Coachella articles
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Is Coachella uncool now? Let's hope so.
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is many things to many people. For music lovers, it’s one of the best places on Earth to gather with friends, soaking in the sublime mix of headline talent and up-and-comers from across a diverse selection of genres. For Palm Springs-area locals, the festival is more a necessary annoyance, an economic driver that comes with plenty of headaches. For everyone else watching from the safety of their social media accounts, Coachella is often derided as an...
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Coachella gambled on the decade that won't die
The year is 2024, and the place is the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. Deftones are ripping through one of their headbanging nu metal jams while the Aquabats, donning their trademark swim caps, goggles and spandex, hurl giant inflatable pizza pool floaties into the crowd. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean scintillatingly sing “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” right before Busta Rhymes emerges onstage to rattle off spitfire bars proving once again why he’s one of the...
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The differences — and similarities — between the Coachella and Stagecoach festivals
After back-to-back weekends of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, with performances from a reunited No Doubt, Tyler, the Creator, Lana Del Rey and Doja Cat (complete with an entourage of sexy Yetis), sister event the Stagecoach Country Music Festival has rolled into Indio's Empire Polo Club. Stagecoach, which will feature performances by Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Morgan Wallen, Willie Nelson, Post Malone, Dwight Yoakam and others, has grown in popularity since it started in 2007....