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FESTIVALS: Riverside County Fairgrounds offers Coachella, Stagecoach RV camping

RV’ers enjoy the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio. (2010/File Photo)

As we await the information about the 2013 Coachella Festival lineup and tickets, here’s something I came across when I was writing up something on the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival’s Battle of the Bands–the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio is accepting reservations for offsite camping for the twin editions of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Stagecoach Country Music Festival.
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Nick 13 performs at the 2010 Stagecoach Country Music Festival. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)

After a long day of writing about all things Stagecoach, here are two artists playing the 2012 Stagecoach Country Music Festival whom I adore: Hayes Carll and Nick 13.

I first saw Hayes Carll on a tour when he opened for the Old 97’s a few years back and he has some clever lyrics and catchy melodies.

“Bad Liver and a Broken Heart” is my favorite.

One of my favorite Stagecoach moments over the years was when I saw Nick 13 play what I believe was his first solo show at Stagecoach 2010. I’m a fan of his Tiger Army material, but I think he shines as a solo artist in a completely different way.

Here’s “Carry My Body Down.”