Wednesday, July 1

Coachella Continued

With several reporters and a photographer on the scene, the Daily Bruin fulfills its yearly duty and offers to everyone who was (all 60,000) and wasn’t there the second part of the fourth annual Coachella diary. Read more...



SOUNDBITE: The Fiery Furnaces “Bitter Tea”

Over a mere four years, The Fiery Furnaces have become the indie rock equivalent of the boy who cried wolf. Between their White Stripes-referencing debut “Gallowsbird’s Bark,” the hyperactive rock theatrics of “Blueberry Boat,” and “Rehearsing My Choir,” the only recent album to feature someone’s grandmother, the Furnaces have aimed for genius and fallen short. Read more...



WEEKEND REVIEW: Spring Sing

They came from the Hill, from the apartments on Landfair Avenue and from their homes in their suburban neighborhoods. Some had waited over six hours in line for reserved seating, while others desperately tried to find an extra ticket for the sold-out event. Read more...


Fourth annual Coachella diary

With eight reporters on the scene, the Daily Bruin fulfills its yearly duty and offers to everyone who was (all 60,000) and wasn’t there the fourth annual Coachella diary. Read more...


Smaller acts drawing the crowds to Coachella

The year to go might have been 2004. Radiohead, the Pixies, even a surprise performance by Beck. This weekend, Indio’s Empire Polo Field will pack as many indie acts as possible on the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival bill, but though it’s close to selling out, the festival seems to have lost some of its appeal. Read more...