January is the time when the fake posters fly and when people start to get antsy awaiting the lineup for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
The festival, which is set for the Empire Polo Club in Indio April 11-13 and April 18-20, has already begun to pique the interest of its followers with a number of videos posted to its social media sites.
This Coachellaology roundup is dedicated to those videos that have been posted.
So far, three music videos have been posted–The Internet, The Magician and The Glitch Mob. While people may think this is an automatic Coachella bid, I am thinking back to 2011, when the festival did something similar.
That year, the festival posted YouTube videos from Monarchy, Trentemøller, Phantogram, Tame Impala, Lightning Bolt and Fanfarlo on its website in a similar fashion.
Of those videos, most of the artists ended up on the lineup, except for Fanfarlo, who appeared the following year.
Will The Magician be on the 2014 Coachella Festival lineup? (Contributed Image)
Let’s take a look at who has been posted so far:
The first video Coachella posted on its Facebook page on Jan. 3 was The Magician “When the Night is Over” featuring Newtimers
The Magician is the alter-ego of Stephen Fasano, a DJ and Producer who was previously a member of Aeroplane.
He recently released a new EP, “When the Night is Over.”
The Magician has confirmed his Coachella 2014 appearance with a photo and comment on his own Facebook page.
The Magician confirms his Coachella 2014 appearance via Facebook. (The Magician/Facebook)
Will neo-funk group The Internet be at Coachella 2014? (Contributed Image)
Then, later on Jan. 3, Coachella posted a video from The Internet, the Odd Future-affiliated neo-soul group with Odd Future vocalist Syd “The Kyd” and producer Matt Martians.
The pair actually met over MySpace back in 2008 and became friends once Martians moved to Los Angeles from Atlanta.
Odd Future has already been at Coachella as a group, plus individual members Earl Sweatshirt and Frank Ocean have performed solo sets. The Internet hasn’t posted anything on its own social media or website confirming the appearance, but I think this one is a safe bet.
Also, listen to the song “Dontcha,” the video Coachella posted. It’s awesome.
The Glitch Mob could be headed to Coachella 2014. (Contributed Image)
Then, on the morning of Jan. 4, Coachella posted a video from The Glitch Mob.
The electro group was last at the festival in 2010 and has a new album, “Love Death Immortality,” set to be released on Feb. 11. The Glitch Mob has tour dates set for locales that are mostly on the east coast, with the exception of some Texas dates (including South By Southwest). The last announced tour date is March 30 at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami.
That leaves them ready for Coachella in April.
Here’s the group’s new song, “Can’t Kill Us.”
What do you think? Are these artists a lock or just a red herring? Let me know in the comments below.
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Jan. 4, 2014: When will the Coachella lineup be released?
Jan. 3, 2014: Will the British Invasion invade Indio?
Dec. 7, 2013: Bastille
Dec. 2, 2013: Grouplove
Dec. 2, 2013: The 1975, Chvrches
Nov. 27, 2013: Ellie Goulding, Broken Bells
Nov. 20, 2013: Will Outkast reunion dominate lineup?
Nov. 19, 2013: FLAG, Haim
Nov. 14, 2013: Can we all just agree that Arcade Fire will headline?
Nov. 14, 2013: Lorde, Flogging Molly
Nov. 5, 2013: Mogwai, The Dismemberment Plan
Oct. 25, 2013: Arcade Fire, The Naked and Famous
Oct. 7, 2013: The Pixies
Oct. 2, 2013: Paul McCartney, Luscious Jackson
Aug. 2, 2013: Neutral Milk Hotel
June 16, 2013: The Replacements