Day Three: Coachella (finally!)

dragged ourselves to the fest for the last day. missed so much stuff but who could care by that point.

gogol bordello: people were way into this band. sounded fine. per uj, i was just getting settled in and wasn't really ready/able to focus on the tunes. was getting ready for the jacket.

MY MORNING JACKET: god. do i love this band. YES!!! i really do. can't say enough how much i love them. here's a fun vid (audio is a bit funky but was such a sick time of day, sick set of music). i just really do love them by the buckets-full.

roger waters: there was no sense in trying to bounce around pre-roger waters, so went back to vip, got a ridic spot with some really hot new friends, by this rad lion statue, at the i.d. check point, just cuz it was the easiest place to tell people to meet us. god, did we rock that lion. ridic. it was high times at the empire polo fields in indio, during roger waters. great job, everyone who was surrounding the lion.

one of my highlights of the festival was during the beginning of roger waters second set. i had been pretty hell bent on catching adam freeland's set at the DO LAB during roger waters. figuring r.w. was so long, i would be ready for a break, plus i was just really into adam's groove. by the time i remembered that i wanted to hit adam's set, i was like, "fuck it. i'm not leaving roger waters." it seemed like universes away to make it to the DO LAB. that's when i spotted adam on the steps, getting ready to watch r.w. i laughed. i ended up giggling and watching the first part of the dark side of the moon with the most adorable blond little british guy (adam freeland) and it was FUN! he is a total doll, and adorably sweet and was giggly, too. it was a giggly time of day, i guess. anyways, adam was more charming and sweet than imaginable, and i laugh at the irony of "skipping his set" to watch roger waters, then watching roger waters WITH him. hilar. love that shit. funny funny funny. couldn't bare to ask him for a pic with me. was too in the mo'. here's one last vid and then this coachella review is OVA.

Day One: Coachella

wandered the desert, hitting stage after stage of very exceptionally high quality music, i thought i'd write about my first ever day of coachella.

was sorta in a daze and a little withdrawn even, during the day.

until the verve hit the stage. oh my god. i finally let my defenses down and danced super hard, letting the most ethereal, most beautiful music i have heard live in a very long time wash over my heart and soul. one of my friends at the warfield Verve show asked me how seeing the verve (at the warfield) would compare to seeing my favorite artist, ryan adams, say at...the fillmore. i said, "close. it comes very close."

that's how good and how much i love the verve. and now after seeing them 2 times in one week, i know neither show was accidentally good. they deliver their notes by not overdoing any of it and simply finding the perfect place to hang their harmonies and melodies, strung together by the most outstanding front man leadership of richard aschcroft. wow.

okay. besides the verve, here is my itin(erary) from yester:

slightly stoopid: fine enough. def sunshine party music. very sublime (same label even). take it or leave it for me, but in the right mood, sure.
architecture in helsinki: gypsy alt lite punk/rock troup. it was really cute. the few minutes we saw them, the singer/guy with the mic said he was at coachella in 04, but in the crowd, and how it was a dream to be on the stage there, and that if you have dreams, you can make them real. it was cute. this guy was so stoked and not afraid to say it. i love that.
jens lekman: had just heard about this artist from my most awesome hairstylist (whom i always hear of great new artists from), and was pleasantly surprised to stumble onto a tent with his tunes, on my way to adam freeland. light rock. but kinda cute. he'll prob get some more attn soon
adam freeland: party in the mo'fo' desert. he had his tent raging. he is so frickin hot, too. that doesn't hurt.
the breeders: impressive set. they were so excited to be playing, it was adorable.

took a break and skipped vampire weekend. needed a rest after that first part.

tegan and sarah: walking to see the national, heard some of their sound. pretty. good for them. i recall when they were opening and playing with ryan (adams), so landing a headlining spot at coachella. good for them.
the national: really fucking good. they are tight and i would gladly see a whole show from them sometime.
goldfrapp: like my friend said, mermaid music from outer space. she is yummy.
the verve: see above
sharon jones and the dapkings: truly the female james brown, and thats a compliment to him.
serj tankian: could not pay attn to anything else really at this point. might have sounded good, might not have. i was ready to go.
jack johnson: ya know. fine. we left.

oh my. needed to get all this down before today. excited for so many shows today.

be good to each other out there, both in the cyber world and real world.