Paul Tollett

Update: Times Story on Coachella 2013 Was Fabricated, Says Writer

Update: The Times writer whose byline appears on the screengrab, Mikael Wood, says that the post is completely fabricated. His comments are at the bottom of the post. According to a screengrab of what appears to be a page from the Los Angeles Times website -- which was posted on a Coachella message ... More >>

Coachella Wins Again: Councilman Drops Tax Proposal

See also: Coachella Organizers Threatening to Take 2014 Off and Move the Festival Elsewhere The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will remain in Indio, at least for now. City Councilman Sam Torres, who last month proposed an admissions tax that would cost promoters Goldenvoice an estimated $ ... More >>

Coachella: Organizers Threatening to Leave Indio

See also: Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs The 2013 Coachella could well be its last in Indio, say organizers, due to their opposition to a new events admissions tax initiative proposed by a city councilman there. If the initiative makes it onto the November ballot, they warn, they would ... More >>

Goldenvoice: The Hazy Punk Rock Early Days

Founder Gary Tovar recalls the unlikely beginnings of the influential concert production company

The Quest for Manrimony

Fixing Coachella

Goldenvoice plans to regain the fans' love after a chaotic 2010 festival. Two words: fewer people

Coachella Organizer Admits There Were "Too Many Bodies" and "Lame Ticketing" Issues at the 2010 Festival, Vows to Address These Issues for 2011

Julian Callos​After witnessing the organizational chaos and potentially disastrous crowd management at the bursting-at-the-seams Coachella 2010, we were shocked to learn that AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips was boasting about the festival's record attendance numbers to The Hollywood Reporter "It w ... More >>

Brendan Mullen the Writer: Highlights of his Work for the Weekly

In addition to opening punk club the Masque, LA DIY music giant Brendan Mullen, who died at age 60 yesterday after suffering a stroke on Saturday, was a longtime LA Weekly music writer whose prescient insight and in-the-trenches curiosity captured the experience of being a music head in LA in the 8 ... More >>

Rumor of the Day (Again): Pavement to Play Coachella 2010?

Yes, it's a little early for Coachella 2010 rumors, but we couldn't pass this one up: Brooklyn Vegan last night posted a semi-speculated, semi-reported suggestion that Pavement will be playing Central Park's Summerstage concert series next year. This morning Pitchfork seems to confirm said reunion. ... More >>

Coachella Friday Set Times Leaked? Are These Real?

Greg Gillis, aka Girl Talk. The Coachella message board lit up this morning when someone posted a pretty convincing list of Friday set times, one of the last big secrets the festival reveals. For those of us going, the set times are obviously important because they dictate what we'll be missing, w ... More >>

Coachella: Indio Times 10

Goldenvoice’s Paul Tollett on the decade-old music festival

Throbbing Gristle Announces UCLA Date, Then Quickly Cancels It

Genesis P Orridge of Throbbing Gristle This morning UCLA's Royce Hall announced that Throbbing Gristle would be performing at Royce Hall on April 21, a mere few days after the band was to perform Coachella. The announcement came as a little surprise. For obvious reasons, Coachella makes bands agree ... More >>

Film Reviews

Including Failure to Launch, The Hills Have Eyes, Coachella and more.

Bliss Factory

SLUSHed in 1999

Things we wish we'd said

Good Golly, Mr. Dalai

Tribal Gathering

Coachella festival: It's all in the mix