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Tachevah announces Pedestrians, Tribesmen and You Me and Us as opening acts

Posted by Kate McGinty on March 25, 2013
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Tachevah 2013Pedestrians Vs, Tribesmen and You Me and Us have been chosen to perform as opening acts at the first-ever Tachevah: A Palm Springs block party!

  • The Pedestrians. is a horn-supplemented band from Indio featuring a fusion of punk, ska, funk and hip-hop
  • The Tribesmen is an indie experimental band from Coachella that emphasizes instrumental music
  • You, Me & Us is a Bermuda Dunes indie duo that recently played South By Southwest

Eighty-three bands submitted music videos.

During one week of voting, you cast more than 95,000 votes for which bands should play Tachevah: A Palm Springs block party!

See the Top 10 finalists who were chosen here.

Goldenvoice president Paul Tollett, Goldenvoice vice president Skip Paige, and MyDesert.com music guru Bruce Fessier conferred Sunday and chose from among the Top 10 for the the three lucky winners.

The three bands will score free admission to Coachella — and will perform April 17 (between Coachella weekends) in front of Goldenvoice executives, the MyDesert.com audience and you, the fans.

DJ Alf Alpha will keep the groove going, and the headliner will be a Coachella act that will be announced soon.

The party — think beer garden + live music — runs from 5 to 11 p.m. April 17 at Spa Resort Casino, 401 E. Amado Road in Palm Springs. Each band will perform for 30 minutes.

Goldenvoice president Paul Tollett expressed interest in booking bands among the Top 10 acts for concerts at Goldenvoice venues throughout Southern California.

 

While you’re waiting for the Tachevah headliner to be announced:  

Tachevah announces Top 10 bands to advance to Goldenvoice, MyDesert.com judges

Posted by Kate McGinty on March 22, 2013
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Tachevah 2013More than 95,000 votes were cast for which bands should play Tachevah: A Palm Springs block party!

During the one week of voting you narrowed the field from 83 bands that submitted music videos.

The Top 10 bands, in alphabetical order:

  • Caxton
  • Felix Nobody x Notepad
  • Future Fix
  • In Viridian
  • Mack
  • The Feaver
  • The Pedestrians
  • Town Troubles
  • Tribesmen
  • You Me & Us

The Top 10 bands’ videos now advance to the judges — Goldenvoice president Paul Tollett, Goldenvoice vice president Skip Paige, and MyDesert.com music guru Bruce Fessier.

Over the weekend, the judges will choose the three lucky winners.

Those three bands will score free admission to Coachella — and will perform April 17 (between Coachella weekends) in front of Goldenvoice executives, the MyDesert.com audience and you, the fans.

The party — think beer garden + live music — runs from 6 to 10 p.m. April 17 at Spa Resort Casino, 401 E. Amado Road in Palm Springs.

We’ll announce the winning bands on Monday, March 25. Make sure you’re the first to know: Download the free smartphone app MyCoachella.com and follow us on Twitter at @Tachevah

 

While you’re waiting for the three winning bands to be announced:  

 

NOTE: Your support overwhelmed us — and our servers. The voting page crashed during the last 30 minutes, but we’re confident that the vote totals after seven days of voting were accurate and fair.

Check out the submitted videos for all 83 bands here:


Tachevah voting: Top 20 bands released

Posted by Kate McGinty on March 21, 2013
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Tachevah 2013More than 46,000 votes have been cast so far for Tachevah: A Palm Springs block party!

The Top 10 bands will advance to a panel comprised of Goldenvoice executives and MyDesert.com, who will decide which three bands will perform.

They will perform April 17 (between Coachella weekends) in front of Goldenvoice executives, the MyDesert.com audience — and you, the fans.

Voting closes at 5 p.m. PT on Friday, so VOTE NOW.

 

Here are the Top 20 bands as of Thursday morning (in alphabetical order):

  • Alfa Cologne
  • Castle Pines
  • Caxton
  • Dead Reverend
  • Deadbeat Daddies
  • Future Fix
  • In Viridian
  • Las Feas
  • Mack
  • Rising Sol
  • The Feaver
  • The Morning After
  • The Pedestrians
  • The Stepping Stones
  • THR3 STRYKES
  • Tribesmen
  • Town Troubles
  • Waxy
  • Whiskey and Knives
  • You Me & Us
There’s still time to vote: www.mydesert.com/tachevah
After you’re done voting, here are some other handy links:

Tachevah, A Palm Springs Block Party set for April 17

Posted by MyCoachella on February 21, 2013
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Tachevah, A Palm Springs Block Party

We’re teaming up with Goldenvoice, PS Resorts and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to throw a party, and your band could score an invite to Tachevah, A Palm Springs Block Party.

When: April 17, the Wednesday between Coachella 2013 weekends
Where: Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs
Who: TBD + a headlining band picked by Goldenvoice
More details, including how to submit your band’s video: mydesert.com/tachevah

You can also follow Tachevah on Twitter and like it on Facebook.