Author Archives: Vanessa

Sunday afternoon, the stages at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival were dotted with delights.

The Three O’Clock’s reunion in the Gobi Tent was a bright spot of jangly power pop. The Los Angeles-based band is one of the reunion acts this year.

Then I went to check out JEFF the Brotherhood at the Outdoor Theatre, who are transitioning from being a two-piece band into a quartet. I also got to spend some time with guitarist Jake Orrall and drummer Jamin Orrall and talk music and more. Look for that interview in a bit.
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The Coachella Festival got a bit more metal on its closing day when Ghost B.C., clad in black robes and hoods, brought Swedish heaviness and Gregorian chants together for an opening set.

My random observations about this set:
-Black robes and hoods are going to be brutal weekend two, when the temps will likely hit triple digits.
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Social Distortion plays Coachella 2013 on Sunday, April 14. (File Photo)

UPDATE: Looking for Coachella 2013 weekend 2 set times? We’ve got a post for that.

One more day! You can do it!

If you make it through the final day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, you can cut off the wristbands that bind you and drink a beer without having someone grope your wrist when you go to the fridge.
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R. Kelly joins Phoenix on stage at the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Denis O’Regan/Coachella)

I just wrote about R. Kelly’s surprise appearance with Phoenix Saturday night at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and now Coachella has passed on some photos of the collaboration.
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Dropkick Murphy’s play the main stage at Coachella. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)

Check out these photos from loyal Audio File readers and Coachella fans and what Vanessa and Nikie could get with smartphones.

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