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Coachella Dates Announced
Published 11/11/2007 by Julia Conny at AbsolutePunk.net - News
... Coachella 2008 will be April 25th to 27th.

My Bloody Valentine is Reborn!
Published 11/15/2007 by Ivan Juarez-Mrazek at The Fertile Crescent
The day millions of music snobs have hoped and prayed for has finally arrived. . .My Bloody Valentine has announced their first concert dates in over 12 years! The gigs will take place on three nights in late June and early July in London, Manchester and Glasgow and are being promoted by the wonderful folks at All Tomorrow's Parties. As far as I know, there are no further reunion dates to announce, but I would be shocked if this was all Kevin Sheilds and company has planned up their sleeves. If nothing else, this announcement should fuel countless Coachella Music Festival ...

The Candy mailbag: Answering your questions
Published 12/7/2007 by Whitney Matheson at USATODAY.com - Pop Candy
... on Yahoo today says the release date is Feb. 22. I was wondering if you knew what the lineup for Coachella was for 2008 or when you think this will be announced. -- Arturo F. Boy, I wish I knew! It will be announced soon , and don't believe the ...

The 20 Best Albums of 2007 - Bjork: "Volta"
Published 12/15/2007 by Ivan Juarez-Mrazek at The Fertile Crescent
... 19. I must disclose that my opinion of this album is influenced by the fact that I heard 9 of the 10 songs for the first time at Bjork's  performance at Coachella. Since it was the end of the first night of the festival when she took the stage (clad in an outrageous outfit, amid an all-female Icelandic brass section, a stage lined with flags and sci-fi prop instruments), I was tired but nothing was stopping me from having a great time. Needless to say, this was musical theater of its own sort and it absolutely makes it impossible for me ...

Published 1/15/2008 by D at DANCEBLOGGA: dance music news
... at the Los Angeles Times has been tipped off to a possible partial lineup for this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival April 25-27 in Indio, Calif. The speculation each year runs rampant -- to the extreme of photoshopped fliers with wish-lists of acts. The real deal will be unveiled sometime next week. Meanwhile, Bronson says such dance music artists as Justice, Junkie XL, U.N.K.L.E., Chromeo, Portishead and VHS or Beta are likely perform. On my wish list: Spank Rock (including Amanda Blank and Benny Blanco), Digitalism, Booka Shade, Trentemoller, Gui Boratto, ...

AEG Live/Goldenvoice Doing East Coast Festival
Published 1/16/2008 by Paul Tao at AbsolutePunk.net - News
... AEG Live / Goldenvoice, the promoters behind Coachella, will be launching a New York-area festival in August. It will not carry the Coachella name. ...

First Coachella Bands Announced
Published 1/21/2008 by Paul Tao at AbsolutePunk.net - News
... The first few bands for Coachella have been officially announced: The Verve, Rilo Kiley, Jack Johnson, Portishead and My Morning Jacket. More will be announced later today. ...

News: Coachella 2008 Announced (Update: Full Lineup)
Published 1/22/2008 by Amy Phillips at Pitchfork Media - Today
... Let the 2008 festival season begin, North America! Here we have the much-anticipated lineup for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, taking place April 25-27 at Empire Polo Field in hot, sticky Indio, California. Organizers made the big announcement at a press conference today in Mexico City, ...

News: Coachella 2008 Lineup Announced
Published 1/22/2008 by Amy Phillips at Pitchfork Media - Today
... Let the 2008 festival season begin, North America! Here we have the much-anticipated lineup for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, taking place April 25-27 at Empire Polo Field in hot, sticky Indio, California. Organizers made the big announcement at a press conference today in Mexico City, ...

Coachella 2008 Announced
Published 1/22/2008 by Paul Tao at AbsolutePunk.net - News
... Most of the line-up for Coachella 2008 has been announced; you can find the flyer in the replies.

Coachella Sets Johnson, Portishead And Waters As Headliners
Published 1/22/2008 by Variety.com * at The Set List
... Rather than wait until Tuesday and compete with the Oscars, the Coachella fest organizers have made it official: Jack Johnson headlines Friday; Portishead is Saturday; and Waters performing "Dark Side of the Moon" is Sunday's closer. The poster is on the fest website. While it does point out that Waters is performing "Dark Side," it does not note if the great reggae poet Linton Kwesi Johnson will be reading or singing his politically charged works.  ...

Coachella Lineup Announced
Published 1/22/2008 at Pollstar
... The rest of the impressive roster includes My Morning Jacket , Rilo Kiley , Jack Johnson , Death Cab for Cutie , Kraftwerk , Justice , M.I.A. , Love & Rockets , The Breeders , Sasha & John Digweed , Cafe Tacuba , Fatboy Slim and many, many others. A complete lineup is available at the festival's MySpace page . Tickets go on sale January 25th at Coachella.com . digg this del.icio.us Home | Marketplace | ...

Coachella 2008 Lineup Looks Like 1998
Published 1/22/2008 by Drawer2000 at Dave And Thomas Daily Timekillers
... and Radiohead. Billboard magazine reports that this years headliners are Portishead, the Verve, Roger Waters, Love and Rockets, and the Breeders. Yes, it's the playlist from any 1995 alt rock radio station. Portishead is one of their headliners this year. They were a fantastic band in the mid 90's and we're anxious to hear their new album however we're wondering if the people at Coachella are saving their big names for their alleged New York festival. Coachella Official Website > Weakest Coachella Lineup ...

Coachella 2008: Lineup announced
Published 1/22/2008 by Sotek at Filter27
... The lineup for the 2008 edition of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, taking place April 25-27 at Empire Polo Field in Indio, California has been revealed. ...

Initial Reactions to the Coachella Lineup
Published 1/22/2008 by Ivan Juarez-Mrazek at The Fertile Crescent
... So, by now you've probably heard the official lineup for the 2008 Coachella Music & Arts Festival was announced. There are plenty of surprises (Jack Johnson deserves top billing on Friday?) and disappointments (no My Bloody Valentine makes my heart sad), but from top to bottom Goldenvoice did a stellar job putting everything together. ...

Coachella Music Lineup Announced (Complete List)
Published 1/22/2008 by bumpshack at Bumpshack.com
... The annual Coachella Music Festival will take place April 25-27 at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, California.?? Part of the money raised helps the Indio Youth Task Force charity. ...

Coachella Line-Up Announced!!!
Published 1/22/2008 by FListed Says: at F-Listed
Holy crap!!! The line-up for this year’s much anticipated Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was announced in Mexico City yesterday and, as was expected, is as fabulous as ever. The 3-day festival of awesomeness will take place at Empire Polo Field in Indio, California April 25-27. Personally, I’m most excited about big name acts Portishead and the newly reunited Verve , who have not performed on this side of the Atlantic since 1998. Other performers include: Amy Winehouse, the Roots, Breeders, Blonde Redhead, Death Cab for Cutie, Bjork, Jens Lekman, My Morning ...

Early buzz: Coachella, 'Mighty Boosh,' soaps, Selma, more
Published 1/22/2008 by Whitney Matheson at USATODAY.com - Pop Candy
Happy Tuesday, all -- last night I ate a soufflé with my friend K.J. and then came home and watched Sunday's episode of Tim and Eric , which made me howl with laughter. "Writin' a Jingle for Tom Skerritt" is one of my favorite sketches ever. And Fred Armisen ! And The Shins ! At least once a week my husband asks when this show comes out on DVD. I can't wait until April 22. Anyway, today I'm psyched because my college roommate is visiting, and I haven't seen her since I had short hair. While I apply mascara, take a look at these headlines: - Oscar nominations will be announced this morning. Are you ...

Your 2008 Coachella lineup
Published 1/22/2008 by Shirley Halperin at Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider
... After months of speculation, the 2008 Coachella line-up was finally announced Monday. Grabbing the headlining slots? Jack Johnson, Portishead, and Roger Waters, who will play Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. The Raconteurs, Kraftwerk, and Death Cab for Cutie grabbed warmup slots. What happened to the much-rumored My Bloody Valentine reunion?  Perhaps Love & Rockets is meant to be some sort of consolation prize. We're looking into it. Still, there's plenty of Brits represented on this year's bill, including welcome returns from The Verve and ...

Coachella 2008 Lineup Announced
Published 1/22/2008 by justin at LIVE MUSIC BLOG.com
The lineup for Coachella 2008 just got posted. Jack Johnson, Portishead, and Roger Waters get the main headlining nods, with the Raconteurs, Kraftwerk (!!!), M.I.A., My Morning Jacket, Animal Collective, Battles, and Spiritualized all coming in closely behind them. Amazing. As always, the festival is slated for the last weekend in April in the deserts of Indio, California. Who's going this bad boy? Coachella 2008 Lineup FRIDAY, APRIL 25: Jack Johnson, The Verve, Raconteurs, The Breeders, Fatboy Slim, Tegan and Sara, Madness, The Swell ...

Coachella Lineup Announced, East Coast Fest Confirmed: Jack Johnson, Portishead and Roger Waters to Headline April Desert Festival
Published 1/22/2008 by Daniel Kreps at Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily
After months of speculation and a fistful of fake fliers, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival finally revealed its lineup late yesterday at a press conference in Mexico City. Friday, April 25th’s headliner is Jack Johnson, with the Verve, the Breeders and the Raconteurs getting second billing. My Bloody Valentine will not be performing (contrary to lots of blog buzz several months ago), but to make amends, on Saturday night, U.K. trip-hoppers Portishead play their first U.S. show since the Clinton era, along with Kraftwerk, M.I.A., Death Cab for Cutie and Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. ...

Coachella acts announced
Published 1/22/2008 by Ann Oldenburg at USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live
The buzz on the 2008 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival has been building for weeks. Now it's official : Jack Johnson and former Pink Floyd principal Roger Waters will headline the shows, slated for April 25-27 at Empire Polo Field in Indio, Calif. Also near the top of the bill are the Verve, Kraftwerk, Death Cab For Cutie, My Morning Jacket, Spiritualized, Cafe Tacuba and the Raconteurs. A second festival is planned for August in New Jersey.

Coachella Music Fest Lineup: Hipsters, Start Your Engines!
Published 1/22/2008 by BuzzSugar at BuzzSugar -- Entertainment hourly.
While the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival has become a giant, crowded experience that has gone increasingly Hollywood over the years, the festival still continues to book some pretty excellent bands. At first glance, this year's lineup, announced Monday at a press conference in Mexico City, has some folks feeling underwhelmed . Still, there's enough good stuff planned for the three days of fun in the Southern California desert that music fans like myself will still want to get busy mapping out the bands they want to see from April 25-27. The big news ...

Oscar Bait Shoppeeee
Published 1/22/2008 by Thigh Master at Thighs Wide Shut
... we don't know how my cocks or vaginas Fox Searchlight had to suck this month, but Juno for breast pic? The Oscars are officially as lame as Coachella ...

Coachella goes 'Dark'
Published 1/22/2008 by Gary Susman at Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
... This year's lineup, announced yesterday, certainly does look as diverse as ever.(Headliners include Jack Johnson, the Verve, the Raconteurs, Portishead, Kraftwerk, Death Cab for Cutie, Love and Rockets, and My Morning Jacket. Then there's the Breeders, Fatboy Slim, Tegan and Sara, Madness, the National, Cafe Tacuba, Rilo Kiley, Dwight Yoakam, Spiritualized, Justice, and dozens of others.) Tickets go on sale Friday. ...

Published 1/22/2008 by D at DANCEBLOGGA: dance music news
Tuesday notes: -The lineup for this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (April 25-27 in Indio, Calif.) has been announced (I indicate dance- and indie-hip-hop- ish acts with bold type): FRIDAY, APRIL 25: Jack Johnson, The Verve, Raconteurs, The Breeders, Fatboy Slim , Tegan and Sara, Madness, The Swell Season, The National, Animal Collective, Slightly Stoopid, Mum, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Stars, Battles, Aesop Rock , Midnight Juggernauts, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Minus the Bear, Spank Rock , Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Diplo , Adam Freeland , Santo ...

Coachella 2008 full lineup announced
Published 1/22/2008 by Tibi Puiu at ZME Music
... That’s it guys, after months and months of lineup speculations, the news are in, for this year’s  Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, that takes place between April 25-27, in the hot, but always cool Indio, California. No big surprises here, with no spectacular bands announcing a comeback or something (we’re obviously thinking about My Bloody Valentine), but there’s still time for that. The lineup is still very solid with such headliners like Roger Waters of Pink Floyd performing Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety, ...

Coachella 2008 Official Lineup Announced
Published 1/22/2008 at HYPEFUL
The line-up for Coachella 2008 (April 25-27) has been officially confirmed. Contrary to Pitchfork’s lukewarm reaction , Hypeful thinks there’s plenty of good artists on this year’s bill. Tickets for Coachella go on sale Friday (January 25) at 10:00 AM (PT) via TicketMaster and you can check out the full line-up after the jump! The line-up for this year’s COACHELLA will feature: FRIDAY, APRIL 25: Jack Johnson, The Verve, Raconteurs, The Breeders, Fatboy Slim, Tegan and Sara, Madness, The Swell Season, The National, Animal Collective, Slightly Stoopid, Mum, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Stars, ...

Coachella
Published 1/22/2008 by Heidi Atwal at Splendora Blog
Coachella is back, offering live music fans the chance to catch some of today's biggest headliners on the same stage while rubbing elbows with devoted celebrity festival fans like Kirsten Dunst and Lindsay Lohan. This year's lineup includes Portishead, Animal Collective, The National, M.I.A., and Hot Chip, among a bevy of other indie favorites. Break out your denim cutoffs, fold-out chair, and stake out your spot in Indio now.

Shorties
Published 1/24/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
... The Los Angeles Times music blog, Soundboard, gathers staffers' reactions to this year's Coachella lineup. Around the L.A. Times, the reaction to this year’s Coachella lineup runs the gamut from vaguely hopeful to open disdain, with most of the hubbub centering on Pink Floyd papa Roger Waters. ...

Gothamist's Week in Rock: Lowered Expectations Edition
Published 1/25/2008 by Jeff Baum at Gothamist
... , Coachella may not have the same appeal for east coasters this year, but the lineup announcement is still an exciting annual event. Over the last few years, it has established itself as the granddaddy and standard bearer of the American festival circuit. Unfortunately, most people are finding this year's lineup is a bit of a dud. Coachella's been operating at such a high level since 2003 that it was really only a matter or time before the lineups would stop exciting everyone, and while last year had it's plusses and minuses, this year seems to have really fallen off. Many of the ...

Coachella Shuffling Headliners Perhaps?
Published 1/27/2008 by Paul Tao at AbsolutePunk.net - News
... It seems like Coachella has changed their flyer recently so that it no longer shows who is playing on what day.

the last trance?
Published 2/5/2008 by D at DANCEBLOGGA: dance music news
... First Avalon Hollywood stops booking trance DJs, then Coachella shuts out the genre too. Now, one of the West Coast's tranciest trance DJs, Mars of Mars & Mystre, is reportedly selling his turntables as a result of trance's market downturn. Or is he? The Create Digital Music blog unearthed a hilarious "for sale" post on San Francisco Craigslist: Hi, and thanks to all you rituos brothers for reading my post. Yes, it is true, I am selling my DJ gear as I need the cash. First up is a set of turntables (1200s) played on by myself and with ...

return trip
Published 2/15/2008 by D at DANCEBLOGGA: dance music news
... comes at you April 29 via Mercury/Island, just three days after the trio's Southern California desert performance at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival April 26. It's the act's forth album, although it's last one, in 1998, was a live compilation, so that might explain the title (Third as in third studio long-player.). The track list follows: ...

Buzz Traveling Tour
Published 2/19/2008 at Yahoo! Buzz Log
... " (+180%) as the big shows announce their 2008 line-ups. Fans as far away as Texas, New York, and Florida are considering Coachella. Folks aged 13-44 are particularly interested. ...

Jack Johnson and Radiohead to headline APW Festival and SF’s Outside Lands
Published 2/22/2008 by Tibi Puiu at ZME Music
... The APW will be held during a really long weekend, between 8-10 August and will be organized by the fine people that brought you the Coachella festivals all these years. Apart from Radiohead and Sunday headliner Jack Johnson, we’ve got Animal Collective, Cat Power, the New Pornographers, Girl Talk, the Roots, Underworld, the Go! Team, Metric, CSS, Andrew Bird, Black Kids, Chromeo, Amadou & Mariam, Rogue Wave, Mates of State, Juana Molina, the Black Angels, Jason Isbell, Neil Halstead, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Youssou N’Dour, Kings of Leon, the Felice Brothers, Sia, ...

All Good 2008 | Initial Line-Up Announced
Published 2/23/2008 by Andrew at LIVE MUSIC BLOG.com
As the music world is getting into the season for festival line-up announcements, some festivals don’t garner as much attention as the Bonnaroo’s and Cochella’s but offer something more intimate and easy going than camping with 100,000 people you don’t know. The All Good Music Festival is definitely one of these small but mighty festivals and the initial line-up was just announced. All Good’s setting is enough to go in itself -- West Virginia is full of beautiful places and wonderful people -- and Marvin’s Mountaintop is no different. ...

Vampire Weekend: The secret is out
Published 2/25/2008 by Whitney Matheson at USATODAY.com - Pop Candy
... and tell friends about the band. Now it's time for music magazines to give them national exposure. VW adorns the cover of Spin 's new issue, which proclaims it "the year's best new band." That's saying a lot, considering the group's self-titled debut arrived less than a month ago. You can catch the guys on tour this spring, at South by Southwest and at Coachella and ...

Aphex Twin Added to Coachella. Suck on That Bonnaroo!
Published 3/15/2008 by Ivan Juarez-Mrazek at The Fertile Crescent
... As predicted, additions have been made to the lineup for the Coachella Music Festival. Analog synth God Richard D. James, more commonly referred to as ...

News: Aphex Twin, Goldfrapp Added to Coachella Bill
Published 3/18/2008 by Paul Thompson at Pitchfork Media - Today
... on the lineup for this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival-- burning up the desert around Indio, California April 25-27-- we mentioned that, compared to previous incarnations, the 2008 roster was a little, shall we say, "underwhelming." (Though just about anything after Daft Punk in 2006 would underwhelm, with the possible exceptions of Neutral Milk Hotel or the Beatles.) But there ain't a damn thing underwhelming about Mr. Richard D. James, who will bring his crazy ass Aphex Twin to the States for the first time in god knows how ...

PRINCE & others added to Coachella (April 25-27 in CA)
Published 3/19/2008 by brooklynvegan at brooklynvegan
... No word on which day he will crash the party, but Prince will be added to the lineup for the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, which runs April 25-27 at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, sources tell me.* No confirmation from the artist's websites, which seem to be down (or under construction) at the moment. But this certainly adds some meat to the the festival's slightly protein-starved roster. ...

The Verve Comes To North America
Published 3/21/2008 at Pollstar
... , with the band's Coachella gig available at Coachella.com . The Verve, who first split in 1995 and then again in 1999, reformed last year with members ...

News: Prince Joins Coachella Lineup!
Published 4/9/2008 by Matthew Solarski at Pitchfork Media - Today
The new Coachella "poster" pretty much says it all... Coachella-goers, prepare to make way for pop royalty! Prince will now headline the massive festival on April 26, joining an already electro/electronic-tinged Saturday night bill that includes Portishead, Kraftwerk, and M.I.A. The event, as you well know, descends on Indio, California's Empire Polo Field from April 25-27. ...

Prince (NOW OFFICIALLY) added to Coachella
Published 4/9/2008 by brooklynvegan at brooklynvegan
Coachella is not denying it anymore (thx Jason).

Prince Added To Coachella
Published 4/9/2008 by Paul Tao at AbsolutePunk.net - News
Prince has been added as a headliner to the Saturday of Coachella.

Prince Joins The Coachella Line-Up!
Published 4/9/2008 by TRENT at Pink Is The New Blog
Pink reader Lisa just gave me the head's up that Prince (yes, the Prince ) has just been added to the line-up for the Coachella festival this year! Here is the graphic that is being distributed along with this news: [image] PRINCE ADDED AS SATURDAY HEADLINER FOR 2008 COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL Prince has joined this year's line-up for the ninth COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, CA (Friday, April 25, Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27) as the headliner for the second night of the critically acclaimed festival. It looks like Prince is ...

Coachella 2008 Lineup | Now With Prince
Published 4/10/2008 by WHITperson at LIVE MUSIC BLOG.com
We've had the fleshed-out Coachella lineup for a while now, but the festival has now announced an intriguing late-hour addition: Prince! Interesting, especially since we're only weeks away from the event. You think they might have been feeling left out of the headlines after that killer Lollapalooza lineup was released on Monday? Either way, Prince adds quite a different twist to an already eclectic Coachella lineup. ...

The phallic guitar is coming to Coachella
Published 4/10/2008 by gabsmash at Gabsmash
Festival promoters announced that Prince will headline the 9th annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. He will perform his first festival gig in years on day two of the huge concert. Coachella runs April 25-27 in Indio, California. Jack Johnson, Roger Waters, Portishead, Goldfrapp and Love and Rockets are among this year's performers. Dreamy. Coachella.com ...

kinda blue
Published 4/11/2008 by D at DANCEBLOGGA: dance music news
... So you're in the desert for the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival April 25-27. It's a party, so perhaps you're a little toasted, maybe even a little buzzed. And then you see blue people. Did someone slip something into your drink? Hopefully not. It's possible that you're at BPM magazine's Smurf Village in Rancho Mirage, Calif. It's a Coachella-adjacent, three-afternoon soiree celebrating the 50th anniversary of the cartoon characters and featuring Steve Aoki, Junior Sanchez, Tommie Sunsine, Steve Madden and Pase Rock on the decks. "Surprise guests" are expected as well. ...

Exclusive: Sean Penn retains his Celebs Gone Good status
Published 4/15/2008 by Celebs at Celebs Gone Good
CGG hears that the philanthropic Mr. Penn has a fantastic idea involving a bus, Coachella and the New Orleans Jazz Fest. Watch this space for details -- we know you'll want to get involved! Speaking of Coachella ...

Coachella By The Numbers
Published 4/17/2008 at HYPEFUL
Coachella Chart Graph YouTube bands Who should really be headlining Just who exactly are the 128 bands playing Coachella this year, collectively? As one big amalgam, what are they? LA Weekly’s music blog, ...

deep in the desert
Published 4/18/2008 by D at DANCEBLOGGA: dance music news
LA Weekly this week preempts the competition with a Coachella issue more than a week before the festivities begin in Indio, Calif. In "Coachella By The Numbers," Randall Roberts dissects the massive lineup in interesting ways. For example, he finds out that, if YouTube hits count for anything, Justice would be the champion headliner at the fest. He also looks at all the band names and finds 22 percent are "dumb" and 9 percent, including Does It Offend You, Yeah? and Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip, are "Dumb As Hell." Liz Ohanesian does the cover ...

Shorties
Published 4/20/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
... The San Bernardino County Sun profiles the major bands playing the Coachella music festival next weekend. The Times Online profiles the Ting Tings. It’s a Thursday night, and most of Exeter’s 16,000 students are away for ...

win tickets to see portishead in LA!
Published 4/21/2008 by popbytes at popbytes
hey hey! i'm super excited because this coming thursday (april 24th) i've been invited to a special portishead rehearsal session as the english trip-hop band (join them on myspace) preps to play at the upcoming coachella music festival and they're finally releasing their new album third after a ten year delay on april 29th! hands down one of my top albums of all-time is dummy which the band released back in 1994 (the year i graduated from high school) lead singer beth gibbons vocals ...

My Morning Jacket and The Black Keys take on Red Rocks
Published 4/22/2008 by Mitchell Bandur at LIVE MUSIC BLOG.com
... and an appearance at Coachella. I guess the few concerts in the southwest were tune-ups for these big mega-shows in an effort to take it to the next level, whatever that is. The band will also perform on ...

Portishead's Third Pisses All Over the Grave of Trip Hop. Thank God
Published 4/23/2008 by Ivan Juarez-Mrazek at The Fertile Crescent
... As readers of this blog know, Coachella is a mere two days away (btw, if any readers are planning to attend, drop me a line) and that means the return of ...

polaroids: Animal Collective in NYC
Published 4/23/2008 by Chris at gorillavsbear.net
Animal Collective is a busy band right now. In addition to that new EP coming in a couple of weeks, they have a show tonight in Philly with Kria Brekkan before heading off to the desert for Coachella this weekend. So it was real sweet of those guys, then, to make some time to hang out in the city with our good friend Sarah B, and allow her to take some family-portrait style Polaroids for our ever-expanding thing. So, apropos of nothing, other than the fact that they're one of our favorite ...

Check out Coachella from afar
Published 4/24/2008 by Whitney Matheson at USATODAY.com - Pop Candy
What, you didn't score tickets to Coachella this year? Neither did I. But fear not -- portions of the festival will be webcast on AT&T's Blue Room April 25-27. Visit the site all weekend to watch sets from Jack Johnson , The Raconteurs , Hot Chip , Tegan & Sara , Animal Collective , Love and Rockets , Man Man , Rogue Wave , Stars , Les Savy Fav , Gogol Bordello , The Bird & The Bee , the Shout Out Louds and lots more. The Blue Room also plans to webcast from Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, the Austin City Limits Music Festival and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage ...

girlfriend needs serious help...
Published 4/25/2008 by popbytes at popbytes
... 's rehearsal - the band is gearing up for what promises to be a kick-ass performance at coachella this weekend! they were simply amazing tonight - lead singer beth gibbons' vocals are truly incredible - i had a total blast although i'm way tired right now! many thanks go out to mr. kurt who helped me gain access to the special gig and provided entry for a few lucky popbytes readers - i wish i could have given out tickets to everyone who entered ...

Coachella 2008 | Webcast and Music Sampler
Published 4/25/2008 by WHITperson at LIVE MUSIC BLOG.com
If you're not lucky enough to be catching Jack Johnson or the Raconteurs in the warm climes of Indio, CA this weekend, you can at least check them out in the comfort of your own home. The AT&T; Blueroom will once again be webcasting the Coachella Vally Music and Arts Festival over the next three days. Without being live on the scene, we can't catch "the purple one" or Justin's fav techno band, but the webcast will feature many of the other great bands from that killer 2008 lineup. Also, don't miss the nice little mp3 sampler of Coachella bands ...

News: Coachella 2008 Starts Today
Published 4/25/2008 by Paul Thompson at Pitchfork Media - Today
... The 2008 edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival kicks off today in Indio, California, and boy howdy, are tens of thousands of people about to have the time of their lives. (At least until the Smiths reunion next year, amirite?) ...

LA Riots Coachella Mix
Published 4/25/2008 by Niklas at Discobelle.net
The Coachella festival is starting today in Indio and to promote the festival, L.A. Times asked LA Riot to make an exclusive DJ mix of artists performing at Coachella this year. We would love to be there but somehow they forgot to send over our air tickets, I guess they got lost in the mail or something… Maybe next year. This is what LA Riots told L.A. Times about the mix: “We chose artists that we feel directly relate to what’s going on in electronic music today. It was pretty easy with the lineup at this year’s Coachella because so many of the artists are ...

This Weekend Where Will You Be?
Published 4/25/2008 at mediabistro.com: FishBowlLA
... Well, there's Coachella which is not just a little dingy town to drive through on your way to Blythe. There's a music festival that bears the same name. And it's happening this weekend. Prince will be there. As will Jack Johnson. As will you if you're headed that way. ...

Your Weekend To Do's [To Do]
Published 4/25/2008 by Mark Graham at Defamer
... · Coachella weekend is finally upon us. Too much will be said about it, so we will not waste everyone's time with more about it here. ...

2008 Coachella Live Music Downloads & Streams
Published 4/26/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
... The 2008 Coachella music festival is underway, and as downloads and audio and video streams become available of the performances show up online I will post them here. If you see any downloads or streams from the festival, please e-mail me or add a comment and I will add them to the list. ...

Coachella: One Down, Two To Go
Published 4/26/2008 by TRENT at Pink Is The New Blog
The Coachella Music Festival got underway in Indio, CA yesterday where acts like Vampire Weekend , Tegan and Sara , The Breeders and The Raconteurs took to the stage to get the 3-day party started. Day Two has just gotten underway ... with acts like Mark Ronson , M.I.A. , Portishead and Prince are scheduled to take to the stage thruout the day and night. Here are a few pics from yesterday's performances and a short report from USA Today of just how things went down : [image] Photo credit: Wireimage Coachella isn't the oldest or even the biggest music festival in the ...

Coachella: Day Two, All Hail Prince
Published 4/27/2008 by TRENT at Pink Is The New Blog
Day Two of the Coachella Music Festival is in the can and, to be honest, from all the reports I've read and received first hand, it sounds like it was a killer day. Temperatures soared into the 90s here in the LA area so I can only imagine how hot it got in the desert of Indio, CA. Here are a few pics from some of my favorite acts who played Day Two at Coachella yesterday : [image] Photo credit: Wireimage Mark Ronson, the super producer for Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen and Robbie Williams, pulled off a "Coachella moment" ... Ronson recruited friends Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser ...

yelle hits coachella!
Published 4/28/2008 by popbytes at popbytes
... ) the band just recently played over at the coachella music festival (which i should have went to now in retrospect) along w/ a bunch of other hot acts ( ...

animal collective: "comfy in nautica" at coachella
Published 4/28/2008 by Chris at gorillavsbear.net
Animal Collective played an extended drone version of PB's "Comfy in Nautica," live at Coachella on Saturday night. Here's footage of the song, taken from the Coachella webcast (via): ...

Weekly Roundup
Published 4/28/2008 by justin at LIVE MUSIC BLOG.com
Just because I'm on the road doesn't mean that I can't stop by the site and drop a quick post to get us ready for the week. I'm in Glenwood Springs, CO right now and hoping to make it to Arches National Park in Utah by around lunch time, then it's onto Las Vegas for dinner time. Only dinner, I swear. While you guys watch me Twitter and Flickr my way through this road trip, much more important live music stuff has been happening. Coachella just finished up last night, and there have been more than a few blog posts highlighting the fact that ...

News: Photos: Coachella [Friday]
Published 4/28/2008 by Natalie Kardos at Pitchfork Media - Today
... Coachella 2008 came, saw, and conquered the California desert over the weekend, bringing with it more awesome bands than any one person could possibly take in over a single three-day span. Here we present the first of three photo dispatches from Empire Polo Field. Stay tuned tomorrow for Pitchfork's complete feature writeup. ...

SPOTTED: SOLANGE AT THE Coachella MUSIC FESTIVAL
Published 4/28/2008 by ANGEL at CONCRETELOOP.COM
... Solange Knowles was spotted at the Coachella Music Festival in California over the weekend. The singer was seen dancing and singing along to various songs with a friend. Her new album is out later this year and she even ...

News: Photos: Coachella [Saturday]
Published 4/28/2008 by Natalie Kardos at Pitchfork Media - Today
... Coachella 2008 came, saw, and conquered the California desert over the weekend, bringing with it more awesome bands than any one person could possibly take in over a single three-day span. Here we present the second of three photo dispatches from Empire Polo Field. Check out the first ...

News: Photos: Coachella [Sunday]
Published 4/28/2008 by Natalie Kardos at Pitchfork Media - Today
... Coachella 2008 came, saw, and conquered the California desert over the weekend, bringing with it more awesome bands than any one person could possibly take in over a single three-day span. Here we present the third of three photo dispatches from Empire Polo Field. Check out the first ...

Coachella Searching For Inflatable Pig
Published 4/29/2008 by Paul Tao at AbsolutePunk.net - News
... Coachella organizers are on the search for the giant inflatable pig that was set free during Roger Waters' set at the festival this past weekend. The reward is $10,000 and lifetime passes. ...

portishead - third
Published 5/5/2008 by popbytes at popbytes
... - and just a few weeks ago i got to catch them rehearsing for their appearance at this year's coachella music festival (i'm pictured below along with my pal CK) i was totally blown away - lead singer beth gibbons is fucking amazing - her live vocals were absolutely chillingly gorgeous and stunning! you can check out some of the band's new material below - there's three tracks posted for your listening pleasure! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo ...

Hot Chip | Fall Tour 2008
Published 5/16/2008 by Andrew at LIVE MUSIC BLOG.com
... Hot Chip's live show is becoming stuff of legends; their set a Coachella was absolutely packed and for good reason. Check the video of the group playing the first song off the new LP, Out at the Pictures. The tour is hitting most major media markets and hopefully the ...

Street Scene 2008 Lineup
Published 6/18/2008 by Andrew at LIVE MUSIC BLOG.com
With the abundance of larger festivals, one of the overlooked niches of the scene these days are the abundance of city street festivals. So far this summer, one of the best of these fests is San Diego's Street Scene. In its 24th year, Street Scene pulls in some serious heavy hitters that are not gracing the stages of Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, or Coachella. Taking place in the heart of San Diego's East Village, the festival is set for September 19th and 20th from 4pm until midnight each day. With exactly 40 bands on four stages for only ...

Electric Daisy Carnival
Published 6/30/2008 at OH NO!!
L.A. Times Music Blog Coachella in the City: Electric Daisy Carnival’s huge crowd Saturday stuns even promoters June 30, 2008 10:44am So, how many dance music fans, exactly, descended upon downtown Los Angeles Saturday ...

Paul Tollett, All Points West Promoter
Published 8/8/2008 by John Del Signore at Gothamist
... for less than face value. Maybe nobody will notice if you simply don't come back from lunch? All Points West organizer Paul Tollett, who works with Goldenvoice on the Coachella festival in California, spoke with us yesterday. ...

Going Down the Road Feeling Bad: Touring in the Current Economy
Published 8/10/2008 by Andrew at LIVE MUSIC BLOG.com
... just missed a sell-out -- according to their own numbers -- and Coachella was 17,000 under their 2007 record crowd. It will be interesting to see what happened at ...

All Points West: Underworld and CSS
Published 8/10/2008 by Dave Keady at Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
... festival experience started off on a bit of a sour note. It was raining, it was cold, and I was having some reservations as to how effectively this '' Coachella East'' event was going to work out. However, at the end of day one, I feel both satisfied and extremely tired (both signs of a fun time in my book). My first stop was at the ''Queen of the Valley'' stage, where Grizzly Bear put on a short set (see Simon's coverage ...

F Yeah Fest Preview: An Interview with Dan Deacon
Published 8/26/2008 by Variety.com * at The Set List
... mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> Interview by Matt Kivel Baltimore music maverick Dan Deacon has had quite a year. After toiling in the indie underground for the better part of a decade, his schizophrenic dance music finally caught on with bloggers and casual music fans alike. Deacon went from playing Pehrspace (a tiny 60 person venue in Echo Park) to a packed tent at Coachella  and an equally rabid crowd at the El Rey Theatre in January. Musically ...

Coachella 2009 Dates Announced
Published 9/8/2008 by Paul Tao at AbsolutePunk.net - News
... Coachella has announced its 2009 dates, which will be April 17th-19th instead of the normal last-weekend-in-April slot. ...

Coachella 2009 Dates Announced
Published 6 days ago by Justin Ward at LIVE MUSIC BLOG.com
The dates for Coachella 2009 have been announced! The festival is set for the weekend of April 17-19, once again in Indio, California on the edge of the desert and always the cutting edge in music except for their token ridiculously over-famous headliner each year. I’m sure this year will be no different. We are very excited to confirm the 2009 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival dates April 17th, 18th & 19th, 2009. Start planning now and stay tuned for line up, ticket information and other detailed festival info. I might be going to this ...

Coachella Comin' Atcha!
Published 5 days ago at Pollstar
... will happen. [image] The two critically acclaimed events will again take place at the breathtakingly beautiful Empire Polo Field in Indio, Ca, the same grounds where the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival debuted in 1999. [image] Additional details about both the Stagecoach and Coachella line-ups and ticket sales will be available in the coming months. For more information, visit Coachella.com and ...

dates announced for coachella 2009
Published 5 days ago by noreply@blogger.com (-) at DANCEBLOGGA: dance music news
... Concert promoter Goldenvoice today announced the dates for the 10th version of mega-concert Coachella, a.k.a. the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival: April 17, 18 and 19. Perhaps more than any other event, Coachella has exposed indie audiences to the electronic dance music revolution, inspiring a new generation of e-music fans. (Pictured above: Kraftwerk at Coachella, 2008). ...

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