Highlight of the day: COACHELLA!! (ish)

I'm very sad to be missing Coachella this year.  I won't get into reasons why (I'm looking at you, bank account), but I will say that I'm very grateful that the lovely folks at Goldenvoice have been so kind to air a live feed of three stages on YouTube.  So far, I've seen James, Grouplove, Jimmy Cliff & Tim Armstrong and am now watching the ever-amazing Dawes.  I'm impressed at how awesome they are live...even through my tiny computer screen with Judge Judy in the background.  Adding Dawes to my list of bands to see ASAP.

Dawes at Coachella

Near or far, it's definitely worth spending your Friday night at your computer.  Tonight's lineup online includes M83, The Rapture, Black Keys, Mazzy Star and Refused.  And, it's happening all weekend long!  Yippeeeeeeeeeee!!  Looks like I just saved myself $1,200!**

Does YouTube have a DVR function?

**All inclusive price of tickets, beer, food and lodging (and more beer).

Coachella 2012 Lineup Announced

I love Coachella.  Love, love, love it! It's my "adult spring break" and something that I definitely look forward to every year.  All of my friends and I make our annual pilgrimage to Palm Springs, rent a house, lay out in the sun, drinks lots, see great bands and have the BEST TIME EVER. Some of my favorite concert memories have been at Coachella.  My favorite year had to be when the Pixies reunited, which was also the same year that Radiohead and The Cure played.  I had a photo pass that year, so I got to be front and center for the first three songs of all of them.  I seriously almost cried like ten times. 

So, I'm really excited that after months of speculation the 2012 lineup has finally been announced.  When I looked at the line-up initially, it seemed pretty good.  But, then I looked again....meh?  Where's the big "get" for the reunited band this year?  At the Drive-In is awesome, but they're no My Bloody Valentine.  No Pixies.  And, certainly no Smiths (which I have been praying for forever).  And, I'm a little annoyed by this "two weeks" bullshit.  Is everyone I know planning on going the same weekend?  Which weekend will be the best?  At the end of the day, I do want to go and will definitely do what I can to try to go.  But, with my recent "employment financial freedom," I have more to consider.  I've already seen most of the bands that I want to see.  And, I am willing to say that the ones that I haven't seen will be back and at a smaller venue.  Is that worth $1,000 to go out to Palm Springs for the weekend?  Does my hesitation mean I'm getting old?  (DON'T ANSWER THAT!!!) 

After I host a car wash to raise money to go, these are the bands I definitely want to see:

Friday, April 13 & 20

The Black Keys
Pulp
Refused
Mazzy Star
M83
Girls
The Rapture
The Horrors
Frank Ocean
James
Dawes
WU LYF
Other Lives

Saturday, April 14 & 21
Radiohead
Bon Iver
The Head and the Heart
The Big Pink
The Vaccines
Grouplove

Sunday, April 15 & 22
Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg (DUH)
At the Drive-In
Weeknd
Girl Talk
Gotye?

COACHELLA OR BUST?!