David Bowie still a possibility for Coachella
David Bowie We can’t dismiss the possibility that David Bowie could play Coachella. Yeah, he won’t tour any time soon. But his long-time producer, Tony Visconti, told Rolling Stone that Bowie told him,...
View ArticleAEG Live allowing telecast of Jazz Fest; Coachella next?
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, produced by AEG Live, has signed an agreement to let Mark Cuban’s AXS TV broadcast the venerable seven-day music event live across the nation. The question...
View ArticleYou, Me & Us represent the 760
The Bermuda Dunes band, You, Me & Us, proved themselves worthy of Coachella at noon today in the Mojave Tent. The trio drew a crowd of more than 100 people — respectable for so early on a Friday —...
View ArticleFrom Tokyo to Coachella
The Tokyo Ska Orchestra of Japan has no shortage of places to go between Coachella festivals. As one of the world’s biggest ska bands, the 25-year-old ensemble is in demand from Russia to South...
View ArticleCoachella 2013: On the festival trail with JEFF the Brotherhood
Coachella has a reputation for being hospitable to its bands. It creates personalized trailers for them; it has a dining area where they can sit down with friends to eat and drink. Jake, left, and...
View ArticleCoachella giving local bands a break
Goldenvoice is trying to give more up-and-coming desert and Inland Empire bands a chance to play Coachella than ever before. Slipping Into Darkness of Desert Hot Springs performs at 12:30 p.m. Sunday...
View ArticleCoachella brings the Irish
We’re seeing a lot of cultural diversity in this Coachella, but probably no band wears its cultural pride on its sleeve like the Dropkick Murphys. (Jay Calderon, The Desert Sun) The Boston band fused...
View ArticleCoachella: Desert Hot Springs band Slipping Into Darkness talks festival
The five members of the Desert Hot Springs band Slipping Into Darkness learned four days ago they were playing Coachella. They didn’t make the top 10 finishers of the mydesert.com Tachevah contest...
View ArticleCoachella weekend 2: Five bands I’ll probably miss
Five bands I’ll probably miss this weekend that I would like to see: 1) Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, 7:25 p.m. today, Gobi Tent: Jello Biafra is a guilty pleasure, having been a...
View ArticleCoachella weekend 2: Five bands I’ll see this time
Five bands I missed last week that I’d like to see this time: 1) Modest Mouse, 7:25 p.m. today, Coachella Stage: They received poor reviews and Goldenvoice pulled the plug on their final song,...
View ArticleCoachella weekend 2: Five bands I want to see again
Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs rocks the weekend 1 crowd. (Marilyn Chung, The Desert Sun) Five bands I saw last week I would like to see again: 1) Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, 1 p.m. today,...
View ArticleYou Me and Us band: Coachella, Tachevah and Coachella again
Carlee Hendrix of You Me & Us sings at Tachevah block party on April 17, 2013 (Richard Lui/The Desert Sun). It’s been quite a week for the Bermuda Dunes band, You, Me & Us. Last week, they...
View ArticleCoachella has alternative food, too
A veggie food booth is set up at Coachella on April 19, 2013. Coachella has its share of burger and rib vendors, but it has an abundance of veggie and health food opportunities, too. The Juice Box...
View ArticleCoachella band to watch this afternoon
I’m looking forward to watching Airborne in part because I like their new song, “Timeless.” But there’s also a two-degree-of-separation local connection that intrigues me. The indie rock band from the...
View ArticleCoachella female vocalists
There is an abundance of great female vocalists at this festival. Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs singer Karen O may be the best at selling a song and the young, classic R&B singer Janelle Monae may be the most...
View ArticleRemembering George Jones
George Jones performs on Sunday, May 4, during Stagecoach 2008. (Michael Buckner, Getty Images)Stagecoach will no doubt pay tribute today to country legend George Jones, who died this morning at...
View ArticleStagecoach artist Hayes Carll salutes George Jones
Hayes Carll, who plays the kind of rock-influenced country music George Jones never particularly liked, paid his respects to the late country crooner Friday in the large Palamino Tent. Acknowledging...
View ArticleStagecoach: Lady Antebellum’s family is expanding
Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum talks with bandmates in their trailer backstage at Stagecoach at the Empire Polo Fields on Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Indio, Calif. (Marilyn Chung/The Desert Sun)...
View ArticleThey didn’t want to duet
John C. Reilly, who plays serious and comic roles in the movies, played it straight at Stagecoach. Despite requests for material from his film parody, “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,” and overwhelming...
View ArticleRolling Stones show respect for their canon
Ron Wood, Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards wrap up "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (but I Like It)." Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY The Rolling Stones didn’t perform “Time Is On My Side” at the...
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