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American Idol Meets Arts Journalism, in KCET's Artbound

Ever been inside a disco ball-esque "steam egg" with a bunch of sweaty, half-naked strangers? Talked to Filipino inmates who wrote, directed and starred in their own musical, filmed within prison walls (and that went viral with more 50 million YouTube views)? Writers for KCET's new arts journalism ... More >>

10 Best Reasons to Visit Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley (Besides Coachella)

The Coachella Valley was once known as a fantastic spot for a getaway from L.A., especially during its high season in winter, when it features almost-certain sunshine and better temperatures. In recent years, Coachella has become synonymous with just one thing: Coachella. But this year, the music f ... More >>

Coachella: Rain, Wind, Cold Temps Possible as Storms Approach SoCal

See our guide to 2012 Coachella acts here. And, check out our photo primer of Coachella eye candy. Bad news for Coachella hipsters this weekend: The second of two storms headed for Southern California will bring a chance of rain, windy conditions and low temperatures to the desert valley where Ra ... More >>

Whew! Coachella 2012 Back On As Planned

Mason Magruder​See also: Coachella Status Uncertain As Indio Delays Contract With Goldenvoice Following a vote by the Indio city council last night to approve the city's two year contract with festival promoter Goldenvoice, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is back on as scheduled. ... More >>

Coachella Status Uncertain As Indio Delays Contract With Goldenvoice

Vickie ChangWill Coachella 2012 keep you waiting? ​The city of Indio has postponed signing a contract with Coachella festival promoter and organizer Goldenvoice, following pressure from the neighboring city of La Quinta for an environmental review of the popular music and arts festival. The fe ... More >>

30 Scoops in 30 Days: Hadley's Fruit Orchard (Day 27)

The road to Palm Springs is dotted with three inevitable roadside attractions: Indian casinos, outlet malls and date shakes. None of these are much fun, but date shakes may be the worst. Date palms aren't native to the region (you'd have to travel to the Persian Gulf area to find their roots), but ... More >>

EPA Orders Tire Plant on Indian Reservation in Coachella Valley to Clean Up, Reduce Fire Risk

​Less than a month after a potentially hazardous fire erupted at a tire recycling plant on Indian land in the Coachella Valley, federal environmental regulators have ordered the company, Consolidated Tire Recyclers, to clean up its act. Under the order, according to the Environmental Protection A ... More >>

Alanna Reichle, Palm Springs Police Staffer and 'Service to Youth' Award Winner, Arrested for Statutory Rape of 16-Year-Old Boy

Facebook33-year-old Alanna Reichle​A 33-year-old woman employed by the Palm Springs Police Department was arrested on Monday for allegedly having sex -- and oral sex -- with a minor since he was 16. City worker Alanna Reichle directs the Western Coachella Valley Police Activities League, or ... More >>

Coachella Heat: Temps Go Up, Clothes Come Off

It's currently 98 degrees in the Coachella Valley. Gone are the thoughtful outfits of yesterday's twilight shows. We're sure they'll reappear soon enough, but for now many attendees seem content wearing as little as possible. Can't say we blame them. ​

Californian Sex Offender Moves to Arizona, Sparks Quiet United States Tennis Association Official Background Checks

Tennis just got a bit safer for the tykes: this time, it's the officials' foul play under review​The Enterprise Report brought attention today to the United States Tennis Association: The United State Tennis Association (USTA), secretly and quietly launched a program to background check all c ... More >>

Save The Dates: The Riverside County Fair and Date Festival

Dancing With Ghosts/FlickrDate Festival​ In some dim corner of the country, every food has a festival. For three days each April, the World Grits Festival engulfs St. George, South Carolina. Waikiki holds the Spam Jam. In Clinton, Montana, there is the Rocky Mountain Oyster Festival, or "Te ... More >>

Day 3: Orbital Goes Back To The Future With Rave-Era Set

Dennis RomeroOrbital performs at Coachella.​Orbital, a pioneer of arena techno and progressive house music, appeared in Southern California Sunday for the first time in many years. The duo, brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll, called it quits in 2004 after 15 years of making and performing electro ... More >>

Can You Hear Me Now? Maybe Not At Coachella

Dennis Romero​Coachella has its own iPhone app this year, and at least one artist, Plastikman, planned to integrate an audience-interaction app for his performance at the three-day festival. But for all the iPhone-waving hipsters who have trekked to the California desert for the party, AT&T co ... More >>

In Sounds From the Far Out

Riding with Night Horse, Spindrift and Tee Pee Records

Coachella Day One: The Raconteurs Stomp the Bejeesus Out of Vampire Weekend

Coachella, Day One It was hard to watch, honestly. There was blood all over the place. The security guys kept pulling Jack White off of Vampire Weekend lead singer Ezra Koenig, but White kept coming, veins popping, eyes way gone and spiraling, guitar sound set to “pummel,” prowling on the main ... More >>

Coachella 08: A glimpse at Prince's soundcheck

At last night's cool Filter party at the Corona Yacht Club, I ran into sculptor Christopher Janney, whose Sonic Forest installation will once again appear as part of Coachella's art offerings. Janney has been working for the past week to install his work at the Empire Polo Field, where the 2008 Coac ... More >>

Coachella by the Numbers

Digging deep into the Valley

I Just Shit My Pants

Well, no. Not really. But I just heard that Golden Voice is adding a first ever COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL (it hasn't been given an official name yet) to their Coachella festivities! They are also adding another day to the Indie rock fest, that's right 3 days (Friday, April 27, Saturday, April 28 and ... More >>

Some Like It Hot

Need a break from crowds and loud music? Check out Desert Hot Springs, the anti-Coachella

Astroturf Wars

The fight is on to halt a subdivision near Joshua Tree

Meet Me at the Salton Sea

The fight is on to halt a subdivision near Joshua Tree

Huggy Hertzberg

Smart and out to break up L.A. Unified, this Valley guy wants to touch every voter in L.A.

Tribal Warfare

It�s Indian vs. Indian with Arnold in the middle, as the fight over the flood of money from reservation casinos heats up

What�s Killing Joshua Tree National Park?

Fire, smog, golf courses . . . and maybe even coffee-loving, rock-climbing hipsters like you

Bury My Heart at Agua Caliente

Fire, smog, golf courses . . . and maybe even coffee-loving, rock-climbing hipsters like you

Starsky Struck

Fire, smog, golf courses . . . and maybe even coffee-loving, rock-climbing hipsters like you

S�, Se Puede!

L.A.�s new Freedom Riders take their quest for immigrant equality on the road

No Time for a Sucker

Arnold needs to play tough with the Indians

How Clean Was My Valley

Edited by Kateri Butler

Demons on Broadway

Miracles. Exorcism. Catholic-bashing. Going for broke in the Universal Church.