(Video Gallery + Commentary) Coachella 2011 Recap

FOR DAY ONE COACHELLA VIDEOS GO HERE.

Saturday’s line-up at Coachella didn’t really excite me much – it didn’t summon the “OMFG YES!!!!” reaction I was really hoping for. However, nonetheless there were some standout acts that played that day that are absolutely worth mentioning.

Yelle
I am absolutely head over heels for Yelle! Without a doubt Yelle put on my favorite performance on Saturday, and her set is certainly one of my top overall performances of Coachella. She’ll be back in San Diego playing at the Casbah on May 20th, and I could not stress to you more, how badly you need to be at this show! She even greeted the crowd with a hooded couture swamp-thing coat with icky seaweed-esque elements hanging down, that fortunately she later removed to reveal her skin-tight sassy red printed-leopard body suit. All eyes were MOST certainly FIXATED on Yelle after that. Her set was unbelievably fun from start to finish, but her performance of “Que Veux Tu” was positively heart-warming: as everyone crowd-wide flashed their hearts in sync with Yelle herself. And of course, once her band dropped her single “Safari Disco Club” the entire tent went totally bananas.

Empire of the Sun

I honestly I had no idea what to expect when we went to see Empire of the Sun - but I definitely didn’t expect THAT! Out of whack visuals, grandiose attire, and countless quirky dance numbers – why wasn’t Empire of the Sun on the Main stage?

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(Video Gallery) Coachella 2011 Day One

What an amazing day. Coachella 2011 certainly commenced with an enormous fury of bass-ridden sound and explosive kinetic energy, a chemistry innate only to the Empire Polo Field grounds, during the most amazing hipster holiday weekend of the year.

Coachella 2011 boasted a line-up filled with notorious names within the dubstep realm, as well as acts whose names are at the top tier of the global EDM sphere.

Footage I captured from this momentous occasion concentrated mostly on acts within the Sahara, that was complete this year with an LED enchanting light installation by Muti Randolph that help create a spectacular visual and audio world – an experience unlike any other thanks to Randolph and the Creator’s Project.

12th Planet
I have come to expect a lot from 12th Planet’s performances: rambunctious crowd surfing and general stage shenanigans to a self-constructed massive soundtrack of heavy danceable bass beats and equally powerful & addictive drops. And 12th Planet certainly delivered this and then some at Coachella 2011.

Skrillex joins 12th Planet on stage to perform their track “Father Said”. And the crowd goes FUCKING NUTS.

Although I am a Skrillex fanatic, I have to say the most exciting part of 12th Planet’s set was when Little Jinder joined 12th Planet onstage to perform her track “Youth Blood” as well as debut live their new collaboration track for the massive Coachella crowd enamored by the sound.

REST OF THE VIDEOS FROM EXCISION, SKRILLEX, CUT COPY, MAGNETIC MAN, AND BOYS NOIZE AFTER THE JUMP!!!!!!
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THEMIXSTER.COM Coachella Survival Guide – 2011 UPDATE

A number of people approached me, asking me to repost our Coachella survival guide from last year – well we’re one-upping the requests and giving our awesome Do’s and Don’t a sweet little pick-me-up, and we’re giving the whole guide a total revive.

Well, well, well my friends; it’s that time of the year again. Mid-April…Coachella season: When all is good in the world. The hipster New Year, if you will. While I’m sure some of you have run the Coachella gauntlet before, this year’s amazing line-up is sure to bring some newbies out of the woodwork; and we want to provide a little survival guide for all the Coachella virgins, and the veterans alike.

INCLUDED:

-DOs & DON’Ts

-CAMPING TIPS

-CAB NUMBERS FOR ALL OF THE DESERT

-VENUE MAP

-OUR TOP MUSIC PICKS!!

-SURROUNDING AREA MAP (find your friends!)

And general quacky commentary… Done.

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(Sweet Sonic Selection) Ultra 2 Coachella!

It’s been about a week since Ultra Festival in Miami, Florida and everyone is getting back into their normal rituals and routines. From Twitter to Facebook everyone is still wanting more of what was experienced at Ultra, and counting down the days until Coachella in Indio, CA. If you weren’t able to see the sights and sounds of Miami, well guess what the tracks that you’ve been dying to hear are now getting released, and yes some come out a day or two before, some come out after, and there are few that trickle a couple of weeks later. After all everyone knows what’s around the corner: the best American festival experience to ever be had by any one person, shared with everyone across the nation, and foreigners as well! COACHELLA! Scream it loud and proud if you’re lucky enough to have purchased a ticket while the opportunity was up for grabs. Well you still have a few days ahead of you and you need to prep your ears for what you’re about to experience. You’ve gotta get your Festival Face on and I’ve got the list of tracks you need to hear before you step foot on the grounds! So you’ll make up lost time in Miami, get prepared, and know that jam when it’s pumping through the speakers! Everyone wants to be a musical “know it all”, right?! It’s time to boost up that arsenal, and get your shuffle shoes by your side! COUNTDOWN TO COACHELLA!

Tiesto & Mark Knight feat. Dino – Beautiful World (Original Mix)