Coachella Valley Weekly - October 17 to October 23, 2019 Vol. 8 No. 31

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Rival Sons

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A.M.P. Open House

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Chris Clemens Martello

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IW Coffee

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SlimMan

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12TH ANNUAL CONCERT FOR AUTISM – JOSH HEINZ

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CONTENTS

12th Annual Concert For Autism............ 3 Concert For Autism - Schedule............... 4 Artists Share Their Thoughts ............. 5-6 Edith & Alice ............................................ 7 Rival Sons ............................................... 8 AMP - Open House................................. 9 Consider This - The Muffs..................... 10 Personal Profile - Chris Martello.......... 11 Travel Tips 4 U ....................................... 11 Pet Place ............................................... 12 The Vino Voice ...................................... 13 Club Crawler Nightlife .................... 14-15 Good Grub - IW Coffee.......................... 16 Brewtality .............................................. 17 Screeners .............................................. 18 Book Review......................................... 19 Safety Tips ............................................. 19 Haddon Libby ....................................... 21 Dale Gribow........................................... 21 Slim Man............................................... 22 Breaking the 4th Wall - Squeeze My Cans - Surviving Scientology............ 22 Free Will Astrology............................... 23 Mind, Body & Spirit.............................. 23 Swag For The Soul................................ 25 Cannabis Corner- Oasis Dispensary... 25 Cannabis Corner .................................. 26

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welve years of anything nowadays is a mighty accomplishment. When you consider the longevity of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival or Stagecoach Festival you think of polished coordination and world-class talent. The same can be said for the Concert for Autism.

In its 12th year, the two-day concert will take place at Tack Room Tavern at the Empire Polo Grounds at 81-800 51st Ave. Indio, California on Friday 10/18 starting at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday 10/19 at 4:30 p.m. and includes performances from John Garcia and the Band of Gold, Giselle Woo and the Night Owls, 5th Town, Blasting Echo and Courtney Chambers to name a few. There is a suggested $10 donation at the door and the event is all-ages until 10 p.m.

In addition to the main feature, several more events will take place over five days and three venues. The Oktoberfest Acoustic Afternoon for the Concert for Autism kickoff event took place this past Sunday, at Coachella Valley Brewing Co. and featured performances from The Sieve & the Saddle, Krystofer Do, Rob Lawrence, Five Acre Dream, Tim & Val, Matt Hunkins and event founder Josh Heinz.

The second event is Open Mic for the Concert for Autism at The Hood Bar & Pizza on Wednesday 10/16 from 8-10 p.m. and is all-ages. The open mic will be hosted

by Matthew Claborn and there is no cover charge.

The official Concert for Autism Pre-Show Party is also at The Hood and will be held on Thursday 10/17. The line-up includes ORMUS, The After Lashes, Instigator, Plastic Ruby, Desert Roots and Cody White and the Easy Ride. The show starts at 7 p.m. and is all ages until 10 p.m. with a suggested donation of $5.

Coachella Valley Weekly contacted Heinz as he continued to strategize for the event.

CVW: After 11 years of the Concert for Autism please share with us some of your personal highlights.

Heinz: “Wow! Kind of hard to say!

Musically, there have been a ton of great performances. I couldn’t single any out.

Ultimately I think the highlight is that it even happens each year. That so many people; friends, volunteers, the music community, generous sponsors and donors; all of these people come together to make it happen.

It’s pretty awesome that so many different people care what the event is about and want to give so much.”

CVW: Tell us more about your relationship with Desert Autism Foundation & the services they offer.

Heinz: “I met Randy Corti, the founder of the Desert Autism Foundation, when I met my wife, Linda Lemke Heinz. She taught his son, Danny, who is on the Autism spectrum, piano. DAF helps families that have children on the spectrum receive therapies by supplementing what it cost to get them.

For example, one hour of speech therapy may cost $100. The foundation will take care of $80 of that cost so the family only has a $20 co-pay. That allows the child to go more often. This is important because early intervention therapies are vital for young children with Autism.”

CVW: From the beginning, you, Linda & Armando (Flores) have worked hard to educate the public about the benefit as well as Autism. What is the importance of each & how have they complemented each other?

Heinz: “Educating the public about Autism is probably the more important thing.

I can remember, in the earlier years of the benefit, talking with other musicians in the community about Autism. Some people

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weren’t that aware of the disability; of what it is, the effects of it, its broad spectrum and how it impacts the child and the family. It’s important to have some understanding about Autism. The benefit is a small way that us musicians can get together, play a show and make a contribution to help the Autism community by doing what we love.”

CVW: The 2019 bill is the best ever. How excited are you for this year’s line-up?

Heinz: “Very excited for sure. Every year we are fortunate to get so many talented musicians to be a part of the event. I’m excited about everyone playing. Certainly it is a treat to have John Garcia and the Band of Gold be our headliner on Saturday night.

His place in the history of desert music with Kyuss is something special and his voice, his delivery and his style are iconic. So I’m definitely looking forward to their set. continue to page 5

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THE HOOD: Thursday, October 17th 7:00 - 7:35 - Desert Roots Band 7:55 - 8:30 - Plastic Ruby 8:50 - 9:25 - Cody White and the Easy Ride 9:45 - 10:20 - Instigator 10:40 - 11:15 - The After Lashes 11:35 - 12:10 - Ormus THE TACK ROOM TAVERN: Friday, October 18th 6:00 - 6:35 - FrankEatstheFloor (main stage) 6:35 - 6:55 - Richard Finn (2nd Stage) 6:55 - 7:00 - Announcements 7:00 - 7:15 - Performance by Autistic student 7:15 - 7:50 - Unity Frenzy (main stage) 7:50 - 8:10 - Rick Shelley (2nd stage) 8:10 - 8:15 - Announcements 8:15 - 8:50 - Black Water Gospel (main stage) 8:50 - 9:10 - Jetta King (2nd stage) 9:10 - 9:15 - Announcements 9:15 - 9:50 - Giselle Woo and the Night Owls (main stage) 9:50 - 10:10 - Michael Keeth (2nd stage) 10:10 - 10:15 - Announcements 10:15 - 10:50 - Blasting Echo (main stage) 10:50 - 11:10 - Willdabeast (2nd stage)

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11:10 - 11:15 - Announcements 11:15 - 12:00 - 5th Town (main stage) Saturday, October 19th 5:00 - 5:35 - Pescaterritory (main stage) 5:35 - 5:55 - Mikayla Fazzone (2nd stage) 5:55 - 6:00 - Announcements 6:00 - 6:35 - Feisty Joe (main stage) 6:35 - 6:55 - David Saba (2nd Stage) 6:55 - 7:00 - Announcements 7:00 - 7:15 - Performance by Autistic student 7:15 - 7:50 - Right On Right On (main stage) 7:50 - 8:10 - Matthew Claborn (2nd stage) 8:10 - 8:15 - Announcements 8:15 - 8:50 - Captain Ghost (main stage) 8:50 - 9:10 - Vinny Berry (2nd stage) 9:10 - 9:15 - Announcements 9:15 - 9:50 - Edith & Alice (main stage) 9:50 - 10:10 - Courtney Chambers (2nd stage) 10:10 - 10:15 - Announcements 10:15 - 10:50 - The Hellions (main stage) 10:50 - 11:10 - Versastyle (2nd stage) 11:10 - 11:15 - Announcements 11:15 - 12:00 - John Garcia and the Band of Gold (main stage)

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But I’m also looking forward to the younger musicians playing the benefit.

Mikayla Fazzone, Pescaterritory and FrankEatstheFloor have talent and drive.

They are the future of our music scene. It’s a thrill to watch them grow.

I’m excited that for the first year we added some Hip-Hop to the show with two fantastic MCs, Willdabeast and Versastyle. They are super-talented and express positivity through their music.

I’m looking forward to everyone, on both stages; Giselle Woo and the Night Owls, Courtney Chambers, Michael Keeth, Vinny Berry, Matthew Claborn. Captain Ghost is a fairly new band and I enjoy their album very much. Black Water Gospel has great songs.

Rick Shelley has great songs. David Saba is great. I really enjoy the stylings of Richard Finn and his passion for the cause. Right On, Right On and Unity Frenzy have such great vibes. The Blues Rock of Feisty Joe with one of our great guitarists in Tom Edwards. And for sure, The Hellions, the only band to have

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played every benefit. I love that band not only for the music, but also because they are super stand-up guys.

Hardly anyone knows that as the benefit started to grow, and the stress of it increased each year, I would doubt that I could get it together. Bob Llamas, drummer for The Hellions, would encourage me every time I saw him at a show. This was in the early years.

He really gave me some confidence when I needed it. The reunion of Edith & Alice is going to be exciting. Two of my good friends, Rob Peterson and Charlie Ellis, who have both been pillars in this music community, wanted to get together with their old band and play for the first time in 25 years for the show! I can’t wait to see and hear it.”

CVW: This year you’ve expanded to several events & venues. Tell us more about how that came about.

Heinz: “I’ve tried for years to convince Linda to let this be a three day festival and she rightfully has said, ‘No way! We have four kids and you have a day job!’ I would

love for this to be my day job, raising money to help kids with Autism year-round. That being said, last year, Brad Guth, The Hood Bar & Pizza owner, and Wesley Gainey, Tap Room Manager of Coachella Valley Brewing Co., both asked if they could partner up with the event for this year. Every year I’m approached by so many bands and artists that want to play the event, but we don’t have enough space to fit them in. So I decided to use the generosity of both venues and all the musicians to have lead-up events. It’s great; more people get to be a part of helping kids with Autism.”

CVW: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 59 children are identified as being on the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). What more needs to be done to address awareness, education & treatment?

Heinz: “I would say that what needs to be addressed is that a good number of these children will grow up to need assistance, in one way or another, as they become adults.

It’s a conversation that needs to be had. As well as the conversation about the impact of having a special needs child in a household.

Especially in the more severe cases, it can have some serious effects on parents and other siblings. We need to be able to address these issues openly and honestly.”

CVW: How is your son & Linda’s son doing? What can you share about their successes/challenges?

Heinz: “My son, Harrison, lives in a home in Arizona with two other boys that have disabilities. He now goes to a work program and is doing very well. Christopher, Linda’s son, is in one of the classrooms for Autistic children at Palm Desert High School. For both of our boys, the successes are in the

October 17 to October 23, 2019 little things. The things that parents with typical children may take for granted. Some of these successes take time to manifest, but it is always encouraging to see them achieve things that we never would have thought possible.”

CVW: What more can the Coachella Valley community do to help support DAF throughout the year.

Heinz: “DAF is always taking donations.

So that’s for sure one way people can help.

They have some small events throughout the year, such as a dinner and wine tasting at a local restaurant. But their major fundraiser for the year is the DAF Scramble for Autism Golf Tournament. It takes place in the spring.

You can go to their website for more info.”

CVW: Over the years you have had so many volunteers helping you. What message would you like to send to them in anticipation of events?

Heinz: “Our volunteers are amazing! Many have been supporting the benefit for several years, giving their time and energy for this.

We can’t express our appreciation enough.

So I would say to all of our volunteers, thank you, thank you, thank you! What you do to pull this off is amazing. The cause was mine and all of you have made it yours as well. I’m eternally grateful.”

CVW: Is there anything else you’d like to share with our CV Weekly readers?

Heinz: “We hope everyone can come out, enjoy the bands and atmosphere, and donate by purchasing raffle tickets and bid on some items at the silent auction. If you can’t make it out, but would still like to give, please go to our website to donate. Thank you!”

Go to the websites below to donate: concertforautism.com desertautismfoundation.org

12TH ANNUAL CONCERT FOR AUTISM – ARTISTS PERFORMING SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS

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he 12th Annual Concert for Autism will be taking place at Tack Room Tavern at the Empire Polo Grounds at 81-800 51st Ave. Indio, California on Friday 10/18 starting at 5:30pm and Saturday 10/19 at 4:30pm and includes performances from virtually every upper echelon artist and band in the Coachella Valley and High Desert. There is a suggested $10 donation at the door and the event is all-ages until 10pm For the first time, the Open Mic for the Concert for Autism at The Hood Bar & Pizza will be held on Wednesday 10/16 from

8-10pm and is all-ages. The open mic is free to attend and will be hosted by Matthew Claborn.

The official Concert for Autism Pre-Show Party is also at The Hood and will be held on Thursday 10/17. The line-up includes ORMUS, The After Lashes, Instigator, Plastic Ruby, Desert Roots and Cody White and the Easy Ride. The show starts at 7pm and is all-ages until 10pm with a suggested donation of $5.

Coachella Valley Weekly spoke with several of the artists performing at the multiple events to ask about their

participation in the benefit and their connections to Autism.

JOHN GARCIA (JOHN GARCIA AND THE BAND OF GOLD): “I’m stoked on doing this benefit for Josh. He’s a real genuine person.

When he asked me if I wanted to do this I said let me make sure the boys are OK with this and I jumped at it. If they weren’t able, I was going to ask Ehren Groban if he wanted to do the acoustic thing. My hat goes off to all the artists performing and donating their time. It’s a testament to how this desert has grown. It’s such a small place that’s given me so much so anytime I get an opportunity

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to give back and to help a good cause like we did for Idyllwild Strong Benefit Festival and now the Concert for Autism, it’s a good thing. I’m not going anywhere, this is my home. It’s a great place to raise a family.

I love this place and it continues to grow.

I’ve been going up to Idyllwild, Hurkey Creek and Hemet since before I was my son Marshall’s age. Growing up in Indio to Palm Springs to Morongo Valley to everywhere in between, who wouldn’t want to give back to something like the Concert for Autism? I’ve been blessed, my family has not been directly affected by Autism. It’s something that I’m not an expert on, but I know it affects families. I know Josh’s family is affected by it. It’s important to be aware.

My daughter has a little bit of a learning disability and Marshall is a great student.

Some of the things he struggles on we address and try and nurture him, so I am truly blessed.”

THE HELLIONS: “We are grateful to be performing for the 12th straight year at the Concert for Autism. As strong proponents for further research and study, we feel this is the least we can do to temper any financial burdens or misinformation that may provide unnecessary obstacles for continue to page 6

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friends and family struggling with Autism.

As long as this event happens, our music family and community can always count on The Hellions to tear up the stage with rawk n’ roll shenanigans and knavery.”

TOM EDWARDS (FEISTY JOE): “Autism has not affected my life directly in my home however, it has affected my heart. I believe in love and people so if I can participate by sharing my talent and donate to something that will benefit others it is an honor. ‘He who climbs highest helps another up!’”

COURTNEY CHAMBERS: “I’ll be performing on Saturday night at Tack Room Tavern at 10:30pm Seeing my friends with

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children who have Autism and the struggles they go through has given me a greater understanding to the need for help and support for these individuals and their families.”

RICHARD FINN: “This will be my 3rd time participating and 4th one I’ve been to. I first met Josh at The Hood Bar & Pizza when I used to run the open mic and had him on my radio show at KCOD talking about the Concert for Autism. I asked to play and he said he would get me on the next year.

Autism hasn’t directly affected anyone in my family, but many of my friends’ children have Autism. As an Iraq War veteran and advocate for veterans’ rights, I also know fellow veterans who have children with Autism. My goal is to help raise awareness for veterans and civilians with children who have autism. Until I met Josh, I hadn’t really been involved, but now I am and will also be participating in the Philadelphia Eagles Autism Challenge for the second year in a row and want to ride across the country on a bike raising awareness and money for Autism starting in Philly and ending in Southern California. Being made aware of Autism by Josh has impacted my life, so I donated my time to play, and want to do so much more to help.”

LANCE RIEBSOMER (BLACK WATER GOSPEL): “This is our third year performing at the benefit as a band and my 6th overall.

It’s important for me on a personal level having a cousin with Autism and growing up with close friends who had family with it as well. It’s a real amazing feeling to donate your time and talent to a cause that hits this close to home.”

JETTA KING: “I’m so honored to be a part of this benefit. I’ve always wanted to participate and serve. When I was young, I was introduced to my Autistic cousin and I loved him so much. He seemed a little different but he was a genius! He could read perfectly at such a young age and he was/is so intelligent. I was around 9 years old and I would bring stacks of books to Thanksgiving for him to read. It was and still is amazing to know him. He’s a teacher now. I’ve always been fascinated by Autism and although I know it can be difficult sometimes for everyone, it’s also so rewarding and magical.

It shifts your perspective in a beautiful way.

They help us to see the world in a different way. Every brain is beautiful.”

BRADLEY BURTON (CAPTAIN GHOST): “We’re extremely honored to be donating our time and talents to such an impactful benefit event. I have a close nephew, Ezra, who is growing up with Autism. Although he’s shown much improvement over the years I know how difficult it can be at times.

Being able to help raise money for resources like these is so important for the families.”

FRANKY ALTAMIRANO (FRANKEATSTHEFLOOR): “We’re superhonored to be a part of an event as positively reinforcing as this one. Not only do we get to share the stage with some killer bands, but it’s all for a good cause. As for Autism impacting my life, a handful of my friends and family are on the spectrum. I’ve been surrounded by differently abled people my whole life so it’s great that I get to support them through music.”

DAVAL FEBRA (ORMUS): “We are very honored and excited to be a small part of this event. This is something that we wanted to be a part of for a while but weren’t able due to the genre that we play, which is completely understandable. The fact that we were invited to play at the pre-party was the perfect way to support this awesome cause doing what we do best. We can’t talk about this without thanking Josh Heinz and everyone involved in making this possible.

We are but a minuscule part of this whole

event, the people who are making all this possible, that‘s where the spotlight should be. We have encountered Autism through people in our lives who are Autistic who we are very close to and love very much, cousins and other relatives. While we may not know a lot about the ins and outs of the everyday care needed for someone with Autism, it is quite easy to understand the financial needs that this would entail, in some cases the resources are just not enough and it‘s a very harsh reality to digest, but the fact that this is all going to help families out with those financial needs is very admirable. We hope to continue to be a part of this for years to come.”

RICK SHELLEY: “I have friends and folks I’ve worked with over the years that have children with Autism. The thing that strikes me most about it is how different the effects seem to be for each of them; the effects on the child and on the family.

I can however only imagine or speak about it all second hand, Josh and Linda handle it head-on every day. I’m happy that Josh asks me each year to play, that the musical community he’s such a big part of gets to help the Autism community his family is in.

It’s about community, friendships, love and help.”

JOHN MAREK (PLASTIC RUBY): “I can’t think of too much to say except we’re happy to be supporting a good cause. Autism hasn’t personally impacted our lives.”

KRYSTOFER DO: “I think that it’s always important to give to your community.

Musicians, artists, and entertainers, in general, have the power to raise awareness and collect funds that other people might not have the platform to do so. It’s important to do whatever you can to make the world a better place. I have a few friends who are on the Autism spectrum. I love them and care about their struggles, so doing something like this makes me happy, as I’m sure it does for them, too.”

MICHAEL KEETH (DEATH IN PRETTY WRAPPING): “I’m honored to play for the benefit! Though I don’t have any personal experience with Autism, I have several friends who have family members on the spectrum. I’m always happy to help raise money for research and resources that will help to understand and improve the lives of those affected by Autism.”

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magine being in a band in the early 90’s, meeting Doc Brown and being swept into a DeLorean only to have the calendar set to October 19, 2019. This is a true story loosely based on a fictional portrait that traces the lives of Teddy Roosevelt’s two wives, Alice Lee and Edith Carow, but not in that order and with an abundance of Rock and Roll. That band is Edith & Alice. Below is an interview with two of its members who had to be brought up to speed with current events and break the news that Donald Trump is our President.

Edith & Alice is: Charlie Ellis - Bass and Background vocals Damon Dunbar - Rhythm Guitar and Background Vocals Max Clough - Lead Vocals and Lead Guitar Rob Peterson - Drums CVW: First of all, where does the name Edith & Alice come from?

Ellis: “Back in ‘91, we were about to play our 3rd show ever at Natasha Allas’ house and we still hadn’t given any thought to a band name.

At rehearsal I pulled a random book off the shelf behind me and we decided whatever the title of the book is that will be our name. The book’s title was Alice & Edith, a biographical novel of the two wives of Theodore Roosevelt, quite a bit to put on a flyer. When we got to the show Max asked me, ‘What was that book called?’ I said, ‘I think it was called Edith & Alice’ and once again we never gave any thought to another band name.”

CVW: Your last show was a 1994 house party. You played three songs before it was busted by the cops. What are your memories of those times?

Ellis: “So many great bands back then...

Unsound, Nuthouse, Yawning Man…and some group called Kiosk or Krampus? KYUSS...that was it! And just like Scott Reeder proclaimed to Riki Rachtman, ‘There were no clubs in the desert.’ Every gig was usually in somebody’s living room or up on a sandy hill in the middle of nowhere, which is now a significant part of desert lore. I also remember James ‘Opie’ Boren always yelling at us to play faster. On a sidenote, the owner of the home we were playing at in ‘94 ended up buying the house next door in 2007 and evicted the guy that called the cops on our party. Oh sweet revenge!”

Dunbar: “I started playing in bands at age 15, (Sterling Shot Gun w/Rob), and at the time there was nowhere to play and being underage made it almost impossible. Out of that reality though came the famous desert DIY ethos.

At the same time there may not have been sanctioned places to play, there were many unconventional spots; backyards, garages, The Nude Bowl/Colony, The Vineyard and a rock formation in Sky Valley. A carpet for the drums, a light, a generator, a keg, and voilà, 200 kids would show up!”

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CVW: How did E&A initially form?

Dunbar: “I was playing guitar in Abraxas with Max and Rob in 1990 during high school.

We wanted to make a change on drums and have Rob move to playing the kit versus percussion. The other two members didn’t find this interesting and quit. We had to find a bass player and I think Max asked Charlie to join having previously played together in Asphalt Jungle.”

Ellis: “In 1988 I formed Asphalt Jungle, after the Marilyn Monroe film, with myself on vocals and Max on lead guitar. After I left they continued on, adding Rob on percussion, Damon on 2nd guitar and Max taking over the singing, and changing the name to Abraxas, after the Santana album. Around late 1990 their drummer and bassist departed. Then, by chance, I ran into Max at yet another house party and his words to me were, ‘Come to practice Monday... you are playing bass in our band’, which ultimately became E&A. (Yes, as you know...after the book by ALMOST the same name). I also recall us sort of briefly having a back-up singer then, but I honestly don’t recall his name.”

CVW: Tell us about the band members?

Ellis: “There’s myself on bass guitar...but to make up for that, on rhythm guitar we have the lovable and always easygoing Damon Dunbar.

With a background in film and video production, I guess you could say Damon is also our tech guy as well...without him there would probably have never been any audio or video of E&A to look back on. Our frontman is Max Clough.

I’ve known him since 11th grade P.E. class. He’s the principal songwriter, lead vocalist and lead guitarist, you know a real slouch and of course, the great Rob Peterson on drums. His resume speaks volumes, Groovalopacus, You Know Who, The Ghost Notes, even a brief stint with John Summers and myself in Pig Pen, no doubt the highlight of any drummer’s career.”

CVW: What was it like getting back to rehearsals after 25 years with E&A? Ellis: “Like riding a bike, granted it was one of those old time Penny Farthing bicycles with the high front wheel, but riding a bicycle nonetheless. In the early 90’s we were all good friends and hung out regularly. All that camaraderie and over-the-top silliness came right out once we got back in the same room and for the most part we played right through the tunes, not flawlessly, but they were played using most of the right notes.”

Dunbar: “I knew playing again after so much time would be fun, mostly because we got along well, the songs are fun to play and it beats workin’! For me it was great to turn the amps up and enjoy the moment.”

CVW: Why did E&A not reunite earlier?

Ellis: “Since ‘94 Max has lived in Minnesota and Damon has lived in San Francisco and Los

Angeles. Plus, a 25 year reunion just has that special ring to it, a certain ‘Je ne sais quoi’...oh yes.”

Dunbar: “Over the years people would ask if E&A would ever get back together or jam and I always had the same answer, ‘anytime and anywhere.’ I think it took many years simply because we had all moved on to other bands, locations, college, jobs and stages of life. Years ago I was in Palm Desert going to the Wherehouse Music to buy CDs and a guy I had never seen before said, ‘Hey, weren’t you in E&A? Man, you guys rocked’ or something to that effect. Music has a way of bringing people together and providing enjoyment and that is why I love it so much.”

CVW: The early 90’s had some cool music being born, i.e. Grunge, Stoner Rock. Where does E&A settle in?

Ellis: “It certainly did...Kyuss, Evolution’s End and Unsound were stirring up colossal dust clouds over the Iron Door and Nude Bowl. I think that is where we were somewhat unique. You could almost dance to our stuff if you wanted to. Now that didn’t always go over well with the Punk Rock elite of course, but the legendary desert band Doted Swiss had disbanded and someone needed to fill the ‘College Music’ void.”

Dunbar: “To me, the desert scene is more of an ethos or spirit more than a specific type of genre. Everyone is aware of the Kyuss/Stoner Rock label, but there were so many different types of bands back then and even now. Some shows would have Punk, Speed Metal, Rock, Improvisational and Jam bands all on the same night.”

CVW: Your music is wide-ranging. How much did you influence each other?

Ellis: “That’s got a lot to do with Max’s song writing and wide range of influences. We were all into completely different $#!T back then though. Rob would go on about some Alt Funk band called Mary’s Danish, then I’d play him a classic Iron Maiden bass line and he’d say, ‘Cool, is that yours?’ Of course I’d just answer, ‘Uh… yeah.’ We were the poor man’s Faith No More I guess.”

Dunbar: “I think at the core of what we do is a Hard Rock, mixed with whatever feels right; a Country beat, a song about being MacGyver, blistering guitar solos or no solos.”

CVW: What are you looking forward to most from your Concert for Autism benefit performance?

Ellis: “Well, you can’t commend Josh and Linda Heinz enough for what they do to make this event happen. They work tirelessly to put their heart and soul into it every year. We definitely want to make them happy for having us. Hopefully we bring in some ‘new-old’ faces from back in the day, who in turn bring their kids that are now probably the same age as we were back then. Mostly looking forward to playing the old tunes with my old friends.”

Dunbar: “I’m looking forward to playing in front of old/new friends, family, and the desert music community all for a good cause.”

CVW: Where does E&A go from here?

Ellis: “Disneyland! Uh…wait, too expensive and far too many people. How about Comic Con or Coachella? Oh the same...plus we’ll never get a ticket. I guess Max will go home to Minnesota, Damon will go back to L.A. and Rob and I will stay here in the desert, run into each other now

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BY NOE GUTIERREZ and then and say, ‘Hey we should do another E&A reunion.’”

Dunbar: “Honestly, I’m in the moment. I could see playing another benefit type of show again in the future, maybe with a new song.

Who knows, again, everyone has their own lives and half the band does not live in the desert.”

CVW: Will we see your music released in the next quarter century?

Ellis: “A year ago I would have said no way, but now I realize if you give us at least 25 years, yes, we can probably make something happen.”

Dunbar: “That is one thing I wished we could have done was a proper album. Every recording we have is from my old 4-track Tascam. We had one studio EP recording, but I’m not sure where those tapes are.”

Ellis provided CV Weekly with some older audio recordings and recent video footage of rehearsals. It’s amazing what this band would have accomplished. We asked Ellis to provide the insight into each song like only ‘Chuckie’ could.

Chasing Cows - “A Rockabilly inspired and decidedly sexist crowd pleaser.”

Broken Glass - “Powery and Ballady...I think it’s about a girl.”

Edith and Alice Chains - “The same as Soul Asylum’s ‘Chains.’ A nod to Max’s Minnesota roots I’m guessing.”

GUAS - ”’Give Us All Spoons’ as it’s known is an instrumental and has been the first song played at every E&A show that I know of.”

Hard To Hold - “Sometimes also called ‘Hard to Haul,’ a high-energy Bad Religion/Social D-ish rocker.”

Wanna Be MacGuyver - “Who doesn’t?”

My Own Kindness - “Straight-forward Rock.

Shoulda, coulda, woulda been very 90’s radio friendly I reckon. I guess we’ll never know.”

Naked and the Dead - “Now we’re getting into the obscure. One of the later ones. More epic than most of the others. You probably won’t hear this one this time around, maybe next reunion.”

New Day - “My favorite! A really feel-good tune. This one started from a riff Damon had with a prior band and unlike most of our stuff which was written and prearranged by Max, this one was pretty much composed at rehearsal.”

PIB - ”’Paint it Black’ as it’s known. A Rolling Stones song I had always wanted to cover, and did.”

Reptile - “Another cover, this time by The Church. Alternative before there was Alternative.”

Suffragette City - “Yes, that’s right, way back when The Hellion’s nannies were still powdering their little bottom’s with talc, we were already playing the David Bowie classic. Sure, they do it better, they’re way more handsome and relevant, but let’s not split hairs here okay?”

Where? - “A song about the unidentified right-fielder in Abbott and Costello’s Who’s on First. No, not really, another Social D-ish Punk tune. Max actually does this one really good solo acoustic, but we only get 30 minutes at the Autism benefit so you’ll have to fly to Minneapolis if you want to catch him doing that version.”

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LIVE AT THE WILTERN AND THE GRAMMY MUSEUM

f one band is destined to bring the swagger of Rock N’ Roll back, it’s the Rival Sons. These guys have been at it for 10 years and show no signs of slowing down. Recently, they played a headlining hometown gig at the Wiltern in Los Angeles and were feted the following night at the Grammy Museum.

The Long Beach four-piece features guitarist Scott Holiday, vocalist Jay Buchanan, drummer Michael Miley and bassist Dave Beste. From its inception, the band hit the ground running, touring relentlessly in Europe, garnering a passionate fan base and secured a recording contract with Earache Records.

The critical acclaim was instantaneous and Classic Rock artists recognized them as kindred spirits. The band quickly began opening for legends like AC/DC, Aerosmith, Kiss, Lenny Kravitz and Deep Purple.

After five albums and an EP released via Earache, as well as a career-defining turn as the only opening act for Black Sabbath’s final World tour, the Sons signed with the venerable U.S. label, Atlantic. Not long after, they were invited to open for Guns N’ Roses and the Rolling Stones.

January saw the release of Feral Roots, their first long-player via Atlantic, and the first single, “Do Your Worst,” peaked at #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart.

As usual, Rival Sons hit the road, satisfying their intensely loyal disciples in Europe and Great Britain, before returning to the states to reward their ever-growing American fan base. These guys are true road dogs and have spent most of 2019 playing live. They just finished a series of dates co-headlining with Stone Temple Pilots. The opportunity to receive top billing at the Wiltern felt like

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a true milestone for guys who have been attending shows at the historic Art Deco venue (which began life in the 1930s as a vaudeville theater), for decades.

Following satisfying opening sets from Delta Shade, which is fronted by Jay’s younger brother, Chad Buchanan, as well as L.A.’s own Warbly Jets, the Sons hit the stage to a thunderous ovation as they ripped into a blistering version of End Of Forever from the new album. Buzz-saw riffs skittered and quaked over pinwheeling bass, a blitzkrieg beat and a wash of keys.

Jay’s sun-kissed yowl jumped into the fray and felt like the whole venue was riding shotgun down an avalanche.

The audience was primed for a night of non-stop, full-throttle Rock N’ Roll, and the band didn’t disappoint, immediately segueing into “Secret.” Gritty and Glam-tastic, it was anchored by Miley’s

locomotive beat and Dave’s tensile bass.

Jay’s vibe is salacious and seductive until the band powered down on the break.

In a live setting, he begins davening, offering a lascivious liturgy until he relinquishes the spotlight to Scott, who unspools a series of chunky chords before catapulting into the stratosphere.

Before any collective breath was caught, Scott unleashed the signature riff from their breakthrough single, “Pressure And Time.”

From the pit to the mezzanine, the crowd was on their feet. The lyrics limn the sacrifice and struggle it takes to create real art; “Take me out of this mudslide of never enough, let me eat the fruit right off of the trees/When God gets his rest because six days are just too tough, I can only pray he doesn’t forget about me.” Jay’s level of intensity here is matched by Scott’s incendiary licks, Dave’s funky bass and Miley’s walloping big beat.

Offering his awkward/endearing dance moves on the break, Jay included the crowd on the infectious “giving it up” refrain.

The band took a beat and Jay asked if they could play some deep cuts, quickly launching into “Sleepwalker” and “My Nature.” The former dates back to the band’s 2010 self-titled EP. A blast of raw energy, Jay effortlessly slips into the skin of guy captivated and cuckolded by a stripper. Added to the muscular mix is Jay’s caterwauling Blues harp. The latter is the true Unicorn, originally released as a bonus track on the tour edition of 2014’s “Great Western Valkyrie” (GWV), it has been performed live maybe one other time.

A soulful ballad that builds to a compelling crescendo, it’s one of the band’s few straight-ahead love songs. Recognizing the opening notes, the crowd erupted.

In between these atypical tracks, they whipped up a ferocious version of “Tied Up,” from their 2016 effort, Hollow Bones.

A thunderous drum solo from Miley signaled that the show was about to turn a corner. Jay, Scott, Dave and beardy tour-mate Todd Ogren Brooks ceded the stage to (in the immortal words of James Brown), “give the drummer some.” When everyone returned, Jay picked up an

acoustic guitar and the band launched into an epic rendition of “Look Away.” Initially eschewing drum sticks, Miley used his hands to pound out a tabla-flavored tattoo on his kit. Scott and Jay locked into an extended jam, trading rhythm licks and concentric modal riffs over Todd’s organ colors and Dave’s synchronistic bass. Deft lyrics offer a brittle excoriation regarding this country’s collective shrug; “If it’s someone else’s problem, it’s somebody else’s pain.” Apathy and antipathy are the real enemies.

Jay Buchanan consistently commits 100% to any performance. That goes for scorchers like “Too Bad” or more quiescent cuts like “Where I’ve Been.” A protean commentary on the power of redemption, “Where...” originally appeared on GWV and has been out of the live rotation for a couple years. Jay’s mien is measured and subdued, as he reveals a saga of addiction and regret. The minor key melody in ¾ time is equally hushed until Scott’s keening and cathartic solo brings it all home.

The evening’s showstopping centerpiece was magisterial presentation of the song “Feral Roots.” As with “Look Away,” Jay played some rhythm guitar and Scott strapped on a Kauer Super Chief doubleneck for an extended intro. Pastoral chords latticed over a ticklish beat, as lyrics paid homage to Jay’s rural Upbringing, offering this philosophical nugget; “If the truth can be written, the truth can be hid, those words are commanding you/Though your body may grow old in your mind you must remain a kid.” Jay and Scott executed a magical pas de deux on the extended break with symbiotic grace. As Dave, Miley and Todd provided ballast, trippy wah-wah and slide guitar notes coalesced.

The balance of the show featured two more GWV tracks, the searing heaviosity of “Open My Eyes” which is propelled by a bludgeoning beat, and boomerang bass.

Scott’s electric riff-age, that shapeshifts from searing to sugary, as Jay searches for spiritual salvation. Conversely, “Electric Man” wallows on the wanton side. Gnarled, sand-blasted riffs careen over spooky keys, thrumming bass and pile-driving rhythms.

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com Jay’s vision quest has taken a concupiscent turn and his vocals leap tall buildings in a single bound, switching between a war cry and a yodel.

The final two songs, both from Feral Roots, offered something of a yin yang juxtaposition. The sanctified stomp of “Shooting Stars” is shot-through with optimism, providing an aural panacea in these fractious times. Over a caroming back-beat and stinging guitar, Jay proposes love as an alternative to hate, faith over doubt and dancing instead of marching.

(Recently, a South Carolina school has adopted this song as an anthem, with the band’s blessing). Again, the capacity crowd was on their feet, aiding Jay with the “whoa-oh-oh” call and response. “Do Your Worst” is a little more cynical. Scott’s Fuzzcrusted riffs are wed to prowling bass lines, pounding piano and a primordial groove.

Live, the instrumentation feels barbed and brutal, Jay’s lyrics become even more urgent and foreboding, his pliant vocals signaling danger. The audience was left on a knife’s edge.

Happily, the Sons quickly returned for an encore, first offering up the sunny encomium “Face Of Light.” Sun-dappled guitar layered over a tumbling backbeat and shimmering keys as Jay’s melismatic vocals crested over the top. He encouraged the audience to sing along until the break when Scott’s guitar and Jay’s voice intertwined improvising a (mostly) wordless call and response. As his voice hit the breaking point the rest of the band rejoined for a cataclysmic denouement. The crowd was back on their feet for an anthemic version of “Keep On Swinging,” the only number played off of 2012’s Head Down record.

Here cross-cut riffs collided with wily bass runs and a rattle-trap beat. Jay’s boxing metaphor brilliantly conveys this band’s protean work ethic; “Where there’s a will, there’s a way, I work hard at the end of the day, the Lord helps those who help

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he Coachella Valley music scene has given birth to a diverse and talented crop of up-and-coming musicians.

The past few decades have produced an expansion of concert venues and local events which employ more musicians. That’s

themselves/Hey, hey, I keep my head down, but I keep on swingin’.” Pivoting from a whipsaw guitar solo to a pummeling salvo on Miley’s kit, Jay’s final farewell of “Los Angeles we Loooooooooove you” left the audience sweaty, spent and satisfied.

The following night, 200 lucky fans headed downtown to the Grammy Museum for a more intimate evening with the Rival Sons. For the first hour, Jay, Scott, Miley and Dave, along with Todd Ogren Brooks took turns answering thought-provoking questions from moderator, Scott Goldman.

Questions ran the gamut from the band’s recording process, which is fresh and spontaneous to disconnecting from technology. They discussed their “Grammy Whisperer” producer, Dave Cobb, and making their last record, Feral Roots in the legendary Studio A at the RCA facilities in Nashville, as well as Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama.

When asked what their earliest musical memory was, Jay’s was his mother, singing

to him as a baby. Dave quipped that Jay should have gone last as it made the rest of the band look bad. Still, they reeled off influential moments like Scott seeing a VHS tape of Led Zep’s epochal “Song Remains The Same,” Miley experiencing Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” with his dad, Todd discovering Glenn Gould and Van Halen. Weirdest of all was Dave’s childhood dream that he would grow up to become a famous female opera singer!

The band’s four song set mostly concentrated on songs from the new record. A sinewy version of “Too Bad” was stripped down to the essentials. Alternately bitter, Bluesy and courtly, it featured stately piano runs from Todd, Jay’s gritty vocals and acoustic guitar, rubbery bass lines, subdued percussion and Scott deftly pivoting between a metal-bodied National Resonator and a 12-string Guild acoustic.

“Do Your Worst” was sonically reshaped by all the guys pitching in on hushed Gospel-flavored harmonies. The menace

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and malice of the lyrics was buttressed by a martial cadence, jagged bass lines and a slashing slide guitar solo. Jay noted that “Where I’ve Been” spoke to the power of rebounding joy. A full-throated rendition followed, anchored by rippling 12-string arpeggios, sparkling piano accents and wiry bass all set to ¾ Waltz time.

Finally, the evening closed with version of “Shooting Stars” that managed to be equal parts earthbound and ethereal.

Wordless harmonies gave way to a kickdrum beat, jubilant piano and spidery bass lines. Scott’s solos shapeshifted from cascading arpeggios to coruscated bottleneck runs, and Jay’s mien swerved from savant to savior to soothsayer.

Back when it all began, Rival Sons vowed to “Burn Down Los Angeles.” This week, they had a city at their feet. Their electricity, authenticity and quicksilver grace shone throughout both nights. The guys took a bit of a victory lap, but really, it was a hometown homecoming.

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where The Academy of Musical Performance (AMP) comes in. This contemporary music education program enriches the lives of young musicians living in the Coachella Valley by giving students a chance to collaborate in a “rock band” style educational setting.

AMP teaches kids how to play in a band and facilitates performances throughout the community, keeping kids engaged in positive community-based activities.

AMP has brought some excitement to downtown Indio where they run a summer camp program and year-round after-school rehearsals from their studios at 82719 Miles Ave. If you have a child or know one who is interested in music, AMP is holding an Open House this Saturday Oct. 19th starting at 6:00pm with live performances starting at 6:30pm concluding at 8:00pm. For parents who have a child already in a middle or high school band program, this is a perfect opportunity to learn how those students can take their music to the next level. AMP Summer, Spring, and Fall camps are open to students between ages 11—18 from the desert communities of Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Bermuda Dunes, Indio, Coachella, and

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Thermal.

The AMP Studio Open House is free to attend with food and refreshments available for guests. Enjoy an intimate up-close look at the rehearsal space and talk with current students and instructors about the Academy.

There will be two current AMP bands playing followed by two AMP alumni bands Silver Sky and Pescaterritory. As a non-profit organization, the school relies on public and corporate donations. Guests can also support future camps buy purchasing AMP merchandise during the open house.

For more information call (760) 537-5267 or you can check them out online at ampcv. org.

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im Shattuck took no prisoners. Kim Shattuck possessed one of the most distinctive howls in Rock N’ Roll.

Kim Shattuck a gift for sarcasm and a biting wit. Kim Shattuck’s songwriting was cutting and sublime. Kim Shattuck passed away two weeks ago at age 56, following a two-year battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). But Kim Shattuck left us a parting gift in the form of No Holiday the brand new Muffs album.

Born in 1963, Kim grew up in Orange County and later moved to Los Angeles. Although her exposure to Pop music was minimal as a kid, by her teen years she gravitated toward L.A.’s thriving Punk scene. She cut her musical teeth in the Pandoras. Formed in 1982 by Paula Pierce, the all-female quartet’s sound hinged on an obsessive knowledge of ‘60s Psychedelia and Garage Rock.

Although Paula remained the only original member, they existed on the fringes of the Paisley Underground movement. Their debut, It’s About Time, arrived in 1984, and was embraced by influential KROQ DJ Rodney Bingenheimer. Soon the band was touring with the likes of the Fuzztones, Iggy Pop, the Cramps and Nina Hagen Kim bluffed her way into the band the following year, by pretending to know how to play the bass, (she played guitar). She learned on the job, and the Pandoras’ sophomore effort, Stop Pretending, displayed a sharp melodic edge without sacrificing their Garage influences. She left the band in 1990, following the dismissal of keyboard player Melanie Vammen, and Paula’s sudden stylistic shift toward Hard Rock and Metal. (Sadly, Paula Pierce died rather suddenly in 1991. Only 32, she suffered from a brain aneurysm).

Kim had already begun stockpiling a trove of original songs, so she joined forces with Melanie, who had been learning guitar, and recruited bassist Ronnie Burnett and drummer Criss Crass to become The Muffs.

The four-piece created considerable buzz playing around town and released a couple of singles through indie labels like Sub Pop and Sympathy for the Record Industry. They were quickly snatched up by Warner Brothers Records.

Their self-titled debut was released in 1993, a perfect distillation of Jaggy Punk riffs and fizzy Pop accents. It was immediately embraced by the cognoscenti, and the band cultivated an intensely loyal fan base. The general public was slower to catch on. At the time, Grunge was in its ascendance, grotty-looking latch-key boys swathed in flannel had the floor. Ironically, a year later, label-mates Green Day adopted the same formula, and producer, Rob Cavallo and achieved commercial lift-off. Some might say that Courtney Love and her band Hole also appropriated some of Kim’s fashion sense, vocal style and melodic skills.

So, yeah, The Muffs weren’t featured on the cover of Rolling Stone, but they didn’t dwell, nose to the grindstone, they went back to work. Melanie Vammen and Criss Crass left after the first album and local legend Jim Laspesa subbed behind the kit on tour. Pared down to a three-piece, they began recording their sophomore effort, Blonder And Blonder just as ex-Redd Kross drummer, Roy

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“NO HOLIDAY” (OMNIVORE RECORDINGS)

McDonald joined the fold. A brightly colored blast of fuzz, shag and sunshine, it arrived in the Spring of 1995. A few months later, the band’s profile was raised exponentially, when they covered Kim Wilde’s ‘80s hit, “Kids In America” for the “Clueless” soundtrack.

The band made one more album for Warner Brothers, 1997’s Happy Birthday To Me, before they cycled through a series on indie labels for Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow from 1999 and Really, Really Happy from 2004, as well as two compilations, Hamburger and Kaboodle. In between Muffs commitments, Kim found time to play in The Beards and The Coolies. In 2013, she was asked to join the Pixies on bass, following the departure of Kim Deal. Less than six months later, she had been dismissed. The consensus was Kim’s exuberant stage demeanor had clashed with the Pixies’ more taciturn (tight-assed) vibe.

Apparently, stage diving and crowd surfing is frowned upon. Oh well.

Kim didn’t skip a beat, reconvening The Muffs and recording their sixth long-player, Whoop De Doo, reportedly titled after her reaction to getting axed from the Pixies. Not only did the album garner excellent reviews, but it hit #32 on Billboard’s Heatseeker chart. The following year she participated in a Pandoras reunion, this time handling lead vocal chores, in Paula Pierce’s absence. The Muffs toured on and off, their final show was in May 2017.

Kim never made her ALS diagnosis public, she and the band soldiered on, creating No Holiday over 18 months. The record came together in piecemeal fashion, but feels completely cohesive. The album kicks into gear with “That’s For Me.” Terse and compact, it sounds like the perfect theme song for the greatest TV show there never was.

The next three tracks perfectly showcase the band’s sui generis appeal. “Down, Down, Down” is built for speed, all thrashy guitars, and wiry bass lines, cradled by a punishing beat. Kim unleashes her trademark yowl as guitars attack like an angry swarm of bees.

The title track opens on a more pensive note, strummy guitar chords pair with croon-y vocals, but they’re quickly supplanted by sidewinding bass and pile-driving drums.

Her mien feels casual, but lyrically, Kim pulls no punches as her bon mots detonate like conversational smart bombs. She calls out artistic conceits; mocking a guy “So pretentiously drinking with your pinky out….

You are not the guy who can’t resist another piece of pie,” then concludes “And I wish you’d well, go to hell.” She switches gears on “Earth Below Me,” as shuddery guitar and a rock steady beat cocoon sweet/tart Girl Group harmonies. Somehow, modal guitars on the break replicate the exotic keen of the qanun (an ancient Greek zither), as Kim soothingly promises “I’ll be nice to you.”

18 tracks unspool in just under 45 minutes and run the gamut. From the sharp and swirly Punk of “Pollyanna,” to the insanely catchy “Sick Of This Old World” which blends winsome backing vocals, ringing guitars, thrumming bass and a crackling back-beat.

Conversely, “The Kids Have Gone Away,” opens with a frenzy of feedback, accompanied

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Best” executes even more of a stylistic 180, offering a Folk-flavored waltz. A strippeddown affair, it’s just Kim’s arch vocals and rippling acoustic arpeggios, sincerely celebrating a pretty swell guy; “You’re the best that I’ve seen, completely awesome and sweet/Maybe you can tell me what you do, to make me head over heels for you.”

Back in the early ‘80s, Kim connected with her Pandoras pals over an affection that bordered on obsession for ‘60s Garage and Psych music. Clearly, that has never diminished as evidenced by three tracks here. “A Lovely Day Boo Hoo” is charmingly Baroque, blending chiming guitars, rockribbed bass and a fluttery rhythm. Kim’s vocals are both steely and pliable, while the melody echo Velvet Underground’s Loaded era.

“To That Funny Place” weds anthemic guitar chords to slithery bass lines and a looselimbed rhythm. The cheerful arrangement belies cryptic lyrics that sort of allude to Kim’s diagnosis and her daily struggle. But it’s quickly subsumed by pummeling drums on the bridge, a whiplash guitar solo and Beatlesque finish.

Finally, “Happier Just Being With You” harnesses brisk acoustic guitars to tensile bass as pounding drums advance and retreat.

Kim’s seems content to slightly obscure her lyrics behind the instrumentation. Maybe she’s adhering to that old Joe Perry adage, “Let the music do the talking.”

The best tracks here, (please forgive the Eagles paraphrase) fully take it to the limit.

“Late And Sorry” is anchored by a stomping Big Foot beat, ricocheting bass and staccato guitars. The vocals are gravel-y and primordial

and the lyrics make veiled references to her ALS, “I am currently ill… I just want it to be easy.” Her trademark howls before the break, as well as the feedback-drenched guitar solo, feel more than cathartic.

The mood is more whimsical on “Lucky Charm.” Shards of splintery guitars connect with boomerang bass lines and a blitzkrieg beat; the melody shapeshifts from Glamtastic to a loping, Music Hall feel, before accelerating through the final verse. “On My Own” revs like a souped-up muscle car. Smashing power chords collide with bludgeoning bass and a walloping beat, Kim’s defiant vocals charge ahead. The guitar solo is stuttery and cyclonic as the drums pound a triple time tattoo. A final note of warbly feedback finishes this thick slab of Punk-Pop perfection.

Other interesting tracks include the scratchy tilt-a-whirl of “You Talk And You Talk,” the tumbling “Too Awake” and the primitive to and fro of “Insane.” The album closes on an ingenuous note with “Sky.” Sparkly electric riffs lattice over sweet acoustic filigrees, but Kim’s vocals are front and center. The lyrics convey a kind of innocence and wonder, like a kid, lazing on her back, watching the clouds go by; “I am laying on the nice cool grass and now I’m thinking, wonder if the birds can fly straight up and there’s no ceiling.” There’s a purity and ache to this song that feels so bittersweet. If you don’t choke up at the end of this track, well, you’re probably made of stone. It’s a delicate denouement to an amazing album.

The Muffs were ably assisted here by guitarist Adam Schary, Kim’s sister Kristen on backing vocals, No Wave/Anti-Folk legend Kristian Hoffman on keys and fellow Pandoras Melanie Vammen and Karen Basset on organ and backing vocals, respectively.

No Holiday is a fitting (albeit, unwitting) elegy to Kim Shattuck. The rough edges remain intact, as well as her scabrous humor, her sharp sense of songcraft and her unerring ability to leave her listeners wanting more.

Goodnight sweet Kim, in some ways, we hardly knew ye. Still, you gave us everything.

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PERSONAL PROFILE

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uggling different responsibilities is a complicated feat in itself, but for Chris Clemens Martello—a mother of two, owner of energetic Huskies, business self-starter, public relations expert, and overall communication connoisseur—it’s all part of the daily routine.

Originally from San Jose, Clemens Martello attended California State University, Chico, to study communication.

“I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do when I first started school. I got my general education, and originally wanted to be a veterinarian. But after seeing all the chemistry and upper level math I’d have to take, I decided it wasn’t for me. I went into public relations because of how flexible it is—you can go into sports, technology, or hospitality, really any field,” explained Clemens Martello.

After college, Clemens Martello’s first position was as Assistant Account Executive at Waggener Edstrom in Santa Clara, California. It was there that she supported the second version of Microsoft PowerPoint introductions as well as the Microsoft Printing Division of business and consumer

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products. While working with Microsoft, Clemens got the chance to plan and support national press tours early in her career.

“The funny thing is during my time working there, I never got the chance to meet Bill Gates, but many years later after I had moved to the desert, I actually saw him one year while attending Coachella Fest.

I got a quick picture with him then,” said Clemens Martello.

Her next professional venture kept Clemens Martello in Silicon Valley and involved in the presentation of new developing technologies. As Account Executive for Evans Partners Public Relations during the late 90s, she was involved in the start-up period of several dot-com companies such as eharmony. com, pickpackgo.com, and everyone.net.

Clemens Martello also spearheaded national press tours for high-tech industry visionaries and leaders including AvantGo— known for being on the forefront of “handheld” content technology, SiRF Technology Group (an early leader in GPS technology), Mercury Interactive application management software, OmniTrust Security Systems, and Kensington Technology Group.

After some time in the San Francisco

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area, Clemens Martello moved to the Coachella Valley and did consulting work for clients like The City of Indian Wells, Tour de Palm Springs, Berger Foundation’s Desert Town Hall Lecture Series, Newport Beach Summer Jazz Series, several hotels and resorts, world celebrity bodybuilder Lauren Powers, and Max Weinberg— Conan O’Brien and Bruce Springsteen’s drummer. She has had the opportunity to meet popular musicians, world leaders, and prime time media personalities through her work, including Kenny Loggins, Condoleezza Rice, the late Charles Krauthammer, Pervez Musharref, Felipe Calderon, Carlson Tucker, and Chris Christie.

Taking a hiatus from Clemens Public Relations, for three years she acted as director of Public Relations for FG Creative, Inc. Clemens Martello oversaw the public relations department and led campaigns that promoted new business development.

Some notable local clientele included the Desert Cancer Foundation, El Paseo Shopping District, the Palm Springs Art Museum, and The Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa. She continues to work with FG Creative on a consulting basis.

“My favorite part of my job is meeting new people through the events I cover and

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helping to promote a business with my passions,” stated Clemens Martello.

When she’s not working, Clemens Martello enjoys day tips to the beach with her daughter and dogs, attending her son’s football games, and hanging out with her parents and sister.

“I think in the future I’d like to expand and represent more clients out of this area.

I’m kind of working on some avenues for that, just to do a little more traveling and be more diversified other than just local,” explained Clemens Martello.

With years of experience in her field, Clemens Martello found the inspiration to pursue her own business venture and encourages others who wish to start their own company to have the patience to push forward even if it does get overwhelming.

“It’s important to remember that it’s going to take a lot of work the first few years of starting a business. If you stay committed to working hard and getting things done, you will see results,” encouraged Clemens Martello.

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people of all ages can reveal their creativity.

They offer instruction and classes in clay, fused glass, painting, drawing, and other forms of art. Independent studio use, along with individual private instruction and classes for children, adults, and seniors, are all blended with fee exempt instruction offered to numerous charities serving communities in our desert valley.

Through charitable donations from the cities of the Coachella Valley, foundations and corporations, and their donors, they continue to fulfill their vision.

Sunday & Monday Closed Tuesday - Saturday. 10AM - 5PM

More info: oldtownartisanstudios.org Think Art Classes and Enjoy the Experience!

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BY JANET McAFEE Coachella Valley Horse Rescu

COACHELLA VALLEY HORSE RESCUE

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ark your calendars now for one of the most exciting events of the season! The festivities take place Saturday, November 9th, 3pm till 9pm at the Coachella Valley Horse Rescue ranch in North Indio. The attached flyer highlights the day’s offerings, which includes live music, great food from Dickey’s BBQ, Horse Kissing Booth, ranch tours, and exciting auction items.

The Coachella Valley Horse Rescue’s annual fundraiser raises funds for a wonderful charity that protects, rescues, rehabilitates, and adopts these majestic horses from cruelty and abandonment. In turn, the horses share their healing love in a variety of programs where people benefit from the amazing connection with our equine friends.

President of CVHR, Dave DiMeno, is a Marine and the driving force behind their program that helps Veterans, HORSEINALITIES BOOT CAMP. Participating Veterans with service connected physical disabilities and combat stress experience healing and develop confidence training with the rescue horses. Oreo, CVHR’s miniature horse, brings happiness to seniors during his visits to nursing homes. CVHR provides scholarships for children to attend Kids Camp where they learn how to care for horses.

The organization visits local schools, teaching children cruelty prevention and how to care for horses.

You can purchase tickets (entry bracelets)

MEET ZIMBA This precious little Terrier boy is ready to spend the holidays with you! Come meet adorable 5-yr-old Zimba at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus, 72-050 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms.

He’s dog ID #A1184856. rcdas.org, (760) 343-3644.

KITTENS! KITTENS! There are Kittens galore at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus shelter. The precious 12-week-old boy pictured here is cat ID#A1539099. Come meet him and all his buddies at 72050 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms. You can view them at www.rcdas.org (760) 343-3644.

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now for $50 by calling (760) 808-6279 or on cvhr-fall2019.eventbrite.com. Tickets are $60 at the door. Auction items and gift certificates are still needed, as are businesses interested in sponsoring an ad. The event is located at the CVHR ranch located on Monroe Street, N. Indio, ¼ mile east of Granite Construction. Come out and enjoy the activities and meet the wonderful rescue horses.

Can’t attend? Donations are needed to keep this deserving charity operating. Food, supplies, and vet care must be provided for the animals. All donations are 100% tax deductible.

You can mail a check payable to CVHR to P.O. Box 809, Indio, CA 92202, or donate online at cvhorserescue.org. Join the mission at CVHR, “Let’s Save A Horse Today!”

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$50 in advance, $60 at the door. Tix are non-refundable. All proceeds benefit our rescued horses, veterans, horsinalities programs and kids camps.

Tickets can be purchased by calling 760-808-6279 or through this link . https://cvhr-fall2019.eventbrite.com

Mission Statement We are··a non-profit 501 (c) (3) Fed. ID Ta x #80-0536952. Our primary mission is to rescue and rehabilitate horses that have been abused or neglected in order to place them in loving homes. CVHR offers programs that will enhance the quality of life for children and adults by providing equine-assisted programs.

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CVHR rescues horses from abuse, neglect, abandonment or who are headed to slaughter. We strongly believe the emotional connection between people and horses is undeniable. They can help each other in extraordinary ways, which we see everyday at CVHR. We offer programs that connect veterans and horses and help them bond to create emotional healing.

Our heartfelt gratitude to our Sponsors & Supporters ... � Family Hospice Care Cities of Young's Nursery Storton Creative MC's Dance Events Janet Zap p ala Tammy Ann Arnett Herrera Harvey Stern Michael Jardula Cindy Currie Mitchel Atlas

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THE VINO VOICE

ow wonderful is it to see wine lovers spend an appreciable amount of time perusing the wine aisles? As your friendly neighborhood wine steward working the wine department at the Palm Springs Ralphs market, I’m seeing more and more customers deliberating on what selection of wines they’re going to grab. And I need to quickly gauge whether the person desires to be left alone in their thoughts, or, would like a little help without appearing to need it (it’s a wine-pride thing sometimes— no big deal).

And so, depending on the feel of things, often, my go-to line as I softly pass by is to smile and comment, “Is there any wine whispering out to you? . . . Their response of course allows them to dictate my role to keep things light, instructive, gregarious, or, silent.

Speaking of whispering, what wine lover has not heard of—if not actually tasted, one of the most recognized rosés on the market.

Whispering Angel, made by Provençal winery Château d’Esclans, is considered a premium rosé that boasts a premium price, listed at around $25 a bottle. And when it comes to the opinion of rosés, most enthusiasts either love it/like it—or, find the luxury brand to be overrated or a bit pompous because it’s cool to be seen with that bottle in hand.

But like it or not, the pretty-in-pink movement that has taken our wine

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community by storm in the last decade, can well be credited to the success of the Whispering Angel brand. “Always delicious,” says James Suckling, American wine critic and former senior editor and European bureau chief of Wine Spectator. Ray Isle of Food and Wine made your favorite eyerolling comment, “The cool thing you have to drink.” And the tough Jancis Robinson, renowned British wine critic, called it “more palate-grabbing by far from the Provençal Pink norm.”

By the way, for those who like the details and a scoop on the recipe, Whispering Angel is a dry rosé blend of Grenache, Rolle, Cinsault, Syrah, and Mouvedre.

And it continues to be the hit of our stores rosé section which offers close to one hundred

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different brands. (I remember in 2007, when Whispering Angel came to the U.S. market, there were probably less than ten rosés on the supermarket’s shelves.) Further, not to sound sexist, but do the women clamor for this stuff or what! And the girls aren’t shy to pay the big bucks for the wine—granted we have a lot of tourists who will definitely treat themselves to rosé all day!

Then again, it’s not only for all day, it’s for all year too. Especially out here in the desert, any quality chilled down rosé is perfect for our perfect warm weather.

Every year this column does a couple/ three write-ups and reviews on the trending rosé in town. And every year the stats increase: Market Watch magazine currently writes, “the rosé category’s overall U.S. volumes reached 17.5 million cases from the year prior. Rosés from Provence surpassed 2 million cases to the U.S. on a 16.5% gain over 2017.

“Whispering Angel has been a major growth vehicle for the rosé category, depleting 415,000 cases in 2018!—up 33% from the year prior!”

As many of you rosé fans know, Château d’Esclans has more than Whispering Angel in their stable of pink. There’s a “reserve” Whispering Angel known as Rock Angel at around $35; a prestige cuvée, Les Clans at $60; and, there’s the $100 Garrus rosé, that James Suckling has called, “the greatest rosé ever made”.

Last year, Château d’Esclans launched a new “sister” product, The Palm by Whispering Angel, which retails around $17.

The company states, “The Palm was created specifically to appeal to millennials and Gen Z consumers who might be intimidated by the seriousness and price point of the flagship rosé. We thought, ‘What if we come up with something more approachable!’ The label is colorful with a cool retro pattern, and we decided on a nice Stelvin screw cap.”

The Palm is an authentic Provence rosé whose grapes are purchased in the western part of an Aix-en-Provence where the grapes are less expensive. It’s the company’s belief that the younger consumers who gravitate toward The Palm will eventually move up to the Whispering Angel as they become more seasoned wine drinkers. You’re watching the rosé wine game play out right before your eyes.

Target was the first chain store to stock the product and now it’s sold all around town.

At Ralphs, it sells for around $13. And I’m not really surprised that so many customers (again, mostly women) already know that The Palm is a Whispering Angel product, as they pull it from the shelves.

The 2018 Whispering Angel comes across very fresh and on the mineral side of fruity along with citrus notes, some tangerine, jasmine, cherry and a hint of watermelon.

And there’s a kick of mouthwatering salinity on the finish. It’s certainly deliciously dry to the end.

The Palm 2018 Rosé carries aromas of strawberries and red berries with hints of lime and melon that yield into the palate. It’s definitely less intense than the Whispering Angel; well-balanced acidity and minerality; a nice finish of peach and citrus. Cheers!

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29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bobby Furgo & Co 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Mr. Goodboy 9pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Bill and Doug Duo 6:30pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 DJ 7pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202 4499 Horace Miller, Brian Dennigan & Leon Bisquera 6:30-10pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 John Stanley King 6-10pm THE CASCADE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888-999-1995 Ladies Night w/ Bianca from 92.7 9pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm CATALAN; RM; 760-770-9508 George Christian 6-9pm CHEF GEORGE’S PICASSO LOUNGE; PD; 760-200-1768 Michael D’Angelo 6:309:30pm, DJ 9:30pm COPA NIGHTCLUB; PS; 760-866-0021 MOD Squad Variety Show w/ Francesca Amari, Jeff Stewart and Wayne Abravanel 5:30-7:30pm, Lipstick hosted by Bella Da Ball 8pm, DJs Banks and Ax 10pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Bill Baker 6pm EUREKA; IW; 760-834-7700 Live Music 8-10pm FISHERMAN’S GROTTO; PD; 760-7766534 Barry Baughn Blues Band 5:308:30pm HENRY’S SPORTS BAR AND GRILL; CC; 760-656-3444 DJ 10pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 “Concert for Autism” Pre Party w/ Ormus, The After Lashes, Instigator, Plastic Ruby, Hover and Desert Roots Band 7pm

HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 Chris Lomeli 7pm HOTEL PASEO; PD; TBA 4-7pm LANDMARK LOUNGE; LQ; 760-289-6736 Lisa LaFaro 7pm LA QUINTA RESORT; LQ; 760-564-4111 Steppin Out 6-9pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Hot Roxx 6:30pm LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-3452450 Country Night w/ Noah Schnacky 9pm MASTRO’S; PD; 760-776-6777 Finesse 6:30-10:30pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 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 B and the Hive 8pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 So Cal Comedy Night w/ Dacoda Miracle 9pm PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 Keisha D 6:30-9:30pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 7:30pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; PS; 760-322-9293 VooDoo Hustlers 7pm STACY’S; PS; 760-620-5003 Matt Coleman 7pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 Karaoke 8pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Guest Bands 6:30-10pm WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS; 760-2300188 Yve Evans and Rick E. Taylor 6:30pm

CHEF GEORGE’S PICASSO LOUNGE; PD; 760-200-1768 Michael D’Angelo 6:309:30pm, DJ 9:30pm COPA NIGHTCLUB; PS; 760-866-0021 Viva Friday’s w/ DJ Banks 9pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Bill Baker 6pm DESERT BEER CO.; 760-360-5320 TBA 7-9pm DESERT FOX; PD; Nick Hales 10pm DRINGK; RM; 760-888-0111 DJ 9pm ELECTRIC SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760-2281199 DJ Ceddy Cedd 9pm EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-342-2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm EVZIN; PS; 760-656-8764 TBA 8pm FISHERMAN’S GROTTO; PD; 760-7766534 Gina Carey 5:30-8:30pm GADI’S BAR & GRILL; YV; 760-820-1213 TBA 8pm HENRY’S SPORTS BAR AND GRILL; CC; 760-656-3444 Karaoke w/ KJ Marjovi 9pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Tails from the Hood Hip Hop Shpw 9pm HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 Keisha D 7pm HOTEL PASEO; PD; Michael Keeth 6-9pm HOT SPOT@SPOTLIGHT 29; Coachella; 760-775-5566 Adrian Crush 8:30pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760345-6466 Bob Allen 6pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Karaoke w/ Troy Michaels 7pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Karaoke 8pm LANDMARK LOUNGE; LQ; 760-289-6736 Various Artists 7pm LA QUINTA BREWERY; PD; 760-200-2597 Tim Styles 7pm LA QUINTA RESORT; LQ; 760-564-4111 Steppin Out 6-9pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Hot Roxx 7:30pm LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-34519TH HOLE; PD; 760-772-6696 Mr. Combo 2450 Scott Carter Band 9pm 8pm MASTRO’S; PD; 760-776-6777 TBA 6:3029 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 11pm Jasmine Tomasso 6:30pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Ace 2o 760-325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm Year Celebration w/ Ryuichi Sakamoto, MIRAMONTE; IW; 760-341-2200 Trio Envy serpentwithfeet and Zola Jones 8pm 5-9pm AGAVE LOUNGE@THE HYATT MOXIE; PS; 760-318-9900 Eevaan Tre REGENCY; IW; 760-674-4080 Avenida 6-9pm, DJ Pedro Le Bass 9:30pm 7-11pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Karaoke 8-1:15am Live Music 6:30pm THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm Hairatage Showcase hair Runway Show w/ O’CAINES; RM; 760-202-3311 DJ Tone DJ LF 7pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202 4499 Parick Morris, 10pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760Brian Dennigan and Leon Bisquera 6:30327-4080 Braun Fraulein 9pm 10pm PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; pd; BIG ROCK PUB; IND; 706-200-8988 760-345-0222 Steve Williams Experience Deanna Bogart and Friends 8:30pm 6:30pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 The PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 Stanley Butler Trio 6-10pm Dirtwire and Boostive 8pm THE CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT PEABODY’S CAFÉ; PS; 760-322-1877 CASINO; PS; 888-999-1995 DJ Chase Karaoke 7:30pm Martinez 9pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Red’s Tuzzolino 5:30pm Rockstar Karaoke 9pm CASUELAS CAFÉ; PD; 760-568-0011 The PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 Kinsey Myx 7pm Sicks 8pm CATALAN; RM; 760-770-9508 George Christian 6-9pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 TBA 9pm

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RENAISSANCE; PS; 760-322-6000 Live Music 6-9pm RIVIERA; PS; 760-327-8311 Michael Keeth 8-11pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Derek Jordan Gregg 12-4pm, Evaro Brothers 8:30pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; PS; 760-322-9293 Barry Baughn Blues Band 8-11pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ; 760-777-1601 The Smooth Brothers 8-11pm SHELLY’S LOUNGE@TORTOISE ROCK CASINO; 29 Palms; Rojer Arnold & Bobby Furgo 9pm SONOMA GRILLE@EMBASSY SUITES; PD; 760-340-6600 Denny Pezzin 6-9pm SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-200-8787 Latin Rock 10pm STACY’S; PS; 760-620-5003 Krystofer Do 4:30-7pm, Mark Lee 8pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 12th Annual Concert for Autism 5:30pm TRILUSSA ITALIAN RISTORANTE; PS; 760328-2300 Julius & Sylvia Music Duo 6-10pm TWELVE ACOUSTIC UNPLUGGED; IND; 760-345-2450 Mark Gregg and Misty Howell 7pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-3459770 Meet the Corwins 5:30-7:30pm, John Stanley King Show 8pm THE VINE WINE BAR; PD; 760-341-9463 Vinny Berry 7-10pm WANG’S; PS; 760-325-9264 DJ Galaxy 5pm WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS;760-230-0188 Cynthia Thomas 6:30pm

DRINGK; RM; 760-888-0111 DJ 9pm ELECTRIC SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760-2281199 DJ Ceddy Cedd 9pm EN VIVO@SPOTLIGHT 29; Coachella; 760775-5566 Banda La Karavana 9:30pm FISHERMAN’S GROTTO; PD; 760-7766534 Jack Ruvio 5:30-8:30pm GADI’S BAR & GRILL; YV; 760-820-1213 Metal night w/ Cursed Bloodlines, Instigator and Shark Fin 8pm HENRY’S SPORTS BAR AND GRILL; CC; 760-656-3444 DJ Ray 9pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 The Gateway Show (Comedy) 8pm HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 The Carmens 7pm HOT SPOT@SPOTLIGHT 29; Coachella; 760-775-5566 Adrian Crush 8:30pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760345-6466 Bob Allen 6pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Karaoke 8pm LANDMARK LOUNGE; LQ; 760-289-6736 Eevaan Tre 7pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 PS Sound Company 1pm, Hot Roxx 8pm LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-3452450 Scott Carter Band 9pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm MIRAMONTE; IW; 760-341-2200 Trio Envy 6-10pm MOXIE; PS; 760-318-9900 Derek Jordan Gregg 6-9pm, DJ Pedro Le Bass 9:30pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm 19TH HOLE; PD; 760-772-6696 On the Rocks O’CAINES; RM; 760-202-3311 DJ Tone 10pm 8pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 76029 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 327-4080 Blackwater 9pm Bev and Bill 6:30pm PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; pd; 760ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 DJs noon 345-0222 Agave Blues Masters 6:30pm poolside, and 10pm AGAVE LOUNGE@THE HYATT REGENCY; PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 Flipper, David Yow and Downtown Brown IW; 760-674-4080 Steppin’ Out 7-11pm 9pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 PEABODY’S CAFÉ; PS; 760-322-1877 Cabaret on the Green Open Mic 7:30pm Karaoke 7:30pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND Hallucinate w/ DJs Sugarfree, Femme A and COCKTAILS; TP; 760-3432115 Red’s Aylex Song 7pm Rockstar Karaoke 9pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202 4499 Horace Miller, PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 Kinsey Brian Denigan & Leon Basquera 6:30-10pm Sicks 8pm BIG ROCK PUB; IND; 706-200-8988 Keisha RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 TBA 9pm D 8:30pm ROCKYARD@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Gina Carey 760-345-2450 Revolver and Escape 6-10pm (Journey Tribute) 7:30pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Derek CASINO; PS; 888-999-1995 DJ Michael Jordan Gregg 12-4pm, Evaro Brothers Wright 9pm 8:30pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S Tuzzolino 5:30pm MARKET; PS; 760-322-9293 Barry Baughn CASUELAS CAFÉ; PD; 760-568-0011 The Blues Band 8-11pm Myx 7pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S CATALAN; RM; 760-770-9508 George MARKET; LQ; 760-777-1601 The Smooth Christian 6-9pm Brothers 8-11pm CHEF GEORGE’S PICASSO LOUNGE; PD; SHELLY’S LOUNGE@TORTOISE ROCK 760-200-1768 Abie and Natasha 6:30CASINO; 29 Palms; Rojer Arnold & Bobby 9:30pm, DJ 9:30pm Furgo 9pm COPA NIGHTCLUB; PS; 760-866-0021 DJ SONOMA GRILLE@EMBASSY SUITES; Banks and Mr. Miami 9pm PD; 760-340-6600 Denny Pezzin 6-9pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-200-8787 Bill Baker 6pm Latin Music 10pm

October 17 to October 23, 2019

STACY’S; PS; 760-620-5003 Jessica Bridgeman 8pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 12th Annual Concert for Autism 4:30pm TRILUSSA ITALIAN RISTORANTE; PS; 760-328-2300 Julius & Sylvia Music Duo 6-10pm TWELVE ACOUSTIC UNPLUGGED; IND; 760-345-2450 Mark Gregg and Misty Howell 7pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Rose Mallett 5-7pm, Kal David, Lauri Bono and the Real Deal 7:30-11pm THE VINE WINE BAR; PD; 760-341-9463 Fun with Dick and Jane Band 7-10pm WANG’S; PS; 760-325-9264 Live Music 6:30pm WESTIN; RM; 760-328-5955 Michael Keeth 6-10pm WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS; 760-2300188 The Stanley Butler Band 6:30pm

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29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bob Garcia 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Lust in the Dust w/ DJ David Oh noon, poolside, and 9pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Sunday Brunch w/ Live Music 11am BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Candela Nights w/ DJ LF 7pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202 4499 Patrice Morris 6:30-10pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Michael Keeth 5-9pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT; PS; 888-999-1995 Latin Night w/ Nacho Bustillos and Quinto Menguante 9pm

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SIP IN STYLE AT IW COFFEE

SIT BACK AND SIP YOUR FAVORITE COFFEE CREATION IN SLEEK STYLE, AT IW COFFEE

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ersonally, I’m a sucker for anywhere tangling pretty shiny chandeliers from the ceiling, especially when it’s unexpected, like in a coffee spot. Such is the case with IW Coffee, which now has two locations, the original in the Indian Wells Village, and another in Palm Desert, in the Desert Springs Marketplace.

Both locations have a style of their own, but like family, you just know that they are related.

The noticeable aesthetic tie is their modernistic stylish flare, and use of fabulous lighting fixtures.

The Indian Wells location, boasts some luscious dark tones, while the Palm Desert shop is brighter, with a gorgeous view of the mountains, thanks to undeveloped adjacent land. But however pleasing the outward appearance is at IW Coffee, it is in fact the coffee which is the star.

Like any place focusing on serving coffee drinks, it is the brand that makes the difference, and at IW Coffee, their deliciousness in a cup is directly related to using Joshua Tree Fresh Organic Hand Roasted Coffee. Try a traditional Cappuccino, or Espresso, or a variety of Lattes such as a Hazelnut Latte, Coconut Flavored Latte, Toasted Marshmallow Latte, or my favorite, a Mocha Latte.

IW Coffee also features blended coffee specialties, as well as the awesome cold Nitro coffee!

Want a munchie to go with your coffee? If you’re at IW Coffee for breakfast, perhaps an Egg Breakfast Bagel, or a Gluten Free Pesto Bowl (brown rice, spinach, tomato, chicken, goat cheese and pesto), Steele Cut Oatmeal with strawberries

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and bananas, or Nutella Breakfast Toast (sliced strawberries, bananas and chai seeds) might help you start your day off right. If your there for lunch, enjoy one of their sandwiches, such as the Chipotle Chicken Avocado (chicken, sliced avocado, tomato, pepper jack cheese, mixed greens and chipotle chili aioli).

On my recent visit, I was in the mood for something chocolaty to enhance my Mocha Latte, and went for their Gluten Free Belgian Chocolate Cookie. Oh my goodness, this cookie was so good!

You’d never even have a clue that it was gluten free.

All of the pastries are made in house, and rotate regularly. Other baked goods include, Gluten Free Banana Nut Muffins, Coconut Chew Cookie, and Maui Wowie Muffin (pineapple, coconut, walnuts and cinnamon apple) among others.

For a morning cup, or an afternoon respite from the world around you, IW Coffee will let you sip in style.

IW Coffee is located at 74-995 Hwy 111, Indian Wells, 92210, and 74-855 Country Club Drive, Palm Desert, 92260

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riginally created to as a crossover beer, designed to bring American lager drinkers over to the microbrewed side, the popularity of golden and blonde ales has risen, fallen, and risen again. Derided by the craft drinking elitists as lacking in perceived value (caloric, financial or otherwise), this often-overlooked beer is often treated as badly by brewers as it is gatekeeping consumers. Treated as a dumb beer for dumb people, craft brewers seemed to contemptuously make their golden and blonde ales as boring as they can, in some misdirected effort to “give the masses what they wanted.” (That’s not even someone else’s quote. That’s my quote). And while the masses who stray from the safe confines of PBR for the first time may enjoy the lack of flavor found in most uninspired blonde ales, leave it to Paso Robles Firestone Walker Brewing Company to create a recipe, brand, and legacy that helped to redefine what the blonde ale can be.

Browse through Firestone Walkers website, through their portfolio of beers, and you won’t find a single mention of 805. Instead, the ale has its own website that gives very little information about the beer itself, but rather seems to be about selling a California lifestyle. A seemingly odd move, seeing as how Firestone Walker is one of the west coast’s most esteemed and respected craft breweries, a brand known amongst beer geeks for their barrel-aged barleywines, stouts, and sours. The company has wrapped their entire marketing angle for 805 in a shroud of mystery, with the

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beer being a brand unto itself, and having no mention of its lineage or style. By removing obvious ties to craft beer, Firestone Walker has allowed the mainstream, macro-beer drinker to try the product and enjoy it without labels.

The fact that 805 is now distributed across 5 states and considered a top 25 national beer brand speaks volumes about how effective clever marketing can be. While it is a tasty beverage, 805 is an American blonde ale, even fitting nicely within the parameters of BJCP competition guidelines. With a bready, biscuity malt body, and a lightly citrusy hop finish, 805 has made the American blonde ale a huge hit by showing instead of telling people what the beer is.

I’ve made mention before of the interchangeable usage between the titles “golden” and “blonde” ale, something which causes confusion amongst consumers as well as marketing teams to this day. While the

English Golden Ale and the Belgian Blonde Ale are both cousins of sorts to the American style, make no mistake that the American style is one and the same. Kona Brewing Co’s Big Wave Golden Ale is fruitier, with a more tropical tasting hop variety used than 805 displays, but both beers share similar characteristics across the board. Kona could have easily called their product “Big Wave Blonde Ale,” and no one would have batted an eyelash. Calling your beer one name or the other is simply the dealer’s choice, and probably has to do with regional marketing more than anything else.

Los Angeles Golden Road has been a brewery craft beer fans love to hate ever since they sold to corporate megabrand AB InBev. Their Dodger blonde ale was a brilliant move of marketing synergy, meant to rally all of Southern California’s Dodgers fans, and have them drinking plastic cups of Budweiser’s imposter-craft ale instead of just regular old Bud Light. Unfortunately, the Dodgers were eliminated in abysmal fashion from the National League Division Series, and the bad loss seems to have put a tarnish on anything with the teams’ name on it, including Golden Road’s Dodger Blonde Ale. A photo posted to Worstbeerblog shows a convenience store in the LA area selling their “loser blonde” for 50% off (ouch). It’s pretty ironic that while Firestone Walker quietly upped the reputation of the blonde ale, Golden Road took a huge, sloppy dump on it. It’s like it could go no other way.

The American blonde ale is never going to

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appeal to the craft drinking elite, but it was never meant to in the first place. Often one of the first beers made by home brewers, it’s affectionate referred to as a “lawnmower beer,” something unfussy and tasty enough to crush on a warm spring day. While a lot of small breweries are doing themselves a disservice by brewing contemptuous versions of the style, look to 805 and Big Wave Golden Ale as delicious versions of the style worth drinking.

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BEYOND ‘BAD’ be satisfying to viewers unfamiliar with the series – it is not a stand-alone movie.

However, that said, Paul is terrific throughout and gives strong emotional resonance to his character’s internal angst. It was fun seeing Cranston in a flashback cameo but it only served to remind how much he was missed.

NEW BLU FOR THE HOME THEATER: THE LION KING

NOW STREAMING: EL CAMINO: A BREAKING BAD MOVIE Netflix still reigns supreme in the all-out streaming wars now taking place on your favorite home video device. With almost two-dozen platforms competing for your eyeball and dollars, Netflix continues to solidify its global rule with original content and very deep pockets.

Last Friday’s premiere (previewed in the previous Screeners column) of Vince Gilligan’s follow-up to his groundbreaking series with a look what happened to Walter White’s young meth-cooking partner Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) after escaping the last episodes bloody finale that killed White.

On a sad note, Robert Forster made his

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farewell appearance as an actor (he died last Friday as the movie streamed into millions of homes. Other actors with minimal screen time include Tess Harper and Michael Bofdhever (as Jesse’s parents), Bryan Cranston in a truncated flashback), Jonathan Banks and Krysten Ritter in cameos reprising their roles in the series.

The film looks great in an ultrawidescreen format. The cinematography is superb as are the artful compositions especially of the luminescent desert terrain.

The movie itself starts slowly and never really takes off in spite of the muscle car referenced in the title. There are a couple of well-mounted sequences of tension and explosive action, but the film may not

BY ROBIN E. SIMMONS when the life-like animals that we know cannot be real start talking and emoting.

Let’s pray this film is a harbinger of better things to come. Now more than ever, anything that can be imagined can be visualized and brought to life on screen.

The only drawback here is that Hollywood is more inclined to remake a successful title than risk investing in something truly original. Just think of all the great stories yet to be told. And now, anything is possible.

But aside from the tech marvels and the recasting of the voice talent, it’s hard not to think of this as anything more than cynical cash grab.

Movies matter, they are modern myths that remind us of our shared human experience and the consequences of our fears, hopes and desires. They deserve our best creative efforts since we crave stories that define what makes us human and the ways we are one family. Disney.

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE

Director Jon Favreau’s brilliantly crafted all new, live-action reboot of the beloved 1976 animated classic is set in the African savanna where King Mufasa’s son Simba, is born. But not everyone is thrilled at the future king’s arrival. Scar, Mufasa’s brother and former heir has his own plans for the throne that result in Simba’s banishment.

Will Simba survive long enough to seize what is rightfully his?

The main attraction to this new iteration of the almost Shakespearian tale is the incredible technology that allows the digital artists to create a verisimilitude of truly breathtaking photo realism of both creatures and landscape that must be seen to be believed. It’s hard to imagine what the future of film and computer driven art will be because this astonishing work appears to be as good as it can possibly get, especially in 4K UHD on a large hi-def screen. If there’s an issue here, it is the cognitive dissonance that prevents the full suspension of disbelief

The critically acclaimed modern reimagining of Shirley Jackson’s legendary novel about five siblings who grew up in the most famous haunted house in America.

Now adults, they’re reunited by the suicide of their youngest sister, which forces them to finally confront the ghosts of their pasts… some of which lurk in their minds… and some of which may really be lurking in the shadows of the iconic Hill house. Paramount.

Hailed as one of the best TV shows of 2018 by many critics and called “absolutely terrifying” by Rolling Stone.

Now Netflix has renewed it as an anthology series, telling a new story each season in this 3-Disc Blu-ray set that features all 10 episodes from the acclaimed first season, including for the first time, three extended Director’s Cut episodes with never-before-seen content. Both the Blu-ray and DVD sets also include exclusive commentary by creators and director Mike Flanagan on four episodes. Paramount. robin@coachellavalleyweekly.com

BOOK REVIEW

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"TRAVEL LIGHT, MOVE FAST"

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ne’s childhood is a fraction of a lifespan. Yet, it has the most significant impact on one’s entire life. And, for better of worse, children are shaped by their parents. In Alexandra Fuller’s Travel Light, Move Fast (Penguin Press, 225 pages), the author draws strength from her father’s eccentric life and philosophy.

The memoir begins with the author at her father’s hospital bed. She traveled from her home in Wyoming, to Budapest, Hungry, to be by his side. Her parents were taking the healing waters, when he collapsed. Now, tethered to the bed by IVs and monitors, and just out of a coma, he recognizes his daughter, and his dire situation. Even on his deathbed, he is able to make light of the inevitable and share his wisdom about life with his eldest daughter.

As Fuller cares for her mother, who waits in a nearby hotel, and spends time with her father, she recounts the beats of their personal lives and how they lived as a family in south and central Africa.

Fuller’s father, Timothy Fuller, considered himself the family’s black sheep and left England for Africa where he met and married his wife, Nicola, -- the author’s mother.

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Fuller’s marriage lasted over fifty years.

They led a nomadic, adventurous lifestyle.

They eventually settled on a banana farm in Zambia’s Zambezi Valley. They were white colonialists with British roots.

After her father dies, Fuller and her mother must collect her father and return to Zambia. Leaving a foreign country with human remains is never easy, but Fuller and her mother manage through the red tape and personal grief. Once home, they memorialize the larger-than-life Timothy Fuller.

This is a tale not only of a remarkable man, but a marriage. Although, Fuller’s father is the dominant character in this memoir, her mother is equally fascinating. It is difficult to sum up Fuller’s parents: Free spirits, throw caution to the wind, live fully, no regrets.

Their lives as described by Fuller is of a couple who respected the land, were equally yoked, as well as equals in the relationship, loved animals, lived fearlessly and were resilient.

I kept looking back at the wonderful photo on the book’s cover. The picture captures Fuller’s folks in their youth ready to take on whatever life might throw their way.

Innocent and excited about their future -- the picture was taken before the Rhodesian war and the death of their three small children.

The author is the eldest child with one surviving sibling.

Fuller’s parents went to private boarding schools. Her mother loved reading history and British literature. Her books in Africa

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were sprayed with a blue poison to keep the bugs from eating the pages. Her parents are like British characters in books, noble blood, adrift and abandoned by their homeland, fighting in foreign lands. Fuller’s eccentric parents shaped her and her sister.

They learned amazing life lessons as they constantly moved across Africa following a man who refused to be bored.

But, there is more to this memoir than Fuller’s parents, and her life growing up in

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Africa. When she returns to the US and faces her grief, she also suffers the tragic loss of her 21-year-old son.

The memoir pivots as the author goes from a child losing a beloved parent, to one who grieves losing a child. In less than three years, Fuller experienced emotional extremes of love and loss. It is heartbreaking and painful as she regains her voice by writing. It is in the depths of her suffering, we see how she was indeed shaped by her parents and young life surviving extremes in Africa.

As always, Fuller writes beautifully. This memoir is like a magical trip to Africa. The love story of her unconventional parents is exceptional. Her life growing up in Africa is incredible. Her lessons of love and loss universal.

FROM THE CHIEFS CORNER

BY FIRE CHIEF SAM DIGIOVANNA

SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE… SHAKE YOUR BOOTY – RIGHT INTO PREPAREDNESS!

GREAT SHAKE-OUT HELPS YOU PREPARE FOR EARTHQUAKES

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hat’s the best way to prepare for a major earthquake?

Practice, practice, practice.

On October 17, 2019 the Great ShakeOut drill is an opportunity for families, friends and businesses to be prepared to survive and recover quickly from devastating earthquakes—wherever you live, work, or travel.

You may only have seconds to protect yourself in an earthquake. So it is important to be prepared, know what to do and always have a plan. Most earthquake-related injuries and deaths are caused by collapsing walls and roofs, flying glass and falling objects.

The ShakeOut drill reminds you to practice the basics of how to react should a major quake begin. Remember to Drop, Cover, and Hold On. Drop: Drop onto your hands and knees and stay low, as this keeps you from falling over in the swaying or being knocked over by debris.

Cover: Cover your head and neck with an arm and crawl under a sturdy shelter, away from windows.

Hold On: Hold on tight to whatever sturdy table or desk you’ve gotten under until the shaking ends.

Join the Great ShakeOut Every person who works, lives and plays in California can participate in the drill on October 17, 2019 at 10:17 a.m. Register your family, your school, business or community organization. By registering, you or your organization will have peace of mind that you, your family, your co-workers, your community and millions of others will be better prepared to survive and recover quickly

from California’s next big earthquake.

Make a family plan. Learn about earthquake safety tips. Imagine a real earthquake and how you would react to it.

Practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On. Identify a safe place in each room of your home away from windows and bookshelves.

Designate an out of state contact for family members to check in.

View earthquake safety videos to share with family, friends and co-workers.

Teach Your Kids to Prepare for Earthquakes Involving children in earthquake safety can make a difference. Preschools and K-12 schools have already registered in the Great ShakeOut as have Girl Scout, Campfire and Boy Scout troops.

Great ShakeOut games and activities have been designed to engage children in the weeks before the October 17 event.

Learn about earthquake safety precautions and how to prepare your family and your home, before the next damaging earthquake strikes.

To help you plan for the Great ShakeOut drill, visit the resources developed for schools, colleges, government offices, businesses and non-profit organizations.

All of California is earthquake country.

A 2015 study has forecast a 99.7% chance of one or more major earthquakes striking California in the coming years.

Be prepared before, during, and after an earthquake by learning the Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety. earthquakeauthority. com/California-Earthquake-Risk/PersonalPreparedness Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

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THE CHICKEN LITTLES

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istening to doomsayers like those with the Palmer Report, you would think that the U.S. economy is on the brink of collapse.

If we use the S&P 500 index as the measuring stick against which we see if investors agree, we find that the index has produced a 19% return for 2019 through October 10th. The S&P 500 is an index that measures the performance of the 500 largest publicly-traded companies in the United States. If all you invested in was this index, you have had a spectacular year.

While companies and those who invest in them may be doing well, could doomsayers be referring to the U.S. worker? While wages, on average, are not as good as they once were, a record 158.3 million Americans are employed. With an official unemployment rate of 3.5%, the United States is at its lowest unemployment rate in fifty years.

If we widen our view to include the fourth quarter of last year when the market indexes declined by double digits, we find that the S&P 500 is up 7.7% since then while China rose 5.8%, the Eurozone is up a scant 1.8% and Japan is down 3.4%. If we look back two years, the S&P 500 is up nearly 10% per year while Japan is up 1.5%, China down 2.5% and the Eurozone off 3%.

Given that the Palmer report is a liberal

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blog, let’s assume that their warnings are as accurate as many of the President’s tweets.

Figuring out what would lead to a recession here in the United States is the better question to ponder.

Quickly rising interest rates would cause a recession. Given that $17 billion in German, Japanese and French government debt pay negative interest rates rate now, there is quite a bit of room before rising rates put the economy at risk. At present, the U.S. 10 year Treasury Bond pays 1.7% a year while investors get to PAY 0.5% for the right to keep money in German 10 year debt. Stated differently, if you held 100,000 Euros in a 10 year German bond from today until maturity, you would get back about 95,000 Euros.

When you consider that the cost of things goes up by about 3% every year, that 100,000

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that someone puts in this bond is worth about a third less in terms of buying power in ten years. Net-net, those 100,000 Euros are worth about 60,000 Euros down the road.

Another cause for a recession would be the contraction in government spending; fat chance of that happening anytime soon. At present, U.S. government spending looks to be at least $250 billion higher this year than last. This equates to about $750 per American.

This level of spending has a stimulative effect on the economy in the near-term.

What powers our economy is the Service worker. The services industry represents 70% of all jobs in the United States. A service job is everything from a doctor or nurse to a banker, teacher, plumber or fast food cook.

So long as wages are increasing and job openings exceed the number of people out

of work, there will not be a recession here at home. As the Federal Reserve looks like they want to avoid their past tendency to be the unintended contributor to a recession, a more sensitive Fed is another positive indicator that things should be okay.

The one thing that will cause a recession is if the global economy slows down too much.

This is why President Trumps’ words if not his actions were accurate when he said that the mini trade deal with China was done for the good of the world. Then again by declaring a bit of a truce with China, we were protecting our economy as well as the President’s reelection chances. Net-net, a win for most except maybe the Chicken Littles!

Haddon Libby is the Founder and Managing Partner of Fiduciary-Only, Winslow Drake Investment Management. He can be reached at www.WinslowDrake.com or Hlibby@WinslowDrake.com.

LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF THE INJURED & CRIMINALLY ACCUSED

I DON’T NEED NO STINKIN LAWYER FOR A WILL!

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ou are right. You don’t need a lawyer to prepare a will. You can prepare what is called a Holographic Will by writing it out in your own handwriting with nothing else on the paper. You can’t use a business or hotel letterhead and you can’t use a stamp for the date... let alone typing anything! Any of the preceding items would make the proposed WILL invalid. A Holographic Will, has to be dated and signed and show that it was meant to be a will, in other words that it had TESTAMENTARY INTENT. Your holographic should state “This is My Last Will and Testament, dated October 16, 2019 in Palm Desert California.”

The question is not whether you can prepare a will on your own, but rather, whether you should hire a lawyer to do so. Don’t do it yourself. A Will is not that expensive, and the consequences of failing to prepare it right are very serious. For instance if you want to leave $1,000,000 to each of your two children and you give one a $1,000,000 bequest and the other a diamond or home worth a million... what happens if the diamond or home is sold before you die.

The answer is that the son to whom you left the diamond or home gets nothing because it is no longer in existence. The other sons still get his $1,000,000.

In addition you may need estate planning that goes beyond the need for a will. You may want to put a home in a trust or buy life

insurance to pay the estate taxes. Legal advice can be invaluable in those circumstances. A few years ago I had a radio program and I opened each show with the saying “People Don’t Plan to Fail, They Fail to Plan”. Many well educated and famous, people whose name you know did not plan ahead.

Many famous people have died without Estate Planning and their estate was a mess.

Walt Disney, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, J.P. Morgan and John D. Rockefeller are a few who did not plan ahead. They failed to plan.

When lecturing, I asked the question “Have you completed an estate plan?” I get answers as follows: Widow: “I don’t really have an estate; I only have some money in a checking account, some personal jewelry and my dog Bella.”

Domestic Partner: “I don’t really have an estate. Kevin and I have a house in joint tenancy so, when I die, it will bypass Probate and pass directly to Bill... isn’t that right?”

Grandparent: “I made a Will about 10 years ago before having grandkids. I’m sure it covers everything.”

Whoever you are, YOU DO HAVE AN ESTATE!!! The bad news is that, UNLESS YOU TAKE THE TIME to ensure that both you and what you have is safely monitored; your community estate could be a mess and go to the STATE. What if you should become

INCAPACITATED? Do you have an Advanced Health Care Directive? Is it on file at Eisenhower, Desert Regional or JFK? When I took my mother in law to Eisenhower I was surprised when they asked her if she had her Health Care Directive on File with the hospital. I had a copy in my office but not in the hospital. We then realized that it would help if you filed it at the hospital and did not have to go home to get it. Eisenhower now has a health care directive on file for our entire family.

Every reader should put this Coachella Valley Weekly down and do the same.... today. A health care directive is VERY INEXPENSIVE. Take care of it asap!

Questions or ideas for future columns contact Dale Gribow 760-837-7500 or dale@ dalegribowlaw.com.

DALE GRIBOW - REPRESENTING THE INJURED AND CRIMINALLY ACCUSED “TOP LAWYER” - California’s Prestige Magazine, Palm Springs Life (PI/DUI) 2011-20 “TOP LAWYER” - Inland Empire Magazine 2016- 2019 “DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE OR TEXT AND GET A DUI OR ACCIDENT. CALL A TAXI, LYFT OR UBER. THEY ARE A LOT CHEAPER THAN CALLING ME”. SO DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER.

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lim Man will acknowledge; he does nothing easy. The smooth Vocal Jazz singer and songwriter is based in Palm Springs by way of Baltimore, Maryland. He moved here in 2014 and has arduously built a faithful following through his music, cooking, writing and podcast. His fanbase, AKA ‘Slim People’, showed up in droves to vote Slim Man the ‘Best Jazz Vocals’ winner at the 2019 CVMAs. On Wednesday, December 11th, Slim Man will release his Slim Man LIVE at Vicky’s! double CD. The Slim Man Band will be celebrating with a CD release party at Vicky’s of Santa Fe at 45100 Club Drive, Indian Wells, CA 92210. The double album includes 28 songs pulled from over 4 hours of music recorded in June 2019 on a 24 multitrack console. Slim Man has a diverse catalog of music available on his website.

The first Slim Man release, End of the Rainbow, was released in 1995 and is more R&B with the Jazz and Soul hit Faith In Us. His most recent release, Young at Heart (2017) is on the swinging side of things and includes the masterstroke standards The Best Is Yet To Come and Nice ’n Easy.

Coachella Valley Weekly had the opportunity to speak with Slim exclusively to break the news of his new double album and learn more about one of the desert’s best improvisational musicians.

CVW: Congratulations on your award and new album. What’s next for Slim Man? SLIM MAN: “We’re excited on the release of the new double LIVE CD coming out, Slim Man LIVE at Vicky’s! and the CD release party at Vicky’s on Wednesday, December 11th.”

CVW: What were your feelings after learning you had won the 2019 CVMA for ‘Best Jazz Vocals’?

SLIM MAN: “I was…ecstatic. Joyous! I had some serious vocal problems a while back and wasn’t sure if I could ever sing again…seriously.

Doctors wanted to operate, but they weren’t sure if it would be successful. I didn’t want to go through with it. I finally found a doctor who took a different approach. He put me on complete vocal rest for a month. Not a word or even a whisper. When I started singing again, my voice wasn’t as strong. It took quite a while to get it

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back in shape, but I kept working on my singing and gradually got my strength and stamina back.

And now I can sing for three hours without any problem at all. So winning the award after all that really meant a lot to me.”

CVW: You’ve won the ‘Best Jazz Vocals’ award three years running now. What’s the musical legacy you intend to leave when it’s all said and done?

SLIM MAN: “A hundred years from now, if people listen to a Slim Man CD, I hope it brings a smile to their face, a little joy to their lives, and a little love to their hearts. It’s all about love!”

CVW: You were nominated along with Symara Stone, Keisha D, Deanna Bogart, Johnny Meza, Meagan Van Dyke, Yve Evans, Diane Schuur, Rebecca Clark, & Bob DeSena. What can you tell me about these artists and what message would you like to send them?

SLIM MAN: “What a very talented group of wonderful people. It’s an honor to be included among them. I consider these folks my friends.

And the message I’d like to send them is this… please retire or move to a foreign country before the next awards! Just kidding! I wish them all the best.”

CVW: The Slim Man Band is Craig Chesnut on drums, Enrique Hernandez on percussion, Chase Huna on sax, Nick Sosa on guitar and the Thrilla from Manila, Tateng Katindig on piano. Tell us more about your band.

SLIM MAN: “The first time I met Tateng was right before showtime at a Slim Man concert in

‘SQUEEZE MY CANS – SURVIVING SCIENTOLOGY’

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n a wonderful show of comradery, Dezart Performs teamed up with the Desert Rose Playhouse on October 7th and 8th, for an amazing night of theatre, showcasing Actress/Writer, Cathy Schenkelberg’s One Woman Show, Squeeze my Cans – Surviving Scientology. Produced by Dezart and presented at the Desert Rose Playhouse stage, the two-night event was a benefit for Dezart and ‘The Scott Smith Scholarship,’ a memorial fund established in honor of beloved Desert actor/director, Scott Smith. The scholarship is awarded to two Palm Springs High School students in order to aid their pursuit of higher education in the performing arts.

Squeeze My Cans, is a funny, poignant and eye-opening revelation of one woman’s experience inside the world of Scientology.

Shenkelberg’s writing is sharp, witty and sometimes shocking. Her acting is mesmerizing and engaging. She brings it all together for one hell of a good show. Shirley Anderson, directs this wonderful stage piece and with minimal set or props, the underbelly of Scientology is exposed through top notch acting and

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direction.

Scientology is a body of religious beliefs and practices that were invented in 1952 by science fiction writer, L. Ron Hubbard. Scientologists believe that people are immortal alien beings (called thetans) who have forgotten their true nature and are trapped on earth in a human body. Xenu (/ˈziːnuː/), also called Xemu, was, according to Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, the dictator of the “Galactic Confederacy” who 75 million years ago brought billions of his people to Earth (then known as “Teegeeack”) in DC-8-like spacecraft, stacked them around volcanoes, and killed them with hydrogen bombs. Not surprising, there tends to be a lot of controversy around this religion and their cult like practices.

Cathy Schenkelberg spent fourteen years of her young adult life immersed in what she describes as a trip down the volcanic rabbit hole, otherwise known as Scientology. She states that, “Many of the people who went as far as I did in the Church, lost everything: family, friends, homes, bank accounts, identities and their actual lives.” Schenkelberg,

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Temecula, CA. We went on stage having never played together and Tateng was brilliant and magical. Craig joined the band after our drummer at the time got thrown in jail! True story. Craig subbed that night and was amazing. I was doing a Jazz jam a few years ago and Chase came up and sat in and played like a champ—with no rehearsal.

Nick? I saw some homemade videos online of him playing solo guitar and was so impressed I asked him to sit-in with us at Vicky’s and he blew us away. Enrique used to play percussion with me in NorCal and when he moved down here last year, I asked him to come out and play with us at Vicky’s, and he nailed it and fit right in. A band was born!”

CVW: Tell us about your upcoming performances at Vicky’s of Santa Fe in Indian Wells, CA. SLIM MAN: “We play for 3 ½ hours every Wednesday night. We do a combination of Slim Man songs and some cool covers. I’m constantly challenging the band to do better, play better and be better. We’re always learning new songs, expanding the repertoire and honing our sound.

I like to keep things spontaneous; it keeps the band on their toes! I call out the arrangements and the solos as we go along, it keeps the performances fresh. After every show at Vicky’s, I write the band an email. I tell them in detail how we can improve. And I constantly remind them about the most important thing in the music business…nice hair!”

CVW: Why is it important to carry on the tradition of Jazz music and what can the community do to support Jazz in the Coachella Valley?

SLIM MAN: “My favorite thing about this music is the improvisation. Not many other styles

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have that element. It’s a tradition worth carrying on! And everyone in this band is a stellar soloist and impressive improviser. The people out here do a great job of supporting the music. They come out in full force and they really listen.”

CVW: You’re an avid chef & author as well.

Your cookbook includes stories, cooking video tutorials and your music (physical and digital versions). What are the correlations between food & music?

SLIM MAN: “Whether I’m making music or cooking, I like to get creative. For instance, the other day I wanted to make some manicotti, but instead of laying it down on its side the traditional way, I stood it up like a chimney. Instead of stuffing it with ricotta cheese, I decided to stuff it with shrimp and scallops in a spicy tomato sauce. I call it Slim Manicotti! I approach music the same way. What if you combine some Jazz chords with an R&B beat? Or write a Pop song with a Swing beat? In food and in music, you need to be creative and original. And you need to make sure nobody gets sick!”

CVW: What else would you like to share?

SLIM MAN: “I love how this magazine supports the music; all kinds and styles, all ages and varieties. It’s a rare and beautiful thing.

Thank you!” slimman.com slimmancooks.com Search and find "The Slim Man Podcast" at directory.libsyn.com.

UPCOMING SHOWS Wednesdays 6:30-10pm - Vicky’s of Santa Fe - Indian Wells, CA December 11, 2019 - Slim Man LIVE at Vicky’s! Album Release Party

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a highly successful voice-over artist, confirmed through receipts that she herself gave almost a million dollars to this organization before she was able to break away. Regaining control of her life took another five years, due to the on-going phone calls and midnight outreach workers whose mission was to bring her back into the fold.

Schenelberg describes the show as a strangely hilarious and unbelievably horrifying story of loss, isolation, manipulation and the relentless power of survival through persistence and humor. Squeeze My Cans, epitomizes what artists do best, showcasing life in all of its ugly glory. For more information on the show or the artist, visit her site. www. squeezemycans.com Coming up next for Dezart is Hand To God, November 8th – November 17th. Where The Exorcist meets Sesame Street! Starring, Roy Abramsohn, Danny Gomez, Eddie Vona, Brenna Williams and Yo Younger. Directed by Michael Shaw. For Mature Audiences.

Dezart Performs, located at the Palm Springs Women’s Club, 314 S Cahuilla Rd, Palm Springs, CA Show and ticket info: dezartperforms.org Dee Jae Cox is a playwright, director and producer. She is the Cofounder and Artistic Director for The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Project. losangeleswomentheatreproject.org palmspringstheatre.com

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “We can’t change anything until we get some fresh ideas, until we begin to see things differently,” wrote Aries psychologist James Hillman. I agree. And that’s very good news for you Aries people. In my view, you are more attracted to and excited by fresh ideas than any other sign of the zodiac. That’s why you have the potential to become master initiators of transformation. One of my favorite types of plot twists in your life story occurs when you seek out fresh ideas and initiate transformations not only in your own behalf, but also for those you care about. I bet the coming weeks will bring at least one of those plot twists.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Metaphorically speaking, Taurus, you are now crossing a bridge.

Behind you is the intriguing past; in front of you, the even more intriguing future. You can still decide to return to where you came from. Or else you could pick up your pace, and race ahead at twice the speed. You might even make the choice to linger on the bridge for a while; to survey the vast vistas that are visible and contemplate more leisurely the transition you’re making. Only you know what’s best for you, of course. But if you asked me, I’d be in favor of lingering on the bridge for a while.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): As I write this, I’m sitting in a café near two women at another table. One sports a gold cashmere headscarf and pentagram necklace. The other wears a dark blue pantsuit and a silver broach that’s the glyph for Gemini the Twins. HeadScarf shuffles a deck of Tarot cards and asks PantSuit what she’d like to find out during the divination she is about to receive. “I would very much like you to tell me what I really really want,” PantSuit says with a chuckle. “I’m sure that once I find out that big secret, I’ll be able to accomplish wonders.” I hope the rest of you Geminis will be on a similar mission in the coming weeks. Do whatever it takes to get very clear about what you want most.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Ancient Greek philosopher Socrates was meandering through an Athenian marketplace, gazing at the appealing and expensive items for sale. “How many things there are in this world that I do not want,” he exclaimed with satisfaction. I recommend you cultivate that liberated attitude. Now is a perfect time to celebrate the fact that there are countless treasures and pleasures you don’t need in order to be charmed and cheerful about your life. For extra credit, add this nuance from Henry David Thoreau: People are rich in proportion to the number of things they can afford to let alone.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I invite you to try this exercise. Imagine that one springtime you grow a garden filled with flowers that rabbits like to nibble: petunias, marigolds, gazanias, and pansies. This is a place whose only purpose is to give gifts to a wild, sweet part of nature. It’s blithely impractical. You do it for your own senseless, secret joy. It appeals to the dreamy lover of life in you. Got all that, Leo? Now, in accordance with current astrological omens, I suggest you actually try to fulfill a fantasy comparable to that one in the coming weeks.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): My Virgo friend Lola got a text-message from her Scorpio buddy Tanya.

“Why don’t you come over and chill with me and my demons? It’ll be entertaining, I promise! My inner jerks are howlingly funny tonight.” Here’s what Lola texted back: “Thanks but no thanks, sweetie.

I’ve been making big breakthroughs with my own demons—giving them the attention they crave without caving in to their outrageous demands— and for now I need to work on stabilizing our new relationship. I can’t risk bringing extra demons into the mix.” I suspect this is an accurate description of what could be happening for you, Virgo.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In ancient holy texts from India, soma was said to be a drink that enhanced awareness and alertness. According to modern scholars, it may have been a blend of poppy, ephedra, and cannabis. In Norse mythology, the beverage called the Mead of Suttungr conferred

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poetic inspiration and the ability to solve any riddle.

One of its ingredients was honey. In Slavic folklore, raskovnik is an herb with the magic power to unlock what’s locked and uncover hidden treasures. It’s not a four-leaf clover, but resembles it. I invite you Libras to fantasize about using these three marvels. To do so will potentize your imagination, thereby boosting the cosmic forces that will be working in your favor to enhance your awareness, confer inspiration, solve riddles, unlock what’s locked, and find hidden treasures.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Inventor Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) was a visionary genius in numerous fields, including architecture, design, engineering, and futurism. In the course of earning 40 honorary doctorates, he traveled widely.

It was his custom to wear three watches, each set to a different time: one to the zone where he currently was, another to where he had recently departed, and a third to where he would journey next. “I know that I am not a category,” he wrote. “I am not a thing—a noun. I seem to be a verb.” I recommend his approach to you in the coming weeks, Scorpio.

Be a verb! Allow your identity to be fluid, your plans adjustable, your ideas subject to constant revision.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Art is good for my soul precisely because it reminds me that we have souls in the first place,” said actress Tilda Swinton.

How about you, Sagittarius? What reminds you that you have a soul in the first place? Beloved animals?

Favorite music? A stroll amidst natural wonders?

Unpredictable, fascinating sexual experiences? The vivid and mysterious dreams you have at night?

Whatever stimuli bring you into visceral communion with your soul, I urge you to seek them out in abundance. It’s Soul-Cherishing and Soul-Enhancing Time for you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The coming weeks will be a favorable time to arrange a series of highlevel meetings between your body, mind, and soul.

You might even consider staging an extravagant conference-like festival and festival-like conference.

The astrological omens suggest that your body, mind, and soul are now primed to reveal choice secrets and tips to each other. They are all more willing and eager than usual to come up with productive new synergies that will enable each to function with more panache and effectiveness.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I believe in inhabiting contradictions,” writes Aquarian author and activist Angela Davis. “I believe in making contradictions productive, not in having to choose one side or the other side. As opposed to choosing either or choosing both.” I think Davis’s approach will work well for you in the coming weeks. It’s not just that the contradictions will be tolerable; they will be downright fertile, generous, and beneficent.

So welcome them; honor them; allow them to bless you with their tricky opportunities and unexpected solutions.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Piscean pianist Frédéric Chopin (1801–1849) was a poetic genius whose music was full of sweetness and grace.

“Without equal in his generation,” said more than one critic. Today, more than 170 years after his death, his work remains popular. Recently an Italian sound designer named Remo de Vico created an original new Chopin piece that featured all 21 of the master’s piano nocturnes being played simultaneously. (You can hear it here: tinyurl.com/NewChopin.) As you might imagine, it’s a gorgeous mess, too crammed with notes to truly be enjoyable, but interesting nevertheless. I’ll counsel you to avoid a similar fate in the coming weeks, Pisces. It’s fine to be extravagant and expansive and mulitfaceted; just don’t overdo it.

Homework: “I have thousands of opinions still— but that is down from millions—and, as always, I know nothing.” So said Harold Brodkey. And you?

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ife offers many twists and turns. When one door closes another opens. Often one door must close enabling a new experience to commence. Intermittently we fear ending one segment of our lives due to the unknown of what may occur. If you shift your mindset you may be able to become excited about what is to come. Preserving an open-heart and mind will ease the transition.

You will find peace if you live by the philosophy of maintaining both an openheart and mind. When I think something isn’t going to come together I’m pleasantly surprised by the outcome. I refer to these last minute miracles as blessings. I decided that I would transform my thinking. Converting my thoughts, I have chosen to believe that I deserve to live an abundant life. Our thoughts dictate so much of where we are heading.

When referencing an abundant life I am not suggesting tangible items. My abundance will derive from my faith, as well as from within and from those whom I choose to be a part of my life.

Any one person can choose to live with fulfillment. According to Wikipedia, to live “more abundantly” refers to having an abundance of a thing. “Abundant life” refers to life in its abounding fullness of joy and strength for mind, body, and soul. Many people suffer from a lack of self-esteem, motivation, emptiness and dissatisfaction.

One may be motivated to seek change in their life if they are experiencing such feelings.

Desiring an “abundance mentality” can propel you to success versus failure.

Consider altering your thoughts as to how

something can work versus what cannot be accomplished. You need to believe there are resources available to achieve your goals.

Approach every scenario positively. If the outcome does not meet your expectations find the positive in the circumstance. This is the power of maintaining and establishing a resourceful mentality.

Here are a few tips to enhance your abundance mentality: *Read, listen or watch motivational speakers. Maintain a journal and write down your positive thoughts. Commit to the desire of enhancing your personal growth. *Assist in helping others prosper.

Encourage others to try something new so their self-esteem may flourish. Teach others what you know. Share your wealth of knowledge. *Construct a goal sheet. Reference your goals often. When you accomplish one goal commence adding to your list. *Read a daily devotional. This may assist in setting the tone for your day. Write down a daily affirmation and reference it throughout your day. *Join a group of like-minded people. Or, create a support group where you share your ideas with others who will elevate you to greater heights.

Think outside the box. If you can see it, you can do it. You will achieve greater success when choosing to live a life of abundance.

Bronwyn Ison is the owner of Evolve Yoga in La Quinta, CA and www.evolveyogaonline. com and www.bronwynison.com 760-5649642 (YOGA)

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BY AIMEE MOSCO

INTEGRATING AN ABUNDANCE MINDSET “If you have a half full glass of water, you can choose to view it as half full or half empty. Life can be compared to this glass of water because it represents a sample of how a person chooses to view things.” –Gratitude + Forgiveness x (LOVE) = Happiness, by Aimee Mosco and Donald L. Ferguson, page 95. e often associate the word abundance with finances or the accumulation of material possessions. Of course, it is a perfectly descriptive word to use in the context of worldly possessions and money, but in the context of a mindset, it represents something so much more meaningful to your Spirit.

Thoughts and emotions act as fuel for your experiences in life. When you fuel your creations with love, the result is different than if you fuel your creations with anger or fear. While both love and fear are powerful accelerants, they sit at opposite ends of the creation spectrum. Love promotes harmony and peace, while fear promotes chaos and discord.

Love clearly feels better. So, if there was something simple you could do to invite more love into your life, would you do it?

If your answer is yes, keep reading!

Your perspective is what dictates your reality. If you perceive your glass to be half full versus half empty, you are aligned with the basic principles of divine abundance.

You choose to see opportunities for personal growth before you see roadblocks.

You identify light before dark, and you connect with love before fear.

The benefits of this simple practice – consciously choosing to identify opportunities before roadblocks, love before fear - are almost immeasurable because love begets love. The more you make the effort to focus your attention on the light in your life versus the dark, the light grows exponentially and with haste.

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Keeping in mind that the energies of divine abundance are based solely in love, an easy way to invite more love into your life is to invite the energies of divine abundance in by exercising an abundance mindset.

One way to extend this invitation is to call in support from your Spirit, and then commit yourself to making choices which align with divine abundance. State the following at the start of each day: “I invite my Spirit to support and guide me as I integrate an abundance mindset.”

“I commit myself to identifying opportunities in my life versus roadblocks.”

“I am fully open to receiving gifts of divine abundance and love with grace and ease.”

In my pursuit to help you stay aligned with an abundance mindset, I invite you to join Facebook group Evolve through Love hosted by Elizabeth Scarcella, BB Ingle and me. Go to facebook.com/groups/ evolvethroughlove and share with us your experiences.

Aimee Mosco is an Author, Intuitive Channel, Global Ambassador for SpeakingfromOurHearts.org, and CoFounder of Intentional Healing Systems, LLC. Aimee’s passion for helping others inspired her book “Gratitude + Forgiveness x (LOVE) = Happiness”. For more information, find Aimee at www.ihsunity.com

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THE 420 OASIS DISPENSARY OFFERING CUSTOMERS A NEW EXPERIENCE

BY MICHELLE ANN RIZZIO

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n the corner of E. Camino Parocela and Gene Autry is a brand new dispensary The 420 Oasis.

Featuring small batch brands, The 420 Oasis boasts a full inventory of indoor exotics, small batch outdoor, luxury concentrates, and unique edibles not found currently in the Coachella Valley market. All inventory items are fairly priced, and can serve those looking to try something new. Inside the interior of The 420 Oasis you are greeted by street art and luxury technology that changes the consumer’s experience. All items can be scanned by the computer technology and educate the consumer about the product.

The dispensary is family owned by veterans of the Coachella Valley cannabis industry, and I had the opportunity to sit with CEO David

Webb to chat about their upcoming grand opening event on Friday October 18th. Read on for the interview!

CV WEEKLY: How long has 420 Oasis been operating in the Coachella Valley?

Webb: “420 Oasis opened in October of 2019. However, Oasis was one of the first three dispensaries in Palm Springs back in 2009. We have completely updated and remodeled our system, but placing exquisite customer service as our top priority has never changed.”

CV WEEKLY: Why did you decide to open a dispensary?

Webb: “My family has been in the cannabis industry my entire life; it was just my natural path. My father actually owned the first cannabis school in Palm Springs and

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works closely with many world recognized growers. I come from a long line of cannabis advocates. After graduating from USC in 2018, I already knew what I was going to do.”

CV WEEKLY: Can you tell me more about the technology your dispensary implements?

Webb: “Definitely! We are introducing a new user friendly system to the Coachella Valley. Our interactive touch screens allow seasoned users to skip the lines and help themselves if they choose, while also providing less knowledgeable users ample amount of time to learn and ask questions.

Simply put, we are able to serve more people and cut down wait times. Our storefront is state-of-the-art in the cannabis industry and the first of its kind in Palm Springs.”

CV WEEKLY: I’d love to learn more about your grand opening, what can readers expect from attending?

Webb: “Readers can expect something different than the traditional dispensary experience. Our Grand Opening event is a FREE CONCERT featuring Snow Tha Product, Yohan Marley, & Dizzy Wright. The first 150 at the door receive VIP bags filled with goodies from participating brands such as Gas House & Permanent Holiday! Availability is very limited so please show up early! The date of the event is OCTOBER 18TH!” CV WEEKLY: Will your dispensary have daily specials? If so, what can readers look forward to?

Webb: “Our deals and specials change very

fast depending on our inventory. However, please check our menu at The420Oasis.com for a full up-to-date layout of our specials.”

CV WEEKLY: How do you use cannabis in your daily life?

Webb: “I am a daily cannabis user and a huge advocate of its medicinal properties. It has played a significant role in my life and I am very blessed to be a part of the industry.”

CV WEEKLY: Where can readers keep up with your dispensary? Do you have social media?

Webb: “You can find at @The420Oasis across all social platforms.”

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NAVIGATING THE PRE-ROLL MARKET

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rior to recreational cannabis being legalized in California, one may recall being given free pre-rolls, or prerolled joints, with their first time purchase at dispensaries. One may also recall these pre-rolls not being the highest quality-filled with trim, dust of cannabis, blends of different flower, and even more surprises. These days, pre-rolls are a different story. First, they are not given away for free anymore. In fact, nothing in cannabis dispensaries can be given away for free according to the Bureau of Cannabis Control. Instead, companies offer deals like Buy One Get One for a Penny during in store brand pop-ups to side step the control of gifting the plant. Second, pre-rolls on the shelf at your local dispensary since July of 2018 are completely varying from blended trim joints for $5 to strain specific full flower joints featuring concentrate additions for an ultimate high for upwards of $30+.

When peering over the counter to the countless 1g, 2g, 3.5g, and 7g pre-rolls in singles and packs it can be intimidating to discern what it is you need. Here are some terms to use when trying to understand if you should purchase a $5 joint or the $58 dollar pre-rolled cigar in hemp leaf. As an aside, if it’s the dispensary’s house joint from their own cultivation please remember to always support your local growers. Your purchase of their house joint supports their local cultivation and cannabis efforts.

Strain Specific -- Exactly how it reads, pre-rolls that are strain specific feature only ONE specific strain’s genetics which it is labeled as. For example if the product is labeled “SATIVA - Strawberry Cough” that strain and its characteristics are all you should expect to experience.

Blend – Pre-roll blends feature multiple strains to produce the ideal influence the consumer is seeking. For instance, there could be a sativa blend featuring three sativas like Strawberry Cough, Blue Dream, and Amnesia Haze that all come together to produce a really elevated, creative, and cerebral high which may have not been possible with only one strain. As an aside, I personally prefer to know what the strain is from the packaging of my pre-rolls so look out for the information or ask your budtender. I like knowing how my body will be influenced.

Full Flower -- Flower is a term used for the dried cannabis bud, as it is indeed the female cannabis plants flower. Full flower pre-rolls include ONLY ground up flower. It is not trim, sugar leaf, or shake. Full flower pre-rolls usually

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maintain their trichomes, taste, aroma, and are true to how you would experience smoking a joint you rolled yourself from your own ground flower.

Shake -- Shake, trim, or sugar leaf all describe lower quality portions of the bud usually removed during the trimming process of soon to be jarred product. Biomass is then put into prerolls to increase the company’s profit margins.

For pre-roll options under $10 be sure to inquire with your budtender whether or not the pre-roll is shake. Shake pre-rolls can be tougher to smoke producing a cough and can sometimes often produce headaches. The taste also lacks, in my opinion. Explore at your own risk.

Concentrate pre-rolls -- These pre-rolled joints can be a variety of strain specific or blended cannabis flower, and shake or flower quality (depending on the brand you choose, be sure to ask your budtender for more details, as they are usually educated by the brand on the product they sell.) mixed with concentrated cannabis in the form of hash, CO2 extracted wax, live resin, and/or dipped in kief or honey oil.

These bangers are usually in the price range of $20+ and are fantastic for producing an elevated mood, relaxed body, and hazy mind. Not for the beginner.

CBD pre-rolls -- CBD pre-rolls feature CBD rich flower in ratios to produce the desired level of wellness, such as 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 5:1, 8:1, and 20:1.

These CBD rich pre-rolls DO NOT produce a high level of psychoactivity, for those seeking none at all start at the 20:1 ratio and work your way down to discover your preferred ratio of CBD:THC. These pre-rolls are the ultimate in taking care of anxiety, inflammation, digestive issues and more while you are on the go.

Pre-roll Packs – Pre-roll packs feature multiple pre-rolls within a tube, case, box, or tin usually ranging from 2g-7g in quantity. The joints themselves in the packs will either be .5g, .7g, or 1g. Be sure to ask before purchase.

Pre-roll Single – Pre-roll singles are one single pre-roll, usually .5, .7, or 1g.

I hope this guide helps you navigate your next experience at the dispensary when you want a quick on the go option for your smoking needs!

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