Coachella 2013 performer Passion Pit will headline Tachevah in Palm Springs on Wednesday, April 17. (Contributed Image)
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2013 performer Passion Pit will headline the Tachevah Block Party in Palm Springs on Wednesday, April 17 outside the Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs.
Here’s the best part: the show is free. The event will be opened by DJ Alf Alpha, who has not only performed at the Coachella Festival in the past, but also on the S.S. Coachella cruise. There will also be three unsigned bands opening after being narrowed down from 83.
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The desert bands the Pedestrians, You, Me & Us and the Tribesmen were selected after more than 95,000 votes were cast, The Desert Sun reports. (Still wish that one of our bands from the Western side of Riverside County or San Bernardino County made it, but I’m happy to see that Tachevah is promoting the local music scene in the Coachella Valley).
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The event starts at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 17 at Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs and the music will continue past 10 p.m. There will be beer gardens, vendor booths and more.
The event is being put on by Coachella and Stagecoach producer Goldenvoice, The Desert Sun, PS Resorts, Harold Matzner and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.
I think it’s a great idea and I hope it succeeds and starts an annual trend between the Coachellas. I’ll be out there, too, so wander up and say hello if you see me.
Here’s some Passion Pit to get you ready for Tachevah:
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