Bobby Burg is a pretty young guy, but he's already a local indie veteran. His music career includes a long list of indie bands, including Chin Up Chin Up, Make Believe, Vacations and Beauty Pageant, and he’s been a member of local collective Joan of Arc for nearly seven years. He started Love of Everything as a solo act back in ’99 when he recorded the first of his 11 albums, which he released on his own record label aptly titled Record Label. more ›

Who’s your daddy? Gary Iriza, Mr. Palm Springs Leather 2008, is your daddy, sir. Iriza took the leather sash at the XXX International Mr. Leather (IML) Competition Sunday night. (The XXX stands for 30th anniversary, people.) IML is a beauty pageant of sorts, celebrating masculinity and a lifestyle of leather. IML has its roots in the Mr. Gold Coast contest, held in the historic Gold Coast Leather Bar. It expanded to a larger venue in 1979, and with the larger venue came the expanded “international” title. more ›