Pioneertown News

BLACK COMEDY: Lewis Black has quite an impressive resume. The playwright, author and stand-up comedian currently hosts Comedy Central's "The Root of All Evil" and makes regular appearances on "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart.

"Has anyone seen my flute?!" Alex Ebert asks, casting frantic shadows upon a giant teepee.

Joshua Tree and the surrounding desert communities have been attracting artists and musicians for decades.

"It's a little Beyond Thunderdome out here, isn't it?" So spaketh Ivory "Black Powder" Lee of WEAVE!, bedecked in strange spandex and looking not unlike Tina Turner's Aunty Entity.

Last weekend, while many local music fans trekked to Eagle Rock for the free, all-ages music festival, a smaller amount of LA audiophiles made the drive out to Joshua Tree for an entirely different aural experience.

8 show in Toronto. The swing along the West Coast kicks off Nov. 2 in Long Beach, followed by seven shows in clubs throughout the state by mid-month. Details are below.

Vampire Weekend has confirmed a series of West Coast shows in advance of its new album Contra .

Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace, which has been presenting a slate of entertainment to rival the Indian casinos and the McCallum Theatre lately, will usher in November with a trio of popular and critically-acclaimed artists.

In the unpredictable wake of music's digital rebirth, vinyl has experienced a modest boom in popularity, seen by many as a replacement for the awkward middleman that is the compact disc.

A controversial power line project running through Desert Hot Springs, Pioneertown and Oak Glen may be shelved.

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: The Clean Air, Clean Stars Festival at Pappy & Harriet's saloon in Pioneertown is putting the Dandy Warhols' "Bohemian Like You" philosophy into action.

The South Gate-based foursome known as The Tender Box may reside in Los Angeles, but their sound is distinctively Britrock.

Some bands lend themselves to easy superlatives. Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven aren't among them.

BETTER WITH PEANUT BUTTER: One Parallel Group presents an exclusive live performance by DJ and hip-hop producer Peanut Butter Wolf at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs.

HIGH DESERT HEROES: Get out your rabbit ears. Gram Rabbit, the band that best personifies the spirit of the high desert music scene to West Coast audiences, is returning to its favorite hometown venue.

HIGH DESERT HEROES: Get out your rabbit ears. Gram Rabbit, the band that best personifies the spirit of the high desert music scene to West Coast audiences, is returning to its favorite hometown venue.

Native High Desert band Evaro is more than an ensemble of four talented siblings; they are an inspirational example of a family's commitment to forge a creative triumph out of tragedy.

Pop quiz: What makes a bar hip? Answer: We trolled dozens of watering holes to find the valley's hippest hotspots.

He was 69. Wilkes died after suffering a heart attack on 28 June in Pioneertown, California according to his daughter, Katherine Wilkes Fotch.

Tom Wilkes, a Grammy Award-winning art director and album cover designer whose work included albums for the Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Neil Young and other music legends, has died.