World Class Food & Wine paired with World Class Music

Born Marissa Pontecorvo in Staten Island, NY in 1987, Marisa Corvo was raised in a lively Italian family and was inspired to get into music by her trumpet-playing dad. As you can imagine, she was exposed to music since a young age, so much so that she performed at Carnegie Hall at 9 and began singing soon after.

Fast forward to 2012 when she made it to “American Idol” Season 11 and in 2020 she was part of “The Voice” Season 19 after a strong performance of Pink’s “Perfect” for her blind audition, turned 3 judges chairs and joined team Kelly. Even though she didn’t win, both shows put her on the map in the music industry.

Michael Anthony Gagliardi is an internationally recognized and acclaimed guitarist, known for his Jazz and Flamenco styling’s. Originally from Palm Desert, he has received prestigious accolades such as the Bespoke Award and the title of 2023 Best Luxury Event Guitarist Southern California from Lux Magazine in London, England.

He is a 7-time La Quinta Arts Celebration Most Popular Artist and a 10-time Riverside County Library System Amphitheatre Concert Most Consecutive Artist. He has performed alongside renowned musicians including BB KING, AARON NEVILLE, BUDDY GUY, KEIKO MATSUI, BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY, JOSE FELICIANO, ASIA, PAUL THORN, and FISHBONE. 

Awarded “Best of the Desert” in 2022 & 2023 by the Desert Sun, DJ Modgirl (AKA Kellee McQuinn) is not only the life of the party, she’s also a cover girl on magazines, billboards, and ad campaigns as well as a television entertainer, and an award winning producer, director, lyricist and performer.

With an outfit for every occasion, she spins at all the major events throughout Palm Springs and has opened for such luminaries as Harry Styles, Paramore, Jody Watley and Martha Wash and performed at the Obama White House from 2009 – 2016.

You can hear her high energy music mixes every Sunday on KGAY 106.5 from 4-6pm on her Sunday Tea Dance radio show and see her perform at one of the several residencies she has in the Coachella Valley.

Learn more at djmodgirl.com.

Vincent Corrales is a staple of the local club scene. As DJ Galaxy, he performs frequently in Coachella Valley and beyond, and is one of the hosts of KGAY 106.5’s Retro Lunch.

Our readers are big fans, as for the third year in a row, he’s been voted the Best Local DJ in our Best of Coachella Valley poll.

Learn more at facebook.