Tag Archives: Coachella Festival

Trash Talk performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 20, 2013. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)

Trash Talk, a hardcore band out of Sacramento, performed one of the most punishing sets at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
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The recent bombings and mayhem in Boston, seem to have struck a nerve with the Coachella crowd, a red, white and blue nerve.

For the past two day, there have been lots of festival goers donning the American flag be it in bandana, swim trunks, or shirt form.

Ryan Ball, from Denver, wrote “Boston” on his American flag baseball cap.
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Fans cool off at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Friday, April 12 in Indio. (Rodrigo Pena/Freelance Photographer)

Part of the fun of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is the people watching. Here are some of the favorites we saw so far.
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The beginning of the Dropkick Murphys’ Coachella Festival weekend two set started with “For Boston” as a flag with the city’s seal behind waved behind them. It was one of the most emotionally charged sets I’ve seen at the festival.

It set a tone of resilience at the Empire Polo Club for the Boston band, who raised upward of $100,000 to benefit the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings on Monday, April 17and their family
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To continue the head gear discussion, I head out into a sea of people in search of a few skippers.

Lost on the desert without their beloved ship, Coachella seems to have an abundance of sailors wandering around.

Maybe they are on a quest for the closest body of water, or just to reunite with Gilligan.

Matt Taylor, of Atlanta, dressed as Waldo for Coachella 2013. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)

Matt Taylor, of Atlanta, brought out an old Halloween costume for his Coachella Festival outfit and magically, he transformed into Waldo from “Where’s Waldo?” glasses and all.
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Karen Garcia, of Tijuana, brought a pinata to find her friends at the fest. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)

Today I have been bugging people who are carrying interesting things, or look interesting, to get a photo of them.
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When coming to Coachella, festival goers dress head to toe, so head wear is not to be neglected.

One option is to join the flower child clan and don a wreath of flowers upon thy luscious locks.

Flowers range from the simple arrangement to the ornate.

And guys there is no reason to be left out of the fashion trend, just check out this festival goer’s floral look.
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