, Despite getting here later than the other two days, we find ourselves in the closest parking lot yet 'cause yeah, that's about how much sense some of the logistics of this place are. For example, let's talk alcohol, which is behind a fenced in area to the sides of the stages such that the sound is bad and you can barely hear the band, of if you do, you are also hearing … [Read more...]
COACHELLA DIARY DAY ONE
I hear the drive Down I-10 to the Empire Polo Field took two hours to cover ten miles. I got here in 15 minutes down the back of Palm Desert on 111 and that included a stop for ice. It's my 8th Coachella Music Festival in 9 years. It's hard not to be a bit braggy. After all, if I'm not, I won't fit in with everyone here trying to out-vintage-shirt everyone else, and bringing … [Read more...]
United Visual Artists
From The Creator's Project (THE CREATOR'S PROJECT, NY) Anyone who saw the transformative LED light and sound sculpture that United Visual Artists (UVA) created forCoachella’s main stage probably had to blink a couple of times before they realized that it wan’t just a figment of their imagination—yes, the stage was moving and transforming into a cube. People who watched those … [Read more...]
COACHELLA – Reinvented for 2011
The Creators Project, a global cultural initiative by Vice and Intel Corporation, has radically reinvented this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The Creators Project is Coachella's first-ever creative partner and has brought together leading artists, filmmakers, musicians and designers from across the world to construct dramatic … [Read more...]
