Coachella

Coachella Announces Dates For 2014

What are you doing in April? I know we’re in May and that question sounds a bit odd at this point in time, but apparently it’s never too early to make some plans for a […]

WXRT–2013/05/21

Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig (Photo: Alex Rauch)

Vampire Weekend Reveal New Song, ‘Step’ [Listen]

After debuting new music live at their concert at SXSW last week, Vampire Weekend have revealed their first single, “Diane Young.” The band performed at Stubb’s BBQ on the last night of the music festival, […]

2013/04/29

Vampire Weekend And Steve Buscemi Get Awkward In Hilarious New Video [Watch]

Vampire Weekend and actor Steve Buscemi have been spending a lot of time together lately, with Buscemi slated to direct the band’s live webcast from New York’s Roseland Ballroom on April 28. In advance of […]

2013/04/29

Coachella Concertgoers Love Bands That Don’t Exist [Watch]

Everyone knows it is cool to be able to say you liked a band before they hit the big time, but when a few guests at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival were asked […]

2013/04/24

Daft Punk Debuts New Song, ‘Get Lucky’

We’ve yet to hit our first 70 degree day of the year in Chicago and already we have “the song of the summer” on our hands, according to many. Daft Punk rumors are flying around […]

WXRT–2013/04/21

Phoenix & R. Kelly Perform at Coachella

While we wait for music festivals a little bit closer to home (Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Pitchfork), we can enjoy the tweets, video and reports from places like Coachella. The southern California festival went even bigger recently […]

WXRT–2013/04/15

Radio.com Essentials: Are Foals On The Brink Of Something Big?

For their latest record, Holy Fire, Foals have made a lot of moves. They’ve been upstreamed in the U.S. from Sub Pop Records to Warner Brothers. They signed with Q Prime management, the firm behind […]

2013/04/11

Radio.com Essentials: Phoenix’s Long Road To Coachella Headliner

At first Phoenix might have seemed like an unlikely choice to headline this year’s Coachella Festival, but the combination of great songs and a stellar live show proves the band is more than ready for top billing. We explore in this episode of Radio.com Essentials.

2013/04/11

Radio.com Essentials: Ben Howard Strums His Way Into The Spotlight

Ben Howard may not be a household name just yet, but a big tour with Mumford & Sons, two BRIT Awards for Best Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act and a slot at this […]

2013/04/11

Damon Albarn of Blur - "woo-hoo" indeed. (Dana Distortion)

Radio.com Inside Out: Coachella Goes Old School For 2013

“It’s my 1995 dream.” That’s what Entertainment Weekly Senior Editor Leah Greenblatt told Radio.com about the headliners for this year’s Coachella. Indeed, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blur and the Stone Roses all had albums […]

2013/04/11

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