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Coachella: Let The Scheduling Conflicts Begin

sarahrose — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:40:58 EDT

i don't live in LA for a reason, so there is no reason for me to fly out for coachella and my fair share of bullshit. i'm an east coast girl and i wouldn't have it any other way.

and PS i don't even have cable so trust me, i won't be watching TV while you have a heatstroke. i will make one recommendation though: check out girl talk. i've had a blast at his shows. he doesn't take himself seriously and nobody is too cool to dance. although that might not be true at coachella...

sarahrose

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Dan Gibson — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:34:36 EDT

Xenu, everyone knows the bands at Burning Man totally suck. Plus, it's totally outside the greater Los Angeles metroplex, and the cell phone coverage there is awful.

Dan Gibson

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Xenu — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:46:02 EDT

@M.Swank: That's right! Coachella wins again! Have fun snarking all the kids not at Burning Man, Jr.

Xenu

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Josh Mock — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:08:43 EDT

Kings Of Leon, The Decemberists, !!! and Andrew Bird all overlap on Saturday. That's gonna be a tough call for me.

I'm surprised that's my only major conflict for the whole weekend, though.

Josh Mock

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Dan Gibson — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:56:08 EDT

@Aquemini: Plus, there won't be any hipsters there AT ALL.

The price is nice, however.

Dan Gibson

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Bazooka Tooth — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:47:17 EDT

no matter what: P-fork festival has this lineup KILLED.

Bazooka Tooth

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Dan Gibson — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:26:47 EDT

@M.Swank: If you're going to question the point of cred-brawls, Swank, I'm going to ask you to find a new internets to read.

Dan Gibson

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Dan Gibson — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:24:07 EDT

That middle ground gave up their lease on that kind old weird place with the lemon tree in the yard they rented in Silverlake a few years ago, I think.

Dan Gibson

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Swankster — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:23:34 EDT

Good to see this all digress into a schoolyard coolness convo. It doesn't appear that Xenu has ever been to Coachella from the comments...so whats the point?

S/He just hates slideshows of fun.

Swankster

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Xenu — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:10:53 EDT

@DanGibson: Nary a skinny jean in sight. I try to occupy that ever-vanishing middle ground between the Überserious Arcade Fire-is-life types and the We're-just-here-looking-for-Sofia folks. I think said middle ground is scheduled to be relocated to Toronto in September.

Xenu

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Dan Gibson — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:51:37 EDT

I've never been affected by the savage posturing, and I've been several times. Sure, there are idiots, but seriously, is anyone going to say there's not a fair amount of ridiculous preening going on at the industry nights they call shows in LA? C'mon, seriously.

If it's all skinny jeans in your world, I'm truly sorry. I'm sure there will be something totally awesome on TV to ironically enjoy this weekend. Maybe that show where people competitively cut hair.

Dan Gibson

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sarahrose — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:40:52 EDT

i'm gonna go ahead and stand up for Zenu with this one. all the savage posturing of coachella is a pain in the ass and the heat stroke is not a plus although most of you walking around in skinny jeans will disagree with me.

i'll take lolla or bonna over coachella any day. sorry, just not interested.

sarahrose

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Dan Gibson — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:30:23 EDT

@Xenu: Sounds like you just need to get some new friends. LA will do that to you.

Dan Gibson

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Xenu — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:28:24 EDT

@M.Swank: I'm sorry, but after years of people insisting I must go to Coachella like it's some sort of holy pilgrimage - then proceeding to pummel me with crawling photo slideshows of their standing around in the desert drunkenly hanging off each other, with nary a band in sight - while the in-town concert calendar remainds virtually empty from March to August, yeah, I feel bratty and bitchy.

@DanGibson: And Avalon occasionally gets good shows, those bands who can't book the Wiltern when it's full or the Greek when it's cold. Fill in the Wiltern or the Fonda. Sheesh. I don't care as much about a "proper" setting. I just don't want a shitty one - like Coachella.

Xenu

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Dan Gibson — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:28:08 EDT

@M.Swank: I don't really like music, I just go from tent to tent looking for celebrities or cast members of "The Hills".

Dan Gibson

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Swankster — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:24:03 EDT

Whoa! 30 bands? Someone is ambitious.

Swankster

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Dan Gibson — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:19:28 EDT

Who goes to a festival and expects to see every band? It's just not a part of the experience.

Also, I discount anyone's opinion who counts the Avalon as some sort of preferred concert destination. Are you totally bummed what they're doing to the Palladium too?

Maybe Coachella's a nice place for people who can't go out every night to hit each "important" show at every "important" club. I was more than willing to pay the ticket price, even if I only catch 30 bands. It's called having fun, it might be worth looking into, Xenu, even if it's not in a "proper setting".

Dan Gibson

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Swankster — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:08:07 EDT

Hipster Hamas is a pretty great term I must say, but then what about the Silverlake/Echo Park area then? Is that Hipsterezballah?

So you don't like going...ok check. Don't go, but the vitriol is prob unnecessary no? Comes off bratty and bitchy. We'll agree to disagree that people like going and others don't. But Bands enjoy it and (most) people do too.

Part of the Coachie understanding for veterans is that you'll never see everything, its just not possible. Once you get past that...much more enjoyable and better able to plan.

Swankster

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Bazooka Tooth — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:51:17 EDT

I am just surprised at the lackluster lineup.

People still listen to Red Hot Chilli Peppers? No wonder the terrorists hate our freedom.

Bazooka Tooth

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Xenu — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:48:55 EDT

@M.Swank: It's out in East Jesus. It's crammed with the Hipster Hamas. It costs the same for twenty good Troubadour/Spaceland/Avalon shows for one sunblistered, dust-in-your-armpits schlepp through the heat and pretension. You pay for bands you don't want to see and have to miss things to do.

There's some perspective for you.

Xenu

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Swankster — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:44:11 EDT

Xenu - Jeeze dude(tte?). Its a fun festival. Its not all about cramming in shows. For a lot of people its a great excuse to meet up with friends from all over the country and have a good time in warm weather in a beautiful locale. Have some perspective.

Yes you do miss some bands, but if you plan well you see who you want to see, and usually discover something else.

Swankster

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Xenu — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:23:22 EDT

More reasons to hate Coachella. People go through such ridiculous effort and spend huge amounts money to go to this thing, and, every time I ask them about it, they never see the bands, having wandered away halfway through the sets. People spend hundreds and thousands of dollars to wander around taking digital photos for their MySpace page. And those of us with any sense who don't relish wasting ridiculous amounts of money for half-sets in the Devil's Asscrack - people who actually want to see these bands in a proper setting - miss nearly every major touring act for a third of the year because these acts consider Coachella their Southern California tour stop.

If last year's Madonna fiasco couldn't end the Coachella inanity, I guess nothing will...

Xenu

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Dan Gibson — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:30:57 EDT

Oh, and Spankrock during Rage, which gives me something to enjoy while Zach burns his effigy of Bush or whatever.

Dan Gibson

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Dan Gibson — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:30:01 EDT

Against Me! comes in last for me in that timeslot, after the Roots, Rodrigo and Gabriela, Soulwax, and Junior Boys.

Sunday has the Happy Mondays. Nothing else matters.

Dan Gibson

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catdirt — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:15:07 EDT

i just banged out a suprisingly conflict free schedule, mostly due to the fact that i don't want to see a single main stage act after Bjork on friday night. I really think they should stick to the two day format- I'm getting fussy just looking at "sunday"

catdirt