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  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Five Great Eats at Coachella 2012

    The second installment of Coachella 2012 kicks off today in Indio. I just got back from enjoying Weekend 1 in the desert and between great performances by At the Drive-In and Tupac's hologram, I managed to get a little food blogging done.It's always smart to fill up before you get to the festival, b ... More >>

  • Music

    April 28, 2011

    A Field Guide to the Metalhead

    [Mental Notes] How to find them without thrashing

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax at Big 4

    Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyMetallica!​Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer, and Metallica April 23, 2011Empire Polo Field, Indio Check out our slideshow here! What happens when more than 50,000 metal fans descend on a city? Church burnings, goat slaughter, egregious depletion of the Pabst Blue Ribbon rese ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Coachella's Six-Day Sellout: Blame the Mexis?

    Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyCoachella 2010​After the three-day Coachella music festival finally revealed its official lineup, tickets were snatched up in a record six days! Rolling Stone looked to the headiners--Kanye West, Arcade Fire and Kings of Leon--for possible explanation, noting the est ... More >>

  • Music

    April 8, 2010

    Beyond the Headliners

    [Coachella 2010] Nine acts that stand out from the sweaty, dusty crowd

  • Music

    April 8, 2010

    Local Natives: Going Places

    [Coachella 2010] Buzz band soars from OC squalor to the Coachella stage, with stops in Silver Lake, Austin and the U.K.

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Jay-Z, Muse, Gorillaz, Pavement, Muse, Thom Yorke, Faith No More to Headline Coachella

    Let the rumors end--finally. The Coachella roster has been confirmed. Jay-Z ranks as the biggie for the fest that takes place April 16-18 in the desert/aka Empire Polo Field, Indio, but the rad reunions go to Pavement and Faith No More. As for blasts from the past, we're stoked to see Sly and the Fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2009

    THIS WEEKEND: Another Festival in the Indio Desert (Stagecoach)

    You may have heard that something called Coachella went down last weekend at the Empire Polo Field about an hour and a half from here in Indio. This weekend, the ground will once again be plagued by people and water bottles, as it's time for the third annual Stagecoach Festival, affectionately known ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    To Do This Weekend 4/17-4/19

    Long Beach Grand Prix- All Weekend!Watch downtown Long Beach transform into a race track with drifting, indy cars, and celebrity races.Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA; 562-436-3636Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, All Weekend!Featuring pe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    Live from Coachella: The Disappointment Begins!

    Just arrived at ye olde Empire Polo Field, waiting in line ("on line," for our east coast friends) to pick up our tix. Due to a series of hilarious circumstances (dogs, missed exits, etc.) we missed out on Dear and the Headlights, a band from my hometown that played at 1. Totally wanted to see the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Heard Mentality: Gone Coachella-in'!

    Oh yes. We're road tripping out early in the morn' to the beautiful (sure, why not?) Empire Polo Field for Coachella. I'll be there all three days; my blogging brethren Spencer Kornhaber and Nate Jackson are also hitting the event for a couple days and just might share their thoughts.You won't be ab ... More >>

  • Music

    April 9, 2009

    Friendly Fires Spark a Disco Inferno

    Oh yes. We're road tripping out early in the morn' to the beautiful (sure, why not?) Empire Polo Field for Coachella. I'll be there all three days; my blogging brethren Spencer Kornhaber and Nate Jackson are also hitting the event for a couple days and just might share their thoughts.You won't be ab ... More >>

  • Music

    April 9, 2009

    [Coachella 2009] Everything New Is Old Again--and Vice Versa

    Oh yes. We're road tripping out early in the morn' to the beautiful (sure, why not?) Empire Polo Field for Coachella. I'll be there all three days; my blogging brethren Spencer Kornhaber and Nate Jackson are also hitting the event for a couple days and just might share their thoughts.You won't be ab ... More >>

  • Music

    May 1, 2008

    [Sprawl of Sound] Highlights, Lowlights, A'ights and Blights From Coachella '08

    Oh yes. We're road tripping out early in the morn' to the beautiful (sure, why not?) Empire Polo Field for Coachella. I'll be there all three days; my blogging brethren Spencer Kornhaber and Nate Jackson are also hitting the event for a couple days and just might share their thoughts.You won't be ab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2008

    Coachella, Day 1

    Oh yes. We're road tripping out early in the morn' to the beautiful (sure, why not?) Empire Polo Field for Coachella. I'll be there all three days; my blogging brethren Spencer Kornhaber and Nate Jackson are also hitting the event for a couple days and just might share their thoughts.You won't be ab ... More >>

  • Features

    April 17, 2008

    Hotter Than the Temperature at Coachella? Black Lips, Animal Collective, Duffy and 43 More

    Oh yes. We're road tripping out early in the morn' to the beautiful (sure, why not?) Empire Polo Field for Coachella. I'll be there all three days; my blogging brethren Spencer Kornhaber and Nate Jackson are also hitting the event for a couple days and just might share their thoughts.You won't be ab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2008

    Prince to Headline Coachella April 26; Portishead Now Sulking Big-Time

    Prince: Sexy vegan MF, fixin' to steal Jack Johnson's thunder. Srsly. This just in: Prince will leave his lavish Minneapolis lair to headline the second night of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (as nobody calls it). The veteran funk-soul-R&B guitarist/vocalist agreed to participate in ... More >>

  • Features

    September 20, 2007

    The Arts and Other Highfalutin' Stuff

    Actors, troubadours, campfire singers, cowboy poets & purty pictures (Please don’t  shoot the piano player!)

  • Music

    May 10, 2007

    Never Mind the Shit, Here's Coachella

    Is this annual desert festival an ordeal or orgasmic experience? Yes

  • Music

    April 28, 2005

    Stinkstock!

    Coachella is part festival, part endurance test

  • Music

    April 29, 2004

    The Desert Rose

    Coachellas sonic souffle

  • Music

    May 8, 2003

    Hella Coachella

    Coachellas sonic souffle

  • Music

    May 1, 2003

    Flower of the Desert

    Coachellas sonic supermarket

  • Unknown

    May 9, 2002

    Letter from Coachella

    Coachellas sonic supermarket

  • Music

    September 6, 2001

    Raving In Wonderland

    Electronic music goes mainstream

  • Music

    September 21, 2000

    Wondering About Nocturnal

    Notes on a discarded dust mask

  • Music

    October 21, 1999

    Vacation, Baby

    Notes on a discarded dust mask

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