 Trish Hatley & Barney McClure 6pm

TUE JANUARY 26 29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bob Garcia Band 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Ace Karaoke with Kiesha 9pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Eric Lindstrom 7pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Bella da Ball Dinner Revue w/ guest performers 7:30pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Open DJ Night text 760-799-8800 to sign up 6pm-2am BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Stanley Butler Trio 6-10pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Joe Jaggi 6pm CORKTREE; PD; 760-770-0123 Michael Keeth 6-9pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Bill Baker 6pm FIRESIDE LOUNGE; PS; 760-327-1700 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Karaoke hosted

by Phillip Moore 9pm INDIAN CANYONS GOLF RESORT; PS; 760833-8700 DJ Randy Johnson 6pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-3456466 Michael D’Angelo 6:15pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Ted Quinn’s Open Mic Reality Show Jam 8pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Karaoke 7pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Palm Springs Sound Company NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm-1:15am

THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Tim Burleson 7:45pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-3274080 Open Mic Jam w/ Jimi Heil 7pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Ladies Night 7pm PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 Jason Weber 4:30pm, Rose Mallett 7pm SCHMIDY’S; PD; 760-837-3800 T-Bone Karaoke 8:30pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Demetrious and Co. THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Douglas McDonald 6:30pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Mike Costley and Trio 6:30pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Tequila Tuesdays 9pm VUE GRILLE & BAR; IW; 760-834-3800 Chris Lomeli 6pm WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-230-0188 John Bolivar & Barney McClure 6pm

WED JANUARY 27 29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Daniel Horn 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Billy Sunday 7pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Pro Jazz Jam 7:30pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Piano Bar 6pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Beer Pong Contest 6pm-2am BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Michael Keeth 6-10pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Bill Baker 6pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Saving Abel w/ Hollace and Kirra 8pm

(760) 340-2840 www.triabike.com

Open Daily 10 am - 6 pm Sunday 12 - 5pm 44841 San Pablo (West Side of Street), Palm Desert, CA 92260

S and G

PUMPING SERVICE

Septic Tank & Grease Trap Pumping Sewer & Drain Cleaning Odor Control

22

760-404-6325

HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Live VJ 9pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760345-6466 Open Mic w/ Rich Bono & Poupee Boccaccio 6pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Live Music KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Open Mic hosted by Amy Angel 6:30pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Hot Rox MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760325-2323 “Sing Jam” w/ Mikael Healey 8pm MITCH’S ON EL PASEO; PD; 760-779-9200 Michael Keeth 12-3pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Golden Era Karaoke 4-7pm, Karaoke 8pm-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-3274080 Roger Lemieux 5pm PJ’S SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760-288-1199 Karaoke w/ KJ Ginger 8pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 Michael Holmes Jazz Trio 6:30pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 Grady James 9pm SCHMIDY’S; PD; 760-837-3800 The D Phillips Band 6pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Straight Ahead Jazz 6pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Open Mic w/ Les Michaels 6:30pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Lizann Warner 6:30pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 DJ Khodi Rayne 4:30-2am, Nite Fixx 9-2am WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-363-3343 Karaoke 9pm WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-230-0188 Chuck Alvarez All Star Session 6:30pm

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

Anything Goes at the Palm Canyon Theatre

Cole Porter’s memorable musical runs Jan. 22-Feb. 7

A

nything Goes has made its way to the Palm Canyon Theatre. This musical favorite comes complete with amazing tap numbers, campy jokes, unlikely happy endings and timeless tunes including “You’re the Top,” “I Get a Kick Out Of You” and “Anything Goes,” courtesy of the unforgettable score by Cole Porter.

Anything Goes describes it all as the cast gets wrapped up in zany antics aboard the S.S. American ocean liner bound from New York to London. Stowaway Billy Crocker, played by Robbie Wayne, a former theatre producer, is in love with heiress Hope Harcourt, played

by Jamie Leigh Walker. Trouble is, Hope is engaged to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, played

by Kam Sisco. Enter nightclub singer Reno Sweeney, played by Francesca Amori, a reallife, local cabaret singer who has toured from New York to Broadway and who performs frequently at the AJs at the Green and the Purple Room. Reno and Moonface Martin, played by Tom Warrick, find a soft-spot for Billy as he devises of a way to win Hope’s heart. In the end, two unlikely couples are wed with a little help from a crew of singing sailors, exotic disguises and some good oldfashioned blackmail.

The original book of Anything Goes was a collaboratively written by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It debuted on Broadway in 1934 at the Alvin Theatre (now known as the Neil Simon Theatre). The production has been revived several times in the United States and Britain and has been filmed twice. The Palm Canyon Theatre’s rendition of Anything Goes is directed by Steve Fisher, winner of multiple Desert Theatre League honors for both directing and acting. Musical direction is by Steven Smith, and the show is choreographed by Matthew Ryan.

Anything Goes opens Friday, January 22, and runs weekends through Sunday, February 7. Show times are 7PM on Thursdays, 8PM on Fridays and Saturdays.

Sunday matinees start at 2PM. Tickets are

$32-$36. Student tickets are $15, with valid ID; student tickets must be purchased at the Box Office.

For tickets, call the Palm Canyon Theatre Box Office at 760-323-5123 or order online: PalmCanyonTheatre.org. The Palm Canyon

COYOTE STAGEWORKS PRESENTS ‘ART’ BY YASMINA REZA

Company’s Original Founding Members Set to Star in Tony Award-Winning Comedy

C

oyote StageWorks, the awardwinning Actors’ Equity professional theater company, will present eleven performances of “Art” by French playwright Yasmina Reza at the Annenberg Theater beginning March 25, 2016. A 1998 Tony Award winner for Best Play that has been packing in audiences worldwide ever since, “Art” raises questions about art and friendship.

In an ironic twist of casting, the comedy will bring together on stage for the first time three original founding members of Coyote StageWorks: Founding Artistic Director Chuck Yates, as well as Larry Raben and David Engel, who are company members and serve on the board of the organization.

They have been friends for more than 25 years and the Desert Theatre League has bestowed numerous Desert Star Awards on each.

“Throughout the course of the play the characters wonder how they all became friends and whether their friendship is truly worth all the tension,” said Yates. “It’s exciting to me that we have three long-time friends playing three long-time friends.

There is shorthand that we as actors can bring to this piece because Larry, David and I know each other so very well. I don’t think you can discount the importance of that history. We’re like family.”

The play begins with Marc (Yates) telling the audience that his old friend Serge (Raben) purchased a white painting.

A disagreement regarding its artistic value ensues, with each man trying to convince their mutual friend Ivan (Engel) to their point of view. Ivan’s desire to remain neutral angers the two friends instead. The production is directed by famed actor and director Don Amendolia, who is known for

his work in film (“The Secret of My Success,” “Fearless,” “Wayne’s World,” “Boogie Nights”), television (“Seinfeld,” “Frasier,” “LA Law,” “Law & Order”), and numerous theater productions on Broadway, OffBroadway and regionally.

“Part of what has made this play such a hit for so many years ­­­­­­­­­­­­is that it is just so damn funny,” explained Amendolia. “We all have those important friendships and relationships with people that we love, and also sometimes just want to smack them across the head.”

Tickets for Coyote StageWorks’ production of “Art” are $45 – $55 for matinees and $50 – $60 for evening performances, and may be purchased at the Annenberg Theater box office located at the Palm Springs Art Museum or online. A Q&A session with cast members will follow Thursday matinees.

Voted ‘Best Live Theater’ Desert Magazine’s “Best of the Valley” reader’s poll in 2013 and 2014, Coyote StageWorks also won an astonishing 20 Desert Star Awards from the Desert Theatre League in October 2014. Since the company’s first production in 2009 it has earned 62 Desert Star Awards.

Coyote StageWorks is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 company dedicated to advancing theatre as a vital art form in the desert communities of the Coachella Valley. It is

January 21 to January 27, 2016

theatre

Theatre is located at 538 North Palm Canyon Drive, at the corner of Alejo Road and Palm Canyon Drive, across from Koffi inside The Corridor. Box Office hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10AM - 4PM. For more information call 760-323-5123.

theatre

their mission to provide a forum for thoughtprovoking, entertaining, and culturally significant works in an environment that nurtures the creativity of the individual and the enrichment of the community.

For more information about Coyote StageWorks and its 2016 season, please visit coyotestageworks.org. Group sales: 760318-0024. To purchase individual tickets or subscriptions, call 760-325-4490 or visit annenbergtheater.org.

23

January 21 to January 27, 2016

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

Haddon Libby

Times, They Are A Changin’

T

he stock market got off to its worst twoweek start to a New Year in HISTORY. Does this indicate the start of another stock market crash on par with 1929 or 2008?

The short answer is ‘no’. If you want to understand more, feel free to email me at hlibby@winslowdrake.com. I have an investment advisory firm that helps individuals and businesses in managing their investments.

I’m happy to share our knowledge with you - but you have to reach out! Our phone number is 213.596.8399 if you prefer to call.

Our team includes a Ph.D in economics who managed $10 billion for the Federal Home Loan Bank as well as the hedge funds of one of the wealthiest people in California and another person who was on the Board of Directors to industry oversight agency, FINRA and its predecessor, the National Association of Securities Dealers. We are really good at what we do and I’d love to share our knowledge with you, a friend or family member.

With that advertorial out of the way, let’s focus on something other than the stock market or politics.

Millennials.

The Millennial Generation is people born between 1980 and 1999. They represent 25% of the US population with 43% identifying as nonwhite with 25% speaking a language other than

English at home. With Baby Boomers (19461964) retiring, Millennials are the generation increasingly shaping culture and views. In two years, Millennials will eclipse Boomers in spending power at $3.4 trillion annually. Within seven years, they will become the vast majority of people in the workforce.

Millennials are the best educated generation in US history with 72% having graduated high school and 58% graduating from a four-year college. Eighty-five percent own smartphones.

They are also the most progressive generation in terms of social and cultural values and believe many of our problems are because of overreliance on “market forces” and self-regulation by corporations.

81% of Millennials have donated time or money to a charity. Sixty-one percent are concerned about the state of the world and intend on making the improvement of society as one of their life goals.

Millennials’ different way of looking at the world is evident in their views of marriage. 44% feel that marriage is an obsolete idea (Boomers 35%) while a most believe in same-sex unions.

Gender roles have changed as well with a growing percentage of men being the stay-athome parent.

Their main source of news comes from television (65%) and the Internet (59%) with only 24% reading newspapers and 18% listening to the radio.

Most say that their parents shaped their views on society and politics with nearly all stating that faith leaders had no impact on their views.

Millennials score highly on IQ tests as well as personality traits such as self-esteem, assertiveness and extraversion. This also means that they are more prone to being viewed as self-absorbed, narcissistic and entitled.

Given challenges that have plagued the job market since the economic crash of 2008, Millennials have been forced to become entrepreneurial. As an example, in 2011 Millennials started 160,000 business a month.

Fifty-four percent of this generation have either started their own business or intend on starting one. Generally speaking, they do not see the need to have a physical location for their business given their use of technology.

Businesses that want to market to this generation better understand social media.

More traditional advertising approaches like radio, newspapers and television do not work well on this group. Millennials form their buying preferences via word-of-mouth from peers, friends and social media via the Internet. They prefer to support brands that have a cause (other than profits).

While Millennials may be viewed as narcissistic and self-absorbed, their intent on making the world a better and fairer place is a lofty goal that all generations should embrace.

Dale Gribow On The Law

HOW DID I HURT MY ACCIDENT CASE?

T

OP 10 ways to hurt your case: 1. Insurance: Many locals DO NOT HAVE AUTO INSURANCE. You need more than the minimum insurance on your car with elevated UM. Without more than $15k you are taking your life in your own hands.

From December 2015 to January 2016 two of my clients died in separate accidents and the at fault party had $15k or NO insurance coverage AND my clients only had $15k. How do you explain to the survivors that they will only get $15k (if there are no other assets) because their loved one was under-insured.

2. Property Damage: Don’t take your car to a neighbor’s body shop. Instead of a property damage bill of $7000 it is only $2500. A criteria for settling is looking at the damage to the car.

You don’t want your lawyer to present a small bill to the insurance company or jury. Beware if the adjuster meets to give an estimate and asks to take a picture with you bending over and pointing at the rear dented quarter panel and right before he snaps the pix he says SMILE. You have complained to your med providers that you hurt and cannot bend and are in constant pain. That picture will be inconsistent with your medical complaints.

3. You talk to the police officer and by accident admit you are partly at fault.

4. Talking to the Adjuster: the old adage

24

that Silence is Golden is especially true with PI cases. It is not only what you say BUT what the adjuster THOUGHT HE HEARD YOU SAY. 5. You refuse to go to the hospital by ambulance because you do not want to incur an ambulance bill or emergency room bill with your limited finances. Failure to seek immediate treatment hurts your case. In my office we get all medical treatment on liens.

6. Don’t initially handle the case: Getting maximum recovery is a “work of art”. Don’t put your bills through Medicare or Medicaid.

There are many reasons but just do not do it.

7. Don’t go to your current doctor: Go

to one that has not seen you before. Your doctor’s file has all your prior complaints and injuries and we all have skeletons in our closet or what the insurance company will interpret as a skeleton such as: prior accidents; seeing a shrink (that does not play well in front of some jurors unless you see the doc for this accident); having a venereal disease; having had an abortion (without sharing with your spouse); having an alcohol or drug issue.

8. You want a doctor who is not only a good physician but is good at preparing Med/LEGAL reports. The doctor’s description of your pains is critical. The doctor may tell you to come back in a month and soak in hot bath. A month later you can’t get an appointment for another 3-4 weeks. You wind up with a small medical bill and that suggests to lawyers, judges, adjusters and juries that you were not hurt.

9. Hiring a lawyer from out of town.

Though good lawyers, they will not know the local judges and court personnel (clerks and bailiffs) and a lawyer can often get a lot of info from them...if they are friends.

10. Social Media (FB): Don’t post you’re feeling great or running to play tennis or golf.

The insurance company will argue if you were well enough to play a sport you could not be hurt that badly. Social media is the biggest advance for insurance companies who no longer have to hire private investigators. They

can learn from your daily posts how you are doing and that could be the kiss of death for your case. Take down your social media until the case is over. The insurance company can determine your friends and have investigators talk to them and learn how healthy you are.

Your friends may assume you are ok because you do not complain.

Suggestions for future articles? Contact dale@dalegribowlaw.com<mailto:dale@ dalegribowlaw.com or 760-837-7500.

DALE GRIBOW TOP LAWYER - Palm Springs Life(ACCIDENTS)-2011-16 PERFECT 10.0 AVVO Peer Rating “PREEMINENT” Rating - Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory “BEST Attorneys of America” Selected by “Rue” (Limited to Top 100 Attorneys per state)

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

January 21 to January 27, 2016

Full Service Feline Only Veterinary Clinic

Dr. Rebecca Diaz

760-325-3400 Dr. Rebecca Diaz is a cat-loving veterinary professional, dedicated to keeping your cats and kittens happy and healthy with top-quality care in a stress-free environment.

Feline Veterinary Service

Every aspect of our clinic is designed with the special needs of cats in mind.

From the quiet serene waiting room to the relaxing exam rooms and cat-friendly cages for hospitalized patients, our goal is to promote a peaceful, stress-free environment for your cats.

Services include: • Routine Care • Geriatic Care • Spay/Neuter

• Digital Radiology • Laboratory Services • New Kitten Care

• Vaccinations • General Surgery • Dentistry

67870 Vista Chino Cathedral City, CA 92234

www.catcitycat.com

25

January 21 to January 27, 2016

safety tips

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

by Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

Pass the Gas Safely!

Health&Fitness

5th Annual City of Palm Springs Mayor’s Race and Wellness Festival Slated for Sunday, Jan. 24. Register to Become a “Moon Walker”. Get Healthy Palm Springs!

D

id you know that there are over 5000 fires and explosions in gas stations each year says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. Almost two-thirds involved vehicles.

Make sure when you pull up and prepare to pass gas to your vehicle, gas can or other source from the pump, you turn off your vehicle engine. Put your vehicle in park and set the emergency brake.

Do not smoke, light matches or lighters while refueling at the pump or when using gasoline anywhere else. Use only the refueling latch provided on the gasoline dispenser nozzle. Do not re-enter your vehicle during refueling. If you cannot

26

avoid re-entering your vehicle, discharge any static build-up BEFORE reaching for the nozzle by touching something metal with a bare hand - such as the vehicle door - away from the nozzle.

In the event a fire occurs when refueling, leave the nozzle in the fill pipe and back away from the vehicle. Notify the station attendant immediately. Do not over-fill or top-off your vehicle tank, which can cause gasoline spillage.

Never allow children under licensed driving age to operate the pump.

Contact your local fire department for additional safety tips!

Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

T

he City of Palm Springs will present the 5th Annual Mayor’s Race and Wellness Festival on Sunday, Jan. 24, in partnership with Desert Healthcare District, Desert Regional Medical Center and the United Way of Desert.

Register to become a “Moon Walker” and join Mayor Robert Moon and friends in the 5K walk throughout the city. The fun kicks off at 7 a.m. in the Ruth Hardy Wellness Park. Start time is 7:30 a.m. for the 10K, 8 a.m. for the 5K and 9:30 a.m. for the 1K Kids Fun Run. Runners and walkers can participate as an individual or in a team category and receive a discounted entry by entering the code (TEAMPS) when registering online. This year the event benefits the Desert Healthcare Foundation and the United Way of the Desert.

Joining in the fun will be leading health expert Craig Ramsay, author of “Anatomy of Muscle Building” and his partner Brandon Libretti, who star in the new Bravo Television series, “Newlyweds: The First Year.” In addition, the Masters of Ceremonies will be well known local personal trainer Sean Bergara, the owner of ECORE Fitness in Palm

Springs. The Wellness Festival is FREE and open to the public and will feature a variety of health and wellness booths, interactive displays, food samples, giveaways and more.

To sign up and for more info, visit the website healthyplanethealthyyoups.com.

Every registrant receives breakfast served by the Palm Springs Lions Club and a finisher medal.

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of January 21

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The next four weeks could potentially be a Golden Age of Friendship . . . a State of Grace for Your Web of Connections . . . a Lucky Streak for Collaborative Efforts. What can you do to ensure that these cosmic tendencies will actually be fulfilled? Try this: Deepen and refine your approach to schmoozing. Figure out what favors would be most fun for you to bestow, and bestow them. Don’t socialize aimlessly with random gadabouts, but rather gravitate toward people with whom you share high ideals and strong intentions.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): On a clear day, if you stand at the summit of Costa Rica’s Mount Irazú, you can see both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

It’s not hard to get there. You can hop a tourist bus in the nearby city of San José, and be 11,200 feet high two hours later. This is a good model for your next assignment: Head off on a stress-free jaunt to a place that affords you a vast vista. If you can’t literally do that, at least slip away to a fun sanctuary where you’ll be inspired to think big thoughts about your long-range prospects. You need a break from everything that shrinks or numbs you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A filmmaker working on a major movie typically shoots no more than four pages of the script per day. A director for a TV show may shoot eight pages. But I suspect that the story of your life in the near future may barrel through the equivalent of 20 pages of script every 24 hours. The next chapter is especially action-packed. The plot twists and mood swings will be coming at a rapid clip. This doesn’t have to be a problem as long as you are primed for high adventure. How? Take good care of your basic physical and emotional needs so you’ll be in top shape to enjoy the boisterous ride.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The city of Paris offers formal tours of its vast sewer system.

Commenting at an online travel site, one tourist gave the experience five stars. “It’s a great change of pace from museums full of art,” she wrote.

Another visitor said, “It’s an interesting detour from the cultural overload that Paris can present.”

According to a third, “There is a slight smell but it isn’t overpowering. It’s a fascinating look at how Paris handles wastewater treatment and clean water supply.” I bring this up, Cancerian, because now is a favorable time for you to take a break from bright, shiny pleasures and embark on a tour of your psyche’s subterranean maze. Regard it not as a scary challenge, but as a fact-finding exploration.

What strategies do you have in place to deal with the messy, broken, secret stuff in your life? Take an inventory.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “When I look at a sunset, I don’t say, ‘Soften the orange a little on the right hand corner, and put a bit more purple in the cloud color.’” Pioneering psychologist Carl Rogers was describing the way he observed the world. “I don’t try to control a sunset,” he continued. “I watch it with awe.” He had a similar view about people.

“One of the most satisfying experiences,” he said, “is just fully to appreciate an individual in the same way I appreciate a sunset.” Your assignment, Leo, is to try out Rogers’ approach. Your emotional well-being will thrive as you refrain from trying to “improve” people -- as you see and enjoy them for who they are.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The future is headed your way in a big hurry. It may not be completely here for a few weeks, but even then it will have arrived ahead of schedule. Should you be alarmed?

Should you work yourself into an agitated state and draw premature conclusions? Hell, no! Treat this sudden onrush of tomorrow as a bracing opportunity to be as creative as you dare. Cultivate a beginner’s mind. Be alert for unexpected openings that you assumed would take longer to appear.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): More than one-third of all pregnancies are unintended. The two people involved aren’t actually trying to make a baby, but their contraceptive measure fails or isn’t used at all.

According to my analysis, you heterosexual Libras

© Copyright 2015 Rob Brezsny

are now more prone to this accidental experience than usual. And in general, Libras of every sexual preference must be careful and precise about what seeds they plant in the coming weeks. The new growth you instigate is likely to have far-reaching consequences. So don’t let your choice be reckless or unconscious. Formulate clear intentions. What do you want to give your love to for a long time?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I was a rock musician for years, which meant that I rarely went to bed before dawn. I used to brag that my work schedule was from 9 to 5 -- 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., that is. Even after I stopped performing regularly, I loved keeping those hours. It was exhilarating to be abuzz when everyone else was asleep. But two months ago, I began an experiment to transform my routine. Now I awake with the dawn. I spend the entire day consorting with the source of all life on earth, the sun. If you have been contemplating a comparable shift in your instinctual life, Scorpio -- any fundamental alteration in your relationship to food, drink, exercise, sleep, perception, laughter, love-making -- the next few weeks will be a favorable time to do it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You Sagittarians are often praised but also sometimes criticized for being such connoisseurs of spontaneity. Many of us admire your flair for unplanned adventure, even though we may flinch when you unleash it. You inspire us and also make us nervous as you respond to changing circumstances with unpremeditated creativity. I expect all these issues to be hot topics in the coming weeks. You are in a phase of your cycle when your improvisational flourishes will be in the spotlight. I, for one, promise to learn all I can from the interesting detours that result from your delight in experimentation.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn worldchanger Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested and sent to jail on 29 different occasions. His crimes?

Drawing inspiration from his Christian faith, he employed nonviolent civil disobedience to secure basic civil rights for African Americans. He believed so fiercely in his righteous cause that he was willing to sacrifice his personal comfort again and again. The coming months will be a favorable time to devote yourself to a comparable goal, Capricorn. And now is a good time to intensify your commitment. I dare you to take a vow.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The birds known as mound-builders are born more mature than other species. As soon as they peck themselves out of their eggs, they are well-coordinated, vigorous enough to hunt, and capable of flight. Right now I see a resemblance between them and many of you Aquarians. As soon as you hatch your new plans or projects -- which won’t be long now -- you will be ready to operate at almost full strength. I bet there won’t be false starts or rookie mistakes, nor will you need extensive rehearsal. Like the mound-builders, you’ll be primed for an early launch.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You are not purely and simply a Pisces, because although the sun was in that astrological sign when you were born, at least some of the other planets were in different signs. This fact is a good reminder that everything everywhere is a complex web of subtlety and nuance. It’s delusional to think that anyone or anything can be neatly definable. Of course it’s always important to keep this in mind, but it’s even more crucial than usual for you to do so in the coming weeks. You are entering a phase when the best way to thrive is to know in your gut that life is always vaster, wilder, and more mysterious than it appears to be on the surface. If you revere the riddles, the riddles will be your sweet, strong allies.

---------------------------------------------------------Homework: Embark on a week-long crusade to raise the level of well-being everywhere you go. Be inspiring! Report results to FreeWillAstrology.com.

Rob Brezsny Free Will Astrology freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

January 21 to January 27, 2016

Mind,body & Spirit

TIME ON TASK

G

by Bronwyn Ison

rowing up I often heard, “time on task.” Translation: Time on task is the length of time spent actively involved on a task. Most of us are easily distracted in our fast paced society. We are derailed by some of the most miniscule of things and it obfuscates our concentration.

Generally, I am interrupted numerous times while writing my articles. When we are in ebb and flow, distractions can be the worst curse.

Each of us measure our lives based upon time. There are 24 hours in a day, 7 days a week, 60 seconds to a minute and so on. We all understand time and how important and valuable our time is down to the second.

Educators are most commonly known to use time on task techniques to keep their students engaged. It also improves their capabilities to remain focused for longer periods of time. There is certainly somewhat of a science in conjunction with keeping on track.

Without getting overly technical and possibly overwhelming you, are you able to stay on task? Are you easily distracted in your day-to-day activities? You are likely the average American and remaining on task with anything is challenging. Compose a list of areas in your life you need to improve.

Then allocate time towards improving this area of your life.

Every year our taxes need to be filed

by April 15. Why is it that many people procrastinate and file for an extension? Did

you not allow yourself enough time to focus on your forecasted accomplishment? Truly, you didn’t stay time on task. By all means I am not judging you. I do understand life circumstances arise. Overall, it has to due with balancing your time.

When it comes to lesser day-to-day responsibilities we are easily distracted by emails, text messages, household chores, unexpected errands or interruptions. I can attest, and I am right there with you.

I presume my question is; how do we get a better handle on ensuring time on task?

The best advice I can share is to circle back around and revisit the original topic.

Compose a list before entering a meeting.

Ensure prior to the end of your discussion that you have checked off and covered every topic you needed to address.

Practice, practice and more practice will help you improve and hone your skills. We are a work in progress. Recognizing you can veer off course is half the battle. If you make a check list and complete your to-do list you will feel less stressed. You are in control so don’t allow others to hijack your time when you have a job to complete.

Remain focused, diligent and motivated to get your work completed. You will feel better about your accomplishments! When you stray off course, remind yourself… Time on Task!

Bronwyn Ison is the owner of Evolve Yoga. e-volveyoga.com 760.564.YOGA

27

January 21 to January 27, 2016

ask JENNY

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

by Jenny Wallis

“.. this behavior is really bugging me.”

Dear Jenny, I have been with my boyfriend for four years. We have been happily living together for three years. We have moved across the country together, we are absolutely in love. I have noticed though, he doesn’t do the same things he used to do. He used to be so much more romantic. He would give me gifts and consciously want to spend his free time with me. Now, he rarely gives me gifts, he hardly even compliments me anymore. I adore him and our relationship, but this behavior is really bugging me. Is this how all relationships are after a while?

Am I just being too greedy? Should I just be grateful that we are still together and in love, even though the romance isn’t there anymore?

- Love, Candace Hi Candace, I think that what you are feeling is pretty normal, and felt by many. Whoever has been with a romantic partner for more than six months probably knows exactly what you are talking about. Things tend to start out great, and be really sweet, with you and your partner being so attentive to each other. There is so much that seems new; you want to spend most, if not all, of your time together, getting to learn more about the other person. You will get each other gifts and will love giving things to the other person. It’s all so fresh and fun!

I have heard the romance cools down after some time, or leaves completely. What can be done about it? The partnership is still there and the love is still there, just with less momentum. Some say that after a short amount of time you stop putting your best foot forward, stop trying to impress.

Whatever the reason, change is the result in all relationships. It’s inevitable and change is the only thing that is guaranteed. Sometimes it makes relationships closer, the parties involved have grown together. On the other

28

hand it can also make the couple fall apart.

But either way, there are some things that need to be considered.

Why don’t you consider giving romance a new definition? The question that you presented made it sound like giving you gifts and flowers and spending free time with you equaled romance. Is that how you define romance? The term itself has a few definitions. But mostly it means the act of love and feeling that emotion. I think the love you are feeling is what you need to focus on.

There is no reason to waste energy on thinking about how things used to be or even try to fix things. Instead maybe you should spend time changing your thoughts.

If you change your thoughts, then the things you look at change too. Make sure that you don’t spend any time talking about how he no longer does what he used to do. That will only amplify it and make it a bigger deal than it is. According to the Law of Attraction, when you talk and think about something, another thought that is the same will be attracted to it and then they will build from there.

So unless you want to make this a big hairy deal, I wouldn’t talk about it. On the flip side, maybe try focusing on what he does do that makes you happy and that you would define as romantic; because those thoughts will attract more thoughts and bring more to you.

Change your thought process and change your belief. A belief is just a thought you keep thinking. Shift your thought pattern onto things that he does do! Thinking about things that he doesn’t do, is just not serving you! ♥Jenny Don’t forget to follow Jenny on askjennynow.com.

Contact her at (760)505-0952

Life & career Coach

by Sunny Simon

Focus on Eliminating Time Wasters

Y

ou’ve just been awarded a leadership role in your firm. By proving yourself as a savvy player who delivers on time and under budget you earned it. After a celebratory night on the town, you walk into your new office smiling and humming a catchy little tune. As you sort through many emails marked “urgent,” and “needs attention” the curve of your mouth turns upside-down and you begin wondering how you’re going to survive your promotion. Sound familiar?

Whether you are an entrepreneur, a manager or a rising star in your company, survival depends on honing your time management skills.

Successfully managing your time and your staff is the hallmark of a competent leader. Arranging your calendar to address all attention seeking people and items is an ongoing challenge, but one that needs to be taken seriously.

According to Irma Parone, President and CEO of Parone Group, an executive consultancy organization in Coral Springs, Florida, stellar time management skills are essential. Parone states, “Throughout the career of a leader, there are many lessons to learn, many choices to take, many forks in the road. Few mistakes are fatal, but be very clear about this: Failure to respect the critical role time management plays on success will, without question, always result in failure.”

If you’ve read all the books on time management and you’re still not getting the job done, factor in something the late Zig Ziglar professed. Zig believed “Lack of direction, not lack of time is the problem.”

So is the answer a) time management or b) focus? Both. Before you can optimize time management, you must eliminate the distractions. Make a list right now of distractions keeping you from focusing on the task at hand.

Don’t stop until you have at least ten.

Upon reviewing the list you will find most items are under your control. Things like, stop checking your emails every five minutes, ignore the phone, slap a “do not disturb” sign on your office or cubicle for a time block, or put a headset on to give people the impression you are on the phone and cannot be interrupted. Get creative with staying on task. Nix the mini-breaks and quick phone calls.

Think of your day as a long hallway. Efficiently proceed to the end without stopping and peaking in the many doors along the way. Those are the time wasters. With strategic planning and a dose of discipline you will master the time crunch and even have time left over for your exercise regimen.

Sunny Simon is the owner of Raise the Bar High Life and Career Coaching. More about Sunny at www.raisethebarhigh.com

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

January 21 to January 27, 2016

Receive The Celebrity Secret Of Permanent Cosmetic Make-Up Once Thought To Be Only For The Rich And Famous Now Affordalbe To Women Of All Ages!!

eyebrows eyeliner lipliner Receive 10% full lip color beauty marks off with camouflage areola pigmentation this ad

760.341.6606 Call Now For A Complimentary consultation

72-880 Fred Waring Dr. A3, Palm Desert, CA 92260

29

January 21 to January 27, 2016

30

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com

January 21 to January 27, 2016

31

January 21 to January 27, 2016

32

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com