Candace Parker, or “Ace” as she’s lovingly known throughout the sports world, is one of women’s basketball’s most dynamic, fierce, and decorated players of all time on the court, with a storied carrier at the University of Tennessee with the Hall of Fame coach Pat Summitt.
The first weekend in November, locals and out-of-towners alike converged onto the streets, bars, and venues of Palm Springs to celebrate the city’s annual Pride. The festival had acts like Todrick Hall, the YouTube sensation who got his start on American Idol.
Sappho’s Garden inside the Las Vegas PRIDE Festival held on October 8 at Craig Ranch Park showcased some of our talented local artists. Our sincere thanks go to local artists Gem Jaxx and Liezl Siojo who once again brought their talents to this burgeoning space inside the festival.
Taylor Hughes, better known as pure xtc, has long since had a musical instrument in her hands. When she was five, she wanted to play drums, and was so relentless on the subject that her parents gave her every other instrument to play instead.
You might recognize the name Kiesza. It’s the stage name of Kiesa Rae Ellestad, the Canadian born singer-songwriter. Her chart-topping hit “Hideaway” from 2014 still gets us dancing today.
Briannah Donolo, known professionally as Rêve, is a Canadian singer songwriter. In her Instagram bio she would describe herself as a “messy singer of songs, Pisces sun, and avid oversharer.” One glance at the time and energy she puts into her social media posts, and you can tell she has a lot to say.
It’s complicated. That would be the best way to describe how the home that is now lovingly called the Mid Mod Casa came to fruition from its brainchild Chris Cope. Cope and his husband Michael Moats have had a journey with their house. Somehow, their adventures along the way led to what is now their Mid Modern Casa.
On a scorching weekend at the end of July, the NOS Event Center in San Bernadino, California we witnessed Insomniac Events do it again. Hard Summer Festival’s line-up was packed with talent across different genres and intensities. Every single event Insomniac produces they make the right call, with the right combination of line-up, with the right ambiance, in the right setting.
When Babes and Blues was originally created by Isabelle Marie, a distinguished burlesque performer herself; she had the notion of combining neo-classic improvised burlesque with a live saxophone and heavy jazz band.
Elements Music and Arts Festival takes the elements: fire, water, air, and earth and transforms them into stages where attendees can see the talents of artists like: Rezz, Liquid Stranger, Sofi Tukker, Fisher, J. Worra, Seth Troxler, Bandikook, Duke Dumont, Big Gigantic, and Zeds Dead, just to name a few.
