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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

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

What if the most powerful element of a fashion show isn’t the clothes—but the space they move through? Palm Springs Art Museum explores that very idea in Fashioning Architecture: What the Runway Borrows from Architecture, a new exhibition opening January 31 and on

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

This fall, Palm Springs Art Museum invites visitors into a provocative and visually arresting conversation about how women’s bodies have been represented—and reimagined—across generations of contemporary art. Opening November 22, 2025, The Female Form: Tom Wesselmann & Mickalene Thomas from the Collections

Downtown Indio welcomed a new chapter in its cultural evolution with the opening of The Dune Room, a café and live music venue located at 82707 Miles Avenue, which officially opened its doors on Friday, December 12. The debut was celebrated with