View Larger Map Local Palm Springs Music Scene Palm Springs is a resort getaway for elites in the winter and a scorching hot desert in the summer. In the 2010 Census the metropolitan area had a population of over 358,000. Sonny Bono, who had hits with Cher, was mayor of Palm Springs from 1988 to 1992 and went on to serve in Congress. Other famous residents have included Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Brian Setzer and Queens of the Stone Age. The main campus is College of the Desert. The local scene is covered by The Desert Sun. The area's biggest event is the annual Coachella Festival every spring. Palm Springs Music Acts Jarrod Radnich * Quasje * Stars Above the Ocean * Undiscovered Poets * Priscilla Cortez * California Celts * The Morning Birds * Big Scenic Nowhere * Sara Groban * Yawning Man * © Playlist Research. All rights reserved. |