Coachella Valley Independent

12/14/2025

Grnd Sqrl is focused on interesting takes on normal bar food like burgers and sandwiches, alongside a tap list with a selection of beers you aren’t likely to otherwise find locally.

Grnd Sqrl is focused on interesting takes on normal bar food like burgers and sandwiches, alongside a tap list with a selection of beers you aren’t likely to otherwise find locally.

12/14/2025

On the way to the concert location, where they expect to get their big break, their car is hit by a school bus. All four are killed—yet the Plaids, now angels, are given a chance to come back to Earth for a day and perform.

On the way to the concert location, where they expect to get their big break, their car is hit by a school bus. All four are killed—yet the Plaids, now angels, are given a chance to come back to Earth for a day and perform.

12/11/2025

Topics addressed include Barbie, worker safety laws, leeches, rental cars—and more!

Topics addressed include Barbie, worker safety laws, leeches, rental cars—and more!

12/10/2025

The first known European sightings of Joshua trees were by Pedro Fages, who led a Spanish expedition into the area in 1772, looking for deserters from the Spanish Army. In 1826, explorer Jedediah Smith led a group of American fur trappers along the nearby Mojave Trail, and other Americans followed.

The first known European sightings of Joshua trees were by Pedro Fages, who led a Spanish expedition into the area in 1772, looking for deserters from the Spanish Army. In 1826, explorer Jedediah Smith led a group of American fur trappers along the nearby Mojave Trail, and other Americans soon follo...

12/09/2025

While none of this year’s crop has generated the buzz of 2024’s Hot Frosty (how do you top a snowman come to life as a rock-abbed Chippendales dancer?), there are still some so-bad-yet-so-good festive flicks arriving this month.

While none of this year’s crop has generated the buzz of 2024’s Hot Frosty (how do you top a snowman come to life as a rock-abbed Chippendales dancer?), there are still some so-bad-yet-so-good festive flicks arriving this month.

12/08/2025

Featuring a knockout performance from Jessie Buckley as Agnes, wife of the aspiring playwright Will Shakespeare (Paul Mescal), Hamnet winds up being one of cinema’s all-time most brutal and despairing depictions of death and loss. It’s also mesmerizingly beautiful.

Featuring a knockout performance from Jessie Buckley as Agnes, wife of the aspiring playwright Will Shakespeare (Paul Mescal), Hamnet winds up being one of cinema’s all-time most brutal and despairing depictions of death and loss. It’s also mesmerizingly beautiful.

12/08/2025

Jay Kelly doesn’t really offer anything all that new, but with a top-notch George Clooney as the title character, and Adam Sandler as Ron, as his worn-out manager, it’s a good time at the movies.

Jay Kelly doesn’t really offer anything all that new, but with a top-notch George Clooney as the title character, and Adam Sandler as Ron, as his worn-out manager, it’s a good time at the movies.

12/08/2025

This year, our wine scribe is leaning into six sparklers that cover the whole spectrum, from cheerful crowd-pleasers to serious, knees-weak Champagne. They’re beautifully packaged and reliably delicious, and each one has a personality—and a setting—where it absolutely shines.

This year, our wine scribe is leaning into six sparklers that cover the whole spectrum, from cheerful crowd-pleasers to serious, knees-weak Champagne. They’re beautifully packaged and reliably delicious, and each one has a personality—and a setting—where it absolutely shines.

12/07/2025

The characters, loosely based on our Peanuts friends, are now in high school, dealing with raging hormones, anxiety, drug use, body image and bullying.

The characters, loosely based on our Peanuts friends, are now in high school, dealing with raging hormones, anxiety, drug use, body image and bullying.

12/06/2025

Dylan Garcia’s latest single, “Love Is True,” is a hooky-pop tune, and the music video for the song has Garcia dancing and singing throughout the desert at famed spots like a Coachella mural and downtown Indio.

Dylan Garcia’s latest single, “Love Is True,” is a hooky-pop tune, and the music video for the song has Garcia dancing and singing throughout the desert at famed spots like a Coachella mural and downtown Indio.

12/06/2025

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12/05/2025

While the solo artist uses hyperpop vocal techniques and electronic beats in a majority of his musical moments, flashes of rock, indie, funk, R&B, rap and more make it unfair to give Allen Condes a singular-genre label.

While the solo artist uses hyperpop vocal techniques and electronic beats in a majority of his musical moments, flashes of rock, indie, funk, R&B, rap and more make it unfair to give Allen Condes a singular-genre label.