Three areas where Coachella soared on Sunday: Day three, weekend two
Culture Alert Comments Permalink 4 weeks 12 hours agoTo paraphrase Wu Tang Clan, a Coachella hangover ain't nuthin' to fuck with.
And when we say "hangover," we don't mean the alcohol variety. For who the hell has time to imbibe and impair...
Nochella, April 20: People in their late 30s love Band of Horses
Culture Alert Comments Permalink 4 weeks 1 day agoWhat is it about Band of Horses that brings all the Gen X'ers to the yard? Is it the sweet, oceanic waves of haunting guitar that found Saturday night's show at The Cosmopolitan's pool consisting...
Four Coachella bands worth comment: Day two, weekend two
Culture Alert Comments Permalink 4 weeks 1 day agoIf the first day of the second weekend of the Coachella music festival begged hitting as many performers as possible, Saturday's less-remarkable roster encouraged and allowed for spending more...
My day at Coachella: Day one, weekend two
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Nochella, April 18: Hot Chip, cool crowd
Culture Alert Comments Permalink 1 month 1 day agoThat's more like it, Las Vegas.
Yesterday we reported on the dickbaggery taking place at the Of Monsters and Men show. Well Hot Chip's Thursday night crowd at The Boulevard Pool made up for...
Nochella, April 17: Of Monsters and Men and rude attendees
Culture Alert Comments Permalink 1 month 2 days agoWe don't normally like to do this, but this is one of the rare occasions where it has to be said. To the audience for Of Monsters and Men: You're a dick.
Maybe that's not fair. After all, ...
Nochella, April 16: The XX seduces Las Vegas
Culture Alert Comments Permalink 1 month 3 days agoEven if the sky had suddenly dumped a foot of rain on the valley, The XX weren't about to have their Las Vegas show interrupted.
Onstage at The Joint -- having went with an indoor gig after...
Nochella, April 15: Beach House sings Las Vegas a lullaby
Culture Alert Comments Permalink 1 month 5 days agoFor many of us who spent the better part of the weekend rocking out to the handful of mostly uptempo Coachella acts playing on Vegas stages, we needed a breather. Beach House gave us another...
Nochella, April 13: Victories for Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Foals
Culture Alert Comments Permalink 1 month 6 days agoYou can usually read how a show will play out by observing the crowd 10 minutes before the headliner. For Friday's Vampire Weekend gig at The Cosmopolitan's Boulevard Pool, the crowd was...
Nochella, April 12: Spiritualized, Vampire Weekend stun with earnest performances
Culture Alert Comments Permalink 1 month 1 week agoThe surest sign of a great concert — for this particular music writer, anyway — is if you're compelled to listen to that performer's music the next day. And this Saturday morning writing session...
