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Coachella 2012: Chasing special moments with Kaiser Chiefs, Andrew Bird with...
Andrew Bird. Photo: Kelly A. Swift, for the Orange County Register Surprisingly, I’ve found my fourth or fifth wind and I’m feeling my energy level creep back up again, pretty much at the same rate...
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Coachella 2012: the Shins, Bon Iver light up the night in anticipation of...
James Mercer of the Shins. Photo: Kelly A. Swift, for the Orange County Register For nearly an hour Saturday evening, James Mercer led the Shins through a set that was the perfect setup for what was...
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Coachella 2012: Assessing Saturday's Brits, from Kaiser Chiefs to Noel...
õîááèò ñìîòðåòü îíëàéí áåñïëàòíî Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. Photo: Kelly A. Swift, for the Orange County Register When it comes to performing at festivals, Ricky Wilson has a mischievous...
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Coachella 2012: St. Vincent, Feist among most memorable moments
Leslie Feist performs on April 21 at Coachella 2012. Photo: David Hall, for the Orange County Register Others on our team were saying much the same thing, but I’ll reiterate: Saturday (Day 2 of...
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Coachella 2012: Masterful Radiohead set caps one of the better days in recent...
Thom Yorke of Radiohead. Photo: David Hall, for the Orange County Register Time is tight, if we have any intention of getting back onto the Polo Field by 2 p.m. to see Band of Skulls or Metronomy,...
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Coachella 2012: Fanfarlo paints the stage pink
Simon Balthazar of Fanfarlo. Photo by Michael Buckner, Getty Images Out in the Gobi tent, Fanfarlo front man Simon Balthazar had a pink plastic flamingo with him onstage. Much like a pond you’d...
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Coachella 2012: Gardens & Villa mixes it up
Chris Lynch of Gardens & Villa. Michael Buckner, Getty Images for Coachella I got to Coachella far earlier than I thought so I was able to catch most of Gardens & Villa‘s set at the Mojave...
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Coachella 2012: Kaskade, Black Keys, Santigold announce post-festival returns
Santigold performs during day Day 3 of Coachella 2012 Weekend 2 on the Empire Polo Field in Indio. Photo: Kelly A. Swift, for the Orange County Register. Click the photo to see more. First off: Our...
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Coachella 2012: Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent and Eminem … only...
Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. Photo: David Hall, for the Orange County Register After tackling six days of music – three of them ungodly hot – on scarcely any sleep, my brain is hard-wired for Coachella. It...
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Coachella 2012: Wrapping up Weekend 2 with Florence + the Machine, Gotye,...
Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine dramatically launches her second appearance at Coachella 2012. Photo: David Hall, for the Orange County Register. Click the pic to see more. Contrary to...
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