Hitting the brakes on Coachella fever

As fun as Coachella may be, I will never over-glorify the festival as the “best weekend of my life.”

After the dust settles: a firsthand account of Coachella Weekend One

J.J. Jenkins jjjenkins.md@gmail.com At the end, the faces of festival-goers were caked with explosions of dirt and green paint as they reveled in the conclusion of their three days in the desert. Those mementos were all that remained from their…

Five must-see music fests

Kyle Loomis is a journalism senior and Mustang Daily music columnist.  If you’ve been keeping up with the latest news from the music industry, then you’ve probably heard festival season unofficially began with the first weekend of Coachella Music and…

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 in 1,000 words

[box] Mustang Daily reporter shares his experiences at his first ever Coachella[/box] We buzzed along a blank stretch of highway in Palm Springs, Calif., as the tires of our Subaru hummed against the asphalt. To us, it was music. Something about…

Phantogram brings something new to SLO Brew

Trip-hop band Phantogram is bringing its unique sound to SLO Brewing Co. for the first time tonight.