Live - Coachella Day Two

DAY TWO: The Battle For The Middle Desert Begins Refreshed and ready to go, the posse loaded up the horses and hit the festival grounds right as UK DJ/remixer Erol Alkan took the stage. As Alkan dropped a blistering set of hot-off-the-presses dance tracks on the crowd, it dawned on me that the re-emergence of the rave days is truly upon us. Alkan deftly peppered the crowd with a mix of acid-inflected dance tunes, classic house jams, nu-disco bubblers, and even a bit of old school drum 'n' bass. As he literally sounded the rave alarm and stepped out from behind the decks to hype up the crowd, I was literally overpowered by the gigantic roar of the to-capacity tent. Erol is one of those DJs that you forget is a complete legend across the pond, and I think that the US crowds are getting the picture, too. This was easily one of the highlight DJ performances of the weekend. We stayed put in the Sahara tent for the Hot Chip performance. As the backstage area quickly started to fill up, we started ... [link]