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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Vas Deferens on April 24, 2007, 12:42:00 pm
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Please post your schedule here:
Friday:
Of Montreal
Amy Winehouse (20 mins)
Arctic Monkeys
Peaches (10 mins)
Jesus & Mary Chain
Jarvis Cocker
Faithless
Bjork
Saturday:
Fields
Cribs
Fratellis
Roky Erickson (20 mins)
Hot Chip
Peter, Bjorn & John
MSTRKRFT (30 mins)
!!! / Decemberists (back and forth)
Arcade Fire
Justice
LCD SS/Sparklehorse/Gotan Project (unsure yet)
The Rapture
Cornelius or The Good, The Bad & The Queen (unsure yet)
Sunday:
Mika
Lupe Fiasco
Tapes 'N Tapes
The Coup
Explosions in the Sky
Soulwax
CSS
Willie Nelson(!)
Placebo (20 mins)
Crowded House
Air
Manu Chao
Happy Mondays
RATM
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FRIDAY
Of Montreal
Silversun Pickups
Arctic Monkeys
JAMC/Felix Da Housecat
Jarvis Cocker
Faithless
Bjork
SATURDAY
Frames
Fratellis
Regina Spektor
Travis
Decemberists/Kings of Leon
!!!
Arcade Fire
Ozomatli
RHCP
Rapture/Tiesto/Black Keys
SUNDAY
Roots
CSS
Richie Hawtin
Placebo
Air
Manu Chao
RATM
really all depends on the clusterphuck factor, with anything before 5pm only being 50/50.
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Friday:
Flosstradamus
Noisettes
Comedians of Comedy
Tilly and the Wall (briefly)
Of Montreal
Silversun Pickups (briefly)
Amy Winehouse
Arctic Monkeys (half a set)
Jesus and Mary Chain
Jarvis Cocker
Faithless/Interpol (haven't decided yet)
Bjork
Saturday:
Fields
The Cribs
The Fratellis
Regina Spektor (briefly)
Hot Chip
Travis (briefly, maybe)
Peter, Bjorn & John
The Decemberists
Arcade Fire
Girl Talk
LCD Soundsystem (briefly)
Gotan Project
The Rapture
TGTB&TQ
Sunday:
Mika
Kid Beyond
Lupe Fiasco
The Avett Bros.
Grizzly Bear
Explosions in the Sky
Rodrigo y Gabriela
CSS/Kokono No. 1 (haven't decided yet)
Willie Nelson (briefly)
Placebo/Crowded House (haven't decided yet)
Air
Manu Chao (briefly)
Happy Mondays
RATM
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Is the purpose of this thread so that various boardies can meet up with each other?
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Not really...just want to see what everyone is picking :)
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Is the purpose of this thread so that various boardies can meet up with each other?
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aren't any of y'all using the annoyingly-named "Coachooser"? http://coachella.com/scheduler/scheduler.php (http://coachella.com/scheduler/scheduler.php)
my current schedule, but still needs to be pruned:
http://coachella.com/scheduler/scheduler_times.php?show_token=4114f27b959037c6de86b5c19b9af57a (http://coachella.com/scheduler/scheduler_times.php?show_token=4114f27b959037c6de86b5c19b9af57a)
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The purpose is to see how many sets you plan to catch vs. how many you are actually able to.
The year I went, I didn't find the crowds too terrible, but I still had to cut my list of acts to catch in half as the sheer logistics of moving from stage to stage wouldn't allow it. Godspeed!
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Is the purpose of this thread so that various boardies can meet up with each other?
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Right you are, I've totally done away with running around with my head cut off. You see who you see, and for the most part you can't go wrong and you'll always get your money's worth. I just try to plot against when I'll be able to see any or all acts through out the year rather than just trying to get everyone together at one site. It's made things more manageable, less stressful, and ultimately more enjoyable.
As far as meeting other boardies, I would rather have everyone meet other people from far flung places that happen to land in Cali this weekend, we can see and be sick of each other right here the rest of the year.
That said if you recognize me I won't be a dick, and might even show you where to get a real drink that can accompany you around the festival rather than being couped up in the chicken wire drinking overpriced beer and wine.
Originally posted by nkotb:
[QB] The purpose is to see how many sets you plan to catch vs. how many you are actually able to.
The year I went, I didn't find the crowds too terrible, but I still had to cut my list of acts to catch in half as the sheer logistics of moving from stage to stage wouldn't allow it. Godspeed!
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My browser crashed when I clicked your schedule!
Originally posted by sweetcell:
my current schedule, but still needs to be pruned:
http://coachella.com/scheduler/scheduler_times.php?show_token=4114f27b959037c6de86b5c19b9af57a (http://coachella.com/scheduler/scheduler_times.php?show_token=4114f27b959037c6de86b5c19b9af57a)
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Originally posted by brokensocscene:
My browser crashed when I clicked your schedule!
i told you my schedule was intense :)
seriously tho, close down all your browser windows first (exit the app completely) then try again, or use another browser (IE vs. firefox), as a last resort: reboot.
Originally posted by bnyced0:
That said if you recognize me I won't be a dick, and might even show you where to get a real drink that can accompany you around the festival rather than being couped up in the chicken wire drinking overpriced beer and wine.
ok, now i definitely want to meet you over there :D but you can save yourself the discomfort of actually meeting me by explaining what you mean...
while i wouldn't be against meeting other people, don't think i'd want to do it at the festie itself - i don't really have time to socialize, my schedule is packed. a viable option might be meeting up before or after the day's festivities... pre-party at my hotel's pool, or burgers at in-n-out afterwards, etc. if you're dorky enough to be interested, PM me and i'll send you my cell#, we can coordinate that way. yes, seriously.
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
That said if you recognize me I won't be a dick, and might even show you where to get a real drink that can accompany you around the festival rather than being couped up in the chicken wire drinking overpriced beer and wine.
ok, now i definitely want to meet you over there :D but you can save yourself the discomfort of actually meeting me by explaining what you mean...
while i wouldn't be against meeting other people, don't think i'd want to do it at the festie itself - i don't really have time to socialize, my schedule is packed. a viable option might be meeting up before or after the day's festivities... pre-party at my hotel's pool, or burgers at in-n-out afterwards, etc. if you're dorky enough to be interested, PM me and i'll send you my cell#, we can coordinate that way. [/QB][/QUOTE]
Meeting people in this context is merely the communal nature of the festival. It's inevitable you'll be groovin to a particular band and you'll come across other fans either singing the lyrics or basically loosing their minds, then there will be a "who you seeing next"? and voila you've met someone new, or something along those lines like of meeting people while tailgating in the parking lot. I'm not encouraging actively seeking new relationships here, they seem to just organically emerge at least that's been my experience.
Anyway as to to the real drinks, PM me, that's not the kind of information that will be worth much in the future if it's floating out on the web.
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
That said if you recognize me I won't be a dick, and might even show you where to get a real drink that can accompany you around the festival rather than being couped up in the chicken wire drinking overpriced beer and wine.
the more bootleg version of this (you've probably thought up this idea already, but just in case): both times i've been, we would just buy 4-5 big suntan lotion bottles (typically around 14-16 oz each). empty out (and wash thoroughly!). fill with either jack daniels or vodka (or whatever your liquor of choice).
then buy those $5 large lemonade icey things and spike them w/ the "suntan lotion". good way to get a nice buzz while keeping hydrated...
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Cornelius or The Good, The Bad & The Queen (unsure yet)
Cornelius is highly recommended. His 2002 show @ 930 had the best integration of visual elements to live music I've ever experienced
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Originally posted by Stairmaster E:
Cornelius or The Good, The Bad & The Queen (unsure yet)
Cornelius is highly recommended. [/b]
Agreed. Having seen both Cornelius and GBQ, I'd recommend Cornelius.
As for:
LCD SS/Sparklehorse/Gotan Project (unsure yet)
... having seen both LCD Soundsystem and Gotan Project, I'd recommend Gotan Project.
I was really impressed by Gotan Project's Nov. 2003 show at the 9:30 Club. Plus they seem to do North American shows all too rarely, whereas LCD Soundsystem is touring all the time -- grab the opportunity to see Gotan Project while you can.
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I saw Corneilius at Glasto '99. Very good but I am sure his live show has changed quite a bit since then. I had to leave his set early to catch Mercury Rev in their full on Deserter's Songs phase.
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in case you want to get an autograph/kiss a rawk stah's azz:
MEET BANDS
The Virgin Megastore is once again hosting band Autograph signings at the festival this year. (schedule below is subject to change)
Friday, April 27th
Busdriver 2-2:30pm
Silversun Pickups 3pm-4pm
The Noisettes 3:30-4pm
Stephen Marley 4:30-5pm
Amy Winehouse 4-5pm
Rufus Wainwright 5-6pm
DJ Shadow 5-5:30pm
The Brazilian Girls 5:30-6pm
Benny Benassi 6pm-6:30pm
Peeping Tom 6-7pm
Saturday, April 28th
Good, Bad & The Queen 1-2pm
Regina Spektor 1-1:30pm
Jack's Mannequin 1:30pm-2pm
Peter, Bjorn & John 2-2:30
Ozomatli 2-3pm
Travis 3-4pm
MSTRKRFT 3-3:30pm
The Frames 3:30-4pm
The Fratellis 4-4:30pm
The Rapture 4-5pm
Ghostface Killah 4:30-5pm
Fountains Of Wayne 5-6pm
LCD Soundsystem 5-5:30pm
The Nightwatchmen 6pm-7pm
Hot Chip 6-6:30pm
Tiesto 6:30-7pm
Sunday, April 29th
Klaxons 2-2:30pm
Kaiser Chiefs 2-3pm
Mika 2:30-3pm
CSS 3-3:30pm
The Roots 3-4pm
Mando Diao 3:30-4pm
Jose Gonzales 4:30-5pm
Lily Allen 4-5pm
The Feeling 4-4:30pm
The Kooks 5-5:30pm
Placebo 5-6pm
Tapes n Tapes 5:30-6pm
Air 6pm-7pm
from http://www.coachella.com/updates/news (http://www.coachella.com/updates/news)
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i guess the answer to this question will affect my schedule, so...
how bad is the traffic situation at coachella? i'm imagining it's horrible, but maybe i'm blowing it out of proportion. my hotel is just under 3 miles away, so it's walkable - is 40-45 minutes walking going to be faster than crawling in traffic? i'm assuming that friday won't be as bad since it's not yet sold out (although i'm not sure how much of a difference 60k vs 65k is going to make...)
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
i guess the answer to this question will affect my schedule, so...
how bad is the traffic situation at coachella? i'm imagining it's horrible, but maybe i'm blowing it out of proportion. my hotel is just under 3 miles away, so it's walkable - is 40-45 minutes walking going to be faster than crawling in traffic? i'm assuming that friday won't be as bad since it's not yet sold out (although i'm not sure how much of a difference 60k vs 65k is going to make...)
walk it! nuff said. if its really really only 3 miles. walk. and not for the way there..for the way home! the way in isnt quite so bad, but its taken up to 3 hours for us to even get out of the parking lot at night.
and think of what good you'll be doing the environment!
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Originally posted by le sonick:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
i guess the answer to this question will affect my schedule, so...
how bad is the traffic situation at coachella? i'm imagining it's horrible, but maybe i'm blowing it out of proportion. my hotel is just under 3 miles away, so it's walkable - is 40-45 minutes walking going to be faster than crawling in traffic? i'm assuming that friday won't be as bad since it's not yet sold out (although i'm not sure how much of a difference 60k vs 65k is going to make...)
walk it! nuff said. if its really really only 3 miles. walk. and not for the way there..for the way home! the way in isnt quite so bad, but its taken up to 3 hours for us to even get out of the parking lot at night.
and think of what good you'll be doing the environment! [/b]
It may be good for the environment, but I wouldn't say the same for your health. You're looking at 3 miles in 90plus degree weather, so you'll arrive roasted and sweaty before you START your day. Afterwards Has been a major pain in the ass but they are trying to address that this year by having two lots, one for carpools (4 or more) and one for the rest with supposedly quicker entrance and exits for carpoolers. Plus you have a shot at VIP passes for life if you use the carpool lane. Also the 3 miles home will be in both dust and exhaust, and I guarantee you'll be in murder mode after you arrive home after that. And you're contemplating three days/nights of that kind of self imposed torture? Goodluck, but you'll do the environment AND your crew a favor by just carpooling it. IMHO
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
It may be good for the environment, but I wouldn't say the same for your health. You're looking at 3 miles in 90plus degree weather, so you'll arrive roasted and sweaty before you START your day. Afterwards Has been a major pain in the ass but they are trying to address that this year by having two lots, one for carpools (4 or more) and one for the rest with supposedly quicker entrance and exits for carpoolers.
dont be a wuss!!! 3 miles isnt that bad, and if you go early, it wont be too hot.
and as for my traffic experiences, i havent been sice 04 and the 3 years i went, it seemed that every problem one year, was fixed the next.
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Originally posted by le sonick:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
It may be good for the environment, but I wouldn't say the same for your health. You're looking at 3 miles in 90plus degree weather, so you'll arrive roasted and sweaty before you START your day. Afterwards Has been a major pain in the ass but they are trying to address that this year by having two lots, one for carpools (4 or more) and one for the rest with supposedly quicker entrance and exits for carpoolers.
dont be a wuss!!! 3 miles isnt that bad, and if you go early, it wont be too hot.
and as for my traffic experiences, i havent been sice 04 and the 3 years i went, it seemed that every problem one year, was fixed the next. [/b]
I'm not a good example because I get up early and run around my local park and down to the water which is about 4.5 miles total. But for shits and giggles I'd like you to get into your car, oh sometime when it hits just say 85, watch the speedometer and drive 3 miles and park. Now walk back home, get some water, then walk back to your car. Like I said I run every day, and will do so out in Indio as well. But I'm not walking even a phuckin mile anytime past noon in Indio, with the thought of dealing with a festival all day/night then having to walk back through all that goddamn dust...let alone 3 miles. If that makes me a wuss, make the t-shirt and I'll wear it proudly, but being from California I think that's suicidal. But you sound like a guy that would relish running a marathon during Burning Man, too hardcore for me.
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http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=/070426/340/h5o5n.html&e=l_news_dm (http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=/070426/340/h5o5n.html&e=l_news_dm)
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well im sure most of you are off to coachella already, but i highly recommend seeing Faithless. "God is a DJ" was worth the price of the ticket alone. Webster Hall was pure energy at that moment (well ok during most the set) probably thanks to most the crowd being from England. Also, Reverence, We Come 1, Insomnia and I Want More were played and Salva Mea was played for the encore.
But for those who say NYC folks are too hip to dance, come out to any show where dancing is required, and you will get it. I want more and we come 1 had the crowd bouncing in synch and everyone dancing, arms flying in the air. great time was had by all!
by far, show of the year! and ive seen lots of shows already.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMLerqyrVas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMLerqyrVas)
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
well im sure most of you are off to coachella already, but i highly recommend seeing Faithless.
I've never seen them live, but the clip of their live performance in the film "Glastonbury" was really something else.
It was one of their rave-ier tunes, and although I'm not generally into trancey stuff, you could feel the crowd pulsating, and feel the whole tension and release that's so central to dance music.
I'd see 'em if I were going to Coachella.
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dont forget, you can watch Coachella live in the AT&T Blue Room
http://attblueroom.com/events/coachellaschedule.php (http://attblueroom.com/events/coachellaschedule.php)
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Originally posted by Christine Moritz:
Originally posted by xneverwherex:
well im sure most of you are off to coachella already, but i highly recommend seeing Faithless.
I've never seen them live, but the clip of their live performance in the film "Glastonbury" was really something else.
It was one of their rave-ier tunes, and although I'm not generally into trancey stuff, you could feel the crowd pulsating, and feel the whole tension and release that's so central to dance music.
I'd see 'em if I were going to Coachella. [/b]
I agree! After seeing Glastonbury it made my decision on spending $35 a hell of a lot easier on going to see them. Of course, when I saw that video, that also sold me. And yes, you can feel the crowd pulsating, the energy. Its rather unreal. NYC did them justice and the band seemed energized and feeding off of it. Its not often you get that kind of show. And I'm sure that will never do justice, compared to that glastonbury performance.
btw - i believe it might have been 'god is a dj' on what they performed, but its been a few weeks and i could be wrong. possibly insomnia, i just recall it being one of their more popular songs.
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so any reports? or are folks still wrecked from the weekend?
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the desert sun (http://thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=events17)
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110 degrees
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Best sets, in no particular order
Bjork
Tiesto
RATM
Teddy Bears
Faithless
Placebo
Arctic Monkeys
Paul Van Dyke
I've seen Rage play tighter sets but none more powerful, the atmosphere was electric as well as the performance. Bjork was simply stunning, not everyone was into and I saw many people leave, but just more room for the rest of us.
Deathly hot, grossly over crowded on Sat/Sun, over all I'd say it exceeded what seems to be everyone's benchmark of 2004 (though I think 99 was the best). Really need to cap ticket sales at about 50K, or expand the area or double staff, concessions, rest rooms, etc everything was stressed near breaking point. There were a couple of the "Coachella moments" where the combination of the artist, the physical beauty and presence of the location, and the mood of those around you combine for something that only happens in Indio. Amongst them was Bjork's first encore, two songs into Faithless, the first chord of RATM, a few more that my fried brain can't articulate at the moment. 3 days is brutal but it should probably stay that way, but still WAY too many conflicts.
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gawd damn.
best festival ever?
it was like fantasy day-camp for musically obsessed adult sufferers of hyperactive attention deficit disorder.
what bnyced said, except for the tiesto part - i thought he blew chunks. at that moment, i was busy tearing it up with the rapture in the dance tent. other highlights of mine: nightwatchman (incredible, brought out perry farrell), hot chip, arcade fire. faithless was indeed good, but hands-down best dance set was soulwax. hawtin was interesting, kooks solid and i thorougly enjoyed starting off my festie with two hours of comedians of comedy (has the "kill dane cook" flipchart made it on to the blogs yet?). disappointments: tiesto, kaiser chiefs, rhcp (i was hoping they'd do something special, but from the bits that i overheard they pretty much played the same set i've now heard three times in the past year). this is all off the top of my burned-out head, i'm sure i'll look at the schedule again and remember a ton of great acts that i should call out.
parking lot/transpo was totally not a problem - we were back in our hotel 30 minutes after we go in the car every night. trick was not to park where eeryone else did, and not take the same route home as every else did. we had the hands-down best hotel: pool and hot tub open all night, so there was a nice chill after-party scene every night under the stars.
i agree about rage: not the best i've ever heard them, but damn there is no other act that can do that to several tens of thousands of people. "be careful what you wish for" story: i wanted to be relatively close, and ended up being too close. when the band hit the stage, i was swept up and forward about 6 feet and THEN things got nuts. spent the first song fighting for survival, spent the second song fighting my way back about 80 feet to safety. i wonder how many people got hurt in there. i wasn't even in the very front section, i was behind the first line of barricades. pure madness. i can't see how anyone can enjoy a performance in that kind of a full-scale riot. once i was as far back as the soundboard, it was safe to stop and actually take in the show. and what a show it was. zach called for bush and his croonies to be tried, hung and shot "like the war criminals that they are".
Originally posted by brennser:
so any reports? or are folks still wrecked from the weekend?
are you kidding me? it'll take a week to recoup. too much sun + too much heat + too much dancing = too much.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
gawd damn.
best festival ever?
i agree about rage: not the best i've ever heard them, but damn there is no other act that can do that to several tens of thousands of people. "be careful what you wish for" story: i wanted to be relatively close, and ended up being too close. when the band hit the stage, i was swept up and forward about 6 feet and THEN things got nuts. spent the first song fighting for survival, spent the second song fighting my way back about 80 feet to safety. i wonder how many people got hurt in there. i wasn't even in the very front section, i was behind the first line of barricades. pure madness. i can't see how anyone can enjoy a performance in that kind of a full-scale riot. once i was as far back as the soundboard, it was safe to stop and actually take in the show. and what a show it was. zach called for bush and his croonies to be tried, hung and shot "like the war criminals that they are".
are you kidding me? it'll take a week to recoup. too much sun + too much heat + too much dancing = too much.
It's hearing shit like that forces me to cop yet another ticket for the second day of Rock The Bells just so I can go up top to catch Rage 2 nights in a row. And I gotta DJ that weekend plus turn down an okay amount of dead presidents to do it. (Not to mention the lovely bargain basement fares of a hotel room in Mid-town Manhattan. Pause. :roll: ) My concert habit's finnin' to be the death of thee . . . . . . . .
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Originally posted by TheDirector217:
the death of thee . . . . . . . .
its the death of me. not the death of thee.
;)
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For Rage we we're behind the soundboard back where the second set of speakers are situated for folks far back from the mainstage. You give up any chance of seeing the stage with the naked eye, but the sound is perfect and with the screens you dont' miss a thing.
I'm not a Tiesto fan, don't find him terribly original, and there are so many people that are better (including nearly every dj at Coachella), but as a spectacle and reducing a set into a digestible product for the masses, he's a master and love him or hate him he is "entertaining." I thought the vibe, which was unlike DJ centric events like the Winter Music Conference was exceptional during his set. Enough defending that Twat.
Anyway, hopefully no one made the death march in that heat by walking to/fro the festival. Like it's been said before a little prudent planning and you can drive in/park and exit without a lot of drama. And I don't understand the camping situation, from what I could tell there were no trees/shade with these kids setting up in open fields that has to be some kind of human rights violation, right?
Originally posted by sweetcell:
[QB] gawd damn.
best festival ever?
it was like fantasy day-camp for musically obsessed adult sufferers of hyperactive attention deficit disorder.
what bnyced said, except for the tiesto part - i thought he blew chunks.
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Those Coachella organizers thought of everything!
They even had Danny DeVito there to greet the Japanese musicians (he was the only guy short enough). Here he is with Yuko Araki from Cornelius' band:
<img src="http://www.office-augusta.com/img/araki/cornelius_diary/upimg/79.png" alt=" - " />
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How were the Jesus and Mary Chain? What did they play?
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Originally posted by Stairmaster E:
Those Coachella organizers thought of everything!
They even had Danny DeVito there to greet the Japanese musicians (he was the only guy short enough). Here he is with Yuko Araki from Cornelius' band:
<img src="http://www.office-augusta.com/img/araki/cornelius_diary/upimg/79.png" alt=" - " />
They didn't think about how to get the losers from clogging up the stairs to the porta-potties near the Majave tent while looky-loos were trying to see Paris Hilton after the CSS set. Talk about needing to be shot, soooo not part of the solution... phuckin sychophants.
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Awesome! Second only to Bjork for me. I don't have a setlist handy.
Originally posted by bearman:
How were the Jesus and Mary Chain? What did they play?
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I camped and by saturday night, I was thinking it was a human rights violation. The friend who I went with and I were too drained and exhausted for the most part due to the heat to stay sunday. :( Still had an amazing time regardless.
Re: Tiesto, his overly loud crapfest ruined The Good, The Bad and The Queen's set. Daman Albarn between a couple songs: "That over there is the loudest ice cream van I've ever heard."
Originally posted by bnyced0:
For Rage we we're behind the soundboard back where the second set of speakers are situated for folks far back from the mainstage. You give up any chance of seeing the stage with the naked eye, but the sound is perfect and with the screens you dont' miss a thing.
I'm not a Tiesto fan, don't find him terribly original, and there are so many people that are better (including nearly every dj at Coachella), but as a spectacle and reducing a set into a digestible product for the masses, he's a master and love him or hate him he is "entertaining." I thought the vibe, which was unlike DJ centric events like the Winter Music Conference was exceptional during his set. Enough defending that Twat.
Anyway, hopefully no one made the death march in that heat by walking to/fro the festival. Like it's been said before a little prudent planning and you can drive in/park and exit without a lot of drama. And I don't understand the camping situation, from what I could tell there were no trees/shade with these kids setting up in open fields that has to be some kind of human rights violation, right?
Originally posted by sweetcell:
[QB] gawd damn.
best festival ever?
it was like fantasy day-camp for musically obsessed adult sufferers of hyperactive attention deficit disorder.
what bnyced said, except for the tiesto part - i thought he blew chunks. [/b]
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Best performances:
Bjork
Jesus & Mary Chain
SOULWAX doing NITE VERSIONS!!!
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
Hot Chip
Arctic Monkeys
RATM
Arcade Fire
Comedians of Comedy
Good:
Peter, Bjorn, & John
Tapes 'N Tapes
The Gotan Project
Manu Chao
Damien Rice
Of Montreal
Faithless (cheesy but good)
Amy Winehouse
Jarvis Cocker
Explosions in the Sky
Justice
MSTRKRFT
Worst:
Kaiser Chiefs (sloppy vocals + mediocre music)
Interpol (She Wants Revenge with better clothes and more fans)
CSS (umm, people like Le Tigre wannabes?)
Crowded House (the singing was just horrendous)
Travis (I caught two horrific songs)
Lily Allen (she should rest...)
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Originally posted by earth intruder aka j. marshmallow:
Worst:
Kaiser Chiefs (sloppy vocals + mediocre music)
Interpol (She Wants Revenge with better clothes and more fans)
CSS (umm, people like Le Tigre wannabes?)
Crowded House (the singing was just horrendous)
Travis (I caught two horrific songs)
Lily Allen (she should rest...) [/QB]
ouch!
CSS is horribly overexposed, and are definitely "influenced" by Le tigre, but the first 5 times I saw them in the last 12 months were always pretty good, and the album is stellar. I only caught the last 2 songs at Coachella because the Mojave was near the loo, those just being exposed to them still seemed impressed but I'm over the novelty and wish they get back in the studio the album was on my 2006 list, early 2006 time to get some new shit out.
Didn't see Interpol at Coachella, was at Faithless but I have to defend the boys a bit. Both them and SWR are Joy Division derivatives, and Interpol has been doing it better and longer in general. So it's fair to say either you don't like them or they weren't very good, but to give the impression they're ampin off of SWR is a little cruel and unfounded.
Kaiser Chiefs blew their load in the run up to coachella and were probably thrown by not being on the big stage at a festival. Though razorlight rocked the outdoor theater last year in the same slot. And Placebo killed there on Sunday as well.
Everything thing else you said is spot on.
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i caught interpol saturday in vegas. i don't want to take away from the coachella discussion, but just to add my two cents. it looked to me like the band has evolved - particularly carlos d who has a presence that reminded me of dave gahan, and he's a great melodic bassist. i'm mainly familiar with turn on the bright lights and those songs still sound great and well crafted. some of the new stuff is somewhat . . . cumbersome? . . . but nothing really sounded bad. and the crowd was really, really loud and excited. surprisingly so actually.
but, it did strike me how one dimensional the singer is. it seems like things are evolving and he's stuck in the same place. both vocally and stage presence-wise. his voice either sounds perfect for a song or . . .insincere? forced? disingenuous? i don't know the word i'm thinking of . . . but its always the same and doesn't always sound . . . natural.
of course interpol has a sound that reminds you of other bands - but they bring something (modern) to the table - and actually make you (me) appreciate those bands more. but you know, some people say cucumber tastes better than a pickle. and maybe their set at coachella did suck.
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Here's a Soulwax dancer :)
http://flickr.com/photos/caesarsebastian/483356374 (http://flickr.com/photos/caesarsebastian/483356374)
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when that guy got up on stage and started leading the crowd with his dancing, i truly felt like i was at a rave. he was hilarious. and soulwax RAWKD.
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he looks like Sufjan Stevens! lol