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COACHELLA 2013: Social Distortion reps the Golden State

Social Distortion’s Sunday evening set as the sunshine rallied one last time over the masses at the Empire Polo Club was 50 minutes of California at the state (and the country’s) premier music festival.

With staples like “Mommy’s Little Monster” and “Story Of My Life” ringing from the main stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Social Distortion became the kings of California, punkers who have become iconic rock legends.
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COACHELLA 2013: Vampire Weekend gets crowd dancing

Is that the sound of surf guitar and witty lyrics? Then it must be Vampire Weekend.

The quartet played at the man stage Sunday, April 21, to a huge crowd of dancing festival goers.

The show started with a brief orchestrated overture, and quickly went into “Cousins.”

They didn’t mess around with a lot of talk, expect to pitch their upcoming album, “Modern Vampires of the City” out in three weeks.
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COACHELLA 2013: Sunday afternoon picnic with Dinosaur Jr

Fans sit and watch Dinosaur Jr. at Coachella's Outdoor Theatre on Sunday, April 21. (VANESSA FRANKO/STAFF PHOTO VIA INSTAGRAM)

Fans sit and watch Dinosaur Jr. at Coachella’s Outdoor Theatre on Sunday, April 21. (VANESSA FRANKO/STAFF PHOTO VIA INSTAGRAM)

Dinosaur Jr ‘s afternoon set was like a picnic for the crowd who sat down around the Outdoor Theatre to watch the rock antics of the alternative band on the final day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
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