Coachella

Friday

• Architecture in Helsinki: first time listening to them, they were fantastic
  
• Cut Copy: second time seeing them (first was SxSW), they're awesome live
  
• Vampire Weekend: don't bother
  
• The National: been loving their music since last summer, they're outstanding live
  
• The Raconteurs: rock
  
• Aphex Twin: went 'cause Blaine couldn't be there; having not listened to him before, I need more grok time...
  
• The Verve: first time seeing them and listening (except for the way-overplayed Bitter Sweet Symphony back in the day) — they're delightful live
  

Saturday

• VHS or Beta: first encounter with them, they were solid and rocked. And they're from Kentucky! Viva la midwest
• Kavinsky: great DJ dancing
  
• MGMT: sleepy at first, but they saved the best for last
  
• Boyz Noize: more great DJ dancing
  
• Kate Nash: was running low on energy when they started, but they grew on me
  
• Hot Chip: more great dancing, need to check out their latest album
  
• Kraftwerk: my first encounter with them; I think they were just IMing up there
  
• Yelle: OMGZ!!! this was hands-down the best show we saw
  
• Prince: I only went because @anildash would kill me if I didn't go
  

Sunday

• Stars: first time seeing them live, loved them
  
• Gogol Bordello: second time seeing them live, not much different from my first time at last year's Coachella
  
• Metric: pure awesomeness
  
• My Morning Jacket: solid and rocking; also from Kentucky
  
• Roger Waters: EPIC; was my first time seeing any Floyd live, and was smiling ear-to-ear the whole time
  
• Justice: crazy hella fun dancing to cap off a wonderful three days
  

The LA Times has some solid Coachella coverage, as does Sir Tony Pierce.

[sidenote: I'm still amazed that one can purchase DRM-free music from all these artists at Amazon (and probably elsewhere) — the music industry has come a long way.]