Coachella 2008

Cafe Society
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The lineup
FRIDAY, APRIL 25:
Jack Johnson
The Verve, Raconteurs, The Breeders
Fatboy Slim, Tegan and Sara, Madness, The Swell Season, The National
Animal Collective, Slightly Stoopid, Mum, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Stars, Battles, Aesop Rock, Midnight Juggernauts, Does it Offend you, Yeah?, Minus the Bear, Spank Rock, dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Diplo, Adam Freeland, Santo Gold, Jens Lekman, John Butler Trio, Vampire Weekend, Dan Deacon, Architecture in Helsinki, Sandra Collins, Busy P, Cut Copy, Black Lips, Datarock, Professor Murder, Reverend and the Makers, The Bees, Porter, Rogue Wave, Modeselektor, American Bang, Lucky I Am.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26:
Portishead
Kraftwerk, Death Cab for Cutie, Cafe Tacuba
Sasha & Digweed, Rilo Kiley, Dwight Yoakam, M.I.A., Hot Chip
Cold War Kids, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, DeVotchKa, Flogging Molly, Mark Ronson, Turbonegro, Scars on Broadway, Islands, Enter Shikari, Calvin Harris, Boyz Noize, Junkie XL, Cinematic Orchestra, Jamie T, The Teenagers, VHS or Beta, Carbon/silicon, Erol Alkan, Yo Majesty!, Little Brother, Bonde Do Role, St. Vincent, Akron Family, MGMT, Institubes DJs (Surkin, Para One and Orgasmic), James Zabiela, Sebastian, Kavinsky, Dredg, Man Man, The Bird and the Bee, Grand Ole Party, New Young Pony Club, 120 Days, Yoav, Electric Touch, Uffie

SUNDAY, APRIL 27:
Roger Waters “Dark Side of the Moon”
Love & Rockets, My Morning Jacket
Spiritualized, Justice, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, The Streets, Metric
Danny Tenaglia, Simian Mobile Disco, Booka Shade, Murs, Dmitri from Paris, Autolux, The Field, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Les Savy Fav, The Cool Kids, Sons & Daughters, Sia, Holy fuck, Black Kids, Black Mountain, The Annuals, Kid Sister w/A-Trak, Duffy, I’m from Barcelona, Manchester Orchestra, Deadmau5, The Horrors, Austin TV, Shout Out Louds, Plastiscines, Brett Dennen

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Holy everything, it’s a good one this year. The third day doesn’t seem all that good, comparatively, but it does have My Morning Jacket, Gogol, Shout Out Louds, etc.

It’s amazing how far the Black Kids have come. One show at Athensfest and now they are playing at Coachella. Thanks, Pitchfork!

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At first glance, I was really underwhelmed. Probably because I was expecting Radiohead and My Bloody Valentine. It’s been a couple of days and I can give it a bit more of an objective look.

I like the lineup. M.I.A., Hot Chip and Rilo Kiley better not be at the same time. I don’t want to miss a single second of any of those sets. I missed the Stars’ shows in Toronto because of work. Now I can travel 4000 km to make up for it. Where’s that Canadian flag?

I’m still a little underwhelmed but I think we’re still going to make the trip. A strong Canadian dollar is helping out, if we were getting 70 cents on the dollar this wouldn’t be happening.

But Jack Johnson headlining? Oof…Fatboy Slim will definitely be in the Sahara tent at the same time. So there’s always that if nothing else stands out. After dancing the night away to Prodigy a couple of years ago, I’d be glad to do it again.

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Heh. I whooped when I saw Jack Johnson on there (not that I’m going, I have a previous event scheduled that weekend), but I fully accept that I am not the target market for Coachella, so it is weird he’d be up there.

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That’s a sweet lineup. I’m so happy that Yoav is playing… he’s great. And if anyone doesn’t know him: http://youtube.com/watch?v=7qpUFDoNBHs

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There have been a few changes. Madness dropped. Kate Nash and Above & Beyond added. Some artists moved to different days. There are probably one or two more that I’m not remembering.

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Aphex Twin(!) & Goldfrapp added.

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Prince added to Saturday.

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For those who can’t make the trip to Indio, my overlords will be webcasting some of it. (AT&T’s "Blueroom")

Hopefully, the guys in the control room have learned their lesson and won’t be censoring it this time.

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We live about 30 min. from the Polo Grounds, but we decided not to go this year.
Previous years have been SO good - Foo Fighters, Weezer, Bauhaus, Coldplay, Radiohead, the Pixies, Beck and more Beck, The Black Keys, Wilco. Maybe our taste for music is a bit on the elderly side??? Anyway, be prepared for big crowds, dirty toilets, crappy food, expensive water and OMG the walk from the parking lot through the dust and dirt. Not to mention the heat. It’s going to be 98 degrees here tomorrow, so take a wild guess what it will be in a few weeks.

I am very jealous of anyone who gets to see Prince. Wow. On the same day as Death Cab for Cutie. Now that sounds fantastic.

Have a great time, to those who are going.