Tag Archives: Coachella Festival

LOCAL MUSIC: Inland bands vie for a spot at Tachevah Block Party

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Justice performs on the main stage at Coachella 2012. (2012/File Photo)

A number of Inland Empire bands have made the ballot for Tachevah, a Palm Springs Block Party, that is being put on by Coachella promoters Goldenvoice, The Desert Sun and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, among others.
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AUDIO FILES: Listen to Coachella 2013 artist Bat for Lashes

I’m a big fan of the interactive graphics you can make on ThingLink and while I was just surfing their featured pieces, I came across one with Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival performer Bat for Lashes promoting her video for “Lilies.”

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I’ve actually been using the website to create interactive graphics explaining the Coachella 2013 artists in a series we call Coachella Band Math. Our latest one features Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Hanni El Khatib and Jessie Ware. Plus, there are cameos by Sade and Madness.
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FESTIVALS: Coachella, Stagecoach looking for locals to work

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Goldenvoice is holding a job fair for people interested in working at Coachella 2013 and Stagecoach 2013. (2007/File Photo)

For those of you wondering about working at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival or the Stagecoach Country Music Festival this spring–here is some news for you: festival producer Goldenvoice is having a job fair this week.
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COACHELLA 2013: Band math with Vampire Weekend, Gaslight Anthem and more

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Get to know the Coachella 2013 artists with some unorthodox math. (Jessica Halston/Staff Artist)

Who says math can’t be fun? We’re having some fun with the Coachella 2013 Festival lineup artists and breaking down artists like Allen Stone, The Gaslight Anthem, Vampire Weekend, Baauer and The Evens with an interactive infographic.
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COACHELLA 2013: Franz Ferdinand, Spiritualized to play Pioneertown

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Franz Ferdinand is playing Pappy and Harriet’s in between the twin Coachellas. (2009/File Photo)

If you haven’t seen it yet, Goldenvoice released information about some of the shows Coachella 2013 artists are doing in the Southland around the time of the festival, including venues such as The Glass House, where Beach House, The Three O’Clock an more are playing, and the Fox Theater in Pomona.
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COACHELLA 2013: Modest Mouse, The xx to play Pomona Fox

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How to Destroy Angels will play a Coachella 2013 warm-up show at the Fox Theater in Pomona. (Contributed Image)

With Goldenvoice’s announcement of the Southland shows featuring Coachella 2013 artists that aren’t Coachella, we’re benefiting from some gigs in the Inland region, including a plethora of Coachella-related shows announced for The Glass House and the Fox Theater in Pomona.
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