Lets see, the days started about 5 hrs after we finally had gotten camp set up and crawled into outr tents ... but since we were sleeping in the desert, the heat and blazing sun made for a alarm that could not be turned off. But such is life at Coachella! We hit the showers, took in a super yummy smoothie and made our way into the venue for Day 1. Below is some of what we took in ...
American Bang – Southern rock n’ roll … Reminded me of Whitestar – Good tunes to kick off the festival
Midnight Juggernauts - A very pleasant surprise – got me on my feet!
Black Kids - Good tunes with a Killers type vibe – Kept my feet moving …
Slightly Stoopid - Mellow, groovy reggae type tunes … good for chillin’ in the hawt, hawt desert afternoon
Jens Lekman - Too much for me – I’m all for a crooner, but he’s just TOO much cheese - but P liked it …
The Breeders - Classic! Loved them in the 90’s and love them still – So great to hear the oldies live
Vampire Weekend - They had a lot to live up to but in my opinion they didn’t cut it … and what the hell is with their friggen outfits YIKES!
The National - Interpol but not as pissed off ;) And we had to leave early to catch Master Jack ….
The Raconteurs - Full on kick ass rock show – Jack was unreal – Best performance of the day
The Verve - I took in the first part of the set (I HAD to leave to see Serj) and was impressed with the clean sound and vocals
Serj Tankian - I have to say this was a bit of a disappointment – He was on as far as overall performance goes, but his vocals failed to connect with the arrangements of his crazy tunes.
And so goes Day 1 – An awesome start to an awesome weekend!
