Bonnie Raitt at Fantasy Springs tops this weekend's nightlife in the Coachella Valley

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Friday

Blues rock: Even though the sound of blues music has changed since it was popularized in the '20s by incorporating jazz and rock, some of the most prolific figures in the genre are women such as Bessie Smith, Janis Joplin, Alberta Hunter and Bonnie Raitt. In 1991, Raitt gave everyone "Something To Talk About" when the blues rock song beat out Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston at the 1992 Grammy Awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

In February, Raitt's song "Just Like That" won Best American Roots Song and Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards. Her song "Just Like That" won Best American Roots Song and a visibly shocked Raitt, 73, felt humbled by her Song of the Year win. While she said she couldn’t choose her favorite among the other nominees, she did allow that, “Adele’s vocal breaks my heart. I love Harry (Styles). Lizzo ... come on. I love all of those records.” Raitt kept up the gratitude as she turned to leave. “I’m so lucky to do this for a living ... I’m going to go cry now."

Raitt will perform Friday at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino.

If you go: 8 p.m. Friday, Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84-245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio. $59 to $99. 760-342-5000. fantasyspringsresort.com

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Thursday

Folk: Gone Gone Beyond is a folk band, but the group is taking the genre in a new direction and combining influences of electronica, jazz, soul and international music that has been featured at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, South By Southwest and Lightning In A Bottle. See for yourself when the band performs on Thursday at Pappy and Harriet's.

Los Angeles band Haunted Summer, featuring husband-and-wife duo Bridgette Eliza Moody and John Seasons, will also perform. In 2022, the couple covered Daniel Johnston's heartbreaking tune "You Put My Love Out the Door." The music video fit the melancholic beauty of the song with the couple sitting against a door.

If you go: 8 p.m., Thursday, Pappy and Harriet's, 53-688 Pioneertown Road, Pioneertown. $20. 760-228-2222. pappyandharriets.com

Jazz: Trumpeter Herb Alpert rose to fame in the early '60s when he incorporated world music influences in his instrumental variations of popular tunes, mostly Latin brass music. He worked with members of the Wrecking Crew, a collective of Los Angeles session musicians, on his first four albums released under the name "Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass."

The fourth album, "Whipped Cream and Other Delights," released in 1965 and featured covers of pop standards such as Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's "Love Potion No. 9," Bobby Scott and Ric Marlow's "A Taste of Honey" and Tony Velona's "Lollipops and Roses." The album cover, featuring model Dolores Erickson covered in whipped cream, was just as memorable as the music. It went on to sell six million copies in America.

Alpert and his wife, Lani Hall, will perform Thursday at the McCallum Theatre.

If you go: 7 p.m. Thursday, McCallum Theatre, 73-000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert. $55 to $75. 760-340-2787. mcallumtheatre.com

Friday

Comedy: Even though Tosh.0 went off the air in 2020, comedian Daniel Tosh continues his brand of raunchy and offensive stand-up comedy. The show, which lasted a decade on Comedy Central, featured Tosh's commentary on viral YouTube videos, social media posts, celebrities and culture and became one of the most popular shows on TV.

However, his stand-up shows have been known for various controversies on stereotypes, harsh quips on celebrities such as Lena Dunham and no subject is off-limits.

See for yourself when Tosh performs Friday at Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa in Rancho Mirage.

If you go: 8 p.m. Friday, Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa, 32-250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage. $80 to $175. 888-999-1995. aguacalientecasinos.com

Emo: During the 2000s, the genre of music known as emo pop-punk became popular and kids went wild for bands such as My Chemical Romance, Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy and more. Emo Night Brooklyn, a DJ party that celebrates the fashion and music of that time, is keeping it alive.

On Friday, Pretty Faces Nightclub will host Emo Night Brooklyn.

If you go: 9 p.m. Friday, Pretty Faces Nightclub, 150 S. Indian Canyon Drive, Suite B, Palm Springs. $17.55 to $28.16. 760-333-3139. prettyfacesnightclub.com

Desert Sun reporter Brian Blueskye covers arts and entertainment. He can be reached at brian.blueskye@desertsun.com or on Twitter at @bblueskye.

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