Festivals III

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, is pretty much a bigger, west coast version of Bonnaroo held in Indio, Ca. This 3 day fest is being held April 17-19th. The lineup includes headliners, The Cure, The Killers, Paul McCartney, Morrissey, and the ever-so-brash Amy Winehouse. You can buy tickets here

A list of announced artists who are performing at both Coachella and Bonnaroo are Alberta Cross, Booker T and the DBTs, Crystal Castles, Girl Talk, Jenny Lewis, People Under the Stars, The Ting Tings, TV on the Radio and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

A preview of the artists performing:
Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows
Girl Talk - Play Your Part (Pt. I)
Girl Talk - Still Here
Girl Talk - Hold Up
Girl Talk - Minute by Minute
Girl Talk - Once Again
The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight
The Airborne Toxic Event - Gasoline
The Airborne Toxic Event - The Girls in their Summer Dresses
The Hold Steady - Sequestered in Memphis
The Hold Steady - First Night
We Are Scientists - After Hours
Dr. Dog - Worst Trip
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
Fleet Foxes - Blue Ridge Mountains
Fleet Foxes - Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
Peter Bjorn and John - Objects Of My Affection
Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
Michael Franti & Spearhead - Yell Fire!
Michael Franti & Spearhead - Never Too Late
Michael Franti & Spearhead - I Know I'm Not Alone
Michael Franti & Spearhead - Ganja Babe
Bob Mould - Days of Rain
James Morrison - Wonderful World


Artists that I have already mentioned you can also check out are M. Ward and Okkervil River.

Festivals

Sooo not sure what happened to my 'Psychedelic Pop' post - it mysteriously disappeared - but maybe if I ever get around to re-doing it I will...but anyway in addition to getting stoked about spring and warm weather...it is time for festivals season!!

The 8th annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will be June 11-14 on the same 700-acrs farm in Manchester, Tennessee this year. This four-day camping and music festival will total over 120 bands and over 20 comedians performing on 13 stages. The initial 2009 Lineup has been posted on the festival's website.

Some bands that I felt compelled to highlight are:
The Knux - Bang! Bang!
The Knux - Cappuccino
David Byrne - Strange Overtones
Band of Horses - Is There a Ghost
Band of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You
The Decemberists - July, July!
The Decemberists - The Legionnaire's Lament
Béla Fleck - Poindexter
Béla Fleck - The Fjords of Oslo
Béla Fleck - The Last Jam
Gomez - See the World
Santogold - Lights Out
Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes
Okkervil River - Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe
Brett Dennen - Ain't No Reason
Brett Dennen - The One Who Loves You the Most
Crystal Castles - Air War
Crystal Castles - Magic Spells
Chairlift - Bruises
Alberta Cross - Low Man
Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue


Also some other artists playing whom I have mentioned in previous posts are: Animal Collective, of Montreal, Andrew Bird, MGMT, and Bon Iver