Alf Alpha has performed at Coachella 2011, 2012 and the S.S. Coachella. (2011/File Photo)
A Coachella Valley native will be playing the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
DJ Alf Alpha, who hails from Palm Desert and played Coachella in 2011 and 2012, plus provided a soundtrack for the S.S. Coachella cruises in December, will be at Coachella 2013 April 12-14 and April 19-21 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, according to dates posted on his website.
With his growing following and previous Coachella experience, it’s not a surprise to see him have the dates on his schedule.
If you want a taste before the festival, you can catch him at his monthly residency with the Coachella Valley Art Scene (who also do great work with the crafts of Coachella every year and have a fun blog) at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs on Saturday, Jan. 26.
Alf Alpha will also be at the Leisure Life night at the Sky Lounge at the Pomona Fox on Friday, Feb. 1.
I really love seeing our local talent on stage at the festival, not only Alf Alpha, but also Gabe Real, Juice, Jimbo Jenkins and Mantastique. I hope we’ll see them all again in Indio.
I’ve covered the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Stagecoach Country Music Festival since 2007. All of the Coachella prediction posts here are tagged with Coachellaology.
Previous Coachella 2013 picks and ponderings from the Audio File and readers:
Jan. 22, 2013: Beardyman
Jan. 22, 2013: The Selecter
Jan. 21, 2013: The Postal Service
Jan. 18, 2013: The Rolling Stones, The Smiths are out
Jan. 17, 2013: Rodriguez, Bat for Lashes
Jan. 16, 2013: 5 artists I want to return to Coachella
Jan. 16, 2013: Local Natives, Ben Howard
Jan. 15, 2013: Muse likely out, but is Biffy Clyro in?
Jan. 15, 2013: Big Boi, Spiritualized, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Paul Simon
Jan. 14, 2013: Animal Collective, Dan Deacon, OMD
Jan. 13, 2013: The Killers and Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jan. 11, 2013: Deer Tick, Middle Brother, Deftones, Geographer, Atoms for Peace, Justin Timberlake
Jan. 10, 2013: Major Lazer, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Haim
Jan. 10, 2013: Infected Mushroom, Dr. Dog, Frank Turner, Dropkick Murphys
Jan. 8, 2013: When will the Coachella lineup be announced?
Jan. 7, 2013: Fugazi, Oingo Boingo
Jan. 5, 2013: Sound City Players
Dec. 31, 2012: Alex Clare, Lucero, Alabama Shakes, Beach House
Dec. 28, 2012: Hot Chip, Warpaint, Father John Misty, Cloud Nothings
Dec. 26, 2012: Muse, No Doubt and Alt-J
Dec. 20, 2012: Aesop Rock
Dec. 19, 2012: Daft Punk, The Rolling Stones, Phoenix, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Dec. 14, 2012: The Rolling Stones
Dec. 12, 2012: Airborne Toxic Event
Nov. 30, 2012: Bjork
Nov. 28, 2012: Nick Cave, Tegan and Sara, Converge
Nov. 14, 2012: Sigur Ros, Pearl Jam
Nov. 9, 2012: Paul Kalkbrenner, Kill the Noise
Nov. 9, 2012: Passion Pit, Nine Inch Nails/How to Destroy Angels, Queens of the Stone Age, Run DMC, Rocket from the Crypt
Nov. 5, 2012: The Stone Roses, Daft Punk, Eminem, Watch the Throne, Depeche Mode
Oct. 19, 2012: Mumford & Sons, Deadmau5, Local Natives, Blur
Want more Coachella goodness? I tag all of my Coachella prediction posts Coachellaology. The iGuide also has a Coachella section that has interviews, articles, photos from previous years and more. Consequence of Sound also has an excellent running tally of Coachella possibilities and confirmations. You can email me at vfranko@pe.com.