Devo frontman Mark Mothersbaugh is headlining a much-anticipated Saturday night event in Pioneertown. But this isn’t a music festival. It’s an art fair.
Now in its fifth year, the High Desert Art Fair transforms the rooms of the historic Pioneertown Motel into exhibition spaces for 20 galleries and publishers, while expanding into a broader mix of programming — something akin to a mini Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. This year’s edition includes an opening night party with a DJ set by street artist Shepard Fairey, panel discussions, guided meditation and even a sound bath.
Mothersbaugh’s performance, just weeks before Devo is set to play at the actual Coachella, captures the weekend’s experimental tone: When he takes the stage at the iconic honky-tonk roadhouse Pappy & Harriet’s, he won’t be joined by his band. Instead, he’ll perform with “The General,” described as “part instrument, part sculpture.”…