Deconstructing the festival fever

Without question, festivals have changed the way we experience live music.

Columnist cheers and jeers Coachella lineup

Kyle Loomis is a journalism senior and Mustang Daily music columnist. In case you haven’t heard yet, the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival lineup was revealed Thursday night. My first impression was mixed. As expected, the festival organizers…

Coachella band warms up in SLO

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Annual Festival gets a new band in its line up this year: Santa Barbara-natives Gardens and Villa. If you didn’t get tickets to the big show, don’t worry. You can still catch the group…

Coachella Valley Music Festival set to be a ‘non-stop party’

Kanye West, Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire and the Strokes are some of the big names to headline the 2011 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival from April 15 to 17 in Indio, Calif.