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Coachella announcement on Monday likely about Coachella 2014 ticket sale

Posted by Kate McGinty on May 17, 2013

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The Coachella website shows a hint about an announcement coming Monday.

Goldenvoice will make a Coachella-related announcement on Monday — and music fans can probably get ready to open their wallets for next year’s festival.

A picture posted to the Coachella website and social media accounts on Friday shows an artistic photo of Coachella with the text: “10 a.m. Monday.”

If history holds true, Goldenvoice will likely announce the dates for the 2014 festival weekends as well as an advanced ticket sale that could happen within days.

It was about this time last year — May 14, 2012 — that Goldenvoice announced the next year’s dates, then opened advance sales from May 17-24, 2012.

The Desert Sun’s music site — MyCoachella.com — will provide an update as soon as the announcement is made on Monday.

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Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Eazy-E follow Tupac hologram

Posted by Michael Felci on May 15, 2013

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The Tupac Shakur hologram was the story of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, so you knew it was just a matter of time before it caught on. It just took a little longer than expected.

The Rock the Bells festival will feature both Eazy-E and Ol’ Dirty Bastard holograms, rollingstone.com reported Wednesday. ODB will join his former group, the Wu-Tang Clan (which performed at this year’s Coachella), while Eazy-E will be alongside Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, a group he signed in the mid-’90s.

Rock the Bells kicks off Sept. 7-8 in San Bernardino.

For more information, visit http://www.rockthebells.net/

FYF Fest announces lineup

Posted by Lynn Lieu on May 13, 2013

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This morning Los Angeles’ FYF Fest announced it’s line up. The two-day fest will feature headliners Yeah Yeah Yeas and My Bloody Valentine. Some other familiar faces have made the small print including Devendra Banhart, Toro Y Moi, STRFKR, Thee Oh Sees, Nosaj Thing, Foxygen, MGMT, Beach House, The Melvins, Les Savy Fav, Antwon and more. The fest also boasts some comedians. For more festival information visit FYF Fest website.

Coachella recycling bins up for grabs to Southern California schools

Posted by Kate McGinty on May 7, 2013

Posted in: Art, Coachella. Tagged: art, coachella 2013, Global Inheritance, recycling, recycling bins. Leave a Comment

(Photo provided by Global Inheritance)

The artistic recycling bins that made their home at Coachella could be coming to a school near you.

Global Inheritance — the Los Angeles-based company behind the bins — posted on its website:

“After two spectacular weekends of Coachella and saving bottles/cans from the clutches of trash cans, the redesigned recycling bins are ready for their next tour stop – your school.”

Selected schools in Southern California will receive three to 10 redesigned recycling bins.

Check out the website for eligibility requirements and how to apply.

Queens ‘Appear Missing’

Posted by Michael Felci on May 6, 2013

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Queens of the Stone Age have released a new animated video clip titled ”I Appear Missing.” The track is from their upcoming album out June 4.

The three-minute video is filled with dark, desert-themed imagery. Check it out here: I Appear Missing

Led by Palm Desert -native Josh Homme, “… Like Clockwork” features contributions from Dave Grohl, Trent Reznor, ex-band member Nick Oliveri and even Elton John.

Rolling Stones show respect for their canon

Posted by Bruce Fessier on May 4, 2013

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Ron Wood, Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards wrap up "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (but I Like It)." Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY

The Rolling Stones didn’t perform “Time Is On My Side” at the launch of their “50 and Counting” tour Friday at the Staples Center.
Instead, Mick Jagger sang “(This may be) The Last Time” and you could sense the collective thinking as he sang the last two words of the chorus: “Oh, no!” Continue Reading

‘Glee’ star Chris Colfer talks Coachella 2013 on ‘Ellen’

Posted by Kate McGinty on May 3, 2013

Posted in: Celebrities, Coachella, Video. Tagged: celebrities, Chris Colfer, coachella, coachella 2013, Coachella snail, Ellen, ferris wheel, Glee, snail. Leave a Comment

“Glee” star Chris Colfer appeared on “Ellen” on Thursday — and they spent the first several minute of the interview talking about Coachella.

Ellen — who flashed a photo of the famous ferris wheel and the Coachella snail on the screen behind them — asked Colfer about his first time at the festival.

AraabMUZIK shot and hospitalized

Posted by MyCoachella on May 3, 2013

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AraabMUZIK performs Sunday, April 15 during Coachella 2012 in Indio. (Michael Buckner, Getty Images)

AraabMUZIK, the hip-hop producer and Coachella 2012 artist also known as Abraham Orellana, has been shot and is hospitalized. Continue Reading

How many people go to Coachella and Stagecoach?

Posted by Bruce Fessier on April 30, 2013

Posted in: Coachella, Goldenvoice, Stagecoach, Tickets. Tagged: attendance, coachella, coachella 2013, crowd, Stagecoach, Stagecoach 2013, tickets, wristbands. Leave a Comment

Fans applaud as OMD performs in the Gobi tent during the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio,CA, Sunday, April 21, 2013. (Michael Snyder/The Desert Sun)

Festival producer Goldenvoice announced an attendance figure for its Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals this month that is larger than the population of Coachella Valley.

Coachella and Stagecoach 2013: Arrests by the numbers

Posted by Kate McGinty on April 29, 2013

Posted in: Coachella, Safety, Stagecoach. Tagged: alcohol, arrests, coachella, coachella 2013, drugs, police, public safety, security, Stagecoach, Stagecoach 2013. Leave a Comment

Arrests dropping during all three festival weekends for Coachella and Stagecoach.

Police made a total of 171 arrests over two Coachella weekends, down from 235 last year. They made 124 arrests during Stagecoach, down from 174 last year. During all three weekends, the majority on alcohol- and drug-related charges — and, most popularly, underage drinking.

More than 80,000 people paid for entrance into the sold-out Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival each weekend. An estimated 45,000 people paid to get into Stagecoach Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio.

Law enforcement from across Southern California are tapped to be on the grounds — including the four police departments in the valley (Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Indio and Palm Springs) and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

Here’s the recap of arrest numbers, from Indio police: