Music Festivals
Frontman of The Strokes, Julian Casablancas was a late addition to the Coachella bill just a few weeks ago, and brought with him some new tunes that he has in the works for an upcoming solo project. The Mojave Tent was packed to the gills for Casablancas’ performance. Those that were hoping he was going […]
MoreLos Angeles all-girl quartet Warpaint were a perfect selection for the Mojave Tent at right around sundown on Saturday night at Coachella weekend two. The band’s brooding melodies and vocal harmonization made new fans out of many who may have been unfamiliar with their work. Vocalists Emily Kokal and Theressa Wayman provide a nice […]
MoreTalented emerging female vocalist BANKS showed her vocal range on Saturday in the Gobi Tent, hitting all the high and low notes all throughout a heart-stopping set at Coachella weekend two. The American-born, L.A.-based singer has some pipes and she showcased them in front of a still arriving crowd ready to kick things into high […]
MoreOutKast’s weekend one Friday headlining performance left a lot of people scratching their heads as to what they had been witness to. Their sloppy set had weekend two’ers wondering if they should make other plans. When the time had come for the Atlanta hip hop duo to take the stage, Coachella fans put their faith […]
MorePhoto: Frazer Harrison / Getty Images The Knife just seems like a band that, instead of handing out free three dimensional glasses upon purchasing a ticket to their show, you should be gifted with some sort of psychedelic drug in order to digest their set. Even in a sober mindset, The Knife’s Friday night Coachella […]
MoreFormer Roxy Music singer Bryan Ferry did it all on his own Friday night – had a sizable crowd dancing and singing along on Friday at Coachella weekend two to hits that span a more than forty year music career. Ferry had some awesome help from a sexy female saxophonist who added both in terms […]
MoreThe aptly-described “three sisters and a mister”, Valley band HAIM rocked their set just prior to the sun setting on day one of Coachella weekend two. HAIM’s live show sounds a smidge different from their studio work. It’s more rock than R&B, a rock n roll Wilson Phillips if you will. Surprisingly, oldest sister Este […]
MoreUnfortunately, I missed the first 25 minutes of The Replacements because of the Grilled Cheese Truck booth that I made the mistake of stopping at to eat on Friday. I ordered a grilled cheese and waited 20 minutes for them to make it as there were at least two dozen people still waiting for their […]
MoreIf a ’90s grunge band plays a kick ass show at Coachella after quietly reforming and hardly anybody was there to see it, then did it really happen? Afghan Whigs delivered a memorable performance early Friday evening at Coachella’s Mojave tent, but the crowd was disappointingly scarce. The booking was likely an homage to Coachella […]
MoreThough her set started about five minutes late and also included a three-minute music video of sorts, once young Brit rocker Kate Nash got things going Friday early evening at Coachella, she hardly looked back. Her set at the Gobi tent kicked off with her fast-paced punk tribute “Sister” and mixed in a couple of […]
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