Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

Health's Jake Duzsik on the Doors' Ray Manzarek

2013-05-21 10:45:00

The death Monday of Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek was a sad mark in the ledger of L.A. rock history. But although the Doors are a classic-rock radio staple, the band's vision of L.A. -- seductive and evil, gaudy and threatening -- has stayed powerful...

Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson reportedly break up ... again

2013-05-21 06:00:00

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have reportedly called it split again, breaking up shortly after being rumored that they were back together. The "Twilight" mega-stars called it quits Saturday after growing distant following Pattinson's return to...

Coachella announces 2014 dates, on-sale info

2013-05-20 11:19:00

Coachella fans may still have grass in their hair from this year's edition, but the festival is already revving up for 2014. Promoter Goldenvoice announced Monday morning that next year's festival is scheduled for April 11-13 and April 18-20. The...

Vampire Weekend braces for bright lights with big-idea 'City' album

2013-05-19 00:00:00

Ezra Koenig wanted to be clear about this: The frontman of Vampire Weekend was not comparing his band to the Beatles. "What we're talking about is making me think like a fan, which is a little bit dangerous because it could come across as me trying to...

Rock the Bells 2013 books Tyler the Creator, Big Krit, Wu-Tang Clan

2013-05-15 06:00:00

When Rock the Bells sets up in San Bernardino this fall, the traveling hip-hop festival will feature two of hip-hop’s most revered – and dead – voices: Wu-Tang Clan’s uproarious�fallen member�Ol’ Dirty Bastard and godfather...

My Bloody Valentine, Yeah Yeah Yeahs headline FYF Fest 2013

2013-05-13 11:01:00

The announcement came only as four snare drum hits, but fans knew instantly who was headlining FYF Fest this year. The decade-old punk and indie blowout (which is now in collaboration with Coachella producer Goldenvoice) debuted its lineup this...

A Coachella double take

2013-05-10 17:34:39

Jennifer Nicholson's tips for going to Coachella

2013-04-12 14:47:00

“It’s an Instagram dream,” Jennifer Nicholson says of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which starts Friday for the first of two successive weekends. “When it comes to fashion, you see everything there first.”...

Coachella 2013: Follow the action on Twitter; send us your photos

2013-04-12 12:18:00

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival starts Friday afternoon at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, and you can follow the action on Twitter below with tweets from L.A. Times staffers on the scene. The three-day festival will bring major pop and rock...

Coachella a no-go? Hit up these L.A. events to quench music thirst

2013-04-12 00:00:00

As L.A.'s center of musical gravity shifts east to Coachella for the next two weekends, night life in the city will finally get some breathing room. No lines at the bar, cabs when you need them, an entire population of trustafarian party people...

It wouldn't be Coachella without the parties

2013-04-12 00:00:00

While the main body of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival lies on the Empire Polo Field, a connected, but far-flung grouping of parties act as a titillating extension of the main event. In order to get your party on in the most organized and...

AEG pushed Michael Jackson to perform, attorney says at trial

2013-04-29 20:37:00

As Michael Jackson's highly anticipated comeback shows approached, promoter AEG was so desperate to become No. 1 in the concert industry that its executives ruthlessly pushed the pop star to perform, caring little about his health, an attorney said...

The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival crowd in 2012.

2013-05-20 10:40:14

Musician Kurt Vile performs at Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival earlier this year.

2013-05-15 13:40:00

Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz, right, performs with Rapper 2 Chainz during the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indo, Calif.

2013-05-10 16:52:37