Coachella

• INDIO, Calif. - Inside his mini-mart in the desert town of Indio, store manager John Stafford is busy stockpiling caffeinated drinks. Monster and Red Bulls mostly. He knows from experience that he'll need plenty this weekend.
(Boston Herald)
• The desert sky was overcast and a threat of rain was in the forecast, but as the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival got underway in Indio, the mood was most definitely laid back.
(Los Angeles Times)
• Rain, in the desert? Yes, but just a little bit of spitting, not enough to stop the giddy first arrivers from prancing around the open Empire Polo Field for the opening hours of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival 2012.
(Los Angeles Times)
• This is part 2 of 4 of our My Coachella Series. Check back during Coachella for profiles on our favorite bands.
(Huffington Post)
• The venerable Southland legends Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre headline Sundays set at the Coachella Valley Music Arts Festival.
(Allentown Morning Call)
• YouTube is trying to become the next generation equivalent of TV, and live events are key to that goal. The company has so far focused on live music, with concerts from acts like The Arcade Fire.
(Yahoo Finance)
• The most memorable Coachella moments are the anthems that rally the alternative armies at the Empire Polo Club. Rage Against the Machine did it in 1999 and 2007 with "Killing in the Name." Roger Waters did it in 2008 with "Comfortably Numb.
(Desert Sun)
• We didnt realize wed packed the weather, cracked Radioheads Thom Yorke as the wirey Brit and band took to the stage at the Santa Barbara Bowl Thursday night.
(Hollywood Reporter)