Author: Bruce Fessier, Palm Springs Desert Sun

Stagecoach opens three-day festival with a celebration of country music, grub and lots of beer in Day 1

Among the celebs on or near Kanye West’s Coachella stage: Kim Kardashian West, Khloe Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Kris Jenner and Chance the Rapper.

The son of country legend Willie Nelson is only 30, but he’s fulfilling a promise revealed to him in childhood with his band, Promise of the Real.

Denise DuBarry Hay, a film industry leader, actress, entrepreneur, philanthropist and health advocate, died Saturday at 63.

James Frawley, a director of scores of TV and film projects–from “The Monkees” to “The Muppet Movie” – died at his home in Indian Wells, Calif.