DIGITAL JOURNALIST
The Selecter has reunited and is playing in addition to Coachella 2013. (Contributed Image)
One of the bonuses of the twin Coachellas is the number of the festival’s artists playing around the Southland before, between and after the festivals (which are set for April 12-14 and April 19-21 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio).
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On Being Human released new EP “eVe” on Jan. 22.
Here’s something fun to start your Monday–Murrieta’s On Being Human, a progressive rock band that draws influence from video games and more, has posted its own James Bond tribute.
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Gram Rabbit (Contributed Image)
Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace has two shows well worth the drive to the desert this week.
Up first is Pappy and Harriet’s regular Gram Rabbit (the Joshua Tree-based band throws its annual Halloween ball at the venue) with Well Hung Heart on Friday, March 1.
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Coachella is known for bringing in some breakout vocalists, such as Florence Welch from Florence + the Machine, shown here at Coachella 2012. (File Photo)
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has a way of tapping into talent particularly powerful singers (See: Amy Winehouse, Florence + the Machine) just ahead of the mainstream curve.
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Aaron Lee and the Love Vigilantes are packing up and leaving Riverside to bring their rootsy Americana rock to Nashville. The band is playing two final shows in Riverside this weekend. (Adrian Rodriguez/Contributed Photo)
One of the things I absolutely love about my job is that I get to talk about music with people–whether they be fellow music fans or those creative masterminds who have found it to be their calling.
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Stevie Nicks performs with Sound City Players at the Hollywood Palladium (AP Photo)
Stevie Nicks, mistress of the flowing scarf and one of the top female rock vocalists of all-time, is coming to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio on Saturday, March 2.
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Fans cheer for Fitz and the Tantrums as they perform on the Coachella stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 15, 2012. Photo by Rodrigo Pena.
Did you miss out on tickets for the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival? Even though the general passes sold out quickly, a partnership with KROQ-FM and the festival has produced more passes on sale for the second weekend.
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Hellogoodbye is headlining a benefit at The Glass House this weekend. (Old Friends/Contributed Image)
The Glass House will be the site of a benefit show on Saturday, Feb. 23.
Hellogoodbye is headlining while Taken and Takota are both reuniting for the show, which is a fundraiser for the family of Christian Dasilva.
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Baauer, Coachella 2013 artist and the man behind the beats of the “Harlem Shake.” (Contributed Image)
Starting this week, Billboard is adding some new data to its chart calculations for the Billboard Hot 100 and Baauer, a 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival performer, is the first to reap the benefits.
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Randy Strohmeyer, of Finch. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)
Temecula’s recently re-formed Finch will be doing a live chat with fans at punk music website www.absolutepunk.net on Thursday, Feb. 21.
The chat will take place at 7 p.m. PST/10 p.m. EST.
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