The Do LaB announces lineup its Coachella 2016 stage
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A diverse selection of electronic music awaits the water-soaked party people at The Do Lab’s stage at Coachella.
The Dead Ships: When you check your phone and it’s Coachella calling
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The latest chapter in the dues-paying L.A. garage-rock trio’s underdog story: “Out of nowhere,” the Dead Ships get an invite to play the big festival in Indio.
Coachella 2016: LCD Soundsystem, Guns N’ Roses, Calvin Harris to headline
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Coachella 2016 headliners LCD Soundsystem, Guns N’ Roses and Calvin Harris will be joined by the likes of M83, the Kills, Foals, Jack U, Chvrches, Beach House and Miike Snow.
Premiere: Scott Bartenhagen, ‘Black Dane’ EP
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Five years ago, singer-songwriter Scott Bartenhagen announced his presence in Los Angeles by the incandescent single “Beacons.” Then, except for a trickle of DIY recordings, the Bartenhagen well seemed to dry up. For all his small, fervent cadre of appeciators knew, he’d packed up his guitar and sophisticated folk/pop/jazz stylings and moved back to his […]
Coachella 2016: Pre-sale tickets available Thursday; dates are April 15-17 and April 22-24
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Coachella will go off April 15-17 and 22-24 next year, and pre-sale tickets will be available beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday. GA passes for the weekend are $375; VIP passes are $899; and there are various camping, shutting and parking options as well. The pre-sale is the only opportunity for attendees to use the festival’s […]
Coachella 2015: You probably had a good reason to skip the festival, but douchebags shouldn’t have been one of them (and other afterthoughts)
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If you skipped Coachella because 1) you couldn’t afford the price tag, 2) crowds make you break into a cold sweat, or 3) desert heat makes you sweat, period, then, OK, I hope you had a great couple of weekends and perhaps sniffed out some second-hand festival vibes on YouTube. If you skipped Coachella because […]
Coachella 2015: Weekend 2 festival highlights from photographer Scott Dudelson
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Weekend 2 of Coachella 2015 was much more than a do-over. Sure, the stars from the first weekend shone again, with the likes of Alabama Shakes, AC/DC, Jack White (who dedicated his set to the late Ikey Owens), Jenny Lewis, Stromae [top photo], St. Vincent and Florence + the Machine reprising their memorable sets, although […]
Coachella 2015: Recapping Weekend 1 — here are links to all of Buzz Bands LA’s mini-reviews
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Heading to Indio for Weekend 2 of Coachella? Buzz Bands LA covered 58 sets during the first weekend of the festival, and below are the links to all of them. We had three writers on the ground trying to cover as much as possible (and, yes, we still missed a lot). Our favorites? We picked […]
Coachella 2015: Around Sunday’s festival with photographer David Brendan Hall
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Photographer David Brendan Hall takes you on short tour around Sunday’s Day 3 of Coachella, starting with Marina and the Diamonds (top photo). Our Coachella mini-reviews
Coachella 2015: Drake, falling flat in the spotlight
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Who:Â Drake on the Main Stage In 3 or Fewer Words:Â Gave me woes. Memorable Because:Â “Make some noise for yourselves!” This was a phrase Drake often used during his Coachella set as he closed out Weekend 1. It was an odd request at first but then became an annoying one as he repeatedly inserted the phrase between […]
