Coachella.W1.(Sunday).2013

Coachella.2013

Indio, Palm Springs

Weekend.1

Sunday.April.14th

I headed to the Gobi.Tent to catch Deep.Vally and once I was approaching the tent, I headed to Yuma. 

Ahhhhh, it felt so refreshing to be in there.  I noticed a couple of us in here relaxing, dancing and sleeping? Yup, sleeping.  I would be to.  They have some comfortable couches in here.

JDH.&.Dave.P where the next DJ's up at the Yuma and they where...okay.  Ladies.Night where pretty AWESUM.  The crowd started to roll in and I wonder if they arrived to catch Jamie.xx up next?

I was sitting in the back and I notice Jaime.xx passing by with a security guard.  No one notice him and the his band mates (The.xx).  What I loved the most is watching Romy's girlfriend kissing her and holding her hand.  YES!!!  I was very surprised that no one was watching what I was seeing.  Romy showing PDA and not even caring to get caught.  I was exited to see them that I told the girl next to me that the band members of The.xx are here and she got up quickly and grabbed her camera.  She took a picture with Oliver.  Then she went to her friend that was dancing at the dance floor and showed him the photo.  She kept pointing at my direction.  But how can you miss them, they where ALL wearing black!

I headed to Gobi.Tent to catch Grimes and guess who I see? Oliver and Romy.  Once again, no one notices them and Romy's girl kissing her and holding her hand during the whole show.  I couldn't keep my eyes off them.

Tanlines was up next after Grimes and they where good.  I forgot to say, after Claire Boucher (Grimes) left the stage, a crazy fan jumped over the barricade and tried to jump on stage.  He was tackled by security and taken away.  Funny, but said.

Headed to Mojave.Tent to catch La.Roux.  James.Blake was performing and what a über crowd it was.  All the cool kids where here and I was falling asleep.  I really don't get this guy.  I took a listen to his stuff and I just couldn't get into it.  Watching him live would give me a different view...yea.

La.Roux was up next and Elly Jackson (Lead Singer) came out looking like Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Pink Panther).   The new songs sounded very promising and they added guitars to there sound, nice.  

The night ended with the.Faint for me.  What a great way to end  the last day of weekend one of this festival.  I don't know if my ears are shoot, but was the sound a bit off in the beginning?  I think Todd Fink (Lead Singer) was a bit tipsy.  He just looked a bit all over the place then usual.  No matter what...he put on a show.

After watching the.Faint's AMAZING SHOW, I passed by the Gobi.Tent and O.M.D. was about to perform "If You Leave"...ahhhhhhh.  I wanted to catch Disclosure, but they went on at 11:10p and I was pretty much done and this sand/wind storm is killer.

Another AWESUM Coachella. Until next year.

\m/ -  AWESUM!!!

Coachella.W1.(Saturday).2013

Coachella.2013

Indio, Palm Springs

Weekend.1

Saturday.April.13th

From what happened yesterday, I decided to leave thirty minutes earlier and I think it paid off because it was a piece of cake to get in.  I probably waited ten minutes to get in.  I wonder what happened on Friday that it took so long???

I made it just in time to catch the.Wombats at the.Mojave.Tent.  AWESUM!!  

Savages where up next.  I really don't know what to expect on Savages and they impressed me.  Like the sound and there look.  The ladies behind me where being silly.  They couldn't make out the lead singer if she was a man or woman.  I didn't want to say anything, let the poor girl figure it out.   Then she started to say, "this is a lesbian band".  What a MORON.

I headed to this new tent called Yuma to catch the.2.Bears (Hot Chip's Joe Goddard) and I fucken love this tent.  It was designed to be a nightclub/lounge place with AC, nice.   I sat and watched people dance.  I think I just found my new hangout.  I slowly started to notice how many bears are slowly appearing on the dance floor.  Where did they come from?  I didn't see them on the grounds.  Funny.  I walked towards the exit and I saw there was a huge line to get in.  A guy comes in wearing a mailbox made from cardboard.  Someone  is exited about the.Postal.Service tonight.

I went to the Gobi.Tent to catch the.Selecter and they where...AWESOME!!!  I would like to catch them again.  Bat.of.Lashes was up next at the.Mojave.Tent and she was...okay for me.  I stuck it out and watched the whole set and slowly she grew on me.  

Hot.Chip was up next on the.Coachella.Stage (main stage) an they tore it up.  Hit after hit and people where shaking it tell the last song.

the.Postal.Service was up next and what a performance.  This is my first time seeing them.  They sounded great and they played a few new tracks that sounded very promising.  AWESUM!!

I heard Descendents while passing through to head over the.Gobi.Tent to catch Janelle.Mońae.  I swung by Mojave.Tent to catch the last note of Simian.Mobile.Disco.  I went back to the.Gobi and Pusha.T was wrapping it up.  

Janelle.Mońae hit the stage fifteen minutes late, but what a show she put on.  I was gonna go see Franz, but I decided to on Janelle.  She was great and what a performance.  I left during the middle of her set to catch New.Order next door at the.Mojave.Tent.

I arrived just in time to watch them perform, "Crystal".  The tent was PACKED and it was a challenge to get in so, I just stayed out side.  Then, out of nowhere, Bernard.Summer (Lead Singer) falls.  Oops!  Just like always, New.Order is New.Order...I was bored after the third song.  Can he fall again, just kidding.

\m/ - AWESUM!!!

Coachella.W1.(FRIDAY).2013

Coachella.2013

Indio, Palm Springs

Weekend.1

Friday.April.12th

So far so good until the next checkpoint to get in.  Usually Friday is the easiest to get in, but in this case, it was not.  It was a HOT day and we waited almost an hour to get in.  There was a small ambush, but decided to just stay in line.  

Once inside, I headed to the t-shirt stand and grabbed myself a Stone Roses and Blur shirt.  Another LONG A$$ WAIT!  Sweet Lord.

Headed to Mojave.Tent to catch Jake.Bugg.  I loved how cocky he came out, but what a great performance once again.  

Johnny.Marr was up next and he was...okay.  He sang three Smiths.  When Noel and Liam sing Oasis songs, it works.  Not here.  Sorry Johnny, but he got the crowd going with, "A Light That Never Goes Out", "Stop Me If You Heard This One Before",  and "How Soon Is Now" (closed with).  

Alt-J was up next and they didn't disappoint.  I read bad reviews about there live shows, but they where GREAT.  They sounded so much like the album and this was the tent to be at 5 o'clock.  The photographers pit was filled with special people (I am guessing they paid big money to be up closer even though they have there own V.I.P. section).  

Palma.Violets was the next band after Alt-J and they where entertaining to watch.  They where doing there thing and had fun doing it.   I would see them again in a smaller venue.  

I have been on my feet for almost five hours at the Mojave.Tent and it was time to sit, eat and wait for Yeah.Yeah.Yeahs at the.Coachella.Stage.  

Karen.Ø ROCKs!  First, lets start with the outfit.  A clash of Elvis meets Liberace...AWESUM!  I bet Christian.Joy was behind this.  Yeah.Yeah.Yeahs proved that they are here to conquer tonight and they did.  They opened up with the NEW single, "Sacrilege" with a chorus.  \m/ - (Devil horns).  Can not wait to see them play on there own and get the NEW album soon.

Blur was literally a blur.  I was bored. This proves to me that I really can't get into Damon Albarn other bands.  

Up next is the most existing band I have been waiting to see again.  I think it has been 20 years since I last saw them at the.Hollywood.Palladium.  When they announced the line-up and they where booked to perform, I knew it!!!  AWESUM.  the.Stone.Roses opened up with, "I Wanna Be Adored" (perfect song to start the night) and from there it was hit after hit.  The best part of the whole show was Ian.Brown (Lead Singer) coming out...cocky (is this a bad ass English thing that I am missing here) with his maracas.  Those fucken maracas, forgot all about them.  Hilarious.  He threw a couple of them into the crowd and one landed almost next to me.  the.Stone.Roses was my highlight of Coachella.  Period! 

\m/ - AWESUM!!!

Coachella.2012.(Sunday).W2

Coachella.2012.(Day.3)

@Indio Polo Field (Indio, CA)

Sunday.April.15th

The last day of week 1 has arrived and I am starting to feel the pain.  it's warm and I am coming down with a cold.  $H!T!  It always happens every year.   

There was not much I wanted to see today.  Some of the bands and wanted to see are ALL outside in the main stage.  Why couldn't it be cloudy again.  Went to the Gobi tent to catch Housse de Racket and they killed it!!!  They are such a fun band to watch and what a great way to start the morning.

I sat faraway in the shade to listen and watch Metronomy.  I didn't want to be out in the sun, even though it was 70 degrees out, but that sun hits you hard.  

After my sit down for Metronomy, I went to the main stage to have a good spot for Santigold.  Band of Skulls where on and they where good.  I moved up closer to get a better spot, but I noticed the barricade down the middle of the field.  I was stuck on the left hand side with the VIP section.  DAM!

Santigold went on and she was good.  She did a couple of costume changes and I liked that the band members looked a little bit like DEVO members.  I was looking into the VIP section to spot any stars and I didn't.   I was gonna stick around for Fritz and the Tantrums, but my legs are killing me form Saturday.  I went and sat by the entrance near the ferris wheel.   

I watched Fritz and the Tantrums and they where getting down.  The Hives where up next and they where killing it.  I decided to get some food and head towards the main stage.  Howlin' Pelle Almqvist (Lead Singer) was a riot!  He asked ALL of us to sit down and we did.  Then he noticed that the VIP section didn't sit.  "What, only because you paid more, you think you can get away from seating down? I need you guys to sit and you are not that special", said Pelle.  The crowd went wild and the VIP section sat down.  

Justice was up next and I decided to stay.  The more I listen to the latest Justice album (Audio, Video, Disco), I like.  They did not go dub-step with their music and I bet some people wanted them to.  Justice started out fashionably LATE!  I was surprised that some people did not leave.  Once they hit that stage, 20 minutes late, they turned it out.  I happened to turn around and I saw Macy Gray getting down.  How cool is that?!?!  My first celebrity spotting at Coachella.  

I went to the Sahara Tent to catch Calvin Harris and the tent was packed!  I guess that single he produced for Rihanna helped.  When I got closer, I noticed this familiar voice, but I was not thinking anything.  I thought he was gonna be performing, but he was DJing.  I was gonna leave until he played the Rihanna song, "We Found Love".  I was saying to myself, "this girl singing is doing a great job and she sounds so close to Rihanna".  There was no JumboTron and I was to far to see anything.  When the song was over, Calvin said, "give it up to Rihanna!".  What?!?!  No wonder, this place was PACKED.  Of course, after that song was over and she left the stage, people started to move out. 

I walked around for a bit, taking in the last of my day here.  Even though I am coming down with a cold and my feet are hurting, I always look forward to Coachella.  Next year is gonna be my tenth year coming to the festival.  Round 10 is just around the corner and I can not wait.  Stone Roses? Maybe...

\m/ - FCVKn AWESUM!!!

Coachella.2012.(Saturday).W1

Coachella.2012.(Day.2)

@Indio Polo Field (Indio, CA)

Saturday.April.14th

Arrived early to catch Spector and they where good.  They had a technical problem with there laptop, they decided to go on with out it.  They really didn't needed it because they sounded great!  A MUST SEE again.

The Vaccines where up next.  Another show.  They played a couple of new one's that sounded promising.  I noticed that the Vaccines are slowly getting there look down.  Not bad.

I stuck around for Azealie Banks and she was FCVKn AWESUM!!!  I was up in front and noticed the gaggle of photographers inching there way to get a snap shot of this rising star.  She played 1991 and closed the set with 212 (which got the crowd, WILD).  She just got off the stage with her dancers and the DJ stayed for a second until he walked out.  Some people did not know if that was the end.  The only way I noticed, was when the VIP section cleared off.  

I headed to the Sahara Tent to catch, Jacques Lu Cont and he was okay.  I took off after 30 minutes and I went to the Mojave Tent to sit for a bit.  I was just doing my thing until a undercover cops came out of nowhere and arrested a kid that was behind me.  I guess they where watching him all day.  He might of been a drug dealer.  

Went to the Gobi tent to check out Buzzcocks.  I was looking at the stage and I noticed that their roadies where young Mexican kids.   They where setting up and sound checking the equipment.  At first I was a bit confused.  I was, "are not Buzzcocks older"?  Yea, they are.  These kids did a great  job with Buzzcocks equipment because they sounded good.  I stuck around for a couple of songs so I can catch Noel Gallagher at the main stage. 

Kaiser Chiefs where on and they where playing, "Modern Way".   Ricky Wilson (Lead Singer) of course was all over the place that he ended up 10 feet away from me.  AWESUM!!!

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Bird where up next.  When they where setting up the stage, I noticed that they brought out Noel's Goodlike Genius Award from NME and placed it on a speaker near the drums.  I love that he brought it with him.  NGHFB where good and they played two Oasis songs, "Little by Little" and closed the set with, "Don't Look Back in Anger".  Love those two songs.  I guess he really did stop playing "Wonderwall" after all. 

I headed to the Mojave Tent to catch Kasabian.  Squeeze was performing (not a fan) and it felt like I was watching a cover band at Magic Mountain.  They had some cool visuals, I give them credit for that.  When they left the stage, I moved in and ended up, 5 feet away from the stage.  The crowd started to get rowdy and once they hit the stage, it got really crazy.  People where trying to push there way up front, but what a show Kasbian put on.  performed. 

It was a long Saturday and what a perfect way to spend my birthday.  Here at the first week of Coachella, enjoying the people walking by and hearing GREAT music.  

I went to the main stage to catch Radiohead.  I saw them from faraway because it was crowded.  I stuck around for a couple of songs and I decided to take off to avoid the traffic.  I couldn't believe how cold the night was today and how did some of these people knew to bring, scarfs, parkas and jackets.  How did they know?  All I brought with me was a lite thermal.

\m/ - Awesum

Coachella.2012.(Friday).W1

Coachella.2012.(Day.1)

@Indio Polo Field (Indio, CA)

Friday.April.13th

Here we go and the latest fashion trends are present at this year festival; floral prints, bright neon, 1800 century, some P.O.C. (pop of color) and that native American looking prints.  I noticed a couple of changes this year.  For example, the parking.  They moved the free parking to the other side of the street.  The traffic was not bad when I got close to the venue.    

It's 12:15 and I got to see the last 10 minutes of Abe Vigoda and they closed their set with, "Throwing Shade".  

I walked around for a bit and watched some bands that I have not heard of; Wolf Gang, honeyhoney and Other Lives.  They where all okay.

 It started to drizzle a bit (now that's a first) and the temperature dropped 10 degree's.  Then 5 more at night of 10 and there was a lite wind blowing making it a bit more chilly. 

I went to check out what EMA is all about and I can't believe the hype.  I took off after the second song. 

Went to the main stage to catch James.  FCVK, the last time I saw them was somewhere in 1990 when Laid album came out and they performed at The Palace (now called, The Avalon).  They kicked a$$ then and today.  I was happy that they played "Sit Down" and Tim Booth (Lead Singer) decided to climd down from the stage and sing with the crowd.  AWESUM!  Tim Booth (Lead Singer) looks a bit like Michael Stipe which his head shaved.

I went to the Mojave Tent to catch Grouplove.  They where okay.  I loved the way they clashed Whitney Houston song, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" with their song, "Tongue Tied" and that almost brought me into tears. 

Arctic Monkeys was AWESUM once again and I was stuck for a second between going to see Madness and then come back for Pulp at the main stage.  When the Monkeys went off, I moved up close to the main stage and decided to stay for Pulp.  It was the best thing because they kicked a$$!!!  Sorry Madness.  Jarvis Cocker (Lead Singer) was all over the place and what a performer.  Even the visuals where cool.  The last song they performed was "Common  People" and the crowd went bananas.  I think I made the right choice.

I checked out Mazzy Star and she was too mellow for me.   I stuck around for a bit and after three songs, I left.  

I went to the Mojave tent and The Rapture was playing to a packed house!  I waited for M83 after The Rapture.  They started a bit late and that weird looking alien came out first.  Hey!!!! Why didn't they do that when I saw them at Nokia?  Of course they killed and once they played, "Midnight City", some of the crowd left.  WTF?!?!  

It was 11 o'clock and I was having second thoughts about watching The Horrors and I decided to just go.  I wanted to beat the traffic.  It was a good thing that I did because there was a little traffic getting out from the parking lot.  FVCK IT's COLD tonight!!! 

\m/ - AWESUM

M83.(L!VE) @Club.Nokia

M83.2012

@Club.Nokia.(Los Angeles, CA)

Thursday.Jan.12.2012

Okay.  How the FCVK do you get the main floor?  NEVER get lucky.  I really don't FCVKn like  this place and from what I hear, the Fonda closed down.  WTF!?!?  Welcome back!  Happy New Year people and I hope you guys partied or kept it slow.  First concert of the new year and M83 did not disappoint, but what is up with this music? 
After my pat down, I went to the shirt stand.  From there, I went to the main floor.  It's not that crowded yet and I noticed that the DJ is playing Top 40 music.  REALLY!!!!  This DJ needs to get off the deck.  I did not come hear to hear Top 40.    
After that DJ, the opening act came on.  Two female drummers, HOT!  What's was more hot, was the lead singer pinching his nipple.  Nice.  What's more funny, the music changed so much after the opening act.  Much better.
M83 opened up with "Intro", but no Nika (I was hoping), but it still sounded so beautiful without her.  I was so surprised that they played "Midnight City" three songs before they left the stage for there encore.  I kind of like that.  I noticed a couple of months ago that Victoria Secrets used that song for there commercial.  I am all about artist doing that.  It's HARD to get music played on the radio these days so why not sell it to commercials and you get a BIGGER audience then radio anyway.  Good for them.

They closed the night with "Couleurs" and what a PERFECT song to end this K!CK A$$ night.  Can not wait to see them again at Coachella.  Can you believe that both weeks already SOLD OUT!?!?  That is crazy cool. It's are Glastonbury.

\m/ - ROCK ON!!!