Coachella = Epic
The Crew
Me, Jason M., Nick Nes, Heather, Shea (Shay!), Jeff, Jordy, Caitlin, Tony and briefly Van
The Bands
Howie Day - This was my first listen the day of the show. I liked him, but I would definately need to give him some more play time to figure out what I really think of him.
The Stills - Really cool Canadian band. Rad guitar hooks, and fairly emo lyrics. Same as Howie Day, seeing them live was my first listen so it's hard to really have a feel for them
Junior Senior - One of the coolest performers ever. Okay so it's these two guys from Denmark who sing like disco/pop/dance music. That sounds totally icky, but they are the most fun ever. Their set was just like one giant, sweaty dance party, which I"m all about. It rocked. The guy from the B-52's sang with them for a bit too, and that was rad. I think you can check them out at www.juniorsenior.com. Rad
Death Cab for Cutie - So this was my 3rd dcfc concert experience and also my least favorite. Not to say that I'm growing out of them, because it's quite the contrary. I think they just knew that in festival setting like this they had a huge audience of first-timers so their set was very much so geared towards promoting their most recent album, which again, I love but I just missed the old stuff. Also they hated the heat and so they were in a bad mood. But I did snap some quality pictures of Ben Gibbard and Chris Walla, so that was awesome!
The Pixies - Wow, can these older guys rock, let me tell ya! They haven't played together in 10 years, so the fact that I got to see them was totally incredible. They played such a packed set, and it was so much fun. The Pixies were completely awesome. The bassist is female and she has the most mesmorizing voice ever...I was totally mesmorized each time she sang.
Radiohead - The reason I went. The reason I paid nearly $100 for the festival. The reason I have a renewed love for music. Honestly, they are the most amazing musicans ever. Even if you weren't to like their sound, there is absolutely no denying their musical prowess. They dominate. Thom Yorke has the most pure voice ever, he totally blew me away. Such an awesome presence...I got some rad pictures of him. We were, no joke, 50 feet from the stage which is amazing considering that it was a sold out show of 65,000! They played everything I had hoped to hear. I want to see them everytime they tour in California, because they are seriously that good. I can't say enough about them...I'm borderline obsessed.
Kraftwerk - I only watched them for like 20 minutes but they were pretty cool. Basically 4 German guys each at their own keyboard playing these crazy trance type songs. Pretty crazy, pretty cool.
There are so many funny stories to tell, but this one obviously has to go in here.
So Coachella Music Festival is named after the valley in the Mojave Desert that the show is held in. So it's got to be like 105 degrees on Saturday and I passed out within the first hour of being there. It was so funny. I just remember telling Jason that I felt wierd and next thing I knew I was on my back with a circle of people all around me, just staring down at me. It must have been dehydration or something because I drank water and then I was fine for the rest of the day, but it was pretty weird.
Best Quotes of the Weekend:
Heather just before getting lost right before the Pixies and Radiohead performed " I think I'm going to get a pretzel'
Jason to the kids screaming in front of our car, ' Hey could you move your conversation like 30 feet from here? There are four people trying to sleep here!"
Nick " We're either almost to the concert or we've still got a ways to go...."
Jason: Does everyone have their tickets
Me: Yeah let me just call Heidi and ask her a question about what's on my desk ( totally left my ticket at home...luckily we had only driven down to AG so far!)
for more concert info go to www.coachella.com
also pictures coming soon, if i can get amanda to help me
Me, Jason M., Nick Nes, Heather, Shea (Shay!), Jeff, Jordy, Caitlin, Tony and briefly Van
The Bands
Howie Day - This was my first listen the day of the show. I liked him, but I would definately need to give him some more play time to figure out what I really think of him.
The Stills - Really cool Canadian band. Rad guitar hooks, and fairly emo lyrics. Same as Howie Day, seeing them live was my first listen so it's hard to really have a feel for them
Junior Senior - One of the coolest performers ever. Okay so it's these two guys from Denmark who sing like disco/pop/dance music. That sounds totally icky, but they are the most fun ever. Their set was just like one giant, sweaty dance party, which I"m all about. It rocked. The guy from the B-52's sang with them for a bit too, and that was rad. I think you can check them out at www.juniorsenior.com. Rad
Death Cab for Cutie - So this was my 3rd dcfc concert experience and also my least favorite. Not to say that I'm growing out of them, because it's quite the contrary. I think they just knew that in festival setting like this they had a huge audience of first-timers so their set was very much so geared towards promoting their most recent album, which again, I love but I just missed the old stuff. Also they hated the heat and so they were in a bad mood. But I did snap some quality pictures of Ben Gibbard and Chris Walla, so that was awesome!
The Pixies - Wow, can these older guys rock, let me tell ya! They haven't played together in 10 years, so the fact that I got to see them was totally incredible. They played such a packed set, and it was so much fun. The Pixies were completely awesome. The bassist is female and she has the most mesmorizing voice ever...I was totally mesmorized each time she sang.
Radiohead - The reason I went. The reason I paid nearly $100 for the festival. The reason I have a renewed love for music. Honestly, they are the most amazing musicans ever. Even if you weren't to like their sound, there is absolutely no denying their musical prowess. They dominate. Thom Yorke has the most pure voice ever, he totally blew me away. Such an awesome presence...I got some rad pictures of him. We were, no joke, 50 feet from the stage which is amazing considering that it was a sold out show of 65,000! They played everything I had hoped to hear. I want to see them everytime they tour in California, because they are seriously that good. I can't say enough about them...I'm borderline obsessed.
Kraftwerk - I only watched them for like 20 minutes but they were pretty cool. Basically 4 German guys each at their own keyboard playing these crazy trance type songs. Pretty crazy, pretty cool.
There are so many funny stories to tell, but this one obviously has to go in here.
So Coachella Music Festival is named after the valley in the Mojave Desert that the show is held in. So it's got to be like 105 degrees on Saturday and I passed out within the first hour of being there. It was so funny. I just remember telling Jason that I felt wierd and next thing I knew I was on my back with a circle of people all around me, just staring down at me. It must have been dehydration or something because I drank water and then I was fine for the rest of the day, but it was pretty weird.
Best Quotes of the Weekend:
Heather just before getting lost right before the Pixies and Radiohead performed " I think I'm going to get a pretzel'
Jason to the kids screaming in front of our car, ' Hey could you move your conversation like 30 feet from here? There are four people trying to sleep here!"
Nick " We're either almost to the concert or we've still got a ways to go...."
Jason: Does everyone have their tickets
Me: Yeah let me just call Heidi and ask her a question about what's on my desk ( totally left my ticket at home...luckily we had only driven down to AG so far!)
for more concert info go to www.coachella.com
also pictures coming soon, if i can get amanda to help me