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!!! performs at Coachella 2011 (2011/File Photo)
I’ve really been enjoying the comments and suggestions everyone has been posting and sending to me for the Coachella 2013 lineup. Covering the festivals is my favorite part of my job and it’s really cool to hear from people who are as passionate about them as I am.
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Fans at Coachella 2010. (File Photo)
Do you love the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival? Are you anxiously awaiting the lineup?
Tell us who you think should headline Coachella 2013 and be entered to win a gift card for a sporting goods store so you can get some necessities for your Coachella camp site.
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New Way On (Contributed Image)
M15 in Corona is hosting a night of local music for all ages on Friday, Jan. 11.
New Way On, The BrookLead Dreamers, The Kyms, Raise the Anchor and Table for 6 are all on the bill.
The club has been hosting local showcases in addition to the tribute bands and national acts who have been coming through.
On the national scale, Frank Hannon from Tesla will perform Feb. 8, Great White featuring Jack Russell will perform Feb. 16 and guitar hero Uli Jon Roth will perform Feb. 23.
7 p.m. Friday, M15, 9022 Pulsar Court, Suite H, Corona, $5, all ages.
Visit www.m15concerts.com for more information.
Sunset at Coachella 2008. (File Photo)
As we wait for the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival lineup to be released (check out my post with charts based on the historical data of the Coachella lineup release), I’ve been keeping an eye on tours that might give us some more lineup clues.
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The Vibe (2008/File Photo)
If you feel like having some face-melting fun, a metal show on Friday, Jan. 11 at The Vibe is a solid option.
The event will be the final show of Mira Loma/Riverside band Sinister Sadist.
Corona death metal duo Gutsaw and Moreno Valley’s Ossification are also on the bill. Riverside’s The Executive Bigfoot had to drop off the bill.
9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, The Vibe, 1805 University Ave, Riverside, free, 18 and older. Visit the show’s Facebook event page for more details.
The Ghost Inside is coming to Pomona. (Contributed Image)
The Ghost Inside is playing The Glass House in Pomona on March 8. Stick to Your Guns, Stray From the Path and Rotting Out are also on the bill.
Tickets are $12.50 in advance and $15 at the show and go on sale Friday, Jan. 11, at noon.
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Master Splinter and the Shredders will perform at J. Carter’s Tavern. (Jewel B. Photography)
J. Carter’s Tavern will be the site of a music and art show on Saturday, Jan. 12.
A number of familiar faces will be on the bill, including multiple members of Inverse with their various side projects.
Master Splinter and the Shredders, The Infamous They, Kennebeck and Painted Daizies will perform.
The art showcase will feature the work of Stephan Ragsdale, Kasey Mahoney, Jade Quail, Joshua Barney, Becks Ratte
If you miss the show, you can visit www.mastersplinterandtheshredders.com to stream it live.
9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, J. Carter’s Tavern, 40365 Murrieta Hot Springs Road, Murrieta, 21 and older.
Fans crowd surf at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (2012/File Photo)
You know it’s January when everything that people are responding to on your blog is Coachella-related.
One thing that keeps coming up is the magical question: “When will the Coachella 2013 lineup be released?”
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David Bowie is releasing a new album. (2007/AP Photo)
Dear David Bowie,
Happy Birthday! I’m glad you’re celebrating your 66th trip around the sun with new music.
Your new album, “The Next Day,” is arriving in the U.S. on March 12. March is the month before April, which happens to be when the twin Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festivals take place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio (April 12-14 and April 19-21). I think you and Iman would really enjoy a trip to the Coachella Valley for the spring.
You could take your photo with the Lucille Ball statue in Palm Springs or go buy many lovely scarves on El Paseo in Palm Desert. Don’t forget about the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway and Shields Date Gardens, either. At Shields you can have a tasty date shake and see the educational film “Romance and Sex Life of a Date.” Trust me, it’s not any weirder than “The Man Who Fell to Earth.”
Would you consider making the collective dream of tens of thousands of music fans come true? Will we finally live the impossible dream of David Bowie on the Coachella 2013 lineup? I mean, you don’t have to play “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars” in its entirety. Heck, I’d be cool with some Tin Machine. And if you’re really feeling festive, maybe we could look into procuring a hologram Bing Crosby.
You know, it’s just that we think you’re really, really great and you’re one of a kind. I mean, you inspired probably 90 percent of all bands who have ever played Coachella. Plus, it would be kind of awesome to dance in the moonlight, the serious moonlight, among the palm trees at the foot of the Santa Rosa Mountains to a soundtrack of “Young Americans” leading into “Rebel Rebel.”
If you want to know more about it, ring up Paul McCartney. Macca enjoyed his time so much in 2009 that he keeps coming back as a fan.
With warm regards and California sunshine,
Vanessa
Here are some previously published Coachella 2013 predictions and wishes in the Audio File blog:
Jan. 7, 2012: Fugazi, Oingo Boingo
Jan. 5, 2012: Sound City Players
Dec. 31, 2012: Alex Clare, Lucero, Alabama Shakes, Beach House
Dec. 28, 2012: Hot Chip, Warpaint, Father John Misty, Cloud Nothings
Dec. 26, 2012: Muse, No Doubt and Alt-J
Dec. 20, 2012: Aesop Rock
Dec. 19, 2012: Daft Punk, The Rolling Stones, Phoenix, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Dec. 14, 2012: The Rolling Stones
Dec. 12, 2012: Airborne Toxic Event
Nov. 30, 2012: Bjork
Nov. 28, 2012: Nick Cave, Tegan and Sara, Converge
Nov. 14, 2012: Sigur Ros, Pearl Jam
Nov. 9, 2012: Paul Kalkbrenner, Kill the Noise
Nov. 9, 2012: Passion Pit, Nine Inch Nails/How to Destroy Angels, Queens of the Stone Age, Run DMC, Rocket from the Crypt
Oct. 19, 2012: Mumford & Sons, Deadmau5, Local Natives, Blur
Want more Coachella goodness? I tag all of my Coachella prediction posts Coachellaology. The iGuide also has a Coachella section that has interviews, articles, photos from previous years and more. Consequence of Sound also has an excellent running tally of Coachella possibilities and confirmations. You can email me at vfranko@pe.com.
Huell Howser (KCET/Hower Prooduction Company)
I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Huell Howser today. The “California’s Gold” host brought a lot of smiles and knowledge to me, especially when I first moved to California six years ago.
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