Desert Lady Diaries

Cooper is the bassist for The Ultra Violent Rays, a band created with her husband, Greg Gordon, on drums. Cooper is also an actor, nominated for several 2017 Desert Theatre League Awards, a writer who was recently published in 'Howl', Copper Mountain Colleges Annual literary zine and Airbnb proprietress. In this episode, Cooper talks about the theme rooms available at her rental property and how she made the switch from playing the flute to playing an electric bass and the time and space the desert is allowing her to begin her memoir on her life in rock 'n' roll.

Mentioned in this episode:

Pappy & Harrietts

Chinoiserie Style

Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood

This woman is a dynamo - on stage and off. An amazing singer, songwriter, artist, chef and marketing machine, she has a dream and is making it come true. She and her partner, Emvy Venti, are Bellstarr and can they can be seen playing out at many venues in the desert and Los Angeles. At this writing, Bellstarr is making their debut album 'chapter 1 Crash" and if you're in the Hi-Desert on September 22, 2017, join them and Dana Larson at Astronomy Theatre for the Arts in Joshua Tree for their debut album release party: "Equinox Alien Invasion" - click here to get your tickets.

Also mentioned in this episode:

Aydra Jenson

Rimrock Ranch

Belle Starr

Integratron

Kimberly visited the desert many times, but it wasn't until the pressures and constraints of city living became unsustainable that she decided to make it her permanent home. In this episode, Kimberly, a photographer, talks about her book 'A Season Of Solitude On The Road', recently released by Edition One Books. She discusses process of finding and renovating a 1950's homestead cabin and the surprise of finding community, and love, so quickly. You can find out more about Kimberly at her website kimberly.sikora.com

Mentioned in this episode:

Kimberly on Instagram

Kimberly's Women in the Desert Project

Pre-order Kimberly's Book

Edition One Books

29 Palms Old Schoolhouse Museum

Megan Hutch Music

Invisibilia Podcast

Miri Hunter came to the desert for a few months of rest and relaxation. She never left. Her creative desert journey finds in the roles of actor, director, writer, painter and musician.

Project Sheba

Hunter and the Wick'd

Hunter and the Wick'd on Facebook

Joshua Tree International Dark Sky Park

The Handmaids Tale on Hulu

From the age of three, Sarah knew she wanted to cook for people. After the loss of her mother and 48 jobs (really - she has them written down) Sarah landed in the desert. She spends her days hiking, foraging desert plant life for meals and not in any hurry to get on to the next thing. Learn more about Sarah here. .

AZ West, Andrea Zittel

High Desert Test Sites

La Copine Kitchen

Homestead Cabins