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
- 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
- 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
[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.]
