Art+Culture

Lake Verea: DarkRooms and Other Games

The Palm Springs Art Museum is inviting visitors to experience some of Palm Springs’ most iconic architectural landmarks in an entirely new light — moonlight. Opening this season, Lake Verea: DarkRooms and Other Games showcases the work of Mexico City–based artist duo Francisca Rivero-Lake
May 7, 2026

Dead City PUNX 

In a city built on reinvention, few movements have erupted as viscerally—and as unapologetically—as Dead City Punx. What started as a group of friends making noise for each other has since detonated into something far larger: a cultural flashpoint where music, art,
April 15, 2026

Desert Kid Coffee

By Jorge Perezchica As festival season descends on the Coachella Valley, a new kind of gathering space is already generating buzz in Palm Desert ahead of its soft opening—one built not just on coffee, but on connection, creativity, and a deep sense
April 7, 2026

Neon Carnival Marks 15 Years

The desert doesn’t sleep during Coachella weekend—and for those in the know, the night continues at Neon Carnival. On Saturday, April 11, 2026, the iconic invite-only event celebrates its 15th anniversary, returning once again to the Desert International Horse Park in Thermal,
April 2, 2026

Sonic Desert 2026

As Coachella Weekend One continues to evolve beyond the festival grounds, a new wave of invite-only experiences is redefining the desert social scene. Returning for its fourth year on Saturday, April 11, 2026, Sonic Desert is set to once again transform a
March 25, 2026

A Queer Arcana

The Palm Springs Art Museum is set to debut A Queer Arcana: Art, Magic, and Spirit, a sweeping new exhibition that explores how queer artists across generations have turned to mysticism, alternative spirituality, and occult knowledge as tools for survival, resistance, and radical
March 25, 2026

Stagecoach Rising

By Jorge Perezchica The desert sun had barely begun its slow descent over the Empire Polo Club when the crowds at Stagecoach Festival were already shoulder to shoulder. Unlike its sister festival, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, where many attendees trickle
March 13, 2026

Through the Rock & Roll Lens

By Jorge Perezchica For more than four decades, photographer Jimmy Steinfeldt has stood just feet from some of the most influential musicians in modern music. From Prince and Stevie Ray Vaughan to Frank Sinatra and Madonna, his camera has captured moments that
March 12, 2026

In The Limelight

by Jorge Perezchica At a recent book signing at Just Fabulous in Palm Springs, photographer Steve Eichner shared stories from behind the lens of one of New York City’s most electric cultural eras. For Eichner, the project is more than a collection
March 10, 2026
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