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After 35 groundbreaking years, The Dinah — the world’s most iconic and longest-running music festival and party for queer women — is stepping into a new chapter. Founder and producer Mariah Hanson has officially sold the legendary Palm Springs-based event to queer

As the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival returns January 28–30, 2026, Coachella Magazine is revisiting a highlight from the 2025 event—a thoughtful, in-person conversation with Pulitzer Prize– and National Book Critics Circle Award–winning author Hua Hsu. During the discussion, Hsu reflected on friendship,

interview+photography by Jorge Perezchica As the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival prepares to return in 2026, Coachella Magazine is revisiting a highlight from last year’s event. At the 2025 festival, two-time National Book Award–winning novelist Jesmyn Ward spoke with us in person about

Text by Jorge Perezchica | photography by Brelinda The Place in downtown Indio is more than a market—it’s a community hub celebrating local creativity, heritage, and connection. Founded by Brenda Beltran, a proud Coachella Valley native, and Nicole Massoth, a creative entrepreneur

Two legendary photographers whose lenses have shaped the visual history of music and entertainment are bringing their work to the desert this spring. Desert Rocks, a new music photography exhibition featuring famed photographers Harry Langdon and Jimmy Steinfeldt, opens with a public reception