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Reflecting On Coachella 2015

15/05/15 at 3.17pm   /   by deepster19   /   1 Comment

IMG_6283Occasionally, when I reflect, it can sometimes last slightly longer than originally anticipated.  With that said, here’s some random thoughts from the 2015 Coachella Music Festival.  In honor of my 12th consecutive Coachella Festival, I’ve provided my Top 12 shows from this year’s fest down below.

* My Arrival Day was spent at the Hollywood Palladium watching The Replacements totally killing it.  Thankfully, I got The Mats at their “best” as opposed to the disinterested Mats that usually show up.

IMG_6820* It’s quite obvious that Paul Tollett has changed the culture in and around the festival grounds.  Apparently, the days of dealing with rude, uninformed / misinformed assholes are finally over, seriously.  What a difference it makes when everyone has a positive attitude and understand that this is actually some people’s “Disneyland.”  Thank you Paul!

* Haters will hate and blind lovers will love blind… the line-up wasn’t as bad as some haters thought it was.  There isn’t another North American Festival out there in 2015 that’s any better than this year’s Coachella lineup.  Seriously, if you can’t find 25-30 non-EDM buzz acts to go and check out, then don’t go.  How we’ve become spoiled, just because 2010 had like 60 bands you wanted to see, doesn’t mean in a time of heavily influenced electronic music, 2015 would have more.  Besides, you only saw 30 bands perform in 2010, and then got all pissed off you missed the other 30 because of set time conflicts.  What’s more, it was just a really bad year for the festival circuit.

*Between the craft beer selections and never feeling like I was packt like sardines in a crushed tin box in any of the venues, allowed for me to forget it was 95 degrees out there.

IMG_6524*  It’s a sad day for music when Sylvan Esso attracts 10 times the amount of peeps than a RIDE reunion show.

*Conflicts suck, and this year was no exception.  I can’t wait to catch The War On Drugs and Glass Animals on tour sometime,  I was only able to catch a partial set for both.

* Folks, the days of seeing Alt-J in an intimate setting are long gone.  Unfortunately, I missed them.  The next time Alt-J appears on the Coachella poster will be on Line 1.

IMG_7660* Have indie rock guitar bands become that irrelevant?  There was plenty of room to get a good spot at Parquet Courts, Cloud Nothings, and The Cribs.  Hell, I walked into The Cribs show at the end of the opening song and went all the way up to the second row on the rail without even one excuse me.

* The vibe the whole weekend was cool, it was evident there was a shitload of people there for the EDM Music, but at least the joint wasn’t overrun by teenagers seeking Lana Del Rey, Lorde, and Pharrell, like it was in 2014.

* Speaking of EDM, apparently Kaskade drew the biggest crowd at the Main Stage in the history of the festival, no shit, I saw it with my own two eyes.  See it for yourself here.

IMG_7222* The schedule makers did a great job placing acts in a completely different genre in front of bands I really wanted to see.  Run The Jewels into KASABIAN and Kimbra into RIDE were brilliant moves.  Makes getting on the rail like taking candy from a baby.

* Fitz and The Tantrums was a pleasant surprise.  I’ve never given Fitz much thought, but they’re actually a good live act.

IMG_6833* When you don’t waste time at Panera, you can be the first person in the Polo Grounds.

* For those wondering, I had absolutely no problem getting the Sharpies in.

* Who decided that Jason Bentley would be the Ryan Seacrest of Coachella?  Call me crazy, but at this point I could go for Ryan Seacrest.

* I’m officially a Weekend 2 lifer.  It’s much easier to get Weekend 2 passes, plus being fully immersed in the Youtube stream Weekend 1 makes you feel like you went both weekends.

Here’s my list, read’em and weep:

 #12  Nero

I’m no fan of EDM, but I’m smart enough to know it’s much better than EMO.   I stumbled upon Nero during the Weekend 1 Youtube stream, only because I was too lazy to get up and change the channel on the computer.  It looked interesting and fun, besides it was either dance my ass off, or have Tame Impala put me to sleep prior to AC/DC taking the stage.

IMG_6420#11  Allah-Las

The Los Angles collective did not disappoint.  Their groovy mid afternoon vibe on the Outdoor Stage had all the hipsters dancing.

#10  Parquet Courts

When I was asked why I thought these Brooklyn indie rockers got an early afternoon Gobi time?  My response, because they set up their own shit and they’re not as big in the real world as they are in my world, that’s how you get 1:45 in the Gobi.  Nevertheless, the band delivered a solid set of mostly material from their Parkay Quarts moniker.

#9  The Orwells

These Chicago kids proved that the stage wasn’t too big for them, particularly the gigantic Main Stage.  As a band on the come, these dudes are going to be a force to be reckoned with moving forward.

IMG_7568#8  Jenny Lewis

I’m not an alt-county fan, quite frankly, I don’t even know what the hell alt-country even is. But if Jenny Lewis is alt-country, she fucking killed it, in a way alt-country can be killed.  Her Weekend 2 performances was sans HAIM, but still included the partial Rilo Kiley reunion with Blake Sennett.  If there’s one thing I came away with, I need to pick up her album The Voyager and get with this alt-country thing.

#7  Interpol

Interpol on the Main Stage never gets old.  Man, this band is tight, but I guess playing together since the turn of the century will do that.  Did I ever say how much I dig the tune “All The Rage Back Home” ?

#6  KASABIAN

If their 2012 set in the Mojave was an education on how the Leicester lads take care of business, their 2015 set in the same venue at almost the same time was just strictly KASABIAN taking care of fucking business.  As a wise man once said, “Vlad” followed by “Fire” to close it out is fucking epic!!!

IMG_6585#5 RIDE

All I can say is thank god Beady Eye broke up and Oasis didn’t get back together.  RIDE was as advertised.  I savored this one front and center on the rail.  My only regret is not seeing them at a local Los Angeles pre-Coachella show where the audience got an epic 17-song set, compared to the 50 minute 9-song set in the Gobi.

#4  Royal Blood

If you haven’t paid attention to Royal Blood yet, it’s time to give them your undivided attention.  Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher have put rock music on notice, and they’re willing and able to start taking over.  Man, these two can make a lot of noise

IMG_7687#3  St. Vincent

I’ll be the first to admit when I’m wrong, well, I messed this one up big time.  I think my exact words were “her music is good, but it’s not that good.”  Upon further review, St Vincent’s music is really good, and her live execution of it is incredible. Consider me a fan, St. Vincent blah blah blah…

#2  AC/DC

I knew it would be good, but who knew it would be an epic celebration of rock and roll.  Gotta give those old men credit for one helluva performance.  The Bell, the Cannon, and a rare Coachella fireworks presentation was a nice touch.

#1  Jack White

After watching his opening song on the Weekend 1 Youtube stream, I immediately turned it off.  I knew Coachella was in for a treat and I didn’t want to ruin it for myself.  I can honesty say this was THE best headliner show since Paul McCartney’s epic 2009 set.  Mr. White is a fantastic performer and his touring band is phenomenal.  Maybe Jack should get The White Stripes back together and leave Meg at home, wait, that’s what he did.

As I put the 2015 Coachella Music Festival in the  rearview mirror, I can finally get back to things in my life that are really important, like Coachella 2016.

Here’s an early prediction for the 2016 Coachella headliners, how about Mumford and Sons, Kanye West and Oasis, kids Google Oasis band.

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AXS TV Announces Coachella Weekend 2 Broadcast Schedule

15/04/15 at 8.13pm   /   by deepster19   /   0 Comment

AXS TVAXS TV (Directv channel 340) will be broadcasting Weekend 2 of the Coachella Music Festival for a second straight year.

The network is set to broadcast 20 hours worth of music over the three-day weekend festival.  You can pretend you’re in the Promised Land for 7 hours on Friday, 7 hours on Saturday, and 6 hours on Sunday.  The schedule the network unveiled (view below) doesn’t seem to have enough sets to take up 20 hours of programming, so either look for some late-adds, or get ready to listen to Jason Bentley pretend to be an authority on the latest indie buzzbands on this year’s lineup, good luck with that.  How Coachella allows Mr. Bentley to host the Youtube webcast and the AXS broadcast, blows my mind.

Happy Pretending while I’m there for realz!

Friday, April 17: Alabama Shakes, Lykke Li, The War on Drugs, Reverend Horton Heat and Azealia Banks.

Saturday, April 18: Jack White, Alt-J, Run the Jewels, St. Paul and the Broken Bones and Father John Misty.

Sunday, April 19: St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Fitz & the Tantrums, Sturgill Simpson and Vance Joy.

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Coachella 2015

My Top 40 Bands

15/04/10 at 11.46pm   /   by deepster19   /   0 Comment

These are the bands that I’m looking forward to checking out at the 2015 Coachella Music Festival.  In the unlikely event anyone cares, here’s the complete list.

Well that was fun! See you in the desert, or not.

#1 = RIDE

Ride reunionRide are a hugely influential British shoegazing band that formed in 1988.  For me, the recently reunited band is a reunion dream come true, that is, since the last dream come true (The Replacements) and the dream come true before that (The Stone Roses), and the one before that (The Feelies), and the one before that (Pixies), you get the point.

The band was scheduled to play their first reunion show at Coachella Weekend 1, however they did a warm up show by invitation only (mine must have gotten lost in the mail) last week in their hometown of Oxford, and this past Wednesday, a gig at The Roxy in Hollywood.

I’ve written ad nauseam about the band and the reunion, if you would like to know more about them, read the piece I did on RIDE prior to any discussion about a RIDE reunion.

Ride NowhereDiscography:
Nowhere (1990)
Going Blank Again (1992)
Carnival Of Light (1994)
Tarantula (1996)

BTW, Ride Fans got screwed.  Not so much the Gobi placement, the Gobi is a perfect setting, but the 50 freaking minutes.  After all these years, the band deserved a 70 minute time slot.  But then again, if nobody knew who The Rose Roses were, how do you expect them to have heard of RIDE?

Years played Coachella = Zero

Times I’ve seen them = Zero

In addition to the videos provided on the links provided, please enjoy some more shoegazing classics below:

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Sirius XM To Broadcast Live From Coachella Festival

15/04/10 at 3.08pm   /   by deepster19   /   1 Comment

Sirius XMFor the first time ever, Sirius XM will be out at the Coachella Music Festival for both Weekend 1 and 2, broadcasting live performances and artist interviews.  The main broadcast will air on Alt Nation ( channel 36), with live performances spread out over XMU (35), The Spectrum (28), BPM (51), and Electric Area (52).  Who knew they had all these music stations, and here I thought the only music station was Sirius XMU.  Radio personalities Jenny LSQ and Jeff Regan will oversee the broadcast.   Unfortunately, DJ Joziah and Julia “Cunningham” will stay back home to man the controls.

Visit the Sirius XM Coachella page for all the details.

Have fun enjoying your pretend Coachella weekend.

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Stream Coachella 2015 Weekend 1 On Youtube

15/04/10 at 6.14am   /   by deepster19   /   0 Comment

ICoachella imagen typical Coachella fashion, Youtube unveiled the Weekend 1 streaming schedule last minute.  For the fifth year in a row, you can sit in the privacy of your own living room and pretend to be at the Coachella Music Festival.  Eat pretend Spicy Pie to your heart’s content, but don’t expect to see all of the acts on the poster, AC/DC and KASABIAN are not scheduled.  Below, are the bands set to appear on Youtube over the next three days, without times of course, so you’ll have to keep refreshing your screen until about 3pm today.  Go here to access Coachella on Youtube.  Happy Pretending!

UPDATE:  Tune in at 3:30 PST, here’s the times

Friday, April 10

Channel 1: Haerts, Reverend Horton Heat, Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires, The War on Drugs, Alabama Shakes, Jason’s World, Tame Impala and Interpol

Channel 2: Eagulls, Kimbra, Gorgon City, Azealia Banks, Lykke Li, Ride and Todd Terje and the Olsens

Channel 3: Kiesza, Hot Natured, Keys N Krates, DJ Snake, R3hab (part 1), Porter Robinson, R3hab (part 2) and Alesso

Saturday, April 11

Channel 1: Clean Bandit, Milky Chance, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Hozier, Run the Jewels, Jason’s World, alt-J, Jack White, Flosstradamus and Axwell Λ Ingrosso

Channel 2: Royal Blood, Benjamin Booker, Toro y Moi, Yelle, Bad Religion, Glass Animals, Father John Misty, Jungle, Tyler, the Creator, FKA Twigs, The Weeknd and Antemasque

Channel 3: Parquet Courts, Lights, Perfume Genius, Chet Faker, Belle & Sebastian, Duke Dumont, Gramatik, Dirty South, Deorro and Ratatat

Sunday, April 12

Channel 1: Circa Survive, Mac DeMarco, Marina & the Diamonds, Jason’s World and Kaskade

Channel 2: MØ, Sturgill Simpson, St. Lucia, Tycho, Vance Joy, The Cribs, Stromae, St. Vincent, Fitz & the Tantrums and Panda Bear

Channel 3: The Orwells, RAC, What So Not, Martin Solevig, Madeon, New World Punx, David Guetta, Kygo and Jamie xx

Get excited about it here:

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Coachella 2015

My Top 40 Bands

15/04/09 at 7.21pm   /   by deepster19   /   0 Comment

These are the bands that I’m looking forward to checking out at the 2015 Coachella Music Festival.  In the unlikely event anyone cares, here’s the list so far.

Best of Luck to everyone that tried to guess my Top 10.  All Systems Go!

#2 = KASABIAN

KASABIANKASABIAN is an English indie rock band from Leicester that formed back in 1997.  The band consists of Tom Meighan (lead vocals), Sergio Pizzorno (guitarist, vocals, and beats), Chris Edwards (bass), and Ian Matthews (drums).

Since emerging on the indie scene back in 2004, the Leicester lads have been one of my favorite bands.  As soon as I laid ears on the tunes “Club Foot” and “Reason Is Treason” from their phenomenal self-titled 2004 debut album, I’ve been fully consumed.  They’ve released five studio albums overall, and all to critical acclaim, albeit in Europe.  Their most recent album 48:13 was released in the United States last October.

The band’s sound is heavily influenced by The Stone Roses, but also has obvious elements of Primal Scream, The Happy Mondays, Oasis, and dare I say, DJ Shadow.  It’s everything you want; danceable guitar driven Madchester baggy rock, electronic beats, traces of hip hop, and it’s all perfectly executed with an extremely confident and cocky edge.

KASABIAN 4813Considered by many, including me, as one of the best live acts on the planet, they’re shamefully overlooked here in the States.  KASABIAN is one of the biggest bands in the world, except here in the United States, they headlined Glastonbury in 2014 for Christ’s sake!  They will play the friendly confines of the Mojave stage for the second time in a row, while appearing on the poster on line 4, right below FKA Twigs, seriously FKA Twigs.  The band seems to not really care about their lack of exposure in the U.S., they feel it’s one place in the world they can go and walk down the street without anyone recognizing them, that is if I’m not walking down the same street.

I’ve seen the band six times, and next Saturday night will make number seven, even if there’s an unfortunate overlap with Alt-J, my #4 band on my list.  KASABIAN will be making their third Coachella appearance overall, the 2012 performance in the Mojave nearly blew the fucking roof off the joint, or maybe it did.  That show probably ranks as one of the five best Coachella shows I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen a bunch over the last eleven fests.  North American KASABIAN shows are rare and hard to come by, so see them while you can, they won’t disappoint.

Who likes fun facts?
The band is named after Linda Kasabian, one of Charles Manson’s disciples.  Ms. Kasabian is said to have served as Manson’s getaway driver.

Kasabian album coverDiscography:
KASABIAN (2004)
Empire (2006)
West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2009)
Velociraptor! (2011)
48:13 (2014)

Below is a nice introduction to KASABIAN, I took the liberty of providing one tune from each of their five albums, enjoy:

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Coachella 2015

My Top 40 Bands

15/04/09 at 8.25am   /   by deepster19   /   0 Comment

These are the bands that I’m looking forward to checking out at the 2015 Coachella Music Festival.  In the unlikely event anyone cares, here’s the list so far.

Best of Luck to everyone that tried to guess my Top 10.  All Systems Go!

#3 = AC/DC

ACDCAC/DC is a Heritage hard rock band that formed in 1973 in Sydney, Australia.  The band has released fifteen studio albums over their forty-plus year career.  Their most recent album Rock Or Bust was released last November.  View their entire album discography here.

This was an impressive “get” by the festival organizers.  It ranks up there with Prince as a headliner that we may talk about forever.  The band has a lengthy back catalogue of hits that may cause Paul to pull the plug on them if they decide to play them all.

Their recent troubles have been well-documented, but it shouldn’t diminish the buzz on the field on those two headlining nights.  I can only imagine the roar of the crowd when they strike the first note of “Hells Bells.”  Can’t Wait!  BTW, I wasn’t one of those douchebags from high school that wore their t-shirt every other day.

Years played Coachella = Zero

Times I’ve seen them = Zero

Let’s enjoy some AC/DC, shall we!!!

 

Mix Tapes – Coachella 2015

15/04/09 at 7.29am   /   by deepster19   /   0 Comment

cassette2-yellow-2Better late, than really late.

Friday

1. AC/DC “Hells Bells”
2. Tame Impala “Lucidity”
3. Interpol “All The Rage Back Home”
4. Steely Dan “Hey Nineteen”
5. Alabama Shakes “Hold On”
6. RIDE “Taste”
7. Lykke Li “I Follow Rivers”
8. Caribou “Melody Day”
9. Sylvan Esso “Hey Miami”
10. Kele “Tenderoni”
11. Cloud Nothings “Now Here In”
12. HAERTS “Wings”
13. Eagulls “Nerve Endings”
14. Allah-Las “De Vida Voz”
15. The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger “Too Deep”
16. RIDE “Leave Them All Behind”
17. AC/DC “For Those About To Rock”

cassette2-yellow-2Saturday

1. Jack White “Sixteen Saltines”
2. Alt-J “Nara”
3. Belle and Sebastian “The Party Line”
4. Bad Religion “Infected”
5. FKA Twigs “Two Weeks”
6. Father John Misty “Writing A Novel”
7. The War On Drugs “Under The Pressure”
8. Tycho “Montana”
9. KASABIAN “Stevie”
10. Toro Y Moi “Say That”
11. Glass Animals “Gooey”
12. Royal Blood “Figure It Out”
13. Parquet Courts “Borrowed Time”
14. Phox “Slow Motion”
15. Perfume Genius “Queen”
16. Coasts “A Rush Of Blood”
17. Until The Ribbon Breaks “A Taste Of Silver”
18. KASABIAN “I.D.”

cassette2-yellow-2Sunday

1. Florence and The Machine “Shake It Out”
2. Ryan Adams “So Alive”
3. St. Vincent “Cheerleader”
4. Fitz and The Tantrums “Don’t Gotta Work It Out”
5. ODESZA “Say My Name”
6. Jenny Lewis “Just One Of The Guys”
7. Desaparecidos “The Happiest Place On Earth”
8. Jamie xx “Loud Places”
9. Panda Bear “Boys Latin”
10. Mac DeMarco “Let Her Go”
11. Vance Joy “Riptide”
12. Built To Spill “Goin’ Against Your Mind”
13. St. Lucia “September”
14. Angel Olsen “Forgiven/Forgotten”
15. Sloan “If It Feels Good Do It”
16. Saint Motel “My Type”
17. The Orwells “Who Needs You”
18. The Cribs “We Share The Same Skies”

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Coachella 2015

My Top 40 Bands

15/04/08 at 7.50pm   /   by deepster19   /   0 Comment

These are the bands that I’m looking forward to checking out at the 2015 Coachella Music Festival.  In the unlikely event anyone cares, here’s the list so far.

Best of Luck to everyone that tried to guess my Top 10.  All Systems Go!

#4 = Alt-J

Alt-JAlt-J is an English indie band that formed in Leeds in 2007.  Their unique art rock style sound could be considered a genre of its own.  The four-piece released their debut album An Awesome Wave to critical acclaim in 2012.  The album took home the prestigious British Mercury Prize as the best U.K. album of 2012.  The follow-up sophomore effort This Is All Yours is equally as good, IMO.  I had that album as my #9 Album Of 2014, the more I listen to it, the more I think #9 doesn’t do it justice.

Years played Coachella = 1 (2013 Mojave Tent)

Times I’ve seen them = I caught the last four tunes of that Coachella set and have wanted to see them again ever since.

Please enjoy a few Alt-J videos below:

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Coachella Reveals Set Times, Read ‘Em And Weep

15/04/07 at 7.37pm   /   by deepster19   /   0 Comment

Coachella 2015 Set timesAt precisely 6:00pm Pacific Standard Time this evening, the Coachella Music Festival revealed the 2015 set times.  As usual, there are conflicts galore.

While you’re mulling over all of the conflicts, you won’t have to worry about any late-adds.  To my calculations, there’s no late-adds to report on.  What I have noticed is Kele is nowhere to be found, and The War On Drugs were changed from Saturday to Friday.  Death Cab for Cutie, thought to be a possible late-add, didn’t materialize.  It opens up the possibility of Ben Gibbard joining Jenny Lewis for a Postal Service cover set.

Seriously, RIDE is performing at 5:25pm?

You can enjoy all the set times here.

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Coachella 2015

My Top 40 Bands

15/04/07 at 6.58pm   /   by deepster19   /   0 Comment

These are the bands that I’m looking forward to checking out at the 2015 Coachella Music Festival.  In the unlikely event anyone cares, here’s the list so far.

Best of Luck to everyone that tried to guess my Top 10.  All Systems Go!

#5 = The Orwells

orwells_feat_lgThe Orwells are an indie rock quintet from Chicago, Illinois that formed in 2009.  The kids started the band when they were in the ninth grade.

They’ve released two studio albums, 2012’s Remember When and 2013’s Disgraceland.  In December 2014, The Orwells were hired by Apple to sell the new iPad Air 2, ultimately pimping out the tune “Who Needs You.”  Since emerging a few years back, the band has been recognized as a Band On The Come.

The band is named after the English novelist best known for his book Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell.

Years played Coachella = Zero

Times I’ve seen them = Zero

My 5-year-old son named “Let It Burn” his #1 song of 2014

Also enjoy “Who Needs You”

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Coachella, A Closer Look

15/04/07 at 2.47pm   /   by deepster19   /   0 Comment

Coachella imageHere are some random thoughts as we get ready to repeatedly hit the refresh button in anticipation of the set times.  The organizers are notorious for waiting until the last minute to unveil set times, because “that’s how long it takes.”  I’ve learned over the years to not get too caught up in the set times, it is what it is, yeah right.

Coachella 2015 PosterI’ve been criticized on numerous occasions for backing the Festival organizers, and the lineup they construct for us on a yearly basis.  This year was no different, if not worse.  I’ve always said they get what’s available, and they usually get more than most Festivals out there.  As the other Festivals released their posters, if was evident Coachella wasn’t “going mainstream” or “going on the cheap,” they were actually procuring the talent available to them this year.  Furthermore, RIDE was a “great get.”  It was similar to The Stone Roses in 2013, RIDE belonged to Coachella this year.  Look at it this way, be thankful you weren’t one of those poor bastards holding out in anticipation that Outside Lands was going to have a much better lineup this year.

Anyone else see that Coachella banned selfie sticks?  First it was Sharpies, and now it’s Selfie Sticks, what could possibly be next?  Well, let me tell you what should be next, how about… selfie sticks tied to stuffed animals, or selfie sticks tied to the Swedish flag, or selfie sticks tied to crutches, or selfie sticks tied to big faces, or maybe selfie sticks tied to pool noodles, there’s a start.

King TuffEven though a reliable source told us the only late-add would a local DJ for the Sahara tent at Noon, here are a few possible late-adds I’m holding out hope for, not to mention they make sense:
King Tuff
Death Cab For Cutie
Spoon
Real Estate

What actually is Coachella?
article-twinkie2-1117When I think of Coachella I think happy thoughts, such as: friendships, a weekend away from reality, making lists, Spicy Pie, not being able to speak on Monday, IPA’s for breakfast, sometimes Long Island Iced-Teas, sleeping cheap, using your finger to stir coffee, sneaking in sharpies, photos under the poster, merch, granola bars, laughing so hard it hurts, relish trays, cymbals, Twinkies, Arrival Day, cough drops, pretending to wear the wristband on the wrong wrist, pretending, talking yourself into drinking a Heineken, making fun of me, threatening to finally ride the ferris wheel, Pringles, parking, The 6, wasting time by stopping at Panera, Spector, CD mixtapes, the art, Pop Tarts (frosted and unfrosted, but mostly frosted), did I say Spicy Pie?, Pub Mix, Reflection Day, and most importantly… Depends.

Don’t forget to activate your wristband, it looks like they really mean it this year…

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Coachella 2015

My Top 40 Bands

15/04/06 at 10.48pm   /   by deepster19   /   0 Comment

These are the bands that I’m looking forward to checking out at the 2015 Coachella Music Festival.  In the unlikely event anyone cares, here’s the list so far.

Best of Luck to everyone that tried to guess my Top 10.  All Systems Go!

#6 = Panda Bear

Panda BearNoah Lennox aka Panda Bear is an experimental rock musician that’s currently based in Portugal.  Mr. Lennox began his solo career in 1999 and shortly after was a founding member of the equally experimental act Animal Collective.  Under the Panda Bear moniker, Noah has released five studio albums, including his most recent effort back in January.

Lennox is also a member of the band Jane, and collaborated on the Daft Punk track “Doin’ It Right,” from the 2014 Grammy Award winning Album Of The Year.  There you go, reason to believe Daft Punk will appear at the 2015 Coachella Festival.

Discography:
Panda Bear
Young Prayer
Person Pitch
Tomboy
Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper

Years played Coachella as Panda Bear = Zero

Times I’ve seen him = Zero

My fave Panda Bear tune is “Comfy in Nautica”

I dig this new tune “Boys Latin” too

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Coachella 2015

My Top 40 Bands

15/04/06 at 1.52pm   /   by deepster19   /   0 Comment

These are the bands that I’m looking forward to checking out at the 2015 Coachella Music Festival.  In the unlikely event anyone cares, here’s the list so far.

Best of Luck to everyone that tried to guess my Top 10.  All Systems Go!

#7 = Parquet Courts

Parquet Courts 2Parquet Courts are an indie rock quartet from Brooklyn that formed in 2010.  The band also releases music under the moniker Parkay Quarts, and are involved in a side project with fellow New Yorkers PC Worship called PCPC.  Since bursting onto the indie scene in 2012 with their second full-length Light Up Gold, the band has been one of my favorite acts of that last couple of years.

Parquet Courts Che CafeUnder normal conditions, Parquet Courts would probably land in my Top 3, however I’ve already seen them.  Nothing will ever top that evening at The Che Café in San Diego.  I was about 18 inches away from them, all the while being repeatedly pushed on to the stage.  My adventures on the stage included picking up and repositioning the microphone for bassist Sean Yeaton that kept getting knocked over, how fun!

I’m still looking forward to their Coachella debut.

Discography:
American Specialties (2011) (cassette only release)
Light Up Gold (2012)
Sunbathing Animal (2014)
Content Nausea (2014) (as Parkay Quarts)

I named “Stoned and Starving as my #3 Track Of The Year in 2013, listen below:

Check out the vid for “You Got Me Wonderin Now”

Here’s the set opener “She’s Rollin” from The Che Café last night (courtesy of DJ DEEp)

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Coachella 2015

My Top 40 Bands

15/04/05 at 7.35am   /   by deepster19   /   0 Comment

These are the bands that I’m looking forward to checking out at the 2015 Coachella Music Festival.  In the unlikely event anyone cares, here’s the list so far.

Best of Luck to everyone that tried to guess my Top 10.  All Systems Go!

#8 = Jack White

Jack WhiteJohn Anthony Gillis aka Jack White is the hardest working indie rock musician on the planet.  Mr. White is best known for his work as the lead singer and guitarist for the legendary band The White Stripes.  He is headlining the fest on Saturday night as a solo artist.  Mr. Gillis is also a member of the indie bands The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather.

This is Jack White‘s first appearance at the Coachella Festival as a solo artist, however all of the acts he is associated with (see my rankings down below) have performed at Coachella.

To add to the resume, Jack has dabbled in a little acting, and is a music producer for his Third Man Records label. Bottom line, Jack White is the Ryan Seacrest of the indie music world.

Taking a little peeksee at Jack’s setlists, it shows a fun set of a material from his entire career as a musician, should be fun!

DJ DEEp ranks Jack White’s work:
1. The Raconteurs
2. The White Stripes
3. Jack White (the solo artist)
4. The Dead Weather

Discography as a solo artist:
Blunderbuss (2012)
Lazaretto (2014)

Enjoy “Lazaretto” below:

Also enjoy “Sixteen Saltines”

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