Scenes from Coachella

I just got back from Coachella and I'm about to get on a flight straight to Taiwan but I wanted to share some photos from my weekend in the desert. As a music industry veteran I was fortunate enough to have a guest pass that let me get the best view in the house for all the bands I wanted to check out.

Left: I'm always lucky enough to stay with my friend who has a wonderful house in the desert.

Right: Beautiful day at the festival! I've actually never been on that ferris wheel, even though I've been to the festival many times.

Left: One of my favorite acts of the weekend, Destroyer's music is always so beautiful. 

Right: The gorgeous and talented Laura Marling, I've been waiting for a long time to see her live.

Left: Los Angeles band Dawes has been a favorite of mine for quite some time.

Right: Andrew Bird has one of the most magical and creative sets! He was perfect at the Outdoor Stage.

Left: One of the sets I was most impressed with was Bon Iver!

Right: One of the many art pieces sprinkled out throughout the festival grounds.

I didn't get photos of some of my favorite acts of the weekend including Jeff Mangum and Mazzy Star. There was so much more to the weekend than these quick snapshots but this is all I have time to share for now!

Is anyone going Weekend 2? Who are you looking forward to see?

something so good we had to share

It takes a lot of nerve to attempt to cover a Michael Jackson song. The king of pop has one of the most show stopping voices of all time. Although nobody can top the original classic "Billie Jean," The Civil Wars did an amazing job of giving it a fresh new sound. We love this moody, bluesy version. What do you think? Did they pull it off?

Music Friday - Jessie Baylin

We had the privilege of seeing Jessie Baylin perform live at The Hotel Cafe way back in the day when the line up was a bunch of unknowns and the crowd was slim. Performing in between Joshua Radin, Brett Dennen, Sara Bareilles and Joe Purdy; Jessie stuck out as one to watch and so we've followed her musical journey ever since.

Her new album, LITTLE SPARK, hit store shelves on Tuesday and above is a little sampler of all the amazingness that went into the making of it. She's quintessentially cool. Her sound is a throw back (as she mentions above) to the music greats of past decades. Seek out her story, get to know her music and you too will be on board.