Sunday, April 28, 2013

COACHELLA PART 2

Second weekend of music from the Coachella 2013 music festival.

THE xx
The xx are a Mercury Prize-winning trio formed in 2005 in London, United Kingdom and signed to Young Turks. The band members are Romy Madley Croft (vocals, lead guitar), Oliver Sim (vocals, bass guitar), and Jamie Smith, known as Jamie xx (beats, MPC sampler). Second guitarist and keyboardist Baria Qureshi was dropped from the band mid-tour in 2009. The reasons behind her ousting remain unclear. On 17 August 2009, the group released their debut album xx on Young Turks label. The album was recorded in a small garage and produced by the band. It garnered critical acclaim and has been generally well-received, scoring an average of 86/100 based on 24 professional reviews. Also it ranked on “best of the year” lists with Rolling Stone placing it at #9 and NME placing it at #2.

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http://www.filefactory.com/file/4ofpp5ppu6e3/n/XX_Coachella_Indio_CA_April_12_2013_mp3




NEW ORDER
New Order are an alternative rock/electronic dance band which formed in 1980 in Salford, England, United Kingdom by the three remaining members of Joy Division. The band’s classic lineup consists of Bernard Sumner (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Peter Hook (bass, electronic percussion), Gillian Gilbert (keyboards, guitar) and Stephen Morris (drums, keyboards). The group effectively disbanded in 1993 but reformed in 1998. Gilbert left in 2001 to look after her and Morris’ children and was replaced by guitarist/keyboardist Phil Cunningham. Hook left acrimoniously in 2007 and declared the band to be defunct. Initially, Sumner, Cunningham and Morris denied the band had split up, but in 2009, following the release of the trio’s Bad Lieutenant album, they admitted that that they could not continue on without Hook and officially disbanded. However, the band reformed in 2011 for a pair of charity dates without Hook, with Gilbert returning to the fold and Tom Chapman replacing Hook on bass. Pioneers of dance music in the 1980s and one of the first bands to effectively and popularly synthesize keyboard- and guitar-based music, New Order’s members hailed from Salford and Macclesfield, England out of the ashes of Joy Division, are noted as being one of the first bands to bridge the gap between post-punk and dancefloor.

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http://www.filefactory.com/file/1owksyzv5lgj/n/NO_Coachella_Indio_CA_April_13_2013_mp3




FRANZ FERDINAND
With their foppish good looks, skinny trousers and sly, sexy post-punk tunes, Franz Ferdinand were one of the U.K.'s best pop exports in the 2000s, four suave Scotsmen who helped indie kids learn to dance. The Scottish quintet first scored a minor U.S. hit with "Take Me Out," which combined a spiky riff with a shout-along chorus, and subsequent singles — including the blatantly homoerotic rocker "Michael" — only upped the pleasure principle.

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http://www.filefactory.com/file/38ry4sn5p05t/n/FF_Coachella_Indio_CA_April_14_2013_mp3




VAMPIRE WEEKEND
Vampire Weekend is an indie rock band which formed in February 2006 in New York City, New York, United States. The band consists of Ezra Koenig (vocals, guitar), Rostam Batmanglij (keyboards, guitar, vocals), Chris Baio (bass) and Christopher Tomson (drums). The band has released two albums: Their successful 2008 self-titled album and 2010’s “Contra”. The band has gained positive comparisons to such artists as Paul Simon, Haircut 100 and The Walkmen. Vampire Weekend received much buzz from local blogs throughout 2007 during their rise to a record deal with indie label XL Recordings. Rolling Stone placed Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa at number 57 for the top 100 songs of 2007.

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http://www.filefactory.com/file/7czrhto2yg0d/n/VW_Coachella_Indio_CA_April_14_2013_mp3





RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk rock and psychedelic rock. When played live, they incorporate many aspects of jam band due to the improvised nature of much of their performances. Currently, the band consists of founding members Anthony Kiedis (vocals) and Michael "Flea" Balzary (bass), longtime drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, who joined in late 2009, following the departure of John Frusciante. Red Hot Chili Peppers have won seven Grammy Awards, and sold over 80 million records worldwide.[2] The Red Hot Chili Peppers came in at # 30 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. The Chili Peppers ranked # 72 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists, as well as placing # 128 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart. In 2012, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band's original line-up featured guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons, alongside Kiedis and Flea.

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http://www.filefactory.com/file/1pxp8wtre1sn/n/RHCP_Coachella_Indio_CA_April_14_2013_mp3







Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Sunday, April 21, 2013

COACHELLA 2013

After seeing the line-up scheduled for the Coachella music festival, that included many bands I wanted to see live, I had my heart set on going.  But...other commitments intervened preventing me from attending the festival.  Yeah, I could have managed going but the time and cost would have created problems elsewhere.  As a consolation prize, I instead committed to going to Lollapalloza in Grant Park on the water front in downtown Chicago this coming August, tickets already in hand.  Many of the same bands will be playing at that venue.   But Coachella was still tugging on my heart.

So it was with great joy that I learned they'd be live streaming many of the main acts all three days during the first weekend.  With a 23" HD computer screen and a new set of Bose desktop speakers, I was set for the three days of shows.  I recorded the audio on the ones I had an interest in, which I share with you in this post.  Unfortunately, the higher image definition settings meant streaming/buffering problems, so for a clean recording I was stuck to the lower image setting.  But it was still great, knowing I was watching as it was happening live 1000 miles away.  Seeing the palm tree swaying in the wind and the dusty haze obscure the surrounding mountains as the sun sank in the west brought back memories of when I was there in April 2010.  I intend to make it back one of these years.

The links are provided below.  Due to time limitations, the audio audio recordings are just one big file.  If any of you want the flac files (again, MP3 at 320 kbps chosen to save on uploading time), please notify and I will post.

More recorded shows later.  Find select performances here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/coachella?feature=watch








METRIC
Metric is a Canadian indie rock band founded in 1998 in Toronto. They were also at various times been based in Montreal, London, New York City and for a short time Los Angeles. The band consists of Emily Haines (vocals, synthesizers, guitar, tambourine, harmonica), James Shaw (guitar, synthesizers, theremin, backing vocals), Joshua Winstead (bass, synthesizers, backing vocals) and Joules Scott-Key (drums).

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http://www.filefactory.com/file/6bonk0dghlrn/n/Metric_-_2013_-_Coachella_Indio_CA_April_12_2013_mp3




BEACH HOUSE
Beach House is a dream pop duo from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2004. The band consists of French-born Victoria Legrand and Baltimore native Alex Scally. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2006 to critical acclaim and has been followed by Devotion in 2008, Teen Dream in 2010, and Bloom in 2012.

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http://www.filefactory.com/file/2ntulnrfqda7/BH_Coachella,_Indio_CA_April_12,_2013_.rar




OF MONSTERS AND MEN
Of Monsters and Men is a six-piece, English-language, indie folk/pop band from Iceland, formed in 2010. The members are lead singer/guitarist Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, co-singer/guitarist Ragnar "Raggi" Þórhallsson, guitarist Brynjar Leifsson, drummer Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, keyboard player Árni Guðjónsson and bassist Kristján Páll Kristjánsson. The band won the Músíktilraunir in 2010, an annual battle of the bands competition in Iceland. In 2011, Of Monsters and Men released an EP entitled Into the Woods. The band's debut album My Head Is an Animal (2011), peaked at No. 6 on the US Billboard 200 album chart, No. 3 in the UK and also reached other European charts. Its lead single "Little Talks" was an international success, reaching the Top 20 in over five countries and No. 1 on US Alternative Songs. Of Monsters and Men is a winner of the 2013 European Border Breakers Awards. The European Border Breakers Awards honour the best new music acts in Europe. The award ceremony takes place at the Eurosonic Noorderslag music festival in Groningen (NL).

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http://www.filefactory.com/file/4jjn6lz6jbkn/n/OMM_Coachella_Indio_CA_April_12_2013_mp3




BLUR
Blur are an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1988 as Seymour, the group consists of singer/keyboardist Damon Albarn, guitarist/singer Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure (1991) incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing. Following a stylistic change influenced by English guitar pop groups such as The Kinks, The Beatles and XTC, Blur released Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995). As a result, the band helped to popularise the Britpop genre and achieved mass popularity in the UK, aided by a chart battle with rival band Oasis in 1995 dubbed "The Battle of Britpop".

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http://www.filefactory.com/file/786bq66p2t7x/n/B_Coachella_Indio_CA_April_12_2013.rar




THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT
The Airborne Toxic Event is an American indie rock band from Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California. It consists of Mikel Jollett (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steven Chen (guitar, keyboards), Noah Harmon (electric bass, upright bass, backing vocals), Daren Taylor (drums) and Anna Bulbrook (viola, keyboards, tambourine, backing vocals). The band released its debut self-titled album in 2008 and released its follow-up album, All at Once, on April 26, 2011. Named after a section of the book White Noise, by Don DeLillo, the group is known for its blend of rock music and orchestral arrangements, having performed frequently with the Calder Quartet, a string quartet based in Los Angeles.

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http://www.filefactory.com/file/9kdtvfayn7z/n/TATE_Coachella_Indio_CA_April_14_2013_mp3




PHOENIX
Phoenix is a alternative rock band from Versailles, France, consisting of Thomas Mars, Deck d'Arcy, Christian Mazzalai and Laurent Brancowitz.

Download it here:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/1b4docb2nnf7/n/P_Coachella_Indio_CA_April_13_2013_mp3

Flac version:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/5360pcmqnmbl/n/P_Coachella_Indio_CA_April_13_2013_flac