coachella

dude, i'm just having an amazing week of music! jin convinced me to go to coachella this year, so i bit the bullet and actually bought a ticket (a bit of $$ that i don't have - was tempted to wait and see if i could win one off of kroq, but didn't want to risk it).

so yesterday, jin, hank and i set out to palm springs. after a few minor mishaps, we finally got on the road at around 10ish, and ended up getting inside coachella at around 2:30ish (stopped for lunch, getting into the parking lot, then getting into coachella itself). from there on, it was non-stop music:

- ambulance ltd: hadn't really heard much of their stuff before, but they were great.
- snow patrol: hank gave me a cd to listen to, and i'm now a huge fan. unfortunately, the sound was horrible for their set.
- keane: they fixed the sound by then; they were awesome. interestingly, there are just three of them - lead singer (great voice), drummer, and keyboard/synth player (bass and electric guitar - synth).
- wilco: hadn't heard much of their stuff before, but am now thinking about getting their album.
- weezer: this was the one that i was looking forward to the most, and they definitely did not disappoint. played a lot of old (yoon, they did the sweater song!) and new songs (including what hank calls "my song" - beverly hills). awesome guitar playing. i liked what i heard of their new songs, so am planning on getting the album.
- bloc party: didn't know too much about them...really dynamic and original.
- coldplay: okay, i like coldplay, but i was more excited to see weezer...but jin's a huge fan, and i heard great things about their concerts...and whoa, yeah, they're really, really great live. chris martin is an amazing frontman, and of all the shows, he was the most energetic, interacted with the audience the best, great voice - totally made the show. they did yellow, and the first few lines, he changed yellow to coachella (sounds weird, but it actually worked)...also performed the scientist...one of my favorites.

soo many amazing musicians...

and the company was awesome - had a really fun time with hank and jin, listening to music, waiting around in the baking sun (miraculously managed to stay sunburn free! okay, i used up half a bottle of sunscreen) (actually, for the desert, the weather so awesome - didn't get overly hot, and it was breezy - the perfect day), and eating over-priced food (but the $4 corn on the cob was totally worth it!).

stopped for a mid-night snack at denny's on the way home, and finally got home around 3:30. sigh, such a great day...even though i'm now screwed in terms of schoolwork, no regrets at all!