Coachella

So, as I mentioned in an earlier post, my friend Nicole had a pretty shitty experience on Friday. Unlike the rest of us, Ticketmaster left her tix at the ‘will call’ booth instead of mailing them directly, and she ended … Continue reading →

AirDespite having the advantage of Placebo’s early exit, these guys took forever to get going, so their set was cut to 25 mins to fix the schedule. They opened with “Cherry Blossom Girl” – my personal favourite – before … Continue reading →

The temperature is downright chilly today with a high of only 101. I don’t know how we’ll cope without the constant threat of heatstroke, but we’ll try to bundle up and solider on. Junior Boys/The RootsWe hit up the … Continue reading →

Arcade FireI caught a few Decemberist songs, and a teeny bit of Andrew Bird’s set (is that a glockenspiel in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?) The whole gang regrouped at the main stage for … Continue reading →

The thermometer says it’s 105 degrees. Eek! I didn’t know it was physically possible to get hotter than yesterday. It took a much longer time getting to the site today – guess others found out about our shortcut cause the … Continue reading →

Confession time: I stood up Bjork. I had every intention of hanging around to see her headlining set, but I was soooo tired and lame. So Nicole, Perry and I headed back to the condo to go for a swim and … Continue reading →

Toyko Police Club We missed the Noisettes by the time we actually got through the gates, but we were in time to squeeze a spot in the crowded Mohave tent to catch TPC. The kids from Newmarket killed it!! Although … Continue reading →

We’re just heading out of our POSH timeshare condo (which is so sweet, though the cockroaches from last year’s hotel added a sense of adventure to our trip), and heading to the festival site. It’s 11:53 am and SCORCHING already … Continue reading →

They finally posted this weekend’s set times on the official Coachella site, and there’s already some HUGE conflicts for me. How do you choose when two (or sometimes three or four) amazing bands are on at the exact same time? Amy … Continue reading →

It’s that time of year again – time for Coachella! Every year, my friends and I escape for our annual pilgrimage to the middle of the Californian desert to check out North America’s most awesome indie music festival. This year … Continue reading →