Greeting From Coachella Valley, California!
Back for a second week of desert fun at the almighty Coachella! My return to Indio last Friday was marked by three things: rain, great bands, and old friends. It was the first time in 13 years that desert skies produced wet grounds for festival goers. By all accounts the weather was a treat for the old school Goldenvoice crew working the long weekend.
As most of you will be at your favorite Record Store Day destination flipping through cool bins of vinyl, those of us back in Indio will be blazin to this year’s mind bending assortment of bands in 100 plus degree heat! I’ll be focused on enjoying Saturday’s thick line up. Let’s set if off with Zeds Dead in the dance tent and move to punk heroes The Buzzcocks, then bake to the indie sounds of Laura Marling, St. Vincent, Shins, and Bon Iver. Maybe I’ll even catch a Squeeze tune or two? The crowning moment of the weekend will likely be Radiohead’s return to Coachella. When they last played Coachella eight years ago I was rocking my Les Paul (guitar pick literally melting in my hand!) with festival openers Thelonious Monster. Wow, now there’s a Coachella moment!
So, here’s my 2nd of a 2 part Coachella playlist. Again, I’m sure there are tons more of these all over internet and Spotify. I approached this playlist as a parents guide to the festival—for music fans with roots but who might not be as hip as festival organizer Paul T.
Coachella! Yep, it’s a LA tradition, a Cali G thang, so let’s keep the party going! Long live Coachella!!
Buy a record this weekend for Record Store Day too, ok?
The Idelic Hit of the Week: Madeon – Icarus
