Coachella 2011 Redux

Photo used under CC from caesarsebastian

We weren’t there this year, and the more i see pics and reviews, the more sad that makes me. But it looks like coachella did a great job at once again starting the festival season off with a bang:

Pitchfork wrote reviews on a lot of bands throughout the three days, sending major props out to cut copy (unsurprising) as well as a lot of others (kanye entered on a hovering platform if you didn’t know, and the arcade fire had sweet glowing…balls).

They also were there to take pics of the whole thing.

The LA Times was there with their photographers too, taking pics of both the bands as well as the faces in the crowdbonus panorama too.

They also reviewed the shows from their music blog.

There are tons of others out there, just thought i would mention a few that i’ve been checking out.

BONUS Videos:

Cut Copy might have shifted the earths axis when the crowd started jumping to “Lights and Music”:

The Arcade Fire unleash the cool ass baloons that light up in sync to “Wake Up”:

And Kanye hovers over the crowd on top of a big crane-arm-spaceship-thingy (2:30):

April 19th, 2011 | by ryan97ou

Stream Coachella Live

This is the first time in 7 years i’ve actually had to write a post about watching coachella if you’re NOT there in person. *Sigh* But all good things can’t last forever, and I have a good excuse for missing it (a friends wedding).  So the next best thing is to watch it online.  Check out all weekends sets HERE, particularly at 7PM tonight, when !!! will surely be bringing the house (tent) down.

PS – Since tickets sold out in 2 weeks i’m fairly certainly i wouldn’t be going anyways, but nonetheless, the streak ends today.

April 15th, 2011 | by ryan97ou

Coachella Lineup Announced

Sadly, my streak of 7 straight coachella festival attendances will be snapped this year (for good reason: a friends wedding), but it’s still worth  noting this years lineup is out today.  Nothing monumental here in terms of reunions, but a solid group in the non-headliner fine print.  If anyone goes, let us know how it is…

(click on the coachella tag for previous years reviews, etc.)

January 19th, 2011 | by ryan97ou

Pixies: New Website, Live 2004 Coachella Set Download

The pixies have a new website, and will be releasing a new live set every week. This week they start off with their triumphant return to the world at coachella 2004. I can attest that this was a great show.

October 27th, 2010 | by ryan97ou

Awesome Coachella Video

Coachella.com gives the tilt-shift treatment to a video highlighting the 2010 festival ends up with some stunning results.  Check it out

October 6th, 2010 | by ryan97ou